When Secretary Gao received the call, he was a bit at a loss.

Why did the head of Jiangnan Province suddenly call him?

Upon learning that Secretary Pei's father was attacked in Lingjiang, Secretary Gao was shocked and jumped up from his bed.

Secretary Pei's father was not only the father of the Provincial Committee Secretary but also once the head of the Jiangnan Military Region!

He had participated in more than a dozen wars, shed blood for the flag of the Republic, and earned countless honors, rising to the rank of general through military merit!

Though he was retired, his prestige remained.

Such a figure came to Lingjiang quietly.

And he was even attacked!

If something were to happen in Lingjiang, the country might thoroughly investigate it!

By then, this city could be abandoned by the state, losing any prospects of development.

He immediately dialed Qu Xiangru's number.

While making the call, he walked outside, not even bothering to put on a coat.

After getting into the car, he instructed the driver to head to Lingjiang immediately.

After calling Qu Xiangru, he continued to call Governor Hou.

...

Qu Xiangru hadn't gone to bed yet; upon receiving the call, they immediately called Commander Ma of the Military District.

But Commander Ma's line was busy, and they couldn't get through.

They had to call Wu Qiangwei first, then Zheng Bihui and Jiang Yuan.

After notifying the main standing committee members, they tried Commander Ma again.

This time, the call went through.

"Commander Ma, what's the current situation?"

"Secretary Qu, I've already arranged everything; we're on our way to the attack site of Commander Chen and General Pei."

"Where is it?"

"Fengmen Building."

"Fengmen Building?"

Qu Xiangru furrowed their brows; how could it be in that place?

...

Commander Ma sat in the command vehicle, his face grim, regretting deeply in his heart.

He had received calls from the Wu City Military District and the Jiangnan Military Region earlier in the evening, but he considered that these two bigwigs were there to meet an old war comrade; making a fuss might displease them.

Besides, isn't this peacetime? What could happen?

Who would have thought that an accident did occur.

Even though that General Pei was retired, he stepped down as an Admiral, and the system is full of his protégés.

His energy was greater than many of the commanders still in office.

The Commander of the Wu City Military District, Commander Chen, was even more remarkable; last year, he had already been selected by the Military Committee and was set to be transferred to the General Staff.

This was a commander chosen for the General Staff!

If these two figures had problems in his jurisdiction today, what he had to do was take off his hat, remove his uniform, and submit his resignation obediently.

...

Zheng Bihui, Mayor Jiang, and Wu Qiangwei were rushing to the Fengmen Building.

Upon learning that the site of the attack on the two bigwigs was Fengmen Building, Zheng Bihui felt a vague unease.

But unease was useless; the incident had already occurred, and now he could only pray that the attack had nothing to do with the demolition.

Mayor Jiang's face was unbearably dark.

How long has it been since Lu Zhizhong's incident?

Another problem!

And it involved two military bigwigs being attacked in Lingjiang.

That was an Admiral and a head of the Military District!

Such figures certainly had security personnel with them.

Yet even with security, they were attacked, which indicates what?

It indicates that the public security in Lingjiang has become terribly bad!

...

Ji Lin and the others arrived at the Fengmen Building and met with Brother Tyrant.

Director Yan took the handgun and examined it, remarking, "This gun is well-maintained."

"Mr. Ji, for you."

Ji Lin grabbed the gun and handled it proficiently.

There are shooting ranges domestically, but they're not accessible for ordinary people.

But for someone with his status, there's no place he can't access.

"It's indeed well-maintained."

"Who would have thought that this old district harbors hidden talents, even able to obtain a gun."

Possessing firearms privately is a serious crime!

Not to mention, the other party used it to injure people.

At this point, Director Yan's phone rang.

"Are you here? Come over."

Two minutes later, seven or eight police officers came over.

Director Yan said, "Mr. Ji, Mr. Li, let's go."

"Let's go!"

Li Qingtang excitedly led the way, walking briskly towards the small shop through the wet and narrow alley.

