Since leaving the city and arriving near the China-Myanmar border, the GPS positioning and electronic maps on the mobile phone have become completely useless. Qiao Chuxia is like a headless fly, not knowing anywhere, and can only listen to Luo Cangzhi's instructions.

And he wasn't worried that she would run away. Obviously, in this subtropical area, if you don't know the way, you can't get out at all, not to mention that she doesn't even have basic wild survival skills, and she can't find water or make a fire.

, nor can they distinguish between poisonous animals and plants

Annoyed, she put her phone back in her pocket. Qiao Chuxia wiped the sweat from her face and followed Luo Cangzhi silently forward. Along the way, in order to preserve her strength and drink less water to avoid the embarrassment of going to the toilet, she didn't drink much.

Shui, her throat was burning at the moment. Unless she had to speak, she would just tighten her lips and follow him.

"You are quite able to endure hardships."

There was a small pool in front of her. Luo Cangzhi stopped and waited for her. He stretched out his hand to her and led her across.

Qiao Chuxia didn't say anything, but asked him with her eyes how far away it was.

He smiled, just like he had done several times before, silently pointing in front of him

In front of him, there seemed to be only the boundless green jungle, and Qiao Chuxia was almost completely desperate.

However, this time, Luo Cangzhi didn't lie to her. Three or four kilometers ahead, there was really a village with beautiful southern scenery. It was very close to Myanmar. Bamboo houses, banana trees, dirt roads, old buffaloes with bells around their necks, everything.

They are all strange and novel

This is a village near the border between China and Myanmar, where locals and some people who smuggled in from neighboring countries live. Most of the people who smuggled over are women who marry locals as wives.

"Smuggling?"

Qiao Chuxia covered her mouth in shock, not daring to speak loudly. Her hands trembled slightly, and she looked up at Luo Cangzhi, who was introducing the local situation to her in a low voice.

"Yes, those women were originally from the Mandalay area in Myanmar. The traffickers used the words 'go to China to work' as a lure and coaxed them to come to Ruili area and then sold them to men here. They could save half of the bride price and marry one.

Burmese brides only cost about RMB 5,000, and they are very hard-working and honest, making them the best suited to take care of the housework and have children.”

She looked at the dirt road in front of her with fear, which was only big enough for a small car to pass. She didn't dare to take a step forward. Luo Cangzhi shook his head and took the initiative to hold her hand and walked towards the village.

Behind the village is a large area of ​​hills and sugar cane fields, connected by mountains and rivers. In the distance, there are high mountains and dense forests, forming an endless natural barrier.

Could it be that this is a place where drugs are grown? This thought suddenly crossed his mind, and Qiao Chuxia became even more worried.

As soon as she walked into the village, Qiao Chuxia answered herself, probably not

Because it was so poor here. Although she had a general understanding of the countryside, she still couldn't believe it when she saw it with her own eyes. In today's era, there are still such houses. It was really shockingly poor.

At first glance, everyone is shocked - the old bamboo building has a mottled appearance, barefoot and shirtless children stare blankly at strangers, and strings of shriveled corn are hung on the door.

As if seeing her surprise, Luo Cangzhi squeezed her cold hand and led her inside.

"Hey, Ah Zhi is back!"

An old man came out to pour water. When he saw Luo Cangzhi, he was surprised at first, and then hurried over.

Qiao Chuxia looked at him and saw that he was wearing black cloth shoes that were almost off the soles. His clothes were also a little tattered and his face was full of wrinkles.

"Uncle Shui, I'll come back and see how you are doing. Is everything okay in the village?"

Luo Cangzhi's expression was very friendly and his tone was very enthusiastic. He stepped forward and held Uncle Shui's hand, looking like a wanderer who had not been home for a long time.

"Okay, okay, everything is fine. The money you sent has arrived. The school has been built. You can go and see it when you have time..."

Speaking of this, Uncle Shui was very excited. He raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes. He raised his eyes again and saw Qiao Chuxia. He squinted and looked at Qiao Chuxia carefully for several times before he asked with a smile: "A Zhi finally got the idea. Do you know?"

Looking for a girl! Your Aunt Ah Shui is so anxious that she has been clamoring to introduce you to her all day long..."

