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Chapter 786 Surgery
An hour later, news of Shan Jun's death spread throughout the Second District. Not long after, Shan Jun's convoy, laden with spoils, was attacked, and almost all of his gang members were killed. Some of the lowest scum from the slums swaggered over and occupied the convoy. They seemed completely unafraid of Shan Jun and showed no intention of fleeing. They stood guard with guns, as if waiting for someone.

The Tzu Chi Foundation was the first to receive the news, but they dared not act rashly and did not believe that the mountain king, who had just wiped out the night watchmen, would be killed by their own fodder.

They themselves didn't believe it, let alone the other gangs in the Second District. Everyone watched as the convoy full of spoils was taken over by the dogmen, staring at each other in disbelief, no one daring to approach.

Another hour passed, and Li Sansi's mother and Gao Ming walked out of the abandoned subway entrance, followed by a group of wounded combatants who casually held Shan Jun's mask and dragged countless mutated heads.

As they boarded the vehicle carrying the mountain king, Gao Ming turned on the loudspeaker: "The city council's dereliction of duty led to the loss of control over numerous restricted areas, plunging the city into chaos. Tzu Chi's all-out efforts to save lives were met with their suspicion. The council brutally murdered a Tzu Chi councilor and bombed the Tzu Chi chapel, injuring hundreds of innocent citizens. They then dispatched the mountain king into the Second District, arrogantly attempting to seize it. Such actions are utterly inhumane and outrageous. We, the Tzu Chi Foundation, are forced to retaliate. Today, we have killed the mountain king, solely to protect more people and to uphold fairness, justice, and righteousness."

Gao Ming first pinned the blame for his misdeeds on the municipal council, and after righteously condemning them, he directed the convoy to the intersection of the second and third blocks, where he distributed the spoils of the plundered Shan Jun to the homeless disaster victims.

His actions quickly reached the ears of various gangs, and many people began to use their connections to inquire with the Tzu Chi Foundation. However, the Tzu Chi Foundation's top management was also in a state of confusion.

Did we kill the mountain king?

What's the difference between this and a three-year-old child killing an armed robber?
In the end, it was the kind-hearted bishop who stepped forward to take charge. Now that things had come to this, he had nothing to hesitate about. Gao Ming could even kill Shan Jun, let alone these high-ranking members of the Tzu Chi Foundation.
Compared to Gao Ming's crude statement, the kind-hearted bishop fabricated various chains of evidence, turning everything Gao Ming said into "facts" and presenting them to the citizens of each neighborhood.

The death of Shan Jun completely tore away the fig leaf of the Municipal Council, leaving no room for reconciliation between them and Tzu Chi. Many gangs also saw the weakness of the Municipal Council.

The situation became even more chaotic. Even the safest Second District was in turmoil because of the Tzu Chi Foundation. Various forces secretly formed alliances, and the Tzu Chi Foundation took advantage of the frequent disasters to expand rapidly. The number of believers soared, and more and more forces openly opposed the Municipal Council.

Gao Ming turned the Tzu Chi Foundation into a high-speed machine, but he himself did not stay at the Tzu Chi Foundation. Instead, he went to the Seventh District and sent out the heads of Li Sansi's mother and An Luan.

Without his mother's restraint, Li Sansi became even more ruthless, resorting to extreme measures such as self-harm to fight for his body. Gao Ming knew he couldn't hold on for long, so he took advantage of the last bit of time he could still suppress Li Sansi to tell Bai E Hou and Hei Ya some things, and then led his three eccentric subordinates into an underground clinic.

"Director Li, what are you doing here? Are you sick?" Jia Youzhi was dressed in a priest's robe. He now really enjoyed playing the role of a charlatan, using the loose-fitting clothes to hide his inferiority complex.

Stepping onto the rusty metal ladder, Gao Ming walked silently ahead without looking back.

“I’m not feeling comfortable here, how about we go to another clinic?” Dingxiang, who was always very perceptive, suggested quietly as she walked at the back.

“Just follow Director Li and everything will be fine. We’ve weathered all the storms together. When has Director Li ever harmed us?” Jia Youzhi, with the smug look of a petty villain, leaned close to Gao Ming and said, “Director Li, are you here to get your eyes treated? You’ve had thick bandages covering your eyes ever since you came out of the subway station. Are your eyes injured?”

Still silent, Gao Ming opened the clinic's iron door and lifted the black curtain. The pungent smell of disinfectant couldn't mask the stench of blood and flesh. "Director Li, we have money now, we can definitely go to a better place for treatment." Jia Youzhi was a little nervous, but still tried his best to joke. He didn't really believe that Li Sansi would harm him.

The iron gate closed, and the dim light came on. Gao Ming pointed to the dilapidated sofa, gesturing for the group to sit down.

“The three of you have always followed me, sharing life and death. No matter how great the danger, you have never left me.” Gao Ming found a bottle of “fine wine” that Bai E Hou had prepared in advance in the cabinet, and then found a few cups and placed them in front of the group: “I’m curious about one thing, is it that you really don’t want to leave me, or that you can’t leave me?”

"Of course I really don't want to leave you!" Jia Youzhi didn't think much of it at all. He got up and went to pour wine for Gao Ming.

"The truth may be different from what you imagine. I'm going to take the three of you to see the truth and let you know what happened in the past." Without saying anything more, Gao Ming waited until Jia Youzhi had filled everyone's glasses with wine, then raised his glass: "Thank you three for your companionship all this time. I will try my best to give you back your freedom."

"Being able to follow Director Li is my greatest freedom. I won't say anything more, it's all in the wine. I'll drink first." Jia Youzhi chugs his wine, and Wu Wei also starts drinking. Only Ding Xiang hesitates, but Gao Ming keeps watching her.

There was no other way, so Dingxiang finished the glass of wine.

Seeing the three of them drink their wine, Gao Ming also raised his glass.

"To the innocent of us."

The strong liquor went down my throat, but the taste was strange. My throat felt numb and tingly, and my vision gradually blurred. This liquor contained Life Flower and other things that could suppress darkness and make me fall into a coma.

Three of his men fell one after another, and Gao Ming collapsed onto the sofa: "You three corpses are floating in the deep pool of the underground water network. I'll take you to see your true selves."

He picked up the specially made liquor and poured it down one bottle after another until both he and Li Sansi were no longer conscious.

The curtain inside the illegal clinic was drawn back, and Black Crow, who hadn't appeared for a long time, led several other outsiders he had found. They changed into surgical gowns and pushed Gao Ming and Jia Youzhi into the operating room.

Around 10 p.m., Gao Ming and his three men woke up one after another. They had been sent back to the refugee camp. They were not missing any organs, but each of them had a stitched wound on their chest, as if someone had opened their chests, looked at their hearts, or as if someone had stuffed something into their hearts.

(End of this chapter)