Chapter 1703: Guess Who I Saw
"Ah! I was a bit out of it... Captain, my brother’s death was a huge blow to my mom! She finally couldn’t make it through and passed away..." Zhao Dong’s eyes reddened as he spoke.
Qin Jian hooked his arm around Zhao Dong, pulling him into a tight embrace: "If you’re still sad, just cry! Have a good cry!"
"Captain, I’m in so much pain today! My brother died right here! I went to the exhibition hall in the county today to see the exhibition about his heroic deeds."
"Hmm. Do you feel a bit better? He died for the country!"
Zhao Dong nodded, wiped his tears, and all of a sudden struggled out of Qin Jian’s arms, saying, "Captain, guess who I saw in the county today?"
"Who?" Qin Jian asked as he took a drag on his cigarette.
"If my eyes weren’t playing tricks on me, then it was Lin Sheng I saw!"
"What? What is Lin Sheng doing here?" Qin Jian asked.
"I have no idea? I’m baffled, too!" Zhao Dong was at a complete loss, "This is a border line! Why would he come here instead of staying in the safety of an inland city?"
Qin Jian silently smoked, the flickering light from the cigarette tip casting his cheeks in shadows, making them dim and unclear.
Zhao Dong knew that Qin Jian was deep in thought.
"Captain, what do you think?" After waiting for a long while, Zhao Dong became a bit impatient.
"Didn’t you say before that Lin Sheng had followed Mu Qiankun?" Qin Jian said.
"Yes, that’s absolutely correct. What about it?"
"There’s something wrong with Mu Qiankun!" Qin Jian spoke as his mind rapidly pieced together the issues, "Mu Qiankun, border line, committing sins, seeking redemption, powerless to resist..."
"Captain, what do you mean? I don’t understand any of it," Zhao Dong said.
"You haven’t had any contact with Mu Qiankun, so naturally you wouldn’t know! Many of the things I mentioned are useful information extracted from conversations between Mu Mian and him..." Qin Jian said thoughtfully.
"What, can this information be combined to form some message?" Zhao Dong also pondered in his heart, then suddenly his eyes lit up as if he had thought of something, "Captain, I think I’ve got it, not sure if I’m right?"
"Drug traffickers!" Qin Jian’s lips moved slightly and he uttered two words.
"I think so too!" Zhao Dong fiercely punched the ground, gnashing his teeth and growling, "If Lin Sheng dares to get involved in drug trafficking, I’ll kill him myself!"
Undercurrents surged in Qin Jian’s eyes: "Mu Qiankun is a drug trafficker! If Lin Sheng has gone away with him, then he’ll also get involved in this drug trafficking business!"
"This motherf***er! I, Zhao Dong, hate drug traffickers the most! Captain, after the military exercise, I request your permission to bring Lin Sheng back myself! I’ve brought quite a few soldiers with me, but never did I bring one who ran off halfway to become a drug trafficker! Life is really f**king messed up! Hate what I hate, dislike what I dislike, and yet it comes my way!" Zhao Dong vented his rage with curses and swears.
"Mu Qiankun must be an old hand at drug trafficking! Mu Mian and Lin Sheng must have known it long ago. If Lin Sheng was going to traffic drugs, he would have started long ago, and not waited until now! He must be reluctant to traffic drugs!" Qin Jian analyzed.
"Then why would he follow a drug trafficker father-in-law if he’s not trafficking? This damn kid, why couldn’t he report to us? And why conceal so much? I really want to kill him! Does this bastard know how many people drugs can destroy?"
"What if he was forced?" Qin Jian grew increasingly worried, "What I’m most concerned about now is Lin Sheng, he must not get involved in drug trafficking activities, otherwise, nobody will be able to save him!"