National Tide 1980.

Older people always like to talk, and it is rare to be confused.

Because of their rich experience, they have discovered that being confused is actually a blessing.

Being confused will make people live happier, because they don't care about gains and losses and don't get too fussy about details, so they see more of the beauty of this world. This is the norm in the world.

People who are petty will never be happy, they will only allow their anger to torture themselves.

But there are two sides of the story. In some events with low probability of occurrence, being careless and negligent can be enough to lead to a series of disasters.

Often when people really realize the danger, it is too late to regret...

Teresa Teng's father, Deng Shu, was an army lieutenant of the Three People's Party and a graduate of the 14th class of the Whampoa Military Academy.

In 1949, the Three People's Party was defeated across the board, and he brought his family to the island with the army.

Since he came with the army, it means that he has some brothers in the army who are willing to live and die together and can rely on each other.

Needless to say, this will undoubtedly be of great help to these outsiders in settling down in the Taiwan Strait.

"Big Sandpot" is a brother of Deng Shu in the army, a platoon leader under his command, and also his fellow Hebei native.

And from this nickname, we can tell that this person should be tall and sturdy in appearance.

This is actually the case.

"Big Sand Pot" is a tall and strong man, about 1.77 meters tall and weighs over 200 kilograms.

It may not seem like a big deal now, but don’t forget that “Big Casserole” is almost sixty years old now.

This was when he was young, decades before the disasters, when the average height of northern men was only 1.7 meters.

When he was still suffering from seizures, his height was actually close to 1.8 meters, which was already considered a giant.

Of course, he wasn’t so fat back then, because there was nothing to eat at that time.

But things were different later. After the land reform in the 1950s and the development of light industry in the 1960s, the country began to take the route of "export expansion" in the 1970s.

In just two or three decades, Taiwan has risen from ruins to become one of the most developed economies in Asia, and is known as one of the "Four Asian Tigers" along with Singapore, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

The lives of the people on the island suddenly became prosperous. They no longer had to worry about food and drink, and the entertainment industry also began to flourish.

As a result, the relationship between outsiders and local people has eased, and they are no longer incompatible over competition for survival resources.

So after retiring from the army and joining the police system as a plainclothes police officer, "Big Sandpot" began to become fat.

He is a good eater and has an incredibly big appetite. No matter how much food is placed in front of him, he can finish it all.

And perhaps because he had been too pampered when he was young, once life started to get better, he tried his best to make up for his once-pampered stomach by eating and drinking well.

Especially in recent years, the Taiwan Strait has followed in Japan's footsteps and entered a bubble period of super-prosperous economy.

Ordinary people living in several major cities on the island can become rich just like the Japanese as long as they are willing to invest their money in stocks and real estate.

As for "Big Sand Pot" himself, after he retired from the police station, in addition to using his pension and savings to buy some stocks, he also mixed with the Four Seas Gang, which had fully transformed into a legal business.

Over the past few years, he has earned an extra 170,000 to 180,000 yuan per month by maintaining legal relationships for several of their loan companies.

In this way, his life became even more comfortable with the help of customers who flocked to him for stock trading or consumption and financing loans.

Abalone and shark fin became his daily meals, causing him to gain weight further and become like the Hong Kong actor Zheng Zeshi.

However, although he is fat, he is easy to make friends with and is quite capable in dealing with human relationships and gathering information.

Especially when it comes to dealing with complex grassroots social relations, he is well versed in all kinds of affairs, and both the white and black worlds have to give him some face.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to join the police right after he was discharged from the army and quickly become a senior plainclothes officer.

It is even more impossible that after retirement, he can still rely on his own reputation to get such a good job from the Four Seas Gang.

Thinking back to when Teresa Teng first debuted at the age of thirteen, she made her debut on the music scene as a contract singer for a TV station. In fact, it was with the help of this "big casserole" uncle who supported her behind the scenes that she and her mother were able to work hard for many years until she became truly famous and lived a peaceful life.

The Deng family is actually very fortunate to have such a successful relative or friend.

So even after Teresa Teng became famous, she was still grateful to this "big casserole" uncle because of their friendship and always remembered his kindness.

For this reason, every time she came back from overseas, she never forgot to bring some overseas specialties and famous wines from various places for this gourmet uncle.

The two families often visit each other on weekdays, and the children of both sides are familiar with each other and call each other brothers and sisters.

Whenever the other party has any wedding or funeral, the other party and his family must be present.

