The joy of being about to succeed disappeared in a moment and turned into invisible. This result was unacceptable for Eston, Stander and Cooper. He held a grudge against Li Xilu and complained that he was not careful in thinking, which led to a fragile defeat. These three people could only point the finger at Cao Bin and Dong Biao.

This is not only to vent his anger, but also a helpless act. All signs indicate that Cao Bin and Dong Biao had already known the fact that two hundred tons of opium were dropped. Moreover, the two were using the resources they had in their hands to join forces with Carl Stockton of the police station to investigate the matter. The three of them did not want to provoke Cao Bin and Dong Biao at first. First, they knew that these two were not easy to provoke, and second, they felt that they had found the buyer. As long as they transported the freight out of Jinshan, they would do nothing if Cao Bin and Dong Biao were, so there was no need to provoke these two evil spirits.

However, Li Xilu's death completely changed this pattern. Opium is not like other materials that can be sold openly on the surface, but can only be converted into real money and silver through special channels. Eston, Stand and Cooper are not unable to find other channels, but it only takes time to connect, and negotiations on transaction prices and transaction methods take time. Therefore, the batch of goods that have been shipped to Miami can only be transported back to Kingsoft intact.

In this way, Eston, Stander and Cooper had to change their strategies, from being unwilling to provoking Cao Bin and Dong Biao to being actively and actively getting rid of these two people, because the batch of goods could not always be kept on the warship and must be stored back on land. Once the clues were found by Cao Bin and Dong Biao, it would be a trivial matter to lose that batch of goods, and the future of the three of them would be completely ruined.

In this case, Cooper had no choice but to activate a trump card in his hand, Captain Larson.

In the Spanish-American War ten years ago, Larson was just a soldier under Captain Cooper, but in nearly ten battles of all sizes, Larson showed extraordinary combat ability, and a person could be worth a squad or even a platoon. After the war, Cooper was promoted to major battalion commander, and then promoted Larson to second lieutenant platoon leader. After Cooper was promoted, Larson's rank was also promoted to captain.

However, Larson was not suitable for leading troops. He was more accustomed to working alone. In ten years, whether it was a public figure or a private job, Larson never disappointed Cooper.

Carl Stockton's whereabouts were always within their control. Therefore, after Larson got the task, he easily found Carl Stockton. After working as a policeman for more than ten years, Carl Stockton was not a dry meal, and he was also quite sensitive to danger. In order not to implicate the two brothers of An Liangtang, Carl Stockton took the initiative to walk out of the villa that night, waiting for the arrival of the god of death.

Abandoning Carl Stockton was just the beginning of the action. When he estimated that Cao Bin and Dong Biao should have returned to Kingsoft, Larson went to the villa again, shot Xiao Anzi, and lurked in the villa. This waited for three days and three nights. When Larson finally waited for Cao Bin and Dong Biao, his physical strength had been consumed a lot. The vigilance and tacit understanding of Cao Bin and Dong Biao, especially the murderous aura emitted from the two of them, made Larson timid. If he could not shoot two of them twice, but only shot one of them, he would have to fight a death battle with the other person. The outcome of the victory was unpredictable. Even if he won by chance, it would be a tragic victory and there would be no possibility of getting out of it.

Larson was loyal to Cooper, but even more loyal to himself. He was not willing to spend his life in the reward of ten thousand dollars. So, just as Cao Bin and Dong Biao alternately covered and advanced into the villa, Larson quietly retreated.

A temporary retreat does not mean that Larson will give up the task assigned to him by Cooper. He is very clear that with his ability, he cannot fight against Cao Bin and Dong Biao's joint efforts, but if he takes advantage of the two of them to defeat each other, he may still be sure. His luck seems to be quite good. The next morning, the chance of defeating each came to Larson.

First, Cao Bin and his thirty brothers came out of Anliang's dignity. When Larson was hesitating whether to follow him, he saw Dong Biao driving out of the hall.

Always pick up soft persimmons first!

Cao Bin was originally stronger than Dong Biao, and there were thirty brothers around him to protect him. The difficulty was naturally greater than that of Dong Biao who went out alone. So Larson drove to follow Dong Biao.

