sixteen
Sixteen: It's broken
On the night after the storm, there is a strange dark blue with high visibility. Looking up, the starry sky on the summer night is exposed in front of you, with stars like silver radiance sprinkled on silk cotton.
This seems to be the first time I have seen such a pure night sky in City E for so long. This memory has not appeared in years. The last time I saw a similar beautiful starry sky, it seemed to be on Bixiu Mountain, the night when I was lying with Meng Jiaying to watch the Tianhe River.
Memories can travel through time and space, but they cannot stop the passage of time. Memories gradually blurred, and I can't even think about her appearance.
"What are you thinking, you look so stunning." Xu Zhiheng leaned against the wall and sat on the floor and asked me. With the faint starlight, I could see a smile on the corner of his lips. I couldn't help but smile and said, "It should be me asking you, it's hard to see you happy like this."
Xu Zhiheng took out a headset from his music phone from his ear and handed it to me: "I listen to the music my former girlfriend sent this morning!"
I took the earphone and stuffed it into my ears. A pure female voice came into my ears. "What song is pretty good, but I just don't understand what to sing, Korean?" Xu Zhiheng closed his eyes halfway, immersed in the music, and then slowly said: "Hmm, translated it, it should be the day when love came to me."
"Hey, it's a bit ambiguous. Why, it's the kind that's still connected?" I teased him.
Xu Zhiheng smiled and shook his head, silently for a moment, sighed again, opened a photo of the girl from his phone, and smiled with a little self-deprecatingly: "Beautiful, it's a Korean girl. I met when I was in the United States. She was also studying in the United States at that time, and I really liked it. Unfortunately, his father's business is very big and he is not allowed to date someone like me with a gangster background, so... he can only end up in vain. Hey, it's good to be friends."
The girl in the photo, with long curly hair, delicate facial features, and a standard Korean beauty. This is the first time I have heard Zhiheng talk about his love story. Looking at his forced smile, the faint sadness in his eyes. I know that this love story that is just a few words should be unforgettable to him.
"Why don't you fight for it?"
Xu Zhiheng smiled bitterly and said softly: "Life is not a film and television drama. A prodigal son and a daughter are always two lines that cannot be intersected. Many things are not rewarded by hard work."
I patted his shoulder and said, "If you really like it, don't give up. Don't do things you will regret in the future. It's worth giving up something for the person you love. You are so capable, not only this path can be taken, but you really want to be a gangster for the rest of your life?"
Xu Zhiheng nodded and smiled, "Hasn't I always told you that I want to retire? Really, sometimes I really want to give up everything and start over. Unfortunately, I don't know if there is any such opportunity."
"How can you know if you don't try?" I smiled and said, "I strongly recommend that you go tomorrow, otherwise your Korean girlfriend will have no chance when she gets married. She is willing to send you such a song, which proves that she is still waiting for you."
Xu Zhiheng looked out the window and chuckled, "Yes, if everything goes well, when everything is over tomorrow, I really should work harder." I nodded and said, "It should be like this. I can wait to go to Korea to have your wedding wine."
"Well, then I'll make up. If this day comes!" Xu Zhiheng looked at the beautiful girl on the screen of his phone, with a tender face.
At this time, Weizai walked over and interrupted our conversation. He said, "I have received the call. Bai Shiwu has passed the Thirteen Liting. I will be here in a few minutes."
Our mood of relaxing by music suddenly became nervous, and the moment we had been waiting for for a long time was finally coming.
"Everyone is here! Are you all ready?" I suddenly stood up from the floor, took a deep breath, moved my limbs, and looked around the house through the window.
This is an old factory building in the remote suburbs of the city, located on the hillside. It used to be a small mechanic factory. Due to the construction of a closed expressway nearby, the connection between the outside roads here was cut off, so the factory had already been shut down and became a temporary residence for the owner of a nearby orchard.
But half a month ago, we had rented it here. The reason we chose here was very simple. It was remote enough and had a very wide view. The most important thing was that there was an underground civil defense tunnel built decades ago next to the mountain wall behind the factory.
