Time passed quickly, and a year flew by.

…

During the founding and rapid development of the Huatong Association, the political situations in the Old Mo and Dragon City areas became both clear and complex.

It was clear because the Huatong Association, led by Lao Li, along with Old Mo's official army, Bana City, and other factions, formed a confrontational situation with the first and second parties of Zone One. The opponents and camps were out in the open, and the relationship between the two sides was very tense.

Since the 10th Infantry Division was cleared out, Zone One did not swallow this loss silently. Instead, they continued to reinforce troops on the edge of Dragon City, attempting to put military pressure on the Huatong Association.

However, due to Tan Hengqiang's current lack of explicit stance, they were very afraid of provoking this deputy commander of the Chinese Army Corps. Therefore, Zone One only increased the strength of one division on the border of Dragon City. They did not massively stockpile troops, and most of their main forces were on the periphery.

The Huatong Association was also fully prepared, guarding against the methods of Zone One. During this year, the Overall Bureau continuously collected intelligence from Zone One, paying attention to the other side's movements and taking precautions.

As for the complex aspects, it was that in the context of the Huatong Association's confrontation with Zone One, there were still many uncertain factors between the two sides.

First of all, Tan Hengqiang had not stated his position. He had endured for a year while his military expenditure was cut by 30%, and kept a low profile. Zone One was very helpless about him, because they had already given him the necessary warnings, but they did not dare to go too far for fear of forcing Lao Tan to rebel.

Secondly, there was the side of Old Mo's official army. Those fragmented warlords had not explicitly stated their positions either. Their ambiguous attitude also made Zone One indecisive, and they did not dare to use force easily.

Finally, behind the Huatong Association, there was also the power of the Chinese region. With such a super-region supporting them, it was enough to form a military and political rivalry.

However, the development of the Huatong Association also entered a stagnant phase because of this, temporarily reaching a bottleneck, and they could not find a suitable way out for a while. Before they could win over Tan Hengqiang and the attitudes of those warlords in Old Mo, they could only maintain the current level, and it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in terms of political establishment.

Therefore, during this period, Su Tianyu frequently shuttled between Dragon City and the Old Mo official army, attempting to help the young commander balance all aspects of the relationship and win over those warlords with unstable positions.

…

That noon, Dragon City Police Department.

In the cafeteria, many police officers were holding plates, getting the food they liked from the food counter.

Wang Daolin also got lunch, holding a tablet computer in his hand, and walked to his usual table, plopping down in a seat.

Reading the news while eating had become a habit for Wang Daolin. He ate while swiping his tablet.

"Fusheng Microfinance Company was robbed, losing more than 700,000 in cash. Two people died at the scene, and the robbery gang is currently on the run..."

Twenty minutes later, Wang Daolin returned to his office, sat in his chair, picked up the telephone on the table, and dialed an internal line number: "Tell Lao Huang from the Criminal Investigation Brigade to come and see me."

After finishing the call, Wang Daolin drank tea while waiting for the person.

After a while, the office door was knocked open, and a male police chief in his forties walked in and asked softly, "Chief, you were looking for me?"

Wang Daolin greeted with a smile, "Lao Huang, come, sit down!"

The police chief sat in front of Wang Daolin, who reached out and pushed the tablet computer to him, "Take a look at this."

"It's on the news so quickly?" The police chief picked up the newspaper, saw the headline, and was slightly surprised: "These guys are lawless!"

"This is the third case this month, right?" Wang Daolin handed him a cigarette, "Any leads?"

The police chief snapped the cigarette alight, took a puff, and said slowly, "I found a xiang outside the area, and after inquiring, I roughly figured it out. This group is called... San Guang Hui, about twenty people. They should be newbies, not like veterans." (xiang: a person who is well-informed about local affairs)

As the police chief spoke, he flicked the cigarette ash and sighed softly: "But these newbies have strong counter-investigation abilities. They have committed three consecutive crimes without leaving a single clue. Even buying xiang is random, causing considerable difficulties for our investigation. We can't find out exactly who they are for the time being, and we don't know where they came from."

Wang Daolin himself was also smoking a cigarette and said slowly, "These newbies are too ruthless, killing people as soon as they strike. You need to hurry up and suppress this group for me."

The police chief immediately responded, "It's difficult, but surmountable. I'll put out some lines first and slowly feel around."

Wang Daolin reached out and gently patted the police chief's shoulder, saying meaningfully: "Brother, I'm only one step away from moving up. At this critical juncture, anyone who causes this kind of case must be killed on the spot."

The police chief's spirit was shaken: "Understood, understood."

After chatting for a few more words, the police chief left the office. Wang Daolin himself sat in his chair, smoking a cigarette and pondering: "San Guang Hui... What the hell does this name mean?"

…

On the outskirts of Dragon City, in a remote town.

Inside an entertainment city with somewhat simple decoration, there were about seven or eight young people, soaking in the pool in the bathing area.

These young people all had shaved heads, chatting about women with various crude words while bathing.

"What the hell kind of place is this? There isn't even a masseuse."

"I think the landlady at the front desk is not bad."

"Are you sick? How old is she?"

"So what? I just like older women..."

Outside the pool, a burly, somewhat handsome, and equally bald young man was holding a sharp razor, carefully shaving the stubble on his face in front of the mirror. The strong body reflected in the mirror was also covered in various tattoos.

Soon, the young man's chin was shaved clean. He looked in the mirror a few times and nodded in satisfaction. He threw down the razor, turned and walked to the bath, instructing several young men soaking in the water: "Everyone get up, we have work tonight."

"Splash!"

As soon as the words fell, the young men who were just chatting all stood up in unison.

The young man turned his head and glanced at the crotch of one of the young men, raising his eyebrows slightly and said, "How many times have I said it? San Guang Hui is San Guang Hui, so it must be all bald. We must have a unified style and unified management!"

The young man clamped his legs together and said a little embarrassedly: "Guang-ge... I've had eczema these past few days..."

"Enough nonsense!" The young man's eyes widened: "Shave it all off for me, even the bubbles!"

Ten minutes later, a group of people, with a young man clamping his crotch, changed their clothes and left the bath.