never forget [criminal investigation]

Zhao Lang hung up the phone, put the phone aside, and pinched the bridge of his nose wearily.

Recently, he has received news from the pharmaceutical factory almost every day.Tell him that the second boss came again, stayed in the raw material warehouse for more than an hour, checked the delivery vehicle again, asked about the recent shipment records, held a meeting with a group of younger brothers, and gave out red envelopes ...

This kind of blatant provocation is quite naive, but it is getting closer to his bottom line step by step in a piecemeal manner.And the realization that he was being more and more affected by these clumsy little tricks made his mood even more gloomy.

Zhao Lang didn't like this half-brother, but he couldn't say he was annoying, let alone hated.

After all, age is there.A kid who is only four or five years older than his own son, he is tossing, messing around, and uttering wild words, but he has never experienced beatings from society and has some ridiculous sense of existence.

Let him hang out for a few years, and occasionally give him some sweetness.When I get older and gradually see the reality clearly, that rebellious energy will pass.

What's more, this is also the confession of his father before he died, asking him to take care of this younger brother as much as possible.If you don't help him, at least don't hurt him.

Therefore, after Zhao Ting returned to the country, even though his son was so angry that he jumped a few times, Zhao Lang also adopted an attitude of calming things down.

To this day, he has to re-examine his relationship with this younger brother.

He has never regarded Zhao Ting as a close relative, but Zhao Ting has long regarded him as a sworn enemy.

It seems that he didn't see the reality that the person is himself.

Zhao Lang stood up from the sofa, pacing back and forth habitually, his mind was as chaotic as snowflakes outside the window.

Yuan Guoping's phone call that day really surprised him, but his first reaction was that Yuan Guoping was lying.

Thinking this way is not out of trust, let alone brotherhood.It was because he didn't believe that his younger brother, whose eyes were above the top and whose mind was full of pride, would suddenly come up with such tricks and calculations.

But Yuan Guoping couldn't lie to him.This person gave everything by himself, and he was more afraid of accidents than anyone else.And to provoke the relationship between the two brothers is not good for anyone.

Zhao Ting chooses to cooperate with the police at this time, which is tantamount to drawing salary from the bottom of the pot for Zhao Lang.What's more, this method is very secretive. If he hadn't received the news from Yuan Guoping in advance, he might not have thought that it would be Zhao Ting's hand until the police broke in.

This is a risky move, but compared to the final profit, that little risk is completely negligible.

Knocking himself down by the policeman's hand... thank goodness he figured it out.If it wasn't for him, he would have applauded this younger brother.

Zhao Lang put his hands behind his back and looked up at the gloomy sky outside the window.It seems that I really underestimated that, trash.

But Zhao Ting thought this matter was too simple.

In his eyes, he is a nouveau riche surrounded by countless bums who only licks banknotes on his fingers every day, but he can't see the long shadow behind this "scenery".

With Huo Yan covering him, he didn't have to worry about someone making trouble for him.Now it is even more generous to move the drug production line into the pharmaceutical factory.

With Yuan Guoping's help, the undercover policemen and witnesses who were against him would disappear silently one by one.

There are countless little brothers who work hard, and he runs across the Dongjiang River, and the wealth he has accumulated cannot be spent in a few lifetimes.

But how can the benefits come in vain?

He admits that he is not a good person, but those who "help" him are even worse.

And for every dirty deed behind those people, he himself is almost an accomplice.

Murder, set fire, dig black material, launder money, eradicate dissidents, destroy evidence...

He is their white gloves, using money to pave the way for their official career; they are his umbrella, using power to bring him greater wealth.

It's a weird cycle, a dirty snowball that gets bigger and bigger.

Sometimes he also feels very tired, obviously earning so much money, but he can't appreciate the happiness they bring.He can't even remember the last time he spent money happily.

Making money gradually became something he had to do, but he couldn't explain why he did it.

So he also tried to slow down, and then stop a little bit, until he finally quit.

But the fact is that he is driving a desperate train, running crazily on the road of no return.No one can make it stop, and no one dares to make it stop.The passengers above have no choice of getting off the bus, and no one will leave unless they die.

Just imagine, when Zhao Ting, who was on the way, suddenly grabbed the steering wheel and changed his route to the police station, how would the passengers in the car react?

Others dare not say it, but Huo Yan will definitely be the first to forcibly step on the brakes, jump out of the car after that, and distance himself from everyone in the car.In the end, a bomb was thrown out, causing everything behind him to be wiped out with the sound of the explosion.

