Zixuan comforted Yang Qingqing, "Qingqing, don't cry. Let's make things clear first. We can't let Ah Nan die in vain. Later, whether we call the police or something, we must seek justice for Ah Nan."
Yang Qingqing cried for a while before she stopped. Zixuan took a tissue to wipe the tears on her face.
Yang Qingqing said with tears in her eyes, "I'm not sure either. Just now, someone called the room. After I answered, he asked if I was Yang Qingqing. I said I was, and he said Ah Nan was dead. I asked who he was, and he said he was Brother Tai. But I never knew this Brother Tai. "
Li Rui and Xu Da looked at each other. Li Rui said, "Ah Nan hid the gang's affairs in America from you. Naturally, you don't know Brother Tai. But that's not the most important thing. What's important is where Brother Tai is now. Is he with Ah Nan?"
Xu Da said, "Yeah, what else did Brother Tai say? Tell us quickly. "
Yang Qingqing cried, "Brother Tai told me that just an hour ago, in their gang, he brought Ah Nan to negotiate with the enemy. In the end, the enemy played dirty. They negotiated openly, but secretly sent their underlings to surround the gang. Those underlings then rushed in and killed anyone they saw. Ah Nan protected him and risked his life to escape from the back door. But before he could drive past two alleys, he was stopped by several cars. Ah Nan protected him and got out of the car to run, but the machetemen behind caught up. Ah Nan let Brother Tai run first, and he turned around to block the machetemen. In the end … in the end … "She was sobbing.
Li Ruixin felt a wave of sadness. Lin Huonan was known to be good at fighting, but no matter how good he was, he was still alone. Facing so many machetemen, he could only escape with his life if he had the good luck aura of a hero in a wuxia novel. But obviously, he wasn't the hero, so his ending was obvious. Thinking of him being hacked to death on the street, his eyes couldn't help but moisten.
A good friend who was chatting, fishing, and drinking not long ago, was now dead on the street. There was nothing more difficult to accept in the world than this!
Yang Qingqing continued, "Before Ah Nan helped Brother Tai stop the swordsman, he gave Brother Tai a note with the room's phone number on it. He asked him to find me and send me back to China. After Brother Tai escaped, he gathered his brothers. When he came back to look for Ah Nan, he was already … already … "
Li Rui asked, "Where is Brother Tai now? Did he tell you?"
Yang Qingqing sobbed and said, "Brother Tai didn't tell me, but he said that he would come to the hotel to find me immediately, in case the enemy doesn't let me go."
Xu Da nodded and said, "That's good. Then we'll wait for Brother Tai in the room. Qing Qing, don't worry. As Ah Nan's friends, we definitely won't just watch him die. We'll definitely avenge him. "
Yang Xiang interrupted angrily, "Was it done by the guy who set the fire? When he set the house on fire, I wanted to teach him a lesson. If it weren't for Ah Nan, I would have thrown him into the house and burned him alive. "
Yang Qingqing cried and shook her head, "I don't know. I only know that Ah Nan is gone. I'll never see him again …" Then she burst into tears.
Li Rui winked at Zixuan and Yang Xiang, indicating that they should comfort her. Then he walked out of the door with Xu Da and waited for Brother Tai's arrival.
"Qing Qing is so good to us, and Ah Nan is very loyal. We can't just stand by and do nothing. We have to get justice for them."
Standing outside the door, Xu Da expressed his thoughts to Li Rui.
Li Rui nodded and said, "Yes, I think so too. Although I can't help much, I'll do as much as I can."
Xu Da said, "As far as I know, the vendetta within the gang is a family matter. No matter which side it is, they won't solve it through legal means. It's just like in the underworld, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth. When Brother Tai comes later, I'll ask him about the details of the enemy. Then I'll go find him with Xiang Xiang … "
Li Rui heard this and whispered, "I'll go too. But you don't mean to kill the enemy, do you?"
Xu Da shook his head and said, "Of course not, but the mastermind and the killer have to pay the price."
Li Rui was relieved when he heard that he didn't want to kill anyone. Although this was the United States and it involved the gang's vendetta, it wasn't good to rashly involve people's lives. If there were other ways to solve the vendetta, it was better to solve it with a safer way. This was also a way to protect himself.
Speaking of which, although Li Rui sympathized with Lin Huonan's death deep in his heart, he also knew objectively that Lin Huonan's death was partly his own responsibility. If he didn't join the gang, he wouldn't have ended up like this. As the saying goes, one wrong step leads to many wrong steps. In the end, he killed himself. From this point of view, the person who killed him didn't deserve to die.
After waiting for less than ten minutes, Brother Tai hurried over with two of his men. Li Rui and Xu Da had been standing at the door. When they saw the three men with heavy and sorrowful faces, they realized that Brother Tai had arrived and asked him about it. Sure enough, it was him.
