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Chapter 5 Running in the Midnight in Taipei

Xiao Yu left Fengyu Garden with the coin given to him by Mr. Zuo without looking back. When he left there, he was indeed angry and lost, but when he walked out of the Fengyu Garden, his mood began to feel relieved. Maybe he really shouldn't belong to this place. He remembered Beijing, mother, Xiaoyue, and the brothers who shared weal and woe.

The sky gradually darkened, and Xiao Yu walked aimlessly along the mountain road towards the city. A small car drove over and ran over the head shadow. The strong light disappeared in a flash. Another small car drove over, and the taillight reflected two small red dots on the head shadow, gradually fading away.

Suddenly, Xiao Yu couldn't see his eyes, and two small red dots stared at him, and finally disappeared. The hard and cold feeling of the stainless steel pillars of the street lamp gave him a reminder. He thought that the reality of survival was so hard and cold to himself, perhaps to everyone, with a kind of unspoken cruelty that he could not avoid or break through. Those warm thoughts that shone with temptation, no matter how persistent they were, they could only give up. The unpredictable power of unspoken always forces people to submit.

In fact, he had never obtained the so-called huge inheritance. The only gain he gained from this trip to Taiwan this time was probably the cold coin in his hand.

Finally a car stopped in front of him, and Zhuang Xiaoyuan's hypocritical face was revealed in the slowly shaking window. Xiao Yu felt that hypocrisy was not enough to describe his appearance. He continued to search for even more vicious words in his mind. If he had not appeared, he would have been on the campus in Beijing at this time.

"Get on the bus!" Zhuang Xiaoyuan's voice showed no guilt. Xiao Yu hesitated for a moment and walked over. After all, he realized from the street sign that there were still 40 kilometers from here to the city.

The car drove slowly, and Zhuang Xiaoyuan's face looked gloomy under the light and shadow of the street light: "Xiao Yu, do you hate me very much?" Xiao Yu didn't say anything, his attitude was very clear.

"Actually, there are some things that we can't control. If I choose to fight, my family, everything I have now will immediately become a bubble..." Zhuang Xiaoyuan seemed a little excited.

Xiao Yu glanced at him: "Don't pretend to be good people here with me. I don't have time to hate you. In fact, this inheritance is not as important as you think!" Zhuang Xiaoyuan nodded: "I really hope you can be so carefree. After all, I have introduced you into this quagmire..."

Xiao Yu leaned back hard, and Zhuang Xiaoyuan continued, "Forget this, leave Taipei, and return to your original life!" He handed a leather bag to Xiao Yu: "The air ticket and passport are inside..." Xiao Yu suddenly laughed. Zhuang Xiaoyuan obviously didn't understand why he was laughing. After a long time, Xiao Yu stopped laughing and grabbed the leather bag in his hand: "Tell me, is that inheritance really what old man Zuo said about black gold?" Zhuang Xiaoyuan's lips moved, as if he was making up some decision: "No!"

Xiao Yu's eyes were as cold as if they were about to freeze. He understood what the two words Zhuang Xiaoyuan said meant. Everything he should have was despicable and shamelessly occupied by these people.

Both of them fell silent, and the lights in the city of Taipei were already in sight.

"Stop!" Xiao Yu said loudly.

Zhuang Xiaoyuan suddenly stepped on the brakes and looked at Xiao Yu in confusion. Xiao Yu pushed open the car door and walked out of the car. He waved to Zhuang Xiaoyuan. Zhuang Xiaoyuan noticed a cold light flashing between his fingers. It was the coin given to him by Mr. Zuo. Zhuang Xiaoyuan suddenly understood that the young man in front of him would never leave like this. The coin might have become the reason he left behind...

There were many puddles on the road after the rain, and when they stepped on it, it made a crisp sound. The crescent moon was curved in the cloudless sky like it was frozen, and the stars were vaguely twinkling. A cold wind blew, and a few fallen leaves brushed against Xiao Yu's face, bringing a slight pain. The signs and advertisements of neon lights on the long street were still on. There were not many people on the street, and one or two small restaurants were still open, and the people inside were reflected on the curtains. There were also a few Minnan-language swearing sounds from some corner. The homeless man who was wandering forever was shaking on the dark corners of the street, and they were homeless and didn't want to return home.

