At eleven o'clock at night, in a small town in the war-torn area of Mexico.
The young man slowly reached out his hand and touched his pocket. Zheng Guangze stared at his hand intently, and his muscles tensed up.
"Brother, this is for you." After thinking for a long time, the young man took out a mobile phone, unlocked the password, and handed it to Zheng Guang.
Zheng Guang relaxed a little, reached out to take the phone, and said, "Since you're already out, come with me to do something."
As he spoke, Zheng Guang didn't look at his phone or make a call, he just put it in his trouser pocket.
The young man was slightly startled, and Zheng Guang patted his shoulder: "Let's go, Jianjun."
Jianjun nodded slightly, lifted his somewhat heavy legs, and followed Zheng Guang blankly. The two crossed a street and walked into a secluded path not far away.
At the end of the path was a dilapidated, abandoned building with broken doors and windows. It was dark inside, without any light, and filled with a desolate atmosphere.
The area surrounding the dilapidated building was full of ruins, rubble and debris, and the stench of decay and urine filled the place.
Zheng Guang walked over here, and Jianjun followed behind him, biting his lips tightly, his hands trembling slightly, his legs felt like they were filled with lead, and they shook with every step. His forehead was covered with sweat.
Zheng Guang stopped and pointed at the dilapidated building in front of him and said, "Come on, come in."
Jianjun's body trembled, and he subconsciously looked at Zheng Guang. However, Zheng Guang's face was covered by shadows, so his expression could not be seen clearly.
"Come in." Zheng Guang urged again, and at the same time walked into the dilapidated building.
Jianjun gritted his teeth, his face pale, but still took stiff and trembling steps and followed in.
The shabby building was dark, with only a little moonlight shining through the window, so I could barely see the road under my feet. The building was empty, with no one in it. The floor was covered with feces and urine, dirty and smelly. Even homeless people would not choose such a place to spend the night.
“Snap, snap, snap.”
The sound of their footsteps echoed throughout the building. Zheng Guang didn't care about the environment at all and walked through the corridor. Jianjun felt a huge pressure every time he took a step, as if someone was holding his heart tightly. He was shocked and scared, and his lips were a little purple.
There was a staircase in front of him, and Zheng Guang was about to go up to the second floor. But Jianjun couldn't stand it anymore, and he knelt on the ground with a plop, and said in a trembling voice: "Guang, Brother Guang... I was wrong..."
Zheng Guang heard the voice, turned his head to look at him, and asked expressionlessly: "What did you do wrong?"
Jianjun's body trembled slightly: "I... I was bribed..."
Zheng Guang frowned, stared at Jianjun and asked, "You gave me the point to intercept the garrison's cargo... Who told you to do this?"
Jianjun lowered his head, avoiding Zheng Guang's gaze, and said, "I don't know the details, I just roughly guessed that they might be military personnel from District 1. They are very rich, and they gave me one million directly... I, I took it..."
Jianjun's face was filled with regret, and he slapped himself hard: "I, I was blinded by money, and I'm a worthless person... But brother, I really didn't think too much at the time. I thought I was going to intercept the goods anyway, so I just did it... During that time, brother, you know, I had a girlfriend who spent a lot of money... That one million, I spent it all..."
As he spoke, Jianjun kowtowed to the ground: "Brother, I was deceived by Lard, but I really didn't mean it. I didn't expect it to get so serious. I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
Looking at Jianjun kowtowing crazily, Zheng Guang fell silent. After a while, he pulled out his pistol, and with trembling lips, he pointed the gun at the passing brothers.
"Brother!" Seeing Zheng Guang draw his gun, Jianjun's mentality collapsed, and he sat on the ground and cried. Although he had done a lot of murders and arson with Zheng Guang, he was still a child after all.
"Brother." Jianjun cried with snot and tears, and said in a trembling voice: "We were naked kids, and we have been together for more than ten years. We slept under bridges together, and picked up trash together... You are the people closest to me. If you want to hit me, I won't fight back..."
“Bang!”
The pistol that Jianjun had been keeping in his pocket also slipped and fell to the ground.
Zheng Guang looked at his brother who was crying loudly, and his hand holding the gun trembled slightly.
"Brother, I really didn't mean it, I really didn't..." Jianjun kept repeating this sentence while crying.
"Alas..." Zheng Guang sighed deeply, lowered his arm slowly, and said one word to Jianjun softly: "Get lost."
Jianjun suddenly raised his head, as if he couldn't believe his ears, and stood there in a daze.
Zheng Guang stared with his eyes wide open, the muscles on his face trembling, and yelled at Jianjun: "Get out!"
Jianjun looked at Zheng Guang, gritted his teeth, wiped his tears and stood up. His legs were weak and he could only hold on to the wall to walk out.
"stop!"
Just as Jianjun was about to leave, he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind him, which made him tremble. He was stunned again and slowly turned his head.
“Bang!”
A bank card was thrown at his feet. Zheng Guang said softly, "You know the password. Don't take the other party's money or contact them again. Otherwise, you will die without knowing how."
Jianjun's tears flowed uncontrollably again, but Zheng Guang ignored him and walked out.
“Brother…” When passing by Jianjun, the other party subconsciously reached out and grabbed Zheng Guang’s clothes.
“Bang!”
Zheng Guang shook off Jianjun's hand and strode out of the building. He wiped his eyes gently, and behind him came Jianjun's increasingly broken sobs.
…
Ten minutes later, Zheng Guang opened the car door, got back into the van without saying a word.
Xiao Huo glanced at him through the rearview mirror: "Is it him?"
Zheng Guang waved his hands in a hoarse voice: "It's not him, something happened at home, I asked him to go home."
Xiaohuo nodded and said no more.
…
Twelve o'clock at night, Dragon City.
After thinking for a long time in the office of the National Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, Su Tianyu ordered Hou Guoyu to drive to the City Hall.
About ten minutes later, Su Tianyu got out of the car and went straight to the mayor's office.
Sure enough, the lights in the office were still on, and Li Mingsheng was still working. When he saw Su Tianyu coming, he looked up and asked, "Why are you coming to my place so late?"
Su Tianyu walked up to Li Mingsheng and sat down: "Leader, I have thought about it."
"What have you thought of?"
"If the garrison doesn't hand over the people, I'm ready to move."
Li Mingsheng drank his tea and asked, "Is it so urgent?"
Su Tianyu looked at him, and after a long silence, he said, "The situation is just like this. When they are ready, we may not be ready. But if I take action now, he must not be ready! Everyone thinks that I cleaned up the police station because of public pressure, but it is not true. I am serious about this just to get their attitude!"
Li Mingsheng drank his tea without saying anything. Su Tianyu added, "Leader, we have been waiting for a year. What have we got?"
“Bang!”
Li Mingsheng closed the lid of the teacup and said, "Then do it. All units will support you."
Su Tianyu immediately stood up, his tone slightly excited: "Leader, from now on, in the next few months, or even a few years, if we lose, we will be crushed to pieces! But if we win, Longcheng will be unified!"
Li Mingsheng said helplessly: "I'm getting smashed to pieces every day, I'm used to it, just go for it."
"Yes!" With the support of his leader, Su Tianyu responded loudly, then turned and left the office.
…
Half an hour later, at a port terminal, a man in his thirties, dressed in ordinary clothes, held the phone and whispered, "Dad, I'll be in Longcheng tonight."