Pure Darkness

Chapter 105

They were in a large, empty oil tank, with a rusty smell permeating. It smells like a small insect attacking their nostrils. There was only a hint of light leaking from the gap above their heads.

Oi! I am an article!

Jian Yao and Bo Jinyan crammed together; he almost entirely carried her.

Yue ge ‘ felt bad’ for putting them in the oil tank temporarily, saying that it was to avoid the police. However, it was clearly also a precautionary measure, and a means of control. This way, they would not know which way the boat was going, and where it was going.

Oi! I am an article!

The tank is on the back deck of the ship and there is no movement around them. Yue ge and his subordinates had probably decided that there was no need to keep an eye on them the entire time. Jian Yao raised her head and leaned against Bo Jinyan's chin. Finally, he sighed and said, “Really, the will of heaven replaces the will of man.”

His Master Bo, who had thrown away all restraint in his behavior for the past half hour, seemed to have recovered his cold and arrogant demeanor by now. Regardless of their dire circumstances, he replied casually, “No, Jian Yao, there is no need to be distressed. This is just a slight deviation from my initial master plan. After all, no one could anticipate everything. It could even be that better odds are being created, because, where we were previously outside making the settings, now we are in the game ourselves.”

Jian Yao pursed her lips while smiling. In fact, without batting an eye, this criminal psychologist had more or less resolved the situation. Zhu Tao also mentions Smiling Snake, the leader of a newly emerged small criminal gang that is reclusive and methodical. They did not know how the Smiling Snake knew the information they had, which he had planned to take away from them today. However, the Smiling Snake had suffered defeat at the hands of Zhu Tao a few days ago, so it made sense that he would take that information and offer it to the most powerful organization in the southwest, so it was reasonable that he would take that information and offer it to the most powerful organization in the southwest, Buddha's Hand. Although Bo Jinyan had taken the opportunity to disguise herself as the man they had killed, the Smiling Snake, this was actually something she was a bit reluctant to do. But, where psychological warfare is concerned, victory and defeat are only separated by a single hair. Today, he was secretly watching, through his speech and attitude, he looked a little probing and offensive, completely convincing Yue.ge that he was a Smiling Snake. If what they were doing now could bring them to the heart of the Buddha Hand, it would be an unexpected harvest. However, once they got there, would they still be able to maintain this fake identity?

Very agitated, Jian Yao held Bo Jinyan's hand tightly. He might feel his worry, as he suddenly chuckled and said, “Wife, let your husband worry about what will happen next. Right now, I think you should take a short nap and replenish your energy. After all, you are a battle expert in our small team. ”

Oi! I am an article!

Jian Yao could not help but laugh. He made a soft sound of approval and placed his head on his chest. The boat swayed gently with the waves and the smell of water lingered around. It was a very small space, in the Jinsha river* with danger lurking on each side, yet Jian Yao suddenly felt a sense of calmness.

*T/N (Jinsha jiang) – Yangtze river headwaters in Sichuan and Yunnan

“Jinyan ah. .” she looks like she will fall asleep and ask faintly, “When can your eyes see the light again?”

Bo Jinyan was silent for a long time before she took one of her hands and placed it in her eyes. Jian Yao felt her eyes open in the darkness, and her delicate eyelashes swept across her fingers gently. Little by little, up and down, without words, yet, they surpassed thousands of words. Jian Yao's tears exploded, and she hugged her thin body tightly.

——

At this moment, Yue ge was sitting in the bow, smoking a long, local cigarette*, but he was actually very calm. The bright moon shone on the surface of the river, the water was clear and the crystals were glittering dark, and the valleys were calm. When he thought about how he had obtained such a perfect and bountiful harvest on this trip, and would most likely get the person's help, he secretly felt happy.

* T/N Interesting facts – Yunnan is the largest tobacco producing area in China.

In reality, he was only a mid-level leader in the Buddha's Hands. However, they were real criminal organizations, very different from those disorganized groups, those useless bastards. Where the underground forces and influences in the southwest are concerned, the Buddha Hand is the most secret, and does not bow to anyone*. Naturally, this meant that several small groups, as well as newly emerging powers, were all rushing to get attention and help* from the Buddha Hand.

