Chapter 167: Vietnam Is Not Paradise
With the deceleration, the car has been driven out of the highway and turned into an ordinary one. I know that Haiphong City is almost here.
It was already past eight o'clock in the evening, and it was completely dark. The bus traveled to a passenger station.
To be honest, this passenger station is really a bit broken, I took a look, the facilities here, and the overall environment, about the same as the county town in the eighties in China.
When the four of us men walked out of the passenger station, Hong Da and I walked in the front, and Ciro and Hong Da's bodyguards walked in the back. I could clearly feel that the bodyguard had a complex meaning on his face when he faced us, and perhaps some hostility. I understand that this is because when I was on the yacht, I easily subdued him, and I am afraid that he is still very unconvinced.
"Do we need to keep a low profile?" I sighed: "That yacht is still parked by the sea...... In case someone finds out......"
Hong laughed: "That's in Xialong Bay, and besides, the body of the poisoned crew has been thrown into the sea by us." When I called to rent a yacht, it was arranged through my friend in Vietnam...... Rest assured, they can't find our ...... right now As for jǐng cha...... Let me tell you, the most important thing in the whole of Vietnam is their jǐng cha! Their jǐng cha is a fart at all! ”
I smiled. After all, Hung Dae knows Vietnam better than I do, so I didn't refute it.
Walking out of the passenger station, I was immediately impressed by the security in Hai Phong City!
As soon as we walked out of the gate, we were surrounded by countless drivers soliciting customers. A swarm of enthusiastic wooing us, some spoke blunt Chinese, some spoke Vietnamese, and some simply came to pull us. These are all taxi drivers who specialize in soliciting customers at stations.
A dozen people surrounded us at once, and at the same time I felt some beggar-looking children crowd in...... I feel like someone is trying to dig my pocket! I immediately screamed. With both hands, I pushed the guy in front of me who was squeezing in front of me hard and pushed it away! Then he grabbed the hand that was groping my pocket.
I pushed the people on both sides of me away with an angry look on my face...... It was a child, no more than eleven or twelve years old, very thin, and his face dirty. A pair of eyes looked at me a little timidly.
The anger on my face disappeared little by little, and then I slowly let go of him and said coldly in English: "Go away!" ”
Hong Da and the others were also entangled by these drivers a little unbearable, Siro and the bodyguards escorted Hong Da out, those drivers were like kraft candy, they kept coming over to pull the clothes of the two, they were just a bunch of scoundrels! Ciro was a little on fire. Young people are angry!
He grabbed the man closest to him, then grabbed him by the shoulder, and with a casual throw, the man flew out! Then Ciro tripped over one of the next people with a kick. pushed him away, pulled Hong Da and walked out.
This is a disaster, and the other party hula and a group of people come up! Even some of the other drivers who were standing on both sides of the crowd rushed up at once!
Looking at the dozens of people on the other side, Ciro's face was full of anger, and he stood at the front while protecting Hong Da and stood at the front, glaring at them angrily.
I hurriedly went over and hugged Ciro and walked back, and then Hongda immediately spoke loudly! He spoke Vietnamese and shouted a few words at the gang of rogue drivers. I don't know what he said, but after listening to Hong Da's words, these people on the other side were obviously a little hesitant.
Hong Da continued to talk to them for a few more words, then took out a few Vietnamese dong bills from his pocket, bent down and put them on the ground, spread his hands and took two steps back. He continued to speak out loud......
The atmosphere was a little less tense, and the gang of rogue drivers was not so pressing. As we continued to retreat, I saw someone come up and pick up the money on the ground, take a look, wave at the rogue drivers behind me and shout something, and everyone dispersed.
When Hong Da turned around, I saw some sweat on his forehead, obviously a little nervous just now.
I frowned, and before I could speak, Ciro was already a little unhappy, and said coldly: "Why did you give them money just now?" ”
Hong Da pulled us out of the station and walked quickly down the street, and at the same time, with a somewhat mocking tone in his mouth, he glanced at Ciro: "Boy! Do you think you're good at fighting? You're not afraid of those guys? ”
Siro said proudly: "We don't care about these people!" Then he patted his waist: "These are just a bunch of rogue drivers at the station." ”
"Yes, they are indeed the car bosses in the station." Hong Da said very seriously: "Generally speaking, these guys are specifically targeting some foreign tourists, and rarely targeting Vietnamese...... You know what? In North Vietnam, the local people are not so friendly to the Chinese! I don't think I need to say more about the reason. ”
He pointed to the station behind him, which was already far away, and said slowly: "These guys are begging for a living in the station, and they are all very united!" They can find hundreds of people with a single roar! If you can fight again, how much can you fight? Ten? Twenty? Hum...... Don't expect jǐng cha, I tell you, here, especially in the north of Vietnam, here in Hai Phong City, jǐng cha is the most useless...... This kind of thing, jǐng cha doesn't dare to stand up for you. ”
"But we have guns." Ciro was a little unconvinced.