Luo Cangzhi grinned, put his arm around Qiao Chuxia's shoulders, and said with a smile, "My mother-in-law, I'm coming back with you."

Qiao Chuxia was startled and could only smile at Uncle Shui who was in high spirits.

We had dinner in the village. I heard that Luo Cangzhi came back with the "mother-in-law" he married outside. Everyone in the village came and brought out the good things at home.

It was said to be a good thing, but it was just old hens, free-range eggs and the like. When the children saw the meager amount of meat in the big bowl, their eyes shone.

"I can't take out the money all at once, as the fellow villagers will be afraid to ask for it, so I can only come in bit by bit. This year I built a school, and next year I will build a house in the village."

After everyone was sent away, the two of them were silent for a long time in the room on the second floor of the small bamboo building. Luo Cangzhi suddenly spoke.

"My father came out from here. Later, after he died, I came from Moscow to attend the funeral. I lived here for two years. During those two years, I didn't think about revenge at all. I just went to work in the fields every day, working at sunrise and sunset.

It wasn’t until my mother came to see me in person that she asked me if I wanted to be a farmer for the rest of my life.”

This was the first time that Luo Cangzhi took the initiative to talk about his experience. Qiao Chuxia sat on her knees on the mat, packing her luggage while listening to him. Her head was half-bowed and she couldn't see her expression clearly. There was no light in the room, only the faint moonlight.

, the light made the whole body of the two people hazy.

"I only went back to China once when I was four years old. He was also shot that year. It was probably because the location of the shot was too tricky. My mother was afraid that he wouldn't be able to survive, so she took me back from Europe overnight to visit him.

I have never seen my mother look like that. In my memory, she was charming and arrogant, with a long and slender neck, always like a noble swan. But I remember that when she saw him, she was as embarrassed as a village woman, and she threw me to the entourage.

The bodyguard cried and fell beside him. He was unconscious and heard her cry. When I woke up, I didn't dare to cry. I was held in the arms of the bodyguard. I turned around and heard my mother crying hazily and saying, "Luo,

If you die, please wait for me, wait for me. She has learned Chinese all her life, and the only two words she can speak best are: Luo Wei, my father's name."

Luo Cangzhi turned his head sideways and quietly recalled that the village was extremely peaceful at night. People here mostly went to bed early. There were only insects chirping outside. Someone seemed to be singing in the distance, but they were too far away and the wind

As soon as I play the music, it seems to float away

"But he didn't die. I thought my mother would stay. I didn't expect that the next morning, when I opened my eyes in a daze, I was already on the plane back to Moscow. I didn't dare to ask why we were in a hurry to go back, because

I know that mother has her own reasons for everything, just like our family of three has never lived together. But I never thought that when I saw my father for the second time, he was already dead, and his men jointly assassinated him successfully this time.

,He didn’t hide away”

I don't know if it was too long ago or if he was deliberately suppressing his emotions. When it came to Luo Wei's death, Luo Cangzhi's voice didn't have many ups and downs. He was as calm as if he was talking about ordinary things.

His face was in the dark, so he couldn't see his expression at the moment. The summer night was still hot, so he took off his coat and only put on a white gown. He looked no different from the local young people, except for the constant look in his blue eyes.

Exudes a light that is different from ordinary people

Qiao Chuxia stopped arranging her clothes, tilted her head and thought for a moment, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your mother must love your father very much, so she has the courage to take you to live alone in Moscow."

What she figured out in just a moment, he had been thinking about for the entire childhood and even adolescence. No wonder people said that the bystander Qing Luo Cangzhi turned to look at her and saw that she had her long hair tied up casually, with a few strands falling down her cheeks.

The hair makes the facial lines extremely soft, my heart softens, and my voice becomes a little softer.

"Yes, Luo Wei's women are not easy to deal with, especially the woman codenamed 'Fatal Mistake'. She always wants to steal his business, and she is deeply in love with him all the time, so she is always so yin and yang."

Thinking of his mother who was far away in Russia, Luo Cangzhi couldn't help but shook his head. In recent years, the contact between mother and son has become less and less. It seems that the family relationship has long been weakened. His attitude is very clear, he must take over his father's business. At the same time, this also means

As he is about to have a head-on confrontation with his mother who monopolizes drugs and arms in the Far East

Between mother and son, there is still no escape from the conflict of interests.

