Volume 1 Rebirth - The Eve of High School Chapter 34 Dongjiao Military Supplies

  When Zhou Yuansong moved, Ai Ziqing, who had been standing there quietly, secretly let out a breath. She wasn't sure what unpredictable consequences today's actions would bring to herself, but since she had been reborn, the future was already changing, and she also wanted to strive for something in that changed future, where she could take a firmer foothold!

  She also doesn't know how her efforts today will develop in the future, only knowing that she should seize every opportunity to try, so for her own future, it will be more stable.

  For Zhou Yuan, she left a very deep impression on Ai Ziqing in some reports after her death. At that time, when Ai Ziqing knew about Zhou Yuan, he had already been tried in court. However, it's not hard to discover from the words and lines of those reports that he was an extremely righteous military man. Yes, a military man. In 1994, he led his fellow soldiers who retired together back to their hometown, but they had no way to work or make money. They struggled together, from being bullied while pulling goods in the Xicheng District vegetable market, to resisting local hooligans, and then taking charge of their brothers to grab territory and collect protection fees from others... until he was betrayed by insiders and sent to prison after a shootout.

  In the 1990s, these things were very common. If a store owner didn't have anyone to back them up, they would definitely have trouble every day. In order to do business smoothly, it became an unwritten rule to pay a certain amount of protection fees to powerful gangs. Zhou Yuan and others also started out this way. However, they suffered from not having any family assets, and could only barely hold on. Moreover, the protection fees they collected were not very high, so the gang had difficulty saving money. What was being fought over in the scramble for territory, gunfire, and fierce competition? Wasn't it just manpower and money? Therefore, Zhou Yuan and others with shallow family backgrounds would come up with the idea of disbanding the gang.

  Ziying knew that this time's crisis, even if she wasn't there, Zhouyuan and the others would still get through it. Because in her previous life, Zhouyuan was captured when Ziying was in college, at which point the Heihu Bang had already become a fairly large underworld organization, and its story was often told with relish in Yang City's tea houses and restaurants. The gang would face a crisis in '97, but all she knew about it was from vague rumors and fragmentary accounts passed down through the ages. So Ziying decided to take a gamble. This wasn't without danger - after all, she was just a girl, and if they had ulterior motives, they could kidnap her and get the money they needed that way. But Ai Ziying still came, betting on Zhouyuan's character and his sense of loyalty.

  Just as Zi Qing's palms were sweating and she was trying to calm herself down, Zhou Yuan asked "What makes you think I should believe you?"

  Upon hearing this sentence, Zi Qing's tightly strung heart fell instantly, but she had always been very good at concealing her emotions since birth, and calmly said "You can only believe me."

  Many years later, when Zhou Yuan and Wang Wu recalled this sentence, they still sighed: "I'm glad I chose to believe her that year. It was precisely this sentence that changed our lives!"

  Ai Zi Qing had hidden a lipstick-shaped female self-defense stun gun in her sleeve, which was the latest high-voltage model that Ma Yu Xi had specially found for her to use for self-defense. With just a light touch, it could knock someone unconscious and cause muscle spasms. If used with greater force, it could directly electrocute someone, even kill them.

  It was just unexpected that things went so smoothly, and Zhou Yuan made a decision in an instant, wanting to take a look at the thing first.

  Zi Qing naturally didn't know, Zhou Yuan wasn't without suspicion of her, after all she was just a girl, able to stand here, it's easy for people to suspect that she had obtained information about him and the Black Tiger Gang through some channel, and then she said those words, which would be shocking and unconventional for anyone. Zhou Yuan also suspected whether she was sent by the East City District Axe Head Gang, but his understanding of Shi Lei instantly overturned this speculation, Shi Lei wouldn't be stupid enough to send a little girl even if he wanted to annex them in this way!

  So, does she have another background? After thinking about it, if she really has another background, then for the Black Tiger Gang brothers, finding a big backer would be all advantages and no disadvantages, so they decided to follow her to see the military supplies.

  Ammunition, Zi Qing naturally didn't have any, but what she did have was precognition of her fate!

  The three of them agreed to meet again early next morning, and then Ziqing bid farewell and left.

  The next morning, Ai Zi Qing wore a simple white casual outfit and left the house, driving straight to the agreed location, Central Plaza.

  Arriving at the central square, three people were already waiting there. Apart from Zhou Yuan and Lao Wu, another person introduced by Zhou Yuan was called Hei Zi. He was tall and sturdy with a short haircut, looking powerful and robust with well-developed limbs. However, he wasn't dim-witted. On the contrary, although Hei Zi looked simple-minded, he reacted extremely quickly and had agile movements. In his army days, he was known as a sharpshooter. Now, he was one of the three leaders of the Black Tiger Gang.

  The three of them were taken aback when they saw Ai Zi Qing, although they had heard her voice yesterday and knew she was a young woman, but they really didn't expect her to be so young! She looked like she was only sixteen or seventeen years old.

  All three of them are not fools, since Ai Ziying boasted about it, then it shouldn't be a loss for nothing. On the contrary, if a girl comes forward, it's easier to let the three of them put down their guard. If she really is sent by some organization, then Zhou Yuan and others will have to give that organization a thumbs up and praise it as wonderful! As for the car, the three of them don't think it's strange at all. After all, this woman doesn't look like an ordinary person. If she had acted too ordinary, they would have found it strange.

  At 8:00 in the morning, the four of them drove to the eastern suburbs of Yang City.

  The eastern suburbs of Yang City were desolate and uninhabited, said to have been a large burial ground during the war years. Later, it was filled in and incorporated into the city limits, but generally no one came or went, after all, it was considered unlucky! However, according to Zi Qing's memory, it wasn't until three years later that the urban area was developed, exposing a shocking scene that had been hidden for so long.