*T/N (to yu er bu to qiu) – lighted.can be found but cannot be requested/please. Usually used to describe – odds if something is meant, it will happen, it cannot be forced.

Like a Smiling Snake.

Jian Yao had guessed correctly. When the Smiling Snake organization had been destroyed by Zhu Tao, he had indeed sent a message to the Buddha Hand, saying that he would get information that was a matter of life and death into the Buddha's Hand. Of course, at the level of Yue ge , he did not know about what information it was.

But, that person was always careful, and read people and situations very accurately. He had already issued an order to bring the Smiling Snake and that intelligence before him. Thus, Yue ge was in no hurry to do anything on ‘Smiling’ Snake, and did not forcibly retrieve the information. They can all be co-workers in the future, right? Most importantly, Yue ge did not want to go against that person's wishes; that would act blindly without thinking.

Moreover, the Smiling Snake was blind, which was completely unexpected to Yue ge . However, those who work in this field protect themselves very well and do not easily reveal their identity. If they did, they would long be under the eyes of the hawks of drug enforcement officers, who were always ready to pounce on them like ferocious wolves. Yue ge , who had been with Buddha’s Hand for several years, did not even know what the person looked like. Remember, there are a lot of weirdos in jianghu. Moreover, that person's laughter was extremely cunning, so dangerous, that one instantly knew that he had many evil tricks up his sleeve. It really fits the nickname, ‘Smiling’ Snake. After all, if there really was some kind of conspiracy, who would send a blind person to disguise as a Smiling Snake? Is there no need to pretend to be blind? As he thought like this, Yue ge felt that this person was a Smiling Snake.

The night was silent. As Yue ge slowly smoked his cigarette, he felt that the more dangerous one's life was, the more interesting and meaningful one would be as well. He really liked the calm gratification that followed after the danger. . .

A headlight.

A dazzling light shone directly at them from the distant boat. The light is cold and hard. Yue ge was so shocked that his cigarette almost fell from his hand onto the deck. . . WTF, there's a situation!

‘His brothers’ around him was also surprised.

But it's too late!

A large number of boats approached from all sides, with armed police officers standing on the deck. The red flag (flag of the PRC) fluttered at the bow of each boat. This was clearly an elite force of border police surrounding them!

Yue ge was suddenly overwhelmed by an overwhelming feeling of failure! He had no idea how he could be under police surveillance! Of course, he was even more ignorant of the fact that this was all due to the two people on the ship he had captured. The only thing that was very clear to him was that he had committed innumerable crimes and would become dead meat if the police caught him! So, after panicking for a moment, he threw the cigarette he was holding onto the deck in a rude gesture and shouted, “Brothers, whether we live or die depends on whether we can break through! All of you, get your guns! Accelerate! Let's get out of this river!”

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Wounded and with his body wrapped in bandages, the cold-faced Zhu Tao stood on the deck of the central command ship. He watched as police forces attacked the bastards until they fell apart, he saw their boat trying to escape into the river, but was repulsed by the police so many times that they almost cowered in surrender. However, a shadow covered his face as he recalled Jian Yao and the missing Bo Jinyan. Are they dead or alive? Are they on board, or not? They must be found!

Boat upside down, it's totally upside down!

Yue ge fell into the river. He looked at the gunshot wound in his stomach in disbelief as he slowly sank into the water. Gangsters both big and small like ants that fell into the water, struggling in panic. Smaller police boats quickly approached them. The items on board all fell into the water and were washed away by the waves, including dozens of large oil tanks. Due to the speed of the water, the police were not on time to intercept them. In the darkness of the night, some of the oil tanks looked like black cannonballs as they disappeared in the blink of an eye. The cries of the gangsters asked for help rose and fell with the rushing waves of the river, drowning out all the other sounds.

Zhu Tao watched the oil tank and the items float and immediately ordered, “Message the downstream rescue team to intercept the items!” Then he immediately brought the boat closer, hoping to see the figures of the two men in the black water, among the remains of the boat.

But the night was limitless. Where can he find them?