The newspaper was published a month and a half ago, and the content was that a body was found in a small river in the northern suburbs of Yinchuan.
The male corpse was unrecognizable. There was no identification document on the corpse. It was just said that he died of stab wounds. It was accompanied by several pictures and his face was mosaic.
There are photos of shoes, photos of lower body, photos of arms.
"This...this is..."
I turned up the desk lamp and took a closer look at the photo of the arm, which was not very clear.
There is a green tattoo on the forearm, and the tattoo design is two small green snakes.
I always feel...this tattoo is a bit familiar.
"Green snake tattoo..."
"etc!"
Suddenly, a flash of lightning flashed through my mind!
The newspaper fell to the ground, and I sat slumped on the chair in a daze.
Xiaoxuan put on her slippers and ran over.
"What's wrong? What's wrong with you, Yunfeng? Why do you look so ugly?"
My face turned pale and my right hand was shaking slightly.
"That's right...it can't be wrong, it's him..."
"Xiaoxuan, you go to sleep first and tell the boss that I'm going on a long trip."
I hurriedly put on my clothes and changed my shoes.
"What time is it? Where are you going?"
"Don't ask, I'm leaving and I'll be back soon."
I made a phone call while going downstairs.
"Brother Hu, it's me. I want to use the car. How long will it take for you to get to my place?"
"It's you, brother, where are you?"
I gave him my address.
"I'll be there in 40 minutes as soon as possible. Just wait for me, brother."
I said Brother Hu, hurry up.
More than half an hour later, Hu Liqun drove over in a taxi.
After I got on the bus, I said, "Brother Hu, let's go. I'm afraid I'll have to wait for the train. Let's take a long trip."
"Running a long distance? Where are you going?"
I clenched my fists and said, "Go to Yinchuan, a repair shop near the West Tower."
Hu Liqun was a little surprised, "Yinchuan? Brother, it's more than 500 kilometers away. Do you want to take a taxi?"
I nodded, "Stop asking, let's go, Brother Hu, I'll give you two thousand yuan when you get there."
Knowing that I might be in an emergency, he didn't ask any questions and just turned around and started the car.
At that time, the Yinbai Expressway had not yet been built. We took the 106, heading all the way north, and then exiting along the Shizi Bend to reach Yinchuan. The normal trip by car took more than seven hours. Knowing that I was in a hurry, there were no cars driving fast all the way at night.
, we entered Yinchuan City at around 4 o’clock in the morning.
I called Lao Wen on the way, but his phone couldn't be reached, and Lao Wen no longer lived in the canteen, so I had to go to Yinchuan and try to find a way to contact him.
"Turn left." Relying on my memory, I helped guide the way.
Hu Liqun turned the steering wheel to the left, "I know this place. I've been here before. Brother, you want to go to the auto repair shop, right? It will be there soon. It's right in front."
I arrived at the place around 5 o'clock. The door of the auto repair shop was closed, and I heard some noise. The dog in the shop kept barking.
"Bang! Bang bang!" I slammed the door hard.
It was still dark at this time, and a few minutes later, I heard someone yelling: "Fuck! Who! It's only what time, no one is allowed to sleep!"
A bald man cursed and opened the door.
"What's wrong with the car? It's..."
Before he finished speaking, when he saw me standing at the door, the bald man's face gradually turned ugly.
"It's you...."
"It's me. I came here overnight. I want to ask you something."
"Come in and talk."
I asked Brother Hu to wait outside and followed Brother Bald Six into the house.
"boom!"
After entering the room, I slapped the newspaper on the table and asked in a trembling voice: "Tell me... is that true?"
The bald sixth brother looked at it, his face turned pale, and he kept shaking his head and said: "It's not my fault, he didn't listen, I tried to persuade him, I tried to persuade him...I fucking tried to persuade him!"
He almost shouted the last sentence.
I closed my eyes.
His words were undoubtedly confirmed. On the way here, I thought I might have made a mistake.
It's Brother Zhiyuan...
I was so emotional that I stood up and shouted: "It's you! It was you who betrayed them in the first place!"
"That's right! It's me!"
"What can I do! Tell me!"
He grabbed me by the collar and said loudly with red eyes: "I have a child! I have a fucking daughter!"
"If I don't do this! Do you know what will happen to my daughter!"
"She will be raped by a gang! She will be tied with stones and thrown into the river! Tell me! What can I do?"
"Say it!"
Thinking of Gangzi and his birds, my eyes turned red, I opened my mouth, and finally slumped down on the chair helplessly.
It was still dark, the atmosphere was dull, and neither of the two grown men said a word.
I sat like that for more than twenty minutes.
"Man, where is he now?"
The bald sixth brother closed his eyes and said, "It's been two months. In the hospital morgue, the higher-ups have said that no one dares to identify the body."
"If anyone let it go, it would be Jin Laoer."
He shook his head, sighed, looked out the window and said, "You have been away for a while, but you still don't know that Yinchuan has changed, Jin Fenghuang is in jail, and the boss now is... Aza."
My fists clenched so hard that my nails dug into my flesh.
Aza...how could it be Aza...
Bald Brother Six was silent for a few minutes. He lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and told me what happened before.
At first, we were sent out of Yinchuan by the troupe, and Brother Zhiyuan sent Chang Xiaoxia, who was pregnant, back to her hometown in Zaozhuang.
