Chapter 54: The Second Bruce Lee

  There is always a way out in life.

  Tang Xiaosheng thought his life had reached a dead end, unable to find work or borrow money, and was almost unable to make ends meet, feeling at a loss for what to do.

  As a result, on the afternoon of the second day, Deputy Director Bao Zhiming personally called to warmly invite him to visit the police station, saying that he would be awarded.

  More than half a month ago, Tang Xiaosheng had received an award at the police station, which was the "Honest and Unblemished Advanced Individual" award, with a prize of 5,000 yuan. This time, Tang Xiaosheng is to receive the "Brave and Righteous Advanced Individual" award, with the prize doubled to a total of 10,000 RMB. The police awarded Tang Xiaosheng the "Brave and Righteous Advanced Individual" award mainly because of two things.

  The first thing was that more than half a month ago, in order to find evidence of Xia Bai's crime, Tang Xiao Sheng directed and acted out a scene where the dead came back to life, scaring Xia Bai into an emotional breakdown and extracting from him the fact that he had hired thugs to beat people up, providing the police with an important lead for cracking the case.

  The second thing is the kidnapping case yesterday. Tang Xiaosheng risked his life to rescue Guo Yixiang, and single-handedly went to Nanfeng Mountain to meet with the kidnappers, relying on his excellent personal abilities, not only successfully rescued Guo Yixiang but also subdued five kidnappers.

  Tang Xiaosheng is just an ordinary citizen, but he did such a brave thing. After consideration, the public security bureau leaders decided to award him the honorary title of "Advanced Individual for Bravery" and applied to the Beijing Brave Fund for 10,000 yuan in rewards.

  For various honorary titles, whether it is the advanced individual who picks up gold without hesitation or the advanced individual who sees justice and dares to act, Tang Xiaosheng is not very concerned. He is only interested in the prize money. He is currently short of money, and the 10,000 yuan prize money is undoubtedly a timely help, which has helped him a great deal.

  Xiaolongnv and Guo Xiang knew he was going to receive an award again, so they carefully dressed him up once more. After all, he would be meeting with the Public Security Bureau leaders, so he had to dress appropriately.

  In the afternoon, at a little past four o'clock, Tang Xiaosheng wore his most handsome attire and took a taxi to the Public Security Bureau. Upon arrival, Deputy Director Bao Zhiming personally came to greet him, exchanged some pleasantries, and together they went to the police station's main hall, where a simple awards ceremony was held.

  Compared with the award ceremony of "Honest and upright advanced individuals" half a month ago, this award ceremony for "Brave and righteous advanced individuals" was much lower-key, without inviting media to interview. Because the act of being brave and righteous after all involves fighting against criminal elements, which has certain risks. If it is widely reported in the media, it may bring some potential threats to the personal safety of the winners, making them easily targeted by criminals.

  At the awards ceremony, Deputy Director Bao Zhiming presented Tang Xiaosheng with a "Advanced Individual for Bravery" banner and a 10,000-yuan reward on behalf of the police and the Beijing Huawei Foundation.

  After receiving the award, Tang Xiaosheng came to the director's office for a private meeting with Deputy Director Bao Zhiming.

  It was supposed to be a meeting, but it was actually just a casual chat. During the chat, Deputy Director Bao Zhi Ming gave high praise to Tang Xiao Sheng's personal history. He said that in less than a month, Tang Xiao Sheng had received two awards at the police station, something that had never happened before.

  Then, Bao Zhiming also mentioned the kidnapping case yesterday. He curiously said: "I heard from colleagues in the bureau that you single-handedly subdued five kidnappers yesterday. It seems your martial arts skills are quite impressive!"

  The kung fu personally taught by Little Dragon Girl, could her skills be bad? Tang Xiaosheng thought to himself, but still said humbly: "Director Bao is overpraising me, I just accidentally stumbled upon it."

  Bao Zhiming waved his hand: "You're too modest, if it were any other kidnapper, I would have believed you. But the kidnapper you faced yesterday was Hu Dajiang, who is also a formidable figure!"

  Listening to him, Tang Xiaosheng couldn't help but feel curious. Yesterday, when he was fighting with Hu Dajiang on Nanfeng Mountain, he realized that this person's skills were not ordinary. If Tang Xiaosheng hadn't accidentally hit Hu Dajiang's weak point, he might not have been able to win. After a pause, he asked: "Director Bao, who is Hu Dajiang?"

  Bao Zhiming said: "Ten years ago, Hu Dajiang was already a small name in Beijing. At that time, he was only 19 years old and just came out of the village, but he represented Beijing to participate in the national Wushu Sanda King competition. He won all the way, winning 17 games in a row, and finally became the Sanda King of that year."

  It wasn't until then that Tang Xiaosheng realized that Hu Dajiang had been so glorious in the past, no wonder his skills were so fierce.

  "Unfortunately, he didn't understand things when he was young and ruined his own future." Bao Zhiming shook his head, sighed, and continued, "Not long after winning the free fighting king title, Hu Dajiang got into a fight with a group of thugs to help a friend, single-handedly taking on over ten people, and ended up crippling two of them. As a result, he was put in prison for over a year. From then on, Hu Dajiang seemed to have given up on himself, slowly becoming a small-time thug, and unexpectedly got into the business of kidnapping."

  Pausing here, Bao Zhiming turned to Tang Xiaosheng and said: "In you, I really see a bit of Hu Dajiang's shadow from back then. I hope you take it as a warning and never follow in his footsteps."

