Chapter 104 River Source

At the source of the Long River, by the bridge.

Su Zhengcai glanced at his nephew and asked in a low voice, "What the hell happened?"

"Xiao Tao is gone." Su Tianyu replied, head down, "He took a bullet when he was running. Hit him in the back."

Su Zhengcai and Old Kong were both stunned by this.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Bai Dabiao's son was dead.

In fact, as soon as Su Tianyu saw Bai Hongtao's wound, he knew that the man probably couldn't be saved.

A shotgun, at close range, hitting a vital point, could blow a hole through not just flesh and blood, but even a brick wall a palm thick.

Xu Er was relatively far away when he fired, and the pellets had spread out, with only four hitting Bai Hongtao's back, damaging his internal organs. Otherwise, the man would have been blown to pieces on the spot.

Su Tianyu had served for more than four years and participated in the independent war in the First District. He could tell at a glance who could be saved and who couldn't.

In these chaotic times, there's not much room for luck. You can chop Xu Er, but the gun in his hand can also kill you.

…

On the road, Su Zhengcai stood with his hands behind his back, his mouth twitching. Old Kong frowned, his expression complicated.

Inside the car, the aged Bai Dabiao hugged his son's head, his heart breaking with grief.

A cold wind blew across the land of the No Government Zone. The people outside the car were silent.

"Clang!"

Just then, Bai Hongbo jumped out of the car, tears streaming down his face, and pulled out a knife from inside.

"What are you doing?!"

Kong Zhengui tried to stop him.

"You dog, you're the one who killed my brother!" Bai Hongbo looked at Liang Feng in another car with resentment, pushing Kong Zhengui and shouting, "Get up, I'm going to chop him to death!"

Liang Feng was pale with fright, hiding in the car, not daring to move.

"Calm down," Kong Zhengui pushed Bai Hongbo, "Dealing with him now won't solve anything!"

"Kong Zhengui, get out of my way, or I'll turn against you!" Bai Hongbo gripped the knife, his eyes crazed.

Kong Zhengui pushed Bai Hongbo's shoulders with both hands, and said to him in a low voice, "Don't worry about anything, I'll give you an explanation, okay? Do you believe me?!"

Bai Hongbo gasped violently.

At the same time, Su Tianyu stepped into the second car and grabbed Liang Feng by the collar. "Get down here, or do you want to wait to die?!"

"Oh, okay, okay...!" Liang Feng nodded repeatedly and stepped out of the car.

Su Tianyu didn't look at Dabai, gave Lao Hei a look, and led Liang Feng towards the woods by the river.

"Calm down!" Kong Zhengui pushed Bai Hongbo away, turned around and followed Su Tianyu and the others.

…

Five minutes later, deep in the woods.

Su Tianyu grabbed Liang Feng by the collar and asked, word by word, "Who did you snitch on?"

"I... I only snitched on Hei-ge, really!" Liang Feng leaned against a tree trunk, his voice trembling, "They beat my parents... and messed with my wife. I really had no choice, that's why I spilled."

"Damn it, you dare to lie?!" Kong Zhengui held a knife and pointed it directly at Liang Feng's chest. "I'm giving you one last chance. Tell me, how were you pinned down, and who did you snitch on?"

Liang Feng was pale and didn't dare to answer for a moment.

"We could find that place, so it's impossible that we don't know anything, understand?" Su Tianyu pinched Liang Feng's neck. "Tell me! What the hell is going on?!"

Hearing this, Kong Zhengui pushed the knife forward, the tip piercing Liang Feng's chest, drawing blood.

"I... I'll talk, I'll talk!" Liang Feng nodded immediately. "I also snitched on the middleman from the army... I told Xu Er that the Yu family hired us to do this, and there was a middleman in the army."

"Anything else?!"

"Oh, and... the reason they could find me... was because I took a few watches on the ship that day." Liang Feng lowered his head and said, "I was bewitched. I thought there was so much cargo, no one would know if I took a little, so... so I pocketed a few."

"I'm telling you, this matter has already resulted in death. If you lie again, not only will you implicate everyone, but you will also die." Kong Zhengui glared and shouted, "Besides the middleman, did you snitch on anyone else who was working? Tell the truth!"

"Really not, I'm not familiar with the others, how could I snitch?"

"Damn it, I have informants in the dock gang, and you still dare to lie?" Su Tianyu pinched the other's neck, using force with one hand. "Stab him!"

Kong Zhengui was about to stab him when Liang Feng slapped the tree trunk with his right hand and shouted vaguely, "I swear, I've told you everything, I really haven't hidden anything. I'm really not familiar with Hei-ge's men...!"

Su Tianyu stared into his eyes for a long time, then slowly released his right hand.

"Thump!"

Liang Feng sat on the ground, crying and saying, "I know I was wrong, really, I almost killed my whole family..."

Su Tianyu glanced at Lao Hei, then suddenly bent down, pulled out a pistol and handed it to him.

Liang Feng was stunned.

"The dock gang will still be looking for you outside. I have a very good friend in the First District. I'll call him later and have him send someone to pick you up. After you go to the First District, don't come back for at least two years. Do whatever my friend tells you to do." Su Tianyu held the gun and instructed in a low voice, "Take the gun for self-defense. Lao Hei will take you first."

"Then... what about my family?" Liang Feng asked.

"Things just got heated, your parents aren't fools, they must have run away! You can contact them on the way." Kong Zhengui replied.

"Okay, okay!" Liang Feng reached out and took the gun.

Su Tianyu stood up and said to Lao Hei, "Take him away."

"Okay!"

Lao Hei nodded.

Kong Zhengui followed Su Tianyu and stepped out of the woods.

"Let's go." Lao Hei looked at Liang Feng and said expressionlessly.

"Oh, okay."

Ten minutes later, deeper in the dense forest, Liang Feng walked in front of Lao Hei and suddenly said, "Hei... Hei-ge, I don't really want to go to the First District."

"You don't want to go to the First District...?" Lao Hei was about to reply.

"Swish!"

Liang Feng raised his arm tremblingly and pointed the gun at Lao Hei, "...Things have gotten so big, no one can say how it will end... If I go to the First District... my life won't be in my hands anymore."

Lao Hei looked at him: "You're playing games again?!"

"I want to leave on my own!" Liang Feng shouted crazily, "Give me some money, I'll borrow it from you."

"Swish!"

Lao Hei drew his knife: "You're too nervous. That kid doesn't want to get his hands dirty, didn't you see that?"

Liang Feng was stunned, then suddenly pulled the trigger, but the gun only clicked.

"I've done all I can, brother." Lao Hei stepped forward, put his left hand on Liang Feng's shoulder, and swung his right arm.

"Pfft, pfft...!"

Liang Feng was stabbed several times, his chest and neck all pierced.

Lao Hei turned his head and glanced around, straddled Liang Feng and slowly laid him down, then neatly put on his wool gloves.

…

"Squeak!"

Two cars stopped by the Long River. Yu Mingyuan stepped out of the car and looked up, asking, "Why haven't you guys gone back yet?"

Everyone looked at him, but no one spoke.

Bai Dabiao slowly turned around, stepped out of the car, looked at Yu Mingyuan and asked directly, "Xu Er killed my son. Your Yu family is the leader. I'm asking you now, what the hell do you have to say?!"