His greatest fear in life was being threatened with his family. No one could do that.
And Yaji, of all people, just at this moment, touched a raw nerve.
Xiao Weiguo's expression grew increasingly grim. His eyes narrowed to slits as he stared intently at Yaji's face.
Who is Mr. Jiang?
He needed to figure out what kind of person gave Yaji the confidence to speak like that.
"Jiang Tiansheng, have you heard of him?"
Upon first hearing the name, Xiao Weiguo did feel that it sounded somewhat familiar.
After searching his memory for a long time, he suddenly remembered.
Isn't this Jiang Tiansheng, the infamous leader of the Red Hing Society, who was a drug lord who controlled several countries in his previous life and had tens of thousands of followers?
Jiang Tiansheng himself was from Hong Kong. He made his fortune through drugs and raised many thugs to help him commit crimes everywhere. Because he was rich, the number of thugs grew and eventually formed the Hung Hing Society.
In several Southeast Asian countries, many places are under his control.
Moreover, the most terrifying thing is not Jiang Tiansheng himself, but his younger brother.
The famous Golden Three No-Man's Land, the commander of the defense forces there is his younger brother, named Jiang Tianyang.
The two brothers were quite different; the elder brother was cunning and treacherous, while the younger brother was ruthless and merciless, killing without hesitation.
He is a prominent figure in the international underworld.
Xiao Weiguo knew about them because in 1997, after Hong Kong returned to China, the government sent troops to stabilize the city's security and wiped out their brothers' stronghold in one fell swoop.
Xiao Weiguo had only seen them in the news; if Yaji hadn't mentioned them, he would have almost forgotten their names.
Seeing Xiao Weiguo's ever-changing expression, Yaji felt smug.
As long as Xiao Weiguo knows Mr. Jiang, that's fine. The real problem is that he doesn't know him and doesn't know the nuances of things.
"What do you mean? Let me tell you, I'm from the Hongxing Elders' Hall. Mr. Jiang values me highly. If something happens to me here, you won't have a peaceful life from now on."
Yaji puffed out his chest, as if he was certain that Xiao Weiguo wouldn't do anything to him.
Xiao Weiguo stared at him for a long time before finally bursting into laughter.
"Idiot."
"What? You dare to insult me?"
Yaji was stunned by the scolding, but immediately became furious.
He struggled forward, wishing he could bite off a piece of Xiao Weiguo's flesh.
Xiao Weiguo sneered.
"I'm cursing you, you idiot. You've come this far, and you still dream of going back alive? This isn't your Hong Kong. If that damn Mr. Jiang dares to reach out, I'll chop his hand off myself without the government even having to lift a finger."
"As for you? Pfft~~"
"Don't you know what you've done? I don't need to punish you."
As he spoke, he pointed to the Wei family compound behind him.
Inside the dilapidated gate, beneath the white mourning tent, a coffin lay quietly.
Just then, several police officers arrived from outside the mountains and took Yaji into custody.
After verifying his identity, several men, armed with guns, escorted the last captured fugitive back to town, where he was tried and convicted along with the others who had been apprehended.
They dared to enter the border with guns and then commit murder and arson here. According to Xiao Weiguo's estimate, even if these people don't die, they'll never be able to leave the country for the rest of their lives.
There was nothing more to do here, and Xiao Weiguo was preparing to take Jiao Bai to Zhang Damao's house.
Since arriving here early this morning, Xiao Weiguo hadn't seen him at all, and assumed Zhang Damao must have gone home.
After asking around, Jiao Bai and Zhang Damao arrived at Zhang Damao's house, only to find no one there.
The doors and windows of the house were tightly closed, and even the neighbors next door did not know when they left.
After thinking about it, Zhang Damao probably took his parents back to Shang County. The matter here was settled, and he probably didn't want to go back to this place.
Xiao Weiguo and Jiao Bai walked back along the mountain path and arrived at Wei Changqing's house.
A cannon shot rang out, followed by the incessant chatter of suona horns.
The two of them craned their necks to look.
Amidst a crowd of people dressed in pure white, Wei Yulan's coffin was carried away.
Eight strong men carried the already closed coffin, and led by a loudspeaker, a group of people in white mourning clothes slowly walked along the mountain path into the distance.
I wonder where they will bury Wei Yulan.
The search and rescue team members who hadn't had time to leave made way for them.
Xiao Weiguo saw Wei Changqing's aged figure inside the gate, staring blankly at the departing procession. His eyes were devoid of any light, and his face was expressionless.
The story of Zhang Damao and Wei Yulan came to an end with Wei Yulan's death.
Zhang Damao and his family did not attend to the woman's final moments.
At this moment, the title that Wei Yulan had earned with her life felt utterly worthless to Xiao Weiguo.
But can we blame Zhang Damao?
No, if it were me, that woman's fate would probably be far worse. She might even face retribution from me and her entire family.
Back in town, as expected, they ran into Boss Mao at the police station. He had come specifically to wait for Xiao Weiguo there.
He told Xiao Weiguo that he might never return to this small mountain village, and that he wanted to take his parents to Shang County, asking Xiao Weiguo if he could agree.
Xiao Weiguo had no reason to refuse this request; he could somewhat understand Zhang Damao's feelings. Some things were indeed unbearable for him to recall, lifelong psychological traumas.
If they don't want to go back, they don't have to. Zhang Damao has arranged a home for them over there, so it's not a big deal.
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