With three days left until Lunar New Year's Eve, the once bustling city of Nandu is now sparsely populated with people and vehicles.

Except for some important functional departments and enterprises, most units have already closed for the holidays.

People returning home are either on their way or already at home, busy preparing for the New Year.

Kind-hearted Lin's mother, having somehow learned of the tragic plight of her son's former boss's family, was immediately overcome with compassion.

Before the new year had even arrived, she urged Lin Dong to bring Wan Ya, who lived alone in a riverside villa, back home.

Well, we'll need to add another pair of chopsticks for this year's New Year's Eve dinner.

On Hong Kong Island, there are still no results in the search for Gao Qijiang's whereabouts, which shows that Gao was really scared by Lin Dong this time, and he has been hiding very well.

Lin Dong wasn't in a hurry. He was just a stray dog; he couldn't cause any big trouble. He'd let him get through the New Year.

February 16, 1996, the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Lin Dong woke up and suddenly remembered something.

If I remember correctly, tomorrow night, around 8:20 pm, a major event that will shake the entire city will happen on Hong Kong Island:

Ye Zhihuan, a notorious gangster who strikes fear into the hearts of gold shops across Hong Kong Island, will be carrying an AK-47 and accompanied by three armed accomplices as he smuggles himself back to Hong Kong from Dongguan.

The landing point was the Eastern Ferry Pier on Hong Kong Island.

During this time, Ye Zhihuan and his gang will encounter three patrolling uniformed police officers, and a fierce gunfight will break out between the two sides.

Ye Zhihuan was shot several times during his retreat, then arrested and left with a lifelong disability.

......

This news had a significant impact on Hong Kong Island at the time.

These clips were later made into several movies, so Lin Dong is particularly familiar with them.

According to reports from his previous life, Ye Zhihuan converted to Christianity after being imprisoned and sincerely repented, so he wasn't really a major villain.

He robbed a jewelry store and exchanged fire with the police in the street, all for the sake of profit.

Lin Dong was confident he could subdue this person, but it would take some time.

If we can truly subdue the ruthless bandit Ye Zhihuan, and then through Ye Zhihuan, we can also subdue another notorious bandit kingpin, Zhang Ziqiang.

With these two as his core team, Lin Dong's influence in Hong Kong will soon reach a whole new level.

The world is like a game of chess. If you want to stay ahead in every move, you need to think several steps deeper than the average person.

"Fengzi, after breakfast, come with me to Dongguan City."

Having decided to do it this way, Lin Dong didn't hesitate and instructed Feng Zi to prepare the car.

"Hey boss, should we bring some serious stuff?"

The "hard goods" that Fengzi was referring to were, of course, firearms and ammunition bought on the black market.

"We'll each bring a short one."

"clear."

Of course, Lin Dong had already hidden a pistol and an AK-47 in his system space, with enough bullets.

Just in case, they even put out 30 hand grenades.

......

Around noon, Lin Dong and Feng Zi finally arrived at Shilong Town in Dongguan City.

Lin Dong clearly remembered the descriptions of Ye Zhihuan on the internet from his previous life.

After robbing more than 10 gold shops, this guy took a large sum of money and sneaked back to the mainland from Hong Kong Island. He then went into hiding in Shek Lung Town and opened a convenience store.

"Boss, we've arrived at Shilong Town. What are we here for?"

Fengzi drove into the street lined with factory buildings and asked curiously.

"Find someone."

Lin Dong answered casually, stretching as he sat in the car.

"Who's so awesome that they want us to drive all this way?"

"You'll understand in a bit, haha. Slow down and take your time looking for a store called 'Good View Store'."

"OK."

......

Forty minutes later, Lin Dong and his companion finally found the convenience store called "Good View Store" at a secluded intersection in an industrial area.

The convenience store was small, and a man who looked to be about 30 years old was sitting behind the cashier.

The man had a square face, messy hair, and a somewhat unkempt appearance. He had high cheekbones and thick, tightly pursed lips. He was intently flipping through a book.

After Lin Dong had Feng Zi park the car on the side of the road, he walked to the plastic chair in front of the shop, sat down, and loudly called out to the shop:

"Boss, two bottles of soy milk, two bottles of draft beer, and a bag of fermented bean curd and peanuts."

"etc."

The man at the cashier looked up, glanced at Lin Dong and his companion, and got up to get his things.

With just one glance from the man, Lin Dong, with his keen sense of touch, could vaguely sense a hint of wariness and murderous intent.

This person must be Ye Zhihuan.

In his previous life, many photos of Ye Zhihuan circulated online, so Lin Dong certainly wouldn't mistake him now.

Moreover, how could an ordinary person possess such vigilance and an unconcealable murderous intent?

This hidden killing intent might be imperceptible to ordinary people, but how could Lin Dong and Feng Zi, who had fought their way through life-and-death battles, not notice it?

Fengzi's expression hardened, and his right hand instinctively reached for the pistol in his pocket.

Seeing this, Lin Dong shook his head slightly, stopping him from doing so.

Soon, the things they ordered were brought up.

Looking at the ordinary-looking yet unusually calm man before him, Lin Dong spoke:

"Boss, will you be open tomorrow?"

The man was taken aback and glanced at Lin Dong warily.

Why do you ask that?

"Oh, it's nothing. It's my friend's birthday tomorrow, and I was thinking of coming here for drinks after get off work to celebrate."

Lin Dong answered with a smile.

"What kind of company is this? It's already Chinese New Year and you're still not on holiday? Is your friend so poor that he'd spend his birthday in a place like this?"

The man questioned Lin Dong repeatedly, and then sat down directly opposite him.

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