City of Sin (Eighth Commandment)

  A helicopter landed at the temporary airport of a professional security company. The Mi-17 helicopter shut down its engine, and the mercenaries put on their hats to look at the plane in front of them. The helicopter's cabin door opened, and a young man wearing a suit walked out. He saw the security guards and politely said: "The passengers on the plane want to meet your boss, please ask them to come aboard for a talk."

  Wu Junwen walked out of the office and asked what was going on, then he boarded the plane. There were two people in the cabin, Wu Junwen took a closer look and found it was his older brother Lin Feiyu and good friend Lei Yutian. He immediately greeted them, "How did you guys come here? You should have notified me in advance so I could prepare. Which hotel are you planning to stay at?"

  "No need to prepare, just drop by to see you." Lin Feiyu puffed on his cigarette, looking a bit tired. He glanced at Lei Yutian, who knew he was too embarrassed to mention his own friends, so he let this outsider speak up, "Your big brother knows what you're doing, and Laoba and Laojiu are also aware of it. Qin Hu and Ding Yan are also in on it. You can pass the message along: making money is fine, but from now on, stop killing people. Just cripple them so they can't continue to harm others; there's no need to wipe out their entire families. We have other businesses too, don't make your big brother worry about you guys."

  "I know, shall we all go over there?" asked Wu Junwen.

  "Don't delay your fortune, go make money. Don't always think about me." Lin Feiyu said and asked the pilot to prepare for takeoff. Wu Junwen immediately got off the plane and went to the office to send two emails. He didn't know that Qin Hu and Ding Yan were also there, so he contacted them via email. Xu Huaqing, who was in the office, thought about it and said, "This way is not troublesome, but it's easier to expose."

  "He also said it's for our own good, after all, killing so many people will eventually expose us. It's still difficult for me to cripple someone, killing is just one shot, but crippling requires four shots to the limbs, even a shooting champion can't do it easily. People are moving targets, and besides, if we cripple him, he'll still have a mouth, and his underlings will cause trouble, especially when dealing with the protective umbrella of the gang." Xu Huaqing felt that killing was more satisfying, while crippling was a waste of bullets.

  "He's our big brother, he won't harm us, just listen to him." Wu Junwen poured a cup of coffee for Xu Huaiqing. Yu Fei walked in at this time, and Wu Junwen also poured him an iced coffee. Before Yu Fei sat down, he asked: "Did you send your girlfriend back?"

  "It's more tiring for her to go shopping than to work, Xu Huaiqing you're here too, just in time we can talk privately." Yu Fei took out a piece of paper and wrote something on it. Because he was worried that the police and gendarmerie's internal affairs investigation team would be monitoring him, so he spoke extra cautiously, writing on the paper in general surveillance cameras couldn't see clearly, and could also avoid wiretapping devices. Wu Junwen understood why, "It's very safe here, no wiretapping devices."

  "It's better to be cautious." Yu Fei said while drinking his coffee.

  Xu Huaiqing immediately set fire to the things written on the paper, and only ashes were left in the ashtray. Wu Junwen didn't want to ask what they were doing, but he could guess it anyway. Xu Huaiqing was right, his judgment of the situation was very accurate. Yu Fei and his own brother Xu Huaiqing would get deeper and deeper into trouble. Wu Junwen did not plan to join them, as there should be a clean one among the group, so that they wouldn't all be caught together if things went wrong.

  "I have something to attend to first." Xú Huái Qìng finished his coffee, grabbed his coat and left.

  At this time, Wen Yong also returned to the barracks and found that Yu Fei was not in the adjacent security company's office. Yu Fei, dressed in casual clothes, was chatting with Wu Junwen. Wen Yong said: "It's easy to be on duty normally, I divided them into two shifts, each shift is eight hours, but I'm still the most tired, whoever goes out, I have to follow."

  "You're here, I'm off duty today, take me back to the yacht." Yayun came to find Wu Junwen without changing out of her uniform. She was bought over by Wu Junwen with good food and drink every day. With no parents around and no strict superiors to discipline her, she gradually became free and unruly. Given her background, even if she went to that unit, no one would have controlled her.

  "Get ready to head back as soon as you're off work, first take the helicopter." Wu Junwen was extremely cautious even when returning to his own residence, putting on a bulletproof vest and then wearing an inflatable life jacket, before sitting in the helicopter cockpit. Yu Fei looked at the people leaving and said to Wen Yong, "It's like before, we're on our own again, thanks for your hard work."

  "There's nothing, aren't you on vacation? Still staying here, go out and take a walk. Once busy again, there will be no time." Wen Yong knew that after Yu Fei left, he became the de facto highest commander. The local gangs were powerless against him, and as long as he had evidence, he could arrest anyone he wanted.

