A Deserted Place

1984, Kowloon Walled City. Murong Che opened fire during the chase, and the bullet penetrated the shoulder of a seventeen-year-old boy. On the way to the hospital, the boy named Ah Xuan said: I know the person who shot the gun. Three days later, a file on arms smuggling appeared on Murong Che's desk. There is no signature, only the address of the city. Murong Che went, solved the case, and got promoted. Ah Xuan lost three enemies in the walled city. This is how the transaction begins. In twelve years, Murong Che went from police officer to chief inspector, and Ah Xuan went from being a collector to someone who could bring the entire Yau Tsim Mong to a halt. They eliminated thirteen gangs, sent away forty-seven policemen, and transformed the city from a disorderly slaughterhouse into a regular market. In March 1996, a demolition order was issued. Ah Xuan met Murong Che on the rooftop of the walled city and said: I found the person who shot him. Murong Che asked: Who? Ah Xuan said: Guess why I had to wait for twelve years. This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.