The car drove through the streets and alleys, but came to a secluded place. This is an old city, and the roads on the ground are full of potholes. Once it rains, the ground here will definitely be muddy. The surrounding buildings are very old, giving the street a gray tone here. The metal window sills on the buildings on both sides, as well as the fire stairs, are all rusty, and the roadside road is also very dilapidated. Our car slowly entered this street, and I told Xi Luo to slow down.
I only know the address. I have never been here before. I drove slowly all the way. I tried to identify the house numbers on the dilapidated buildings, which were so gray that I couldn’t see their true colors. Finally, I finally found what I wanted. that address.
After asking Ciro to park, I took Ciro into a three-story building.
As soon as we entered the first floor, we saw an old man sitting on a chair at the door, who looked like a homeless man, holding an old newspaper in his hand, and a wine bottle next to him. There also seemed to be some suspicious-looking people behind the surrounding buildings.
Ciro frowned: "This is the messiest and dirtiest area in Vancouver. What are we doing here?"
I smiled: "Do you know this place?"
"Of course." Ciro smiled bitterly: "At least I grew up in Vancouver. It's called a dump, full of prostitutes, thieves, drug addicts, punks... Normal people rarely want to come to this block .”
I curled my lips, didn't say anything, but pulled Xi Luo up the stairs, the skin on the outside of the dilapidated walls had peeled off in many places, exposing the bricks inside, and there was still a suspicious dampness on the stairs Wet smell, walking to the third floor, there is a man standing by the window at the stairway, smoking. For a moment, slightly surprised, but then he nodded and said hello to me.
We didn't talk to each other, just exchanged eyes. Xi Luo looked at this person for a long time, then suddenly frowned and said, "I seem to have seen this person... he... seems to be a policeman?"
I smiled: "You have a good memory."
Indeed, this Chinese is a subordinate of Officer Jeff. Ciro had indeed seen him. When I met Officer Jeff for the first time, he brought Ciro and I to the police station with a few Chinese policemen, and we had a brief encounter with each other.
Xi Luo is not a talkative person, seeing that I don't go into details, he doesn't ask any more questions, anyway, he has already arrived here, if there is any problem, I will naturally explain it to him later.
Two pieces of broken wooden planks were placed across the door. This kind of rotten door, a slightly stronger young man might be able to knock it open with a single shoulder. Under Shiro's suspicious gaze, I pushed the door and walked in.
There was a room inside, and there were two men sitting in the room, both in plain clothes, and they looked like they were chatting, one of them was the Chinese police officer, Jeff!
"Oh, Xiao Wu, you're here." Jeff nodded to me, walked over and said with a smile, "Okay, since you're here, I think my mission is almost complete...God, my two This brother has been staying here for many days, and he is almost suffocating. It is really not easy for you to ask me to help you this time!"
"I will pay the price to satisfy you." I answered him briefly, and then immediately asked, "Where is the person?"
"Inside." Jeff tilted his head, and then walked into the room immediately. There is a door inside. After opening the door, there is a small room about ten square meters inside. The room has no windows, only a bed, and a TV. There were two beer bottles on the floor, and several empty cigarette cases.
Sitting cross-legged on the bed was a young man, about twenty years old, with yellow skin and black hair, watching TV boredly, with a dejected expression on his face.
As soon as I entered the room, I smelled a strong smell of alcohol, and frowned slightly. The young man on the bed saw me coming in at the first sight, and immediately lifted his spirits! But soon, his face changed suddenly, as if he thought of something, his originally rosy face suddenly turned pale again!
He hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "Little... Little Fifth Brother."
"Hmm." I walked over. Seeing him wanting to stand up, he shook his hands: "You still have injuries on your legs, don't move around, sit down."
The young man, with a bandage on his thigh, apparently had a leg injury that had not healed.
Ciro's eyes were a little puzzled. Looking at the young man in front of him, he couldn't help but wonder, "Yi... aren't you Xiao Huang? Why are you here?"
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little yellow. A young man in his twenties is a member of the big circle in the garage, and he is a member of the direct line. Like Ciro, he's one of the rising stars in the gym...
And, more importantly, his surname is Huang, and he is the nephew of the deceased Lao Huang.
When Lao Huang and four other people died, the police sent people to ask to enter the garage for inspection, and the two sides confronted each other. Xiao Huang, an impulsive young man, suddenly heard that his uncle had died. The young man became angry, and in a hurry, he took a gun and rushed out to see his uncle's body.