  "Working eight hours a day, with two days off each week, Yu Fei is really good to you." Wu Junwen opened the champagne and poured some for Ya Yun, who climbed out of the swimming pool and sat down on the lounge chair, slowly sipping her drink. "He's being nice to me, but from now on everyone will be treated the same way," she said. "He says that catching thieves is almost done, and from now on solving cases will rely on brains, not large-scale mobilization of troops. Except for mobilizing troops for support, investigating cases is his business."

  "He's going to be a detective, you guys can take a break now." Wu Junwen sat down, looking at the Tongming Lion City, his life was still pretty good for now. He had taken dirty money to serve as a protective umbrella for the gang, but it was only a matter of time before he would have to fight with Yu Fei in this prosperous city. It wasn't easy to pretend to be an embodiment of justice either, at least you'd have to fight against lawless police with real swords and guns. If Yu Fei could hire thirty people to protect himself, that would be great, everyone in the company would have something to do, and if they could also take on the bank's escort business, they would make even more money, and could continue to hire new people.

  "What's wrong with you?" Yaqi looked at Wu Junwen who rarely spoke and didn't know why.

  "It's nothing, I'm just too happy."

  "He caught all the thieves, you can't make money, why are you happy?"

  "The thief has his own protective umbrella, which is the police. Behind the police, there may be the Minister of Justice and the Police Commissioner. There are also bad elements within the constabulary, and even the President's deputy and chief of staff are involved. The more people and places that need protection, the more money I make. Several high-ranking local police officers are locked up in prison, so I can raise the prison security fees." Wu Junwen took a big swig from his champagne bottle.

  "You think you're so good, dreaming of getting rich." Yayun found that this guy wasn't very normal. Wu Junwen smiled and said: "You say the same to me, I'm so embarrassed, look at what's on the table." Wu Junwen knew that relying solely on good food and drink wouldn't work for the president's daughter, he had already decided to bribe Yayun with a large sum of money, success or failure depended on this move.

  Yahuan looked at the small table and saw an exquisite box, with a lot of pearls and precious stones inlaid on it. The lid of the box also had a large diamond on it. She was also a girl who had seen the world, her father hadn't become president yet when she followed him to attend various activities, especially parties held in hotels and mansions. Women attending these parties wore dresses worth tens of thousands of yuan, regardless of age, and the jewelry they wore wasn't cheap either. She hadn't seen many high-end accessories, but such a beautiful jewelry box she had never seen even in the most high-end jewelry stores. This thing must not be mass-produced, it was definitely custom-made. The pattern inlaid on it was also very special. Yahuan carefully opened the box and inside were full sets of accessories: diamond earrings, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and bangles, all neatly arranged. The color of the diamonds wasn't all white either, there were several rings in the box alone, and not all the diamonds were colorless, there were red, blue, green, and purple ones too. These were relatively rare colors.

  Yayun, who had always been fond of jewelry since she was a child, finally received the gift of her favorite pearl necklace. She was so excited that she couldn't speak for half a day. She thought she would have to wait until her wedding day to get a big diamond ring, but it happened today. Are all these hers? Her mind is already filled with thoughts of diamond varieties and prices, ignoring the fact that this is a bribe. If she weren't a constable or the president's daughter, who would give her such expensive gifts?

  "Are all these things you sent me?" Ya Yun was so excited she didn't know what to say.

  Wu Junwen looked around and said, "There's no one else around, they should all be here for you."

  Yahuan, who could no longer resist the temptation, took out a largest diamond and put it on her finger. She looked at her hand and felt that it was getting more and more beautiful. Then she picked up another ring and put it on, finally filling her hands with rings. She also knew that there were other meanings behind the rings, so she asked: "Why did you give me so many rings?"

  "The ring is precious." Wu Junwen pretended not to understand what it meant.

  "After giving everything to me, what will you give your wife?" Yaqi asked.

  "Will my wife like these? Maybe she already had them when I got married, but my sister-in-law said that when I get married, she'll give me a full set of things - a villa with a swimming pool and a full set of jewelry. Later on, I won't have to worry about not having anything to give people. If you like it, just take it. I like it too, but I can't wear it out, those are all ladies' rings." Wu Junwen's words had double meanings, depending on how Ya Yun understood them. In fact, he also knew that Ya Yun had a good impression of him, but to what extent he didn't know, and whether she was willing to be his girlfriend or not, he didn't know either. The astute him wouldn't take the initiative to say something too straightforward, he still believed that making money comes first.

  Yahuan's good impression of Wu Junwen is growing day by day. If she had to choose a boyfriend or future husband, Wu Junwen would be the most suitable, at least in her current opinion. She listens to Wu Junwen very carefully and understands him extremely well. She thinks Wu Junwen likes her, and since he doesn't have any other girlfriends, his words carry extra significance. However, due to her special family situation, she can't make a decision too quickly. Before making up her mind, she must consider her family's thoughts. Even if she really likes Wu Junwen, things won't progress too fast. Being close in distance doesn't necessarily mean they'll be together forever.