It can be said that when the friendship reaches this level, the two families are even more like relatives than relatives, and can be considered old friends.

Needless to say, it was completely natural and reasonable for Ning Weimin to ask Teresa Teng to find someone, and for Teresa Teng to turn to her uncle to help get information and try to find that person.

One reason is that the other party has worked in the police system and is now in the police force. He has easy access to information, rich experience, many connections and many ways to do things.

The second reason is that Mr. Song, whom Ning Weimin was looking for, was from another province, and "Big Sandpot" was also from another province. Many of his old friends were also from other provinces. This was a relatively special circle, so it might be easier to find them.

As for "Big Sandpot", he not only did not find it troublesome to do this thing that Teresa Teng asked him to do, but he felt very honored.

Because he watched Teresa Teng grow up and become a big star, and now he feels very happy to see that Teresa Teng still values ​​and respects him.

Not to mention that Teresa Teng was very generous and didn’t bother him in vain.

Before anything was done, he gave NT$400,000 as activity funds and promised to give another NT$600,000 after finding the person.

This is enough to prove how much importance Teresa Teng attaches to this matter.

In his opinion, since Teresa Teng had finally asked for it, he must do his best to help her get this done.

Isn't it just to find someone?

Although there are fewer clues, he may be able to find more clues if he asks his old friends in the police system.

He really has this confidence.

After all, humans are social animals and are unlikely to be separated from society.

As long as Mr. Song is not a fugitive criminal and as long as he is still living a normal life on this island, he will most likely be found, but it may take a little longer.

Fortunately, Teresa Teng did not urge her. They had only met once in the past year. She just asked casually, and mainly asked if he needed more funds. If so, she should not hesitate to ask.

He became more motivated and determined to get to the bottom of things, even mobilizing all his connections to get the job done.

He even raised the reward, promising to give anyone who provided clues a reward of NT$10,000 to NT$100,000, depending on the situation.

Anyone who can help find the person will be given a bonus of NT$500,000.

He didn't want to disappoint his star niece, Teresa Teng, and he didn't want her to finally speak and then leave her with the impression that he was old and useless.

Well, it turns out that I didn’t spend any money at all.

"Big Clay Pot" never imagined that on the last day of this year, an old colleague from the same police station would come to him for a bonus of NT$500,000, saying that he had good news and that the person he was looking for might have been found in Taipei. He wanted to take him there to confirm it in person, and then take the money and leave.

So "Big Casserole" didn't think much about it and took one of his men and got into the car of this old colleague.

But he found something was wrong, because he thought the car was somewhere in the city, but he didn't expect it to be heading to the suburbs of Taipei. "Big Casserole" couldn't help asking, but his old colleague's words made him feel at ease.

The other party told him that their destination today was a small house in Yangmingshan in the suburbs.

The other party was almost in semi-seclusion in the mountains, so he couldn't find him.

That makes sense.

So at this time, the "big casserole" was just feeling a little regretful in his heart.

I blamed myself, asking why I was so anxious and why I didn't ask for the location at the beginning.

Now it’s bad. If we go back to Taipei City, it will probably be around eight or nine o’clock at night.

If it were any other day it wouldn't matter, but today is the last day of 1987, the New Year of the Gregorian calendar, so it's more or less a holiday.

If I can't get home on time like usual and have dinner with the whole family, I'm afraid my wife will inevitably nag me.

But there is nothing we can do now that things have come to this. It is not good to give up halfway. It is better to just make the best of it.

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He just hoped that this was the person Teresa Teng was looking for and that the trip would not be in vain.

After patiently sitting in the car for three hours, we finally arrived at our destination at five in the evening. However, when the car drove into the open courtyard, "Big Casserole" was still surprised by the scale of the houses here.

This place doesn't look like "a small house", but more like a hotel deep in the mountains.

He got out of the car, stretched his legs, and found that there were two cars in the yard. He muttered to himself for a long time.

The old colleague led the "big casserole" to the main entrance, opened the door and invited him in.

By this time, "Big Casserole" had already felt that something was not right. For some reason, his old colleague seemed to be somewhat familiar with this place, so familiar that he didn't seem like a stranger.

But such strangeness still did not make "Big Casserole" think how dangerous it was.

After all, this is his old colleague. The two of them had a good relationship in the past and had never had any conflicts.

Besides, he was just looking for someone, not doing any illegal transaction.

What's more, he didn't come alone today, he was accompanied by a little brother from the Four Seas Gang.

