Gu Tian was puzzled. He had already reported his cousin Gu Le to the county public security bureau, but Gu Le acted as if nothing had happened. What was going on?
Gu Tian thought: Maybe the public security department can't just listen to his side of the story and has to investigate further. Maybe in a few days, Gu Le will be arrested.
Gu Tian went to the police station again. A police officer recognized him and asked, "What are you doing here again?"
"Police, I want to ask: Have you finished investigating my case against my cousin Gu Le?"
"We're investigating. Go back and wait for news. Don't come back again."
What puzzled Gu Tian was: he was the main culprit, so why wasn't he arrested?
Gu Tian was somewhat unwilling, so he returned to Qinglong Town and found a family to stay with in Xiaowangzhuang, which was eight miles away from the town.
With the money in his hand, he gave people five yuan a day, including food and lodging.
Gu Tian borrowed a set of clothes from the old man in the family, found a tattered straw hat, and smeared some mud on his face. Dressed up like this, he looked like a beggar.
He entered Qinglong Town and found a quiet spot opposite the town government building to sit down.
He wanted to see what would happen to his cousin, Gu Le.
In the afternoon, he saw Gu Le followed by a group of people as they walked out of the town government building and got into a minivan.
At first, he thought the group of people behind him were plainclothes police officers, perhaps there to arrest Gu Le.
Seeing that the group of people were bowing and scraping to Gu Le, one could tell that Gu Le was still living a very comfortable life.
The van sped away.
Gu Tian said angrily, "You heartless bastard, you won't be so arrogant for long. I'm going to bring you down and send you to jail!"
Gu Tian went to the yam sales station. He wanted to ask Ma Yunfei why he hadn't heard anything about Gu Le, even though he had reported him to the county public security bureau.
The sales station was bustling with activity, and business was booming.
Ma Yunfei is carrying yams.
That day, the abbot escorted five trucks, delivering 200,000 catties of yams to City A.
Recently, Ma Yunfei has been frequently visiting various villages, urging them to deliver yams.
Yesterday, he raised the purchase price of yams to 50 cents per pound.
Ma Yunfei had already realized that this sales outlet might not be open for more than a few days.
He had a premonition that Mayor Gu Le would target him.
He also had a premonition: Mayor Gu Le might not be able to serve for long.
Although Deputy Mayor Chang Xiaobao had a good impression of Ma Yunfei, it was hard to predict what Chang Xiaobao's attitude would be towards the yam sales station if he became the mayor.
Ye Ya was quite perceptive. Seeing Gu Tian loitering around the sales station looking rather suspicious, she said, "Brother Ma, there's a beggar nearby, staring at our sales station. Something's not right."
"Where did this beggar come from?"
“Brother Ma, look to the east. There’s an old man standing at the base of that wall. He’s been there for half an hour.”
Ma Yunfei glanced eastward and, sure enough, saw an old beggar.
"Wild girl, she's just a beggar, what's so special about her?"
“Brother Ma, I’m a hunter. I can see right through people. I dare say: this guy doesn’t look like a beggar. Maybe he’s eyeing the sales station.”
"Hehe... Wild Girl, you're overthinking it. Our sales station only has yams. Do you think he'd steal yams? We lock the warehouse door every night, and there are people on duty at the grain depot. What could he possibly steal?"
“Brother Ma, since we can’t steal yams and we have nothing to eat here, why is this old beggar staying here? Look at his eyes staring at us, he’s up to no good.”
"Ye Ya, stop being so suspicious. Focus on harvesting the yams and don't lose sight of the bigger picture and mess up the accounts."
“Brother Ma, since I came here to help out, I haven’t missed a single deal, have I? Let me tell you: don’t let my low level of education fool you, I’m very shrewd.”
Ye Ya glared at Ma Yunfei, then rolled her eyes, looking somewhat angry.
Ma Yunfei quickly comforted her, "Ye Ya, what I mean is: let's do our own thing, he can do his own thing, it's none of our business."
Ye Ya pouted and said, "Brother Ma, I'm not afraid of anything, I'm just worried that the old beggar is watching you."
Why is he staring at me?
“Brother Ma, look, that old beggar looks like an old man, hunched over, and seems to be in his sixties or seventies. But I noticed that he sometimes straightens his back, which means that this old beggar is not that old, he is pretending to be old.”
Ma Yunfei shrugged and said, "There's nothing special about that. He pretends to be old just to gain people's sympathy, beg for more food, and ask for more money."
Ma Yunfei then picked up the yams again.
Chen Yuyan asked, "Honey, what were you saying to Yeya just now? She seemed a little unhappy."
"It's nothing. Yeya said there's an old beggar nearby who's been here for over half an hour, and she thinks he's suspicious."
“Honey, I saw that old beggar too. I think he’s a bit suspicious. Look, he keeps staring at our sales station, like he’s looking for someone.”
Ma Yunfei dismissively said, "Who cares?"
"Honey, you need to be careful."
Chen Yuyan warned.
Ma Yunfei was somewhat surprised and asked, "Wife, why are you so suspicious, just like Ye Ya? I don't have that many enemies, do I?"
"Honey, there's an old saying: 'Better safe than sorry,' so you should still be careful."
Ma Yunfei glanced at the old beggar a few more times, and suddenly, he noticed that the old beggar was waving at him.
Clearly, the old beggar had come specifically for him.
Who is this old beggar?
Ma Yunfei's heart skipped a beat; he felt something was amiss.
The abbot went to City A to deliver yams; otherwise, he would have sent the abbot to inquire.
Ma Yunfei remained somewhat wary; he was worried that the old beggar might be an assassin.
If he rashly went to ask the old beggar for advice, and the old beggar pulled out a dagger, then he would be powerless to defend himself.
Ma Yunfei thought for a moment, took out ten yuan from his pocket and handed it to Ye Ya, saying, "Give this money to the old beggar and find out why he stays at the sales station."
Ye Ya took the ten yuan and said, "Brother Ma, I've wanted to ask this for a long time."
She ran over.
Gu Tian waved to Ma Yunfei, but Ma Yunfei didn't react.
Gu Tian knew Ye Ya and knew that this girl was skilled in martial arts.
Ye Ya handed ten yuan to Gu Tian and asked, "You're begging for food, don't you know where to go? We buy yams, and there are cars coming and going here. Be careful not to get hit by them."
Gu Tian took the money, lowered his head, and remained silent.
Wild Girl said, "Why are you looking down? Lift your head up."
Gu Tian kept his head down, seemingly not hearing Ye Ya's words.
“Beggar, I think you’re not an old man, you’re probably not that old. You can fool others by dressing like this, but you can’t fool me.”
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