Xiao Yu stopped at the corner of the street leading to Taoyuan Road, looked at the interest rate table in the bank window for a while, and walked forward indifferently. This huge city is very far away from him, making him feel alienated from the bottom of his heart, and he feels like a wandering traveler. Everyone is passers-by to him, and money may be his only connection with this society. This society does not need itself, he is abandoned...

Xiao Yu saw some prostitutes wearing short skirts and sheltering in the glass booth of the public telephone. Several of them were wearing stockings and fur coats wandering in the cold wind, waving to the car that occasionally drove by. They walked to the end of the street and saw an idle phone booth. He had just walked in and it started to rain outside again.

With the projection of lights from the tall building opposite, Xiao Yu opened the bag given to him by Zhuang Xiaoyuan, which contained a ticket for Hong Kong transit to Beijing, a passport, and a cash of NT$10,000. Xiao Yu smiled disdainfully and pulled the bag up. He suddenly remembered his mother. When he came, his eyes began to heat up, and tears flowed down irresistibly in response to the sound of rain outside.

It was not until the glass pavilion was heavily knocked that he came to his senses. A wandering in a red short skirt stood outside. It seemed that she was so cold that she was already very cold. She didn't know whether it was eye shadow or the frozen black green color on her eyes. Her slender legs were also slightly trembling. Even with her embarrassed look, she still did not forget to show a flattering smile.

Xiao Yu looked at her with contempt and pushed open the glass door. He didn't feel sorry for this prostitute, but he just wanted to rush to the airport to refund the ticket before the plane took off. Before Xiao Yu could go out, the girl had already squeezed in, her huge breasts pressed against Xiao Yu's chest: "Handsome guy! Do you want to keep warm?"

"Shou shalt come with me!" Xiao Yu squeezed out as if he ran away, leaving behind the girl laughing wildly. When he walked out more than 200 meters, he remembered the leather bag in his hand. When he lowered his head, he saw that there was a deep scratch on the bag, and some white powder was exposed beside the scratches. It seemed that it was exposed from the interlayer of the leather bag, and nothing in the bag flew away. Xiao Yu was shocked and turned to see that the girl's figure had just disappeared at the corner of the street, and Xiao Yu chased after her desperately.

When he turned the corner, he realized that the girl had not run away, but there were three burly men holding ball bats next to her. The girl leaned against the bearded man in the middle and laughed proudly at Xiao Yu. Xiao Yu gritted his teeth angrily, and finally stopped.

"You are smart!" said the bearded man contemptuously.

"I'll fuck your mom!" Xiao Yu was almost roaring.

The roar declared the beginning of the battle at the same time. The bearded man and his two subordinates waved the bats to Xiao Yu from three different angles. Xiao Yu was faster. Before the opponent started, he had already rushed towards the bearded man first. Before the baseball bat fell on his head, he kicked the bearded man hard on the bearded man's lower abdomen with his right foot, and his left hand had already snatched the bat over. He thrust the bearded man's shoulder with his backhand. The bearded man fell to the ground by the heavy blow. The other two did not expect Xiao Yu's movement to be so fast, and hesitated for a moment.

Xiao Yu had already avoided the attacks of the two people. The bats were shot from left to right and fell on their calves. The two screamed in pain. Xiao Yu took the opportunity to rush to the girl and waved the bat to make a move. The girl was so scared that she squatted on the ground: "Don't hit me...I...I'll give all the money back to you..."

Xiao Yu took his own thing from her hand, turned around and saw the bearded man and two companions supporting each other, humming and whispering from the ground. The three of them were obviously scared by the strength shown by Xiao Yu. The bearded man kept apologizing: "Brother... brothers, brothers, don't know Taishan... I'm sorry..." Xiao Yu pointed to the crack of his leather bag, and the bearded man hurriedly took out a dozen more money from his pocket: "Brother... this little money is used to compensate you for the loss of white powder..."

Xiao Yu was stunned, lowered his head and looked, and there was still white powder falling from the cracks of the bag. He immediately understood what was going on. Zhuang Xiaoyuan had drugs hidden in the interlayer of his bag. If he had boarded the plane like this, it would definitely fall into the hands of the security checkers. I am afraid that the rest of his life would be spent in prison in Taiwan. He suddenly remembered what Mr. Zuo said before leaving: "I will leave you in Taiwan forever." Xiao Yu felt cold from the bottom of his heart.

