Time passed little by little, and the streets grew livelier.
In the middle of everyone eating skewers, a person suddenly appeared at the street corner, walking straight toward Liu Yutong’s table.
It was a young woman, seemingly just over twenty years old. Her facial features bore a slight resemblance to Liu Yutong’s, but there was a touch more boldness in her brow.
But that wasn’t the main point.
The main point was that she was wearing a police uniform, and on her shoulder epaulette was clearly a rank insignia of one bar and three flowers.
First-class Superintendent!
Many people might have a vague idea of police rank levels, but they only needed to know this much:
Under normal circumstances, after graduating from the police academy, an officer first undergoes an internship, which usually lasts at least a year. After passing the internship evaluation, the first rank awarded is Third-class Superintendent. Based on the typical three-year promotion cycle, from the end of the internship to promotion to First-class Superintendent, it takes at least six years.
In other words, under normal and smooth conditions, a person would be around twenty-eight or twenty-nine years old before reaching this rank.
Yet this young woman, who looked as if she had just graduated, was already a First-class Superintendent.
The speed of her promotion was practically like riding a rocket!
“This Pearl City really is a land of outstanding talent. Not only is there Liu Yutong, but even a random police officer we see is so young and accomplished. Amazing!” Zeng Jin couldn’t help exclaiming.
However, what truly blew his mind was yet to come.
This policewoman walked boldly into the street.
Remember, this street was where thousands of men in black were having a feast!
And what’s more, those men in black didn’t show the slightest panic or hostility upon seeing her. Instead, they were very enthusiastic, greeting her one after another.
“Officer Gao!”
“Officer Gao is here!”
“Sister Min is here!”
“Make way for Sister Min!”
“Sister Min, want a drink?”
The men in black along the way all stood up and greeted her warmly, without any sign of wariness or deliberate distance because of her identity as a police officer.
The policewoman smiled back at them continuously, acting very familiar.
“Enjoy your meal and drinks!”
“I won’t have any alcohol—I still have official business with your young lady. You all eat and drink well.”
“Got it!”
The expressions on those men in black’s faces were genuinely happy.
It wasn’t fake!
It wasn’t just polite formality!
They were truly welcoming this police officer!
“They really don’t keep any distance!” Zeng Jin couldn’t help muttering under his breath.
Fortunately, he quickly recalled the group photos hanging on the walls of the Wanlong Association headquarters, and his mind immediately relaxed.
No problem, this is just their usual routine.
Gao Min quickly arrived at the main table.
Liu Yutong had already stood up, a smile appearing on her face: “Sis, why are you here?”
Sis?
Zeng Jin and Liang Mengsong were stunned.
This policewoman was actually Liu Yutong’s older sister?
Wow, the young lady of the Wanlong Association really does have connections everywhere—she even managed to get her own sister arranged to work in the police department!
“I was just finishing up a shift, and I heard you were hosting a dinner here, so I came to grab a meal.” Gao Min said, looking toward Zeng Jin and Liang Mengsong.
It was her first time meeting these two, so she was naturally a bit curious.
After all, anyone dining at the same table as her younger sister must have a notable background.
Liu Yutong introduced them: “This is Mr. Zeng Jin, President from Taiwan Province, and this is Mr. Liang Mengsong, a chip expert I’ve been eagerly waiting for.”
Gao Min nodded, extended her hand politely, and said, “Mr. Zeng, Mr. Liang, nice to meet you. I’m Gao Min.”
Zeng Jin and Liang Mengsong shook hands with her courteously, quietly sizing her up.
No wonder she’s Chairman Liu’s older sister—with that background, she has a bright future ahead!
After Gao Min sat down, Liu Yutong asked the restaurant owner to bring some more barbecue.
Gao Min ate a few skewers to fill her stomach, then deliberately winked at her younger sister.
Liu Yutong caught on and turned to Zeng Jin and Liang Mengsong: “Mr. Zeng, Mr. Liang, please take your time eating. My sister and I need to discuss something.”
“Of course, of course, Chairman Liu, go ahead!”
“We’re fine here.”
Liu Yutong stood up and walked into the restaurant with Gao Min, finding a private booth to sit down.
Once the door was closed, Gao Min dropped her casual expression and became serious.
“Scarface sent a new piece of information.”
Scarface was the last boss of the Justice Alliance, though the organization was completely dissolved shortly after he took over.
After all, in Pearl City, the influential gang leaders had either died, ended up in prison, or gone on the run… In this environment, keeping the Justice Alliance wasn’t necessary, so it was disbanded.
After the dissolution, Scarface didn’t switch careers or leave Pearl City.
