Past Events: Friends

This group of people came prepared and had a clear division of labor: one group intercepted the goods, and the other group assassinated Mr. Shen.

The sound of bullets piercing flesh and blood continued, and the terrain was not at an advantage.

The other party began to throw kerosene bottles, and the goods were engulfed in flames and continued to burn.

Ah Zeng handed him over to the others for protection and said, "Take Mr. Shen away first."

He picked up the sniper rifle on the ground, and every shot was fatal. He took out several shooters who were hiding in the commanding heights in a flash.

Ah Zeng shouted, "Hurry up and bring the tobacco over here, light it and spread it on the ground."

The others were at their wit's end, so they followed suit. The fire burned even more fiercely, and the burning grass roots produced a huge cloud of smoke.

The smoke was so choking that it made people cry, and it also blocked the view of the other side's home. Ah Zeng helped to quickly load the cargo onto the ship and said, "Set sail."

After the cargo was loaded and the warehouse door was closed, he and his brothers fired at the enemy to cover the ship's departure.

The boat slowly sailed away, and the fireworks became more and more intense, making the air smoky and choking.

"The rest of you jump into the water." Everyone jumped into the water to hide.

Seeing this, the gunman on the high ground put away his gun and quietly retreated towards Mr. Shen.

A Zeng rushed towards him, and a bullet passed by him quickly.

Mr. Shen watched it coming, and Ah Zeng pulled him away just in time to block it. The bullet pierced his body, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

There was a hint of shock and emotion in Mr. Shen's eyes, and his confidant brought people to put out the fire.

Holding him, he asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

Ah Zeng covered his bleeding stomach and stepped aside. Mr. Shen glanced at him and then looked away.

Back at the villa, the medical staff examined Mr. Shen. He was distracted by the scene when Ah Zeng saved him.

A person who was obviously so afraid of death would risk his life to block a bullet for him. When he was shot, he looked at "him". When the two looked at each other, there was something in "his" eyes that he could not understand. He was very confused.

A Zeng was typing on the keyboard in his room, and a message was sent out informing the High Committee that an illegal ship had been intercepted passing through customs.

He was thinking deeply about something, his eyes looking up with a sharp gaze.

Late at night, Mr. Shen came out, poured a glass of water, walked to the window and drank it. He noticed something and opened the curtains.

Ah Zeng was practicing martial arts in the garden. He took a horse stance, extended his fist, and switched hands to strike.

"You're already rushing to practice martial arts before your injury has healed."

Mr. Shen came in front of him, and Ah Zeng stood up, "Mr. Shen."

"Palms down, shoulders and arms stretched."

"Ah?" A Zeng didn't react.

"Keep practicing."

He tried it as he was told, and it was indeed more powerful.

Mr. Shen watched from the side, giving him some pointers and helping him correct his mistakes from time to time.

Ah Zeng was sweating profusely and accidentally pulled on the wound. He clutched his stomach and hissed softly.

Mr. Shen's eyes darkened, "Why did you take the bullet for me?"

Ah Zeng looked at him with clear eyes without saying a word.

"answer."

"This is my duty and mission. Mr. Shen, you are a good boss. I don't want to change bosses so soon."

Mr. Shen looked up at the bright moon, thought about something, took a deep breath, and smiled calmly.

"Your eyes always remind me of an old friend." A little girl and Xiao Jingchen looked at each other under the moonlight.

"But I haven't seen her for a long time." Mr. Shen pulled his thoughts back and turned to go back.

"Mr. Shen." A Zeng called him.

"There is one thing I still want to remind you. Discovering this transaction point is not something an outsider could do."

He glanced at me fiercely, "You mean there's a traitor among me?"

The opponent's preparations were very comprehensive, and it was obvious that he was well-informed about the transaction.

Mr. Shen thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Do you have a way to find that person?"

Ah Zeng whispered in his ear...

The next day, Mr. Shen met with his confidant Gao Li alone, and Gao Li stood aside.

"Mr. Deep."

He stared at him like a wolf, "Gao Li, how long have you been following me?"

"More than two years."

Mr. Shen stood up and said to him, "Then you should know the consequences of treating traitors."

Gao Li was sweating and terrified, "Mr. Shen."

"Mr. Shen, you saved my life. I will never betray you."

"Why are you so nervous? I just said that there is a traitor hiding among me, but I didn't say it was you." He sat back on the sofa and said with a smirk.

"So you're suspicious?"

"Isn't it suspicious that Ah Zeng has such great abilities at the docks?"

Gao Li rolled his eyes and agreed, "It's indeed unusual. He looks like he knows. Maybe he deliberately got hurt to gain your trust."

He agreed with his expression, "Go and check his background thoroughly, as soon as possible."

"Yes." Gao Li walked out of the house with an expression of false alarm on his face.

