Chapter 1 Inside Room

Inside room.

Wang Xiong, carrying a gun, walked out. He glanced roughly at the bald middle-aged man's corpse, then went to his older brother and said, "One shipment is missing. The people who came took some of the documents and the shipping manifest, which contains information about the group."

Wang Zhen, smoking, carefully considered for a long time before saying, "You go find the missing goods. I'll take care of cleaning up the mess."

"How do I find it? This is The Dragon City Rises; we can't exert any strength here," Wang Xiong asked, putting away his gun.

Wang Zhen didn't say much. He just stepped outside, dialed the boss's phone, and said, "Things here are quite troublesome. One shipment is missing. We don't have the ability to find the result in a short time. You have to inform the higher-ups and ask them to help."

"Okay, I understand." The other party immediately asked, "Are there any problems with the other links?"

"The remaining goods have been buried on the spot. I'll go after the people who messed with Lao Pang." Wang Zhen glanced at his watch. "I should be able to go back tomorrow."

"Be sure to clean up the mess completely." The other party solemnly instructed, "The Dragon City Rises has been very uneasy recently. We can't afford to cause any more trouble."

"Understood!"

After the two finished talking, Wang Zhen hung up the phone and returned to the room, saying to his younger brother, "Someone will call you later. You're in charge of tracking down the goods."

"Okay." Wang Xiong stretched lazily. "You can rest assured when I handle things. But can you still catch up with the people who messed with Lao Pang? It's been so long, they should be...?"

"They were seriously injured, they might not be able to get away. I told the boss that I have let the upper echelons intervene." Wang Zhen glanced at his watch. "I'm waiting for news too."

...

Near noon, the Dragon City Relief Agency.

A dilapidated pickup truck stopped. Hou Guoyu picked up the little girl in the car, covered her with his raincoat, and then rushed out.

Braving the rain, he arrived at the Relief Agency hall and asked a staff member, "Where do you handle lost children?"

The staff member looked at Hou Guoyu in surprise, then pointed to an office at the end of the corridor and said, "Over there."

Because it was raining heavily today and there was a typhoon outside, there was hardly anyone in the Relief Agency. Hou Guoyu carried the child to the office and said to a woman in her fifties, "Hello, are you the one who handles lost children here?"

"What's the matter?" the woman asked, looking up.

"It's like this, I found a child on the road after work today." Hou Guoyu lifted the raincoat with his hand and said softly, "She's also deaf and mute. I can't communicate with her, so I thought about sending her here."

"Did you report it to the police?" the woman asked expressionlessly.

"I told you, I found her, I can't report it to the police!"

"Our procedure is that we can only take her in after the police station confirms that she is a lost child and her household registration identity." The woman waved her hand and said, "Go ahead, go to the police station to complete the formalities first."

"I also found her. Is it really necessary for me to go to the police station again? Isn't your unit supposed to handle this matter? You can just report it to the police, can't you?" Hou Guoyu felt that the other party was being too perfunctory.

The old woman didn't seem to want to argue with Hou Guoyu. She just picked up her water cup and took a sip. "Okay, then leave the person here."

"...Leave her where?"

"Just put her on that chair." The old woman raised her head and shouted, "Xiao Zhang, come over here and take this child to the shelter."

"Coming right away!" someone responded from outside.

Hou Guoyu gently placed the little girl on the chair and covered her with the raincoat again. "Is it over after leaving her here?"

"Otherwise? Didn't you say you didn't want to report it to the police?"

"Don't I need to sign something?" Hou Guoyu felt that the other party's handling method was too perfunctory.

"You also found her, what do you need to sign?!" The old woman waved her hand and said, "You can go back now."

Hou Guoyu swallowed and looked at the pale little girl. Feeling helpless, he turned to leave.

"Pa!"

Just then, the little girl reached out and grabbed Hou Guoyu's wrist, slowly opening her eyes.

"Don't grab me, the people here will take care of you. I have to go, I have to go home," Hou Guoyu shouted.

Not only did the little girl not let go, but she also used her other hand to grab Hou Guoyu's clothes. Her eyes were clear, her cheeks were swollen, and she looked at Hou Guoyu expectantly.

"I can't keep you with me all the time, I have to work! Be good, let the aunties here take you to see a doctor." Although Hou Guoyu felt reluctant, he still bent down and forcibly pried open the little girl's fingers.

The two struggled. Where was the little girl a match for Hou Guoyu? Her fingers were twisted out of shape and turned red, and her eyes were filled with tears as she was forced to let go.

Looking at the child's eyes, Hou Guoyu felt very uncomfortable. He turned around decisively and walked out.

When he arrived in the corridor, Hou Guoyu deliberately quickened his pace.

Inside the room, the old woman raised her head and shouted, "Xiao Zhang, what are you doing?! Didn't I tell you to put this dirty child in the shelter? Hurry up, the floor is full of water!"

Some time ago, when migrant workers returned home, the Relief Agency didn't know how many vagrants and homeless people it had to receive every day. They had long been numb to dealing with them.

"Wah!"

Inside the room, the child's heart-wrenching cries echoed.

In the corridor, Hou Guoyu stopped. "Damn it!! Sigh, there's always something to do every day!"

After saying that, Hou Guoyu turned around and returned to the office, picked up the child and said, "I'll take her to see a doctor first, and send her back next week!"

...

Outside The Dragon City Rises.

Su Tiannan's cousin, Zhang Hao, sat in the car, smoking and waiting quietly.

"Bang!"

A young man yanked open the door from the heavy rain and got into the car. "Damn it, I'm soaked!"

"You've worked hard." Zhang Hao handed over two tissues.

The young man wiped the rain off his face, reached out and opened a black leather bag. "The things you wanted are all here."

Zhang Hao took the leather bag and glanced at it. "You bought everything!"

"Of course I'd put my heart into your affairs." The young man grinned.

"These things are all from outside the district, right?" Zhang Hao asked.

"Hey, how could I not take your instructions seriously?" The young man said speechlessly, "They're all from outside the district!"

Zhang Hao took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket. "Take it, the extra is for the tip."

"Boss is generous!" The young man grinned.

...

Tianhong Port, at the entrance of Tianlan Overseas Labor Company.

Su Tianyu pushed the door open and got out of the car, waving his hand and shouting, "Surround them! Control everyone in the company!"

"Whoosh!"

A group of people immediately rushed towards the labor company.

Behind him, Squad Leader Fang Zheng followed and asked Su Tianyu, "How do you know there's something wrong with Tianlan Company?"

Su Tianyu made an excuse and replied, "I feel like something was wrong with the confession last night..."

...

Afternoon.

Hou Guoyu bought medicine for the little girl and took her back home.

When Hou's father saw his son carrying a little girl, he immediately asked, "Who is this?!"

"You might not believe it when I tell you, you're a grandfather!"

"...!" Hou's father was dumbfounded on the spot.