Chapter 1110 - Old Keng
Chapter 1110: Old Keng
Suddenly, Wang Xiaoyan was shocked! Yang Ming’s car became a fireball, and at the same time, the opponent’s truck also became a sea of fire. Wang Xiaoyan’s heart immediately tightened… At this moment, Wang Xiaoyan even forgot to scream and think. She was dumbfounded, not knowing what to do.
Fatty Li was worried too. At this moment, Yang Ming was his only hope. If Yang Ming were alive, it was fine. If Yang Ming were dead, even if he was lucky enough to survive, it was still unknown whether or not Fang Tian would let him go.
Yang Ming had an accident in his territory. Would Fang Tian not pursue it? Once he pursued, Fatty Li knew Fang Tian’s means. Even if Hei Lao San had contradictions with him, he would only confront face to face with him. He wouldn’t play other dirty methods.
But Fang Tian was different. If Fang Tian wanted his life, then Fatty Li might not know how he died.
Wang Xiaoyan had some self-blame. If she didn’t want to promote her assassin group to become the world’s number one, Yang Ming wouldn’t follow her to take risks. If anything really happened to Yang Ming, Wang Xiaoyan was a little afraid to imagine whether she could face everything that Yang Ming had left for her.
Looking back at the time she had known Yang Ming, it had been a year, right? But it took less than a month to get along. They had a misunderstanding previously, but now they fell in love with each other.
Whether Yang Ming loved her or not, Wang Xiaoyan wasn’t very sure, but at this moment, Wang Xiaoyan could be sure that she was in love with Yang Ming. She didn’t want Yang Ming to have any accidents, and she didn’t want Yang Ming to be hurt.
In a short moment, Wang Xiaoyan got over a lot of things. If Yang Ming returned safely this time, then she would face this love bravely in the future. No matter how difficult the future was, she would definitely persist.
She no longer feared the objection of her family. Wang Xiaoyan believed that she would be able to convince her stubborn father to accept Yang Ming. As for the engagement, let it go to hell…
“D*mn, can’t you two walk forward? Help me out? I am exhausted!”
While Wang Xiaoyan was immersed in her infinite sorrow, she heard a familiar voice coming from the distance. Wang Xiaoyan was shocked and looked up, but she saw Yang Ming rushing here with an ashen face!
“Yang Ming?” Wang Xiaoyan couldn’t believe her eyes. After she had rubbed her eyes twice, she confirmed that the person in front of her eyes was Yang Ming. Wang Xiaoyan didn’t bother whether Fatty Li was around or not, and she jumped directly into Yang Ming’s arms. Her voice was a little sob. “It’s really you. You’re fine; that’s really great…”
This was the second time that Wang Xiaoyan had revealed her feelings; the first time, she was drunk. However, at this moment, Wang Xiaoyan was sober. It was just that she had already thought it through. She didn’t care about others’ opinions. She wanted to express her feelings and her love for Yang Ming.
When Fatty Li saw Yang Ming, he was also surprised and happy. He wanted to go and say something, but Wang Xiaoyan seized the chance first. He could only walk to the side awkwardly and let them have an intimate moment first.
Initially, Fatty Li didn’t really believe that Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan were lovers. After all, they were going to Africa together, so he thought that they should be doing something dangerous. They couldn’t have been going on a trip. Otherwise, why didn’t they go through the normal channels to go abroad? Why did they have to smuggle?
Therefore, Fatty Li believed that Wang Xiaoyan’s identity was only a cover-up, but now it seemed that they were really true lovers. Wang Xiaoyan’s previously concerned expression did not seem to be fake.
Is it true that they are really lovers? Then why would Yang Ming bring Wang Xiaoyan?
If he really wants to carry out some dangerous mission, isn’t it inconvenient to bring a woman along? But this was Yang Ming’s private matter, Fatty Li couldn’t interfere with it. He didn’t think that Wang Xiaoyan, who looked sweet and petite, also knew Kung Fu. He thought she was just Yang Ming’s little girlfriend.