Ah Zeng, who was hiding on the side, came out. Mr. Shen didn't look at him. "He has some truth in him. You are so eager to succeed. Aren't you afraid that I will suspect you?"

Ah Zeng smiled faintly, "I'm not someone who is content with my lot. I couldn't live for myself before, but now I want to climb higher and stand further."

Ah Zeng did show off his abilities deliberately to attract Mr. Shen's attention. What he wanted was power.

"I didn't wrongly accuse him. We'll soon have the answer to whether it was him or not."

Mr. Shen looked at his confident look and believed him for the time being.

The next day, Gao Li returned with the results of the investigation and handed them to Mr. Shen.

"All of Azen's information is fabricated. He is indeed an undercover agent."

Gao Li saw him looking carefully and wondered whether he believed it or not.

"Mr. Shen, what should we do?"

"Humph, it really is him. Don't worry about it, I'll take care of this matter myself." He was angry and anxious.

Things went as Gao Li wished, and he responded and quietly retreated.

A Zeng's documents on the table were blown away by the wind and scattered on the ground.

The phone rang and Mr. Shen answered, "Mr. Shen, our goods were found and inspected at the customs."

He looked solemn, with the seeds of doubt growing stronger.

Gao Li moved stealthily, paying attention to his surroundings and wrapping himself tightly.

Someone was waiting for him and contacted him. Gao Li handed him something and whispered, "This is the clearing location of the goods from the bathhouse and the next transaction time."

"Okay." After receiving it, the man didn't linger for long and left.

As the man was walking, A Zeng suddenly appeared. He looked at him vigilantly and A Zeng pulled the trigger.

Gao Li went back secretly and closed the door. He was frightened to see someone sitting in the dark room.

After seeing clearly, he turned on the light in the room, "Mr. Shen." He walked over.

"Gao Li, why did you betray me?"

His face turned cold, and after a long moment he spoke. "What are you talking about?"

He threw the evidence on the table for him to see. Gao Li looked at the irrefutable evidence with a puzzled expression and reached out to take it.

He suddenly grabbed the lamp and threw it at him. Mr. Shen blocked it with his arm and he quickly jumped out of the window.

He rolled down to the first floor and just stood up when Ah Zeng and his men surrounded him.

Mr. Shen walked down the garden leisurely without any hurry.

Gao Li looked at him fiercely, while Ah Zeng waited respectfully beside him. He stretched out his hand, and a gun was handed to him.

Mr. Shen raised his gun and pointed it at him. Gao Li quickly said, "Do you think he is loyal to you? If you get rid of me, he will become the next me."

Ah Zeng was calm and composed. Mr. Shen smiled and said, "You are right. It seems that I can't let you die so easily. I have to teach you a lesson so that he won't betray me."

He looked at Azen with a hint of tolerance, "From now on, Azen will take over the responsibilities under Gao Li."

Mr. Shen made a gesture, and his men covered Gao Li's mouth and took him away. A Zeng looked at Gao Li meaningfully and smiled.

Mr. Shen was walking and then stopped. "Why are you still following me?"

"You're injured and need treatment." He looked at the blood on his sleeve.

The scene changed, and Mr. Shen was sitting with his sleeves rolled up, while Ah Zeng was applying medicine to him.

While dealing with it, Ye Lin thought of that person who was a little reckless, easily hurt, and loved beauty. She applied medicine to her.

Xia Zaoan frowned and asked, "Will it leave scars?"

She would smile and say firmly, "No." Because she had a traceless potion prepared for her.

Ah Zeng collected his thoughts and bandaged him. "It's done."

He raised his eyes, and Mr. Shen looked at him and met his eyes, which were as bright as the little girl's eyes in his memory.

He reached out his hand to him, but Ah Zeng stood up and his hand fell into the air.

Ah Zeng packed up and went out. Mr. Shen was alone in the room looking at the moon. His thoughts were like rough waves hitting the rocks, hitting his heart again and again.

"Little Moon, where are you? You're still alive, right?"

Walking in the aisle, A Zeng looked at the moonlight coming through the window. He missed his homeland and old friends.

From then on, A Zeng became the most powerful person besides Mr. Shen. He followed him to important negotiations and continued to deepen his influence.

He also collected a lot of useful information. Mr. Shen completely trusted him and was as familiar with him as a friend.

It was time for A Zeng to find a way to escape and leave. When he went out again, Mr. Shen was attacked again.

The situation was extremely critical. Ah Zeng escorted him, and the pursuers followed them all the way. They even ambushed people in Mr. Shen's residence, waiting for them to fall into the trap.

Mr. Shen in the car was shot, his lips turning pale from the pain. Ah Zeng helped him out of the car, and the people ambushing in the residence immediately shot him, and he took shelter behind the wall.

His expression grew increasingly worse. "Hold on a little longer, our people are almost here."

Suddenly, there was no movement. Someone from upstairs came down and approached. Ah Zeng supported him against the wall and replaced the last magazine of bullets.

