A'bao arranged for four people to drive to Xinhe. They exited the highway at 10 PM, and Liangliang and Biaobiao were waiting at the exit to greet them.
"Brother Long, you've worked hard."
The leader, A'long, also worked at an entertainment venue. Liangliang had met him when he worked at the casino.
"Liangliang, this place is too far. The four of us took turns driving, and we didn't stop except for gas. Hurry up and take us to eat, we're starving."
A'long was not polite. He got out of the car, shook hands with Liangliang, and immediately asked to eat.
Liangliang smiled, "Don't worry, Brother Long. We've prepared a feast for you in the canteen."
Because it was a special mission, it was not suitable for A'long and his men to appear too much in public. Therefore, Liangliang arranged for the factory canteen to prepare the meal.
The two groups got back into the cars and drove directly back to the guesthouse. A large table laden with hearty dishes and two bottles of good wine were already set up in the kitchen.
"Liangliang, have you confirmed the target? We can't stay here too long."
After they had eaten their fill, A'long began to discuss business.
"Not yet. Brother Jian arranged it too suddenly, but I've already arranged for our brothers to inquire in the town. We should have news tomorrow.
Brother Mao should be easier to find. I have a brother who works for him, and we'll know his exact whereabouts tomorrow."
Yang Jian had asked Liangliang to investigate the whereabouts of Baoguo, Mao Ge, and Shen Hua that morning. Liangliang had sent people to scout in the town, but the results were minimal. These people had not appeared in public.
A'long nodded, "Then let's go after Mao Ge. Introduce me to his situation."
"Mao Ge is a cheater. He's thin and has no combat ability, but he's cautious and always brings a few people with him when he goes out.
He owns a tobacco and liquor store, and I have a brother who works in his store. He usually drinks tea at the store when he has nothing to do, so his whereabouts are easy to track. It's much less difficult to deal with him than the others."
"Then let's go survey the terrain of his tobacco and liquor store now."
Liangliang hesitated, "It's so late. How about tomorrow? You've been driving all day and must be tired."
"It's fine, we're not tired. It's more convenient to survey the terrain at night. Since Mao Ge is a cheater, he must be meticulous. If we go during the day, we might alert him."
"You have a point. Let's go now."
The group didn't delay and set off immediately. As their car reached Xinqiao Town, Liangliang received a call and immediately braked.
"Brother Long, I just received news from one of our brothers. Shen Hua is bringing people to Xiaosha River tomorrow to start excavating sand and will forcibly build a road. My brother is part of a professional crew and has also been hired to make up the numbers."
"You mean change the target?"
"Yes, Shen Hua is Hong Xing's cousin and the person in charge of the Xiaosha River sand quarry. The recent series of disputes are all related to him, including the attack on the security department last night. I suspect he led the team himself. Taking him down will solve the trouble at Yaochi Garden."
A'long thought for a moment and said, "Since he's coming this way, let's take him down. It's easier to escape here than in the town."
Liangliang was a little worried, "Escaping from here will definitely not be a problem, as it's close to the highway. But the problem is, Shen Hua is much more formidable than Mao Ge, and he'll definitely have a lot of people with him tomorrow. You're not planning to deal with him in broad daylight, are you?"
"Of course, we'll act in broad daylight. I don't have time for assassination. Tomorrow, you just need to secretly identify who Shen Hua is. We'll handle the rest."
"Do you need me to arrange some more people to help you?"
"No need. It's not about having more people for this kind of job. We'll withdraw immediately after it's done, without saying goodbye."
"Alright then, please be careful."
The group then returned to the guesthouse to rest and prepare for tomorrow's operation.
Liangliang and Biaobiao also stayed at the guesthouse. They hadn't slept soundly all night because a shooting was about to happen, which would inevitably cause a strong social reaction.
Before 5 AM, A'long woke them up to survey the terrain around Xiaosha River. He wanted to formulate a foolproof assassination plan. At this time, there were no pedestrians outside, so their identities would not be exposed.
At 8 AM, Shen Hua indeed arrived at Xiaosha River with nearly a hundred people, two excavators, and one bulldozer, looking imposing. They intended to start sand excavation operations today and forcibly open up a transport channel on the original farmland road.
Zhou Hong, having been notified in advance by Hong Xing, had temporarily suspended his landscaping project, which provided convenience for Shen Hua to build the road.
Such a large-scale operation quickly attracted the attention of the villagers of Yangli Village, but they dared not step forward to stop it.
Under Liangliang's arrangement, twenty security guards from Lijian Company went to the road construction site, but they were only putting on a show and did not obstruct the excavator's work.
The purpose of doing this was to show that Lijian Company was not unwilling to stop them, but that the opposing side had too many people and the strength was unequal, so they dared not intervene.
When the shooting occurred, Lijian Company could remain uninvolved in the open. Otherwise, if they ignored the provocation from the other side, it would surely arouse the suspicion of the police.
Shen Hua's operation went smoothly, and the sand quarry on the riverbank resumed sand excavation.
The excavators and bulldozers used for road construction worked for two consecutive hours without any obstruction, and an eight-meter-wide roadbed began to take shape.
More than half of the people Shen Hua brought were hired to make up the numbers. Seeing that no one was causing trouble, they stood in groups under the newly planted green saplings, chatting and waiting to collect their 200 yuan labor fee when the time came.
A'long and the other three were also mixed in with these people. Liangliang had told him on the phone that these professional "filler" crews did not all know each other, so they also disguised themselves as thugs.
"Hey, Brother Baoguo, you can notify the convoy to send stone materials here. Get more transport vehicles and try to finish the road today."
Seeing the roadbed taking shape, Shen Hua got down from the river embankment and called while walking, asking Baoguo, who was responsible for contacting stone materials, to deliver the goods. The road needed to be paved and compacted with stones, otherwise, large sand transport trucks could not use it.
He was only accompanied by three people because his men were all around. The onlookers did not dare to enter the roadbed area, so he was not on guard.
There was no need for identification; A'long knew that the leader was Shen Hua.
Seeing Shen Hua walking closer and closer, A'long signaled to his three companions and put his hand in his pocket with his back to Shen Hua.
"Excavator driver, add some soil here, it's too low."
As Shen Hua directed the excavator, he had walked to within four or five meters of A'long.
One meter, two meters.
"Cough."
A young man standing opposite A'long coughed. A'long turned around and took a large stride to stand in front of Shen Hua, about 1.5 meters away.
"Bang."
With a deafening gunshot, Shen Hua fell to the ground on the spot. There was a bloody hole in his forehead, and after a few twitches, he stopped moving, clearly dead.