"Guns?" Hong Dahaha laughed, he went over and patted Xiluo's shoulder hard, and said with a smile: "Boy, what do you think this place is?" This is Vietnam! Vietnam!! ”
As he walked, he said in a mocking tone: "In the last century, Vietnam has almost all experienced wars!" First with the French, then with the South and North Vietnamese, then with the Americans, and finally with Chinese...... The Vietnamese have all survived the war! Gun? Let me tell you, the number of guns in Vietnam's private possession is definitely one of the best in the world! Believe it or not, just the gang of rogue drivers at the station just now, there must be a lot of people with guns in their cars!! Did You Know? In several wars of the last century, almost all of Vietnam was a soldier! Even now, if you pull a random old lady out of the countryside and give her a submachine gun, she can use it very skillfully! He glanced at Ciro with mocking eyes, "Do you see what I mean?" ”
Ciro was silent for a while, he took a deep breath and nodded: "OK." ”
I came over and patted Ciro on the shoulder and smiled at him. This young man, after all, still lacks training and doesn't have much experience in going out, and it's normal for young people to have a hot temper. Besides, I really like this brother, and I still have to comfort him properly.
We walked half the street before we flagged down a taxi. Basically, these are regular taxis, and those in the station are black cars.
Hong Da is really familiar with Vietnam, and immediately after getting on the bus, he reported the name of a hotel, and it is also the best hotel in Hai Phong City, which is said to be four-star.
As for whether it is really four-star, only God knows.
When the car entered the center of Hai Phong City, I saw that the streets on both sides of the road outside were a little more lively, but they still felt very shabby, and it was obvious that the economy here was not developed. Most of the houses on both sides of the street are very low and narrow, and most of them are private houses, and basically a seven- or eight-story building is already considered a high-rise building. Those storefronts on either side...... It's more like some night market stall than a storefront.
Everything here really looks like a small Chinese city in the eighties, and the first impression of the streets is: dirty, old.
I also noticed a very strange phenomenon, I can see a lot of middle-aged men and elderly people on the street, and I can often see some of them are disabled, some of them are missing arms, some are missing a leg......
"These are all left over from the war." Hong Da sighed: "Vietnam is only thirty years away from the end of the last war. In the last century, Vietnam was almost always at war, and the country's population was also very disproportionate, with fewer men and more women. And many of the men who stayed behind were disabled. ”
Our car finally stopped in front of a hotel. Thankfully, the hotel looks pretty good, at least from the outside, and the building is generally clean. There was also a doorman at the door of the hotel who came to help us open the car door.
At this moment, I suddenly heard a rush of jǐng flutes coming from the street behind me!
The shrill and piercing voice whistled, and then I saw four or five jǐng cars speeding through the street!
Then I saw a military truck, and behind it were all armed GIs in military uniforms and guns!
This military vehicle also followed closely behind the Jǐng car!
And then another military vehicle passed...... The same is full of soldiers......
I frowned and glanced at Hong Da: "What's wrong?" What's going on here? Or was it a coup d'état? ”
Hong Da raised his eyebrows, and casually asked the doorman, and after the doorman answered a few words, Hong Da told me very indifferently: "It's okay, it's normal...... It seems that there is a little security problem in the square in front of it, and it is just a small law and order conflict. Such law and order incidents often happen here. ”
I'm speechless......
A small security problem? Need to dispatch so many jǐng cha? So many troops?
Hong Da saw my doubts and said with a smile: "Brother, you really don't know Vietnam. That's it here. I said that the jǐng cha here is useless, because the folk customs are fierce, many people have guns at home, and jǐng cha can't control the situation, so he can only rely on the army. Don't worry, things are normal, let's go into the hotel and have a good rest...... Alas, now I really want to have a drink! ”
I glanced at Ciro and saw that Ciro was also looking at me.
I suddenly realized that when I was at the station, if it wasn't for Hong Da's timely intervention, we would have had a conflict with those rogue drivers...... I'm afraid it's also a "small security problem".