Xiao Yu took the money from the bearded man and quickly fled the scene. He threw the broken bag into the trash can until he was sure that there was no one else around.

The rain was still drizzling, and a loneliness that had never felt before filled Xiao Yu's whole body.

There were roaring noises in the place in front of him, and Xiao Yu walked forward. When he approached, he realized that it was a night market, filled with snack bars and taverns. He then remembered that he had not eaten for a whole day. He walked into a restaurant called "Tang Dwarf Beef Noodles". The business in the store was very hot, and the air was filled with the smell of onion and meat sauce, which made Xiao Yu feel hungry.

The beef noodles in Taipei are no different from those in Beijing. As the hot noodles were eaten, Xiao Yu finally felt a little relieved. But before long, he heard a riot outside, turned his head and saw the bearded man he had just met leading a dozen people to rush towards him with machetes. These people must be following him.

Xiao Yu didn't care about checking out and ran towards the kitchen. In a panic, he knocked a noodle delivery guy to the ground. The hot noodle soup splashed him all over, and the noodle restaurant was in a panic. Xiao Yu finally separated the crowd and rushed into the kitchen.

He saw the small door in the corner of the kitchen at a glance, rushed to the front of the door at full speed, kicked open the small door, picked up a wooden stick from the ground and pinned it on the door handle.

Outside the door was a piece of abandoned land, surrounded by walls. Xiao Yu chose the easiest place to climb and quickly climbed up. As soon as he jumped off the wall, he heard a slamming sound from the small door, and the people broke open the small door.

Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly hid into the alley ahead. He stopped a taxi at the intersection of the street. "Where are you going?" The driver is a kind middle-aged man. "Where are there many small hotels in Taipei?" "Of course it's Wuchang Street." "Just go there."

After the car drove two kilometers, Xiao Yu gradually felt relieved. There were too many things happening on this day for him, and he needed to calm down and sort out his thoughts. Xiao Yu found a cheap hotel on the corner of the street to stay. Although the hotel was simple, there was also free hot water to use, which was a pleasure for Xiao Yu, who was extremely tired from body and mind. Xiao Yu took a shower and climbed up to the chuang. He didn't think about anything now, just wanted to have a good sleep, and maybe everything would be better when he woke up tomorrow.

This night, Xiao Yu repeatedly had the same dream. In each dream, he dreamed that his father was walking towards him in blood. He wanted to scream but couldn't. His father's bloody hands desperately tear his clothes. He seemed to be saying something to him, but he couldn't hear a word clearly.

When Xiao Yu woke up, it was still early in the morning, and his body was soaked with cold sweat. He always thought that he was not a superstitious person, but this time he believed that his father must be sending him a dream and trying to tell him something. Before coming to Taipei, he had thought countless times that this father he had never met would not have an important position in his heart, but when he stepped onto the land of Taipei, he realized that some feelings were not something he could control. After all, he was the continuation of his father's life. His hatred towards Mr. Zuo and others was not only out of their anger to take away their property, but more because of his father. He would never leave like this before he figured out the cause of his father's death.

Because of yesterday's lesson, Xiao Yu was also careful about the banknotes given to him by Zhuang Xiaoyuan. He first took one to the bank to identify the authenticity. As expected, Zhuang Xiaoyuan gave him all the counterfeit money. Even if the white powder was not checked by the airport security, these counterfeit money was enough to cause him to be imprisoned.

On the contrary, the bearded man's 3,000 NT$ saved Xiao Yu's urgent need. Speaking of which, Xiao Yu should really be grateful to him. If it weren't for his people picking himself up, he wouldn't have known the secret hidden in his bag.

Xiao Yu retreated and wandered aimlessly on the streets of Taipei, mechanically watching the passing crowd and traffic. For some reason, he suddenly had a strong desire to go to his father's grave again.