However, Dong Biao's driving skills were really amazing. On that bumpy section of the road, Larson not only failed to keep Dong Biao, but was thrown away by him. Driving was Larson's weakness, but tracking was Larson's strength. Although Dong Biao's car disappeared without a trace, the traces left on the road still existed. Larson took some extra time to easily chase the woods where Dong Biao was parked.

Larson was very experienced and did not rush to check the car that Dong Biao stayed. He then walked around and understood everything when he saw the abandoned mine.

Cao Bin's goal should be the abandoned mine, while Dong Biao's goal was to help Cao Bin on the hill where he parked.

When Larson returned to the woods again, his consciousness was that Dong Biao had already lurked on the mountain, so he got off the car easily, looked around Dong Biao's car, and thought about how to kill Dong Biao who was lurking on the mountain. But at this moment, he suddenly felt the murderous aura from behind.

Larson suddenly shook. He never expected that Dong Biao would not hide on the mountain, but in the woods. Larson was glad that he had not revealed his identity too early, otherwise, Dong Biao, who was hiding deep in the woods, had already pulled the trigger, and he would have no chance of luck.

Larson, who thought he had escaped the disaster, still did not want to give up his mission at this time. He had confirmed that Cao Bin's target was the old mine in front of him. Although he didn't know what secrets were hidden in the old mine, Larson still realized that this unique environment was an excellent opportunity for him. So, after withdrawing from the woods, he threw the car aside and walked to a mountain opposite. He stayed on the hill for a whole day and night, but Larson could not wait for his own opportunity. Instead, he began at 8 o'clock the next morning and saw a surprising scene. The citizens began to rush to the surroundings of the old mine one after another.

There were more and more people, and Larson's chances became increasingly slim. In the end, he had to give up, found his car, drove back to the barracks, and happened to meet Cooper, Eston and Stander's secret conversation. Larson immediately reported the whole process to Cooper, which triggered the dispute between the three of them on the subsequent directional issues.

Larson is just an executor who uses money to do things and is unwilling to get involved in the dispute between the three of them. He even sneered at the stubborn views of Eston and Stander. The two of them didn't know how powerful Cao Bin and Dong Biao were. He Larson would rather face a platoon of regular troops alone than be enemies with Cao and Dong. As for whether Eston and Stander can find a killer who is not afraid of death, it is different, and they have no dime to do with him.

Cooper still understands his old subordinate. Larson is definitely not a coward who cherishes his life, but he is definitely not a brainless brave man. Larson can do things without distinguishing right from wrong, or he can not care about the rewards, but he will definitely be sure of it. If he is less than 50%, Larson will consider giving up, but before giving up, he will still try to create opportunities and increase his graspability to more than 50%. However, this time, he resolutely refuses to continue the task, so he can only say that Larson really has lost confidence.

But Eston and Stander's words are also reasonable. Stopping just means giving up. They can do it without jealousy. A larger batch of inventory burned by Cao Bin and Dong Biao, but the batch of goods that have been obtained is difficult to abandon. If you want to continue and eventually turn this batch of goods into colorful US dollars, then Anliangtang, controlled by Cao Bin and Dong Biao, will become a hurdle that you have to overcome.

The path to assassination is obviously not working.

Cao Bin and Dong Biao will no longer give him the opportunity to mobilize troops outside the city to intercept, and the only killer who can be counted on, Larson retreated. Then, the problem facing Cooper, Eston and Stander is that he must think of alternatives.

"Eston, I don't need your apology. Whether we quarrel or say excessive words, it cannot change the reality that we must unite together. Larson gave up his mission because he lost confidence. If he forced him, it would only ruin our big things. And for a moment, it would be impossible for us to find someone stronger than Larson. Moreover, even if we find it, whether we can trust is a new question. Therefore, I suggest that we must find another way. Eliminate Tom and Jack, not only the assassination path can achieve the goal. What do you think?" Among the three, Cooper was the most calm and thought about things more comprehensively. When he said this, the other two couldn't help but remain silent.

Cooper is right. The three of them must unite, otherwise they will sooner or later fail due to internal strife. Once they fail, the three of them will not escape the fate of standing in court for trial. Stander and Cooper will be even more cruel. The one who tried them will be a more severe military court.

