Du Ming walked steadily back to where he got off the bus, amidst the loud and piercing alarm sounds of the Yonghua Group. Li Yulan was still on the bus, looking very bored, fiddling with her phone aimlessly, killing time while waiting for Du Ming to return.

  Du Ming opened the car door, and Li Yulan immediately turned her head vigilantly, with one hand already touching her waist. Seeing that it was Du Ming, she let out a sigh of relief, then said in a tone that was half surprised and half reproachful, "Mr. Du, I said you'd finally come back, I've been waiting for you for so long."

  Du Ming said discontentedly, "Hey, are you saying I'm slow? Miss Wine Cup, did you time it? Don't know how long the internationally renowned great thief Wine Cup would take to complete this task?"

  Li Yulan was momentarily speechless, then said, "I'm just saying, Mr. Du's speed is of course unmatched, but," she leaned in, full of expectation, "actually I mainly want to say, if Mr. Du can let me go on the mission next time, that would be great! I'm always stuck doing this peripheral support work outside and it's not satisfying."

  Du Ming raised an eyebrow and said, "Alright, if there's a chance next time, I'll let you go up personally."

  "Mr. Du, you always say that every time, saying that next time I'll have the chance to go on stage, but until now, I still haven't had the opportunity to perform personally."

  Du Ming smiled and was about to speak when his phone suddenly rang.

  Du Ming and Li Yulan were both stunned for a moment. Du Ming stretched out his hand, flipped out his mobile phone, took a look at the screen, and it was actually his boss.

  "Hey, boss!" Du Ming answered the phone and said irritably, "Do you know what time it is now? You're calling me at this hour! I'm not on duty 24 hours a day, you know!"

  The old man at the head laughed and scolded, "But you still accepted it, didn't you? There's a time difference between abroad and domestic, just understand it."

  Du Ming hummed and asked, "Alright, it's the middle of the night - at least it is on my end. Boss, you didn't call me just to chat idly, did you? What's going on?"

  The boss laughed and said, "Recently, being with beautiful women every day, isn't life pretty good? Are you so idle that you're going moldy? I have some good news to tell you, this time there's a mission."

  "Mission?" Du Ming curled his lip, "Another mission? What mission?"

  The boss said, "In the suburbs of Donghai City, there is an underground gambling den. From my understanding, it's a place for black societies or foreign forces to launder money. However, I've been ignoring it until recently when I heard some news and found out that this place seems to be working for the Luoyi gang."

  "Luoye Association?! Du Ming's body immediately straightened, his eyes turned fierce, "Is that place working for the Luoye Association?! Give me the information, I'm going to investigate it right now."

  "Du Ming," said Lao Da, "don't get agitated. Luo Yu and his people have a grudge against us, so we will take them seriously, but you mustn't let emotions cloud your judgment."

  Du Ming said, "Boss, don't you understand me? Am I someone who uses emotions to handle things? Even if I do use emotions, have I ever messed up anything?"

  The boss laughed twice and said, "Yes, I was worried too much. You Du Ming have always been someone who doesn't need me to worry about. This task is related to this underground casino, which seems to be the eyes and ears of the Luoye Society on the mainland, helping them launder money and connect with their forces on the mainland. I need you to investigate them, get a clear understanding of the situation, and if they are indeed connected to the Luoye Society, you must eliminate them immediately, which would also be a blow to the Luoye Society."

  "Alright, boss, I understand, I'll make sure to complete the task."

  Du Ming hung up the phone after exchanging a couple of words with Lao Da.

  Li Yulan was curiously looking at Du Ming, seemingly wanting to probe into the content of his mission, but not knowing whether it was appropriate to ask.

  Du Ming hung up the phone, put his mobile phone into his pocket, and smiled at Li Yulan, "Wine cup? Didn't you just say that you wanted to go personally for the next task?"

  Li Yulan's eyes lit up when she heard this and excitedly said, "Really? Is Mr. Du willing to let me go on the next mission?"

  "That's right," Du Ming said with a smile to Li Yulan, "and it's going to be done immediately, I'm letting you handle it, how about it?"

  Li Yulan nodded excitedly, "Alright! I won't let Mr. Du down!"

  Du Ming tilted his head, turned around and took out a laptop from his backpack, opened the computer and tapped on it for half a day, then handed it to Li Yulan.

  Li Yulan took over, Du Ming pointed to the screen and said, "Here is the information we found about an underground casino in the suburbs of Donghai City. The task requires me to investigate this casino because we suspect they are working for the Luo Ruihui gang and may be connected with both domestic and foreign black forces secretly supporting the Luo Ruihui gang."

  Li Yulan looked at the materials seriously, listening to Du Ming's words. Du Ming continued, "If we confirm that this casino is related to Luo Hui after investigation, we will take action to eliminate them."

  Li Yulan nodded, "No problem, I'll head to that casino right now!"

  "Never mind, I was just joking with you. Do you think I'd really make you rush to complete the task overnight? Just go home and rest for now, and you can head to the casino tomorrow to finish it."

  Li Yulan said excitedly, "I'm now full of energy and eager to complete this task."

  "Alright, if you're in such a hurry and want to go complete it now, I won't stop you. But remember, I gave you this task to train you, so I'll only provide the materials, but no arrangements or instructions will be given. You're on your own."

  Li Yulan nodded, "No problem!"

  "Then you go yourself," Du Ming pulled open the car door and got out, "I'll head home to sleep first, waiting for your good news."

  Li Yulan said with some concern, "Then how will you get home, Mr. Du?"

  "I'm a border soldier who can't even return home? You go ahead, think carefully about the task, don't worry about my little problem anymore."

  He said, Du Ming knocked on the glass of the intercom and patted the top of the car, "Go, bye."

  Li Yulan was quite excited and waved at Du Ming, then stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the address of the underground casino that Du Ming had given her.