Xiao Yu squatted in front of his father's tomb and gently wiped the photo on the tombstone with his cuff. He felt as if he was getting closer to his father again: "Dad! Maybe you have never heard me call you. I am your son Xiao Yu. We have had a paternity test!" Xiao Yu said to himself that the father in the photo still had that eternal smile.

"I'm very conflicted now. Should I continue to stay in Taipei or go back? If you have spirit in the sky, just give me a dream and show your son a way..." At this time, Xiao Yu suddenly heard the sound of elegant footsteps behind him, and he slowly turned around.

This was the first time he saw Su Yuqin. She was a kind woman with grace and graceful appearance. Her black long skirt highlighted her excellent skin and her beautiful face was well decorated. However, what impressed Xiao Yu the most was the sadness she showed when she looked at her father's portrait. Xiao Yu immediately guessed that there must be an extraordinary relationship between her and her father.

Su Yuqin gently placed a bouquet of lilies in her hand in front of the grave, and a sadness that was almost desperate was revealed in her expression, but she did not shed tears. Xiao Yu observed the woman in front of her curiously, and he guessed that she must have known a lot of stories about her father.

"Are you Ding Han's son?" Su Yuqin's voice was a little hoarse, and Xiao Yu nodded: "My name is Xiao Yu, I'm from Beijing!"

"My name is Su Yuqin, and I am... good friends with your father..."

"I didn't see you at the funeral!" Xiao Yu seemed a little puzzled. In fact, he didn't remember the people he had met at the funeral.

Su Yuqin smiled indifferently: "I don't like occasions with a lot of people. Besides, it's better to remember old friends and be more simplistic." She began to look at Xiao Yu as she spoke, and soon found the shadow of his father from Xiao Yu.

"The Sanlian Gang won't let you go!" Her words made Xiao Yu's expression solemn.

Xiao Yu smiled unanimously: "I know!"

"Then why are you still here?" Su Yuqin asked softly.

"Even if I want to leave, at least I have to say goodbye to the old man and show my filial piety!"

"The rivers and lakes are an endless quagmire. Once you fall, you will never be able to get to the shore!" Su Yuqin's eyes turned to the tombstone again: "Your father is a precedent..." Xiao Yu nodded: "It seems that my best choice is to leave Taiwan as soon as possible!"

Su Yuqin shook her head: "This is the stupidest idea! Even if you return to Beijing, they will follow you, and it may also affect your family."

"Then I'm not trapped on this island alive?" Xiao Yu said loudly.

Su Yuqin opened her handbag, took out a cigarette and lit it. Her eyes were extremely rational, and Xiao Yu quietly waited for her next sentence.

"The old men from the Sanlian Gang hated Ding Han to death. Their purpose is not only to occupy your father's property, but also to make you worse than death and make Ding Han unable to rest in peace. Old Master Zuo said that he wanted to make you live in prison in Taiwan for the rest of his life!"

Anger filled Xiao Yu's heart, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Su Yuqin said meaningfully: "The Sanlian Gang is in Taiwan just like the Black Dragon in Japan. Few people can stop what they want to do!"

Xiao Yu smiled disdainfully, but the shadow enveloped his heart. Zhuang Xiaoyuan's actions yesterday proved all this. The Sanlian Gang would never let him leave Taiwan easily.

Su Yuqin looked at Xiao Yu: "The only one in Taiwan who dares to oppose the Sanlian Gang is Tainan's Tan Zizai. If he is willing to take you away, your life will be saved!"

"I don't know him!"

"But he knows your father... He once owed your father a great favor!"

Xiao Yu's eyes were full of doubts, and Su Yuqin seemed to see through his heart: "For you, Taipei is full of crises and traps everywhere. If you are not careful, you will never turn over."

"Why should I trust you?"

"You may not believe it, but with your current situation, I think you have no other choice." Su Yuqin's words pointed to the essence of the problem.

Xiao Yu began to realize that the woman in front of him had extraordinary wisdom. He smiled and turned to his father's tombstone: "So, will you help me a desperate stranger like me?"

"Save no effort!" Su Yuqin's tone was so firm that it seemed to be a promise. Xiao Yu noticed that her eyes were also staring at her father's portrait. The promise just now must be for her father.

Xiao Yu suddenly knelt down, kowtowed three times to his father's tomb respectfully, and then turned around and walked down the mountain.

