Gu Tian kept his head down, remaining silent, like a deaf and mute person.
Ye Ya lifted Gu Tian's straw hat, sneered, and said, "I knew you were pretending to be old a long time ago. Look at you, your hair is still black."
Gu Tian said in a muffled voice, "I'm here to see Ma Yunfei."
Ye Ya was a little surprised, and also a little proud.
Surprisingly, the beggar told the truth so quickly, and he was pleased that he had long suspected the old beggar was after Brother Ma.
"Why do you want to see Brother Ma? He's very busy. Just tell me what's on your mind."
"I must speak to Ma Yunfei about my matter in person."
Wild Girl grabbed the old beggar by the collar, pinned him against the wall, and asked fiercely, "You're here to assassinate Brother Ma, aren't you?"
Gu Tian retorted, "Ye Ya, I know you. You're the girl from Longwang Mountain who's a one-shot hitter. I also know you're Ma Yunfei's sworn sister. I... I'll tell you: I'm Ma Yunfei's cousin."
Ye Ya had never heard Ma Yunfei mention Gu Tian before, nor did she know that Ma Yunfei had a cousin.
"Haha... You've tried to fool me? You're asking for it. I'm Ma Yunfei's sister. I know Ma Yunfei has no relatives other than his wife and daughter. Where did this damn uncle come from? Tell me honestly, are you here to assassinate Brother Ma?"
“Ye Ya, you…you go and call Ma Yunfei over, or you can tell him that I am Gu Tian.”
Ye Ya grabbed Gu Tian by the collar and dragged him into the storeroom, angrily saying, "Brother Ma, this guy is shameless, he actually claims to be your cousin."
Ma Yunfei looked closely and said in surprise, "Uncle, it really is you! You... what happened to you?"
Seeing that Ma Yunfei recognized this guy, Ye Ya asked, "Brother Ma, are you sure he's your cousin?"
"Wild girl, let go! He really is my cousin."
Ye Ya was still a little worried. He searched Gu Tian's body for a while and said, "I didn't find the murder weapon."
Ma Yunfei felt a little guilty, after all, he had conspired with the town mayor to have the abbot beat up Gu Tian.
To be honest, he was a little uneasy, worried that Gu Tian was there to take revenge on him.
"Uncle, what... what happened to you?"
Gu Tian sighed and said, "Xiao Ma, let's find a quiet place and I'll tell you."
Ma Yunfei winked at Ye Ya, meaning: Keep an eye on things.
Yeya was a smart girl, and she nodded.
Ma Yunfei dared not go far and said to Gu Tian, "Go to the warehouse."
They walked to a corner of the warehouse. Ma Yunfei found two bricks to put under his buttocks, and then picked up two more bricks and handed them to Gu Tian.
Gu Tian waved his hand and said, "I can't sit."
Ma Yunfei feigned curiosity and asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
"Little Ma, don't even mention it. My damn cousin sent some guys to beat me up. Damn it, they whipped my butt twenty times with a belt. I... I sleep on my stomach now."
Ma Yunfei feigned ignorance: "Uncle, do you have an older cousin?"
“I only have one cousin, Gu Le.”
"Uncle, you...you didn't get drunk this morning, did you? Why are you talking nonsense? The mayor is your cousin, why would he send people to beat you up?"
Gu Tian sneered and said angrily, "My cousin is ruthless and not an ordinary person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become the town mayor. Let alone beating me up, you almost died at his hands."
Ma Yunfei laughed and said, "Uncle, if you haven't been drinking, you must be out of your mind. The mayor is my godfather, and he treats me very well."
"Little Ma, you're still too green. Let me tell you something: Just two months ago, Gu Le asked me to put a tripwire on your motorcycle on your way home. He also instructed me that the tripwire should ideally be placed on the edge of a cliff so that Ma Yunfei would tumble off the cliff."
Ma Yunfei laughed and joked, "Uncle, you're really good at joking. Two months ago, I did find a tripwire on the road, but I didn't think it was meant for me. There were other motorcyclists on that road."
Gu Tian said in a gloomy tone, "Little Ma, there's only one motorcycle in our Qinglong Town, there's definitely no second one. Don't you know that? This tripwire is for you."
Ma Yunfei shook his head repeatedly, denying it, saying, "Impossible, absolutely impossible. My godfather treats me like his own son, always taking care of me in every way."
Gu Tian looked at Ma Yunfei and said in a sinister tone, "I used to think you were pretty smart, but it seems you're just a pretty face with a straw filling."
Ma Yunfei chuckled and said, "Uncle, did the person who spanked you tell you that the town mayor ordered it?"
"He didn't say that, but the murderer warned me not to extort money. This time, I came to borrow money from my cousin. Obviously, my cousin thought I was extorting him, so he sent people to beat me up and even tried to bury me alive. Luckily, I had a bright idea and pretended to be pitiful in front of the murderer, which made him spare me."
Ma Yunfei asked, "Uncle, if the town mayor really did something to you, why did you dare to come back? If the murderer saw you, he might really kill you."
"Hehe... I was afraid of running into the murderer, so I disguised myself. Look at me, I look like an old beggar."
Ma Yunfei's mind raced. He had no idea why Gu Tian had come to find him.
“Uncle, you have to be careful. I think if the mayor really did something to you, he will definitely be on guard against you. He may have already sent a lot of spies. The way you look, you are easy to attract attention. For example, as soon as you came, you aroused Ye Ya's suspicion. She told me that you look like an assassin and that you may be coming for me. Look, isn't your outfit too conspicuous?”
Gu Tian said in surprise, "This mountain girl, Ye Ya, actually has such a sharp eye. It's really impressive. No wonder she pinned me against the wall and searched my body as soon as she arrived."
Ma Yunfei asked, "Uncle, did you risk returning to Qinglong Town to seek revenge on the town mayor?"
"Hmph! I don't even need to lift a finger. I've already reported Gu Le to the county public security bureau. He'll be in jail in a few days."
"You reported the town mayor? What did you report?"
“I told you everything, including asking me to trip you up; breaking the window of a town government official’s house; hitting the deputy mayor Chang Xiaobao with a stick. I confessed everything without missing a single detail.”
Ma Yunfei was both surprised and delighted, but he was also very puzzled.
If Gu Tian reported the town mayor, the mayor should have been investigated and punished. However, the mayor has been going to and from get off work as usual these past two days, acting as if nothing had happened.
This morning, he also saw the town mayor carrying a briefcase, leading a group of people to inspect the town's work.
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