Chapter 25 Meeting

Inside the detention center of the Zhaonan Coast Guard Brigade, Building B, on the first floor, Cheng Gang and the others completed the visitation procedures and followed two coast guards upstairs to conduct the meeting.

This place was called a detention center, but in reality, it was an interrogation facility, a case-handling unit. It didn't have the conditions to detain suspects because most of the judicial personnel involved in cases in Dragon City were held in a unified detention department pending trial.

However, the case-handling procedures of judicial departments in different regions are different. For example, the Coast Guard Brigade needs to nurture cases and release informants when dealing with many cases. They not only have to catch criminals but also recover smuggled goods. Therefore, once the suspects are detained in the detention center in advance, it is easy for information to leak, which will hinder the detection of the case. So, they have the right to temporarily detain the arrested suspects in their own department.

Doing this definitely has loopholes, and it will lead to the problem of regional judicial departments having too much power. However, Dragon City is now in such an environment, full of particularities and absurdities.

Cheng Gang followed the coast guard into a very simple waiting room. They smoked cigarettes and waited for a while before the duty officer led in a strong man.

The strong man was slightly taken aback when he saw Cheng Gang, then smiled sarcastically and said, "Oh, isn't this Mr. Xu's police dog? You're so busy, what brings you to see me?"

Cheng Gang glanced at him and nodded to the coast guard beside him. The latter understood and left with the key.

The strong man was wearing handcuffs and sat lazily in the chair, looking very relaxed. But judging from the many external injuries exposed on his skin, he didn't seem to be having a good time here.

Cheng Gang looked down at him and said, "Lao Zhang, you should have heard about what happened outside. It wasn't me who betrayed Zuo Ge. It's just that what he did was too much. He and the Yu family killed Old Gu!"

The strong man looked at him coldly: "You say he killed him, so he killed him? I say your mother has a thing for me, so do you have to call me dad?"

Cheng Gang wasn't angry when he heard this: "Lao Zhang, Wei Xiangzuo has already run away. He doesn't care about anyone! What reason do you have to take the fall for him here?! It's Xu Hu who's messing with you. He can provide the Coast Guard Brigade with some material, and you'll be sentenced to twenty years or more! Is it worth it?"

"Heh, what exactly do you want to say?"

"I'm not going to beat around the bush with you. Xu Hu wants to take over our shops and businesses, a buyout." Cheng Gang raised his eyebrows and said, "Yesterday, Gu Baisun went to talk to Lao You, but he disagreed, saying that his elder brother had to make the decision, but his elder brother, Tattooed Dragon, has already run away. No one can find him."

"You want to ask me where Tattooed Dragon is?" the strong man asked.

"That's right. You tell me where he is, and then give up the few shops you have. I guarantee you can get out next week." Cheng Gang said in a low voice, "Your brother-in-law is also in the Coast Guard Brigade. With him there, and with me saying a word for you, Xu Hu won't go too far."

The strong man paused slightly, and his lips wriggled as he hooked his palm: "Come, look at my mouth!"

Cheng Gang frowned.

"Fuck your mother!!! You ungrateful bastard! If it wasn't for Lao Wei helping you pay off your debts, you would have had your hands chopped off and fed to the dogs!" The strong man cursed with extremely high quality: "Don't think I don't know anything in here. Xiao Xuan died at your hands! You remember, as long as Lao Wei takes a breath, he will definitely be the first to kill you when he returns to Dragon City!"

Cheng Gang's face turned red as he looked at him, speechless.

"Spit!!"

The strong man spat on Cheng Gang: "Get out! Disappear! Otherwise, I'll jump up and bite your neck open!!"

Cheng Gang clenched his fists, remained silent for a few seconds, then took out a tissue and wiped the spit off his body: "Your brother-in-law can protect you from death, but he can't guarantee how many years you'll be sentenced for, right?! Hehe, you keep shouting. I'll be watching you in prison from outside!"

After speaking, Cheng Gang walked out with a gloomy face.

A dozen seconds later, two coast guards walked into the room, not to beat the strong man, but to whisper to him, "Are you stupid?! He's already in here, what are you shouting at him for? He's now Xu Hu's right-hand man!"