"I never expected that such a poor village could emerge from such a feared drug lord in the underworld and control the entire drug trading network in Jinshanjiao, Southeast Asia and even Asia."

Qiao Chuxia packed up their luggage, stood up slowly, and looked at the clean but simple bamboo house room. Looking at the dark mountains in the distance, she couldn't help biting her lip.

"Yes, I am very poor, so I have been reflecting on it. My father's death was not unreasonable. His exploitation of his subordinates was too serious. There is such a thing as uprising. Since ancient times, some people have said that there are many unruly people in poor mountains and rivers. That's not true.

It doesn’t make sense. The feeling of being hungry is unpleasant. Starving to death is still death. If you fight to the death, there is a chance of survival.”

Qiao Chuxia had been sitting on her knees for a long time, and her legs were a little numb. She stood leaning against the only small window in the room. When Luo Cangzhi said this, she hesitated and said: "Exploitation? What kind of exploitation?"

Luo Cangzhi looked at her and saw that she really didn't understand. He sighed and explained patiently: "You think cannabis and opium fall from the sky? Just like growing food, they all need to work in the fields on this border.

The line is 27 kilometers long. A small river separates China and Myanmar. The Myanmar side is called Menggu and the Chinese side is called Menghai. There is a wooden bridge connecting the two small towns in the past. When I lived here, I stood on the mountain and looked towards the opposite side.

Look, there are fields of poppies, now replaced by sugar cane and rubber forests.”

Thinking of Aunt Ah Shui who could not even speak Chinese, Luo Cangzhi was slightly moved and said: "Uncle Shui had no money when he was young and couldn't find a wife. In the end, he got a wife from across the street, Aunt Ah Shui. She was at home back then.

He is the one who grows poppies for his boss. Because he was young and beautiful, he was almost bullied, so he fled here overnight and married Uncle Shui."

Qiao Chuxia was a little surprised. She didn't expect that the hard-working and taciturn woman had actually been involved in the drug trade. She couldn't help but opened her mouth to say something, but there was no clear context in her mind. In the end, she could only say in a low voice: "No matter what,

Whether it is legal or moral, manufacturing and selling drugs is always wrong. Drugs are harmful to people..."

The education and basic concepts of right and wrong she had received over the years made her believe without hesitation that all people and things related to drugs were inexcusable and full of sin.

"Morality? Are you sure you are talking to me about morality?"

In the night, Luo Cangzhi's eyes were strangely and horrifyingly bright. He repeated this several times and suddenly grabbed Qiao Chuxia's jaw. Before she could react, the strength in his hand suddenly increased!

"What, why is it not moral? Ahem!" Qiao Chuxia didn't know where the strength came from. She clasped Luo Cangzhi's wrist with both hands and tried desperately to break away. She forced herself to calm down and retorted with him, saying in a hoarse voice:

"How many people have lost their wives and families because of drugs! You people at the top of the pyramid hold the most money, but you make the people below take risks and even lose their lives...ahem!"

Luo Cangzhi's dark blue eyes were unblinking as he stared at Qiao Chuxia, whose cheeks were flushed. He didn't know whether he felt that what she said was reasonable, or he couldn't be cruel to a weak woman like her. After a while,

He let go

Only then did Qiao Chuxia feel scared. She covered her neck with her hands and did not dare to say another word.

Silence, appalling silence, just when Luo Cang sighed and was about to speak, the sound of light footsteps came from under the bamboo building.

Sure enough, Qiao Chuxia turned around and looked at the door. A man walked in hurriedly. When he looked closer, he saw that it was a short young man.

"Where's the stuff?"

Luo Cangzhi also turned around, calmed down his previous expression, and asked the visitor in a calm voice

The young man took a deep breath. Seeing Luo Cangzhi's excited look, he moved his lips a few times and called "Boss Luo" with great respect in his tone.

He spread his hands, and in his palm was a small, round, off-white ball.

Luo Cangzhi nodded, reached out to take it, and broke open the sticky lump with force, revealing a very small chip-like thing.
To be continued...