“Okay, it’s fine now… Don’t hold me so tight…” Yang Ming patted Wang Xiaoyan’s shoulder and comforted her.
“I won’t let go…” Wang Xiaoyan shook her head and didn’t hide her feelings.
“My back is injured. You are making me hurt…” Yang Ming smiled bitterly. “Let me treat my wound first. Can we hug when we are back? Isn’t it great to hug, naked in bed…”
“I hate you!” Wang Xiaoyan suddenly blushed and quickly released Yang Ming. She asked with concern, “Where did you get hurt? Let me take a look!”
“It is nothing. The scattered fragments hit my back when the car exploded.” Yang Ming said, “They’re all skin injuries.”
“That’s good.” Wang Xiaoyan nodded and turned to ask Fatty Li, “Do you have a medical kit in the things you carried?”
“Yes, I have!” Fatty Li quickly went to find the medical kit, and he was relieved. However, although Yang Ming was fine, there might be danger awaiting them.
As an assassin, Wang Xiaoyan was also a medical expert. In many cases, the assassin was a very bad*ss surgeon. Because wounds couldn’t be treated in time before going to the hospital, an assassin had to do this on his own.
However, if the wound was where one could hardly reach like the back, then he needed the help of a partner.
However, for Yang Ming’s skin injuries, in fact, it would be fine without any bandages. Wang Xiaoyan helped to apply some medicine for Yang Ming. Even Fatty Li felt that Wang Xiaoyan’s technique was very professional and neat. It was comparable to professional doctors.
Now, Fatty Li understood that Wang Xiaoyan was a medical expert. No wonder she would be at Yang Ming’s side, but he couldn’t imagine that Wang Xiaoyan was also an assassin.
“The people in front are dead, but our transportation has also been ruined. Now we can only walk on foot.” Yang Ming said, “I am not as familiar as you are here. Please lead the way.”
“These things…” Fatty Li glanced at the things on the ground.
“If it’s a long distance, just bring some food and water; If it’s a short distance, just throw it away.” Yang Ming said, “Probably, it won’t take long before people realize what happened here. If we have to leave, we should hurry.”
Fatty Li also nodded. “I have told Old Keng where I am. He will come to pick us up. Let’s go ahead!”
They only picked some food and mineral water, and the rest were left in the jungle near the place. Fortunately, Fatty Li was more familiar with the environment, and he could easily lead the way.
In fact, with the ability of Yang Ming’s x-ray and telescopic vision, it wasn’t difficult to get out of this jungle, but when Yang Ming got out, he didn’t know where to go.
Daybreak came. It was almost two days. The jungles in Vietnam were actually no different from the jungles in the Mainland. The trees and environments were similar; they just felt different.
“There are snakes in the vicinity. Be careful.” Fatty Li said, “But there is always someone passing by this path, so there are fewer.”
Yang Ming nodded. Things like poisonous snakes were already something that could not trouble Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan. Both of them had undergone rigorous field training. They had strong insight about some wild beasts and poisonous insects, so they wouldn’t be simply attacked by these things.
Moving forward in the mud with a deep step and then a shallow step, the moist odor made people very uncomfortable. Fatty Li cursed Hei Lao San that he was evil while he was moving. He wanted to go all out with Hei Lao San when he sent Yang Ming away.
Yang Ming didn’t want to interfere in these grievances. Although he could easily kill Hei Lao San to solve Fatty Li’s trouble, Yang Ming was now an assassin rather than an underworld hero.
Besides, Yang Ming couldn’t distinguish about the rights and wrongs between Fatty Li and Hei Lao San. From the perspective of Fatty Li’s friends, Yang Ming felt that Hei Lao San was an enemy. After all, he also affected Yang Ming’s interests when he targeted Fatty Li.