Su Yuqin's eyes became confused. She really didn't understand the purpose of this young man's actions.

"Xiao Yu!" Su Yuqin shouted loudly, and Xiao Yu quickly grasped the concern and anxiety in her voice. He slowly turned around and showed a bright smile: "I never accept gifts from others!"

Su Yuqin suddenly lost the calm she had just now. She quickly came to Xiao Yu's side and tightly grabbed Xiao Yu's arm: "The reason I helped you is because of your father. I will never let Ding Han's son die in an unknown way on the street!"

Xiao Yu's eyes became clear and sharp. He looked at Su Yuqin and said word by word: "Give me a sufficient reason!" Su Yuqin's eyes suddenly became wet, and her lips were trembling slightly: "Dinghan is my life... all of me... is this enough?"

Xiao Yu nodded gently: "I believe in you... No matter what kind of past there is between my father and you, I firmly believe that you love him."

Su Yuqin could no longer suppress the tears in her eyes and started crying in a low voice. Her deliberate strength was easily destroyed by the young man in front of her. Xiao Yu turned around and looked at his father's grave, feeling closer to him in his heart.

He did not believe that Su Yuqin helped him just because she was Xiao Dinghan's son. She must have another purpose, which is to take revenge! Xiao Yu felt that Su Yuqin's hatred for the Sanlian Gang was definitely not inferior to her. The real purpose of her conversation with her was to prove whether she would avenge her father she had never met.

Su Yuqin started her red BMW, and she habitually lit the cigarette. Xiao Yu picked up the car phone: "Can I borrow it?" Su Yuqin spit out a mouthful of smoke and nodded.

Xiao Yu quickly dialed the phone at home. As soon as the phone rang, he picked it up there. "Xiao Yu..." Fang Xiaoyun shouted excitedly without waiting for the other party to speak. For the first time, Xiao Yu felt that his mother's voice sounded so friendly.

"It's me!" Xiao Yu's voice became a little choked.

Fang Xiaoyun started crying on the other end of the phone. She had a lot to say, but suddenly she couldn't say anything. Xiao Yu stabilized his emotions and began to tell his mother about his current situation: "Mom! Why are you crying? I am a billionaire now. Seeing my son's achievements so much, you should be happy!"

"Well! Mom... happy! Are you... dad's business done?"

"I'm so tired just now. Don't say that, my father and I look the same."

Fang Xiaoyun agreed while crying.

In fact, Xiao Yu felt even more uncomfortable than Fang Xiaoyun. He obviously didn't have a jump now, but he still wanted to slap his face in front of his mother. If he weren't afraid that his mother would worry, he would even cry.

"When will you come back? I'll pick you up at the airport!" Fang Xiaoyun's topic finally turned to the key point.

Xiao Yu bit his lip: "It's not that fast! Think about the property of tens of billions of Taiwan dollars, plus the physical industries left by the old man, it will take half a year to complete the procedures. This is not to mention that, and I have to transfer all my assets to the mainland. If I go back now, wouldn't it be equivalent to donating the money to Ah Bian? It's absolutely not possible. We have been educated by the Party since we were young, and we are a socialist person in our lives, and we are a socialist ghost in our death. My money is our socialist money. Unless one day the People's Liberation Army inserted the five-star red flag into the Taipei Executive Yuan, I will invest in Taipei!"

Fang Xiaoyun was amused by her son and couldn't help laughing, and Su Yuqin, who was listening on the side, couldn't help but smile.

Xiao Yu said: "Mom! I have to say something!"

Fang Xiaoyun was in a good mood: "You said!"

"If you and Lao Pang really can't wait, get married quickly. When I hand over my assets in the future, I will definitely give you a generous gift!"

"Boy, you dare to make jokes about your mother!" Fang Xiaoyun cursed with a smile. The relationship between her and her son has never been as harmonious as it is now. It is really strange to say that the distance between the space not only did not increase their barriers, but instead brought the mother and son closer.

"Okay! I've been too busy these two days and haven't had time to buy a mobile phone. I'll contact you when I buy my mobile phone." Xiao Yu guessed that he was almost done and wanted to put down the phone.

Fang Xiaoyun remembered another thing at this time: "Xiaoyu, I met your girlfriend at the airport that day!"