This is what happened to Zhao Ting, unfortunately he didn't understand at all.

So, after Yuan Guoping's phone call, Zhao Lang sent someone to watch Zhao Ting and monitor his every move.

First of all, he still had some fantasies to some extent, and he always felt that Zhao Ting didn't have that IQ and couldn't do such a big thing that would destroy the world.At the same time, he was also making two-handed preparations to see what his younger brother was busy with and whether he had hooked up with the police.

But the news brought back by his subordinates made him feel more and more chilled.

Zhao Ting seems to have become a regular customer of the pharmaceutical factory, and he has the air of taking over all the younger brothers.

What disturbed him the most was that Zhao Ting also tried to contact some "upper people".

This simply made Zhao Lang feel more chills down his spine than his internal response to the police.

Regardless of whether he can get online or not, as long as Huo Yan finds out about this, the consequences...

Zhao Lang walked back to the sofa and sank heavily into it.After thinking about it again and again, I finally took the phone and dialed a number.

"Hey, old Yuan, it's me."

Today is Christmas Eve.After inspecting the pharmaceutical factory for half a day, Zhao Ting withdrew in the afternoon.

It is estimated that there is an appointment, and I am going to go out at night.

Therefore, Xiang Hai was also put on leave.

After sending Zhao Ting away on the front foot, he ran home on the back foot.On the way, I went to the supermarket and bought a few big bags full of things.

Although it is not a serious festival, it should also create a sense of ceremony.Besides, it is rare that there is enough time today, so he decided to cook a Christmas dinner.

On the way, he sent a message to Xing Yue, telling him to come back early after get off work.

As a result, before the rice on his side was cooked, Xing Yue blew into the door like a gust of wind, wrapped in snowflakes.

"So early?" Xiang Hai was taken aback.

"Didn't you tell me to come back earlier?" Xing Yue took off his coat and threw it on the chair, then rushed to wash his hands.

"I'm telling you to come back early after work." Xiang Hai hung up his coat and followed him to the bathroom, "It's not time to get off work yet."

"Fuck, Zhou Bapi, you can't pity me?" Xing Yue turned off the faucet, and flicked water droplets on his face with his fingers, "It's hard to be free for a long time today."

Xiang Hai smiled and rubbed his sleeve on his face, then turned his head and went back to the kitchen.

Xing Yue followed behind him, feeling that his eyes were not enough to see, "Damn, there are so many delicious foods. What day is today?"

"It's Christmas Eve." Xiang Hai put the washed rice into the rice cooker.

Xing Yue rubbed his hands excitedly, "Then I'll make a dish too."

With his back turned to him, Xiang Hai poured fresh prawns into the basin to wash, "Brother, let's eat something safe on Christmas Eve, the ones you made...we'll eat them on Halloween."

After reacting for ten seconds, Xing Yue rushed over and put his arms around his waist, "Fuck, you mean that all the things I make are from the underworld?"

"Okay, you, now I don't even need to make a draft?"

"Oh, don't make trouble..." Xiang Hai smiled sullenly, and put his elbow against the groping hand.

"Stop pretending here." Xing Yue rubbed his body, then lowered his head and gnawed on the back of his fair neck, "You called me back in a hurry, didn't you just want to make trouble with me? ..”

"..." Xiang Hai was speechless, "Brother, your brain..."

"Don't talk nonsense, be honest." Xing Yue straightened his body, "Stand still, I'll check if you're carrying a weapon first!"

"Hey! Fuck, hey!" Xiang Hai bowed and ran around, "You, where are you touching?"

"Don't move around! Don't make unnecessary resistance!" Xing Yue pulled him back and held him down, "Keep your legs apart and hold your head in your hands!

"What is this, eh??"

"Do you want to sneak attack me by hiding your weapons? Tell me!"

Xiang Hai's face was flushed by his torment, and his bangs were stuck on his forehead, "Oh, can you stop making trouble and stop eating?"

"Eat... eat after the trouble."

"No, I'm so hungry."

"I'm strong, you don't have to be strong."

"..."

"Go. Hurry up."

In this way, the hungry little white rabbit was taken back to the wolf's lair by the hungry and thirsty wolf.

"Brother, don't you close the curtains?"

"Oh fuck, forgot."

"Oh, slow down, the zipper is stuck!"

