"Hey Chuanzi, do you know who Lao Lei's insider in the police is?" Cheng Ji asked on the phone.
Chen Chuan said, "He has a lot of insiders. I can name three or four of them, but they are too principled! If Lao Lei asks them, they might say something, but if it's someone else, I guess they won't be able to say anything. What do you want to ask? I'll take you to ask."
"you?"
Chen Chuan said: "I know Xu Kaiming, the captain of the first squadron of the Hongcheng Public Security Bureau's Peak Commando Team. He was my company commander when I was in the reconnaissance company. We are very close."
Cheng Ji and Chen Chuan agreed to meet at the place. On the way, he was a little worried, wondering whether Captain Xu would be willing to meet them.
"I just want to have a cup of tea with him, why wouldn't he agree?" Chen Chuan said in a relaxed tone, "If he doesn't agree, I have other ways."
"What method?" Cheng Ji asked.
"Just cheat." Chen Chuan said, "I have never met anyone who cannot be cheated!"
However, contrary to expectations, the squadron leader readily agreed to the meeting. Chen Chuan and Cheng Ji waited outside the SWAT training range for less than five minutes when they saw from afar Squadron Leader Xu taking off his equipment and running around the venue.
Cheng Ji was suddenly overwhelmed with emotions and his eyes became red.
The shooting range and the training ground, these were places where he had sweated, worked hard, bleed, and shed tears in his previous life. He didn't expect that he would be able to step into them again in this life. It was really sad.
Do people really have destiny? Or does destiny have continuity? Otherwise, he was clearly reborn as a little mb, so how did he finally walk in
Chen Chuan whispered, "I'll tell you later, don't speak carelessly."
Cheng Ji said, "Got it."
Chen Chuan waved enthusiastically and shouted, "Old Company Commander!!"
Captain Xu was also very happy: "Chuanzi! What have you been busy with recently? I haven't seen you for a long time! I asked you to come to the team, but you refused to do so. You are always afraid of death and lazy all day long!"
Chen Chuan said directly: "You are poor and have big rules. I get eight times your salary in Lao Qi's house, and I have more vacations!"
"Fuck you!" Captain Xu cursed affectionately, and put his elbow on Chen Chuan's neck, "Let's go to the lounge and have a cup of tea!"
He looked at Cheng Ji, his eyes sharp but still friendly: "Who is this?"
Chen Chuan said, "This is my buddy. The kid admires the police uncle, so I brought him to see you. Is my buddy handsome?"
"She's much prettier than you anyway!" Captain Xu also patted Cheng Ji on the shoulder, "Come on, handsome guy, let's go have some tea!"
The shooting range is located in a remote area in the mountains, and the three people have to walk a long way to get back to the training ground office building.
Cheng Ji kept turning his head to look at the shooting range, his eyes full of nostalgia, and gradually fell behind. Chen Chuan noticed and motioned for him to catch up.
On the way, Chen Chuan said, "Old Captain, I'm here to inquire about something for my boss."
After saying this, he gave Cheng Ji a wicked smile, and Cheng Ji also raised his eyebrows. In order to get the truth from them, these two people brought Qi Beisong out as a cover.
Captain Xu said, "Ask me. I will tell you what I know and what I can tell you. But I won't reveal a single word of what I cannot tell you." He then asked, "Can you let your buddy hear it?"
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "He is our boss's family, the full representative, understand?"
Captain Xu asked Cheng Ji: "Is your last name Qi too?"
Cheng Ji said shamelessly: "Yes!"
"What?" Captain Xu asked habitually.
"Baby Qi." Chen Chuan interrupted.
"… "
Captain Xu was shocked: "Handsome guy, your name is quite cute!"
Cheng Ji wanted to explain, but Chen Chuan covered his mouth.
"Don't waste our old leader's time with nonsense!" Chen Chuan asked, "Old Captain, the anti-drug department is investigating a case involving the Shuiyue Villa bar. How much do you know about it?"
Captain Xu was silent for a few seconds. "I know a lot, because I am the deputy leader of the special task force. There is a criminal group operating the Shuiyue Villa Bar. It is not only involved in drugs but also gangs. In addition, they also smuggle and resell guns and ammunition. So all the detachments are working together and recruiting people from all places."
Cheng Ji asked: "Is there a person named Shen Zimo involved in the case?"
Captain Xu frowned: "How do you know?"
Cheng Ji guessed it, and it seems he guessed it right.
Captain Xu did not deny that: "Overall, this case was a failure. Three of the main culprits fled, including Shen Zimo. We are all very upset and embarrassed!"
Cheng Ji seemed to have been hit hard: "Shen Zimo is the main culprit?"
