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.
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