Detective: I, Cao Jianjun, started by arresting my brother-in-law.

Uncle Dong was very unhappy. Uncle Dong was very angry.

"..."

Lin Can fell silent, head bowed, holding his breath.

Lin Yaohua, Lin Can's father, remained silent, while Lin Zonghui, from the third branch of the family, turned his head to look at Lin Can, opened his mouth, but hesitated to speak.

"Where's the goods?"

After venting his anger, Lin Yaodong looked away and adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, which had slipped down.

Lin Can pursed his lips, took out the packet of heroin that Cao Jianjun had given him from his pocket, placed it on the table, and then returned it.

"Brother, this guy surnamed Tan from Beiyue has been arrested, so where did he get his underlings from?"

Lin Yaohua was very suspicious: "Is this Cao Kun really from North Vietnam?"

"I searched online and found that Cao Kun is indeed on the wanted list."

Lin Zonghui highlighted Cao Jianjun's information on the search results and placed it on the desktop: "I've never cooperated with Beiyue, so I don't know anything about this person."

112. The Three Giants of Tazhai: Open and Covert Struggles [7 Chapters, Please Subscribe]

Cao Jianjun spilled the packet of heroin that Lin Can had brought on the table.

Uncle Dong was much calmer and more composed, constantly fiddling with his prayer beads, his calm little eyes watching the group.

Lin Can has always been the one to inspect the goods in the family, but now, Uncle Dong doesn't trust him.

So, Lin Yaohua rubbed a little bit with his finger, put it between his teeth, moved his mouth, and his vision brightened for a moment.

Without needing to say it explicitly, Lin Yaodong could tell from his facial reaction that he was pleasantly surprised.

"Brother, we can talk."

Lin Yaohua wiped his hands and gave his answer.

"There has never been a rule to let outsiders into Tazhai."

Lin Zonghui disagreed, muttering something solemnly.

This one sentence already shows the third wife's attitude: she disagrees.

The second wife thought it could make money, but the third wife immediately disagreed. In an instant, opposing positions emerged at the tea table.

Lin Yaodong stopped fiddling with his prayer beads without expression and threw them onto the table with a clatter.

He stood up from his chair, put his hands behind his back, walked to the edge of the balcony, and gazed at Tazhai Village in the middle of the night.

"Our village of Tazhai has been so poor for generations that people have begged for food..."

“When we were kids, so many people left the village and never came back. Second brother, Zonghui, when we were young, so many young men in the village couldn’t find wives.”

"Now that life is better, people's hearts are no longer united."

Lin Yaodong reminisced about the past and reminisced about the present, his hands gripping the railing, and let out a long sigh: "Lin Can."

"Uncle Dong."

Lin Can quickly stepped forward to await instructions.

"How did Lin Shengwu and Cao Kun get together?"

"I checked."

Lin Can said thoughtfully, "Shengwu used to work at a billiards hall in Zhuhai. On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, Cao Kun went to the billiards hall and found Shengwu."

"From then on, the two of them got together."

"I don't know how we contacted each other before that."

It was as if he hadn't said anything at all; Lin Yaodong hadn't gotten what he wanted.

He turned around, looked at Lin Can with a concerned expression, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Tomorrow is Lunar New Year's Eve. When we were kids, your dad, your Uncle Hui, and I all loved Lunar New Year's Eve the most. Do you know why?"

Lin Can shook his head.

"Because on this day you can wear new clothes, eat good food, and have fun."

"The three of us wear the same set of clothes all year round, and sometimes... when the clothes are worn out, we can't even find a patch."

“When I was a child, I vowed that I would make our Tazhai village and our family rich.”

As Lin Yaodong spoke, he ran his hand down Lin Can's back and put his arm around his shoulder.

“My child, our Lin family has been poor for generations, relying on a few dilapidated boats fishing by the sea for generations…”

"If we encounter a big storm, everyone on board won't make it back. Do you understand?"

Lin Can just nodded and didn't dare to say anything.

"For decades, your father, your Uncle Hui, and I have led our Tazhai to where we are today."

Lin Yaodong always likes to speak in circles before getting to the point.

"Therefore, Lin Can, Tazhai has come a long way, and we cannot let it be ruined by outsiders because of some interests."

Lin Can finally understood and nodded repeatedly, "Uncle Dong, I understand."

"It's good if you understand."

Lin Yaodong smiled and patted Lin Can on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Go ahead and thoroughly investigate Cao Kun's information for me."

"In the next few days, find someone to go to North Vietnam and investigate this Cao Kun."

Lin Can was taken aback at first. Wasn't it said that you shouldn't trust outsiders?

But Uncle Dong is Uncle Dong; he didn't dare to speculate, nodded vigorously, and turned to leave.

…………

Lin Yaodong likes to take full control of his actions and will never make a decision lightly without thoroughly investigating the other party.

Cao Jianjun was well aware of this.

So he took Lin Shengwu with him and prepared to spend the Spring Festival in the Pearl River Delta.

One of them is a wanted criminal, and the other is being hunted down by Tazhai; they definitely can't stay in a hotel.

On the 31st day of the twelfth lunar month, which was New Year's Eve, the two men got a beat-up old motorcycle and settled in an unfinished building in the suburbs.

Lin Shengwu was so poor he was practically skin and bones, but Cao Jianjun was rich.

When he went out on an undercover mission, posing as a fugitive drug dealer, Li Weimin stuffed a lot of cash into his person, along with two bank cards that looked like other people's ID cards.

then.

Cao Jianjun and Lin Shengwu bought a lot of food and some convenience foods, and the two of them planned to spend the Spring Festival in the unfinished building.

As night fell, the endless sounds of fireworks and firecrackers brought the festive atmosphere to its peak.

None of us had mobile phones with internet access; we only had radios to listen to the Spring Festival Gala on the radio.

After a few rounds of drinks and several dishes, both of them started to feel homesick.

Lin Shengwu couldn't take it anymore, so he called his wife Cai Xiaoling and cried for a long time.

Cao Jianjun didn't dare call Zhou Hui. Instead, he used the unregistered SIM card he had bought earlier and sent Zhou Hui a message.

"Happy New Year, my dear wife! Don't come back!"

Then, he removed the SIM card and burned it with a lighter.

Lin Shengwu returned after making the phone call, his eyes red-rimmed. He sat down dejectedly, feeling increasingly humiliated.

"Hey? What's going on? Are you planning to just keep dragging this on?"

Cao Jianjun leaned against the cement wall and lit a cigarette: "Do you think Lin Yaodong will keep waiting for you like this?"

"So what do you want?"

Lin Shengwu couldn't take it anymore and broke down, cursing loudly: "If you're so capable, go to Tazhai yourself! What are you doing here?"

"Oh dear, damn it."

Cao Jianjun's temper flared up, and he got up, walked up to Lin Shengwu, and kicked him hard in the face.

"Nobody dares to talk to me like that, you little punk, you've got a death knell to be reckoned with..."

While talking and hitting, Lin Shengwu tried to fight back, even picking up a brick and pretending to smash it at Cao Jianjun.

boom!

however.

Cao Jianjun was even faster. Wearing slippers, he punched Lin Shengwu in the chin, knocking him to the ground.

"Hey, you dare to fight back, you idiot? Believe me or not, I'll kill you right here."

As he spoke, Cao Jianjun pulled out a pistol from his back and pressed it against Lin Shengwu's forehead.

Now, Lin Shengwu calmed down.

His burning anger gradually subsided, and his temper, which had been flaring up because he missed his wife, also calmed down.

However, the more she thought about it, the more frustrated she felt, so she lay down on the ground and burst into tears.