Captain Xu said, "No. This guy changed his career lately. He was originally an ordinary college student. I don't know what he did to win the appreciation of the main criminal. He rose to prominence and later even surpassed the manager of Shuiyue Villa, Mao Xiaowei. Moreover, this guy hid himself very well. We were not sure whether he was involved in the case until he fled. We only found out after we received Mao Xiaowei's surrender package."
Cheng Ji stared at him, "What did Shen Zimo do?"
Captain Xu said: "We didn't know what he had done before; but after he fled, he served as a liaison between the main culprit and the remnants of the gang in China, and carried out a series of brutal acts of silencing. Among the victims were one of our undercover police officers and a very good red informant. We made mistakes in the early stages of this battle, the news leaked out in the middle, and we lost the initiative in closing the net in the later stages. We were caught off guard. I can only say that the police are not gods, and they also have their moments of failure!"
At that moment, Cheng Ji seemed to be thrown back to the scene of the clinic fire. The heat from the burning was still burning his feet, the smell was irritating his nose, there were charred bodies lying under the ruins, and the sound of ambulance sirens could be heard in the distance, whirring...
The faces of Sister Yu, the doctor, Manager Zhou, Mao Xiaowei, Officer Wu, and others appeared and disappeared before his eyes. He could hardly find his own voice: "... Shen... Shen Zimo did it..."
Captain Xu said: "Even if he didn't do it himself, it must have been done through him. This man is a young paranoid, very scary, and seems to have no empathy at all. He also has been through some major trauma. Anyway, our experts have analyzed that he has a personality disorder."
Cheng Ji's body swayed slightly, and was held up by Chen Chuan calmly.
Captain Xu asked Cheng Ji: "Handsome guy, why do you care so much about Shen Zimo?"
Cheng Ji swallowed his saliva and admitted one thing: "The informant who died... was my godfather's nephew, so he is my godfather's cousin."
Captain Xu asked in surprise: "Are you Chen Jie's cousin?"
"Ah, what's wrong?" Cheng Ji asked.
Captain Xu said: "In addition to the account book, there was also a mobile phone in Mao Xiaowei's surrender package, Zhou Zhiwen's mobile phone. Most of the things in it were moved and deleted, and only a recording of Mao Xiaowei was retained, in which the "cousin" was repeatedly mentioned. We wanted to track down who the "cousin" was, but someone stopped us and said that he had nothing to do with the case and we were not allowed to involve him!"
"Who stopped you?" Chen Chuan spoke too quickly
"Who else? Your family!" Captain Xu rolled his eyes.
Chen Chuan smiled awkwardly: "I guess so."
"Tsk tsk, you are actually my 'cousin'!" Captain Xu was still surprised.
Cheng Ji asked: "What did you mention about me?"
Captain Xu said: "Since you are the real boss, I will play it for you, but don't tell anyone else."
He walked to the confidential computer inside the room and opened the file.
After Mao Xiaowei was pulled out of the snow pit that night, his cell phone was left there, so Manager Zhou's cell phone was used to record the conversation.
His words were intermittent and his sentence order was a little chaotic. It was obvious that he was very emotional. Cheng Ji and Chen Chuan both leaned close to the computer and listened attentively.
—Comrade police officer, this is my surrender.
My name is Mao Xiaowei, the bar manager at Shuiyue Villa. I am reporting a certain group under my real name, saying that they are openly engaged in foreign trade business but secretly run underworld organizations, and also engage in drug trafficking and smuggling in huge amounts.
I... Brother Zhou, thank you for taking care of me for so many years. You are still willing to help me now. You are a good person... I shouldn't have implicated you.
(Manager Zhou whispered, "Hurry up and tell me, don't mention me.")
… For a long time I couldn’t sleep or eat. I was very scared and kept thinking about turning myself in.
I know you have been investigating me for a long time, and I want to make amends for my crime.
I really regret it. In the beginning, I got involved with them because I was greedy and had little money and no background. I didn't expect that I would be controlled to this point and could never get away.
Chen Jie, the person you sent, has been persuading me to surrender myself. I really want to, but I'm just afraid.
I want to live, police comrade!
I didn’t know that Chen Jie was in trouble until his cousin came to my door... Chen Jie and I had probably been discovered a long time ago.
They killed Chen Jie, and now they are coming to kill me. I can’t live anymore, I can’t live anymore… I want to live…
I know too many secrets, I can't live...
Police comrades, please save me...
(Manager Zhou said, don’t cry, there’s no time.)
Don’t cry, don’t cry… I gave everything I could collect to Brother Zhou, and Brother Zhou said he would help me.
I have no one else I can trust, Brother Zhou, I am sorry for causing you trouble. If I can escape this time, I will definitely repay you well.
I hope this evidence is enough to catch them all!
Brother Zhou, the dogs of the XX Group are very powerful. You are in danger too. You should also avoid them.
Police comrade, please let Chen Jie's cousin hide as well. I don't hate him for beating me. He was right to beat me. I deserved to be beaten...