In addition, he is not only a retired policeman, but also has a pistol for self-defense.

No matter how he thought about it, there was no possibility that he would not be able to leave after entering today.

He would never have thought that the door he was about to enter would contain a man-eating tiger's den.

So he went in anyway, following his old colleague through the front door and into the living room.

The light inside was a little dim and the lights were not on. His eyes couldn't adjust to the light for a while. He only saw a person sitting on the sofa waiting for him.

Everything that happened next happened very quickly. There were two people hiding on both sides of the living room door. As soon as they entered, before they even had time to say anything, two pistols were pointed at the foreheads of "Big Casserole" and his little brother respectively.

At this time, "Big Casserole" couldn't help but panic. He angrily asked his old colleague, "What's going on? What do you mean by this?"

Unexpectedly, his old colleague seemed like a different person. He did not answer his questions, but first pulled the arms of the two men over, handcuffed them, and then forced the "Big Casserole" and his men to lie on the ground.

"Shut up. If you don't do what we say, you'll die. Don't talk or struggle. Just lie still."

Then, the old colleague brought two pairs of shackles and put them on them respectively, and then searched each of them.

Needless to say, Big Casserole's gun and a dagger from one of his men were seized.

The two of them have become meat on the chopping board, completely isolated and helpless, with no possibility of resistance.

"Who the hell are you? Why are you doing this to us? Can you please explain it to us? Are you from the Bamboo Union? I'm not from the Four Seas Gang. I'm just a retired policeman who works for the Four Seas Gang."

Although "Big Casserole" was furious, his mind was still clear. The other party was not like an ordinary person with such a big lineup and was very ruthless.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how he could have offended such a person, unless he was afraid that the Four Seas Gang would take over as the largest gang. He didn't want to be a victim of the infighting between the two gangs.

At this time, his subordinate thought that he had fallen into the hands of the Bamboo Union because of his words, and was shaking like a sieve.

But this time, none of his old colleagues spoke. Instead, the man sitting on the sofa stood up. He was wearing a black coat and his face was unclear in the shadows.

But what was said was beyond the imagination of "Big Casserole", and even more horrifying.

"Don't get excited. Whether it's the Four Seas Gang or the Bamboo Union Gang, we have nothing to do with them. But you have to know that neither of these two gangs can protect you. I just want to ask you one truthful question. You have to tell me the truth. As long as you tell me the real answer, you can go back. Otherwise, you will suffer a lot. I guarantee that it will be more painful than death."

"You are not from the Bamboo Union? Then where are you from?" "Big Sand Pot" couldn't believe it.

"Let me show you something, and you'll know what we do." The man in the black coat took out an ID from his pocket and showed it to the "big casserole". "So don't blame your old friend. It's hard to be in trouble. It's your fault. It's a serious matter."

This certificate doesn’t look fake, “Big Casserole”’s hair is standing on end.

I never thought that I had alarmed these legendary demons.

"Me? I caused... you... what exactly do you want to ask? Why am I getting more and more confused? I'm just a small-time person who collects some black money by relying on my face and police qualifications. I don't know what big thing can alarm you. Did you find the wrong person?"

"Well, I'll let you understand. First, why did you want to find Song Xiuwen? Second, who asked you to find out about this person?"

"Song..." "Big Casserole" was covered in cold sweat. He never dreamed that his troubles would come from this.

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Two hours later, it was already dark.

As the door opened, four men carried out two bodies wrapped in black bags and placed them in the trunk of the car.

There is no need to tell who is who from the obvious difference in body size.

"Big Casserole" and his men will never be able to go home for dinner.

The person in charge called over an old colleague called "Big Casserole" and lit a cigarette.

"Do you think what he said today is credible? How could a singer commission him?"

"Based on my understanding of him, I don't think it's nonsense. And according to the investigation data, their two families are very close. What's more, after using so many tortures, the young boy was scared to death. Even an iron man would not be able to bear it."

"Well, I'll just report this to my superiors. It's really troublesome that such a public figure is involved. And he's not even on the island..."

"So...what should we do next? Should we continue investigating along this line? Or should we have someone investigate overseas?"

"Wait, wait for orders, this is not something we can decide."

Just like that, in the dark of night, these people locked the gate again, and then two cars left one after the other.

As the red taillights disappeared into the night, two lives were easily ended.

No one will know what happened here.

No one will ever know how many lives have been lost in this house.

Of course, no one knows how much more blood and gore will happen in the future because of what happened today. (End of this chapter)