He didn’t have much ambition, or maybe he just liked the thug life. He gathered a few old brothers, opened a few bars and some poker rooms, and lived a low-key life, practically invisible.
Of course, even though he still hung around in that scene, he continued to act as an informant for Liu Yutong and Gao Min.
Because he often dealt with all sorts of people from the underworld, he was always well-informed.
Whenever someone wanted to stir up trouble, form gangs to establish a group, or open a gambling den... Scarface would always be the first to know.
Then, those people would mysteriously get noticed by either the Wanlong Society or the police station, only to be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Why was the public security in Pearl City so good?
Not because no one wanted to cause trouble, but because once anyone surfaced, they were crushed at the source.
"One of Scarface’s underlings was drinking at a bar in the north of the city when he overheard some people talking. Those two were well-disguised, but you could hear a foreign accent in their speech. After getting drunk, they bragged to a bar hostess and let it slip that they were secretly asking around about Zhao Weixiang and also about you. Scarface’s guy heard it all by chance.
Unfortunately, he tried to tail them to find their hideout, but he lost them."
Liu Yutong finished listening to her sister’s words and nodded.
As expected.
Someone was asking about Zhao Weixiang and about her—what did that mean?
It meant that old dog Jiang Yuan still wasn’t giving up.
Earlier, she had spread the false news that Zhao Weixiang had been killed in a gang shootout to make Jiang Yuan lower his guard.
Now, it seemed Jiang Yuan wasn’t that easy to fool.
Or rather, he was too cautious.
So cautious that even after hearing about Zhao Weixiang’s death, he still sent people to Pearl City to scout things out.
He just underestimated Liu Yutong’s influence in Pearl City.
To put it bluntly, in Pearl City, no ripple could escape Liu Yutong’s notice—she had run it as tightly as an iron bucket.
Still, since Jiang Yuan only sent a few low-level lackeys to test the waters, they probably weren’t major players.
"Sis, tell Scarface’s people to keep watching, but don’t alert them. If they come again, find a way to pinpoint their hideout and see if anyone’s meeting up with them."
"Got it."
Gao Min nodded, then thought of something: "Oh, there’s another piece of news."
"What is it?"
"It came from Whitey."
Whitey was a code name—the same Hua Muying who had once been chased for several blocks by Liu Yutong’s people.
Later, he was sent to Hong Kong to gather intelligence.
That guy, true to his nature as a professional broker, thrived in Hong Kong like a fish in water.
Liu Yutong provided him with funds to operate there as an investor, and he had actually become quite successful, even making connections with big names in Hong Kong circles.
In his own words: "Miss, I almost forgot I’m a spy!"
"What did he say?" Liu Yutong asked.
Gao Min’s expression turned serious: "He said Jiang Yuan probably won’t go to the capital for Old Lady Jiang’s birthday banquet."
Liu Yutong frowned slightly: "Is the intel reliable?"
Gao Min: "He heard it from a Hong Kong businessman. That businessman has business dealings with Jiang Yuan, and during a dinner a few days ago, Jiang Yuan casually mentioned that the capital was too cold, saying he’s old and doesn’t want to bother with the trip, so he’d just send a representative to make an appearance."
Liu Yutong fell silent.
Jiang Yuan not going to the capital? That was a problem.
Her original plan was to find an opportunity at Old Lady Jiang’s birthday banquet to "invite" Jiang Yuan for a chat.
But now this old fox was backing off?
"Could it be a smokescreen?"
Gao Min nodded: "That’s possible. Whitey also said Jiang Yuan is too cunning—nine out of ten things he says are false. Maybe he’s deliberately spreading word that he won’t go, but he actually will."
Liu Yutong thought for a moment.
That was a possibility.
For a sly old fox like Jiang Yuan to survive all these years and still thrive, if it weren’t for his past life’s funding of certain thugs exposing his identity, he might never have been caught.
Could it be that they really couldn’t grab him on the mainland this time?
But if they acted in Hong Kong, neither she nor her sister Gao Min would be satisfied. Hong Kong didn’t have the death penalty—wouldn’t it be too easy on that scumbag if he didn’t get what he deserved?
Just as Liu Yutong was pondering what to do next, a commotion suddenly erupted outside.
Soon,
the Blue Butterfly guarding the door came in to tell them the reason, her expression odd.
"Boss, a guy being chased by a bunch of thugs has barged into our gathering spot."
Liu Yutong: "???"
Gao Min: "???"
Come on, was Pearl City’s public security really this bad now?
Someone dared to launch a chase during a gathering of thousands of Wanlong Society members? And actually chased them here?
