I write obituaries for the gods

"..."

Because Black Hawk 3 had the identification features of the Bureau of Investigation, no one made things difficult for it along the way.

"Zhanyi, Xiuhuazhen, how are you doing?" Lin Chen pressed the earpiece.

A few seconds later, Li Zhanyi's voice came:

"I have... arrived at the Southern Development Zone. Sister Xuanyi has already sent people out to meet you."

"Received, we're approaching by helicopter," Lin Chen said. "Where's the embroidery needle?"

“We’ve returned to Waterpool Town,” said Embroidery Needle, “and are tending to the wounded.”

Upon hearing the word "wounded," Lin Chen fell silent.

"I'm sorry, it was my oversight," Lin Chen said.

“It’s not your fault, senior. It’s an honor for guerrillas to die on the battlefield,” said Embroidery Needle.

After the call ended, Lin Chen sighed softly.

It was indeed his oversight. He had clearly thought that there might be a problem with Brother Hao, but he didn't expect it to be this serious.

He had thought that at most, Brother Hao had become a bit more vicious in the chaos of the times and might make things difficult for him under the influence of the group, but he never expected that Brother Hao would actually collude with the foundation.

Come to think of it, Ms. J's previous collaboration target was Wang Defa of the Stinky Cat Gang.

Gute Street has changed hands, but it is still Gute Street.

In such chaotic times, it must have come at a price to hold onto Xiwang Street.

Even United Concrete Group, in order to hold onto its small piece of land in the Southern Development Zone, has established a cooperative relationship with Peak Group.

Not to mention a small gang of rats.

But Lin Chen still felt very uncomfortable and disappointed.

His heart felt like it was burning. In a daze, he remembered the morning when he set off to assassinate Qingtian. Brother Hao stuffed a plastic bag into his arms and patted his shoulder.

"Stand up straight, understand? If you're really broke, come to me, I'll feed you white flour buns until you're full."

Is this why Brother Hao doesn't dare to show his face?

Was he forced by that woman? That woman named He Lanhu looks like a vicious woman.

Moreover, she had previously had murky ties with the Stinky Cat Gang, which was a pawn of the Foundation. Is it possible...?

Lin Chen was slightly taken aback, then gently shook his head.

No, he couldn't find a reason for Hao Ge.

Tonight, if Lin Chen hadn't given it his all, both Liti and Huihui would have been in danger.

Not to mention the Rain Town guerrillas who came here with him; Baiyun paid the price with his life.

Betrayal is betrayal. No matter how many reasons he had, he still betrayed us.

Lin Chen gripped the control stick tightly, his lips twitching slightly.

He looked down at the rain-soaked city below, where smoke was rising from the city's outline, and the once-prosperous city adorned with neon lights had long since vanished.

Things are wrong.

"..."

The helicopter flew over the wall of the southern development zone, and under the workers' instructions, Lin Chen parked the helicopter on a helipad inside the city wall.

As soon as he got off the plane, he saw Shen Tianhu walking towards him.

"Qiang, take a team to remove the tracker, fake a signal and send it out," Shen Tianhu called out. "Don't waste this big thing, aircraft are good stuff."

"it is good!"

The worker named A-Qiang waved his hand, and several workers immediately gathered around and, together with him, took control of the helicopter, starting to dismantle it haphazardly.

"You know such a professional... skilled worker?" Lin Chen didn't know how to describe it for a moment.

"I was arrested for the Iron Horn Bridge incident, right? I met a bunch of brothers in there," Shen Tianhu said casually. "They were all highly skilled, and after they got out, they simply joined my side."

Wow, a businessman is still making friends even while in jail, impressive.

At this moment, Shen Xuanyi walked over quickly, glancing at Lin Chen with some concern:

"Are you alright? The Foundation and the Bureau of Investigation have been making quite a stir in the city tonight."

"I'm fine," Lin Chen nodded. "How loud was the commotion?"

"It was extremely large, almost a carpet search, as if they were turning the West Wing district upside down."

Looking at Lin Chen, Shen Xuanyi's expression was somewhat complicated.

"I remember that guy called Brother Hao. Isn't he an old friend of yours?"

“An old friend.” Lin Chen nodded.

Shen Tianhu gently patted Lin Chen's shoulder:

"You'll get used to it, kid. There are just too many of these petty things and too many of these petty people."

"Enough of that," Shen Xuanyi glanced at Huihui and Liti not far away. "Let's go to the encrypted room. Don't let the children get cold."

"Ah."

Shen Xuanyi led everyone directly to the new encrypted room. The environment here was much better than that of Gu Te Street, and the facilities were more complete. If Liti's insomnia got out of control, she could receive better treatment here.

Of course, most importantly, the ingredients here are much better.

"Lin Chen! You've been waiting for me for ages!"

As soon as they entered the encrypted room, Li Zhanyi jogged over, carrying a bowl of mutton noodles.

The fragrance almost made Lin Chenxiang dizzy.

"Sister Zhanyi!" Liti and Huihui both ran over and circled around Zhanyi.

“You have some too,” Li Zhanyi chuckled. “Come on, sit at the table.”

After sitting down at the table, Li Zhanyi brought over two bowls of mutton noodles, one for Liti and one for Huihui.

"Aren't you going to eat?" Lin Chen asked Li Zhanyi.

