When I first saw Xu Wen at the Overbearing Car Club, I felt a little uneasy in my heart. Under this man's seemingly ordinary appearance, there was an elusive soul hidden. I really didn't dare
Imagine that someone could be so calm under my gun, and snatch my gun so quickly, and he would shoot without hesitation.
A total of 5 steel balls were taken out from my legs and butt today, and one was even embedded in the bone. If I hadn't been extremely anxious and urgently needed to come here to talk, I should have been lying on the hospital bed.
At this moment, I feel a very strong uneasiness in my heart, as if there is an eye outside the window staring at me. I am writing these words here today, wondering if I will ever have the opportunity to enjoy this quiet moment on such a quiet night in the future.
My path to where I am today is a kind of fate. Even if I didn't call Tietou after I was released from prison, he would have called me. Maybe it was destined to be on his ship, just like when we were both imprisoned at the same time.
It's the same as being sent to the same cell. I don't blame him, nor do I hate him. What forced me to take this path was neither him nor myself, but fate.
There are assets worth tens of millions in the safe behind that shelf. Of course, these are all dirty money, which I earned from Tietou and some other bosses. Neither Niu Ting nor the children know about this money.
There is no way to explain to them the source of the money. If something happens to me in the future, who should I leave the money to? In this world, the only person I trust may be him-Xiaoshan.
On the day Xiaoshan was released from prison, I went to pick him up at the gate of the prison, and for the first time I saw the girl who had been waiting for him for ten years. She was thin, pale, and tough. I stood far away and witnessed the scene when they met. No
Tears, no hugs, no holding hands, they just looked at each other and smiled, which reminded me of the moment I stared at Niu Ting outside the nightclub that day.
Without any surprise, Xiaoshan encountered the same problem as me after he was released from prison. He could not find a decent job everywhere, and no one was willing to give an important position to a released person. At that time, my financial situation had already improved greatly.
In my earliest tea room, we had a long conversation.
"How are you doing?" I knew that he had found a temporary job at a construction site. He was a teacher and could only get the minimum wage when he went to the construction site.
"It's not bad, I can hold on." Xiao Shan replied, rubbing his palms covered with blood blisters.
"When will the wedding take place? Don't forget to ask me to have a wedding drink then."
"Sorry, Brother Long, Gong Yao and I's marriage has been completed. No relatives or friends were invited, so we just went to get the certificate, and then went to have a meal at KFC together."
"Oh, that's fine. Simple and quiet."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Gong Yao has left school since that incident and works as a waiter in a restaurant, with very limited income."
"What are your plans for the future? We can't let it go on like this."
"This is good. Even though we only have simple meals for three meals a day, as long as we can watch spring and autumn together and watch the flowers bloom and fade, we will be happy."
"But what happens in the future? You will always have children, right? Don't your children want a good education? Don't your children want a bright future?"
"I haven't thought about this yet." Xiaoshan shook his head helplessly.
"So you have to think of ways to make money. In this world, money is not everything, but without money nothing is impossible."
"Let's take a look and talk about it. Gong Yao said that opening a restaurant is quite profitable. She wants to open a small restaurant of her own in the future. But opening a restaurant requires money, so we are just thinking about it." When Xiaoshan said this, there was a smile on his face.
A hint of a wry smile.
Xiaoshan and I have been in the same cell for five years, and I know his character very well. I knew that if I asked to lend him money, he would definitely not agree. So I said this.
"What a coincidence. I have recently been thinking about opening a restaurant, but I have no experience and have never dared to start one."
"Brother Long, it's no problem for you. With so many connections in Gui'an, I can definitely open a restaurant."
"Opening a restaurant is a technical job, and it's impossible for inexperienced people to do it. Hey, do you think this will work? How about we open a restaurant together, and I will contribute the capital, and you and Gong Yao will manage it?"
"How can this be possible? If we don't pay a penny, can you rest assured?"
"Don't worry, of course I am. The person I feel most relieved about in this world is you."
The matter was settled like this. In the end, Xiaoshan and Gong Yao invested all their savings of 50,000 yuan in the hotel, and I invested another 500,000 yuan in the hotel one after another.
What I didn't expect was that Gong Yao was really good at running restaurants. Together with Xiao Shan, she ran the restaurant prosperously, and five years later, they had opened three branches in Gui'an City.
According to the arrangement we had discussed in advance, the hotel was registered in Xiaoshan’s name. Xiaoshan and I each held 50% of the shares, and my shareholding was in Niu Ting’s name.
Except for the 500,000 start-up capital I took out at the beginning, all the money earned by the hotel is clean. I have never interfered in the operation of the hotel, nor have I used the hotel to launder money.
How should I explain to Xiaoshan the origin of the money? Tell the truth or make up an excuse? If I tell the truth, can he accept the money? Will it make him suspect that my original money was not clean? No, I can't tell the truth.
Tell the truth.
What reason can you make up? Winning a lottery? Private money? Gains from gambling? No! None of these reasons can explain the source of so much wealth.
Can't you? I've worked so hard and done so many evil things to earn so much money, but in the end I can't justly give it to my family and friends. So what's the point of making so much money and doing so many evil things?
Apart from money, what worries me the most is this notebook. It seems that I have to say goodbye to my old friend. There have been many times that I wanted to destroy this notebook, which recorded me
The journey of my life has also recorded the sins of my life. If this notebook is discovered one day, it will be the moment when I am completely heartbroken.
No! I want to destroy this notebook right away. I must not let anyone discover the secrets in it. How to destroy it? The best way is to burn it completely. Okay, wait until tomorrow. Take it with you in the car tomorrow
It goes to the mountains, where we bid farewell forever.
It's time to end all this. Cut off the relationship with Tietou, destroy the notes, and then find a way to dispose of the money. From now on, I will completely withdraw from the world and just play with cars and go fishing.
Have a few drinks with Xiao Shan and watch the daily sunrise and sunset with Niu Ting.
Maybe I can buy another notebook, but what should I write in the new notebook?