murder begins in summer

Mrs. Qiu's funeral was quite simple.The cremation was completed the day after her death, and the family went to Hong Kong to bury her in the ancestral grave together, leaving the empty tomb next to her husband.

From the first day of the first seven days, Shi Zhanyang has been thinking about the Jiangkou group.If they send people over, even though the cooperation between the two families is no longer what it used to be, it is justifiable to mourn their relatives, and to turn them away rashly is to break the rules of the way and to face injustice. will do.

But if someone really came, Zhan Yang would have to worry about it at that time. When he met his opponent in an unfamiliar land, he would inevitably be tied up. On the one hand, he had to prevent the group of grandchildren from talking around and asking to bring his mother back. Japan was buried, and on the other hand, he had to prevent them from targeting Qiu Shili.

Shi Zhanyang knew very well that the Jiangkou Group was neither blind nor stupid, and most of the news about the rubidium mine was not preserved in a vacuum. There were various rumors, and there was no guarantee that their own family had learned anything.Assuming the worst, if they already knew about the existence of the chip, and even learned some details, but couldn’t dig out specific clues, then the Japanese boy who was inexplicably adopted by the sister of the group leader who married away many years ago is also the same age. That's right—they have enough reasons to place suspicion on Qiu Shili.

Thinking back carefully, in fact, there have been many small actions over the years, and we can rely on these reasons.For example, on the night of Qiu Shili's 15th birthday, the man who aimed an anesthesia gun containing addictive substances at them outside the window of the Japanese room.

Another example is the Eguchi sparrow, which has frequently visited in the past two years in the name of visiting a sick aunt.Counting about three times, Eguchi Sparrow always came here alone, carrying a travel bag, and looked like an ordinary office worker who spoke Japanese-style English and took a short trip to the United States during his annual leave.

He doesn't seem to care about the unwelcome shown by the Shi family from top to bottom, but he does chat with Qiu Shili every time before leaving, and sends some Japanese souvenirs, acting like a good cousin .

Of course, every time Shi Zhanyang was watching from the side, but he just felt uncomfortable at that time, he thought to himself, this is your real brother, you don't know it!Your father won't raise you after giving birth, so you don't come here with a smile on your face and hypocrisy.I also thought, it’s best if you never know, then he will always be mine.

At that time, he realized the naivety and frivolity of this idea, and even laughed at himself because of his overprotection of Qiu Shili, but he didn't think about the more cold-blooded level now.When Jiangkou sparrow came over and touched Qiu Shili, what was he thinking.

No one can penetrate his thoughts.

As for why the Eguchi group has not made any big moves so far...

Maybe it's because it hasn't been determined yet.

Maybe it's because I'm not sure and I can't afford to provoke him.

Really can't afford it?Today Zhan Yang has doubts about this.He believed that when the Jiangkou group was desperate one day, no matter how tough the Shi family was, the group of desperadoes would definitely come to touch them.

At that time, my father may have died. In fact, even if my father knew about it now, he would not help.If the conditions are good enough, he may even use Qiu Shili as a bargaining chip in exchange, or simply as a key, and he will directly take those precious metals buried in the ground as his own.

Shi Zhanyang knew his father very well.

That is to say, his late mother stripped another secret for him from one secret, and stuffed it all in his own hands.So he had to close his lips tightly and cover them with his hands.From the beginning, from that snowy December, this burden has been placed on Zhan Yang's shoulders alone.He was frightened and happy to choose it.

However, the good thing is that the current situation is not completely unfavorable to Shi Zhanyang.Some time ago, the Japanese police once again carried out the so-called "top operation" against the Eguchi group. By cutting off the capital chain, thoroughly prosecuting the top cadres, and searching the members' homes, they intend to disintegrate this designated violent group that has been around for hundreds of years.

Although the disintegration was still unsuccessful, the Eguchi group was beaten too much to take care of itself. It is said that Eguchi sparrow was shot twice in a row, neither of which was insignificant, and he was bedridden.