This place is the final battlefield after I have been back in E City for so long and carefully selected.
Han Jindong was a little excited, and kept walking around. Finally, he couldn't help asking: "Why did you call Bai Shiwu first? Why did he listen to you so much?"
We kidnapped Xiao Jian and got in the car. I had called Bai Shiwu and asked him to come out immediately. We had arranged for my brothers to drive nearby to lead him over. In other words, he was almost here with us.
Facing Han Jindong's question, I just responded lightly: "You don't need to know this!" Han Jindong sat down helplessly and said, "What's the use of calling him here? Didn't you agree to threaten Xiao Wanquan?"
Xu Zhiheng knew my plan and smiled and said, "What are you anxious about? Have we ever said we won't deal with Xiao Wanquan?" As he said that, he looked at me and said, "But I also want to know why Bai Shiwu listened to you so much. Now they seem to be holding an election conference. Will it be inappropriate for Bai Shiwu to leave suddenly?"
I looked at Xiao Jian who was huddled in the corner and smiled and said, "Bai Shiwu has withdrawn from the competition. It's no problem to find an excuse to leave. Moreover, if he doesn't leave, who will take the account of kidnapping Xiao Jian?"
Xu Zhiheng laughed and said, "It's so smooth. Wenjun, I really believe you. What kind of handle did you catch Bai Shiwu? He will be at your mercy!"
Han Jindong also said, and suddenly realized, "What do you mean is to make Xiao Wanquan think that Xiao Jian suddenly disappeared, was it Bai Shiwu's fault?"
I chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether he believes it or not, but I have already shown it very deliberately at the meeting just now. In Xiao Wanquan's eyes, Bai Shiwu and I are grasshoppers on the same rope. If Bai Shiwu suddenly leaves the scene and Xiao Jian disappears inexplicably, do you think Xiao Wanquan will take this account to Bai Shiwu?"
Han Jindong nodded and asked a little confusedly: "I probably understand what you mean, but I still don't understand. The one we are going to seduce is Xiao Wanquan. It doesn't seem to matter whether he doubts Bai Shiwu or not."
I smiled indifferently and said, "Who said it doesn't matter? In an hour, a large number of police will block the surrounding area. If there is no shield, how can we escape?"
As soon as this was said, not only Han Jindong, but also Xu Zhiheng was stunned for a moment, and he didn't understand what I meant. He immediately interrupted and said, "Wen Jun, what did you say? You didn't say anything about the police in the plan, right? Do you mean you have notified the police?" He was a very smart person, and for a moment, he already knew what I mean.
I said a little apologetically: "Sorry, I'm afraid you don't agree, so I took the action first and then reported." Xu Zhiheng looked at me with a tense face for a few seconds, and suddenly smiled and said: "You are really kidding your life. This is not a joke. If you make a mistake, you have to wait to die."
I smiled and said, "In the world, life and death have long been determined by fate, but don't worry, I have carefully calculated it."
Xu Zhiheng nodded and said, "Actually, I should have guessed it long ago. You hid the goods here and explored the terrain nearby many times. You pinched the stopwatch to plan the car traffic on the road, just for this day."
I nodded and said, "Sorry, I've been hiding it from you. Actually, I should tell you all the plans! It's just that some things are difficult to explain, so..." Xu Zhiheng smiled heartily and said, "It's nothing, brothers, how do you say it and do it well. You have a very delicate relationship with the police. I understand, so don't be sorry!"
Faced with Xu Zhiheng's amazing analytical ability, I had nothing to say, so I could only smile awkwardly. However, Han Jindong was confused and said strangely: "What are you talking about? Why can't I understand at all? What are you talking about?"
We both naturally ignored him. To us, Han Jindong was just an indispensable role in the plan. I used his purpose to destroy the process of the leading election of Tianxing Society. Now that the purpose has been achieved, he no longer needs to know more.