Brother Zhiyuan also has a brain. He wants to fight for the last time and avenge Gangzi, so he has been waiting for the opportunity. At the same time, he is also secretly contacting his old department.
I calculated the time and wondered if it was a coincidence. I don't think it was a coincidence.
The time when Jin Fenghuang was arrested happened to be the time when we escaped from Blackwater City. At that time, the old scholar Xiao Kai was in Yinchuan. At the same time, a large number of those who returned to the customs were arrested.
And this time is different from the past. Jin Fenghuang has been operating locally for more than 20 years, and no one can fish him out this time.
It's hard for anyone to talk. From being caught to being sentenced, things go very quickly.
After Jin Laoer's accident, Brother Zhiyuan knew that this was the best opportunity, so he and more than a dozen people chose to take action.
They failed because there were too few people.
Wild fire, in spring.
There was a person who quickly came to power with thunderous means and stabilized the situation in just half a month. This person ordered all game halls, billiard halls, KTVs, and black casinos to be closed. All gangsters stayed at home, and there was no gangster on the street.
, they did not continue their activities until the old scholar and his group left.
Who would have thought that this person is Aza.
....
I took a deep breath and asked, "Where is Aza now? I'll go see him."
Bald Brother Six gave me his address.
When I reached the door, I stopped, turned my back to him and said, "Brother Six, no matter what, you will live in self-blame for the rest of your life."
....
I drove to the address and found it. It was a four-story office building. Two guys at the door were playing with their mobile phones.
"Who are you and what do you do?"
"I'm looking for someone."
"Hey, do you know where this place is? Are you here to find someone?"
"I'm looking for Aza."
The gangster's expression changed, and he took the walkie-talkie and went to the corridor to report.
"Hey, what's your name?"
"Xiang Yunfeng."
After a minute or two, this man walked over quickly, lowered his head and said: "Go up to the top floor, brother is waiting for you."
There were people guarding every floor of the office building. When I got to the fourth floor, there were four people standing at the door. They must have received instructions, but no one stopped me.
Pushing the door open, I first saw the back of a person sitting on the boss's chair.
The men closed the door and the man slowly turned around.
"Haha...it's you, long time no see."
Aza was wearing a suit and tie, his hair was neatly combed, the scars on his face looked a bit ferocious, and his ears were still the same, one was missing.
Aza turned the gold ring on his hand, raised his head and said with a smile: "Xiang Yunfeng, I still miss you a little. What did I say at the beginning? I will be the King of Yinchuan in the future, do you remember?"
"Congratulations, it seems you got your wish."
"Let me ask you something."
Aza yawned, stretched and said, "You tell me."
"Brother Zhiyuan, I want to take him back."
"this one?"
I nodded.
"Okay, no problem, I can sell you Xiang Yunfeng to save face."
"Hey...but I have to ask you something. Is Liu Zhiyuan's wife pregnant with a child?"
Aza spread his hands and said with a smile: "You said this is not going to be easy."
My eyes are getting colder.
"Aza, if you dare them, I guarantee you will die too."
"Fuck, Xiang Yunfeng, are you so awesome now?"
"Forget it, forget it," he pointed at me and said, "Then girls, tell me something, don't let them come back again in this life."
"In addition, Liu Zhiyuan, you can help collect the body, but the body can only be left in Yinchuan. You can bury the person wherever you want. Do you agree?"
I nodded and said yes.
I know.
No matter Aza or I, people like us will never end well, it just depends on who takes the first step.
After helping with the cremation, I buried the ashes on the slope of Spider Lane, together with Gangzi and the others. The scenery there was actually pretty good, and when spring came, wild flowers bloomed everywhere.
When I came back this time, everything had changed.
After thinking about it all night, I decided not to go back to Xianyang for the time being. Instead, I took a train for a day and a half to Zaozhuang, Shandong.
Maybe there was telepathy between the couple. I didn't speak, but Chang Xiaoxia's eyes were already red and she didn't speak.
"Sister-in-law, there are three hundred thousand in this card. The password is written on the back. It should be enough for you to raise your child. When is the due date, boy or girl?"
Chang Xiaoxia closed her eyes and refused to speak for a long time.
"Say a few words, sister-in-law, you have brother Zhiyuan's seed in your belly."
The belly was already visible. She touched it gently and said, "I have known for a long time...Sooner or later, I will raise the child. It will be a boy. I have already thought of a name."
"What's his name?" I asked.
"Liu Yinchuan."
"Liu Yinchuan......"
I silently read the child's name twice.
I left a certain amount of money because I knew that Chang Xiaoxia would not get married again. How could I raise my children without money? I could make money, but this little money was nothing. If I lost it, I would earn it back soon, but for them
Say it's important.
I also gave money to Gangzi's sister at the beginning, and Fang Fang repaid me many years ago, as if there was cause and effect.
This unborn child is his uncle to me.
His father is a bastard, and his uncle is a tomb robber. I hope Chang Xiaoxia can train this boy well and develop him into a talent. He must never become a bastard like his father. Even if he is good at it, it will be useless. His father
I also served as the King of Yinchuan for a month, but in the end I didn't even have anyone to collect the corpses.
If Chang Xiaoxia didn't tell her, he wouldn't know our story or me when he grew up in Zaozhuang.
Liu Yinchuan, I don’t ask this kid to give me anything in return when he grows up. He just needs to know that his father’s name is Liu Zhiyuan.