Ma Yunfei quickly put his index finger to his lips and shushed the abbot, signaling him: "Don't speak, something's up."
Ma Yunfei jumped off the windowsill and whispered to the abbot, "There's something strange about the mayor's house. There are a bunch of beer bottles on his coffee table, so someone must have been here. Also, although the door is locked, I have a feeling that someone is inside. In other words, someone locked the door from the outside and then climbed in through the window to give people the illusion that no one is inside."
The abbot asked, puzzled, "Why would you want to give people this kind of misconception?"
"Third brother, people often come to visit the mayor's house. If the door isn't locked from the outside, they'll keep knocking. The problem is, the people inside don't want to open the door, so they resort to this method."
"Boss, the more you talk, the more confused I get. Doesn't the mayor welcome guests? I've heard that officials like people to come and visit because those who come bring gifts."
"Third brother, I suspect that Gu Tian is at the mayor's house. Perhaps he kidnapped the mayor's wife, Liu Fei."
The abbot rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll kick the door open, go in and rescue the mayor's wife. That guy named Gu Tian doesn't know any martial arts. I can beat him down with just one hand."
Ma Yunfei waved his hand and said, "You must not act rashly. If Gu Tian kidnaps Liu Fei, he will take Liu Fei hostage. If you act recklessly, Liu Fei's life will be in danger."
"Boss, what do you suggest we do?"
“Third brother, let’s hide nearby. I think if Gu Tian kidnapped Liu Fei, it must be for money. He wants 50,000 yuan. The problem is that the mayor’s money is all in the bank, and only he can go to the bank to withdraw it. The bank usually opens at 9:30. That means that Gu Tian will take Liu Fei to the bank to withdraw the money later. At that time, we will act accordingly.”
The abbot nodded.
The two found a secluded spot and hid.
Ma Yunfei's prediction was correct. At 9:10, the window was opened, and Gu Tian jumped out of the window and used his key to open the door.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Fei came out.
Gu Tian had one arm around Liu Fei's arm, and the other hand was in his pocket.
Clearly, the hand in the pocket must be holding a dagger.
The two walked leisurely, as if they were going shopping.
Ma Yunfei said to the abbot, "Follow them closely and don't act rashly. I reckon they're going to the bank to withdraw money. I'll call the police station right away and have them go to the bank to arrest Gu Tian."
Ma Yunfei could see clearly that Liu Fei's face was pale and expressionless, like a person with a mental disability. Obviously, Gu Tian had broken into her house last night and frightened her quite a bit.
Around midnight last night, Liu Fei watched a few episodes of a TV series and was just about to go to bed.
Suddenly, he heard a noise outside the door, and asked nervously, "Who is it?"
There was complete silence outside the door.
Liu Fei thought to herself: It must be that stray cat.
Recently, a stray cat has been running around the dormitory. Not long ago, it even took away some dried fish that Liu Fei had hung under the eaves.
Liu Fei cursed angrily, "Tomorrow, I have to tell the security office to catch this stray cat."
Liu Fei went to bed and soon fell asleep.
She had a nightmare in which someone strangled her, making it hard for her to breathe.
Liu Fei woke up to find the lights on in the room. A man was gripping her neck and said menacingly, "Sister-in-law, don't shout or move, or don't blame me for being impolite. I'll send you to the Western Paradise."
Liu Fei looked closely and realized that the person grabbing her neck was Gu Tian.
"Cousin, what...what are you doing?"
Gu Tian said fiercely, "Sister-in-law, what are you saying about me?"
"Cousin, let's talk this out. Calm down and don't do anything foolish."
Seeing that Liu Fei's face had turned pale with fright, Gu Tian knew she was too scared to scream, so he let go of her.
“Sister-in-law, you two are simply inhuman. This time, my father has cancer and I had no choice but to come here to borrow money. But you actually framed me. Not only did you send people to beat me and bury me alive, but you also tried to arrest me and put me in jail. I say, you've gone too far. Aren't you afraid that if you push me too far, you'll die before me?”
"Cousin, what... what are you saying? I don't understand a word you're saying! Who beat you up? Who tried to bury you alive? And who put you in jail?"
"Sister-in-law, stop playing dumb. Do you think my cousin would hide what he did from you? It must have been a conspiracy between the two of you, and maybe it was even your idea."
“Cousin, I’m innocent! I’m so wronged! I… I just heard that your father is sick and needs 50,000 yuan. I thought maybe you were lying and trying to extort money from me. I do have some issues with you, but it’s not enough to send someone to beat you up, bury you alive, or send you to jail.”
"Sister-in-law, I heard that my cousin went to a meeting in the county?"
"Yes, he left this afternoon and won't be back until the day after tomorrow. Cousin, let's talk this out calmly. Don't be too impulsive. If you kill me, you won't escape either. Think about it: you're your parents' only son. If you go to jail, what will happen to them?"
Gu Tian said angrily, "I don't want to go to jail, and I don't want to die, but you've forced me to this dead end, so you can't blame me. Now, I don't want anything else, I just want 50,000 yuan so my dad can have surgery as soon as possible."
Liu Fei quickly agreed, "Cousin, I admit it: it was my idea to only give you five thousand yuan this time. You know I'm a little stingy. But you should understand me. Think about it, is it easy for my family to save money? We saved it up one yuan at a time. We only have eighty thousand yuan in our savings account. If I gave you fifty thousand yuan, it would have emptied our savings account."
Liu Fei had laid an ambush; his family had over 200,000 yuan in savings, deposited in three separate bank cards.
Two of the bank cards were buried in a jar underground, and another bank card with only 80,000 yuan in it was locked in a safe.
At this moment, Liu Fei thought with relief: Luckily, I'm a smart person and buried those two bank cards underground, otherwise, that bastard Gu Tian would definitely have made me withdraw all the money.
Gu Tian snorted and said, "Sister-in-law, don't blame me for being greedy. Originally, I just wanted to borrow 50,000 yuan from you and pay it back slowly when I had the money. But now I've changed my mind. I think you should give me some compensation. I've done a lot for your family these past few years, so you have to give me all the 80,000 yuan you've saved."
Liu Fei nodded repeatedly and agreed, "Cousin, I'll give you all the 80,000 yuan my family has saved. Consider it a gift, so you don't need to pay it back."
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