Chapter 1: Journey to Vietnam

  The first time I took a helicopter, my uncooperative stomach churned with clouds and rain, and I vomited into a plastic bag.

  Unfortunately, I was caught red-handed by Wu Mingkai who happened to be standing next to me.

  "Little bird, first time on a plane, huh? This kind of thing is like a woman in bed, once you're done, it's all good." As he said that, he even patted my back familiarly.

  "My eyes shot back at him with a venomous glare: 'Who are you calling a rookie? You, who've been caught by me twice in a row, still have the nerve to say that. Your face must be incredibly thick-skinned.'"

  "Ah~~~" Wu Mingkai suddenly gained momentum, lifted up his thick and black "leg hair" and pointed: "You didn't mention it, I almost forgot about this matter. Look, my leg has a gunshot wound, my arm has a gunshot wound. Don't say you've forgotten, these were all inflicted by you. Otherwise, if we were to have a one-on-one fight, even if I had only one abdominal muscle, one leg, and one arm, I could still knock you down ten times over. Don't think that just because you're wearing a broken iron glove, you're formidable..."

  Chattering on and on, seeing that he wouldn't finish, Cheng Long patted him on the shoulder from behind: "Easy does it, little birdbrain, he's my apprentice."

  "Ah~ah~" Wu Mingkai suddenly had a flattering smile on his face: "I said, how did this kid have the chance to defeat me? It turns out he's Dragon Brother's apprentice. Ah, I remember when we were watching videos at the border camp, I knew that Dragon Brother, your ace team A defeated 16 countries and got first place, you're really something..."

  This guy talks too much!

  Helpless, this time we followed the Central Bureau's order to escort Wu Mingkai to Vietnam to retrieve a lost national treasure - the Golden Light Azure Buddha.

  According to the records, the Jin Guang Bao Lan Buddha is one foot high and made entirely of ancient imperial "essence" gold. On top of it are inlaid sixteen bright and shiny pearls. It's not only an antique or a work of art but also a seismograph that has been unparalleled for five hundred years past and future.

  Whether in China or Vietnam, this Buddha statue has saved many times. It can be said that where there is this Buddha statue, it is a land protected by the gods.

  Significant!

  In the case of Chuanbei, Wu Mingkai committed a capital offense. However, this guy was well-prepared. During his time as a soldier, he had fought countless battles with Vietnam and had been on many expeditions. He had spent nearly ten years in the army, during which he had crawled and rolled around. In one of these expeditions, he stumbled upon an ancient temple in Vietnam where he saw this Buddha statue with Chinese characters on it. He recorded them down and only found out later that it was a lost national treasure.

  Later, Wu Mingkai retired from the army and became a hatchet man and killer for provincial leaders, he had already thought of this way out.

  And we, Team 4 of the Major Crimes Unit, received a handwritten order that clearly stated: as long as we successfully bring back the Golden Light Buddha to our country's soil, Wu Mingkai will be spared.

  When the plane was flying horizontally, I finally recovered normally, but my ears were still affected.

  Wu Mingkai said, "Dragon brother, you still don't have a 'girlfriend', I'll tell you, in Vietnam there's a good business of buying brides, although it's 30% true and 70% fake, as long as I'm the familiar person leading the way, I guarantee you'll find a real one, more money gets a beautiful one, less money gets an ordinary one, which one do you choose?"

  Lin Ruoyin was quite angry: "Chuan Jie, didn't you say you were going to introduce 'her' to Cheng Long? Where is she?"

  "My face turned pale: 'Brother Long said to find someone according to my girlfriend's standards, I told Matchmaker Jiang, and she immediately asked for 200,000 yuan as a meeting fee.'"

  "Robbery!" Luo Sansi immediately stopped: "Xiaolong's detective ability is strong, go and steal all the information of that old matchmaker, isn't it?"

  "Hey~" Cheng Long waved his hand and laughed: "According to Chuan Jie's 'girl' friend, this is a common saying now, everyone says it like that."

  "Hmm~" Zhao Yong stuffed a mouthful of bread: "When I was chatting with the old leader, Lin Bureau scolded Lin Zhen that kid, to hurry up and find a 'girlfriend' to get married and start a business. That cold-blooded man also said at the time, according to the standard of Chuan Jie's 'girlfriend', go find one."

  "Hehe~" Jiang Yi was amused: "Chuan Jie, you gave your salary card to Xiao Meng, that kind-hearted 'girl' was originally pretty, now with two more outfits, with so many love rivals and no money, won't you regret it later?"

  "Haha, I'm delighted: 'We always keep a trump card in reserve. The 50,000 yuan advertising fee each year is my little treasure trove. Ah, remind you all of this, but it's a secret, don't mention it.'"

  "Go away, cut it off~~~"

  We chatted and laughed all the way, taking in the scenery of our motherland's mountains and rivers, which eased Wu Mingkai's vigilance, and this was very necessary.

  Whenever I mention Zhang Ning, I get a headache. She's too pretty and it's easy to attract unwanted attention. Everyone around her knows she has me as her boyfriend, so they don't pursue her anymore. However, everyone treats her like a princess and she gets a lot of attention when we're out on the streets. The pressure is overwhelming.

  As for mentioning Lin Zhen, I suddenly remembered that in Ghost Market, there was a 'girl' named Bai Yang who had a secret crush on him.

  But I know that the grandson of the provincial hall bureau chief, one of the four great young gods of capture, ranked first in rapid advancement, Leng Xue should have a beautiful and talented daughter comparable to Zhang Mei, with a status comparable to Jiang Yi, and as innocent and straightforward as Lin Ruo Yin.

  So I never said those words, afraid that if I did, it would bring endless pain to the already pitiful Bai Yang.

