Qin Feng did not regret it. He trusted his own judgment. Although he was destined to pay a heavy price for this list, it could bring immeasurable good to the entire Chinese nation and save many ignorant teenagers from inadvertently falling into the toxic sea of drug abuse. How many desperate families could be saved? Cutting the supply off at the source would destroy the drug trade in China. This was the real value of the list. With that thought in mind, Qin Feng felt that everything was worth it. Even if he risked his own life, he had to give the list to a trustworthy official.
The night grew darker.
Below the neon lights of the Free Man Bar"s façade, luxury cars began to gather as usual. The beautiful boys and girls coming in and out added a lot of charm to the bar. Qin Feng was alone in a corner of the noisy hall, sipping clear liquor. He never mixed booze with black tea. He liked the purity. Only in this way could he feel his dull heart beating.
Men and women intermingled on the dance floor, lining up for a group dance. Go-go girls in s.e.xy bikinis, long legs covered with black boots, long braids flailing behind their waists, drew a lot of attention with their perky chests.
Almost every night was like this, a fixed pattern; the same intoxication, the same self-deception.
Qin Feng glimpsed the art school girl again and somehow instinctively wanted to hide. Seeing her come down from the stage, Qin Feng grabbed his bottle and fled.
Coming to the back door of the bar, he went out to the woods across the road and sat on a rock, drinking alone in the moonlight, feeling the cool night breeze and his heart beating.
The matter couldn"t be postponed any longer; it had to be dealt with as soon as possible.
He took out his mobile phone to call Zhao Jun. At the time, Zhao Jun was at the Qingtang pool, soaking in a hot spring. A pair of ladies were at his side, serving him, but when he saw it was Qin Feng"s number, he still picked up. "h.e.l.lo?"
"I have taken care of things with Director Jia. Now it"s your turn to launch the strike. That kid, Ji Dongchen, made trouble for your business. As the boss, shouldn"t you do something about it? And Meng Zhaolin still wants to talk to you about conditions; he completely disrespects you. This is about your future rank in Tianhe. You should consider it carefully," said Qin Feng.
He had thought it over and felt that those two should be dealt with by Zhao Jun. Since Qin Feng had been targeted, any action he took would earn him deep resentment from others. His personal safety didn"t matter, but the key was Sister Flower. He might not be able to deal with everything in time on his own.
"What? So soon?"
Zhao Jun obviously couldn"t believe that a small waiter would, in such a short time, be able to influence Director Jia, who had control over Tianhe for more than ten years. "How did you do it? Are you kidding me?"
In this regard, Zhao Jun had to be wary of deception. If Qin Feng and Ji Dongchen turned out to be in league, then he would surely fall into an inescapable trap if he took rash action.
"If that"s all you have to say, then there is nothing to talk about. I will take Sister Flower and leave you, and you can clean up this mess on your own."
Qin Feng was about to hang up the phone, but Zhao Jun shouted anxiously, "Hey, don"t hang up, don"t hang up. Man, I"m just kidding. Don"t get so worked up about it."
In fact, that afternoon, Zhao Jun had received a phone call from the director of the city police station, Li Faxian. He was very vague, but he had a good att.i.tude. Meaning, Zhao Jun was allowed to do anything he wanted as long as he was in control and as long as he did not get into trouble with the police. Then the director hung up the phone, which left Zhao Jun confused.
But now, with Qin Feng"s phone call, the clever Zhao Jun had discovered the meaning behind it. Director Jia, who controlled the security of the whole city, naturally couldn"t take the initiative to call one of the gangsters, but arranged for the director below him to say h.e.l.lo. The director had said high-sounding words such as "maintaining public order" and "putting an end to the criminal trend", but now he allowed Zhao Jun to do anything - as long as he didn"t cause any trouble for the director. The implications were far-reaching.
"In a word, are you doing it?"
Qin Feng did not want to bother with his nonsense. The emergence of the sniper made his previously stable mentality fluctuate. He was also thinking about whether hiding his own ident.i.ty was still necessary or not. If not, then he would simply personally come forward to find Ji Dongchen and Meng Zhaolin and beat them up to avenge Sister Flower. But he was afraid that the consequences of that would be that Tianhe would never be peaceful, and Sister Flower didn"t want to leave Tianhe…
Qin Feng did not have any misgivings about leaving. He would only be afraid that Sister Flower would not get used to a life of displacement.
Yes, Xiao He was gone, but he must have hoped that his sister could be at peace, away from the smoke and killing. Qin Feng could not arrange this by himself.
"Yes!" Zhao Jun meditated for a moment and finally promised in a dull voice, "This sullen feeling has suffocated me for too long. It is time to make a move. If I do not give them something to look at, they will really think I, Zhao Jun, am easily bullied."
"It"s up to you," Qin Feng smiled. "If you can step over those two obstacles, I have confidence in supporting you in becoming the true master of Tianhe"s underworld."
Even though Zhao Jun could not believe it, he was delighted to hear it. He loved the thought, and he did not know how many times it had occurred in his dreams, but he knew that in the present situation, he was forced to share Tianhe with the other big bosses in the area. Not one among them could destroy another, not to mention becoming the most dominant in the city. This was no longer the age of fighting openly with kitchen knives. Now power did not depend on the blade, but on the coin purse.
"Well, I don"t believe in your wild words, but I appreciate your bravado. Reminds me of myself when I was young!" Zhao Jun laughed.
He was suddenly interested in Qin Feng, intending to make use of this boy again. If he followed Zhao Jun with his whole heart, he could have a great role to play in the future.
"Believe it or not, but remember what I said today. As long as you put out the fire of the Ji Family and the Meng Family, I will help you take over and be the biggest boss in Tianhe."
The reason Qin Feng wanted to do so was because he hoped that if Zhao Jun became more powerful, Sister Flower"s status could also rise with him. Then, she would not be so easily threatened. When Qin Feng went out to carry out his missions, he could have some peace of mind.
He had to plan for a lot of things ahead of time, otherwise he would only leave behind hidden dangers. The world was cruel. No matter who you are, if you mess things up, there"s no going back. Qin Feng advanced carefully and entrenched himself at every step, carefully managing his circle in Tianhe, expanding little by little, which was in order to better protect Sister Flower in accordance with Xiao He"s dying wish.