"Fuck, it hurts! My flesh!"

"Where's my big gift bag?"

"I don't know where you are hiding."

"...what about this one, it smells like bacon."

"..."

"Don't like it? What about...cantaloupe?"

"What are you laughing at?"

"Brother, don't pick, I'm hungry."

"...Hehehe, I understand. Here I come!"

In the steaming room, someone's stomach was rumbling.

Xiang Hai tilted his head, "Brother, is that you?"

Xing Yue nodded, "Get up and cook."

Xiang Hai refused to move, "After working for a long time, you still tormented me in the end. Aren't you energetic, why are you still lying down?"

"Nonsense, how long have you been lying down, it's my turn to lie down. Besides, you didn't contribute just now, now it's your turn to contribute."

"Why didn't I work hard, otherwise could I have dinner so quickly?"

"Fuck me?" Xing Yue immediately froze.

What do you mean?Why is this voice-over hurting my self-esteem so much?

"You think I'm fast, are you dissatisfied with my performance?"

"Come here, come here!"

Xiang Hai was afraid that he would pester him again, so he quickly jumped out of bed.

Unexpectedly, Xing Yue also stretched out his claws at the same time, and his fingers were hooked on his necklace.After two people made such a move, the necklace broke.

Xiang Hai's heart suddenly thumped, and he quickly reached out to cover it, but it was empty.

The necklace slipped from the neck, a strand of silver thread fell to the ground, and the emerald concentric lock shattered in two.

Both of them were stunned.

After a long time, Xiang Hai squatted down slowly, picked up the two pieces of broken jade and the platinum chain, and put them in the palm of his hand.

"sorry!"

"sorry."

Both were apologizing almost simultaneously.

"Xiao Hai, it's all my fault! I..." Xing Yue regretted to death, hating his hand that was neither light nor heavy.

Xiang Hai shook his head desperately, "I'm sorry, brother, I'm sorry..."

This was Xing Yue's birthday present to him. He cherished it so much, but it was still broken.

"No, no, it's not your fault, it's all my fault." Xing Yue quickly jumped out of bed and grabbed his arm, "It doesn't matter, there is a pair of concentric locks, and there is another one. I will go get another one tomorrow." The chain, the stronger one, will never break again."

"Brother..." But Xiang Hai still lowered his head, rubbed his fingertips back and forth on the section of the broken jade, and asked after a long time, "You won't, leave me?"

"...Hey! I'm convinced!" Xing Yue held back for a long time, and almost laughed out loud, "You, you can really think about it!"

"Why are you still engaging in feudal superstition?" He hugged Xiang Hai tightly into his arms, "Isn't it just a necklace, what does it have to do with us, don't think about it."

"But..."

"But what is it, there is no but." Xing Yue pulled him up and held his face, "Didn't we agree that no one will leave."

He kissed his lips lightly, "There are still many, many things waiting for us to do together."

"Buy a house, decorate, travel, and you have to go to school..."

"By the way, there are more than 200 condoms waiting for us to use."

Xiang Hai pursed his lips reluctantly.

"Be happy, huh?" Xing Yue pinched his face forcibly, and tugged on both sides, "I like seeing you smile the most. As long as you smile at me, I will have nothing to worry about."

"Besides, isn't today still that Christmas Eve? We must be safe and happy."

Xiang Hai nodded fiercely.

Xing Yue rubbed his head with a smile, "By the way, I haven't asked you yet, what are your plans for the last day of this year?"

Xiang Hai thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Then let's go to Church Square for New Year's Eve!"

"Okay." Xiang Hai's eyes brightened up, "I haven't been there yet for the New Year's Eve."

"I haven't been there either." Xing Yue gently scratched the end of his eyes with his fingers, "So let's go together this year."

"I heard that the New Year's Eve was very lively, with the New Year's bell and fireworks display."

"It will be even better if it can catch up with the heavy snow."

This was what he had planned long ago, to take his beloved to the place where he witnessed love.

If time and space really intersect, at the moment when the New Year's bell rings, maybe they can get the blessings of Xing Yiqing and Song Xiaoyuan, and maybe the four of them can say "Happy New Year" to each other.

"What if you work overtime that day?" With this wonderful expectation, Xiang Hai inevitably became worried again.

"How can it be such a coincidence." Xing Yue laughed, "Even if you work overtime, you can spare half an hour."

"Okay." Xiang Hai's face finally had sunshine again.

