Chapter 4: Pulling Teeth from a Cat's Mouth

  The car turned into White Wind Street, and Lin Yu saw the anxious Ghost Old Two squatting at the corner of the street. Six years had passed, but Ghost Old Two still looked the same, with his white hair still so conspicuous. Lin Yu stopped the taxi and called Ghost Old Two onto the car.

  "Lin Ge... how did you come back?" Gui Lao Er looked at Lin Yu and smiled, his eyes gleaming with excitement, as he quickly got into the car. "When San Ge called me, I thought I misheard! Lin Ge has been in the army for years, I thought San Ge was fooling me, but it turns out Lin Ge really came back."

  "Alright, I'm back, no big deal." Lin said with a slight smile, still feeling grateful to these brothers he had lived with for several years. He had left the troops and never came back, yet these brothers still remembered him. "Alright, tell me what's going on, what happened?"

  "At noon, San Ge gave me a call and I immediately called 5 brothers to investigate at No.9 Middle School. Lin Ge also knew about it. Generally speaking, we have our own people inside the school, so we found out quickly. At that time, she hadn't arrived at school yet."

  Gui Lao Er thought for a moment, organizing his words.

  "How should I put it? At that time, all the brothers were very suspicious because the girl was too well-behaved in school and didn't seem to have any enemies. However, since it was San Ge and Lin Ge who entrusted us with this task, we carefully handled it. The younger brothers at several schools secretly kept an eye on her. But she always behaved normally, even actively raising her hand to answer questions in class."

  "Get to the point..."

  Lin pointed a direction to the driver and continued asking, "And then how were you taken away?"

  "This was too weird at the time. Just after school, there were 3 people inside the school gate and 2 outside, all staring at her. She seemed to have discovered that someone was following her, I don't know what happened, she shook off several of my brothers in a complicated way. At that time, I was anxious, adjusted dozens of brothers to search for her thoroughly, and finally found her from the other side. By then, she had already joined several people in black clothes. Later, someone saw her get into their car, now several brothers are following them in cars. Sorry Lin Ge, you asked me to take care of her, but..."

  "It's okay, it's not your fault." Lin You also knew that if Yao Jing wanted to shake them off herself, Gu Lao Er and the others wouldn't be able to keep up unless Gu Lao Er himself went after her. "That girl is very slippery. By the way, how did you know it was done by Japanese people?"

  "Because our people had two who went close, heard them talking in an unknown language. But they brought back the recording with MP3, and I listened to it, it was Japanese. Just couldn't understand what it was."

  "Oh? Is the MP3 on you?" Lin's eyes lit up.

  "Yes, for Lin Ge..."

  Lin Yu took the MP3 player handed over by Gui Lao Er and immediately started listening to it. Lin Yu had been fighting back and forth in the border area for several years, so he knew a little bit of the languages of neighboring countries, especially Japanese. In those days, he had fought fiercely with Japan's special forces in the South China Sea and even captured a Japanese prisoner. After that battle, he was promoted to team leader and his military rank became lieutenant colonel.

  Lin Yu listened to the recording and furrowed his brow, but didn't say a word.

  At this time, the taxi had stopped in front of a warehouse. Lin got out of the car and walked into the warehouse with familiarity. This warehouse was one of Old Three's several supply bases. Old Three looked refined, but his true identity was that he was the boss of the Han Chang Gang, one of the three major gangs in Hanshan City. A 25-year-old young man could sit in such a position, indeed having his own unique skills.

  These hidden supply bases were the last resort laid down by Lao San. Even if he lost power one day, he could still rely on this last resource to make a comeback. The entrance of the base was hidden in a very secluded corner of the warehouse. Lin and Zuan slipped inside.

  The space inside the base is very large and the air is relatively flowing. There is usually a dedicated exhaust system.

