Longmen Memoirs

"So I won't ask you what you are thinking now, and you don't want to tell me."

Chapter 44 Death and Life Together ([-]): The Nephew of the Governor of Longmen and the Duke’s Daughter

[But I want to remind you that people who are too greedy will generally not end well, Gurney. 】

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Longmen

April 1

sunny

Central water area

The weather in Longmen today is very good, the sun is clear. Although it is still a little cold, it is much warmer than the past few days. The sky rarely clears up after a few days of haze.

On the second floor of a Victorian-style coffee shop on the bank of the artificial river embankment, Chen stared out the window at the boats slowly passing by on the river. The clusters of high-rise buildings on the opposite bank were reflected in her red eyes. The warm decoration of the coffee shop Next, the serious look on her brows softened a lot.

The dark brown coffee in the cup in front of the table was steaming slightly. She was not wearing the uniform of the Guards Bureau, but was dressed in her usual clothes. The scarf from Victoria's friend was draped on the empty table and chair together with her coat, revealing the shirt and tie underneath. Look. Here she just changed out of her uniform.

After receiving the email reply from Xingxiong, she waited at the agreed place for a while.

Xingxiong came a little late, and her slightly different height from ordinary women still attracted slightly surprised looks from the customers in the store and the front desk. After saying that she had an appointment, Xingxiong was quick in the clerk's reply. Chen's location was found.

She was wearing a brown coat, with slightly exposed leather gloves in the coat pocket. Her hair looked a little messy. After unbuttoning the coat and putting it aside, she sat down opposite Chen.

Chen watched her sit down opposite him, his eyes falling on the gloves in his coat pocket.

"You better say【>

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long. The road was too busy today. I rode my bike and walked around half of the city." Xing Xiong explained: "To make a long story short, there are some clues about the matter you asked me to investigate."

"How to say?"

"To be honest, it's a bit difficult to handle." Xing Xiong replied, hesitating and said: "Your guess is indeed correct, Chief Chen, those missing persons are indeed related to Xiacheng District, but..."

"But what?"

"I heard from Jiu that you have been promoting the work of the Guards Bureau in the slums." Xing Xiong asked.

"There is such a thing."

"Then you should also understand how difficult it is to do this. Let's put it this way. The missing persons you investigated all have the same characteristics. They are all marginal figures in Longmen. They either owe a large amount of debt or just recently... Generally speaking, even if such people go missing after entering Longmen registration, or even sneaking into the city, the Guards Bureau will not spend energy and time investigating their whereabouts, because it is not worth it." Xingxiong said: "And even if If they disappear, there will be no consequences.”

"What do you mean?" Chen frowned slightly.

"I don't understand, sir, why you have to pursue this thankless task. You should also understand that even if you can get the results of the investigation, there will be no benefit."

"I don't deny it, but I am a Longmen police officer. I have the responsibility and obligation to investigate the citizens who have disappeared for no reason in this city. No matter what they look like in the eyes of Longmen, this is because I am a Guards Bureau police officer. Responsibilities that members should perform.”

"You really think so?" Xing Xiong showed just the right amount of surprise.

"I shouldn't think so?"

"I don't want to refute your ideas, but Sir Chen, many things are easy to say."

"Do you think I'm being nice to you?"

"I don't dare." Xing Xiong shook his head hastily. "I believe you really have this idea in your heart. Although you may not like this sentence, you can't accomplish anything just by having an idea. Of course, it is better than nothing."

"..."

Chen fell silent, and the two of them were silent for a few seconds before Xing Xiong spoke up to break Chen Mo.

"I wonder, sir, have you ever heard of the underground black boxing in Longmen?" All gangs, big and small, make huge profits by betting on boxing."

"There are many boxers in black boxing, but most of them are marginalized figures in Longmen. Some of them owe large loan sharks and are forced to enter the boxing ring. Some are boxers just to make money, and some are thugs in the gang itself. , so a lot of people die in the ring every year.”

"You mean..."

"The people you are looking for are there as expected." Xingxiong replied: "There are several underground boxing rings in Xiacheng District. After the collapse of He Shengchang, the most powerful gang in this area in the past few years, this business It also went into depression for a long time, but in recent years, probably starting from last year, the business has become prosperous again.”