  Tang Xiaosheng smiled and said, "Thank you, Director Bao, for reminding me."

  Bao Zhiming seemed to have thought of something and said, "I heard from Lin Shishi that you're an actor? Being an actor is great, with your skills, make good use of them, maybe one day you'll become the second Bruce Lee!" As he spoke, his tone suddenly changed, and he jokingly said, "Looks like I have to take a photo with you today, when you become famous in the future, this photo will be worth money."

  Bao Zhiming is really easy-going, although he is the deputy director of the Public Security Bureau, he has no airs at all. He chatted with Tang Xiaosheng for more than an hour until after 6 pm. Because tomorrow is New Year's Day, there will be an important meeting in the Public Security Bureau at 7 pm tonight, and Bao Zhiming must attend.

  Tang Xiaosheng didn't disturb him either, preparing to leave the Public Security Bureau immediately. Before leaving, Bao Zhiming actively asked to take a photo with him, and the two took a picture with an instant camera.

  Originally, Bao Zhiming asked Lin Shishi to escort Tang Xiaosheng away, but Lin Shishi also had a meeting at 7 pm and couldn't leave for the time being. Lin Shishi suggested that Tang Xiaosheng stay in the Public Security Bureau first, and then they would go home together after her meeting was over.

  Tang Xiaosheng felt that staying alone at the Public Security Bureau was too boring, and since he had just received his reward, he wanted to go home early to share it with Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang. Therefore, he did not adopt Lin Shishi's suggestion and left the Public Security Bureau alone.

  After leaving the Public Security Bureau, Tang Xiaosheng did not immediately return home, but instead prepared to go to a nearby department store first. Because tomorrow is New Year's Day, he planned to buy some things back and celebrate with Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang.

  As he stood on the roadside, ready to hail a ride to the department store, two men suddenly appeared behind him. Before he could turn around, an icy dagger was pressed against his back, and a low voice from one of the men threatened, "Don't move, kid, or you know what will happen!"

  Tang Xiaosheng glanced around and found two men in black standing beside him, with sturdy builds and broad shoulders. Their rough, square faces were partially hidden behind large sunglasses, making it difficult to discern their features clearly.

  "Hey, kid, behave and follow us quietly, no tricks!" one of the men in black said in a low voice, holding a steel dagger that was pointing at Tang Xiaosheng's back.

  The man in black now only needs to stab the dagger into his body, and Tang Xiaosheng's life may not be preserved. He didn't dare to move rashly, and could only follow the man in black's words completely.

  Then two men in black clothes took Tang Xiaosheng away, walked dozens of meters, and then got into a van parked nearby.

  After getting on the bread truck, a man in black clothes put a dagger to Tang Xiaosheng's neck, making him dare not move; another man in black clothes took out two sturdy ropes and tied up Tang Xiaosheng's hands and feet, making him lose his ability to resist.

  Tied up, a man in black sat down in the driver's seat of the van and immediately started the vehicle, speeding away.

  "Where are you taking me?" Tang Xiaosheng asked calmly. Although he knew the other party was up to no good, it's always beneficial to gather more information.

  The man in black simply didn't bother to talk to him, pressed the dagger against his neck and coldly threatened: "You little brat, if you speak nonsense again, I'll cut off your tongue!"

  Tang Xiaosheng fell silent, not daring to ask more questions. In his heart, he began to ponder. These two men in black were clearly well-prepared and judging from their demeanor, they didn't seem like decent people. This line of work was probably fraught with danger.

  Thinking of this, Tang Xiaosheng couldn't help but worry. He was almost kidnapped by Hu Dajiang yesterday and today he was hijacked by these two men in black, it's really one wave after another.

  If the other party came to him in a straightforward and upright manner, Tang Xiaosheng would not be afraid. However, he was now tied up hand and foot, unable to move at all, and if they really started fighting, he would only get beaten.

  Of course, he can use the "Double Hand Mutual Grappling Technique" to break free from the ropes on his hands. However, a black-clad man's dagger is now pressed against his neck. If he were to rashly struggle free, it would be easy to provoke the opponent, and the consequences would be unthinkable. Therefore, for now, he can only remain still in response to all changes.

  The van drove northward, soon leaving the city area. After more than half an hour, there were fewer and fewer buildings on both sides of the road, the place was more and more remote, and the surroundings were also quieter and quieter.

  Tang Xiaosheng looked out of the car window and found that they had already arrived at the northernmost part of the suburbs of Jinghua City. Here, there were basically no more vehicles coming and going, and not even a pedestrian was seen.

  The car drove along a small road for more than 20 minutes and stopped in an open space. As soon as the car stopped, two men in black clothes grabbed Tang Xiaosheng's hands and feet and lifted him out of the car, then threw him to the ground. Tang Xiaosheng was unable to move on his own because his hands and feet were already tied up.

  Tang Xiaosheng concentrated his mind and looked around. The place where he was now was a small flat land, with weeds growing nearby, and within sight, not a single person could be seen.

  At this time, he saw a man in black take out his mobile phone and dial a number. After the call was connected, he said: "Mr. Xia, I have brought the person." Then, he hung up the phone.

  About five minutes later, a man suddenly emerged from the grass beside him, wearing a white suit, with his hair slicked back and holding a small black bag in his right hand.

  "It's you!"

  Tang Xiaosheng took a closer look and found that the man was actually Xia Bai, who had escaped from prison.