On the third day of the first seven days, Mrs. Qiu was buried smoothly, and no uninterested people came to disturb her. The news of Eguchi sparrow's death also came from the undercover agent in the capital.

Things happened suddenly, but Shi Zhanyang heaved a long sigh of relief.

On the fourth day, Shi Yizhou came back.Only half of the goods that were robbed by the Songcawo Brotherhood were recovered, and the brother who died with him lost only a fraction of what was left. He first visited his father, suffered a lot of cleaning up, and then fell into despair He stood in front of his mother's grave, bowed his head and knelt down, motionless for a long time.

Shi Zhanyang was holding a creamy pine nut ice cream, and accompanied Qiu Shili to visit the Eslite Bookstore.Since Qiu Shili's injury was still not healed, he was wearing a loose printed sweater, and he could only hold the book in one hand. He wanted to eat something, so he turned to Shi Zhanyang and licked it from his hand.After receiving the news on the phone, the two threw away the ice cream and immediately drove to the cemetery.

Qiu Shili hurriedly changed into black formal clothes in the car, followed behind Shi Zhanyang, walked through the dense locust tree forest, and went deep step by step.At the beginning of October, some of the leaves turned golden yellow and spread on the road in different shades.

"Brother," Qiu Shili thought for a while, and finally said, "Second brother is back, don't kill him."

Shi Zhanyang was taken aback, did he look aggressive like he was going to kill someone?It does seem to be quite similar.What he said to Shi Yizhou at that time was not a joke, he really had murderous intentions, but now, many things have irresistibly changed.Just as Qiu Shili remembered the cruel words he said, he did not forget his promise to his mother.

"This is my mother's cemetery, I won't do anything out of line." He turned around and smiled at Qiu Shili.

"What about going home?"

"I won't kill when I go home. It's sad enough for brothers to kill each other, and I understand it too." He stopped, picked up Qiu Shili's uninjured hand, squeezed it, and tidied up what he couldn't touch with one hand. A neat neckline.

Qiu Shili nodded, feeling relieved.

From a distance, they saw Shi Yizhou's lonely back, he was still kneeling, and when he heard the footsteps of two people, he turned his face to look, there was a moment of astonishment, then he lowered his head and stared at himself. of three incense sticks.

Shi Zhanyang didn't let him get up, but said: "After a while, I will make up for that batch of goods to the buyer, and I will also pay for it. You don't have to worry about Dad."

"I made up for the trouble I made myself," Shi Yizhou gritted his teeth and said, "I just came back to see my mother."

"Look." Shi Zhanyang went to see Qiu Shili, and found that he was also looking at his mother's smile on the tombstone.

"Then you go, haven't you seen enough?" Shi Yizhou didn't turn his face away, and raised his voice.

"Xiao Zhou," Shi Zhanyang tried to call out this title, "Everyone makes mistakes, and I was played badly when I took the lead for the first time. It was my father who wiped my ass."

"You don't need to make up lies to pity me. Dad told me just now that you didn't make any mistakes that time. You never made mistakes." After a pause, he sniffed and said in a hoarse voice, "Shi Zhanyang, you What exactly do you want to say?"

"I want to say, you are also my brother, I know."

"..."

"I want mom to hear that too. She might have less regret."

Shi Yizhou suddenly stood up.His trousers were all wrinkled, and his finely combed curly hair had long been blown to pieces by the autumn wind. His eyes were red, and he glared at Shi Zhanyang, unable to speak, and then glared at Qiu Shili, "I'm sorry." .” He said angrily.

Qiu Shili didn't react for a while, "Me?"

Shi Yizhou pointed to his bandage, "You are also my younger brother."

Qiu Shili didn't know what expression to put on, he glanced at his elder brother as if asking for help, and said hastily, "Oh, yes."

Shi Yizhou wiped the corner of his eyes and asked, "How is your hand?"

Qiu Shili said truthfully, "It still hurts."

Shi Yizhou remained silent, lowered his head and continued to wipe the corners of his eyes, and walked slowly out of the cemetery.