"Then cook quickly, I'm starving to death." Xing Yue pushed him outside, "I'll help."

The next day, Xiang Hai accompanied Zhao Ting around the pharmaceutical factory as usual.

With dark circles under his eyes, Zhao Ting looked listless, yawning and smoking one cigarette after another.

The inspection was almost done in the afternoon, so Xiang Hai followed him to a lounge to rest.

"Okay, Qian Le," Zhao Ting leaned over with a cigarette in his mouth, "After a few days of hard work, I've become Brother Qian Le, and I'm quite proud of myself."

"Hey, Brother Ting, don't make fun of me." Xiang Hai quickly posted it, and said with a smile, "Where do I get any face, it's all about your face, Brother Ting."

"If it wasn't for Brother Ting's praise, I might not be looking at the warehouse in any corner now."

"And they all said that since Brother Dating came to the pharmaceutical factory, everyone felt that there was something to look forward to, and they all worked hard."

Zhao Ting didn't say anything, but judging by his expression, it should be very helpful.

He is now very glad that he accepted Qian Le's suggestion and went to the grassroots to visit in person.What I saw and learned here is completely different from the usual reports of those younger brothers.

Only now did he have a comprehensive and intuitive understanding of Zhao Lang's business.

It turned out that I only knew that he was rich, but I didn't expect to be so rich.

It turned out that he only knew that his hands were stretched out very long, but he did not expect that the drug network had spread to several surrounding provinces.

I thought that his dog-legged younger brothers were very loyal, but I didn't expect... well, that's it.

He used to be humming to himself, but now he yelled at Brother Ting one by one, wagging his tail.

That's the beauty of money.Of course, it was also Zhao Ting's charm.

Since that uneducated nouveau riche can make such a big business, it makes no sense for him not to go to the next level.

Thinking of this, he glanced at Xiang Hai again.I just felt that I could pick this brainy boy, and he was also a very good Bole.

Feeling the boss' gaze, Xiang Hai hurriedly put on a sincere smile.

"By the way, let me ask you, have you heard of Huo Yan?" Zhao Ting asked.

"I've heard it," Xiang Hai said, "you can always see it on TV."

Zhao Ting took a puff of cigarette and pushed his glasses, "I heard that Zhao Lang was very close to him?"

"This... I don't know."

Zhao Ting thought for a while, and then asked, "What do you think, if I get in touch with him, how about it?"

Qian Le didn't know, but he knew it very well.This Huo Yan is Zhao Lang's big backer.

Now that the mass base is established, what is missing is a solid backing.Therefore, he wanted to hear Qian Le's opinion again. If he poached Zhao Lang's backer, how feasible would it be?

Xiang Hai's eyes widened all of a sudden, full of shock inside, and then he blinked for a long time, before finally saying cautiously, "Brother Ting, I don't think this thing...is going to work..."

"Why?" Zhao Ting frowned.

Xiang Hai licked his lips nervously, "Think about it, if he is really Brother Lang's backer, then their relationship must be very strong. If he turns his head to cover you, it won't be good for him..."

Zhao Ting exhaled heavily, thinking, "I can also give him money, and it will not be less than what Zhao Lang gave."

"Brother Ting," Xiang Hai continued to kindly persuade him to give up the idea, "it's not just about money."

He secretly shook his head at Zhao Ting's innocence, "To put it bluntly, Brother Lang is doing a business of losing his head. Then why does Huo Yan still dare to cover him? It must be that Brother Lang can't buy him as much as he can give him." The benefits of coming."

"For example?" Zhao Ting raised his eyebrows.

Xiang Hai swallowed his saliva, and made a sharp stroke on his neck with one finger.

Zhao Ting seemed to have realized something.

"Of course, I, I'm purely delusional." Xiang Hai quickly added, "I mean, brother wolf can't do without Huo Yan as his backer, and Huo Yan can't do without brother wolf. So, you... .”

Xiang Hai shut up and let Zhao Ting figure it out by himself.

In fact, he persuaded Zhao Ting to give up this idea, mainly because he felt that the heat was not yet here, and he was afraid that Zhao Ting would make too much trouble, so he took the lunch box in advance.

I haven't come into contact with Zhao Lang until now, so I have to continue to rely on this high-end two hundred and five to make connections.

Zhao Ting fell into deep thought.Gradually, I felt that what Qian Le said made sense.

Just thinking about it, the phone rang suddenly.

He took it out and took a look, then frowned impatiently.