  After getting off the plane, our four groups arrived at the river mouth.

  "Welcome to the Silk Road, Yunnan Hekou Vietnam Street." Wu Mingkai's big mouth kept chattering non-stop.

  We won't enter Vietnam until tomorrow, and we'll stay in the local area for one night first. We arrived at a hotel called Tianbao, but before entering, 4 or 5 people asked if we wanted Vietnamese girls, and as a result, Lin Ruoyin got angry and chased them away.

  There was no meal on the plane, so we booked a room first. The window of the room faced outward, and below was Binhe Road, with Honghe River opposite, where you could see various buildings in Vietnam's old street across the river.

  Lao Luo is a global pass, they are all familiar with it. He went to the dog meat hot pot at Beishan Market inhekou first and ordered several pounds of dog meat and several bottles of strong liquor. Seven people ate and drank together during the meal, and everyone was hungry.

  The conversation at the dinner table was not expressed, after finishing eating and returning to the hotel to take a shower, it happened to be more than 9 o'clock in the evening. Looking down from the window, there were Vietnamese girls with various revealing clothes entering and exiting the hotel, but surprisingly none of them looked bad, at least their figures were all super good!

  "Bang bang bang~~~" At this time, someone knocked heavily on the 'door', scaring me half to death!

  The door opened, and Lin Ruoyin and Jiang Yi burst in. The two girls let out a sigh of relief when they saw me: "Those bad guys, it's good that they have some conscience to leave you behind. Let us tell you, don't you dare touch those Vietnamese girls, or we'll go back and tell Xiao Meng, yeah, we'll tattle!"

  Seeing them in cahoots with each other, I was taken aback and couldn't help but laugh: "What's going on, did Brother Yong and the others run away?"

  Jiang Yunu said, "I said why there's nothing to eat dog meat and drink strong wine. They're just supplementing their bodies. At night they don't do good things. Zhao Yong and Luo Lao Gui were both taken away by Wu Mingkai, even Cheng Long has disappeared."

  It's no wonder that Brother Yong and Lao Luo would go to pick up girls, I've heard rumors about it before. What surprises me is that Cheng Long also went along with them.

  Thinking of foreign girls who can sleep for 100 or 50 yuan per night outside, how can a lonely man abroad not be moved?

  "Wooden head, what are you thinking? Hurry up and say it, don't think!" Lin Ruoyin suddenly asked in a barrage of questions.

  I chuckled and said, "I heard from Wu Mingkai that these 50 yuan, 100 yuan a little sister, the most expensive accommodation is only two or three hundred, which is ten times cheaper than our side. I don't know how many people those four have become now?"

  "Shameless! Shameless!" The two 'girls' shouted angrily, pinning me down on the 'bed': "Tell us, do you now want to be like Wei Xiaobao and marry seven beautiful wives?"

  "No!" I vehemently denied: "I won't take seven, I'll only take five!"

  "Hmm, why didn't you say you wanted ten?" The two 'girls' showed curiosity at the same time, and their small hands pinched.

  "Ah~~~~ I miserably replied: 'One week has seven days, from Monday to Friday, one day of sleep per day, I want a double rest on weekends~~~~'"

  And then there was no and then...

  The next day, they gathered for breakfast and tacitly divided into two groups to eat.

  When he saw me, Lao Luo was shocked: "Chuan Jie, what did you do last night? Why are there teeth marks on your face and scratches on your arm?"

  "Cats scratch and dogs bite." After I finished speaking, Lin Ruoyin and Jiang Yi each kicked me under the table.

  "On the other side, four people indulged in endless wild fancies, with a multitude of varieties that made one's hair stand on end."

  Wu Mingkai held a bowl of porridge, with a sulky and mischievous smile on his face: "The appearance of Vietnamese women, with broad noses, full lips, and melancholic eyes, their skin washed by the intense sunlight of the subtropics, is unforgettable. The most unforgettable thing is the flowing ao dai on the girls' bodies, they all look slender and elegant, whether it's pure white or colorful embroidery, both are full of charm. It would be great to live here forever, being a rich man who eats and waits for death."

  Cheng Long looked around and said: "I saw a few Vietnamese men who really look shifty, how come they look like Xinjiang thieves?"

  "Stop, stop!" Zhao Yong tapped his chopsticks against the bowl: "We'll finish eating and then leave. We'll be sitting in the car for half a day later, by the way, can everyone ride a motorcycle?"

  Only Jiang Yi said she wouldn't, but it doesn't matter, whoever brings one is fine.

  After finishing breakfast, we prepared to cross the river mouth and enter Vietnam. Then, we had to rush for at least six hours to find a Guangzhou native named Aliao who lives in Vietnam.

  As long as we find him, we can get all the latest news recently, of course, it's indispensable to use some cash.

  Wu Mingkai speaks Vietnamese and leads us all the way, although the relationship between them is not bad, Cheng Long is still around him, never leaving his side.

  I'm not afraid of anyone's ridicule. This is my first time leaving the land of my motherland, and arriving in a foreign country for the first time, everything looks fresh to me, just like coming to a new continent.

  The local fruits are very famous, but we adhere to the principle of safety first, eat less, speak less, do less, and try not to get involved in anything, focus on completing the task.

  We sat in a vehicle similar to a sightseeing car and arrived at a small town on the side of the road. The people there were all riding motorcycles. When Wu Mingkai, Cheng Long, and Luo Sansi went to rent motorcycles, we quickly ate our lunch.

  At this time, Zhao Yong leaned over to me and said: "Chuanjie, do you know why the leader sent us here?"

  I said in a low voice without changing my expression: "Brother Yong has always been one to complete the task and then make trouble, of course I understand that you won't follow what's written on the mission book."

  "Haha ~ I knew you were a sensible kid......"