"Hahahaha! Have you come to terms with it? I've already come to terms with it. In this life, you either make a name for yourself in history or live in obscurity. This damned world, this damned heaven, I, Chen Qingzhi, am willing to die, but I will never accept anyone's judgment. My fate is in my own hands, not in the hands of heaven."
"Bang!"
In the dark forest, a loud noise startled countless birds and beasts.
A vibrant flame flashed with a merciless and dazzling light.
Chen Qingzhi's body flew out like a tattered sack and crashed heavily to the ground. The old man's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly ran over.
When he saw Chen Qingzhi's appearance, he collapsed to the ground.
At this moment, Chen Qingzhi had a large hole in his chest, his internal organs were all shattered, and there were limbs and bloodstains everywhere.
This man, who defied fate and climbed step by step to become the provincial public security bureau chief, and who was once full of vigor, has left this world.
After an unknown amount of time, footsteps slowly began to sound.
The old man turned around and saw Gao Yuqiang slowly walking over with a sniper rifle on his back. He walked straight to Chen Qingzhi's body, glanced at it, and then took out cigarettes and lit three.
A tube was offered to the old man, but he refused. Gao Yuqiang just stretched out his hand, and the old man had no choice but to take it.
He placed the other one next to Chen Qingzhi and took one for himself.
"What a tragedy!"
The old man suddenly spoke halfway through smoking a cigarette.
"Indeed, it's a terrible thing."
Gao Yuqiang dropped the gun he was carrying and took off his coat in the cold wind, seemingly trying to suppress the turmoil in his heart.
"Old man, can you do me a favor?"
"You say so, but I can't guarantee I can do it."
The old man answered.
"Don't worry, this favor is very simple. Just help me and that person, whom you should know, collect the body. Just find a hole and bury it."
Gao Yuqiang pointed at Chen Qingzhi's corpse and said casually.
"Young man, you look to be under forty, your life is just beginning!"
The old man said.
"Yeah, it's just the beginning, but it will eventually end. Whether it ends sooner or later, it's all the same. What's there to be afraid of?"
"I've lived enough in this life. I've experienced money, women, and power. It was all worth it. Damn it, I've stained my hands with so much blood, I have to pay it back."
After chatting with the old man for a while longer, Gao Yuqiang...
A biting wind howled, and in the distance, on the winding road that was originally dark, countless car lights began to illuminate.
Looking at the lights, Gao Yuqiang stood up, turned around and laughed at the old man, "I told you I'd let you collect the body, but it's not possible now. That son of a bitch came so fast."
As he spoke, he looked into the distance. No one knew what he was thinking—his children and wife, his brother, his mother, or his own life.
"It's time to go. This damn world. In my next life, I'd rather be a fishmonger, a decent man who can live a life free from want.
As he spoke, he pulled out a pistol, put it in his mouth, and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
"Bang!"
A muffled gunshot rang out, and Gao Yuqiang fell straight down in the old man's sight.
When the armed police arrived at the scene, they saw the old man putting the two corpses lying on the ground together and helping them collect the severed limbs and brain matter.
Seeing the police arrive, he remained calm. The officer in charge cautiously approached, and the personnel on both sides quickly retrieved the two sniper rifles and pistols that had fallen to the ground. Only then did he silently breathe a sigh of relief.
"Don't move, hands up!"
Under the bright light of countless flashlights, the old man slowly straightened Gao Yuqiang's clothes, raised his hand, and slowly turned around.
"I am a forestry worker here, and I am seventy-three years old this year."
When everyone heard the old man's words, and saw his full head of white hair, they gradually lowered their guard, lowered their gun barrels, and scattered to prepare for defense.
The armed police captain slowly walked up to the two corpses and began to compare and confirm their identities.
"Sir, what happened here?"
The old man pointed at Chen Qingzhi and said, "He was shot by this young man with a big gun."
Then, he only thought about the young man he had mentioned, "He committed suicide."
The captain looked at Gao Yuqiang on the ground, thought to himself that he was a real man, and then began to call headquarters.
"Report! Our unit has arrived at the foot of Jinlin Snow Mountain and discovered the bodies of suspects Chen Qingzhi and Gao Yuqiang. Two large-caliber sniper rifles, Type 38 pistols, and a quantity of ammunition have been found at the scene. The situation is now completely under control. Please provide further instructions!"
When the news reached the joint command center, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and exclaimed how close they had come to a close.
"Excuse me, how did the two of them die?"
Chen Jianliang felt a great weight lifted from his heart, but he still couldn't understand how the two men could have died in Jinlin Snow Mountain.
Soon after, someone began to report.
"Reporting to Secretary Chen, according to the on-site report, Chen Qingzhi was shot and killed by Gao Yuqiang with a sniper rifle, while Gao Yuqiang committed suicide. A 73-year-old man witnessed the whole thing and has been taken back for questioning."
Upon hearing this report, Chen Jianliang and Li Yedong exchanged a glance.
"Why did Gao Yuqiang kill Chen Qingzhi? As far as I know, although Gao Yuqiang is Gao Yuming's younger brother, Gao Yuming rarely helps him openly. On the contrary, Chen Qingzhi has helped Gao Yuqiang many times, even without any attempt to hide it. Why would he kill his protector?"
"Don't look at me, I know nothing about your politics."
Commander Qin Chuan of the Armed Police Corps waved his hand repeatedly.
At this moment, Xue Haifeng, the director of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, frowned and was deep in thought. He seemed to have grasped a clue, but he couldn't figure it out.
After a moment, his eyes suddenly brightened, as if his guess could make sense. So he quickly said, "Secretary Chen, could Gao Yuqiang be doing this to exonerate his brother?"
When Xue Haifeng said that, everyone was stunned, and then their minds were filled with all sorts of thoughts. Chen Jianliang slammed his hand on the table.
"We've been so confused, so incredibly confused. Director Xue is right, that's exactly Gao Yuqiang's motive for murder."
Li Yedong also realized what was happening.
"How many of the top dozen or so people on the arrest list have been apprehended?"
"Report: Apart from the province... Apart from Gao Yuming, Chen Qingzhi and Gao Yuqiang are dead, Zhang Yuhong and Zhou Xiaoqin have fled the country, and the rest are all missing. We are still conducting an urgent search."
Upon hearing this answer, Chen Jianliang's face turned pale again.
“Even the most meticulous plans can fail. If we cannot capture the dozen or so most important people, we will be unable to convict Gao Yuming based on witness testimony, which will be very troublesome.”
Li Yedong said.
"No, Gao Yuming violated discipline and the law, acted as a protector of organized crime, used his position to seek personal gain, and disregarded national laws. All of this is based on conclusive evidence. Why can't he be convicted?"
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