Chapter 82

Jiusong Port?

Qin Shi's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly; this place was located on Old Factory Street.

During the period of Dangyang East Suburbs' major development, to accelerate construction speed and guarantee material supply, an inland waterway port was built early on along the Ya River.

And it was build the railway first, then build the port; the train station and river port were adjacent, achieving water-land combined transport, forming a transfer hub.

Because nine ancient pines, aged a thousand years, were planted along the riverbank, it was named "Jiusong Port".

To a certain extent, Jiusong Port best represents Old Factory Street's former glory.

It rose together with Dangyang East Suburbs, prospered.

And also declined together, fell into ruin.

Qin Lihao actually put the goods there, instead of directly transporting them to the Urban Circle's logistics warehouses?

Also strange.

"Making such a big commotion? Arson and explosions? Quite the nerve."

Lin Yunqing was surprisingly calm this time, crossing her legs, toes hooking a cool slipper.

"Your Inspection Department will have to work overtime again. If there are casualties, it counts as a malicious event, and a public notice must be issued."

Chen Yun shook her head, put down her phone and smiled:

"Qin Lihao didn't report the case; Inspection Team colleagues went to the dock for routine questioning and were blocked back, claiming employee operational error caused the fire. Plus after verification, confirming no one was injured, we didn't get involved either."

Lin Yunqing's face showed surprise:

"The Qin Family's mouth is this hard? The youngest son was kidnapped, warehouse goods burned, yet they stubbornly refuse to loosen their lips."

Although Hengzhou's electronic blockade level is high, unable to use global surveillance equipment like "Sky Eye" or "Starlink".

But the Inspection Department's own permit authority, plus the complete configuration of Mechanical Field and Spiritual Ability Domain expert operatives, is enough to let them firmly control the Urban Circle, and even the vast majority of disturbances in the surrounding areas.

If the Qin Family were willing to actively cooperate, even if the kidnappers hid in the densely populated Old Factory Street, the Inspection Department should still be able to find some clues.

Chen Yun's fine brows slightly furrowed, analyzing and speculating:

"Two possibilities are obvious. Either the Qin Family feels they can't lose face, preparing to swallow their broken teeth, close the door and solve it themselves; or they dare not let the Inspection Department intervene..."

Lin Yunqing shrugged:

"The Yincheng Qin Family fell long ago, ever since Qin Shouge passed away, the collateral branches took power and started messing around blindly.

These years, black and white, they've dipped into everything; whatever makes money they do. The Pioneer Families' bit of glory is almost squandered away."

Chen Yun pouted:

"Not much ancestral shade left. By the rules, our Four Families should all obediently pack up and leave, one thousand years of pioneering, one thousand years of construction, one thousand years of harvest. It's just that Great Explosion that made Hengzhou, situated in the borderlands, become a semi-isolated island.

The Qin Family's appearance clearly shows they think it's not enough, taking advantage of throwing in the towel to scrape more, so their eating posture is this ugly."

Chen Lin Qin Zheng.

The living room seems to occupy three, but actually only two positions.

Qin Shi silently slandered in his belly.

That Military Factory Great Explosion came so coincidentally, hard not to conspiracy-theorize a bit.

But what he was more curious about was still that after the Great Explosion, the electronic blockade level was raised again.

Just what kind of influence caused parts of Dangyang East Suburbs to have even electronic fluctuations controlled within a certain range, not allowing excessively high peak values to appear?

Lin Yunqing lazily leaned on the sofa, casually asking:

"What exactly is loaded in their warehouse?"

Chen Yun frowned:

"Before, when we caught those few fitness trainers, we seized a batch of prohibited drugs; we followed the vine to the melon, discovered involvement with Yu Hai Pharmaceutical, a new batch of medicines just entered Jiusong Port.

I thought, since you don't get along with the Qin Family either, as a bestie I'll simply help you cut them a slice, so I put tags on that entire batch of goods."

Lin Yunqing was deeply moved upon hearing this, launching a flying pounce, four limbs spread open hugging Chen Yun on the other sofa:

"Good sister! Today your skin-to-skin intimacy with Assistant Teacher Xiao Qin, I'll just not hold it against you!"

Chen Yun's face full of disdain, pushed away Lin Yunqing who wanted to stick close and kiss:

"Scram to the side! Stinky woman! But Qin Family's eldest indeed has means, connected through my dad's side, originally had to go at noon to tear his seals, hehe, an afternoon fire and it's all gone."

Brother Ze played this hand too big.

Qin Shi narrowed his eyes; burning Qin Lihao's goods clean, might be even more serious than kidnapping his brother.

After all, if a brother is gone, one can still have their own father give birth and raise another; but if money is gone, it's truly gone.

"Hope the Qin Family doesn't make too big a scene, making us wipe their butts. This Qin Lihao, once he goes crazy, might not follow rules..."

Chen Yun peeled off the sticky Lin Yunqing, flipped over and sat up:

"Forget it, I'll make a scene appearance, lest colleagues can't control the situation."

Lin Yunqing actively responded:

"Take me, take me! Can't wait to see Qin Lihao with a long face, still pretending nothing happened with that constipated expression!"

Chen Yun gave her a white eye:

"Blindly joining what excitement!"

Qin Shi, who had listened on the side for a long time, finally spoke:

"Sister Yun, Jiusong Port isn't too far from my home either; if you're going over, can you give me a ride partway."