  In the eastern suburbs, Ziqing led a few people to wander aimlessly, but her demeanor was calm and collected, as if she had everything under control. The three of them didn't know that she was searching for something without any purpose, and they were still admiring this woman who could be so carefree and composed in the wilderness.

  Fortunately, after more than half an hour later, the three people just started to wonder why they had walked a road twice when Zi Qing stopped the car and smiled "We're here." If you pay close attention, you can see that her hands are tightly grasping the steering wheel, and it's clear that her mood is far from as calm as she appears on the surface.

  It was an old abandoned factory, with no glass doors and windows, the roof tiles had fallen off, and it really couldn't be seen that there was anything unusual about it. Zi Qing led the three people straight into the factory, inside was a vast empty space, with only a few old printing machines scattered in the corners, it could be seen that this was an abandoned printing factory.

  Three people were puzzled, Ai Zi Qing's eyes scanned the ground, looking left and right, as if searching for something. The three of them weren't fools either, guessing that there might be a trick on the ground, also started searching around. Finally, the four of them fixed their gaze on a printing press leaning against the wall corner. Zhou Yuan and the others joined forces to move the printing press away, Ai Zi Qing discovered a metal ring protruding from the ground, her eyes lit up, she hurried over to grab the metal ring and pulled with all her might! Embarrassingly, the stone slab didn't budge...

  Lao Wu chuckled and scratched his shiny bald head, "I'll do it, how can your small arms and legs pull this thing?"

  "Xiao Wu!" Zhou Yuan shouted in a low voice.

  Zi Qing smiled and shook her head, indicating it was nothing. Zhou Yuan then said, "Miss Ai, don't mind him, Xiao Wu always talks like that, we're all soldiers, our words aren't measured."

  Zi Qing nodded, looking at Wang Wu. Wang Wu smiled awkwardly and walked to the stone slab, took a deep breath, grasped the iron ring with both hands, and pulled hard. Zi Qing could even see his muscles bulging beside him. With a loud rumbling sound, the stone slab was slightly opened. Wang Wu let out a loud "Hah!" as the veins on his forehead popped out, and the stone slab slowly creaked open.

  With a "bang", the stone slab was fixed in place, revealing a passageway underneath that led straight to the underground. Zhou Yuan glanced at Zi Qing, saw her nod, and took the lead walking in first. Wang Wu and Hei Zi followed closely behind, with Zi Qing bringing up the rear.

  Along with the hollow echo of footsteps on the ground, Zi Qing's heart was also violently pounding. She had only read in the newspaper later that three years later, a major case of corruption and bribery among officials occurred in Liaoning Province.

  In the eastern suburbs of Yang City, when a factory building was demolished, no one could have imagined that such an abandoned factory would hide a large number of guns and ammunition. It's all so shocking!

  Later, the central government ordered a thorough investigation into the underworld, implicating a string of officials, including high-ranking military officers, in extremely serious and heinous crimes involving the provision of arms to the underworld.

  Last night, in the alley, Zi Qing heard Zhou Yuan and Wang Wu mention gunpowder. Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flashed through her mind, leading to a series of decisions that followed. However, she was still uncertain whether she could really find those things, after all, it had been nearly three years since then. She also thought that if they didn't exist, she would have to resort to using money to buy off Zhou Yuan's gang, just like she had initially planned. But if that happened, her position in the hearts of Zhou Yuan and his people, as well as within the gang, wouldn't be able to rise quickly, which would hinder her control later on.

  Ziying took a deep breath with some tension, and was very much looking forward to the outcome of this precognition. This feeling of foresight and control was really too subtle.

  "Ah!" Zhou Yuan, who had gone down first, softly exclaimed in surprise.

  "What's wrong?" Wang Wu and Hei Zi quickly came to Zhou Yuan's side, took a closer look, and couldn't help but take a cold breath.

  Inside the basement, several large wooden boxes were placed. Before Zhou Yuan opened one of the boxes first, it was unexpectedly filled with dozens of 95-style pistols! Heizi excitedly picked up one, fondling and testing its feel. Wang Wu, on the other hand, opened another large box, which also contained firearms! There were also two boxes of bullets, and inside another long box were more than a dozen AK47 assault rifles.

  Several people closed their mouths and did not speak. Box after box was opened. "Ah... Desert Eagle! Brother Yuan!" Hei Zi exclaimed in a shocked voice.

  Three people quickly surrounded him, and Zi Qing didn't understand guns, but only heard Hei Zi exclaiming with excitement: "Gas-operated unlocking and recoil-operated locking, large caliber in '94, extremely powerful! The drawback is that the recoil is strong, but for me, it's not a problem at all!"

  "My god, so many guns......" Zhou Yuan stared blankly at Ai Zi Qing, this was simply unbelievable, it was almost as if they had a small arsenal, with enough firepower for at least two company-sized combat units!

  "I suggest we leave quickly, this isn't our stuff!" Zi Qing said seriously.

  "Ah? Right, right, hurry up! Quick, Heizi, Yuan Ge!" Wang Wu patted his head and hurriedly helped Heizi move the boxes onto the car. Zhou Yuan took a deep look at Ai Ziqing and also quickly started moving. He now believed even more that this woman was not simple, there must be a huge force behind her back, otherwise how could she find these things? But he couldn't understand why they wanted to send these things to them, it seemed like they weren't worth the trouble...

  Several large boxes filled the car and trunk, several people squeezed in, Zi Qing covered the car canopy to block the outside view, and the remaining ones that couldn't be loaded were arranged to let Wang Wu and Hei Zi come back and forth to pick them up.