"Who?" Xiao Yu thought he had heard it wrong.

"Shang Xiaoyue, that girl is really good. When I met her at the airport, she cried so pitifully. I can tell that she loved you very much..."

Xiao Yu didn't say anything, but Shang Xiaoyue looked at him at the airport and was heartbroken.

"Why don't you talk? He is still a student from the Central Academy of Drama, son! Hang up a few more phone calls. I don't want others to run away with such a good wife!"

Xiao Yu nodded softly and began to say goodbye.

As soon as he hung up the phone, he immediately became silent.

Su Yuqin handed him the cigarette box: "You have a lot of concern in the mainland!" Xiao Yu laughed: "No! I am going south this time, planning to catch all the beauties in Taiwan, so that your island will become the world of lonely men. Taiwan will be defeated by itself at that time!" Su Yuqin's eyes were filled with smiles, and she suddenly found that she admired the young man in front of her from the bottom of her heart, and she seemed to have found Xiao Dinghan's shadow again from him.

Su Yuqin drove the car to the expressway, and stopped the car in front of the entrance of Zhongshan Expressway. She took out a travel bag from the seat behind the car and handed it to Xiao Yu: "There are everything you need in it, I can't continue to send it to you. You can take a taxi at the intersection in front to Xindian, and then take the train to Tainan. There is a letter I wrote to Tan Zizai in the bag. Remember to rush to Tainan directly. You must not delay the middle. If the people from the Sanlian Gang find out your whereabouts, you will be in trouble!"

Xiao Yu smiled. It seemed that it was not accidental to meet Su Yuqin in front of her father's grave. She might have started looking for opportunities to talk to her alone since the day she came to Taiwan.

Xiao Yu pushed open the car door and walked out. Su Yuqin rolled down the window again: "By the way, no one except Tan Zizai can let them know that we have met alone!" Xiao Yu saluted Su Yuqin with a cool military salute: "Don't worry, you are there! I won't know you anymore after I hit you today." He turned around and walked forward strode. Su Yuqin turned the front of the car until she couldn't see his back.

Xiao Yu stopped a car on the side of the road and drove directly to Xindian via Zhongshan Expressway. It should be said that he didn't know Su Yuqin at all, but based on his intuition, he felt that this woman would not harm him. Taipei is full of the forces of the Sanlian Gang. If he continues to stay here, he will sooner or later be plotted against them.

The driver turned on the radio, and a news caught Xiao Yu's attention: "Last night, a fire suddenly lit up in a villa in Xinyi District. The police had found two burnt bodies from the villa. Zhao Qin and Xue Jigang, who were confirmed to be Maoxiang Logistics, were both backbone members of the Sanlian Gang during their lifetime. It is reported that the villa was originally owned by Xiao Dinghan, the boss of the Sanlian Gang community, and later inherited by his son Xiao Yu..." Cold sweat slowly flowed down Xiao Yu's back, and the Sanlian Gang had already started to act. Although he didn't know whether this matter was related to him, the only thing that was certain was that the death of the two must be related to the huge inheritance left by his father.

In the evening, Xiao Yu arrived at Xindian Railway Station. Su Yuqin prepared NT$100,000 for him in his bag. Xiao Yu first went to the station's bathroom and confirmed that all the money was not fake money, so he was at the ticket office to buy a train ticket to Tainan with confidence. Before getting on the bus, he bought a stack of newspapers from Taipei during the stop. The radio on the taxi made him feel that some kind of crisis was coming. He hoped to find some clues about the matter in the newspaper.

Xiao Yu chose a window-by-window location. First, he could see the night view of Taiwan, and second, he didn't want to attract too much attention from others. There were very few people on the train, which was completely different from the crowds on the Beijing train. Xiao Yu opened the newspaper and suddenly found that today was December 31, which was the last day of the year. Taiwanese newspapers reported more about politics than anywhere else. Xiao Yu browsed it roughly and quickly found the information he was concerned about.

The real reason for the fire in the villa in Xinyi District has not been found yet. The newspaper finally came to two conclusions: one is that it may be related to the fighting between gangs within the underworld, and the other is that the circuit of the villa is spontaneously ignited. The report did not mention his name.
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