Merchant of the Underworld

After seven or eight days of depression, the warship finally arrived at the Syrian port.

Catching a break while a soldier was resting ashore, we secretly slid off the deck, swam a few hundred meters along the coastline, and climbed to the shore.

We finally arrived in Syria!

Finding a corner where no one was paying attention, Gao Shenghan turned on the green button on the communicator and contacted Director Jia.

Director Jia said that the scanned copy we sent back has been deciphered long ago, and Imzai’s men have been contacted in the name of that group of terrorists. They agreed to our joining, but they have to find a way to get to Syria themselves—— They are in urgent need of manpower now, so naturally there are as many cannon fodder as they can send to their doorstep.

Director Jia asked us to wait for a moment, saying that those guys were also very cautious and were afraid of being discovered. The radio station was always on from time to time and they would tell us as soon as there was news.

So, we pretended to be refugees who had failed to smuggle in and had no choice but to return to their hometown, and headed towards the city where the war was most intense!

Because Lao Maozi's troops were stationed near the harbor, it didn't look too dilapidated overall, but the further inside it became, the more shocking it became.

The ruins are like a cemetery, one after another, and you can't see the edge at a glance.

Almost no building is intact, almost no road is intact, the entire city, and even the entire country is like a super large construction site, and it is the kind that was forcibly demolished!

The children with dull eyes, the old people with frightened faces, all of them had two words written in their eyes: helpless!

Born in such a war-torn country, they face death and bombing every day. Their endless expectations have been shattered countless times. They no longer know what dreams are and what happiness is. Their only wish is to be alive tomorrow. .

If you hadn't come here in person and looked at the numb and frightened faces on every face, you really wouldn't be able to imagine that there is such a place in the world today!

Only when you see this with your own eyes can you understand what the saying "Where is the country when the country is broken" means, and how happy you are to be a Chinese.

On the third day of walking among the ruins, Director Jia sent another message saying that Imzai had received a message and asked us to go to Netra in the northwest of Dera Province to find them. After entering the fighting range, we must wrap our arms with Wear a scarf to avoid accidental injury.

Originally we came all the way in this direction, and based on our estimation, we should be there in three days.

In recent days, the fighting on the front has been fierce, and the sound of rumbling mortars can be heard in broad daylight.

Two days later, we saw that we were getting closer and closer to the line of fire between the two parties. Vehicles carrying wounded people and shells were shuttled back and forth, and the civilians simply refused to let them get close. In desperation, we had no choice but to temporarily Hiding in an empty house that was half blown down.

Gao Shenghan urgently contacted Director Jia and Aunt Qin again, and finally confirmed that they would cross the line of fire tonight and enter the area occupied by the opposition.

"Higher up, borrow a fire!" I said, holding a cigarette in my mouth and a lighter in my hand.

Gao Shenghan was stunned for a moment, but he was such a smart man and he understood immediately. He calmly took out the lighter and handed it over, then pretended to look forward with a telescope, and then sent Zhang Tianbei away, saying that he wanted him to survey the terrain.

After seeing Zhang Tianbei's figure turn out of the building, Gao Shenghan also lit a cigarette and said without looking at me: "When did you guess it?"

"I was very strange all the way, and I didn't understand until I entered the storage warehouse. Gao Gao, your acting looks really good!" I smiled mysteriously.

Gao Shenghan laughed: "As expected of Sixth Brother's favorite person, it is indeed not simple."

"Then you should tell me why now!" I said.

"Originally, I didn't plan to keep it secret from you, but I didn't expect you to be so smart and see through it so quickly." Gao Shenghan flicked the ashes of his cigarette and said, "This is the attention of Lao Jia and Aunt Qin, because you are from the common people. Unlike us, who all come from orthodox backgrounds. They have dedicated their lives to the country’s secrets.”

"I hope you don't mind this, let alone blame them. If you were the one they brought, I would do the same thing."

"It is said that in your circle of ghosts, there is a saying called ten generations of merit. Our family has an embroidered spring knife, which has the inscription of Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang: Be loyal and brave to protect the country. It is said that my ancestors have been born in Jinyiwei for generations. , the last Jin Yiwei also died fighting to protect Emperor Chongzhen after the city was broken. I don’t know if this is true, but my father and grandfather really did a similar job."

"When the founding fathers ascended Tiananmen, there were eighteen double-gun guards hidden in the doorway, and my grandfather was one of them. When the second-generation leader visited the south, my father was the accompanying driver. But I... was too small. His image was too bad, so he was assigned to guard the gun warehouse at the Security Bureau."

Gao Shenghan took another puff of cigarette as he spoke, and continued: "I am very unwilling and feel that I have embarrassed my ancestors. But that was the way it was in those days, especially in a department like ours. Everything can only follow the organization's arrangements, and you are not allowed to choose. I could only vent all my frustration and unwillingness on my fists and feet. Later, after repeated requests from the military, the superiors finally agreed to reorganize 841 and secretly selected eight people across the country."

"Wu Bingxiong's father had already changed his appearance at that time, and his original background as a tomb robber was not found out, so during the second review, Wu Bingxiong was transferred out of 841 in the name of performing a mission. But he is quite smart. , I immediately knew what was going on. He was too proud and unconvinced, and said a lot of things that should not be said to the outside world. The organization was afraid that he would leak more secrets, so they sent me to remove this tail." Gao Shenghan Speaking of which, the hand holding the cigarette trembled a little.

"So you killed Wu Bingxiong?" I stared at him and asked.

"No, Lin Zhenbang was still the one who killed him, but I was at the scene at the time, but I chose not to save him!" Gao Shenghan replied.

"A few years later, we were sent to Hong Kong Island."

"We were in our twenties at that time, and we had a scumbag-like elder brother, and we also deliberately pretended to be gangsters. Who could be clean?"

"Sure enough, two people drank too much and couldn't control their mouths. They forgot about party spirit and discipline. They hugged a girl and boasted. They talked about their origins and real missions, talked about 841, and talked about secrets. Training base. Speaking of secrets that even the superiors dare not reveal even a word of!"

"So, I accepted the order again. I killed thirty-eight people in one night, each with just one stab. The case has not been solved to this day. It is known as the thirty-eight stabs in Sha Tau Kok. The file has always been locked in my drawer! "

"At that time, Lao Ba was only 24 years old. He was upright and introverted by nature, but how could he have an iron knot that didn't bloom? Slowly, he also fell in love with a girl, the daughter of that scumbag. Unfortunately, this Girls like Laoliu.”

"Just like most bloody dramas, Lao Liu didn't fall in love with her, but always loved Miss Caiyun."

"So, you took action again?" I asked with a frown.

"Yes!" Gao Shenghan said calmly: "At that time, Lao Ba was so fascinated that he would soon follow in the footsteps of others. If I don't persuade him, he will end up with the same fate."

"When I killed those brothers, my hands didn't shake at all, but when I got home, I sat staring at my hands for three days and three nights without closing my eyes. I asked myself, am I an executioner? Am I a devil? What am I? What are you doing? We get along day and night, we are as close as brothers, how can I succeed?"

"But, later I figured it out! This is my mission! The family has family laws and the state has national regulations. If you leak state secrets, it will not harm you alone, but the entire nation. I will not kill him, but leave a trace of kindness. How many people will be harmed and how many people's efforts will be in vain! Even if I don't do it, others will! So I will kill my brother." When Gao Shenghan said this, his eyes were already extremely red due to congestion. .