Cousin Chen Jie, you asked me about Shen Zimo, how do you know him? I didn't tell you the truth before because I was afraid of being bitten by him.
You have to be careful of him. He is a mad dog that doesn't bark. He bites people more fiercely than anyone else. I suspect Chen Jie was bitten by him.
He came to work in our bar a few months ago. I didn't know his background, so I looked down on him and plotted against him. I sent him to deliver medicine to Qi Shao's room, but it failed and he ran away.
Fortunately, I didn't succeed. He didn't come from an ordinary family. I was worried about this for a long time.
After he ran away, I thought he would never come back, but I didn’t expect that he continued to go to work the next day as if nothing had happened. He even said he wanted to find someone and asked me if I could help. Even I admired his calmness.
The military advisor "Professor" happened to be there that day. The professor loved talent and elegance, so I introduced him to him as a favor. It turned out that the guy actually fell in love with him and from then on he used me and the professor to climb up the ladder.
At that time I didn't know that he was a lunatic and a psychopath!
Cousin Chen Jie, I don’t have time to explain in detail, just stay away from this guy!
Brother Zhou, can I escape alive
…
The voice stopped.
Cheng Ji's face turned pale: "You really mentioned me."
"Did you hear that?" Captain Xu said, "Even drug dealers say Shen Zimo is a lunatic, which shows how powerful he is. This kind of criminal personality is quite typical, and there are many cases at home and abroad. Some people have pretended to be good gentlemen and model citizens for decades, but suddenly an opportunity reveals their true colors. When his aggressiveness breaks out of his shell, no one expects it."
Chen Chuan asked: "Can Shen Zimo and the main criminals be caught?"
"To be honest, it's difficult once you cross the border," said Captain Xu. "There are at least hundreds of people who have fled abroad over the years. How many of them have been caught? We can't enforce the law across borders. We can only rely on Interpol's friendly presence, but we can't guarantee its efficiency."
Cheng Ji lowered his head deeply.
Captain Xu didn't notice his emotions and smiled bitterly: "Anyway, our task force will not withdraw for the time being, so let's continue working!"
Chen Chuan asked: "How can we still work if the main culprit has escaped? Should we endure it?"
Captain Xu rolled his eyes at him and said, "Even if the principal offender escapes, there are still accomplices. Besides, who said we should endure it?"
Cheng Ji asked quickly: "What do you mean?"
However, Captain Xu refused to reveal anything more because saying more would be a leak.
Chen Chuan tried his best but failed to get any further information out of him, and instead he tricked him into giving him a cigarette.
Cheng Ji and Chen Chuan had no choice but to return, wondering all the way why the police "couldn't bear it", but they didn't come to any conclusion from the discussion.
The car drove to the Blue Sky Community garage, and Chen Chuan got out of the car and went upstairs. Then he suddenly had an idea: "Could it be that they want to go to Country K to arrest people in person?"
Cheng Ji shook his head: "This is against the rules."
"Yeah." Chen Chuan also said, "If the news of this cross-border arrest leaks out, it will really damage diplomacy. The decades of friendly exchanges between us and Country K will be over."
The more they discussed, the more confused they became, until the elevator door opened and Qi Beisong stood outside with his hands on his hips.
Chen Chuan suddenly pushed Cheng Ji out, not daring to face Qi Beisong for even a second, and quickly pressed the door closing button.
"Chen Chuan!" Qi Beisong roared, "Try to kidnap my wife next time!!!"
Chen Chuan's voice echoed in the elevator shaft: "I don't dare anymore!!!"
Qi Beisong asked Cheng Ji: "Where did you go?"
Cheng Ji's expression suddenly changed and he turned the tables: "What are you hiding from me?"
"..." Qi Beisong also wanted to enter the elevator to hide, but was stopped by Cheng Ji.
"I know everything!" Cheng Ji said angrily, "No wonder you guys gave me a gun. Are you afraid that Shen Zimo's followers will kill me?!"
Qi Beisong turned and looked at him.
Cheng Ji yelled: "You guys underestimate me too much, how could I be afraid of him?!"
"You are not afraid of him, but I am afraid of you." Qi Beisong's deep eyes swept across his face, "If anything happens to you, I will not survive. You are my life."
Cheng Ji was silent, and said, "He has left the country, and he won't kill me."
"Why?"
Cheng Ji smiled bitterly because Shen Zimo had never slept with him before.
Shen Zimo longed for physical contact with Cheng Ji, which was one of his obsessions. Before he played tricks on Cheng Ji, he would let him live.
This reason cannot be told, otherwise Qi Beisong will be furious.
"Intuition." Cheng Ji said.
He crossed the living room and lay on the sofa, face down, motionless.