They soon arrived at the small shop, hearing conversations and occasional hearty laughter from inside from a distance.

Brother Tyrant pointed with his hand: "It's here!"

Li Qingtang strode over and kicked the door open with a bang.

In the cramped shop, Song Guanchao and Zhong Aimin looked up simultaneously.

"Old thing, how dare you harbor firearms..."

Before Li Qingtang could finish speaking, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Song Guanchao?

Why is he here?

Li Qingtang was stunned for two seconds, glaring and cursing, "Song, you damn tricked me!"

At this moment, Ji Lin also walked in.

Seeing Song Guanchao, he was equally stunned and then his face turned grim.

They realized they had been played by Song Guanchao.

This guy said he wasn't involved in the Fengmen Building incident.

If he truly wasn't involved, why would he be here?

Song Guanchao raised an eyebrow, just about to speak, when Li Qingtang suddenly raised the gun in his hand: "Everyone kneel the hell down!"

Song Guanchao narrowed his eyes, where did this guy get a gun?

Upon seeing the gun in his hand, Xiao He immediately stood up excitedly: "That's my gun!"

"Damn! I told you to kneel down, can't you hear?"

The dark gun muzzle was aimed straight at Xiao He's head.

"Xiao He, sit down."

Chen Songbai stood up, patted Xiao He's shoulder, and said to Li Qingtang, "Young man, this gun is ours; please return it to us."

"Yours?" Li Qingtang sneered, turning and saying, "Director Yang, did you hear? This old man admitted it."

Director Yang nodded repeatedly. Admission was good; it saved them a lot of trouble.

Li Qingtang said, "Song Guanchao, you have a lot of nerve! Hanging out with a gang and privately keeping firearms!"

"I said before, you offended me, I'll surely ruin you!"

Song Guanchao remained calm; he had already seen that these two old men were extraordinary.

They were likely at least Major Generals.

Otherwise, they wouldn't have the qualifications to have armed guards.

Poor Li Qingtang, thinking they were a gang.

Chen Songbai's face was grim; he, a dignified military district commander, was abruptly branded with a gang label.

His tone turned slightly cold: "Young man, give me the gun."

"To your mom!"

Li Qingtang shook the gun: "Everyone kneel!"

Chen Songbai's face turned ashen; Li Qingtang was displeased with his look: "Who the hell are you staring at?"

"Old bastard, I told you to kneel, don't you understand human speech?"

Li Qingtang suddenly raised his hand, striking Chen Songbai's head with the gun.

Bang!

Chen Songbai staggered from the blow.

"Leader!"

Xiao He shouted and lunged at Li Qingtang.

"Damn!"

Li Qingtang was startled; how was this kid so fierce?

He had a gun, wasn't he afraid?

Li Qingtang quickly retreated, and several police officers came over, restraining Xiao He to the ground.

A group of police rushed in, pressing Chen Songbai, Zhong Aimin, Pei Rongguang, Song Guanchao, and the small driver to the ground as well.

Xiao He's face was pinned to the ground, he struggled and growled, "Release the leader!"

From the phone that maintained contact, Secretary Yang heard Xiao He's shouting and urgently called out, "Xiao He, what happened? Is the leader alright?"

But no matter how he shouted, there was no response.

"Leader?"

Hearing this title, Ji Lin felt his heart skip a beat.

Looking at the pinned Chen Songbai, then at the gun in Li Qingtang's hand, an inexplicable bad feeling swelled in his chest.

"Damn it, yelling at your mom!"

Li Qingtang raised his foot, aiming to stomp on Xiao He's head.

But just then.

Rumble!

The sound of helicopter rotors rapidly approached.

Two helicopters appeared above the small shop, hovering at low altitude.

Beams from searchlights transformed into pillars of light, illuminating the shop as bright as day.

The police officers and Brother Tyrant outside the shop looked up in confusion, unable to open their eyes under the intense lights.

A cold voice rang out from the helicopter's loudspeaker: "Everyone immediately drop your weapons; you are surrounded!"

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