Dong Biao brought the brothers who had been guarding the alley for a day and a night back to the hall. He had enough food and drink, took a hot bath, and then took a beautiful night's sleep. At about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, he led the brothers at the entrance to the hall to bring enough water and food to the opium burning site. More than six hours passed, and the scene was still crowded, and there was no sign of people's emotions disappearing, but it was even higher than in the morning.

Cao Bin was already showing fatigue, and the brothers in the hall brought by him early in the morning were even more exhausted. The air flow in the alley was extremely poor. If you stay in it for a long time, you would definitely show hypoxia. When you left the alley, you would be scorched by dozens of burning fires, and everyone's face was dark. After the citizens released their passion, they were hungry or thirsty, and they could choose to go home, but Cao Bin and the brothers in the hall could only stay on the scene to stand firm. It would be a severe test for anyone without eating or drinking for six or seven hours.

Just when some of the brothers could not hold on, Dong Biao arrived in time with a group of brothers and replaced these brothers who had reached their limits in physical strength.

"Brother Bin, take a break!" Dong Biao came to Cao Bin with drinking water and food.

Cao Bin nodded, took a bottle of water handed over by Dong Biao, but did not drink it, but washed his face first.

"How many goods have you killed?" Dong Biao took out the handkerchief from his pocket at the right time and handed it to Cao Bin.

Cao Bin wiped the water stains on his face and drank the remaining half bottle of water in one go. While taking the food from Dong Biao's hand, he replied: "It's more than half, and it's probably done until seven or eight o'clock."

Dong Biao said: "Then you might as well go back and rest. Just leave the rest of your work to me."

Cao Bin ate, looked at Dong Biao, and smiled and said, "You took your brothers to stay in this alley for a day and a night yesterday, and you were tired enough."

Dong Biao said seriously: "I am younger than you and recover faster than you!"

Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, then snorted, almost spraying Dong Biao's face with food in his mouth.

At this moment, a woman suddenly shouted in the crowd: "Tom, Tom!" Cao Bin looked over in the voice, but saw that Helen was squeezing over in panting. "Tom, I'll come and see how much this batch of opium has been destroyed, and whether I need to continue to promote it in the city."

Dong Biao quickly handed over the remaining bottle of water in his hand and said, "I said, why are there so many people in the city doing publicity on the streets today? It turned out to be organized by Helen reporters."

Helen took the water, took a few sips, took a few more breaths, and replied: "Just reading the report, I was worried that the enthusiasm of the masses would not be ignited, so I convinced the editor-in-chief of the newspaper to pull all the people in the newspaper to the street for publicity. It seems that the effect is still very exciting."

Eating alone in front of the lady was obviously impolite. Cao Bin hid the unfinished food behind him and said, "Thank you, Helen, without your strong support, there would be no such scene in front of you. Not only I want to thank you, but the entire Anliangtang wants to thank you, but all the citizens of Kingsoft and even the citizens of the United States should thank you."

Helen smiled, unconsciously put her hair down and said, "It should be me who should say thank you. Thank you, Tom, thank you for your trust, thank you for giving me this opportunity."

Dong Biao interrupted, "Is it interesting to thank each other like this? In my opinion, no one needs to thank anyone. After the matter is finished, it is the most correct way to have two drinks to congratulate you on your success. What do you think? Helen reporter."

In front of Dong Biao, and on such occasions, Helen Powell certainly could not reveal her little woman's heart, so he responded generously: "I am very happy to accept your suggestions, but before raising a glass to congratulate you on the victory, Jack, should you say sorry to me first?"

Dong Biao blinked and then realized that what Helen pointed out was nothing more than the last time he and Luo Lie used Helen Powell's identity as a reporter and performed a big show of being shot dead in the hotel lobby. "Helen reporter, I think you shouldn't ask me for an apology. On the contrary, we should thank each other like you and Tom."

Helen said confused: "It is you and Nuoli who used me, why do you still want me to express your gratitude to you?"

Dong Biao said: "It is precisely because we used you that we have made a breakthrough in this opium case. You are not only a person who made the first report on this case, but also a meritorious person who solved the case. After we raise our glasses to celebrate the victory together, I will tell you the process of this case in full. Helen reporter, you said, should you express your gratitude to me?"

