No one wants to be a sacrifice.

  No one wants to be a sacrifice.

  Ye Jinghong's calm and composed demeanor is just like Donnie Yen in a 2012 blockbuster, exuding a subtle aura of dominance, combined with a hint of ruthless cunning and stability that can kill without using a knife.

  "Is this kid twenty-four years old?" Commander Gu looked at Ye Jinghong's back with great puzzlement, "He's a rare good material."

  The bluestone road on Dongtai Mountain is rugged, and the S-shaped road winds around the mountain for two laps to reach the top. There, you can see a large Ming dynasty-era long-barreled cannon. Originally, there were eight cannons, but only this one remains. The first person to build Krupp cannons on Dongtai Mountain was General Qi Jiguang of the Ming dynasty, who used 8 Krupp cannons to repel Japanese pirates from a hundred miles away. It can be imagined that General Qi was a great and outstanding military strategist at that time.

  That big brother who made an appointment with General Gu was not standing on the artillery platform overlooking the sea, but sat in a cellar under the northeast corner of the artillery platform drinking wine.

  The two large roll-on/roll-off ships he was escorting would enter the waters of Hong Kong in another two hours. One roll-on/roll-off ship had a tonnage equivalent to that of a light aircraft carrier, with a total tonnage of 40,000 tons and could carry 2,500 passengers. The tanks and armored vehicles of the troops could directly enter and exit the cargo hold. A cargo ship loaded with goods was worth a huge amount, and many people's lives were at stake.

  The Mingzhu and Dashun roll-on/roll-off ships departing from Janghang Port in South Korea are the import routes of Huanhai Shipping Co., Ltd. from Japan. The company's legal representative is Huazetang, a figure highly praised by high-ranking officials in the provincial government and military circles. He and his brother Huazedong are the real big brothers in the smuggling circle, who have been practicing a certain theory with actual actions since the 1980s, and have killed their way out of a bloody path.

  Three big brothers in Huangdao City are actually their underlings.

  Commander Gu did not know the inside story of the two Hu brothers at that time, but felt that the provincial military region's leadership had spoken, and could only obey orders and do what needed to be done.

  Roll-on/roll-off ships require relatively professional personnel to operate efficiently. The engineering company of the Huangdao Garrison Brigade is the best professional team, so Dong Jinbo, also known as Big Wave, would think of asking Commander Gu for help.

  Ye Jinghong was implicated in this incident at the time, spent half a year, checked a lot of information, burned three CDs, and prepared to throw them to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection when the time is right.

  Three CDs of information, very detailed. More than 300 people with names and surnames. If it's really thrown to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the severity of internal rectification will be no less than that of the Farhua oil smuggling case.

  Ye Jinghong walked to the top of Dongtai Mountain and was led by two younger brothers of Da Bo into a cellar under the northeast corner of the artillery platform.

  The underground air-raid shelter was built by Japanese devils that year, and there were all kinds of facilities inside.

  Dabo likes Japanese military swords. There are four military swords hanging on the wall and he also has a short sword in his hand.

  The frame is very large, Ye Jinghong enters the cellar, and Da Bo doesn't even raise an eyebrow, playing with a Japanese military sword by himself.

  Ye Jinghong looked at Da Bo coldly and said in a calm tone, "The plan has changed. The landing craft cannot escort the Mingzhu and Dashun."

  "What? Are you kidding me?" Da Bo glared at him and slammed his military knife on the table.

  "The customs have already received the news, to intercept the ship, and your goods cannot be stopped at the military port wharf." Ye Jinghong's voice was unquestionable, Da Bo didn't notice that the person he was talking to was not the Huang boss he had met before.

  Ye Jinghong's two sentences were fatal to Da Bo. The cargo of the two roll-on/roll-off ships, if there was no military involvement, it was unimaginable that those thugs carrying machetes could finish transporting the goods in one night.

  Da Bo burst out laughing and his tone softened a bit as he said: "What conditions do you have?"

  "We have no conditions, our principle is not to participate, you can do whatever you want." Ye Jinghong was clear in his mind that there was no room for negotiation on this matter. If they did it, Commander Gu's head would fall.

  "You? You dare to disobey the orders from above!" Da Bo Yao, the commander of the naval fleet, was meeting with someone on Dongtai Mountain. Originally, they were just going to discuss how to unload the ships and transport the goods, but unexpectedly, as soon as they met, he was flatly rejected. After spending so much money and finding so many connections, how could it be changed just like that?

  Dabo glared at Ye Jinghong with anger.

  No, this person has never been seen before and is unknown.

  "Who are you?" He suddenly stood up with a loud noise, pointing his short knife at Ye Jinghong.

  "I am the full representative of Mr. Huang, from now on, you can only contact me, Mr. Huang is not convenient to meet with you." Ye Jinghong's tone was very impolite, implying that Da Bo's status was not enough, and he was not qualified to be mentioned in the same breath as Mr. Huang.

  "You're looking for death, what are you?" Da Bo was furious and suddenly struck out, his military knife slapping towards Ye Jinghong's head.

  The mixed-blooded man's method was to use a military knife to get some blood out of Ye Jinghong's head. However, he also knew that even if this person wasn't Huang Lao Ban, he couldn't go too far.

  It's just intimidation.

  Ye Jinghong really came, stretched out his hand and grabbed Dabo's wrist with a smooth motion, then kicked him in the crotch. A very practical move from the army reconnaissance course to capture a fleeing target.

  One move invites the enemy.

