Chapter 14

After Ayer arrived with some others, they searched the entire area. Forget doubling the commission, there was still a debt of 10 million dollars that had not been paid, but now the person was dead just like that. Ayer was so angry that he almost cried.

Although they found a large amount of cash, weapons, jewelry, and precious metals in the house, it was far from the amount they wanted. The drug lord surely wouldn’t keep all of his wealth in one place, and they couldn’t stay here any longer. So in the end, they came out at a loss.

Ayer felt dissatisfied as he looked at the pile of meth that they couldn’t take with them. He was eyeing them covetously and pacing back and forth on the spot. Finally, he whispered to Shan Ming, “Why don’t we take some back and find some people in Colombia to sell it to Mexico?”

Shan Ming glared at him, “Enough, you money slave. The Colombian drug market is too complicated. We have our own work to do, why go bother them?”

Ayer said aggrievedly, “I, Ayer Mauri, never do losing business. This is shameful in my name!”

Shan Ming snorted and said, “I never agreed with coming all the way to Asia in the first place. The more stable the political situation, the more we should stay away from it. It’s very dangerous to operate on the Chinese border. It’s already good enough that there weren’t any major crises this time. This deal was your idea to take on, if this isn’t enough to cover our brothers’ pocket money, then you’ll have to deduct it from your own savings. We follow whoever pays us after all, serves you right.”

Ayer pouted, “Is the reason why you’re unwilling to come really because China isn’t suitable for doing business? I have known you for so many years, and the difficulty of the task has never been your concern. Isn’t it because it’s your motherland? So you’re feeling a bit… it’s that idiom I learned it before, called fearful of being near home.”

Shan Ming glared fiercely at him, “Don’t be ridiculous, I don’t have the concept of a motherland. What are you pretending to be ignorant for? You know I don’t want to come here because of that monster we encountered in Yunnan back then…”

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Gula’p rzyuqwz lmralppksd caklqzu vwadle plakswp. “R bsrl ol dlhla byhl vs ldnswdvla vbyv vbkdt ytykd kd swa zkqlvkxl…” bl pbssj bkp blye yde vbld pbawttle dsdnbyzydvzu, “Gv zlypv vbyv vbkdt kp elye dso, yde ol esd’v byhl vs nbypl yqvla pwnb y xsdpvla vs yhldtl swa qyvbla.”

“Fs, sq vbspl obs olal yczl vs pwahkhl cynj vbld, obknb sdl sq wp oswze lhld oydv vs cl dlya vblal?” Fbyd Ykdt’p vsdl nbydtle ytykd, bl alynble swv bkp zsdt yax yde bssjle kv yaswde Gula’p dlnj. Tl pyke hknkswpzu, “Xdzu usw, usw talleu cypvyae, kdpkpvle sd cakdtkdt wp blal. Ysal kxrsavydvzu, usw ldele wr sd vbl zspkdt pkel sq vbl elyz. R oyddy pll bso usw’zz lmrzykd vs Mktla Fbyaj obld ol ts cynj.”

Gula rsdelale okvb bkp nbkd rasrrle wr, “R’zz vyjl sd xsal yppyppkdyvkdt yde cseutwyae fscp vbld. Gzvbswtb pryaasop byhl zlpp xlyv, kq ol tyvbla ldswtb, ol nyd pvkzz pyvkpqu swa bwdtla.”

Fbyd Ykdt’p qynl pbsole ekptwpv. “Mbld iwknjzu plde Kkx swv. R nyd’v pvyde vbl oyu bl zssjp yv vbyv jke yduxsal. R xktbv fwpv lde wr nwvvkdt bkx sdl eyu.”

Gula aykple yd lulcaso, “Gzaktbv. Kkx’p y vsr-vkla yppyppkd, bl’p xspv okzzkdt vs ts swv yde vyjl sd pszs xkppksdp yduoyu.”

Xdzu vbld eke Fbyd Ykdt’p lmralppksd pzktbvzu lypl wr.

Gula pyke, “Xaktkdyzzu, vbyv qyvps pbswze byhl clld vbl sdl vs plde wp cynj, cwv dso vbyv bl’p elye, R nyd sdzu ypj Mktla Fbyaj vs qktwal psxlvbkdt swv. R fwpv ekpnwpple vbl aswvl okvb bkx, yde bl vsze wp vs qkde y oyu vs vbl pswvblad rsav. Tl’zz tlv wp y rasrlazu altkpvlale pbkr yde vyjl wp swv vs vbl srld ply.”

“Gqvla pwnb y ckt kdnkeldv blal, ol’hl jkzzle vbl srrsdldvp sq vbyv qyvps yde yzps zspv bkp rasvlnvksd. Mbkp fswadlu osd’v cl lypu.”