But looking at the issue from a fair perspective, it was uncertain who was right and wrong between Fatty Li and Hei Lao San. After all, they were the heads of smuggling organizations and were doing the same things. They got into conflicts because of similar interests, so it was hard to tell who was right and who was wrong.
Wang Xiaoyan and Fatty Li were anxious as they walked past the scrapped Toyota 4500. It could be imagined how dangerous the situation was at the time if Yang Ming was a little slower…
Wang Xiaoyan leaned against Yang Ming’s side, grabbed Yang Ming’s hand firmly, and held it tightly. She was afraid that she would never be able to hold it again after releasing it. Yang Ming also seemed to have guessed Wang Xiaoyan’s thoughts. He smiled slightly and pinched Wang Xiaoyan’s little hand, telling her not to be afraid.
If they were already scared from this scene, then the scene at the front of the truck was shocking!
That military truck had turned entirely into scrap! The simple fuel tank explosion wouldn’t have such an impactful effect, but the ammunition of the rocket launchers in the truck couldn’t stand the impact, so they exploded. The power could only be imagined.
Those who stood in front of the military truck had already been blown into pieces as well. Their broken hands, broken feet, intestines, blood, and brains were scattered everywhere. That was a particularly horrifying scene.
Wang Xiaoyan and Yang Ming were fine with it, but Fatty Li almost vomited. Even for people like Fatty Li, he rarely saw such a scene. He thought pretty highly of Yang Ming in his heart. Only that abnormal Fang Tian would do such a thing, and Yang Ming was introduced by Fang Tian, so they probably had the same identity.
After passing by, Fatty Li sighed in relief, but his heart was very refreshed. The loss of Hei Lao San would be huge. With such a result, even Fatty Li couldn’t have imagined that Yang Ming would help.
“!@#¥%…” Uncertain how long had they walked, they suddenly heard someone shouting in Vietnamese.
After Fatty Li heard the sound, he became alert in an instant. He also shouted loudly, and then the voice said something again. Fatty Li turned back and said excitedly to Yang Ming, “It is Old Keng! Old Keng is here to pick us up!”
“Old Keng is quite good. He can actually find us so soon.” Yang Ming nodded and said.
“Yeah, Old Keng is more familiar than I am in this terrain.” Fatty Li said, “Old Keng is a native here.”
In a short while, a 2020 old-fashioned jeep appeared in front of Yang Ming and the others. Old Keng sat in the driver’s seat with a calm and serious look.
Fatty Li took the lead and got into the front seat position; Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan were sitting in the back row.
The performance of this jeep was obviously worse than the previous car. Yang Ming had never driven a similar car, but it felt like there was no shock absorption system. The vehicle was very bumpy.
Fortunately, Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan were people who could adapt to the environment. It couldn’t be said that they were very stable, but at least, they didn’t show any discomfort.
Fatty Li was not amazed by the normal performance of Yang Ming, but Fatty Li was slightly shocked that Wang Xiaoyan didn’t show any uncomfortable reaction. It seemed that Wang Xiaoyan should be Yang Ming’s girlfriend and a part-time doctor. She had undoubtedly traveled around with Yang Ming, so she had adapted to this harsh environment.
Because of the car, they quickly got out of the jungle and came to the road. It was not far from the city. Fatty Li breathed a sigh of relief. When they arrived here, the people of Hei Lao San would hold back a lot; he wouldn’t be as unscrupulous as he was at the border.
However, along the way to a small town, Hei Lao San’s people never appeared again.
On the way, Fatty Li and Old Keng spoke in Vietnamese from time to time, but Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan didn’t know Vietnamese, so they couldn’t understand what they were talking about.
Vietnamese wasn’t a universal language. Yang Ming couldn’t spend a lot of time researching this. After all, apart from English, Yang Ming wasn’t proficient in the universal languages such as German and French.
The car slowly traveled and stopped in front of a convenience store.
“I’ll go and buy a pack of cigarettes and some food.” Fatty Li turned and talked to Yang Ming and Wang Xiaoyan. When he finished, he got off. “What do you want to eat?”