  Da Bo was caught, let out a miserable cry, and fell to the ground. The two younger brothers outside the cellar heard the sound and came in, but before they could figure out what was happening, Ye Jinghong had already thrown him to the ground.

  Ye Jinghong quickly and skillfully tied the three people together, found a few pieces of rope, tied them up tightly, and threw them into the back of a pile of sacks of rice in the storage room on the ground floor, tearing off Da Bo's upper body clothes, and also stuffed their mouths.

  Out of the cellar, Ye Jinghong walked down a dirt road from the northeast corner of the artillery platform, walked five miles, saw a public phone booth, used an IC card to call Gu Shuai, and said half-truthfully: "They're being unreasonable over there, we had a bit of a misunderstanding with them, let's settle accounts with their boss in a few days."

  After finishing the phone call with Commander Gu, Ye Jinghong hailed a taxi and rushed to a telephone booth outside the Customs Building to report the case.

  After reporting the case, Ye Jinghong felt a bit relieved. However, things were not over yet, he still had to go to Du Xiaojun's home.

  To move himself to make his future father-in-law give a clear attitude to the customs director. This step is also very important, and it is necessary to let the customs director have the courage to investigate the smuggling goods of Zhu Hao and Da Shun Hao.

  The level of the customs director, through internal reference messages, will also be very sensitive to the movements of the superiors, and will hear some rumors through upper social circles. Recently, someone said that the top is going to make a big deal out of smuggling, and some people will be made an example of, arrested and severely punished quickly. In the upper circle, whether it's the political or military field, no one wants to become a scapegoat.

  Ye Jinghong called Du Xiaojun: "Dear, are you asleep? Do you want to get up and see the stars?"

  Du Xiaojuan answered the phone in a daze, and as soon as she heard Ye Jinghong's voice, she became excited and asked Ye Jinghong: "Are you crazy? What are you doing calling me in the middle of the night?"

  "Wait at home, I'll go to your house in a while and discuss something important with your father." Ye Jinghong said his true thoughts.

  "Hmph, I knew you weren't looking for me." Du Xiaojuan pouted and hung up the phone.

  Ye Jinghong took a taxi to Du Xiaojun's house. Ye Jinghong forgot that he wasn't wearing his uniform and didn't greet the soldier on guard, walking in directly.

  The two naval guards were startled and shouted in unison: "Halt! This is the commander's residence, you can't just barge in!"

  Du Xiaojuan ran downstairs without saying a word, deliberately making fun of Ye Jinghong.

  Ye Jinghong stopped in his tracks and smiled at Du Xiaojun, "The two of us, one inside the door, one outside, it's quite interesting."

  "Who agrees with you? No one, I'm going upstairs to sleep." Du Xiaojuan turned her face to the soldier standing on the east side and said: "He's a bad egg, absolutely can't let him in."

  The warrior standing in the west shone a flashlight on Ye Jinghong's face, recognized him and said with some embarrassment: "Comrade Ye, sorry, please come in."

  Du Xiaojuan frowned and said: "How did you let him in? He's a big bad egg, really a big bad egg."

  Ye Jinghong walked through the gate, but Du Xiaojuan involuntarily grasped Ye Jinghong's arm. The two sentries shook their heads.

  Vice President Du had gotten up and specially brewed a pot of tea, which he brought into the study.

  Ye Jinghong and Du Xiaojuan entered the study together.

  Vice President Du jokingly asked Ye Jinghong: "Does the little girl also want to listen together?"

  Ye Jinghong smiled and nodded.

  "Dad, you're just a male chauvinist. If I were a man, I'd be a battalion commander by now. Hmph, the army's atmosphere is really bad, they look down on women and assign them to be telephone operators, receive telegrams, send telegraphs, doing all sorts of trivial tasks that are beneath them." Du Xiaojun wanted to be like Ye Jinghong, an indispensable person, a respected person.

  "Some people have already reported that I am not strict with the people around me, and that certain comrades are not focused on work, but only know how to fall in love." Deputy Director Du likes to joke with his own daughter.

  Jokes aside, half of it is true. Du Xiaojuan was indeed not good at her job and didn't understand confidential business, but she liked to study combat training materials.

  Ye Jinghong chatted with Deputy Director Du for a few sentences, and after the tea was ready, he poured a cup for Deputy Director Du and also one for Du Xiaojuan. Du Xiaojuan happily held the cup and took small sips, looking very sweet.

  "Mingzhu and Dashun are about to enter the port, everything on these two ships is being strictly checked. I and Commander Gu just went to Dongtai Mountain to meet a person named Dong Jinbo, but the matter fell through. My and Commander Gu's intention is to resolutely not participate in this matter... I have a feeling that something big will definitely happen, and the higher-ups will make a big deal out of it. Therefore, Customs should also take action. If Customs lets this batch of goods go, it will implicate many people." Ye Jinghong didn't want to beat around the bush, so he directly got to the point.

  Vice President Du slowly savored his tea, remaining silent for a long time.

  When it comes to big things, at a critical moment, it's all about attitude. Deputy Director Du took a middle-of-the-road approach to the military's involvement in smuggling, neither participating nor opposing it. The son of an old comrade-in-arms of Deputy Director Du in Beijing had just been transferred to serve as deputy director of the Huangdao Customs. His son had once talked to Deputy Director Du about smuggling and was told: turn a blind eye, get by as best you can.

  Ye Jinghong's attitude made Vice President Du somewhat surprised. The words were spoken very directly, and Vice President Du couldn't accept them. Vice President Du felt that for some things, it was better to follow the trend and not have too many sharp edges.