Translator: Exodus Tales Editor: Exodus Tales
From the data, it was not difficult to see that Wang Renping played a role in coordinating the outside and inside forces. Without Wang Renping, perhaps Sun Hongjun would not be captured by Tian Long so easily.
For a loyal person who had followed you for ten years, no one would be wary of him, and there would be no doubts. Tian Long successfully put the Sun Family’s people under house arrest because of this trust.
However, this Tian Long schemed deep enough. He could actually hold it for more than ten years. No one would be able to surpass such patience. Perhaps, Tian Long had placed a close confidant at Sun Hongjun’s side, not intending to betray him in the future.
Some of the underlings would buy some people around the upper level as a spy to report to them. It existed since ancient times. In ancient times, some ministers or princes would buy the eunuchs around the emperor, so that they could always understand the intention and movements of the emperor. It could help them avoid disaster spreading to them.
Tian Long’s original purpose might be probably because of this. However, later, because his self-confidence grew, and he met a strong behind-the-scenes boss, he began to plot for his rebellion. He utilized Wang Renping to coordinate the internal and external forces to achieve his good deeds.
Li Baihu was not a Donghai native. Instead, he had a little bit of trouble in the south. He just used a watermelon knife to hurt someone, then he ran to a relative in the north to take refuge. Because the prosecution period had passed, and the victim didn’t report to the police, nothing happened after he compensated with some money. However, Li Baihu came to the north and felt that this place was more suitable for his own development. Therefore, he started from the bottom of society. Later, he was valued by Tian Long, and he became Tian Long’s spokesperson.
Wang Renping was a Donghai native, but his parents divorced in his early years and abandoned him. He lived with his grandparents. He was raised by his grandparents from childhood, so Wang Renping had extraordinary filial piety after he grew up.
As Yang Ming read the information until here, he suddenly felt that this seemed to be something that could be used. After Wang Renping was trained by Tian Long, he was still loyal to Tian Long after another ten years of lurking. This showed that Wang Renping’s character was still very loyal.
If he takes my voodoo, probably, he would rather die rather than betray Tian Long with his strong character. The situation will become a stalemate. I won’t have any way out of this dilemma.
However, Wang Renping’s grandparents are Wang Renping’s weak spot! I believe that as long as I control Wang Renping’s grandparents, then Wang Renping has to be on my side and deal with Tian Long along with me.
This information provided was very detailed with the exact address of Wang Renping’s grandparents. Yang Ming had already made a decision. Under the twilight, Yang Ming went out of the hotel and in the direction of Wang Renping’s grandparents’ house.
When Yang Ming was at the Donghai police station, a simple fix was done to the front of the BMW. Although there was no spray paint, it was already able to run normally. The headlights and bumpers had no problem too.
Captain Yang most probably informed his men to bring a 4S Store qualified maintenance worker to do a quick emergency repair on site.
Wang Renping wouldn’t be short of money in his current position. However, Wang Renping’s grandparents lived in an old neighborhood. The building was built in the 1970s with red bricks visible on the outside. Such a structure was extremely rare in a metropolis like Donghai.
This should be Wang Renping’s old house. It was inhabited for decades. When the elders reached a certain age, they have a unique sentiment with their residence; they were unwilling to move. Hence, Wang Renping’s grandparents should also belong to such a situation.
Yang Ming parked his car at the door of the community. This old-fashioned community did not even have a parking lot. It seemed that this community was ancient. Yang Ming got off and found out that the street at the entrance of the community was a no parking section. Just as he was about to move his car away, he realized that there was a Donghai Official Car Parking Permit under his car’s windshield glass right next to his own Song Jiang Industry University Pass. He didn’t know when that was put there.
It seemed that this was also done under Captain Yang’s command to his men. Captain Yang probably thought that there might be some inconveniences for him to do things here. Yang Ming was very grateful for Captain Yang’s thoughtful consideration.
Since Yang Ming had this permit, he had no need to move his car away. Yang Ming had seen similar things on Sun Hongjun’s car. Most probably, Sun Hongjun’s social status certainly allowed him to have another political identity to match it. He might have a position in the National People’s Congress or the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, so it was not surprising that he had such a permit.
This permit could be used on restricted roads, allowing him to park on the no parking road section temporarily which was quite useful. Yang Ming didn’t think that his other identity was so useful. Some people would do it properly for him on many things before he spoke for himself.
After entering the community area, Yang Ming found the residence of Wang Renping’s grandparents according to the address on the data. This was a residential area with its stairs on the outside of the building. Yang Ming went upstairs, and he was stopped by two black-shirted men.
“Why are you here? Who are you looking for?” One of the black-shirted men asked.
Yang Ming had a slight surprise. There is even security in such an old-fashioned community area? Even normal properties don’t have it, right? However, Yang Ming still said, “I’m looking for the third floor, the Old Wang Family.”
“En?” After the two black-shirted men heard it, a glimmer of light flashed in their eyes. “Why are you looking for that family? Who are you?”
The reaction of the two black-shirted men at this moment fell into the eyes of Yang Ming. He muttered to himself irresolutely, and he understood the identity of these two people and what were they doing here.