“Well, anything will do.” Yang Ming didn’t know what to eat in Vietnam, and he also ate some biscuits on the journey before, so he wasn’t very hungry.
Fatty Li got off, then he walked to the convenience store on the roadside. Old Keng also got off together with Fatty Li. It could be seen that Old Keng was a good bodyguard.
The convenience store in Vietnam was similar to the grocery stores in the 1990s. It wasn’t supermarket sized. Fatty Li talked with the owner of the convenience store, then the owner brought out a few loaves of bread and cigarettes from the shelves.
Just when Fatty Li was going to pay, there was an abrupt change. The boss suddenly took out a machete from under the shelf and waved at Fatty Li.
Yang Ming was sitting in the car. When he saw this scene, it was already late. He had no time to get off to save Fatty Li, but Old Keng reacted instantly. When the convenience store owner lifted the machete, he swiftly pushed Fatty Li away, and he used his own arm to block the machete. A big cut wound resulted on his arm.
The boss of the convenience store saw that he didn’t succeed in one strike and didn’t continue to fight. He directly threw away the machete in his hand and quickly escaped from the convenience store. Then ran to the rear of Yang Ming’s car.
Yang Ming frowned, killing this person was too easy for him at the moment, but Yang Ming wasn’t enough of a busybody to kill the convenience store owner.
The death of this person had no effect on the hatred between Hei Lao San and Fatty Li, so Yang Ming had no obligation to do it.
Fatty Li got in the car with Old Keng with lingering fear. Fatty Li’s face was so scared that it turned pale. He only started to curse Hei Lao San for being so cruel after he got in the car.
Old Keng wasn’t good at talking. After he was cut, he did not say anything. Instead, he quickly wrapped the wound with a cloth strip. He didn’t even frown as if the injury wasn’t his.
Fatty Li gratefully said something to Old Keng, and then to Yang Ming, “Old Keng saved me once again, but he is like this. He didn’t ask for a reward after doing things.”
Yang Ming smiled and said nothing.
Old Keng’s injury was on the left arm, so he didn’t have to use too much force to switch gears, and it didn’t affect his driving.
The car parked in front of a small hotel. Fatty Li got off; Old Keng also got off.
“This is my place; it’s safe for the time being. Let’s take a break here, then I will gather some people,” Fatty Li said resentfully. “After I take you to the plane, I will go all out on Hei Lao San!”
The hotel’s environment was very poor. It was a two-story residential building, but it was considered good in this small town.
The boss here was obviously familiar with Fatty Li. He came over and greeted respectfully, but Fatty Li was already annoyed with Hei Lao San’s matter, so he didn’t smile at all.
The four people went to the second floor under the boss’ guidance. They came to the front of a relatively large room. After the boss waited for everyone to enter the room, he went downstairs to prepare food and hot water.
Fatty Li took out the phone; one wasn’t sure who he was calling. He talked loudly in a language that Yang Ming couldn’t understand.
Old Keng stood up, said something to Fatty Li, and then left the room.
When Fatty Li hung up, Yang Ming asked, “Where did Old Keng go?”
“He went downstairs to treat his wound,” said Fatty Li. “He only did a simple dressing just now. The wound is quite deep. It’s easy to get infected without cleaning up the wound.”
“Does Old Keng not speak Chinese?” asked Yang Ming.
“No, I taught him a few times. He just can’t learn it, but he can understand it,” said Fatty Li. “He is a man who is rather boring, simple-minded, and not very smart, but he is very loyal. This is why I keep him with me.”
“How long has he been with you?” asked Yang Ming.
“As I can remember, it should be more than ten years!” Fatty Li sighed. “It’s hard to meet this kind of person. Old Keng didn’t get married. He follows me, but he doesn’t ask for anything except for clothes and food. He doesn’t ask for money too. He just needs a sufficient amount of money to survive.”