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Since the near-death experience last time, Yan Laoliu has become the number one obedient jockey to He Zhou.
He is handsome, skilled in marksmanship, loyal... all these advantages are not enough to make him willingly serve, only the fact that he saved his life, which forces him to repay that debt with his life.
The two of them were patrolling the mountains, and the days were dull and tasteless.
Yan Laoliu handed a cigarette to He Zhou and said with hands on hips, "Gangzi, you've been at Solitary Eagle Ridge for quite a while now. What's your impression of this place?"
He Zhou smiled and said, "The beautiful scenery is on the perilous peak!"
This is the place where Qi Tongwei's glory and dreams began.
He broke up a drug trafficking organization here and was on the verge of danger. But the old man here saved him, and later Qi Tongwei became the youngest anti-drug hero.
For Qi Tongwei, this was the supreme honor, the most glorious moment.
Yan Laoliu shook his head, "People like you who have read books always say things that us rough old folks can't understand."
"Yan Laoliu, have you ever thought about leaving here?" He Zhou said lightly.
Yan Laoliu's face suddenly changed, looked around, and seeing no one around, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Leave here? If it was a few years ago, I might have had such thoughts, but now, hehe..."
Yan Laoliu took out two photos from his clothes, showing his wife and three sons.
However, the same faces presented completely different spiritual expressions.
The first one, whether it's Yan Laoliu's wife or his sons, they are all dirty and unkempt, with a vacant and defeated look in their eyes.
The second one, the painting style suddenly changes.
Yan Laoliu's wife and several children are standing in front of a new house, leisurely playing games, with eyes filled with genuine confidence and sweet joy from the heart.
"The first picture is of the days we used to live, and the second picture is of the days we live now," Yan Laoliu said, looking dazed as if stating an inconsequential fact, "and all the changes started when I was at my wit's end and went to Solitary Eagle Ridge."
He Zhou pouted, "But, walking on a tightrope like this, what if..."
"What if we get caught and face the law?" Yan Laoliu chuckled, "It's just a matter of life or death!"
Even if Yan Laoliu is captured and faces punishment, the family's money and house will not be confiscated. (In this era, they won't be confiscated.)
The house is the root of the common people in China, and there will always be someone willing to exchange their life for it.
He Zhou's heart trembled, because if he remembered correctly, Qi Tongwei had also said the same thing, "It's just a matter of life and death after all!"
Yan Laoliu continued speaking as if no one else was there, "I've been here for seven years, seen countless people come and go, and go and come."
"Why?" He Zhou asked in confusion.
"Most of those who can leave are newcomers who have just arrived here, with little knowledge and experience. But if you stay here for three to five years, it's not easy to leave," came the response.
Yan Laoliu took a deep drag of his cigarette. "Besides, I've seen many people who came down from the mountain, only to choose to come back here in the end. Because after staying here for a long time, only here can they find peace in their hearts."
After speaking for a while, Yan Laoliu looked at He Zhou and said, "Gangzi, you haven't been here for long. If you want, you can save up some more money and then disappear from the mountain, find a new way to make a living."
He Zhou stood up and gazed at the distant mountains, shaking his head and saying, "It's not time for me to leave yet."
"I'm afraid you'll end up like me in the end, trapped here, unable to leave even if you want to, and unable to return home," sighed Yan Laoliu.
He Zhou smiled and said, "Yan Laoliu, after hearing your story today, I will tell you one too."
"There was a Christian who couldn't swim but fell into the sea. As he struggled in the water, he saw a boat and the people on the boat wanted to save him, but he refused, saying, 'I will wait for my God to save me.'
He continued to struggle in the sea, and then a second boat came. The people on the boat wanted to save him, but he refused, saying, "I have to wait for my God to save me." In the end, the man drowned.
"What a mess, Gangzi, are you trying to say that I don't know any better?" Yan Laoliu laughed and scolded.
He Zhou bitterly smiled, "Sure enough, telling a story to a rough person like you, I can't expect you to understand."
In his lifetime, Qi Tongwei told this story to many people, including Sha Ruijing, but no one understood what he meant, except for Gao Xiaoqin.
Only by fully understanding this story can one truly understand Qi Tongwei as a person.
Qi Tongwei often says, "What's the big deal about life and death?"
Just like that Christian, his death had nothing to do with God. He just wanted to die, he wanted to die for his "faith."
For Qi Tongwei, his Faith is "half a son of heaven," and he has long made the choice to "Die for faith" in his heart.
He Zhou pursed his lips, with a rare hint of wickedness in his demeanor, "Back to that question again, Solitary Eagle Ridge, such a beautiful scenery on the dangerous peak!"
Solitary Eagle Ridge, the solitary eagle, represents solitude, resilience in adversity, and a final cry at the end of the road.
Here lies the place that carries Qi Tongwei's entire life of Glory and dreams, as well as the only destination he is willing to die for.
"The system"
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