As Yang Ming had expected, the community was built in the 1970s or even probably in the 1960s. It was impossible to have residential security or even community security, so these two individuals’ identities became suspicious.
When Yang Ming said that he was looking for the Old Wang Family on the third floor, their expressions were obviously abnormal. This confirmed Yang Ming’s guess that these two people should be sent by Tian Long to protect Wang Renping’s grandparents. However, it was not so much as protection but a watch over. In this critical period, Tian Long was also afraid that Wang Renping would turn his back, so he controlled Wang Renping’s grandparents. Therefore, he was not afraid that Wang Renping would have second thoughts.
“You two are sent by Brother Long to protect Brother Wang’s family, right?” Thinking of this, Yang Ming knew what to do and asked with a smile.
“Oh?” The two black-shirted men were immediately stunned after listening to Yang Ming’s words.
What Yang Ming wanted was this result. Taking advantage of the moment when they were slightly stunned, Yang Ming gave each of them a chop on their necks, letting them faint directly.
Regardless of whether the two were sent by Tian Long or Wang Renping to protect his grandparents, Yang Ming would make them baffled for a moment by asking this, so that Yang Ming could take the opportunity to make a move.
Of course, even if they were confronted directly, the two of them were not Yang Ming’s opponents. But Yang Ming was afraid that there was a forewarning signal transmitter on the two people, which could be activated in an instant, so Yang Ming only made a move when they were distracted.
Yang Ming took the two black-shirted men on his left and right and quickly walked to the door of the community. It was late in the evening and winter, so there was no one in the community. Yang Ming promptly came to the side of the car and threw the two people into the trunk.
Yang Ming’s chops at their necks were exerted with some strength. It would take at least an hour or two for them to wake up. However, to prevent the two people from waking up quickly, Yang Ming struck on each of their lethargic acupoints. Then, in this way, it would take them at least one day and one night to wake up.
After locking the car, Yang Ming returned to the old building where Wang Renping’s grandparents were.
On the third floor, knocking on the door, there was an old voice, “Who is it?”
“Grandma, I was sent by Wang Renping, Brother Wang.” Yang Ming had already thought about the script.
“Oh? It’s Renping who sent you?!” The door opened “Zhiya,” and an old lady stood in the doorway. “Come in!”
“Grandma, where’s grandpa? You have to go with me. Brother Wang had offended someone; they are going to act against you! Brother Wang asked me to pick you up!” said Yang Ming in a hurry.
Although Yang Ming could use violence to capture the two old people, Yang Ming did not do that. Yang Ming didn’t reach the extent of going mad yet. The two old people were innocent. Yang Ming only used them to persuade Wang Renping to abandon evil and do good. Yang Ming would not do anything to the two old people. It was also Yang Ming’s white lie!
“Ah! Renping is in trouble?” The old lady was shocked and quickly shouted to the inner room, “Old man, come out now. Renping is in trouble. His friend came to report!”
The old lady yelled. A white-haired old man ran out of the back room, holding a rolling pin in his hand. Apparently, the two old people were making pasta previously.
“What’s wrong? What happened to Renping?” The old man was also anxious.
“Brother Wang is fine now in safety, but he is afraid that his enemy will find you, so he sent me to bring you to a safe place!” said Yang Ming.
“Ah! Then I will call Renping?” The old man was also anxious and turned around in the same place.
“Brother Wang’s phone isn’t turned on. He was afraid that the cell phone signal will get detected by the enemy, so he didn’t dare to boot it up,” explained Yang Ming.
“Ah, I see… What should we do now?” The old man naturally didn’t understand this. After Yang Ming said so, he believed it and asked quickly.
“You come with me. I will arrange a safer place for you to stay, then I will look for Brother Wang again,” said Yang Ming.
“Alright… alright…” When the two elders saw Yang Ming talking so vividly, they really did not doubt it any further and followed Yang Ming out of the house.
When the two old people got in the car together, Yang Ming started the car and said to the two old people, “The enemy has already come to the community area to monitor you. I encountered them around your unit. I knocked them out and put them in my trunk! I will send them to Brother Wang in awhile!”
As Yang Ming said this, he pointed at the trunk behind the back seat of the car.
When the two elders heard that two people were passed out in the car, they were suddenly surprised. They quickly turned back and looked at the trunk behind the seat. They really saw two black-shirted men behind.
“En?” The old man was baffled. “I was wondering why these two guys wandered around the community corridor in recent days. Sometimes when I shopped for groceries, they seemed to follow me. I was baffled at the time, but I did not put much thought into it. I didn’t think that these two people were sent by Renping’s enemies to monitor us…”
“It’s okay now. You follow me. I will take you to a safe place,” said Yang Ming.
The two elders were now more convinced that Yang Ming was the one sent by Wang Renping, their grandson, so they were more convinced of Yang Ming’s words. Hence, they quickly said, “Young man, sorry to trouble you!”
“It doesn’t matter. I am Brother Wang’s buddy.” smiled Yang Ming.
“Then, can I ask you, little brother? How is Renping doing now? Is he in any danger?” The old lady was worried about the safety of her grandson, and she couldn’t help but ask.
