After the other brothers had retreated with their belongings, Zhang Jianhong picked up a knife and slowly approached the gate.
Zhang Jianhong gestured for the other brothers to step back. He slung the knife behind his back, then suddenly opened the door and pointed the knife directly at Fang Huai!
When Fang Huai sensed something coming towards him, he quickly took two steps back, barely managing to dodge it.
If Fang Huai hadn't reacted quickly, he would probably be lying on the ground by now.
Fang Hui, who was hiding behind a tree, immediately planned to rush out when he saw Zhang Jianhong pointing a knife at Fang Huai.
Xu Weiguo quickly stopped him and whispered, "Don't be impulsive. Look, Fang Huai is fine. Calm down and take a look first."
Ignoring the knife in front of him, Fang Huai said casually, "Zhang Jianhong, long time no see. Won't you invite me in for a seat?"
"Fang Huai..."
Zhang Jianhong was surprised that the person in front of him was Fang Huai. He looked at Fang Huai and, noticing that he had no weapon, sheathed his knife and said, "Then come in and sit down."
After Fang Huai entered the room, someone exclaimed, "Platoon Leader!"
Fang Huai looked in that direction and was surprised to find that it was actually his former subordinate. He had been forced to retire because he had lost an arm.
Seeing him standing there in a daze, Zhang Jianhong urged, "Alright, go inside and sit down so we can catch up later."
After Fang Huai followed them into the house, he casually found a stool and sat down. Then, as if catching up with an old friend, he asked, "I don't remember your home being here, right? How come you suddenly came here?"
Zhang Jianhong had no idea what Fang Huai was up to, but since he wanted to chat, he figured, let them chat. After all, they were on their turf now.
"After being discharged from the military, I no longer received any allowances, and my family didn't like me, so I left the military."
Fang Huai was taken aback. Yes, some military units would accept soldiers after their discharge, but not everyone does.
Especially Zhang Jianhong, who was injured and discharged from the army without any military rank, only a discharge allowance.
Fang Huai looked at the others and noticed that one of them was his former subordinate, and the rest of them were mostly disabled to some extent.
Fang Huai was overwhelmed with emotion: "So, that's why you brought a group of brothers who were also discharged due to injuries to make a living in the black market?"
Zhang Jianhong looked at Fang Huai with some surprise, thinking: Does he seem that selfless? He doesn't need to take such a big risk to make a living.
As for why veterans were brought in, it's because they are more vigilant than ordinary people, and they are not so easily betrayed.
But since that's what Fang Huai thinks, he'll just go along with it.
Zhang Jianhong looked helpless: "Yeah, if we didn't work in the black market, the brothers would starve to death."
"Otherwise, we wouldn't risk our lives. After all, we're just trying to make a living on the black market."
Where Fang Huai couldn't see, everyone else looked utterly disgusted. They were speechless as they watched Zhang Jianhong blatantly lie.
If they also say they can only manage to get three meals a day, then all they can say is that those three meals are really expensive.
You should know that even small fry like them earn at least seventy or eighty yuan a month, and sometimes even more than a hundred.
How much does a worker earn in a month? Only eighteen yuan. Even if it's a little higher, it won't exceed fifty yuan.
But Fang Huai didn't know that. Although he knew about the black market, he had never bought or sold anything on it.
In his mind, the black market was simply about selling goods at high prices without needing tickets, and he probably didn't make much money from it.
Therefore, he believed Zhang Jianhong's words without a doubt.
Fang Huai nodded: "It must have been hard for you, to be so considerate of your brothers."
After a pause, Fang Huai decided to ask him directly: "Are you making a deal with Xu Weimin's family?"
They've arrived.
Zhang Jianhong realized that this was probably Fang Huai's main purpose today. He just didn't know if Fang Huai and Xu Weimin had some kind of grudge.
Zhang Jianhong feigned ignorance and asked, "Yes, but why are you asking this? Is the black market now under the military's investigation?"
Fang Huai shook his head: "It has nothing to do with the black market, it's related to the murder case."
Zhang Jianhong's expression instantly turned serious, and he sat up from his chair: "Do you know what you're saying?"
He had considered that there might be some grudge between Fang Huai and Xu Weimin, but Zhang Jianhong had never thought of the possibility that Xu Weimin was involved in a murder case.
In his mind, Xu Weimin was not a good person, but he was just greedy. He had never seen him harm anyone.
However, Zhang Jianhong also knew that Fang Huai wouldn't have said that without a reason.
If Xu Weimin really had someone on his hands, then their cooperation would be impossible. Zhang Jianhong admitted that he wasn't exactly a good person either.
However, he had one principle: he would never harm anyone. He only sought wealth; he would not touch anything else.
At least those under his command should not be associated with him.
“Of course I know what I’m talking about. In fact, we came here because we found the victim’s body, which is probably in the vicinity.”
Fang Huai silently added in his mind: Although he only learned about this place from Chen Ermei, he wasn't exactly lying.
After all, Fang Hui had been here two years ago, but he just didn't know how to get in.
Zhang Jianhong growled, "Impossible! I can guarantee there are absolutely no corpses here!"
Regardless of whether Xu Weimin harmed anyone, there could be no corpse here, because no outsiders could enter except during transactions.
Xu Weimin couldn't do it either. Every time Xu Weimin and his group came, there were always a lot of people present. It was impossible for him to hide a corpse in front of everyone.
Fang Huai explained, "I'm not saying the body is here with you. It's in this alley. We saw Xu Weimin and his son two years ago, dragging a woman in with them."
“But when they went out, there were only the two of them. So we suspect that they hid the body in this alley.”
Oh, as long as it's not with him.
Zhang Jianhong didn't care where the body was hidden, as long as it wasn't with him. Besides, this was just their guess; they didn't even know if there was a body at all.
After relaxing, Zhang Jianhong lay back down and asked in a nonchalant tone, "So what's the point of you coming here now?"
"Want me to help you investigate?"
Fang Huai nodded: "Yes, I hope you can cooperate with us to find the body. Because you are more familiar with this place."
Zhang Jianhong raised an eyebrow: "But why should I help you? This won't do me any good at all."
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