Shi Zhanyang looked at him coldly, he felt aggrieved when he hurt someone, he really wanted to put the blade in his hand, and let him try to see if it hurt, but he finally held back.

"Let's go, Nana," he patted Qiu Shili on the shoulder, "Let's eat sugar water."

After the first seven days, their family didn't stay in Hong Kong for too long, and a bunch of things were waiting in line.The last thing I did before leaving was to take a family portrait by a ferry by the sea.

It is said that this ferry was the site where the ancestors left for overseas study in the late Qing Dynasty. After that, the Shi family traveled across the ocean, settled down abroad, and developed in one continuous line.

It is said to be a family portrait, but in fact there are only five people.Although the Brazilian girl came together, she had no photogenic status. Only the elderly father sat upright in front, and behind him were his four sons. The youngest was only seven years old, and he was forced into a formal suit. , with a rebellious face at a young age, the oldest one is already a fully mature man.

Qiu Shili's injury healed quickly, and he didn't have to hang his wrists anymore, so he could wear his suit nicely. He felt that he couldn't smile too brightly on this occasion, but he still couldn't hide his excitement, because he was standing in Zhanyang By his side, there are not many photos of him and his eldest brother, but this should be the most formal one.

He is also considered family, not just by his brother.He has always known that Shi Zhanyang has completely accepted himself from the beginning to the end. As for other people, not being repelled now can make him happy.He is a man who is extremely sensitive to kindness.

The butler held up his camera and shouted, "Hey, third young master! Look over here, don't look at your elder brother!"

Only then did Qiu Shili come back to his senses, straightened his head, blushed with embarrassment, looked at the reflective camera awkwardly, let go of the hand that was holding the elder brother's cuff, and turned his back.

Shi Zhanyang, who had been serious just now, smiled.

This moment is forever etched down.

The days passed in a blink of an eye to winter.

Shi Zhanyang's attitude changed a lot. He no longer thought about the misty dream of hiding Qiu Shili in the golden house, but began to take him out to do errands. This reduced the chances of Qiu Shili acting alone or getting on the wrong ship risk.However, whether it was a coincidence or just in time, there were many messy and miscellaneous things during that time, but almost none of the dangerous ones.

Including the late winter, when the Ukrainian government was replenished with goods, Shi Zhanyang contacted his friends in the local military before departure, and also asked Qiu Shili a lot, and gave him the most handy gun.He specially chose the road where Yizhou stumbled last time for transportation, just to be fully prepared to meet the Russian gangster head-on, so that they can have a long memory and practice Qiu Shili's hand.

As a result, who would have thought that Song Caiwo didn't even dare to risk his head during the smooth journey.The group of them seemed to be sightseeing, seeing all over Siberia, which was frozen in winter, and delivered the items to the buyer so smoothly.

Shi Zhanyang couldn't tell whether it was luck or unlucky, his subordinates all said that it was because his name was well known, and the Brotherhood didn't dare to provoke him, but Shi Zhanyang thought silently, flattering.

He was worried because the work he came to was always so painless and lukewarm that not even a little blood could be seen, so it was difficult for Qiu Shili to find a chance to establish his prestige.After all, it is always difficult for human beings to have respect for someone who is just running around with him and is much younger than him. Only when he does something in front of you that you can't do, you will look at him with admiration.

On Christmas night, Shi Zhanyang spent time with his brothers. On the pasture of his manor, the cows were pulled away, an open-air barbecue was put on, and the surrounding fir trees were covered with colorful lights and bells. The tree grows too tall and does not have the sense of coordination of ordinary Christmas trees, which is very humorous.

Several long tables are filled with large pieces of beef, large sausages, and large barrels of beer, which are steaming in the cold winter.Shi Zhanyang can drink red wine and white wine casually, except for this beer, he can get drunk at the touch of it, but as long as he raises a glass of orange juice, no one is stupid enough to force him to drink beer.