Helen smiled and said, "Jack, you are very good at speaking, but you are not as honest as Tom. Tom can also use me, but he didn't do that, but told me all the disadvantages and dangers. Friends should be honest, not using them. So, Jack, I can't say thank you to you, and I still ask you to say sorry to me."

Dong Biao said: "I can say sorry to you, but Helen, when you hear my apology, it means that I will not tell you the detailed process of this case again, so you need to consider it carefully!"

Helen shrugged her shoulders and smiled, "I think, as a friend, if I make a request, Tom will definitely take time to tell me, right? Tom."

Cao Bincui wanted to destroy Dong Biao's platform so that he could not stop talking nonstop, so he smiled and replied: "Of course, I am honored to have such an opportunity to serve Miss Helen."

Helen immediately turned the winner's eyes to Dong Biao.

Dong Biao said angrily: "Okay, you two actually formed an alliance to deal with me? Well, I admit defeat, Helen, I apologize to you solemnly, I'm sorry, Miss Helen."

Dong Biao used a word called couple in his English expression. The word couple has the meaning of playing companion, but also has the meaning of a couple. When Helen heard this word, two red clouds suddenly appeared on her cheeks. She subconsciously lowered her head, but couldn't help but secretly glance at Cao Bin.

Fortunately, Cao Bin's eyes were only concerned about how Dong Biao resolved the embarrassment, and did not notice Helen's subtle movement. Helen suddenly realized her loss of composure, shook her head, pretended to wipe her sweat and rub her face, and then said generously to Dong Biao: "I accept your apology, Jack, by the way, why didn't I see that flying knife hero? With such a big scene, should he be idle at home?"

Dong Biao was thick on the outside and thin on the inside. Helen's disobedience was all seen in his eyes. He was a little dazed in his heart, and then he suddenly became clear. Looking at Helen's face and figure, Dong Biao nodded secretly, "Well, it's really a pair made by heaven and earth!"

"That, Nuoli was hidden by Tom. As for where he was hidden and why he had to hide him, I don't know, and I dare not say it, so you should ask Tom!" Dong Biao left a strange smile and turned around and was about to leave: "You continue talking, I'll go inside and take a look."

Helen didn't know the inside story, so she naturally couldn't feel the abnormality of Dong Biao's response. She thought that Nuoli had made some mistakes and was punished by Cao Bin to restrict her freedom. But for Cao Bin, she secretly took a breath. What nerve did Dong Biao thrust and could actually say such unreliable words?

Helen then turned her eyes to Cao Bin and asked, "Has Nuoli made any mistake?"

Dong Biao left as soon as he said, and he got into the crowd and disappeared. Cao Bin was wondering, and suddenly heard Helen's question and subconsciously responded: "Oh, no, Nuoli didn't make any mistakes, he just... He just went to New York, I sent him to learn the technology of glass making there."

Helen looked happy and said, "Tom, it is true that in society, you Anliangtang is going to leave the world?"

Cao Bin nodded and said, "It's true. I have transferred the casino business in Tangkou to Mafia. Other businesses in the martial arts world will gradually withdraw. We are building a glass products factory and a cotton spinning factory next. I think that in about a year, our Anliangtang can completely transform and leave the martial arts world."

Cao Bin's response was very official, as if he was answering a reporter's question in an interview. This feeling made Helen a little unhappy, so she changed the topic and talked about Mafia. "Tom, I heard that Mafia was so mean. Will they take over your casino business pose a certain threat to Kingsoft's public security?" As soon as the question was spoken, Helen regretted it. Years of professional habits made her feel like a reporter asked a question when she said a question.

Cao Bin patiently explained: "On the contrary, Helen and Anliangtang withdraw from the casino business, which is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for other gangs in Kingsoft. If Mafia did not take over, then these gangs would definitely fight for the sake of interests. If this situation really happened, it would definitely cause great interference to Kingsoft's public security. Although Mafia was stubborn, they were powerful, and they would take over the casino business. Other gangs could only be jealous but dare not fight. Moreover, I reached a contract with George, the leader of Mafia who entered Kingsoft. Except for the casino, other gangs would never involve other gangs, including kidnapping and extortion that they are best at. There are rules in the martial arts world. Since George agreed, I believe he can do it."

Helen subconsciously asked, "What if he breaks his promise?"

