All middle classes have one thing in common: they have the illusion that they are powerful before life crashes into free fall.

I feel that my abilities are strong, and I also feel that my psychology is strong.

Strictly speaking, he has successfully crossed the middle class and become a member of the city's high society.

The highest peak of the pyramid of power vaguely unveiled a corner of the veil to him.

The golden brilliance of power shone on him from the clouds that parted with him.

Thereupon.

He mistakenly made himself a member of the "heavenly man".

Maybe he wasn't wrong.

If Dan Minming is really a super ruthless person, and he kicks Brother Hao to the ground with three strikes and five divisions, then the chain of interests behind the other party will naturally collapse.

That canopy might really open its arms to him completely.

More than ten years.

Coco's father was also drinking tea in the government building, smiling at the giants in the world.

I don't have the ability, who is to blame?

If Officer Dan had had the opportunity to talk to Uncle Alai more when he went to the orphanage that day, he might have felt a lot of emotion at this moment.

History always reverberates the same melody over and over again.

In a sense, what happened to Inspector Dan and Lieutenant Colonel Alai has a certain fateful and mysterious black humor.

At the crossroads of fate, they all have the opportunity to become "big shots" with unlimited scenery, and perhaps in some way the world unfolds, Dan Minming has risen to the top and entered the center of power.

Uncle Alai has already become a general and has become a powerful military leader.

But the truth is,

The golden crown of power was too heavy for Dan Minming to be able to lift, and Uncle Alai, in his painful struggle, chose to say "no" to the sack of dollar cash.

The world of politicians is much more brutal than that of artists.

Gu Tongxiang has been practicing all his life, and he has not been able to break through that layer of bottleneck until he is old, at most it is nothing more than sailing against the current, and if he does not advance, he will retreat.

And Yangon's turbulent political struggle is a rock climb with bare hands.

Climb to the top or fall.

The game of "Win or Die" never gives the loser a decent way downhill.

If you don't advance, you will retreat?

No, you have no way back.

Even the bosses who were originally high-ranking officials tended to support them and once patted their chests and swore to give assurances.

When he found out that he was going to lose, he instantly chose to throw them out as outcasts.

Sweep the snow in front of the door and prepare to survive with broken arms.

As a result, their decent upper class lives were shattered in an instant.

Unlike Dan Minmin.

Uncle Alai is a man who has been beaten out by artillery fire in the hideous purgatory of the Golden Triangle region where warlords are fighting.

I have seen heaven and I have been to hell.

I have seen the center of power, and I have seen the hideousness of the world.

Possess a will like steel.

So when he fell to the bottom like duckweed, Uncle Alai finally chose to let go, and like duckweed, he chose to be a small porter in the quiet world.

Inspector Dan is different.

The reality of this land is very hideous, but life is not hideous to him.

Joined the police force, became an officer, married a rich lady, and was promoted...... He drank coffee all his life and lived in the plaza to see the coconut trees.

He thinks he is a big man, but in his bones he is still the kind of weak middle class who has not seen the beating of life and has a quiet life.

Therefore.

When he was dishonorably kicked out of the Plaza block.

His forty years were over, his profession as a police inspector was over, and with it was his life.

He was a weak man.

In the face of the failure of life, the biggest grievance is only to throw wood carvings and yell at his wife.

Dan Minming didn't even hate it anymore.

He felt strange that he didn't hate Brother Hao, his boss, or his colleagues.

He was numb.

The numb wants to escape, and the numb wants to die.

Dan Minming opened the drawer dreamily.

He removed the leather holster back pocket, opened the latch, and pulled out a pistol with an ivory patch from inside.

MA-6 pistol produced by a local arsenal in Myanmar.

Imitation of the famous Swiss gun Sig Sauer P226, with a capacity of 8 rounds, firing 9×19mm Barabylum pistol rounds.

This gun was a congratulatory gift from a general after he was promoted to the real power police inspector.

It is adorned with delicate platinum and ivory patches, and his name is engraved in Burmese on the handle.

It's not legitimate, but it's imposing enough.

Ironically.

Dan Min is no longer a grassroots police officer who needs to charge on the front line tomorrow.