"Boss Xiao?" I picked up the phone and called Xiao Wanquan in Hong Kong version of Mandarin.
"Who are you?" Xiao Wanquan's fierce voice came from the phone.
I smiled and said in a silence: "Are you very confused? It's very hard to find your son? The future leader you identified suddenly disappeared, and the venue must be in chaos, right?"
"Then you guys are you doing it? Who are you? Are you looking for death?"
I sneered and said, "It doesn't matter who we are, but if you don't want your only seedling to be missing, you will arrive at Shisanliting immediately within forty minutes!"
After a few seconds of silence in the microphone, Xiao Wanquan had already hummed: "Tell Bai Shiwu, if my son has something to do, I will make him regret being a human being in this life!" Obviously, my Hong Kong version of Mandarin that was holding back has completely led his thinking to Bai Shiwu who suddenly left early. After all, Bai Shiwu has lived in Hong Kong for a long time, and many of his subordinates are from there.
This is the effect I want to achieve. Even if I don’t have to do this deliberately, he can only think that it was Bai Shiwu’s move. This is an extra move, but it will only make his anger burn more violently.
"People are in our hands, and threats are useless. I will only say it once. If you cannot arrive with 10 million cash within forty minutes, you will be extinct! The road is not close, I hope you cherish your time. Do you need to make the following statement? Hey!"
"Damn, you'll have lost this ten million cash? What do you want?" Xiao Wanquan shouted.
"You don't need to worry about this. Anyway, you won't see anyone without bringing money. Don't ask us for conditions. When the time comes, we will tear the votes! Don't think about dragging it out. We know that you are the gangster boss. If you dare to do this, you are not afraid of doing anything." After that, I nodded and signaled. Awei had already punched Xiao Jian's lower abdomen next to him.
"Ah!" Xiao Jian screamed, and I sneered and said to the phone: "I heard your son's wail. We are not kidding. Before people and money arrive, don't think about dragging it, it won't last a minute!" With a click, the phone was hung up.
Seeing Awei and the others dragging Xiao Jian down again, Xu Zhiheng sighed and smiled, "Hey! Is that batch of goods expensive a little? Can he find so much cash so quickly?"
"He can't find it, so no one can find it." I laughed. Xu Zhiheng turned the thin new mobile phone between his fingers and sighed, "Xiao Wanquan never dreamed that someone would dare to use this method to deal with him!"
"He couldn't imagine a lot!" My gaze had shifted back to the vast starry sky outside the window. The sky was blue and the stars were shining. I seemed to see Youqing's soft smile again. "Qingqing, bless me!" I kept silently reciting in my heart.
"Bai Shiwu is here!" At this time, A Dai, who had been in charge of watching the situation in front of the window, reported to us. He looked out the window. On a path downstairs, Bai Shiwu was walking quickly under the guidance of a brother.
I signaled to everyone, and went downstairs alone to meet him. Under the stars, he looked cautious and looked around at this strange and quiet place.
I waved to the brother who led him, signaling him to go back to the building first, then smiled at Bai Shiwu and said, "Isn't it very strange?"
Bai Shiwu blinked his eyes and saw clearly that it was me. He couldn't help but say, "Where is Xiao Jian? Aren't you with him?" I shrugged, without answering, but just answered irresponsible questions: "I haven't smelled such fresh air for a long time."
At this time, the moon silently climbed into the sky from behind the mountain. The moonlight covered the starlight, but made the world brighter. I, who was used to the darkness, could even see Bai Shiwu frowned and looked directly at me with a pair of sinister eyes.
"What are you doing? I thought you asked me to go downstairs and say something to me, why did you ask someone to take me to such a ghost place!" Bai Shiwu couldn't help asking. Although this place is not too far from Jiulong Villa, it takes about twenty minutes to drive.
"I didn't force you to come with a gun." I smiled indifferently and said, "Since you are here, don't complain so much. The moon is white and the wind is clear. It's great to come here to enjoy the moon and breathe fresh air. Anyway, you have withdrawn from the competition, so why continue to stay in that dirty place?"