Qiu Shili, on the other hand, drank a few cups as if he was trying something new, his face remained unchanged, his expression was clear, and he could still joke with the people around him as usual, just like a normal person.In front of outsiders, he can always let go of his shyness, being both funny and flattering.

After drinking for three rounds, Shi Zhanyang walked to the side of the tree with a cigar in his mouth, made a few simple work calls, stared at the laughing Qiu Shili on the table, and waited for a meeting of eyes under the dazzling and warm light .Sure enough, Qiu Shili started chasing after him pretending to be casual, and when he bumped into him, he pretended to look away casually.Shi Zhanyang smiled silently.He actually didn't want to leave the table, he was afraid that some unsightly jokes would tease his younger brother, such as Shao San who had very low taste, but there were some things that had to be clarified outside the table.

He called old K over.

"I have a lot of dissatisfaction with my brother." He knocked the pipe on the tree trunk and asked in a low voice.

"Not many, but there are."

Shi Zhanyang nodded, motioning for him to continue.

"Back when you entrusted us, all the brothers who had drunk wine remembered it. Knowing that Xiaoqiu was you, and drinking Mingjiu, it was all convincing." Old K frowned. Knowing that the sky is high and the earth is thick, he likes to pass indiscriminately in the team."

"Pass what?"

"It is said that Xiaoqiu is just a handyman, who knows nothing, not even earrings..."

"Ah, this," Shi Zhanyang breathed the thick white and pungent smoke, and smiled with his head down, "He's still too young, wouldn't the earrings come sooner or later?"

"Yeah, but there are still people who say that he hasn't even killed anyone."

"You make a list of those who have said such things," Shi Zhanyang still smiled, and said slowly, "Killing people is here with us, when did it become an honorable thing. Don't we just want to make money and share gold bars?"

Old K also laughed, "Too young, young and energetic, those who say such things are the ones who have never killed a few."

"Well, I'll talk to them."

"By the way, boss," Old K suddenly seemed a little embarrassed to speak, like a clumsy father who accidentally bumped into his daughter kissing her boyfriend, he scratched his head in embarrassment, "there is another kind of rumor, you and Xiaoqiu two……"

"Both of us?"

Old K was thinking about how to say it more euphemistically, and after a long time he said: "Someone called Xiaoqiu 'little sister-in-law' behind his back. They said he was, and said he was a child bride."

Shi Zhanyang burst into laughter, but the coldness just disappeared completely in this smile. He looked softly at Qiu Shili who was gnawing pork chops not far away, "Oh, am I so perverted?"

"Hey, no, we can all see what you did to my little brother," Old K couldn't help laughing, he could probably see some of his young master's thoughts, at this moment, when he saw Shi Zhanyang With this kind of reaction, most of the worries that I had or didn't have disappeared, "If Xiaoqiu knew that he was called that, he might be very happy."

"Don't let him hear it. If there are gossips, talk about them."

Old K nodded and agreed.

"By the way, this year is an even-numbered year. There will be a million parties on New Year's Day." Shi Zhanyang lit another cigar and handed it to Old K to warm his hands. "You help me prepare, two people will participate."

As soon as Old K heard the term "Million Club", all the nerves in his body tensed up immediately, "You... want to board the boat?"

"Ah."

"And another one?"

"Little sister-in-law." Shi Zhanyang looked up at him.

Old K wiped his sweat, "Then, how many white pieces are suitable?"

"Change more, at least a thousand."

"You want to give it to Xiao Qiu Liwei." Old K silently calculated how much it was, and couldn't help murmuring.

Shi Zhanyang took a deep look at him, as if blaming him for speaking too bluntly, which made it meaningless, "My younger brother is not a handyman, nor is he a child bride. It seems that I can only prove this kind of thing. Otherwise, others will not understand."

After finishing speaking, Shi Zhanyang snuffed out the cigarette butt on the tree trunk, put it in his pocket and went back to the table to eat meat.Old K watched as he pulled away the chair, sat down beside Qiu Shili, held a glistening orange juice, raised one leg comfortably, and joined the drunken vulgar joke over there.