Xiang Hai sneaked a peek at the past, bursting with joy.It's Zhao Lang.

"Hello?" Zhao Ting finally picked up the phone.

Xiang Hai couldn't hear what was said on the other end of the phone, so he could only try his best to observe Zhao Ting's expression.

Zhao Ting just listened patiently without speaking.But the frown became deeper and deeper, and he gritted his teeth, trying to open his mouth several times, but finally gave up.

After about 2 minutes, he gave a blunt "um" and hung up the phone.

"Brother Ting?" Seeing that he was silent all the time, Xiang Hai plucked up the courage to call him.

Zhao Ting stubbed out the cigarette butt, stood up from the sofa, and paced back and forth, "It's Zhao Lang, he asked me to go and find him, saying he wanted to ask me something."

Xiang Hai also quickly stood up, "Then, then, do you want to go?"

He also started to get nervous.

Zhao Lang asked Zhao Ting to go over at this time, and nine out of ten it was related to the pharmaceutical factory.But it was a little different from what he expected.I thought Zhao Lang would come over in person, but I didn't expect...

Zhao Lang will not kill Zhao Ting in one go!

Zhao Ting thought for a long time, and finally he straightened his chest, "Go, why not go. I'm still afraid of him?"

After thinking about it, he felt that if Zhao Lang really planned to do something to him, he would not have notified him in advance, and he even specially called him home.

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Xiang Hai, "You go with me. Call a few more people."

"Yes!" Xiang Hai immediately agreed.

At this moment, his heart was full of elation, and his face was slightly red with excitement.

Finally, it's time to meet Zhao Lang!

An hour later, Zhao Ting led a group of younger brothers to Zhao Lang's house.

He only brought Xiang Hai and another younger brother in, and the rest stayed outside.

The three walked through the spacious living room, upstairs, and went straight to a room with an open door.

There is Zhao Lang's study.

Xiang Hai's heart was pounding, he squeezed his palms, followed closely behind Zhao Ting without looking sideways.

After entering the door, a floor lamp was lit in the study, a golden lamp post, but the light was dim.

"Here you are," said a voice. "Come in and sit down."

Xiang Hai followed the sound and looked over.He was a man less than 50 years old, with pale temples and a gentle face.

Zhao Ting didn't respond either, and stood where he was, and glanced at the opposite side of Zhao Lang.

"Old Yuan is here, we are all acquaintances, sit down."

Zhao Ting hummed lightly in his nose, and walked straight towards the direction between the two of them.

Xiang Hai followed behind, and when Zhao Ting left his sight, a man in his fifties appeared in front of him.

"Young Master Ting, long time no see." The man greeted Zhao Ting with a smile.

Zhao Ting didn't want to talk to him at first, but after glancing at Zhao Lang, he lazily replied, "Watching Warden Yuan is busy, it's not easy to see you."

At this moment, Xiang Hai froze in place, like a specimen that had been drained of blood.

The surrounding space, including the people in the room, became extremely distorted.

Zhao Ting's voice seemed to come from an old and inferior tape recorder, speaking slowly, with funny tones and harsh noises.

"Yuan-prison-prison-chief..."

Xiang Hai stared at that person firmly.

He didn't want to look, he wanted to hide, he wanted to run, he wanted to hide in a place where no one was around, he wanted to jump into the ice hole on the river.

But he couldn't move at all, his whole body was cold, and his teeth chattered constantly.

At this time, Zhao Ting noticed the abnormality on his side, and glanced over with displeasure, "What are you doing? Why don't you come over?"

Another younger brother who followed behind Zhao Ting quickly and secretly stabbed Xiang Hai's arm.

Zhao Ting's words caught the eyes of the other two people in the room, and they realized that there were two silly little brothers standing at the door.

Zhao Lang looked at them expressionlessly, and Yuan Guoping's eyes followed.

Xiang Hai looked at him unavoidably.

At this moment, the familiar but uncontrollable nausea surged up again.

He retched twice, covered his mouth desperately, turned around and ran out.

"Fuck!" Zhao Ting didn't expect Qian Le to make such a move at a critical moment, it's really embarrassing for himself.

The other younger brother hurriedly bowed to the three bosses, "I'm sorry Brother Lang, I'm sorry Brother Ting. Me, I'll go out and have a look!"

Seeing Zhao Ting winking at him, signaling him to get out of here, he ran out after Xiang Hai.