Ever since I got this gun, I've kept it in a holster, and over the years, I've never fired a single bullet.

It is the so-called "gun of kindness" in Xingye's movie.

The first time it fired, it turned out to be aimed at itself.

Dan Minming numbly moved the hammer, opened the safety, and aimed the gun at his temple.

"After this life, enter the city of Nirvana."

He paused for a moment and said slowly.

This is a famous phrase left by the eminent monk Shandao Master 1,500 years ago.

It means that sentient beings are suffering, so it is better to end the suffering of samsara as soon as possible and enter the blissful world of Nirvana.

90% of Myanmar's population is Buddhist.

Even high-ranking government officials mostly practice Buddhism.

Even if you are not religious, Buddhism in Yangon is a great way to get close to the people.

All kinds of rituals and rituals are also important social communication occasions.

When he was a child, he always had to attend various interest classes, and his daughter, who studied art, still more or less infected him with a little literary temperament.

Inspector Dan has always been in his heart, and he clearly thinks that he is a rough man.

But when he raised his gun in front of him, he remembered the Buddhist verses sung by a monk in the Shwedagon Pagoda temple when he once pretended to participate in the water ceremony.

"Don't!"

The pregnant woman next to her was stunned when she saw her husband holding a gun.

At this moment, I finally reacted.

Screaming came over to grab the gun.

Dan Minming had been numb and numb all the time, and his mind was in a state of confusion, but at the moment when Sen Leng's muzzle was pointed at his head.

I still felt an icy chill running up my spine and up the back of my neck.

He hesitated for a moment.

The wife had already run over.

He tried to stop it, but he didn't resist very resolutely, and the pistol fell to the ground during the scramble between the two people.

"Bang! Syllable! ”

A firecracker burst like a crackle and exploded violently in the study.

The pistols produced by Sig Sauer have always been known for their exquisite design and durability in harsh ice, snow and dust environments.

However, the military standard pistol designed by it has a small flaw, that is, it is prone to collision and misfire, so it is not very commonly used by the police.

This gun is also a local imitation of Myanmar, maybe the craftsmanship is not as reliable as the original, and the ivory patch does not mean that it is labeled with a high-quality Buff.

Plus.

Dan Minming has been pampered all these years, not only has this gun hardly been opened, but it is rarely maintained.

At this moment, the gun fell to the ground, and in an instant, it went off.

The brass bullet shot onto the metal iron cabinet on the side, and in the small study space, it refracted several times in an instant.

Warheads flying.

Dan Minming and his wife, who were scrambling, were stunned by the sound of shooting at this moment.

The two of them stopped moving, and stood there as if they were sculptures.

Half a day.

The woman covered her mouth in excrement and pointed to the floor—

"Blood."

At this time, Dan Minming felt that his calf was hot and painful.

The bullets that bounced off the ground rolled and grazed his calf.

Luckily.

The bullet has already consumed most of its kinetic energy in the constant refraction, so the injury is not very serious.

"You're here, don't be stupid, I'll go get the medical kit."

The woman got up, wanting to pick up the dropped pistol, and then went to remove the poison and gauze.

Boom!

At that moment, there was a slamming of the door to the study.

There was a jolt to the whole wooden door, then a second blow, and this time the door opened suddenly.

The girl in her pajamas stood in the doorway, the slender tip of her right foot still maintaining a side-kicking motion.

That's Coco.

She was wearing the same pink pajamas she had been sleeping on the couch last night.

The clothes are a little wrinkled, and the slender hair is a bit messy.

The changes in the family in the past two days have made Miss Coco, who was full of energy in the past, also look a little tired.

But she is worthy of a good girl with a thin waist and long legs who has learned to dance, practiced taekwondo, and taken fencing lessons.

Even though I was playing tennis, I was pressed to the ground by a professional player like Ms. Sakai.

But the door of the thin study at home, which was locked, kicked open with both feet.

I don't know.

How long had she been listening by the door before.

"Coco, go outside, there's nothing to do with you here. Hurry up and get the gauze. ”

The woman felt that this embarrassing scene was not suitable for children to see.

Wanted her to leave.

"What kind of gauze to take, he wants to die, let him die."

Coco stepped into the study.

