The air conditioning was cool at night, and Kerry Ye tucked Venus Mu and himself into the quilt. Then, with Venus in his arms,
Kerry fell asleep.
At that moment, Kerry felt as if he held the whole world in his arms. He was content and delighted.
Late at night, the quiet of the night was broken by the urgent ringing of the mobile phone. Kerry then awoke from his beautiful
dream. He searched the phone and picked it up. It’s Henry who’s calling and Kerry answered the phone.
“What’s up?” Kerry said.
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“Sir Kerry, Heng Zhang was rescued.” Henry said.
Kerry suddenly sat up from the bed and he sobered up immediately. “When was he rescued?” Kerry said.
“Just now. Word came from the base that a group of men had broken in and saved him.” Henry said.
Kerry kneaded his brows. Afraid to disturb Venus, Kerry asked in a low voice, “How about the casualties?”
“I don’t know. I’m just going there to check it out.” Henry said.
“Wait for me, I’ll go too.” Kerry said. Kerry got dressed quickly after he hung up the phone. Before he left, he turned up the air
conditioner and then he leaned over to kiss Venus on the forehead.
When Kerry walked out of the villa, Henry was already waiting for him.
“Sir Kerry, you have just discharged from hospital. You’d better...”Henry said.
“I’m OK. Get in the car!” Kerry said.
The night was still and there were few cars on the roads. The black Land Rover drove at top speed as if it’s no man’s land. So it
took Henry half an hour to get to the base, which would have taken more than an hour.
The base was ablaze with lights.
When Xiaofang saw Kerry, he immediately came up to Kerry and said, “Boss, here you are.”
Kerry strode forward, frowning. “What’s going on now?” Kerry asked.
“Five of our men have been injured and the base’s doctors are rescuing them. The three male prostitutes were all dead. The
men of the opposite side were all dead, except for Heng.” Xiaofang said.
Kerry stopped and asked suspiciously, “All were dead?”
“They were all killed by the opposite side. They might afraid that those people will tell what happened today to others and so they
killed them all.” Xiaofang said.
Even though Kerry is ruthless, he never hurt his men. “Fuck, these people are out of mind. Did you see their faces?” Kerry said.
Xiaofang shook his head and said, “No, they all covered their faces.”
“Did you hear their accents?” Kerry asked.
“No, they didn’t speak.” Xiaofang said.
Kerry looked around and walked to the room where Heng had been held. Kerry saw three big men lying naked in the blood.
“Give a million yuan to their whorehouse and ask the boss to give the money to their families. It’s a pension for them.” Kerry
turned to Henry and said.
“Yes.” Henry said.
“Dispose of the bodies tonight carefully.” Kerry said.
“Yes, boss.” Xiaofang said.
Kerry then came to the medical room, where the wounded were under rescue. Several of them had been shot in the legs or
arms. Only one man was in danger. The bullet went into his chest.
“Where did they get in?” Kerry turned to Xiaofang and asked.
“I just checked and found that they got in through the east wall. They knocked down one of our sentries and then went straight to
the place where Heng was being held, as if they knew in advance.” Xiaofang said cautiously.
Kerry’s face clouded and scolded, “This is not an arcadia, and it’s not surprising that some people can find it. But what did you do
when they got in and hurt our men?”
Xiaofang bowed his head in shame. He wanted to defend himself, but it’s his fault. “I’m sorry, boss. It’s my fault.” Xiaofang said.
Kerry stared at him angrily and said: “If anything like this happens again, you’re out.”
“Boss, I promise it will never happen again.” Xiaofang said.
“Where did them escape to?” Kerry asked coldly.
“Along led some men go after them.” Xiaofang said.
“Call and ask where he is.” Kerry said. He would ask more men to search if he could. It’s a belittlement of him by taking people
away from his turf.
Xiaofang said yes and called Along immediately. It was a long time before Along answered the phone and he seemed to be in a
bad situation.
“Along, where are you? What happened?” Xiaofang asked anxiously.
“Our car was knocked over by them. I got stuck in the car and the other two men fainted.” Along gasped and said.
After hearing that, Xiaofang’s face became livid. “Where are you? I’ll go there right now.” Xiaofang said.
“I’m on the way to the eastern suburbs. Come as soon as possible. I’m afraid the two brothers won’t hold out.” Along said.
“I see.” Xiaofang said.
Xiaofang was on speakerphone and before he said something, Kerry said, “Call 120 and you go there with 120. They can’t have
any accidents anyway.”
“Boss.” Xiaofang said gratefully. He and Along are good brothers and they are always together. He was more anxious than
anyone else when he knew Along had an accident.
“What are you waiting for? Just go.” Kerry gave him a kick in the leg and said.
Xiaofang then ran to the car.
The sky on a summer night is so clear that it would be a wonderful night if it weren’t for the faint smell of blood in the air.
In the distant light, Henry and others were dealing with the dead methodically. In the medical room behind them, the doctors
were still rescuing the injured.
Kerry was lost in thought. Did someone let out the secret or the opposite side is so sensitive that they found the base?
The reason why he interrupted Xiaofang’s speculation is that he didn’t want to cause panic. Questioning peers is a powerful tool
to discredit their loyalty.
If someone did let out the secret, who is he?
The accident happened just after he left the hospital.
Then a smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind, but he dismissed the idea the next second. It couldn’t be she who let out the
secret. She is a victim herself and she nearly died while exchanging the treasure map. How could she help to save Heng?
It’s absolutely impossible.
As time ticked by, the day was dawning. As the night wore on, all was quiet. The five injured men passed the crisis and one of
them was still under observation. Xiaofang came back from the hospital with Along and the other two men. Apart from dislocated
arms, they were fine.
It’s probably the biggest luck that at least his men didn’t die.
After staying up for a night, Kerry was tired and his eyes were full of blood.
“Boss.” Along stood dejected before him and said, “I’m sorry. I didn’t catch up with them.”
Kerry raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, saying, “It’s OK. We will catch them sooner or later. It’s good that you are
fine.”
After hearing that, he lowered his head further.
After seeing the tired face of Kerry, Henry said. “Boss, you just left the hospital yesterday, and you stayed here all night. Let me
drive you back home to have a rest.”
“Has everything been taken care of?” Kerry asked.
“Yes, don’t worry.” Henry said.
Kerry nodded and walked toward the car. The smell of blood was all over his nose that night and he missed the scent of Venus
very much. He desperately needed to hold her in his arms and sleep.
It was just after seven o’clock in the morning when he returned home.
Kerry walked to the bedroom and Venus was still asleep. He then went quietly to the bathroom and took a shower. After that, he
went to the bed and hugged Venus’s warm body.