The Bravest

After sending Liu Ruyan back to the police station, Lin Jie changed into casual clothes and strolled out through a small door in the backyard that was not often opened.

Ten minutes later, Lin Jie entered a pub not far from the police station. In the backyard of the pub, Liu Sheng was drinking tea leisurely.

"Brother, you're here." When Liu Sheng saw Lin Jie coming in, he was about to stand up to greet him, but Lin Jie held his shoulder.

"Have you figured it out?" Lin Jie sat next to Liu Sheng with a smile and poured himself a cup of lukewarm tea.

"No!" Liu Sheng answered honestly. He was like this in front of Lin Jie. Lin Jie treated him as a younger brother, and he also treated Lin Jie as his real brother.

"Balance." Lin Jie drank his tea and shook his head helplessly.

"Brother, some things cannot be balanced. To put it bluntly, if you are gone, who will I listen to? If I am gone too, it will be even more chaotic."

"The palms and backs of my hands are full of flesh."

"Brother, I've been thinking about this for a long time. Why don't we just run away together? You said you would retreat after defeating the Japanese. Why are you staying here?"

"You have a big family and a lot of business, you can't run away all of a sudden."

"Brother, as long as we are still alive, we can just start over again. What are you afraid of?"

Liu Sheng didn't understand. His elder brother wasn't someone who cared much about money, otherwise he wouldn't have invested most of his money in the welfare home. Why was he being so fussy about it now?

"Liu Sheng, you are good at everything, even thinking the best of people. Let me ask you, if we have nothing, how many brothers will follow us?"

"Brother, I understand what you mean. At least I, Yidao, and Li Jing are okay, right? Add Xiaoyue and the other girls who follow my sisters-in-law, that's enough. We still have gold." Liu Sheng said in a much lower voice, his eyes still looking around vigilantly.

"The problem lies with gold. Where is the progress now?" This is the issue that Lin Jie is most concerned about.

The stolen gold bars were too large to be sold out, and there was no equipment to cut or melt them, so Lin Jie decided to transport them out as a whole after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Of course, this required disguise.

"It's all done. According to what you said, it's disguised as a steel ingot. It looks similar in appearance. It can't be seen without weighing it. It's buried under this table. It's one meter deep. Only the brothers who took action know about it."

"Okay, brothers, do you have any ideas?" Lin Jie was worried that money could tempt people!

"Brother, do you want to..." Liu Sheng stared into Lin Jie's eyes and made a covert gesture.

"Any ideas?" Lin Jie frowned, was silent for a moment, and then spoke.

"No, I mean that if you have any ideas, you can tell me directly, don't hide it. The wealth can only be distributed after the situation is stable. Now if it is exposed, it will be dead, so you need to explain it clearly to your brothers."

"Big brother..."

"Let's see first. We are all brothers, so don't do this until the very end."

"Well, big brother, I get it. Have you talked to Secretary Liu about this? If I do something a little too much, I hope she won't hold a grudge against me."

"I only said a little, but didn't tell her about the way out. If I said too much, she wouldn't be able to act well. Please bear with it." Lin Jie patted Liu Sheng's shoulder and smiled cunningly.

"What do you mean? Big brother, you can't cheat me. Secretary Liu is not an ordinary person. What if she really thinks I have ulterior motives and kills me without consulting you? I heard that the first time she killed someone, she didn't even blink an eye!"

"It's not that exaggerated. He shot with his eyes closed at first, but he didn't blink in the last few shots. You better be careful!"

"Ok."

"Okay, I'll go first."

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After Lin Jie left, Liu Sheng ordered people to close the tavern, and then called over the brothers who were guarding the gold. They were the five people who participated in the gold robbery that year.

"Brother Sheng, have you asked the eldest brother?" One of the leaders asked Liu Sheng impatiently. The others also looked at Liu Sheng excitedly.

"Brothers, I asked the eldest brother, and this time he made it clear that after the Japanese leave, we will all share the wealth. The Japanese won't be able to hold on for long, and our wealth is coming." Liu Sheng announced Lin Jie's decision with excitement.

"Hahaha, Brother Sheng is the one who has a solution. You've convinced me."

"Yes, I mentioned it last time and Brother Yidao scolded us."

"That's right. We have been guarding thousands of kilograms of gold for more than two years and have been waiting for the money to be divided. Now that the eldest brother has relented, it is worth celebrating."

Liu Sheng looked at the five people talking at once with a smile, then clapped his hands to quiet them down.

"Ahem, only half a pound is allowed. No more. Our wealth is here. There must not be any problems. Got it?"

"That's right. If anyone dares to touch our wealth, I will kill him."

"Lao Wu, go and bring up the wine and food!" the leader ordered loudly.

Soon Liu Sheng and the five men started drinking. They were told that they could only drink half a pound, but they couldn't stop once they started. In the end, Liu Sheng had to stop them. Then they started bragging and chatting, all enjoying the rich and prosperous life in the future.

"Come, have some tea to sober you up. Don't let your guard down." Liu Sheng made tea and invited his brothers to drink it.

Ten minutes later, all five of them fell to the ground in confusion. Liu Sheng looked at the scene in front of him and sat there talking to himself.

"Brother, you said that money can make people happy, but you are not cruel enough. And you guys, if it weren't for my brother, you wouldn't even have a meal to eat. You haven't had to do anything in the past two years, but you are still not satisfied with the delicious food every day, and you even want to share it with my brother. You deserve to die."

Liu Sheng walked up to them and touched the arteries on their necks one by one. Only after confirming that the five were dead did he leave the tavern with peace of mind.

An hour later, Liu Sheng drove Liu Yidao back to the pub.

"What's the matter? Can you tell me now?" Liu Yidao spoke impatiently as he entered the door. Liu Sheng came to him late at night and refused to say anything. However, since they came to the tavern, Liu Yidao, who knew the situation, didn't want to ask on the way.

"Look for yourself!" Liu Sheng took Liu Yidao to the backyard.

"Liu Sheng, what do you mean? Do you dare to rebel?"

As soon as Liu Yidao stepped into the door of the backyard, he saw five brothers lying on the ground. His head immediately went numb, and he immediately drew his gun and pointed it at Liu Sheng.

"You're crazy! You point a gun at me without even asking me." Liu Sheng was shocked, but he didn't dare to move facing the gun.

"Liu Sheng, I ask you, why did you betray your brother? Just for this gold?" Liu Yidao's hand holding the gun kept shaking. They have been brothers for so many years, and he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Yidao, are you mentally ill? Why would I look for you if I want to betray my big brother?"

"You want to drag me into this? Don't even think about it. Just go away and I'll pretend I didn't see you." Liu Yidao still decided to give Liu Sheng a way to live. At worst, he would punish his elder brother himself.

"Good brother, you're still giving me a chance to live, but can't you just listen to me?"

"I asked you to help watch for a long time, and you killed the person. What else is there to say? Go away. You killed your own brother. Big brother will not let you go." Liu Yidao stubbornly believed the facts he saw before his eyes.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense. Help drag the body out and throw it away. I'll go talk to my brother with you."

"Liu Sheng, you'll make it very difficult for me to do this. Let's go! I beg you." Liu Yidao finally put down the gun.

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