Brother Tai was in his fifties. He had a very short crew cut, and his forehead was shiny. He was not tall, about 1.72 meters, but his shoulders were big and his waist was round. At first glance, one could tell that he was good at fighting. His looks were ordinary, and even if he was a member of the public, he was dressed very normally. He was already old. Anyone who saw him would only think that he was an ordinary Chinese American. No one would know that he was a gang leader.
However, the two men behind him looked fierce and fierce. At first glance, it was obvious that they weren't good people. Walking in front of such people, outsiders would know his identity.
"Brother Tai, we're all good friends of Ah Nan. We're very sad about his death and want to seek justice for him. Please tell us the inside story of Ah Nan's death and the details of the enemy. After we're done talking about business, we'll go in and see Qing Qing, so that she won't be sadder the more she knows. "
This was what Xu Da said to Brother Tai and the other two. Of course, in such situations where outsiders were involved, he was the one who spoke up most of the time. Although Li Rui was very capable, it was limited to social communication and official affairs. It was up to Xu Da to be able to stand up, speak up, and do things at critical moments.
Brother Tai was not a native Chinese in the United States. He also came to the United States after growing up in Hong Kong. Therefore, he could speak Cantonese and Mandarin. Although his Mandarin was not standard, it was no problem for him to speak in daily conversations. Compared to these two mother tongues, his English as a prospective American who had obtained American citizenship was very poor. After listening to Xu Da's words, he was very surprised. He looked at Xu Da, then looked at Li Rui, and said, "Young man, do you know what you're talking about? You want to seek justice for Ah Nan? Do you know that even I can't seek justice for Ah Nan, with just the two of you … I don't mean anything else, but I'm not looking down on you … "
Xu Da smiled and said, "Brother Tai, we don't have as many people as you do. But didn't you just say that you can't get justice for Ah Nan? So, this kind of thing has nothing to do with the number of people. It depends on whether you have the ability."
Brother Tai looked at him in surprise. It was hard to believe that this young boy could be so open in front of him, the boss of the gang. He could even say such arrogant words. Were all the young people nowadays so arrogant, or was this boy really capable? With a serious face, he said, "Brothers, it's not that I want to boost the morale of others, but you'd better not act rashly. Otherwise, you'll die more miserably than Ah Nan."
Xu Da said, "Alright, Brother Tai, let's not talk nonsense. Let's get down to business. As for whether we can do it or not, you just have to wait and see. "
Brother Tai sighed. It was unknown whether he was lamenting about the fate of him and Li Rui, or lamenting about Lin Huonan's tragic death. Then, he answered with broken Mandarin.
The whole thing started with the conflict between New York's Five Dragons Gang and Philadelphia's Sun Yee 'an Gang.
New York's Chinatown had a Five Dragons Gang, while Philadelphia had a "Yee 'an Chinese Union". These two gangs belonged to the "United States Sun Yee' an" in San Francisco on the West Coast of the United States. Literally, the "United States Sun Yee 'an" was a branch of the Hong Kong Sun Yee' an Gang. In fact, it was the result of the Hong Kong gangs' development in the United States.
This summer, Brother Tai, the leader of the gang in Philadelphia, was about to take over. Therefore, a new leader had to be elected. Most of the gang members, including the current leader, Brother Tai, favored the Red Stick (the leader of the thugs, who was good at fighting), Da Tou Hui. They all wanted to elect him as the next leader.
However, some people were convinced by Da Tou Hui, while others were not. The guy who was not convinced was called "Young Master". He also had the basic qualifications to run for the position of leader. More importantly, he was the son of New York's Five Dragons Gang's leader, Brother Lie. "Young Master" also wanted to run for the position of leader of the gang in Philadelphia. For this reason, his father, Brother Lie, and several other senior members of the Five Dragons Gang stood out to support him. They formed an equal force with Brother Tai and Da Tou Hui.
In the beginning, Big Head Bright and "Young Master Zai" could still live together peacefully. However, as the days of the election approached, both of them and their underlings could no longer sit still. Because they knew that they were each other's only competitors, they began to have all kinds of conflicts. In the beginning, it was just verbal abuse. Later, it escalated into a fight. There were people on both sides who were injured. Although no one was seriously injured or died, if this continued, sooner or later, something big would happen.
At this critical moment, Brother Tai was worried that Da Tou Hui's forces would not be able to win against the "Young Master" who had the support of New York's Five Dragons Gang. Therefore, he thought of Lin Huonan. He felt that with his reputation and strength, he could help Da Tou Hui. Therefore, he contacted Lin Huonan and told him about this matter. He asked him to stay in the gang to help.
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