She is a girl with a charming figure and a cheerful smile, with white pink skin and pink girlish clothes that she likes to wear, as well as the scent of perfume and shower gel commonly used on her body.

The whole person is bright, soft, and has a hint or two of naughtiness.

Walking on campus, it always feels like a blooming mountain peach rose with small thorns that do not prick people.

The pink and tender girl stood in the room, still with a faint fragrance on her body, but there was no smile on her face.

She stared at her father, then at the pistol on the ground.

"Look at the way you look in your nest, into the city of Penrvana? Want to enter Elysium after death? You deserve it too. What kind of bodhisattva would surpass a person like you? She sneered.

Although her daughter has never been a good girl, she often makes her father angry.

Inspector Kedan dotes on his baby daughter.

In addition, he felt that he owed something to his ex-wife, and he kept holding it in the palm of his hand.

But now he was in a state of distraction, and his injured calf was still scorchingly painful.

He was stabbed again in pain.

The anger got up as soon as he got up, and he slapped Koko's face hard.

", how dare you talk to your father like that."

"Dan Minming, what are you doing! Don't be angry with Koko, it's not going to her-" Seeing this, the woman next to her wanted to run over to dissuade her.

As soon as she stretched out her hand, she stopped the other party.

The girl was already white and white, and her father was furious, and she didn't stop it, and with this sturdy slap, a red handprint appeared on Koukou's face in an instant.

Even his lips were scratched a little.

But she didn't even frown, and stood there without dodging.

"Hit, come, keep fighting. What kind of ability is it to yell at his wife, slap his daughter, who wouldn't? If you can kill me today, I will look up to you! ”

"Go ahead and use all your real skills."

She stared at her father condescendingly, her eyes sarcastic.

After slapping his daughter, Inspector Dan regretted it, and Koukou's eyes were really stubborn and scary.

Dead staring at him.

Instead, he was cornered and a little overwhelmed.

"Do you want to kill yourself? Come. ”

Dad coaxed.

But Miss Coco didn't give up.

The girl walked over, picked up the pistol from the floor, and skillfully pulled the sleeve to make sure that the misfire did not damage the bolt structure of the pistol, and the next bullet was loaded normally.

She pushed the pistol against the table.

"You're all crazy today!" The aunt next to her was stunned.

"Don't stop him. He's dead, and I'll take care of you. Coco scolded the stepmother next to her and pushed the pistol over, "Come, don't hit the temple, I remember that an uncle in the bureau said before that suicide hitting the temple may not be an immediate death, it's too painful." Stick the muzzle of the gun into your throat and hit it from top to top, to the brainstem, and it will be absolutely fatal with one blow. ”

"Let's do it."

She pushed the pistol, which had just passed through the fire, into her father's arms.

Dan Minming looked at the pistol.

Stayed for two seconds.

Like an electric shock, he pushed the pistol back again.

Ninety-nine percent of the world's people choose to commit suicide to escape, all of them are impulsive for a while, and they regret it as soon as they jump from the stairs.

It's a pity that jumping off a building is not a rope skipping, there is no regret medicine to take, it's not that you jump halfway through, you can't jump if you don't want to.

There is a great terror between life and death.

The fear of brushing shoulders with death just after raising the gun almost completely occupied his mind.

Even if his wife doesn't come to rob him, he may not necessarily have the courage to pull the trigger.

"But if I were you, instead of looking for death in the study without interest, it would be better to take a gun to the Xihe Hall to find Brother Hao desperately, then in the future, when my younger brother and sister are born, I can still tell him that my father died like a man who stood up to the sky."

"Anyway, you don't think your life is important, if you can kill Brother Hao, it can be regarded as a great thing for the city."

Dan Minming leaned back in his chair and covered his head.

Coco has always been a sharp-toothed girl, sarcastic, like a small hammer, every word drills into the heart.

And he was never a brave father.

Not only did they not have the courage to live.

In fact, he didn't even have the courage to face death.

Even his daughter, even more than himself, knew this.

"Don't want to die?"

Coco waited a few seconds, and when she saw that Daddy was still sitting there in a daze, and there was no response, she said calmly, "Okay, then let's talk about how we should live." ”

(End of chapter)