Cao Bin replied lightly: "As long as I am still alive, he will definitely not dare to break his promise, otherwise he will pay the most painful price!"

Cao Bin's tone was extremely plain and his expression was extremely peaceful, but when this sentence was said, Helen was shocked. Cao Bin's kind of powerlessness, the kind of firm confidence... If Helen just had a ray of feelings for Cao Bin before this, she was completely conquered by Cao Bin at this moment.

Just as Helen was hesitating whether she should reveal her thoughts to Cao Bin, a fire not far away suddenly exploded. Before Helen could exclaim, she was thrown to the ground by Cao Bin. The explosion was very violent, and the debris that had blown away fell from the sky. Fortunately, with Cao Bin's protection, Helen was unable to lose any damage.

The explosion stopped, Cao Bin immediately turned over and stood up. He didn't bother to comfort Helen, so he rushed to the fire where the explosion occurred. "Brothers in the hall, treat the injured people immediately!"

As a gang in the world, all the brothers in Anliangtang carry a medical bag in addition to weapons to prevent accidents. Although there are not many first aid medicines and first aid equipment, fortunately, most of the injured people were slightly injured, so it was enough to treat them. The people carrying goods in the alley were frightened and stopped unconsciously. The brothers in the hall who maintained order did not know what was happening outside. Without someone's order, they pulled them out and snatched them out of the alley.

Dong Biao was the first to rush to Cao Bin, blocked Cao Bin behind him, and asked nervously: "What's wrong?"

After getting up, Cao Bin shook his head helplessly and smiled bitterly, saying, "I was two seconds earlier than you, and I was blocked by you again. How can I know what happened?"

There was a brother guarding each fire, but the brother guarding the fire suffered heavy injuries because the distance was too close. Fortunately, he was still awake and struggled to report to Dong Biaohui: "Brother Biao, I was watching this fire, and there was nothing unusual."

Cao Bin also heard the brother's report, frowned slightly and thought for a moment, and said, "It's not like someone is causing trouble, it should be a strange thing in the goods."

When Dong Biao heard Cao Bin's analysis, he immediately ordered: "You guys will put out the fire immediately, and the rest will immediately search the ground to see if they can find anything!"

The explosion and scattered around were either broken wooden boards that were still burning or some opium that condensed into blocks of high temperatures. No other abnormal discoveries were found. The fire was blown away and it was relatively easier to extinguish it. The brothers in the hall shoveled the soil around them and covered the fire. After a short while, they suppressed the open flame.

Dong Biao picked up a long wooden board on the ground and pulled it into the ashes of the fire that was still blazing with blue smoke. Several other brothers were inspired by Dong Biao and found a wooden stick or a long wooden board, hoping to find something. Dong Biao pulled it a few times, suddenly stunned for a moment, then pulled out a broken piece of wood, as if he had obtained a treasure, drove it with his feet twice, and shouted anxiously: "Brother Bin, come and see, this piece of wood is very different!"

Cao Bin leaned over, first bent down and stared at it. After seeing it, he simply squatted down: "This piece of wood is obviously not from the wooden box. Could it be that this is..."

Before Cao Bin finished speaking, another brother exclaimed: "Brother Bin, Brother Biao, look, what is this?"

The brother found a stone with an extremely strange appearance, especially the texture of the stone, which looked definitely not a nearby rock, but more like a piece of jade from the east.

Cao Bin asked the brothers in the hall to ask for a bottle of water and poured it on the stone. When the stone dropped, Cao Bin took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. Dong Biao inserted his waist and bent down, staring at the stone in Cao Bin's hand, staring at the stone in his hand, staring at it, and not saying a word.

Helen, who had just recovered from her horror, came to Cao Bin's side and couldn't help but ask: "Tom, Tom? What are you looking at?"

Cao Bin's originally serious expression slowly unfolded and gradually showed a smile, while Dong Biao slowly straightened up and nodded.

"Jade Seal?" Dong Biao asked tentatively.

Cao Bin nodded and replied: "It should be it!"

Dong Biao said regretfully: "It's a pity that it was blown into two halves. After experiencing the high temperature of the fire, it was a little deformed. Otherwise, if you find the other half, you might be able to recover!"
To be continued...