Pure Darkness

Chapter 91

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The fight between Luo Lang and Jian Yao/Bo Jinyan on the rocky mountain slope began. While the excitement of the action kept us on the edge of our seats, we were also given a glimpse of Luo Lang's soul, and the description was tinged with sadness. How do we feel about him?

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In the time between one heartbeat and the next heartbeat*, the two cars are racing side by side. Jian Yao also stopped shooting. He clearly saw Luo Lang in the driver's seat, his face pale, his chest bleeding, his right hand holding a gun, but with no intention to shoot him. Fang Qing's body was somewhere in the car. Luo Lang's eyes stopped on his face, full of sadness.

*T/N (dian guang huo shi) – literally, lightning and flint. This saying seems to be of Buddhist origin, and speaks of mortal human nature, how quickly we pass or disappear (like lightning, or sparks from flint).

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Luo Lang also saw everything clearly in an instant. In the car beside him, An Yan was extremely determined, Jian Yao stared blankly, and Bo Jinyan sat still and as calm as a mountain. A huge wave of sadness suddenly exploded in his heart. He made a quick decision, turned the steering wheel hard and crashed into their car!

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Jian Yao only fainted for a moment before waking up. He looked up and saw Luo Lang's car stopping across this remote road. His hat was tangled, and Fang Qing was still unconscious. In the end, An Yan might react quickly at the last second and pull the steering wheel inside. Thus, their car had ended up on the shoulder of the road. The car was badly damaged. An Yan slumped onto the steering wheel, his head covered in blood. Jian Yao quickly reached out to check if she was breathing, and also roughly checked her injuries. He breathed a sigh of relief.

Amidst the smoke and dust, Bo Jinyan leaned against the back seat. His face had the bloody impact marks from the collision, and he fainted. Jian Yao carefully examined his injuries and felt relieved that nothing was severe. He forced himself to remain calm and think carefully. The first priority is to ask for help and rescue. Also, Luo Lang had been shot and injured, he would not be able to run far.

He got out of the car.

The twilight had already descended, and the surrounding mountains and fields began to look foggy. He looked around in all directions, and saw a figure on a distant hillside, winding in and out of the trees. It must be Luo Lang!

The instincts of his criminal investigator overruled careful thought. He immediately grabbed his phone and reported their position to the command center. Then, he grabbed his gun and chased after it quickly.

Luo Lang was almost at the end of the rope.

The gunshot wounds given to him by criminal investigators were severe, and running away all day had exhausted much of his physical strength. He is currently sustained by his own will. Stumbling and staggering, he could only see the trees everywhere, and the sky that was higher than the hill. He only had one thought on his mind: even if he were to die, he could not die in front of Jian Yao.

He should have guessed that heaven would not let his desires be fulfilled. He had just climbed the top of the hill, and a steep cliff was just below his feet, when he heard a cold voice behind him commanding him, “Stand still, do not move.”

He had heard that voice a thousand times before. In the blink of an eye, his heart seemed to freeze. In the blink of an eye, he sensed that the end had come. Unexpectedly, he smiled slightly and turned around.

Jian Yao pointed the gun at him.

He saw that his entire shirt was covered in blood and his emotions were overflowing and reflected in his eyes.

“How could you?” she asked. “Foolish people?”

Luo Lang slightly trembled as he nodded and said, “Yes, it's me. 20 years ago, I was the one who gave your father a fatal slash on his neck.”

Jian Yao could not speak.

Luo Lang's eyes were glazed over.

He smiled bitterly. “I can't control myself.”

Jian Yao felt as if her heart was being blown by a strong wind. Then, he suddenly recalled the 12 corpses inside the cave and the bitter tears that the victim's family members shed when they received the news. His heart instantly calmed down, and his gaze also became calm. Holding his gun, he approached her slowly.

Everything happens in an instant.

In a split second when he was close enough, Luo Lang suddenly shot out his hand to strike his wrist. He was caught off guard and tried to dodge, but Luo Lang's movements were too fast. He did not know clearly how he did it, especially since he was still far away from her, but his hands were firmly in his grasp. The only thing he could do was pull the trigger.

Tains

Luo Lang's body trembled slightly. Jian Yao's eyes widened.

However, Luo Lang's speed and skill were not affected. With a quick movement, he easily stripped off his weapon, then aimed the piece of karate at the back of his neck. Jian Yao fell to the ground. Luo Lang held onto his newly injured right shoulder; he had no idea how much blood he had left to shed. She looked down to see him, unconscious, at his feet, and her tears overflowed. These were tears of suffering and forgiveness; he had told himself before that he could not die in front of him.

He threw away the gun, turned around, and continued walking towards the cliff.

Dusk lingered in the sky, and the ground became dark.

His footsteps wavered, and he felt as if he was walking in a world filled with blood and slaughter. He stumbled, not knowing when he would fall to the ground.

The sky will soon be dark.

It was the cold, unyielding processing of his back brain that awakened him from a dream-like state. He turned his head and looked at Bo Jinyan's grave, a stern face. Just a few hours ago, he pointed his gun at the forehead of this blind man. After he decided that Bo Jinyan was unaware of anything, he turned around and left. However, a few hours later, this blind man caught him and pointed a gun straight at him. Moreover, behind Bo Jinyan was Jian Yao, who had recovered from her stings and caught up with them. He was only two or three steps away, and looked at them with his sparkling black eyes, like the darkness that was behind everyone. And, it was probably Jian Yao who directed the blind man in this direction. They always work together perfectly*, they were born to be together, and no one can insert themselves between them.

*T/N (tian yi wu feng) – literally, seamless heavenly clothes. Perfect picture.

In the end, he was still captured by the two of them.

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Luo Lang's life began that day when he was 16 years old, and also ended the same day.

A young man from a small, deserted town, with a superior, but unnoticed, family state, will generally have a rebellious and undisciplined heart. Plus, at the time, the movie ‘Young and Dangerous’* was very popular all over China*. Everywhere in small town, gangs like ‘Geng Kapak’, ‘Geng Knif’ have been established. . . What's the point if the boys don't become a part of Jianghu for a few days?

*T/N (da jiang nan bei) – literally, north and south of Yangtze river

*T/N (gu huo zai) – Young and Dangerous (Hong Kong) movie series focuses on young triad members. See here for more information.

Luo Lang joined the Axe Gang.

His father went on business all year, and his mother's main quest every day was to play mahjong. When he was happy, he would throw him ten dollars so he could buy a bowl of noodles to eat. Sometimes, Luo Lang ate noodles for all three meals and played games with the rest of the money. No one cooked for him.

At the time, his academic grades were very poor. Luo Lang had never thought of the future, the only ‘ future’ that appeared in his mind was to continue in the Axe Gang. He thought, if he could rise through the ranks to become a hero someday, then his life would not be in vain.

However, even at a young age, his stubborn character and strong personality had materialized. If he saw someone bullying a younger gang member, he would immediately take action; if he saw a gang member stealing or deceiving someone, he would frown, and distance himself. Thus, he got the approval of some gang leaders. These great people who have never even attended school think that these ‘dumb’ people have the talent of being great generals.

That night, everyone got drunk, and, somehow, they started to rile up. Somehow, they started talking about the most famous god-level detective in the county, Jian Yi. At first, they talked about him with fear, describing his extraordinary and mysterious abilities. “Do you? At the scene, Jian Yi walked one round, and knew who the murderer was! Hey San* of Knife Gang was arrested by him in this way, and sentenced to death for robbery and murder!”

*T/N (hei san) – literally, one third/three black. Probably referring to this guy as the 3rd commander in the gang.