Chen Yun readily agreed:

"No problem. I was also thinking of asking Little Brother Qin you for advice on massage techniques; usually, my waist here also gets very sore and swollen..."

Seeing these two hooking up, Lin Yunqing immediately got anxious:

"Hey hey hey! Do you two treat me as a person or not!"

She dead-hugged Chen Yun's slender branch, one hand grabbing a large fruit:

"Sister Yun! Take me with you!"

With her vital point seized, Chen Yun blushed crimson and hurriedly pushed Lin Yunqing away:

"Fine, fine, fine, let's go together! Dead Girl, if your hands and feet aren't honest, I'll chop off these claws of yours!"

"Beast! Damn beast! All my goods in several crates are gone!?"

Bang bang bang, Qin Lihao punched the sturdy, expensive executive desk again and again.

His knuckles were like iron hammers, nearly punching through it and leaving a huge hole.

Numerous subordinates kept silent as cicadas in winter, knowing full well that whoever stuck their head out now would meet a miserable end.

The fire at Jiusong Port not only burned Hao Ge's goods worth millions, but several containers storing collectibles also failed to escape disaster.

"That wild dog Luo Ji! He betrayed me!"

Qin Lihao didn't need to think to guess where the problem lay.

Nearly one-third of the docks at Jiusong Port were idle.

He imitated those rich people in Center City, specially renting containers to store private collections not fit for the light of day.

Such as erotic videos from the bedroom, or videotapes satisfying his own fetishes.

Smuggled famous paintings, artworks, relics from the Great Reclamation Period collected for Elder Brother...

Only confidants knew about this matter.

"A He."

Qin Lihao's rage was sky-high, but he didn't know where to vent it; he punched through the thick executive desk, his knuckles mangled, and this sharp pain gradually calmed him down.

"Doesn't Cao Bin know a gold medal Killer? Invite him over to help. With so many Black Households stranded in Hengzhou, I don't believe we can't find a master of the Spiritual Ability Domain."

The quick-witted subordinate A He hurriedly went out to make a call, contacting Brother Cao at Yinma Gym.

More than ten minutes later, A He rushed back to the Presidential Suite holding his mobile phone:

"Boss, Brother Cao says the other party's price is very high."

Qin Lihao had an expressionless face:

"Have him come over to talk face to face. No matter how high the price, the Qin Family can afford it."

The subordinate nodded and repeated the original words.

"By the way, Boss, Brother Cao says there's also a Gun Cannon Master of the Mechanical Field who can provide sniping services within three thousand."

He added.

"Invite them both. Tell them that if they help the Qin Family with this, no one will care about their Black Household status afterward."

Qin Lihao answered decisively.

Nursing Home.

Old Shen, his hair white, wearing glasses, sat before that dusty old computer, contacting his companions who had also "run aground and stranded."

【Yin Mountain Peak: Any movement in the Urban Circle?】

He and that old partner were hiding separately in the Taian Metropolitan Area and Dongqiao Suburb.

He himself was luckier, coincidentally knowing Cheng Ze, relying on the cover and protection of this Beiguan Street boss to barely cope with the Inspection Department's population census every three years.

That old partner was much less fortunate, lacking resident household registration and identity certification, finding it difficult to take a single step anywhere.

【Buddhist Shrine: Just received a big job.】

【Yin Mountain Peak: Don't we already have a job? The transaction with Qin Lihao hasn't been completed yet.】

【Buddhist Shrine: Before escaping Hengzhou, I have to find a way to earn money for food, right!】

【Yin Mountain Peak: What job? See if I can help.】

【Buddhist Shrine: It's what happened at your place. Jiusong Port caught fire, burning a certain Boss's goods; the other party flew into a rage and offered a high bounty for the Killer.】

【Yin Mountain Peak: Jiusong Port? I haven't heard any movement.】

【Buddhist Shrine: I've already negotiated and taken the order, eight hundred thousand fee. After the job is done, the Black Household problem can also be solved. Damn it, I can't live in that stalled building for a single day; yesterday I almost had a vagrant touch into my tent...】

Old Shen frowned slightly; one order earning eight hundred thousand?

The difficulty shouldn't be small, right?

【Yin Mountain Peak: We all need to escape Hengzhou; try not to cause more trouble.】

【Buddhist Shrine: Precisely because of this, I want to do a big one! Suppressed for so many years, can you stand it? Do you still remember you used to play with guns? How long has it been since you touched a gun?】

Old Shen touched his white hair, then looked at that pair of hands wrinkled but still steady.

【Yin Mountain Peak: Alright. Send me the mission details later; after tomorrow's transaction is completed, we'll plan for the long term.】

"Gun... in this ghost place, where can 'mechanical energy weapons' be used."

Old Shen revealed a bitter smile; his three-star "Storm Razor" had been sealed in dust for nearly ten years.

Didi—

His pocket vibrated.

Old Shen, his train of thought interrupted, took out that extremely simple flip phone and answered the communication from an unknown number:

"What's the matter?"

Cheng Ze's voice came from the other end:

"I set fire to burn down Qin Lihao's warehouse at Jiusong Port..."

Old Shen was stunned, involuntarily thinking of the "Killed It" order his old partner had just taken.

"I seem to have... taken something extraordinary! Cancel the transaction tomorrow... I have to leave tonight!"

Cheng Ze's voice on the other end of the phone carried surprise, along with an indescribable fear.

(Chapter End)