Qi Beisong sat next to him and ruffled his hair: "Where did you and Chen Chuan go? Do you know everything?"
"Yeah." Cheng Ji said in a muffled voice.
He turned his eyes and asked, "Am I a coward?"
Qi Beisong frowned: "I'm the coward!"
Cheng Ji muttered: "What do you have? You haven't saved an ungrateful person, and you haven't raised a criminal."
Qi Beisong asked him to squeeze into the sofa, then he lay down beside him and looked at the ceiling: "What's the difference between us?"
Cheng Ji pulled his face towards him: "It's none of your business, it's my fault, understand?"
Qi Beisong put his arm around his waist: "Call me brother."
"…Brother," Cheng Ji said, "what's wrong?"
Qi Beisong buried his face against his neck: "Scream a few more times."
"Brother." Cheng Ji said softly, "Brother..."
Qi Beisong kissed him on the neck.
Cheng Ji said: "Brother, I fucking hate it."
"Don't let your imagination run wild."
"I regret that I did..."
“You’re right!”
Cheng Ji said: "If I had handled my relationship with him better, maybe he wouldn't have become like this."
Resentment, anger and self-blame intertwined in his heart. He didn't say anything, but Qi Beisong felt it. He tightened his arms and pressed his head against his chest.
Cheng Ji asked hoarsely: "...Brother?"
Qi Beisong said softly: "It's okay, go ahead and cry, baby, I'm here anyway. If anyone dares to laugh at you, I'll dig out his eyes!"
Cheng Ji would not cry. He hugged his arms tightly, his fingertips digging into the flesh, with such force that he seemed to be able to crush himself.
Qi Beisong forcibly pulled his hand away and placed it on his waist: "Pinch me, don't pinch yourself!"
Cheng Ji said angrily, "I feel the most sorry for Sister Yu. She was wronged! The hospital said she needs at least four or five skin grafts. It would be better if the fire didn't burn her but burned on me!"
Qi Beisong didn't like what he heard. He half-raised himself, his long body covering Cheng Ji, pinched his cheek and said, "Take it back."
"Um?"
"Take that back." Qi Beisong said arrogantly, "No one is allowed to burn you. No one is allowed to touch you!"
A few months ago, he wished he could kill Cheng Ji with his own hands. Now, if anyone dared to scratch Cheng Ji's skin, he would fight to the death.
Cheng Ji asked: "Is this reasonable?"
"That's unreasonable!" Qi Beisong said viciously, "Take it back!"
Cheng Ji stared at his pair of ink-black pupils, in which was his own shadow, clear and pale.
In his previous life, or even a few months ago, he would never have thought that he would be so close to another man. There was no disgust or absurdity, only trust, tenderness and care.
He looked at him, trying to find the slightest disguise, but there was none. Qi Beisong could peel off his heart and give it to him.
"If you don't accept it, I'll accept it for you." Qi Beisong said, "Pah, pah, pah, children's words are incorruptible!"
Cheng Ji was amused for a moment, and put his arm around his waist and asked, "Do you like me so much?"
Qi Beisong pressed him down, using his arms to exert so much force that it was hard to breathe: "Yes!"
"What do you like about me?"
Qi Beisong looked at him fiercely for a long time, then lowered his head and bit his chin, leaving two rows of tooth marks.
"Tsk! Qi Beisong!"
Qi Beisong opened his mouth and said rudely: "What reason do you need to like an idiot?"
Cheng Ji was bitten so hard that tears burst out and he cursed, "Go to hell... Ugh!"
Qi Beisong blocked the second half of his words.
Cheng Ji was confined in a very small space, feeling dizzy and confused. After a long time, he finally got a chance to catch his breath: "Alright... Retract it... Ugh!"
Qi Beisong held on to the meat like a dog, his eyes red with ferocity. He finally let go for a second, still threatening: "I'm going to bite you!!"
"What are you doing?" Cheng Ji was so angry that he wanted to laugh. The skin on his mouth was almost broken, and his eyes were red with sparkling water in them.
"You're delicious!" Qi Beisong growled.
Cheng Ji had no choice but to bend his knees and press them against his chest, lest he really go crazy and eat human flesh. The two twisted on the sofa, and it was unclear whether they were fighting or flirting.
"Brother, I didn't finish what I was saying just now." Cheng Ji was pecked a few more times, and in between kisses he said, "Then...then Shen Zimo, I want...to fuck him!"
Qi Beisong stopped and asked, "How do we do it?"
Cheng Ji said: "I haven't made up my mind yet, but I swear I will kill him!"
Qi Beisong sat up and showed him the map. "This is Hongcheng... This is Country K. The straight-line distance is 6,000 kilometers. How do you do it? Use an intercontinental missile?"
Cheng Ji said nothing.
Qi Beisong took off his clothes sincerely and said, "So don't fuck him, fuck me!"