"Okay!" A response came through the walkie-talkie, and within a few minutes, two forklifts beeped as they drove in from the side door of the warehouse. The drivers, wearing safety helmets, deftly stopped beside the pile of wooden boxes.

Qi Yun gave Old Hei a look, and the latter immediately instructed the drivers of the two trucks behind to open the doors and start loading the cargo.

Seeing that everything was in order, Old Song turned his head and smiled, asking, "Director Zhang, Mr. Qi, want to come to my office for some tea?"

Zhang Dayong waved his hand: "I'll skip the tea; drinking it this late will keep me up. Maybe next time."

Next to him, Kang Guodong chimed in: "Old Song, if you have something to do, go ahead and do your work. We'll leave once we're done loading."

Old Song smiled apologetically: "Hehe, alright, I do have some matters to attend to. Let's catch up another day, alright?"

...

More than twenty minutes later, the convoy left the airport, heading toward the direction of the New District Branch.

Inside the business car, there were only Qi Yun and Zhang Dayong, along with Old Hei driving. As for Kang Guodong, he had left by himself after finishing his business.

Qi Yun took out a security company permit from his briefcase and handed it to Zhang Dayong: "Take a look at this; I have something I want to consult with you about."

"What is it?" Zhang Dayong asked, suspiciously, as he received it. After flipping through a few pages, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "This isn't easy to get!"

"You've managed to find connections even in the S department now?"

Asking such a question was a bit bold, but it was only because of his special relationship with Qi Yun that he felt comfortable being so casual.

Qi Yun didn't hide anything, chuckling as he replied, "Not my own connections. I asked Vice Minister Shao from the Z department for help."

"Shao Yuewen?" Zhang Dayong was even more puzzled, "Does he have that much influence?"

"His father-in-law's surname is Pan," Qi Yun discreetly hinted.

Zhang Dayong froze for two seconds, then seemed to realize something, instantly widening his eyes: "No wonder... I heard someone say he might be getting a promotion soon."

Though Zhang Dayong was in charge at the New District Branch, he was still some distance from the real center of power, so he wasn't very familiar with some of the higher-up connections and backgrounds.

After half a minute of silence, Zhang Dayong suddenly turned to look at Qi Yun: "How's your relationship with him?"

Qi Yun naturally knew what he meant by this, so he nodded slightly, "I'll find an opportunity to introduce you two."

"Alright." A gleam of interest sparkled in Zhang Dayong's eyes. Although he also had someone behind him, the relationship was not that close due to the significant gap between them, so it was impossible to sit on equal footing.

Thus, there were some things he couldn't rely on them to help with.

The reason he managed to make this move forward was partly due to the 30 million cash tip Qi Yun previously gave him, which successfully brought down Vice Officer Zhou Wenbin, earning him great merit;

Additionally, for such a key position, they also needed one of their own people there.

The combination of these factors, along with the two paintings Qi Yun prepared for Zhang Dayong, facilitated his successful step forward this time.

But if Qi Yun could introduce Shao Yuewen to him, it would be different. Although they couldn't be completely equal status-wise, with Qi Yun's connection in the middle, at least they could sit at the same table, making it easier to broach topics and discussions.

"What do you want me to consult with you about?" Zhang Dayong put away the document and handed it back to Qi Yun.

Qi Yun placed the document back into his bag, pondering: "What if I want to get some gun permits for the security company, is there a way?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Dayong's brows furrowed deeply: "What do you need that for?"

Qi Yun didn't directly answer the question, but instead pointed at the two trucks behind them: "Weren't you curious about where I got those artifacts from?"

Zhang Dayong nodded. Previously, Qi Yun had told him that he had brought back some valuable artifacts from abroad and intended to donate them to the country, but there were no formal customs procedures.

Out of absolute trust in Qi Yun, Zhang Dayong vouched for him.

"It all started when I went to Shanghai a while back..."

Qi Yun narrated the events in Shanghai, the subsequent arrangements to send Chen Wei and the others to London, and how they managed to bring the cargo back to Zhang Dayong.

Zhang Dayong, after listening, took a long time to recover.

"Man, you're really expanding your operations; you even brought in a naval ship..."

He didn't know much about Qi Yun's affairs and was surprised by how quickly Qi Yun had developed, which is why he voiced that admiration.

"So you're worried those people might follow you back here?"

"Not entirely," Qi Yun's answer was somewhat ambiguous, "Mainly because I've offended quite a few people recently. If the security could be armed, I'd feel more at ease." In truth, he was most apprehensive not of the foreign individuals, but of Brother Biao and those behind him.

Those guys were not only extremely powerful but also ruthless, as exemplified by Qiu Jiahao and his father.

Though according to the confessions of the two captured individuals, Brother Biao and his actual gun-wielding subordinates combined only numbered six people, who knows if the higher-ups have more than just Brother Biao as their enforcer?

"This is quite difficult. In this country, getting private security armed is practically impossible," Zhang Dayong poured cold water on the idea.

Qi Yun knew how hard it was to achieve this, but he was still unwilling to give up easily: "Is there no chance?"

Zhang Dayong remained silent for a long time before turning to look at Qi Yun, hinting with his words: "Have you been in touch with Captain Ge lately?"

Qi Yun's eyes flickered; he wasn't surprised Zhang Dayong could guess his national security connection, because last time when he was detained by Big Back for relations issues, besides Z Association stepping in, Ge Dabao also personally called Qi Yun, and Zhang Dayong was right there at the time.

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