"I'm definitely not going to have a good ending, but remember my words, he will definitely die a more miserable death than me." The strong man squinted and cursed, then was taken away in handcuffs.

That night, Cheng Gang met five or six acquaintances in the Coast Guard Brigade. Some of them had been completely subdued and expressed their willingness to cooperate with Xu Hu, but they didn't know where Tattooed Dragon was hiding. Others were like the strong man, siding with Lao Wei and not betraying anyone even after being messed with.

...

It was after three o'clock in the morning.

A car drove into Sinaloa and stopped in front of Lao Wei's residence. Xiao Feng and Su Tianyu also stepped out to greet them.

Three strong men got out of the car, all with more or less external injuries. Their eyes turned red when they saw Wei Xiangzuo in person, and they were very emotional.

"Brother, the… the family is finished!" The leader said with a trembling voice.

Wei Xiangzuo looked at him and replied in a low voice, "Come on, let's go inside and talk!"

Everyone walked into the house together. Xiao Feng personally cooked some noodles for the three of them, while Wei Xiangzuo smoked and chatted with them in the living room.

These three people were brothers who reacted relatively quickly the night Wei Xiangzuo had the accident. They felt that something was wrong and ran away from the port. They were intercepted by people from Longkou on the way, so they all suffered some external injuries.

At the dining table, the leading man said in a low voice, "No one knows where Tattooed Dragon went! Lao Zhang, Hongjun, and the others have all been arrested by the Coast Guard Brigade... There's no one in charge at home now. Last night I called Lao Ding from Ergang, and he said that Xu Hu is now taking over the shops. It was Cheng Gang who suggested it to him. They found Tattooed Dragon's younger brother, Lao You, to talk to, but Lao You didn't agree."

Wei Xiangzuo silently poured a glass of water for him.

"Brother... Xiao Hai is dead. He was stabbed more than a dozen times and left in the Haiyan pit." Another person added with a trembling voice.

Beside him, Su Tianyu listened to everyone's words without interrupting.

Quiet, after a brief silence, Xiao Feng brought the cooked noodles to the table.

Wei Xiangzuo looked at everyone while smoking and said, "...Brothers, I've implicated you!"

"Brother, don't say that. If it wasn't for us supporting you, you wouldn't have competed with Xu Hu. We all know this in our hearts." The leader wiped the corner of his eye and replied in a hoarse voice, "...But now that we've all run away, the remaining brothers at home don't have any confidence. If we don't go back... people will completely scatter."

"Go back, you don't need to go back." Wei Xiangzuo patted him on the shoulder: "Heal yourselves first. I know what to do with the family's affairs!"

"Sigh."

The three nodded.

"Eat!"

Wei Xiangzuo greeted them and took the initiative to push the noodle bowl to them.

The light in the room was dim. The three men ate noodles silently, while Wei Xiangzuo got up and walked outside, standing at the door and smoking.

Su Tianyu followed him out and said in a low voice, "It's already like this, you need to be even calmer."

Wei Xiangzuo looked at him: "I know what to do!"

"I'm having people investigate Xu Hu's new import channels. Give me some time, and I can protect your brothers," Su Tianyu added.

"Okay." Wei Xiangzuo nodded.

The two stood outside to get some air before Su Tianyu turned around and went back to the house to rest.

Late at night, the three men stayed with Xiao Feng in the room on the left, while Wei Xiangzuo sat alone in the living room drinking tea for a while, then suddenly picked up his phone and sent a text message.

The next morning, the sky was bright.

After Su Tianyu got up, he habitually picked up his phone and glanced at it, only to find an unread text message.

He opened it and saw that it was from Wei Xiangzuo. The content was very simple: "I can't wait any longer. I'm going back first. You stay here and take care of my brothers. Continue to pave the remaining things!"

Su Tianyu sat up abruptly when he saw this text message: "Damn it, this lunatic!!"

Wei Xiangzuo left, without Xiao Feng, without the three brothers who had run away, only disappearing alone.