Chapter 256 Putting the Blame on Others
Qin Yi held Su Tong's shoulders and was about to leave——
Then Zhou Jin's voice was heard: "Something's happening - alert!"
In the distance, faint lights flashed, and they were surrounding us.
The conversation could not be continued, Qin Yi helplessly reached out and rubbed Su Tong's head, and the two immediately returned to the cave to prepare for battle.
Although they are not many in number, each of them is worth a hundred. Their tactics have been practiced thousands of times. Even if more people come than expected, all they need is time.
Su Tong was still classified as "old, weak, sick and disabled" and guarded Ma Liu together with Zhao Xin.
Knowing Su Tong's fighting ability, Zhao Xin can now guard the cave entrance with peace of mind.
Su Tong and Ma Liu were well protected in the cave. Su Tong was not worried about the battle outside, nor did he want to let his mind wander. Seeing that Ma Liu was still calm, he thought of the previous topic and asked:
"Sixth Master, Yan Zi has the ability to appraise treasures, so her family must be good, right?"
Ma Liu sighed deeply and said, "Yanzi's ancestors were Qing nobles. They grew up surrounded by gold and jade. Her appreciation ability was passed down from generation to generation. It was a family heritage. After the founding of New China, her grandfather and father were both well-known appraisers. Many treasures that were difficult to identify were asked to be finalized by her family."
"Then...how did you and Yan Zi know each other?"
When this topic was mentioned, Ma Liu laughed at himself and said:
"Don't look at me like this now. You may not believe that I used to be a manager working in a bank in Shanghai. My ancestors ran a pawnshop and I also have some skills in identifying and appraising treasures. At that time, banks gradually began to have businesses such as cultural relics storage and mortgages. The president saw that I had this specialty and let me be in charge of this area. Yan Zi was often asked to do appraisals, and after a few visits, I became familiar with her."
Ma Liu was immersed in his memories, as if he suddenly had the desire to tell a story. Su Tong listened quietly without interrupting him.
"Yanzi is beautiful and smart, but she fell in love with me, a poor manager. When her father found out, he was furious. Not only did he stop us from dating, he also found a family for Yanzi to marry her off to. Yanzi ran away secretly and came to me crying. I was so moved that I eloped with her."
Ma Liu smiled bitterly and continued, "We escaped with great hope, but fate played a joke on us. During our elopement, I found Yan Zi had constant nosebleeds. She was sick, so I rushed her to the hospital. The doctor said it was leukemia, a terminal illness. I was unwilling to give up, so I changed hospitals one after another, but they all came to the same conclusion."
"I regretted that I only cared about love and ignored her health. I decided to go back to Yan Zi's parents to confess and ask them to save Yan Zi. With my ability, I can't provide Yan Zi with a stable treatment environment. I can't and dare not delay her."
"Unexpectedly, when we returned to Shanghai, we found that Yan Zi's parents were involved in a cultural relic smuggling case. The crime was reselling state-owned assets. The couple committed suicide. I was desperate, and Yan Zi collapsed.
Fortunately, at this time, "Peng Ye" appeared. He was impressed by Yan Zi's appreciation ability. He said he knew a doctor in Hong Kong who could relieve Yan Zi's condition and there was no need to worry about the treatment costs. He would be responsible for everything, on the condition that we would all work for him. "
"I had no choice at that time. I would work for whoever could save Yan Zi! Henan Province has an ancient capital and unearthed treasures, so Master Peng let me go to Henan Province. Every year, I have the opportunity to see Yan Zi. Seeing that she is still alive and well, I feel it is worth it. I have no other wishes in this life, only for Yan Zi to recover from her illness. If this request is too extravagant, then I pray that she will not suffer from the pain! If one day... Yan Zi really can't live anymore, I... will accompany her to go."
Ma Liu's words were plain but decisive.
Su Tong had no doubt about the truthfulness of his words. This might be the most real Ma Liu she had ever seen since she met him.
After he calmed down, Su Tong asked:
"The case of Yan Zi's parents? Is it true or... a frame-up?"
"It must be a frame-up!"
Ma Liu's face suddenly became a little ferocious, "Yanzi's family is very wealthy. Their whole family has been involved in cultural relics. They have seen all kinds of good things. The cost of any appraisal can equal other people's annual income. There is no need for them to smuggle!"
"Didn't you try to check?"
Ma Liu shook his head. "At that time, I was afraid that her parents' affairs would affect Yan Zi, so I didn't have time to hide. In addition, Yan Zi's illness could not be delayed, so I couldn't take care of it at all. This matter has always been the biggest pain in Yan Zi's heart. She never believed that her parents would be involved in the smuggling case. Later, with such an identity, I dared not show up in public. So many years have passed, and I am afraid that I will not have the opportunity to find out the truth for her..."
Su Tong sighed softly, but still asked, "You... never doubted Master Peng?"
"Mr. Peng?! How is that possible?"
Ma Liu seemed a little slow to react. "Before that, we had never met Master Peng. Besides, Master Peng still needed Yan Zi to appraise treasures for him, so why would he harm her family?"
"What if he recruited her parents first?"
Su Tong said calmly: "Based on your understanding of her parents, would they agree to work for the head of a smuggling group?"
Ma Liu suddenly froze, his face turning pale...
Su Tong continued, "Because they disagreed, Master Peng was furious, or he didn't want to expose himself and wanted to kill people to silence them, or he had already turned his attention to Yan Zi and needed to put Yan Zi in a desperate situation... so he fabricated a 'smuggling case'. With his ability, it shouldn't be difficult to fabricate such a case! As for whether Yan Zi's parents committed suicide, you can imagine."
Ma Liu's forehead began to sweat, and his hands began to tremble unconsciously...
"Besides, the timing of 'Mr. Peng's' appearance was too coincidental, wasn't it? Just when you were in trouble, her family committed suicide, and he just happened to fall from the sky. If he hadn't planned all this, would he have been able to show up in such a timely manner?"
Ma Liu suddenly glared at Su Tong and said angrily: "Don't try to confuse me with these nonsense! I said I have no ulterior motives now! As long as Yan Zi is fine! I can work hard for anyone!"
Su Tong shook his head and said, "You can judge whether it is nonsense or not. I can't infer these things just by listening to you."
"I might as well tell you that among those people fighting for the pottery shards outside, there is one who is in a similar situation to Yan Zi. Three years ago, his father, a professor of archaeology, was kidnapped and killed. Three years later, he also found this place. He is now desperately trying to get the pottery shards, probably to see Master Peng."
"With the same background in cultural relics, the same time period, and the same experience, it's hard for me not to connect the two things together."
Ma Liu seemed to have suddenly lost all his strength and collapsed to the ground.
"I believe that you have worked under Master Peng for so many years, and you must have doubted him before! It's just that you placed your hopes of curing Yan Zi on Master Peng, so you didn't dare to doubt him!"
Ma Liu covered his face and finally started crying.
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