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"Do you remember what my name was then?"
This sentence was not loud in the night rain, but when Tang Tong said it, it was colder than the night rain, so cold that Zhu Sha was reluctant to face it.
"I remember, how could I not remember? Back when we were brothers, you were called Sugar and I was called Pighead."
Zhu Sha said bitterly that every word and every sentence was like the chisel on stone, rough but clear.
Rainy nights are romantic in the eyes of scholars, warm in the eyes of lovers, but what are they in the eyes of brothers? A passionate memory or an innocent sigh?
Tang Tong really doesn't like rainy nights. Whenever it rains, what he most wants to do is to spend time in bed with a woman. However, in the fifteen years since he came out, he has never fallen in love with any woman. Since Ye Susu's death, he has never fallen in love with another woman.
What he likes are brothers, and all the brothers on the road know this. He can stick out his sword for his brothers, and there are also brothers who stick out their sword for him. Whenever people on the road mention the name Tang Tong, not many people will remember his loyalty.
Tang Tong was just a small gangster in the world, an indestructible cockroach who could take a beating, a small person who made people think of the word "coward" when they mentioned Tang Tong. After a long time, even his brothers could not help but look down on him.
No one in the world knows Tang Tong's origins, but Zhu Sha, who knows Tang Tong's origins, is not from the world. Fifteen years ago, he was Tang Tong's only brother, but now Zhu Sha is the captain of the Haicheng Special Police Brigade. It took him fifteen years to finally find Tang Tong, but he did not come to recognize Tang Tong.
He came to arrest Tang Tong because of the shocking case in Haicheng fifteen years ago, in which three sons of high-ranking officials in Haicheng were brutally murdered. The crime was committed by Tang Tong. He was Tang Tong's only brother and the only person who knew about the case.
Therefore, after a fierce ideological struggle, Zhu Sha still reported Tang Tong for the sake of justice, because he told Tang Tong that he was a policeman and could not disregard the law for personal feelings.
Therefore, Tang Tong never resented him and always thought that Zhu Sha was his brother, just as Zhu Sha always thought that he was Tang Tong's brother. But when they met again fifteen years later, the two former brothers were facing each other's guns.
There are many cases of brothers killing each other in the world, and Tang Tong and Zhu Sha are no exception. Standing in the rain, Zhu Sha thought of the slight joy in life, while Tang Tong thought of the days he spent with Ye Susu fifteen years ago.
Ye Susu is a very beautiful girl. Both Tang Tong and Zhu Sha like her, but Ye Susu is a very proud girl. Although she grew up with Tang Tong and Zhu Sha, she has never expressed her love for any of them.
Her beauty is an asset, but her high-minded background doomed her to a tragedy. This tragedy dragged Tang Tong into it, but created Zhu Sha's glorious future in the police force.
The past pages turned over in Tang Tong's heart, and the muzzle of his gun drooped slightly.
"Yes, fifteen years ago, we were brothers. Fifteen years ago, Susu was still by our side. But today, you are a high-ranking police officer, and I am a criminal. And today is also the fifteenth anniversary of Susu's death. What a coincidence, isn't it? Perhaps this is God's will, although I never believe in it."
Tang Tong suddenly felt that the rain flowing through his eyes had a very bitter feeling. It seemed that they were his own tears. Although so many years had passed, Tang Tong still felt a sense of sadness.
"God's will? Do you believe in it now? I still don't believe in it. Everything is a person's own choice. Just like... Susu, her death was her own choice."
Although the rain flowing through his eyes made him feel uncomfortable, Zhu Sha remained steadfast and did not blink. Just like the gun in his hand, he did not move at all, just like he did during training.
"Really? There's a question I haven't been able to figure out for the past fifteen years: why did Susu end up going to that place?"
Tang Tong put down the gun in his hand and stared at Zhu Sha seven steps away, waiting for his answer.
"It's simple. I invited her... At this point, I don't want to hide anything from you."
Zhu Sha's face was calm, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth, which looked like mockery and relief.
"I didn't want this answer, but it's what I finally got. Zhu Sha, have you ever regretted anything in the past fifteen years?"
Tang Tong sighed, and there was a chill mixed in with the sound of rain, like the night wind and rain falling on his face.
"Regret? Why should I regret it? Back then, you were called Sugar and I was called Pighead. It was because I was inferior to you in every way, but I still told everyone that I was your brother and proud of you. Haha, don't you think it's funny? With you around, Susu's final choice would never be me. So, Tang Tong, do you think I should regret it?"
Zhu Sha laughed a few times, but that laughter did not contain a trace of joy, but was filled with a hint of coldness.
"So, you sold Susu to those three beasts in exchange for your ex?"
Tang Tong's voice was very calm, without any change, and even his eyes didn't twitch.
"I'm different from you. I can't live that kind of ordinary life. I can't stand being stepped on by others. Even if I was wrong at that time, so what? I'm still a bastard today."
Zhu Sha did not deny it. He had no intention of denying it since he met Tang Tong this time. He never thought that he had done anything wrong about what happened back then, just like he had always considered himself Tang Tong's brother for the past fifteen years.
What is a brother? Brothers are meant to be sold. From ancient times to the present, the easiest to sell are brothers, and the ones who can be sold at the best price are also brothers. Those who have no brothers to sell are pitiful people.
"I understand. So, you came here today just to put things to rest, right? I'd really like to see how much your husband has improved over the past fifteen years."
Tang Tong exhaled slightly, and a sharpness like a knife gradually appeared in his lazy eyes.
"Don't worry. You're surrounded here and can't escape, so don't worry. We were brothers before, and I'll still agree to your condition. I just want to ask you a question. Back then, you gave me the Jade Book of Truth, but didn't give me Master's other book. I thought Master gave that book to Susu, and later I searched Susu's room but couldn't find it. I think you have that book. Can you tell me what it's called?"
Zhu Sha finally lowered the muzzle of the gun, but there seemed to be a flame jumping in his eyes. That flame has a name called greed. It is human nature. Zhu Sha never thought that he was greedy.
"That book is not suitable for you, because it's called "The Immortal Needle to Save Evil", and it's just a book about curing illnesses and saving lives."
Tang Tong's eyes were no longer looking at the cinnabar, as if the cinnabar was just a decoration in the night rain. His eyes seemed to have lost focus, looking at the void in the vast rainy night, passing through fifteen years.
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