“Brother Wang is all right now, but his enemies are very powerful. His enemies are chasing him very tightly. He is afraid to bring you two in trouble, so he doesn’t dare to contact you!” Yang Ming said, “But he is safe in the place where he is now. ”
“That’s good! That’s really good!” The old lady breathed a sigh of relief. “Ai, how many times did I persuade him not to do dangerous things, but he just doesn’t listen… Now, the enemies have come to the door… ”
“You’re still saying it!” The old man was displeased. “If it weren’t for Renping wanting to treat your illness, how could he borrow the usury loan? How could he owe them so much money? He is now paying off the debts, paying off your debts! Otherwise, he would have come back early to be with us!”
“Ai!” The old lady heard the old man and sighed, but she also knew that the old man was telling the truth. The grandson borrowed a lot of money to treat her. Later, he devoted himself to the boss.
“When this case is resolved, you can live together with Brother Wang, and the money he owes outside can be paid off!” said Yang Ming.
Wang Renping owed Tian Long money. This news was an unexpected gain! It turned out that Wang Renping borrowed money from Tian Long because of his grandmother’s treatment, then he devoted himself to Tian Long. This was how Tian Long had a good grasp of Wang Renping.
Wang Renping owed Tian Long a debt, so he would naturally work for Tian Long. Even if Tian Long asked him to do something contrary to his principles, Wang Renping could only do it.
The car returned to the hotel where Yang Ming was staying. After entering the hotel, Yang Ming booked a room for both elders. The attitude of both elders was normal, so the waiter at the hotel had no doubt at all.
After sending the two elders into the room, Yang Ming took out the mineral water prepared in advance and handed them to each of the elders. The elders were thirsty all the way, so they drank a lot of water.
Yang Ming sat next to the two elders, chatting. Their conversation was about Wang Renping. From the mouths of the two elders, Yang Ming also learned a lot about Wang Renping.
Not long after, the old lady said, “How come I’m a little sleepy? Did I wake up too early today?”
As the old lady said this, the old man said, “I’m a little sleepy, too.”
“It may be that this journey was bumpy and somewhat tiring.” Yang Ming smiled and said, “Why don’t you two rest first? I will go to Brother Wang; I will come back to you tomorrow morning.”
“That’s fine, too… Will Renping come tomorrow…?” As the old lady said one sentence, she felt that it was wrong, “No way. Renping is in trouble now. We can’t let him move around. Let’s wait until things are settled down.”
“Yeah, we can’t have Renping distracted at this time!” The old man nodded.
“Then I will go first. Rest well. If you are hungry, call the waiter to deliver you a meal. Don’t just go out and walk around!” Yang Ming instructed.
“We know. Be assured!” The old man nodded.
Yang Ming left the room where the two elders rested, and he was relieved. There were sedatives in the mineral water. Yang Ming had already prepared it in advance. After drinking the water, the two elders would naturally be sleepy and fall asleep.
Although Yang Ming could strike the lethargic acupoint of both elders, the elders would know that he wanted to harm them. This would breach the two elders’ trust. Hence, Yang Ming still let them fall asleep naturally. Even though they were more drowsy than usual, after Yang Ming’s explanation, they thought the reason was that they woke up too early. Together with the tiring journey, it caused them to have fatigue. They would not doubt anything after waking up.
After locking the elderly’s room door, Yang Ming returned to his room. However, Yang Ming didn’t leave immediately, but he used his special ability to monitor the movement of both the elders in the room.
Although Yang Ming said that they couldn’t call Wang Renping now as it would cause trouble for him, it was difficult to guarantee if the two elders would call Wang Renping and inform him.
However, as Yang Ming left the room, the two elders went to bed quite soon. It saved Yang Ming from worrying. This kind of sedative would make people sleep for at least twenty-four hours after taking it. This duration was enough for Yang Ming to carry out his plan.
Like the two black-shirted men, Yang Ming was concerned with whether the two elders would wake up in advance. Hence, after the two elders went to sleep, he returned to the room where the two elders were and struck their lethargic acupoint.
In this way, the two old people could not detect anything peculiar. When they woke up, they would think that they overslept.
After leaving the hotel door, Yang Ming came to the front of the residential area of a high-rise apartment according to the information provided by Little Ma. This was the residence of Wang Renping; Wang Renping bought a high-rise apartment here, and he usually lived here.
However, the community area here had very strict management with the implementation of closed management. Yang Ming’s car was intercepted at the door of the community area. According to the regulations, one was not allowed to enter without the door pass of the community area.
Yang Ming took the pass in front of the car and looked at the security guards in the community. He did not expect the security of the community to be very serious and responsible. “Which department are you from?”
Yang Ming couldn’t help it. He had to take his other military document given by Xia Bingbao that was used to show the ordinary people during the usual operation and handed it to the security guard of the community.
The security guard of the community area looked at Yang Ming’s document and allowed Yang Ming’s car to pass.
The upper-class was located at the end of the neighborhood near the lake. If Yang Ming got off, it would take at least one hour to walk there, so Yang Ming had to drive in.