In that situation, the two sides were at war, and the police were on the verge of a big enemy. They suddenly saw a large circle of young people rushing out with guns in hand. According to the usual Western police practice, they always shoot first! Fortunately, the other party had no intention of killing, but just shot him in the leg, temporarily incapacitating him. As a result, Xiao Huang, who was hit in the leg, fell to the ground, was dragged back by the police, and was temporarily arrested.
However, when things developed afterwards, they suddenly took a 180-degree turn! !
The bodies of the four of Lao Huang and the others were sent back after Jeff and I secretly negotiated. According to the custom of our Chinese, the deceased needs to be restrained in a coffin, and close relatives are required to put on a shroud for him!
And the problem lies here! ! !
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"Xiao Huang, I have wronged you these few days and left you here. Maybe you have some complaints in your heart when I do this. If there is any wronged place, I will apologize to you first! But I have my own reasons. The first few days The situation in the sky cannot be messed up! Moreover, this matter cannot be exposed at an inappropriate time..." I sat down, looked at Xiao Huang, and said slowly.
On Xiao Huang's young face, the expression was a little gloomy, but more of a sad one: "I... I know, Brother Fifth, I don't hate you... it's just me..."
Having said that, he rubbed his eyes vigorously and wiped away the tears.
"Okay." I patted him on the shoulder: "You are you, I know this matter, you have too much burden on your shoulders... I understand that you feel wronged and guilty about this kind of thing... You have to understand , I brought you here, and even sent someone to watch you here, without malice, and even to protect your safety, do you understand?"
"clear… "
"Yeah." I nodded, signaling Shiro to stand beside me. Jeff had a good look, and he knew that we might have to talk about some important things, so he went out knowingly, and closed the door for us casually.
"Little Huang!" I said with a serious expression on my face, "Now there are three of us here. You can tell all the things you discovered that night, from beginning to end! Start from the beginning, don't miss a single word! understand?"
"Ming, understand!"
Afterwards, Xiao Huang took a deep breath and began to tell...
My father died early, and my uncle took me with him. I have also been in the garage for eight or nine years under Ba Ye's men. My uncle took good care of me, I am very grateful to him... In addition, there are several other big brothers in the garage who take good care of me, and the one who treats me the best is Datou Li.
Li Datou is eight years older than me, and was brought out by my uncle. He is the one who treats me best besides my uncle. Treat me like a big brother.
Because I have a close relationship with him, we also know each other better. For example, I know that he has a habit that is different from others.
Li Datou's family has been passed down through three generations. Their hometown is superstitious, and there is an indigenous way to avoid evil. The underwear that Li Datou wears, under the crotch of men's underwear, always has a seam. Even if there are many styles of underwear that are sewn under the crotch, he will use scissors to cut the strips and sew them out separately.
I lived in a dormitory with him for a year, so I know his habit.
In addition, Li Datou said that he liked to eat candy when he was a child, so the second innermost tooth on the upper left of his mouth was hollowed out by decay, and then half of it fell out. Since it was not a deciduous tooth, it was never filled. Others don't know these things, but I lived with him for two years, so I know.
Knowing that Uncle and Li Datou were both dead, I went crazy at the time. As a result, I was young and impulsive, and I also caused trouble for the little fifth brother.
I squatted in the police station for a day, and when I came back, I heard that Brother Wu collected their corpses and set up a mourning hall in the garage, vowing to avenge them...
Brother Fifth, I am convinced! Since Little Fifth Brother said he wanted revenge, I believe it!
Then, on the night when I came back, Brother Wu took me some sets of shrouds. He said that my uncle died unjustly, but after my uncle died, there must be someone close to him to give him. So, he prepared a shroud and asked me to put it on my uncle myself.
That night, there were only the two of us in the mourning hall. When I first put on my uncle's shroud, I touched his cold body and couldn't help it, crying all the time. I think my uncle died unjustly and tragically! When he died, he clenched his teeth tightly, and his face was still full of anger. I know that my uncle was killed by an enemy, and I will avenge him!
I have always regarded Li Datou as my elder brother, and I personally put on his shroud... He died a terrible death... Not only did he have gunshot wounds, but also knife wounds! His face was slashed two or three times, and he lost one of his eyes...
However, when I changed his clothes, I realized something was wrong!