"Cheers!" Hong Da and I raised a glass together, and then drained a glass of beer in one go. Ciro and Hong Da's bodyguards also sat next to them, but the two guys still seemed to be a little bit wrong, and the two looked at each other, but drank the beer wordlessly.
We sat on the top floor of this hotel. It's a bar...... Well, let's just think it's a bar for now.
The decoration is not bad, basically the grade is barely up to four stars, but here is a mix of Western restaurants and bars.
To add insult to injury, it claims to be a bar, but it doesn't sell any alcohol. Especially beer, there is only one beer in the entire hotel: Tiger.
But to be honest, it's still refreshing to drink beer in Vietnam.
Because a bottle of beer here costs 40,000 VND (about 20 yuan), we bought 25 bottles in one go...... That's 1 million VND......
Hehe, drink a million ...... beer In this case, if you don't think about the monetary value, just say it...... It's pretty cool, too.
I put down the beer glass silently, and then glanced at Hong Da, who seemed to be in a better mood. What we encountered at sea today is now fading away. In fact, an identity like him is usually a life of walking on the blade, and the threat of death is already commonplace.
I cautiously asked him, "Dude, what are you going to do next?" ”
"Keep going south." Hong Da said lightly: "I have no longer contacted my friends in Vietnam. I can't trust them now. Now they don't know where I am...... Hmph, I'll only be in Saigon...... There was one person there who I trusted! Right now...... My brother. Only you know that I'm here, and other than that, in the whole of Vietnam, I've 'vaporized'! Haha......"
I deliberately glanced at him: "You're not afraid that I will betray you?" Maybe I'm in the company of the people who want to kill you. ”
Hong laughed, and he laughed heartily: "I can't be wrong about people." You must be a person with an identity and a background. You're not an ordinary person...... But you're not one of those who want to kill me. Otherwise, you'll already have a good chance of killing me while you're at sea. ”
I didn't say anything.
In fact, just now, when I was using the toilet, I had already called Tiger. Tell him that we have arrived in Hai Phong city.
Twenty-five bottles of beer. I drank 1 million VND, but everyone knows that now is not the time to drink badly, so it would be nice to drink some wine.
When I left the bar and entered the elevator, I suddenly glanced at Hong Da: "I'll share a room with you tonight, let my brother and your bodyguard share a room." ”
Hong Da gave me a deep look, but he only hesitated: "Okay." ”
His bodyguard seemed to want to say something, but finally did not speak. Ciro looked at me with a frown. But he listens to me very much, and he will not object to anything I say.
After entering the room, Hong Da immediately pulled me to sit on the chair very seriously: "Brother." Now it's just the two of us in this room...... I think we need to be honest about it. ”
I smiled and sat down, "Yes." ”
"Who the hell are you?" There was a chill in Hong Da's eyes.
I sighed, "Why do you ask?" ”
Hong Da cracked his mouth and smiled: "We are not children anymore. Brother, everyone is mixed up in the rivers and lakes, I don't believe in such a coincidence! I'm in trouble, and you just happened to be by my side...... If I had been so lucky, Lao Tzu would have gone to buy a lottery ticket a long time ago! ”
After speaking, he suddenly took out a thin check book from his pocket and slowly placed it on the table. Then he stared at me: "What are you asking for?" Seeking wealth? I can give you money! But I don't think you're like that. ”
I laughed: "You're really not afraid that I'm here to kill you?" ”
"You had many chances to kill me, but you didn't." Hong Da said lightly.
I sighed and thought about it seriously, "Okay. He groaned slightly and looked into his eyes: "Your name is Hong Da, and you are the largest demolition family in the entire Southeast Asian drug exile in North America!" I'm not wrong, right? ”
Hong Da's eyes immediately narrowed...... I saw that his eyes instantly became like poisonous snakes, and the cold light flickered.
Still smiling lightly, I picked up the teacup at random, dipped my finger in the water, and drew a circle on the table.
"That's the drug market share across North America. But all along, the drugs in the North American market have been provided by those drug lords in South America, those plantations in South America. You, Hong Da, are Asian. You have a relationship with the Golden Triangle, but your market is in North America...... Unfortunately, because the traditional North American market is occupied by South America, you can only get a very small share. The local gangs in North America will not buy from you, and the only channels you sell through are those Asian gangs who work hard in North America. ”
Hong Da's face was a little ugly, but I ignored it and continued to deliberately stimulate him.