Bai Shiwu said angrily: "Damn, you're playing tricks on me! Tell me quickly, where are you? What's the matter with him asking me to come here?"
I stared at him, smiled and said, "Sorry, he is not here." Bai Shiwu was stunned and said, "What did you say? Didn't you say that he had something to say to me?"
I smiled and said, "You believe whatever I say. How do you become the eldest brother? Sorry, today's affairs have nothing to do with Lao Shi."
Bai Shiwu's expression froze, and he seemed to be punched by someone on the head, and said in a daze: "What did you say?"
I sneered and said, "Is it difficult to understand my words? I asked you to come here today, not Shi Shaoqiang, I understand? How can I point out such a high-ranking official?"
Bai Shiwu was completely stunned now. After a moment of stammering, he suddenly said, "Who are you? How could you know my relationship with him?" As he said that, his steps slid backward and wanted to escape. This is an old sly person. If he hadn't thought that the secret connection between him and Shi Shaoqiang would have been known to a third party, he would not have been fooled by me at all.
However, he was right to me. He only looked at him with a flash of eyes and his body leaned slightly. I already knew that he wanted to escape. His right hand shook, and the gun in my hand was pointed directly at his forehead and eyebrows. He sneered: "Since you are here, why are you so anxious to leave? Don't you go to see Xiao Jian? Since you hate him for being so angry, I'll give you a chance to fight him one-on-one."
"What do you want to do?" Bai Shiwu was a little frightened.
I pushed the gun, and my left hand jammed, and I had already twisted his right hand and said with a smile: "You will know in a while!"
Seeing me twisting Bai Shiwu in, Xu Zhiheng shook his head and sighed slightly, "You have become addicted to tying people recently. You are becoming more and more familiar with it." I was about to laugh, but Xu Zhiheng had already hit Bai Shiwu with one palm. He was a real fighting master. He just hit the palm edge and knocked Bai Shiwu to the ground.
After the other brothers came forward to drag Bai Shiwu who had fainted, he said seriously: "The tip is coming, the Tianxing Club has been dispatched in full swing! There are quite a lot of people, and it should be filled with more than twenty cars! And it seems that the firepower is very strong."
I nodded, paused and breathed, and said, "What I want is the whole family of the whole family. Such a good opportunity will only be once!"
This is the opportunity I have been waiting for for a long time. For the arrival of this opportunity, I have been preparing for it for too long.
This election of Tianxing has concentrated almost all of their high school leaders. It can be said that it is difficult to concentrate Tianxing so much after changing time and place. So when Xiao Jian invited me to attend this important meeting of Tianxing as a witness, I had already had a foreshadowing that this would be a great opportunity for me.
No matter how long the wait is, there will be an end. I and Xiao Wanquan will break up. The bento will be tonight! Apart from today, it is a fantasy to try to take the star in one fell swoop.
I walked slowly to the roof alone and looked at the vast earth. Under the starry sky, the mountains and the sky were connected, the stars were adorned, and the heaven and earth were filled with mysterious aura. In another twenty minutes, Xiao Wanquan would lead all his men to kill to the Thiranli Pavilion where we are. It is said that this was an ancient battlefield in ancient times, with countless souls buried.
"Cannon, everything is OK, it's your turn to take action!" I raised my phone and called Ma Xiaobao. Before he could answer, I smiled and said, "The other party has nearly a hundred people, and they have enough firepower, be careful."
Ma Xiaobao, who had been waiting for a night, was shocked and said, "Nearly a hundred people, so exaggerated?" I smiled disdainfully and said, "Are you scared?" Ma Xiaobao said, "I'm afraid? But I don't have many people to mobilize, and I'm afraid that I can't surround myself and let the other party escape, I will suffer a huge loss."
I smiled faintly and said, "If there is not enough manpower, just ask Lao Shi for instructions." After a pause, I slowly said, "You can tell him that it was Teng Wenjun's words! He will know what to do!"
Chapter completed!