"How do you know so clearly?" Chen looked at Xing Xiong who said these words.

Xing Xiong smiled coquettishly.

"To be honest, sir, before joining the Guards Bureau, Xiaguan spent some time in a gang in Xiacheng District. There was a lot of friction between the gang I was in and He Shengchang at that time. Because of this matter, I also had to fight with them. Dealing with boxers." After Xingxiong finished speaking, he added: "But now I'm not so clear about those things, after all, I've been away for several years."

"so……"

"I want to make something clear to you in advance, Chief Chen." Xingxiong's smile slowly faded, and his expression became serious: "There is a lot of money in the underground boxing ring, and this is not a business that can be won by just one or two gangs. Those who have the courage to return to this profession must have made full preparations. The characteristics of the missing personnel indicate that they dare not do anything too blatant for the time being, but this also means that they have prepared a good path in the Guards Bureau. "

"Let me tell you straight, sir, except for the members of the Longmen Business Federation, no one in the entire Longmen dares to continue to take over this business."

"So you just said those words." Chen asked: "Did Jiu ask you to tell me? How worried is she about me?"

"You can't say that. To put it bluntly, the group of people you investigated are not actually missing. Chief Chen, most of them went to the underground boxing ring of their own volition. I don't think you can let them come back. Maybe you do this Otherwise, they will resent you instead." Xingxiong sighed and said, "Besides, this matter will definitely not be that easy. You can't say that in the end, you will be the one who suffers the loss. Blocking people's wealth is like killing your parents. You should have heard this saying too.”

"..."

Chen didn't answer. After a while, she spoke.

"...Tell me the location of the boxing ring."

"I thought what I said was very clear." Xingxiong smiled helplessly and looked at Chen, but there was no cowardice in Chen's eyes.

The integrity in those eyes makes people feel so innocent and ridiculous, but they can't laugh.

"Excuse me, what are you going to do? Lead the Guards Bureau to carry out the encirclement and suppression? Then your actions will probably be exposed before the Guards Bureau takes action. There will be no results. You may also be accused later. .”

"I'm not that stupid."

"Oh?"

"Just go and see."

"In this case, I will go with you."

Xing Xiong sighed helplessly, picked up the coat draped aside and stood up.

"You don't have to come."

"It's okay if you don't come. You still don't understand the rules of Xiacheng District. People who don't understand these can't enter." Xingxiong said, "After all, I told you this matter. If anything happens, I will There is also responsibility.”

"...I owe you once."

"No, I'm also a police officer in Longmen, sir!"

The last two words of Xingxiong are very certain.

Good things don't come easy, and good things never come easy, because the word good or bad may have a different definition for everyone.

They had just met each other at that time, and they were not as familiar as they would later be, so at that time, both Chen and Xingxiong wanted to find out what kind of person the other person was.

After all, there are too many people in this world whose words and deeds are inconsistent, and it is impossible to explain anything with just a few words.

Xingxiong rarely heard Jiuhui speak so highly of a person. Of course, half of her evaluation was about how stubborn and stupid Chen was, but even this was already rare.

Xingxiong just remembered what Jiu had said to him in private. She said what kind of person Chen Huijie was, she didn't care, let Xingxiong find out by herself, and now she just had such an opportunity.

Xingxiong felt that she must have been tricked by Jiu, otherwise it would be impossible. Not long after Jiu introduced her to Inspector Chen, she happened to be able to help Chen, and the missing people Chen also investigated happened to be related to the gangs in Xiacheng District. There are relationships.

But Xingxiong didn't refuse.

On the one hand, it's because she trusts Jiu, and on the other hand, she actually has some curiosity about Chen.

Jiu took office not long ago, and she definitely needed to make certain achievements in the shortest time to stabilize her position, but her status as the new leader of the inspection team was not enough to intervene in cases that might involve the Joint Commercial Committee, so she planned When it comes to Chen Huijie, Wei Yanwu is standing behind Chen Huijie. Regardless of whether she admits this or not, if she intervenes in this matter, Wei Yanwu's attitude after taking action against her must also be considered.

