District 1, Huadu, Manker Street.
This was once one of the most tragic battlefields of the War of Independence. It is located on the edge of Huadu. On the north side of the street is a slum, with low bungalows and pigeon buildings. Most of the people living inside are old Mexicans who are involved in gangs and poor blacks. The basic livelihood facilities are extremely imperfect, especially after the war. This is a corner forgotten by District 1.
On the right side of Manker Street is the Pulai New District, where most of the elites of District 1 live. Whenever the night falls, the high-rise buildings in the Pulai New District are colorful, the lights are dazzling and magnificent, and the dazzling light will shine on the corners of the slums. Perhaps this is the only way for the two regions to communicate.
When the War of Independence broke out, there was a fierce battle here for three days and nights, with more than 20,000 casualties and red everywhere, so every corner of the street here is full of the taste of history.
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"Squeak!"
A commercial vehicle stopped at the north side of Manker Street. Su Tianyu pushed open the door, waved his hand and shouted: "Come on, brothers, let's start a passionate night!"
Wawa got out of the car first: "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You just want to get our Qiqi drunk and sleep."
"Why not sleep with you?" Su Tianyu asked with a squint.
"I haven't grown up yet. I suggest you keep her for another two years, brother!" Wawa has a cheerful personality and loves to joke. Otherwise, Dabai wouldn't tease her.
"Okay." Su Tianyu nodded in admiration and pointed to a bar not far away and said: "It's here."
"It looks shabby!" Wawa was a little dissatisfied and turned his head to look at the slums across the street: "I heard it's quite messy here."
"It's okay, haha." Su Tianyu led the three people and walked into the small bar.
This bar is called "Veteran Bar". Before An Qiqi came in, she was very resistant because she had lived in Huadu for a while and knew that it was a mess. She instinctively thought that the customers of this bar would be mainly black brothers. But she didn't expect that when she entered the door, she found that all the people playing in the bar were Chinese, and there were no people of other skin colors.
The lights in the bar were dim and the music was melodious. Most of the guests were dressed in shabby clothes and had obvious disabilities, mostly men.
An Qiqi looked at the bar curiously and felt a little weird.
Su Tianyu walked to the bar with ease and said to a Chinese woman in her thirties: "Long time no see, Sister Hong!"
The woman who was chatting with someone at the bar turned her head to look at Su Tianyu, her expression slightly startled: "Oh, Su Dakeng is back."
"Haha, did you miss me?" Su Tianyu grinned.
The woman had fair skin and wore a tight cheongsam. She was not stunning, but she was very attractive. Her phoenix eyes were very bright: "Haha, I missed you so much. I missed you owing me more than a thousand dollars for drinks before you left!"
When Su Tianyu heard the other party mention money, he immediately pointed at An Qiqi, Wawa and others and said, "These are all my friends. They are here to drink. You arrange it."
The woman glanced at An Qiqi and others and smiled and replied, "Okay, what to drink?"
"The old rules, simple and rough, you arrange it!" Su Tianyu ordered, pointing to the dark corridor inside the house and said, "I'll go find those guys."
"Okay." The woman nodded.
"You guys play first, I'll go meet some friends." Su Tianyu greeted An Qiqi and others, and walked to the inside of the room.
An Qiqi and Wawa had never been to such an occasion before. They looked at the drunken guests around them, feeling a little nervous and weak, and seemed to be very uncomfortable.
Sister Hong stood at the bar, and did not talk to An Qiqi and others. She just skillfully held various bartending instruments and mixed drinks for them.
On the high chair, Bai Hongbo lit a cigarette, stared at Sister Hong with a dull look, and said nothing.
After a while, Sister Hong mixed three groups of drinks, each group consisted of a large cup, a medium cup, and a small cup. The colors of the wine looked very dazzling and beautiful.
"Roll the dice!" Sister Hong pushed the wine glass to the three people, chuckled and said: "I lost, I will exempt you from the wine money, you lost, drink a glass of wine, OK?"
Bai Hongbo glanced at the other party, picked up the largest cup and replied: "No need to exempt, I'll drink first."
As soon as the voice fell, Bai Hongbo, who was in a very bad mood, drank two glasses of strong liquor in a row, and felt his head buzzing and his eyes were full of stars on the spot.
Sister Hong was shocked: "This will kill people, brother!"
"If you die, pull a few hands!" Bai Hongbo took a deep breath of smoke, feeling dizzy, and the whole scene in the room seemed to be floating.
"Come on, I'll play with you." An Qiqi shouted to Sister Hong.
The two of them shook the dice, and An Qiqi, who had no experience in nightclubs, lost two games in a row at the beginning. She stubbornly drank the medium and small cups of wine.
"You can't drink, you can sing a song for everyone." Sister Hong said to An Qiqi.
"I... I can drink!" An Qiqi was also a little dizzy, but still insisted stubbornly.
...
Deep in the corridor, Su Tianyu stretched out his hand to push open a door and walked into the room.
The lights in the room were dim, and a person was lying on a row of wine boxes, covered with a dirty thin blanket, with his back to the door, and seemed to be sleeping.
Su Tianyu stepped forward lightly, bent over, and stretched out his hand to pinch the other person's nose.
"Pah!"
Su Tianyu just stretched out his hand and was grabbed by the other party.
"Okay, veteran, you are so drunk, can you hear someone coming in?" Su Tianyu laughed and teased.
The man lying on the bed sat up in a daze, squinting his eyes and glanced at Su Tianyu: "Fuck, I was just about to fall asleep. Damn it, someone knocked me down in Longcheng, and you came back again?"
"Yeah, I was knocked down by someone, and I came back to call for help." Su Tianyu bent down and sat down.
Under the light, the man lying on the bed sat up straight, revealing his true face. He has a square face and angular features, but he looks very sloppy, with long hair and unshaved beard. In addition, the clothes he wears seem to have not been washed for a long time. In short, he looks like a beggar.
This man used to be Su Tianyu's company commander. His name is Zheng Han, and he is 35 years old this year.
Zheng Han yawned, picked up the blanket on his body, stretched out his hand and asked: "Do you have cigarettes?"
Su Tianyu stretched out his hand and took out a cigarette box and threw it to the other party.
"Damn, were you really beaten up in Longcheng?" Zheng Han's hands were shaking, and he fumbled for a long time before he found the lighter from the cardboard box.
"Ah," Su Tianyu nodded: "I almost died!"
Zheng Han lit a cigarette and asked in a flat tone: "I don't know what Douzi and the others are doing, I will go back with you?"
"Are you sober?" Su Tianyu asked with a smile.
"Whether you sober up or not, it won't delay the battle!" Zheng Han smoked a cigarette: "You treat everyone tonight, and I will go back with you tomorrow."
Su Tianyu tilted his neck and looked at the other party, grinning brightly.
...
In the Yu family apartment.
Yu Jinrong stepped out of the study and looked up at Yu Mingyuan who had just returned: "I'm going to see someone tomorrow."