Once Upon a Time in the Northeast: Becoming a Human Being from the Snowy Night

My name is Chen Weidong. East of Northeast. In the winter of 1997, my brother's hamstring was broken and he fell in the snow. I carried him for forty minutes to the hospital. When passing by the dance hall, "You are always too soft-hearted" was singing inside. That night I decided one thing - I will never be soft-hearted in this life. What happened next is a long story. I ran from Jilin to Changchun, from Changchun to Shenyang, and from Shenyang to the north. I have done business with people from abroad, and I have also fallen out with them. I have suffered at the hands of others at home and at the expense of others abroad. I had money in my hand, and I also had a gun in my hand. I have been a knife for others, and I have had others take bullets for me. I had brothers around me, and later some of them died, some ran away, and some stood in court to testify against me. Believe it or not, this book was a little slow in the early going. Because I was not the eldest brother in the beginning, I was just an errand boy. I have been angry, beaten, and smiling, I have done everything. If you find it too bland, read another book. But if you are willing to read down, I guarantee that you will never forget the subsequent rounds, those fates, and those moments when you turned your back on others. My name is Chen Weidong. This is the story I will tell for the last time in my life.