Chapter 81

The mother of Chang Huafei, who had only just woken up, hurriedly struggled to stand up the moment she heard that the head of the special investigation team had arrived.

Lu Haoxuan hurriedly walked over to comfort her: "Old lady, I am Lu Haoxuan from the Criminal Police Brigade of the Jiangdong Branch. I am in charge of Chang Huafei's case. How about this: you, along with these fellow villagers, come with us to the branch, okay? As you can see, it's not convenient to talk here."

The old lady just kept crying; what kind of plan could she possibly have in her mind right now?

Seeing that the mayor had blocked the way and the head of the special investigation team had also arrived, Chang Rongwei decided to quit while he was ahead. He pulled up Chang Rongsheng (Chang Huafei's father) and said, "Second brother, look, the mayor has spoken and the team leader has come over, so let's change locations and ask about Huafei's case properly, shall we?"

It sounded like he was asking for opinions, but in reality, although Chang Rongwei was lower in the family hierarchy, usually, apart from matters that required Chang Rongda (Chang Huaqiang's father) to decide, he was the one who arranged most of the big and small affairs in the clan, and everyone was used to listening to him.

Since he had already spoken, Chang Rongsheng nodded and helped his wife up. Chang Rongwei then directed the others to put away the banners, and after exchanging greetings with Su Luyang, several of them got into two vans parked on the side of the road.

Seeing that the problem here was finally resolved, Lu Haoxuan went over to apologize to Su Luyang. Su Luyang said gently, "Team Leader Lu, before I came to Zizhen, I had heard of the 'Three Heroes of Criminal Investigation' from your unit! You are the only one still on the front lines of criminal investigation now, right? Keep up the good work!"

He said meaningfully, "Solve the case soon!"

Lu Haoxuan was stunned for a moment and said, "Yes!"

Watching Su Luyang enter the compound, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth!

The Chang family's goal wasn't really to cause trouble; it was merely to attract the city's attention and arrange for more police force to be put into the shooting case.

Chang Huaqiang wanted to play a big game. Since Zhang Shaojie and the forces behind him were so impatient, he would use this opportunity to take him down in one fell swoop!

At the Wanguo Hotel, Zhang Xiaoya looked at Zhang Shaojie in front of her with anger, her beautiful eyes staring fixedly at him!

Zhang Shaojie felt a bit unnerved by her stare! He stood up and said, "Sister! I just couldn't swallow that anger! The Changs don't take us seriously at all! This time they went after Xiao Jun; next time they might come for me! We must give them a taste of our power!"

"Hmph! You are just impatient! Now is not the time to completely fall out with the Chang family! Besides, Li Jun's case has not been concluded. As far as I know, the key person's testimony has loosened. We are very likely to turn this round around!"

Zhang Xiaoya's pretty face turned pale with anger: "But now it's a mess; the Chang family sent a group of old men and women to block Su Luyang directly! God knows how long Li Jun's case will be dragged out! Can you or I control what happens during this period?"

At this moment, Zhang Shaojie realized what was happening. He said in a panic, "Sister, you mean..."

"Idiot! Since we have friends on the inside, think about it, can the Chang family not have them too? They won't know any fewer details of the case than we do! Hmph! With this move of yours, the other side lost an insignificant person, and they are probably secretly laughing right now!"

Zhang Shaojie lowered his head and said nothing. Zhang Xiaoya sighed and said coldly, "What about the person who did the job? Is he still with you?"

She was referring to the gunman who shot Chang Huafei. She knew her brother too well and knew that he kept a so-called "dead soldier." Usually, she didn't know which person around him it was, and he would only strike when handling major events.

Zhang Shaojie had once boasted to her after drinking, but Zhang Xiaoya did not approve of this because, in her understanding, there was no such thing as an absolutely loyal person in this world! Everything was waiting to be sold at a price; those who hadn't betrayed themselves yet simply hadn't encountered the right price!

In this shooting incident, the gunman must be his "dead soldier." Then, this gunman must not fall into the hands of the police now. If they can't find the gunman, they are safe!

Zhang Shaojie was startled. He heard the murderous intent in Zhang Xiaoya's words. He looked up at Zhang Xiaoya and said, "Sister, the person is definitely fine. I will send him out after a while, send him to Southeast Asia, and he will never come back. Those cops won't be able to find him in this lifetime!"

Zhang Xiaoya glared at him fiercely and said, "Keeping him is the biggest hidden danger! You will also be held in the hands of others for the rest of your life! Do you understand?"

Zhang Shaojie looked at his sister's eyes, which were flashing with cold light, and couldn't help but feel a chill all over his body. He stammered, "Sister,"

"Tell me where he is? You don't need to worry about the rest!" Zhang Xiaoya said sternly.

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In an ordinary residential area in Jiangdong District, Ling Wei was bored, pressing the remote control in his hand, constantly changing channels, hoping to find an interesting program to pass the boring time.

He was from Longxi, and his home was in a remote mountain village. Although his family was very poor, he had many siblings.

When he was 15, he had really had enough of that poor life. One winter, he met a man who came into the mountains to collect mountain goods and accidentally broke his leg. He kindly carried the man to his home and used the herbs collected by his family to heal the man's leg.

The merchant who collected mountain goods was grateful to them and left them some money as a reward, but Ling Wei proposed to leave the village with him.

The other party saw that although he was not old and had a thin and small build, he was sturdy and flexible, and he also showed a sense of cleverness. Plus, during the days he was recuperating at his home, when there was nothing to do, Ling Wei would accompany him and talk to him, and they had developed quite a deep bond.

So, after obtaining the consent of Ling Wei's parents, he took him away from the village in the spring of the following year.

The man who collected mountain goods was a wanderer who traveled all over the world. He had always been alone and did not know how to take care of or educate Ling Wei, who was still a child. However, he did have a lot of knowledge from his wanderings, and because he was straightforward, he often told Ling Wei some stories about the world of martial arts and strange people and events!

So much so that Ling Wei, at a young age, developed a great interest in the so-called world of martial arts.

In the blink of an eye, the two, one big and one small, had spent 7 or 8 years together, and Ling Wei had grown from a 15-year-old boy into a young man in his 20s.

However, for many years, following Old Feng (the merchant who collected mountain goods was surnamed Feng) and running around, living a turbulent life, he had run to many places, but hadn't saved much money. The only gain, perhaps, was that years of wandering made him, who was not old, look much more steady and mature than his peers!

Ling Wei, who was getting older, also felt that there was no hope in continuing to follow Old Feng. He had been calculating in his heart whether he could settle down in a city, find something to do, or follow some boss, and maybe he could change his destiny!

Finally, in the spring of 1998, Old Feng took him to Zizhen City. When they went to a county under the jurisdiction of Zizhen City to collect wild game, an unexpected event occurred, which made his destiny closely linked to Zhang Shaojie from then on!