  "Ghost Lao Er, I have a question that I've never quite understood." Lin Yu stood on the massive weapon rack, selecting his desired weapons. This place almost had all the light and heavy firearms you could see in the black market of the continent. Whether it was lipstick-shaped pistols or AK47s, as long as you thought of it, there was nothing you couldn't find here. Lin Yu chose a military knife and strapped it to his calf.

  "Lin Ge, go ahead and ask whatever you want." Gui Lao Er clearly wasn't here for the first time either. He skillfully picked up a black star pistol, mounted a silencer on it, carefully adjusted it, before turning around to look at Lin Yu.

  "Gui Lao Er, back in the day when you followed me and Lao San's gang, you were the best fighter and had the most brains. You also knew how to treat your brothers with loyalty. Can you tell me why now you're only in charge of one street? Back then, all our brothers who didn't die have risen to high positions, so why are you like this now?" Lin Yu took out another military knife, weighed it in his hand, and put it into his waist. "Was Lao San unfair to you? If he was, just say the word, I'll help you take revenge."

  "Lin Ge, don't blame San Ge, blame myself for not being strong enough." Gui Lao Er shook his head, his eyes filled with despair. "Two years ago, I fell in love with a woman, and before we got together, I didn't know she was addicted to drugs. It wasn't until later that I found out, but it was already too late. I couldn't leave her anymore. You also know, back then when you were around, you said not to let the brothers touch drugs, that stuff is going to cut off our descendants. I knew that, but...I just couldn't bear it, she knelt in front of me and begged me. She said, 'You're the boss, how could you not have any? Just give me a little bit, just a little...'".

  Gu Lao Er said, his eyes turned red, he turned around, Lin Yu knew that was him not wanting others to see his tears.

  "Lin Ge, you say, she's put her life in my hands, what if I take a chance for her? So, I went to find Nanyang's younger brother and got a batch of powder... I didn't sell it, not even a bit to anyone else... I know this thing I did was wrong, San Ge found out later, but he didn't blame me, nor did he tell others, just transferred me to manage Bai Feng Street. This matter, sigh... But, but... I had no choice, ah... Lin Ge, you say, if a man can't even satisfy his own woman, what's the point of living? Lin Da, you say, am I not very... very that something?"

  "No, you're not wrong, you're a man..." Lin sighed and walked forward, heavily patting Gui Lao Er's shoulder. "No need to say more, I understand. Let's go, from now on you'll follow me and Lao San, we won't treat you unfairly. And let her quit that stuff... it's too harmful to the body. I know a military doctor who's very skilled, I'll introduce him to you later. Also, I'll tell Lao San that Bai Feng Street is not a place for someone like you to stay..."

  "Lin Ge... thank you... thank you..."

  "Lin Ge? You didn't bring a gun?" As they walked out of the warehouse, Gui Lao Er was surprised to find that Lin Yu actually didn't have a firearm. "Those Japanese guys are definitely armed..."

  "No need." Lin smiled confidently and weighed the steel needle in his hand. "That thing is easy to get into trouble with on the mainland..."

  "I'll let you go back..."

  "Stop... you can't...". Lin patted Ghost Old Second on the shoulder and laughed. "I can guarantee my own safety with these, but you can't. Your own safety should always come first. You're still relying on him to save your life, aren't you? And now you're worried about whether it's troublesome or not? Haha."

  "Lin Ge, just the two of us going? Won't that be a bit of a problem. The brothers said, there are over a dozen Japanese people in that place..."

  "What? Are you scared?"

  "No, of course not afraid, just..."

  "Alright, I know you're not afraid, but considering my safety. Don't worry, I have absolute confidence. Want to come with me and take a chance?"

  "Alright, let's do it!!" Gu Lao Er's blood was boiling after Lin Yu's words, and he patted his own chest. "Let's go, I've been eyeing those little Japanese devils for a long time, today we'll play a game of pulling out teeth from the tiger's mouth!!!"

  "Second brother, you're wrong..." Lin shook his head solemnly. "It's like pulling teeth from a cat..."

  The two of them looked at each other and burst out laughing.

  As expected, there will be another chapter tonight...