Chapter 390: Mr. Yang’s Evil
"The world was becoming increasingly chaotic. There were more and more Japanese invaders in the provincial capital, and business was becoming increasingly difficult. My parents sold their property and prepared to go overseas, but before we could leave, the war broke out. Japanese planes bombed the provincial capital every day, and the provincial capital was reduced to ruins. My parents were also killed in the bombing, and Ah Man and I escaped..."
Mr. Yang closed his eyes, tears wetting his mask.
After that, he and A'man began to flee. The city was full of Japanese devils, and they hid here and there like rats. A'man asked him to go to the mountains, but he refused.
He had no interest in Ah Man, and going to the mountains would mean accepting Ah Man, which he was unwilling to do.
He was also unwilling to be a coward in the mountains and live as an ordinary person all his life.
He is the young master of the Yang family. He has talent in business and he will definitely make the Yang family revive.
Although it was difficult, he and Ah Man still left the provincial capital safely. Thanks to the few gold bars hidden on his body, they also arrived in Shanghai safely because he heard that there were boat tickets from Shanghai to Hong Kong.
As long as he arrives in Hong Kong, he is confident that he can start from scratch and create glory again.
But one boat ticket required ten gold bars, and the gold bars he brought with him had already been spent, so he stayed in Shanghai to do small business to make money, hoping to collect ten gold bars as soon as possible.
He advised Ah Man to go back to the mountains and not to suffer with him in Shanghai, but Ah Man was unwilling.
"She insisted that I go back to the mountains with her, saying that the world outside was too chaotic and that the mountains were safe. We argued many times about this, and every time I told her that I had no romantic feelings for her and that I only considered her a younger sister, but she didn't believe me..."
Mr. Yang sighed. In fact, he had been a little attracted to Ah Man. After all, Ah Man was lively and beautiful, and was completely devoted to him. But every time he had the idea, he was dispelled by the girl's paranoia.
"You two are together day and night, are you really innocent?" asked the high priest.
"I swear to heaven, Ah Man and I have never crossed the line. If I tell a lie, I will never be able to cure the poison in my body."
Mr. Yang raised his hand and swore.
The high priest snorted and asked him to continue.
"I originally wanted to start a small business, but I had no capital, so I found a job at a foreign company. I can speak a little foreign language, and I'm doing pretty well there. My salary has increased several times, and I can also make a lot of extra money. At this rate, I can save enough money for the boat ticket in less than a year."
"But Ah Man's temper became increasingly strange. She didn't like me going to work and even came to my workplace to cause trouble. Whenever I spoke to a woman, she would throw a tantrum. Because of her unreasonable behavior, I lost my job at the company."
Mr. Yang smiled bitterly silently. During that period, he was indeed exhausted by Ah Man's harassment, which led to him developing evil thoughts and doing that kind of thing to Ah Man, making him spend more than 20 years in torture worse than death.
"A'man treats you as her property, so she can't accept any other woman around you." Luo Xinxin said.
Mr. Yang nodded. "Yes, she thought I had an affair with those women. I was very angry and cursed her out. I wanted to part ways with her. I gave her money and asked her to go back to Xiangxi on her own, but she didn't want to. She even said that she wanted to die with me."
"I'm really fed up with it. Reasoning with her won't make sense, and scolding her is useless. She's so stubborn, even saying she saved my life and asking me to marry her. I admit that Ah Man did save me on the way to escape, but even so, I don't want to marry her. She's too paranoid, and I don't want to live with someone like her for the rest of my life."
"Stop talking nonsense and just tell me what you did to her."
The high priest became impatient. He had been listening for a long time but the main point was not reached. It was all nonsense.
Mr. Yang gritted his teeth and hesitated for a long time before making up his mind. He said, "I gathered ten gold bars and prepared to buy a boat ticket. Ah Man found out and hid my gold bars. I tried to persuade her, but she refused to give them to me. I could only pretend to agree to go back to the mountains with her. Ah Man believed me, but she still refused to give me the gold bars. The situation in Shanghai was very serious at the time, and the boat tickets were becoming increasingly scarce. I was worried that if we delayed too long, the tickets would sell out, so I coaxed her into taking a boat back to the provincial capital..."
"Aman finally believed me and took out the gold bars to go on the boat with me. But the boat ticket price has increased. Three days ago, it was only ten gold bars, but three days later, it will be fifteen. If Aman hadn't hidden the gold bars, I would definitely have been able to buy the boat ticket..."
When Mr. Yang said this, his tone was particularly complicated, with hatred and regret.
"Even though I was paying 15 gold bars for a ticket, the demand still couldn't keep up with the supply. I couldn't earn 15 gold bars all at once, and the situation was very tense. Later, I heard that a gang leader named Huang San had tickets, so I went to him and begged him to sell me a ticket..."
Mr. Yang couldn't continue and closed his eyes in pain.
"What did you do to Ah Man?" the high priest asked sharply.
"Huang San agreed to sell me a ticket for only ten gold bars, but he wanted Ah Man to stay with him for three days. I...I agreed."
Mr. Yang's voice was hoarse. He knew it was wrong to do so, but he was too desperate at the time. The boat ticket was so close to him, within his reach, but he couldn't get it. And if Ah Man hadn't hidden the gold bars, how could he not have bought the boat ticket?
In fact, he had an idea at that time that as long as he got the boat ticket, he could fly away and completely get rid of Ah Man's entanglement.
As for the rest, he didn't think about it at all. At that time, he just wanted to leave and get rid of Ah Man.
"I coaxed Ah Man into going to Huang San's place. Three days later, I got a boat ticket. Ah Man cast a spell on me, and then I jumped into the Huangpu River. For the past twenty years, I've been tortured and my life has been worse than death. I know this is my retribution, but I don't regret it. I only regret saving Ah Man, which led to our ill-fated relationship!"
Mr. Yang finally finished his story and everyone fell silent.
Although Mr. Yang did something very excessive to Ah Man in the end, they still felt very sympathetic towards this man.
He saved the Miao girl out of kindness, and was then entangled by the girl. He could have left Shanghai. If it weren't for Ah Man hiding the gold bars, Mr. Yang would have been able to buy a boat ticket and leave smoothly.
Although it was too much to sell Ah Man to Huang San later, Luo Xinxin could still understand it. If it were her, she might have made the same choice.
Moreover, Mr. Yang has been tortured by the poison for more than 20 years, and every day he has lived a life worse than death. This punishment is too cruel. An ordinary person would have given up long ago. Mr. Yang has been able to persist until now and has created such a large family business. His determination and means are extraordinary.
"You're not lying?"
asked the high priest.
"Every word is true. If I tell even a single lie, I will be tortured by this insect for the rest of my life!"
Mr. Yang raised his hand and swore.
The high priest sighed and asked again, "What's Ah Man's last name?"
"She said her last name was Ma, the same as in linen."
Li Long's expression changed, and he whispered, "Master, is this Mazhai?"
The high priest glanced at him and Li Long quickly shut up. He was too frivolous. The master hadn't spoken yet, so how could he have the right to speak?
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