After returning to Jinghai, Bai Xiaowen and his teammates were worn out dealing with the endless stream of reporter interviews.
Bai Xiaowen simply closed his doors and refused all visitors.
Even so, anyone with the right connections could still find him.
"Little Bai, someone's here to see you. He says it's urgent." Li Beihai called him.
"Who?" Bai Xiaowen thought it was unlikely to be a reporter. If it were a reporter, Li Beihai would never have acted as the go-between.
"The president of the Jinghai City Awakened Association, Yang Yongkang."
Li Beihai's words startled Bai Xiaowen. Although he was a newly risen big shot, Yang Yongkang was a high-ranking official in Jinghai, and had to be treated with due importance. It was better to build a good relationship with him than to become enemies.
Moreover, Yang Yongkang belonged to the Qiao Faction. They had to give him face.
In the living room, Bai Xiaowen received President Yang, who had come in person.
Qiao Rui came over to pour tea. Yang Yongkang seemed somewhat flattered and repeatedly thanked her.
After pouring the tea, Qiao Rui sat down directly beside Li Shuyi.
"President Yang, what brings you here?" Bai Xiaowen asked. He could roughly guess at some of the possibilities.
"Captain Bai, your time is precious, so I'll get straight to the point."
President Yang Yongkang coughed. "Something has happened in the Great Southwest. I hope you can lead the White Phoenix Team and cooperate with the military's special forces to investigate."
Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly. "The incident in the Great Southwest must have been going on for some time. More than a week ago, I heard that the first intelligence team sent to investigate had gone missing. Only one person returned to report."
"Cough, that's true."
Li Shuyi had originally