Therefore, Chen Huijie is the best way to break the situation. Moreover, she will join the inspection team soon and solve a major case, which will also be good for her future career.

Xing Xiong herself is probably a small character. She feels that she is a small role. Maybe from now on, she will be labeled as Chen Huijie, but Xing Xiong herself doesn't care about this. Maybe this is Jiu's purpose.

Anyway, Jiu is always sad.

Alas, the niece of the Lord of Longmen City?What is Chen Huijie thinking?Xing Xiong thought.

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Ursus Snowfield

The shield guard stopped the infected warrior who wanted to rush forward and kill the enemy.

They built a new shield wall, but the infected, who were one of the lines of defense, could not be as firm as the shield guards, especially after they learned the identity of the other party from the shield guards.

The emperor's inner guard is an unfamiliar title, but the witch monster is probably a terrifying legend that every Ursus-infected person has experienced.

"Don't be afraid. The more afraid you are of him, the more he will kill you."

Fear spread in the air, and the infected people shivered in fear. The shield guard shouted loudly: "He may attack at any time. If you don't want to, just keep your eyes open and don't look away!"

"But they are witches and monsters. They destroy...face-destroying witch monsters. They kill people and take away their faces, leaving behind a forest of nameless corpses?! How many years will they live... This legend is... only, only possible It’s a witch and monster, how can we be the opponent of a witch and monster!”

"No, they are not legends or demons in ghost stories! They are just killers and executioners!"

The shield guard shouted loudly, but the infected warrior seemed not to hear his voice.

There was only trembling and fear in their eyes.

Ordinary warriors cannot be as firm as a battle-hardened shield guard.

"No, how can we deal with the witches and monsters?! Why should we be like them? We are just people! Just ordinary people!"

"The infected claim to be human...ordinary people."

The inner guard seemed to have heard some joke and laughed contemptuously.

Finally, an infected person couldn't hold on to the fear in his heart and threw away his weapon and ran back. But before he could escape far, a black spear stabbed him to the ground.

He howled miserably, black ice crystals gradually spread, and the struggling figure gradually stopped breathing.

The shield guard didn't even dare to save him, any slacking off would only lead to the same fate.

"Don't run away!"

"No one is allowed to leave. If you run away, you will die!"

"But this thing, this thing is not human! How can we..."

"Kill whoever escapes!"

The shield guard shouted coldly that he had to do this. Once the formation collapsed, they would only die faster.

"what?!"

"Your lives have been tied to the lives of others. If the defense line collapses, everyone will die!" The shield guard explained: "Listen, he is not as scary as you think. They are also mortal, even if they are the emperor's The inner guards cannot easily penetrate the layers of defenses of our few shield guards, but if you are afraid, you will be their breakthrough point, and you will be their first target."

The fearful infected warriors calmed down a little. Although they were still scared, they did not choose to escape because the warrior who had escaped before was no longer breathing.

It's not like they ended up with the same fate.

"Huh... As the powerful force of Ursus, the Shield Guards choose to fight against us and associate with the infected. They are so ignorant. This era is indeed unfortunate."

The inner guard spoke slowly and put his hand on the handle of the knife.

"I advise you to commit suicide now."

"He's about to draw his sword, shield guards, raise your shields!! Don't retreat!"

"..."

The shield guard set up the iron shield, but surprisingly, the inner guard who drew the scimitar stayed where he was. He looked in the direction of the shield guard, or in other words, looked behind them.

"He, he didn't attack?"

There was no expected impact.

The inner guard spoke in a low voice: "...the smell of burning"

"Are you feeling warm?"

The temperature gradually began to rise, as if someone was coming in this direction, and the spell changed the surrounding temperature.

"Could it be that she's here!" The infected people expressed surprise: "She's here! She's here! Relax, she's here, even witches and monsters will be burned to ashes by her."

"Don't be careless, the emperor's internal guards are not..."

Talulah came very quickly, and the flames passed over the shield wall formed by the shield guards, overwhelmingly rolling towards the position of the emperor's inner guard.

The inner guard showed no signs of panic.

Black mist spread, blocking the flames.

He stared at the source of the spell.