“What am I supposed to eat? I’m so worried,” Li Zhanyi said, pursing her lips. “You told me to run away, but I can’t help you. I can’t predict what will happen to you. I can only run back and stare blankly, unable to do anything.”

"So what should I do? I'll just cook, and while I'm cooking, I'll keep telling myself, 'This bowl is for Lin Chen... this bowl is for Huihui... this bowl is for Liti... you must come back safely...'"

After saying that, Li Zhanyi sighed softly.

“It was so sudden,” she said. “I didn’t even have time to warn her. Ms. J flew straight down from the sky and crashed into the first floor of the hotel. Not to mention the Rain Town guerrillas, many members of the Rat Gang were killed.”

"Then came the officers from the Investigation Bureau. I only fired a few shots to cover Embroidery Needle and the others' retreat. I couldn't get involved in what was happening inside..."

At this point, Li Zhanyi's expression suddenly turned very sad.

"Lin Chen, did Brother Hao... really betray us?"

Looking into the girl's sparkling eyes, Lin Chen nodded gently.

He lowered his head and began to eat the noodles Li Zhanyi had made for him, his mind filled with a myriad of thoughts.

For some reason, he recalled what Meng Po had said to him in the stretch Lincoln:

"Get used to it; there will be many more things like this."

......

Groans and screams echoed from the ruins on the first floor of the tavern.

Chen Ming, dressed in a white suit, walked through the ruins, his gaze sweeping over the corpses of his men.

"The foundation is a fucking bastard," he punched a load-bearing pillar. "Don't my lives matter? I'll fucking kill them!"

"Sweetie, don't be angry."

A pair of soft hands hugged Chen Minghao from behind; it was He Lanhu.

"Ms. J said that the foundation will be responsible for all the compensation, help us repair the building, hire us staff, and even send a demigod to help us guard Gute Street."

“What good are demigods?” Chen Minghao spat. “A demigod like Black Commander could be chopped down by Lin Chen with a single axe.”

He turned around and gently touched He Lanhu's belly.

“What angers me is that things shouldn’t have turned out this way,” Chen Minghao said in a low voice. “You gave the information directly to Ms. J… You clearly knew about her feud with Lin Chen, which was a blood feud involving the murder of her son!”

"Lin Chen came without informing you, knowing it would invite threats, but he still did it, didn't he?"

He Lanhu looked up at Chen Minghao with an innocent expression.

"If something happens to the baby in my belly... think about it, don't you and Lin Chen also have a blood feud for killing your child?"

"Don't say that, he is still my brother," Chen Minghao said in a low voice.

He Lanhu gently shook his head:

"Your brother hasn't brought us much benefit. He's gone against the Investigation Bureau and the Foundation. The price we've paid is something only we ourselves can see..."

Chapter Thirteen: Bloodstains (6000 words)

Chen Minghao remained silent in the face of He Lanhu.

He just stared at the piled-up body bags, remaining silent.

"Alright, stop feeling guilty. It's not your place to feel guilty."

Seeing Chen Minghao's state, He Lanhu gently comforted him in a tender tone:

"Didn't you help Lin Chen at the beginning? But what could we do? Wildcat's sister was captured and tortured to death by the Foundation, and they only sent back her head. Where was Investigator Lin then?"

"What can we do if we don't cooperate with the foundation? Our brothers go out to scavenge for supplies, only to have them torn to pieces by the Peak Group's androids and sent back piece by piece. How many good brothers have died in these two months?"

“You’ve done more than enough,” He Lanhu gently patted Chen Minghao’s shoulder. “Those two girls are ticking time bombs. Anyone who gets their hands on them can use them to threaten Lin Chen. He gave you those two ticking time bombs, and you didn’t hand them over voluntarily. You’ve already done your duty.”

“But you’re not Lin Chen’s dog. You’re the leader of the Rat Gang. A leader has to take responsibility. So many brothers need to eat. In this world, eating is not an easy task.”

Chen Minghao turned around and looked out the window at the mercury-like moonlight.

He sighed softly, turned his head, and nodded to He Lanhu:

"Next time you make this kind of decision, tell me first and let me make the final decision."

"Why are we still distinguishing between you and me?" He Lanhu chuckled. "Is that interesting?"

"Anything involving Lin Chen must come through me," Chen Minghao said curtly. "Did you understand?"

"Okay, okay, you're the boss, of course I'll listen to you!"

Seeing that He Lanhu agreed, Chen Minghao gently hugged her and kissed her forehead.

The two looked out the window together: helicopters were flying across the night sky, still searching for Lin Chen's trail.

"Looks like they haven't found Investigator Lin yet..." He Lanhu murmured. "He's really something, managing to escape like that while carrying a bunch of burdens..."

"of course."

Looking at the night sky, Chen Minghao frowned slightly:

"You can't even imagine what that kid is capable of."

Just then, Chen Minghao's phone rang.

He picked up his phone, glanced at the message, and his expression immediately turned serious.

"What's wrong, darling..." He Lanhu leaned closer.

Chen Minghao stared at the message on his phone for a long time, then sighed softly.

“They found him,” he said.

......

After finishing their noodles, Lin Chen took Huihui and Liti to their new room and helped them tidy up.

After doing all that, he bent down and gently patted the two little girls' faces:

"Brother has to go. If you stay here, Sister Xuanyi will cook for you every day. The food will definitely taste much better than before."

"Brother, don't go..." Huihui said with some reluctance.

"Take me with you! Take me with you!" Litty raised her hands. "I can fight!"