He took advantage of their unpreparedness and knocked down several of them in a row. When his last bullet was used up, the people behind him caught up with him.

Having reached the end of his rope, he protected Mr. Shen. "Get up."

He dragged him into the building to hide, and the two of them were alone with their backs completely exposed.

The enemy, seeing this scene, did not chase after them, but pulled out a grenade and threw it at them.

Ah Zeng immediately protected Mr. Shen and fell to the ground. The fire instantly engulfed the entire yard and ignited a raging fire.

The neighbors left with their people. The fire burned all night and the house collapsed into ruins.

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Shen."

His men called out to look for him, and a few coughs prompted others to check.

Mr. Shen woke up, looked at the people around him and then looked at the ruins.

He grabbed his men and asked excitedly, "Where's A Zeng? Where's A Zeng?"

The man's eyes wandered, "Mr. Shen, the second-in-command may no longer be here."

"What did you say? What did you say?"

The man quickly steadied him, "We didn't find the second-in-command. He died in the fire."

"Search, keep searching, even if you have to turn it over." Mr. Shen walked to the ruins and reached out to dig.

His subordinates tried to stop him, saying, "A fire this big would have burned everything to ashes. There's no way the second-in-command would have made it out alive."

Mr. Shen recalled that it was Ah Zeng who protected him before he fell into a coma, but he...

He clenched his hands, hatred filled his heart, and he was determined to avenge Ah Zeng.

He will not let any of those people go, and their end will only be more tragic.

After A Zeng was gone, Mr. Shen devoted himself to bringing down the murderer who killed A Zeng.

At night, a man was covered in blood and dying. "You destroyed my gang and cut off my business. You are so cruel. Why do you want to kill me?"

Mr. Shen pinched his face and said, "You killed Ah Zeng, I want you to pay the price."

"A Zeng?" The man was puzzled and thought about it.

"Who is that? Don't tell me it's one of your men. Hahaha, everyone has lost a few brothers. Do you think you're going to kill the entire gang just for one dead brother?"

Mr. Shen's green eyes fixed on him sinisterly. "He's different."

"Could it be your little lover in bed?" The man smiled maliciously.

Mr. Shen stabbed him in the stomach and twisted his knife inside. His mouth was full of red blood and he was in great pain.

He ordered someone to stuff the loach down his throat and trachea, close to his ear, and said, "Don't worry, everyone around you will go down to accompany you."

He struggled in pain and died with his eyes wide open.

Mr. Shen walked out of the dirty torture chamber and said, "A Zeng, I have avenged you."

Jing Chen no longer wanted to use the identity of Mr. Shen, so he took the treasures he had looted back to his continent. Every time he came out, he would change his identity and bring back some technology from outside to consolidate his power and benefit his mountain people.

"Why are you silent? What are you thinking about?" Jiuyi asked.

"Nothing." Ye Lin used other martial arts moves when she transformed into A Zeng. The shortcomings exposed by her lack of refinement were all her deliberate disguise. Jing Chen would not be able to recognize her. She had saved Jing Chen and escaped with the help of the fire.

"You are injured. Go back and let Mo Ping treat you."

Back at Chimo Sect, someone knocked on Ye Lin's door. "Are you there? Jiuyi asked me to check on your injuries."

"Come in." She went in with the medicine box.

Mo Ping fiddled with the ointment and said, "Take off your clothes."

Ye Lin pulled her clothes down to her shoulders. Just as Mo Ping was about to apply the medicine, she paused.

"Ji Lan Cao! Where have you seen Ji Lan Cao?" Mo Ping looked surprised.

Ye Lin glanced over her shoulder and said, "You're talking about this. I just drew it casually. There's no such grass growing outside."

"How is that possible? What you drew is exactly the same as Ji Lancao. Look." Mo Ping took out a medical book and pointed at the picture on it.

Ye Lin took it and looked at it. It was indeed very similar. She shook her head. "I really haven't seen it before."

Mo Ping was a little disappointed. Ye Lin flipped through the medical book again and asked, "Where did this book come from?"

"I picked it up. It records a lot of rare and exotic herbs with miraculous effects. But I've been searching for this bluegrass for a long time and haven't found anything like it."

Mo Ping pointed to the question mark on the page about blue grass. "There's not even a record of its efficacy. I wonder which expert wrote this book."

"Can you lend me this book for a few days?"

"Take it and have a look." After applying the medicine, Mo Ping packed up her things and left.

Ye Lin looked at it carefully, and it was already dark when she was lost in thought. She walked out of the room. The sky was so cold that there was not a single star, but the moon was very beautiful.

She stared at it for a long time, and suddenly her head ached. She held her head and closed her eyes. There were two little girls in the moonlight, one pointing at the moon and saying something.

The scene flashed by, and she didn't catch it. The cool night breeze blew comfortably, and she returned to her room.