"To be fair, although you are the largest Asian drug dismantling company in North America, because the market share of Asian drugs in North America is not large, you ...... You've never been very ambitious. The big North American underworld organizations ignore you, and the rest of the Asian gangs can only make a fuss...... But this year, here's your chance. I laughed and said, "Due to the climate in South America, successive hurricanes have greatly affected this year's plantation harvest...... The drug supply in South America is obviously insufficient, but the addicts, the drug addicts, are not able to go a day without drugs...... So the market needs it, and we must find a way to get a source of drugs from other places! In such a situation, you, who were originally inconspicuous in the North American market, suddenly became a sweetheart...... Hey! Now everyone wants to mobilize drugs from Southeast Asia...... The Asian gangs in North America are looking for you......"
I looked at Hongda's face, and his expression was a little complicated. However, his eyes were calm, and I decided to just continue to stimulate him!
"Mr. Hong, when you came to Vietnam, you should have achieved some degree of cooperative relationship with the Vietnamese Gang...... But the problem is that there are now Asian gangs in North America. Relationships can be complicated. If you decide to cooperate with the Vietnamese Gang, you will help the Vietnamese Gang suppress other Asian gangs, Chinese, Iranians, Indians. I'm afraid I want to kill you now...... In this way, the assassination you encountered on the road may be easily explained. ”
"What about you?" Hong Da gritted his teeth and looked at me, he took a deep breath, and then slowly said word by word: "Who do you represent?" ”
"I can't tell you." I shook my head, looked at Hong Da very seriously, and then said to him, "But I can tell you." Now I'm not going to let you die...... It's in my interest that you're alive, so I'll protect you. At least now we're in this group. ”
I know there may be a lot of loopholes when I say that, but for now. I got it right! Hongda can only believe me! He didn't have a choice!
Hong Da's momentum really weakened, he lowered his head, thought hard for a while, and then when he raised his head, he was obviously a little helpless: "I am a drug demolition family, but I have Chinese blood and Vietnamese blood in me." I couldn't accept the Chinese's offer, and the Vietnamese offered a higher price, so I chose to cooperate with the Vietnamese...... As for you, brother. I think you represent the Chinese...... It's just that if you're a big circle or a Chinese gang, I'm not sure yet. But I'm just very suspicious that from the standpoint of the big circle or the Chinese gang, they should want me to die. ”
I patted him on the shoulder: "Why do you have to die?" You have dealings with drug lords in the Golden Triangle, and at the same time you are a drug dismantler, and you have your own sales and transportation network...... You can be worth a lot of money! ”
Then we both looked at each other, and I knew we didn't trust each other, but it didn't matter. For the time being, it is enough that he is willing to cooperate with me.
Just as Hong Da was about to sit on the bed, my heart suddenly moved: "Wait! ”
I suddenly felt a nervousness in my heart, stood up, and then slowly pulled Hong Da to the side...... I carefully lifted the sheets and sheets from the bed...... My movements are gentle and slow......
As I checked myself, I finally picked up the pillow gently, and two fingers carefully groped along the edge of the pillow...... The expression on my face was very serious, and my fingers deliberately lightened their movements......
Finally, the muscles in the corners of my eyes twitched, and my fingers pinched something!
I slowly pulled the thing out of my pillow......
This is a steel needle about ten centimeters long! It's exactly the length of a cigarette. The needle was as thin as a hair, I slowly took it out, leaned in the light to look at it, and the section on the tip of the needle shone with a faint blue glow under the light......
I let out a long exhale, and then showed the needle to Hongda. Hong Da's face immediately turned pale as paper!
"Dude......" I smiled wryly, "Looks like I saved your life again." I carefully pulled out a metal cigarette case from my bosom and put the needle inside. Carefully put it away.
Looking at Hong Da with his mouth wide open, I smiled and said, "You know what? This needle is poisonous, and if I'm not mistaken, it should be snake venom. If you just lie down and your head is pressed against the pillow, as long as the needle tip punctures the back of your head, you won't even feel too much pain, you will just feel numb, and when you sit up and want to check...... You're already stiff all over. ”
"You...... And you saved my life. "Hong's big face is ugly.
I had stood up, and then carefully checked the room: "I can sleep now." ”
"Sleep?" Hong Da almost jumped up and shouted, "Lao Tzu will not sleep in this place anymore!" Damn it! Walk! Let's go! I can't stay in this place for a minute! ”