“It definitely won’t be easy, but we don’t have any other choice. As long as we can make it to the open sea smoothly, there won’t be much danger. Pack up and get ready, we’ll leave tonight.”

On the way driving towards the southernmost part of Myanmar, Ayer couldn’t fall asleep. He ran to Shan Ming’s car to chat with him and raised many questions about their employer’s death.

“How on earth did they manage to offend the Chinese military? This definitely isn’t an official measure taken for border crimes, but rather for some unspeakable secret… Even the entry of these Chinese special forces into the country was probably illegal,” Ayer rubbed the stubble growing on his chin and had many speculations in his mind, but none of them seemed reliable. “In any case, the inside story must be incredibly exciting.”

Shan Ming remained calm and unaffected by his random speculations.

If Ayer knew that those special forces were probably looking for Shen Changze, even if it was just a “possibility”, he would have advised him to get rid of the child. However, in Shan Ming’s view, the child no longer needed to die. If those people couldn’t trace it back to them, the child would be raised as his son. If those people traced it to them, based on the tragic situation of that drug lord, they were bound to be collectively silenced. Whether the child lived or died didn’t matter much, but if the child was alive, they had one extra bargaining chip.

Although he believed his idea was reasonable and he believed he could’ve persuaded Ayer since Ayer had always been quite tolerant towards him, he decided not to tell anyone for the time being.

The fewer people who know about this, the better. Once they are out in the open sea and return safely to their home base in Colombia, even if the Chinese special forces grew eight pairs of wings, they would be powerless to do anything.

Anyway, no matter who Shen Changze was, what Shan Ming picked up belongs to him. He wanted to see who dares to snatch it away from him!

After two days of trekking, they finally arrived in the south.

According to the information given to them by Tiger Shark, they need to find a person named Mutai when they arrive in the area, and give him the agreed-upon payment. He will arrange a reliable ship to take them out to sea within two days, and then they can fly back to Colombia from the southwest of Indonesia, as arranged by Tiger Shark.

They found a place to rest and regroup, and Ayer took Jobb with him to find Mutai.

Due to his Asian appearance, Shan Ming did not stand out as much as his bear-like fellow group members. After the sun went down, Shan Ming took the child to the beach and carried him to the waist-deep level. With a loud splash, he threw the child into the sea. He intended for Shen Changze to master swimming today.

After the child sank, Shan Ming picked him up again, instructed him on how to swim, and then threw him back into the water.

The child drank a stomachful of salty and bitter seawater, tears and snot streamed down his face as he flailed his limbs, struggling to keep afloat.

Shan Ming tirelessly repeated the action of picking him up and throwing him back into the water until the child was able to float successfully.

After more than three hours of torment, the child vomited all the food he had eaten for dinner. Shan Ming was satisfied only after he saw that the child was able to swim a short distance, then he brought him back to shore.

The child collapsed on the beach as soon as he came ashore, lying on his back and unable to move his fingers due to exhaustion, gasping for fresh air in big breaths.

Shan Ming also lay on the sand warmed by the sun during the day. He looked at the pure and deep blue starry sky, feeling a bit drowsy.

Just as Shan Ming closed his eyes to rest, a splash of sand was suddenly thrown onto his face, getting into his nose and mouth. He immediately sat up and coughed several times.

He opened his eyes and glared angrily at Shen Changze.

The child looked at him in fear, raised his chin, and said, “I didn’t mean to.”

Shan Ming stood up, lifted the child up by the waist, and said, “Seems like you haven’t had enough seawater.”

The child started to struggle. Seeing that Shan Ming was walking towards the sea step by step, he screamed in despair, “You deserved it! You deserved it! When I grow up, I’m gonna make you drink a bellyful of seawater too! And eat a bellyful of sand! Just you wait!”

Shan Ming lifted the child above his head and threw him forcefully into the sea, as if he was throwing a shot put.

The child turned dizzy by the throw and sank into the water.

Shan Ming watched the child flailing in the water and burst into loud laughter.

At this moment, someone called out to him from behind.

Shan Ming turned around and saw Koski, he asked, “What’s up?”

“Ayer’s back. That man named Mutai is missing. You should head over quickly.”

Shan Ming’s expression turned grim.

By this time, Shen Changze had already swum back on his own. He ran ashore with his bare buttocks, grabbed a handful of sand, and was about to throw it at Shan Ming’s back.

Shan Ming turned around and glared at him, “Do you believe that I will tie you up and hang you in the middle of the sea?”

The child’s hands halted, he stared at Shan Ming with both hatred and fear.

Shan Ming wasn’t in the mood to play with this living toy anymore. Something must have happened.

The three hurried back.