Chapter 1 The City of Hanoi

In the congested streets of Hanoi, a business vehicle struggled to move forward.

Gui Mengjun sat in the middle row of seats, holding his phone, and asked with a frown, "Is there any movement?"

"Three district-level cadres have been secretly arrested! The new governor is mainly targeting people from the military," the other party replied in a low voice. "Ruan Guoqiang from the General Staff Department was secretly arrested on his way back to Hanoi from Dangshan. There were fourteen people accompanying him, and the lowest rank was a senior colonel. Li Sitong, the chief of the Logistics Department, and Li Yuantai from the 129th Army of the First Military Region, are also under control. There was no procedure at all; they were directly押(yā) (escorted) to a special prison in Hanoi."

Gui Mengjun sighed, "These are all achievements that the old governor left for the new one."

"Yes, but so many military and political bigwigs being moved on the first day of the state funeral makes many people feel... that the upper echelons are in a hurry, and things might get out of control," the other party replied.

"We need a swift and decisive action," Gui Mengjun said lightly. "That Chief of Logistics, Li Sitong, last year, at a banquet in Dangshan honoring the new governor's wife, publicly reprimanded the organizers for preparing stale ingredients. He even mobilized military transport planes from the Fifth Military Region to airlift freshly slaughtered Wagyu beef from a牧场 (mùchǎng) (pasture)! Someone so flamboyant, who else would you kill if not him?"

The other party was silent for a long time. "For Li Sitong, no matter what he did, he probably couldn't avoid this outcome."

"Keep an eye on the news from the upper echelons. Call me if anything happens!"

"Okay."

The two finished their communication and ended the call.

Sitting in the car, Gui Mengjun turned his head and looked out the window. "How many people will be unable to sleep these days?"

...

On the beach of the Coast Guard Hotel.

All the members of the matchmaking group gathered around the bonfires they had lit, eating barbecue and drinking local beer.

Under the parasol, Su Tianbei, while grilling meat skewers, turned his head to look at Hou Guoyu, Lao Hei, Da Xiong, and others, saying, "Do you think it's not very appropriate for us to be eating and drinking here while people are holding a national memorial service?"

Gou Liuzi, wearing an apron, carrying a plate of grilled beef that he had prepared, walked under the parasol and replied, "If you're so idle, why don't you go to the street and cry a few times?"

"Cry my ass!" Su Tianbei looked at him. "I don't even know Governor Pu!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Su's father immediately scolded. "Can't you have some respect? The dead are the most important, don't you know that?"

"Oh." Seeing that his second uncle had been drinking, Su Tianbei didn't dare to argue.

"Come on, come on! We're here to meet relatives and travel, so let's not talk about these national affairs!" Su Tianyu raised his glass and said, "Without my sister's matchmaking, it would be difficult for our family to gather so completely. Let's take this opportunity to enjoy ourselves. Come on, cheers!"

"Cheers!!"

"Miao Miao, I wish you find your Mr. Right in advance!"

"……!"

A group of people happily stood up, facing the sea breeze, and raised their glasses together, drinking them dry.

"Buzz!"

At this moment, the sound of a car engine arose. On the asphalt road to the left, four open-bed trucks drove towards them.

Those people were wearing plain black clothes, and there were wreaths and other items on the trucks, which looked a little strange.

Hou Guoyu, sitting on the edge of the crowd, turned his head and saw them. He muttered in surprise, "Are they even holding memorial services at the hotel?"

"Yeah, why are they coming to the hotel?" Su Tianyu also found it strange.

Da Xiong blinked and asked in confusion, "Do...do they also use wreaths at funerals here?"

"You don't understand. Look around. Which Southeast Asian ethnic group hasn't been influenced by Chinese culture? Just look at the surnames here; aren't they basically all inherited from the Chinese?" Su Tianbei, with his "profound" cultural literacy, replied with a sense of pride.

While everyone was chatting, the four open-bed trucks actually drove straight toward them, following the beach road to the parasol.

"What are they doing here?" Second Uncle also looked up at the cars.

"Hey, beautiful lady, I...I want to ask...how do I leave here...!" A middle-aged man in the first car took the lead and asked the third sister in the crowd.

Su Miaomiao didn't hear clearly for a moment. She walked up while gnawing on a grilled chicken wing and replied enthusiastically, "What's wrong? What did you say? I didn't hear you clearly!"

In the passenger seat of the vehicle, another young man asked in relatively fluent Chinese, "How do we leave here?!"

"Oh, go forward about five hundred meters. There's a sign; turn left there, and you can get out," Su Miaomiao replied casually. dà fēng xiǎo shuō (big wind novel)

"Okay, thank you!" the young man in the passenger seat replied.

"You're welcome!" After Su Miaomiao replied, she turned to go back under the parasol.

"Wait a moment!" The person in the car looked at her with a smile.

"What's wrong?!" Su Miaomiao turned around and asked.

"Is your name Su Miaomiao?" That person pushed open the car door and stepped out.

Su Miaomiao was stunned for a moment. "How do you...!"

Before Su Miaomiao could finish speaking, the middle-aged man in the truck bed suddenly picked up an iron bucket and poured the liquid inside from top to bottom, right at her!

"Poof, splash!!"

Su Miaomiao, who was speaking, instantly felt cold all over. She stood there, completely unable to react for a moment.

The bloody liquid almost soaked Su Miaomiao's entire body, and the stench of the liquid filled the air!

This was not paint, nor was it anything else; it was the blood of some kind of animal!

Under the light, the third sister stood still for a full second before looking down at her body in disbelief!

At this moment, Su Tianbei instantly picked up a beer bottle and strode towards the other party. "What are you doing?!"

"Whoosh!"

From the four trucks, forty or fifty people all jumped down. They took the wreaths from the trucks and placed them on the beach.

All the couplets on the wreaths were written in Chinese, and the content was the same!

First line: Green smoke drifts in the cold winter months.

Second line: New Su family graves line up side by side.

Banner headline: May your whole family die!

Under the parasol, the Su family members reacted and rushed to the third sister's side.

"Are...are you okay?" Da Xiong asked anxiously.

Being splashed with blood is devastating to any woman's mental state! Miaomiao stiffly wiped the scarlet liquid from her face and asked in disbelief, "Wh...why?"

"You stinky bitch!! Let me tell you clearly, the Old Triangle is not as simple as you think!! Don't get any ideas about coming here and becoming a rich wife! Many people here don't welcome you!" The young man leading the group cursed, "Get out! Go back to your hometown!"

"Get out, or next time we'll splash you with sulfuric acid!"

"You motherfucker!" Su Tianbei picked up a wine bottle and was about to attack the leader.

Looking at the other group, Second Uncle was relatively calm. He grabbed Su Tianbei's wrist. "Don't act rashly!"

At this moment, Da Xiong's eyes gradually became fierce, the same look he had when he killed Tang Baiqing and others!

...

Hanoi City.

Gui Mengjun looked at the crowded road and turned his head to instruct, "Can we take a detour?"

As soon as he finished speaking, three cars pulled up from behind.