The police officers whispered among themselves for a moment, then called their superiors for instructions.
A policeman asked, "What's your name?"
“My name is Ma Yunfei. I am the manager of the yam sales station in Qinglong Town. I am also an advanced individual in poverty alleviation who has been highly commended by the Qinglong Town government. You can call the Qinglong Town government to learn about my situation.”
The police immediately called the Qinglong Town government, and the person who answered the phone was none other than the acting town mayor, Chang Xiaobao.
Chang Xiaobao gave Ma Yunlong a high praise.
The policeman hung up the phone, prepared a packet of lime powder, and said to Ma Yunlong, "After you enter the teahouse, you must be careful and protect your own safety first."
"Officer, don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
The owner of Yipinxiang Teahouse lay on the ground, pleading, "I can't go in. If I go in, I'll definitely die."
The police officer said sternly, "There are more than twenty lives in the teahouse. You can't just think about yourself; you should think about these twenty-odd people. They are being held hostage because of you."
Ma Yunfei said impatiently, "Officer, stop wasting your breath on him and get him on my back right now."
Several police officers hurriedly lifted the boss onto Ma Yunfei's back.
Ma Yunfei went to the teahouse behind his boss's back.
The boss tried to struggle, but Ma Yunfei said fiercely, "You old bastard, if you don't obey, I'll have the thugs kill you."
The shopkeeper pleaded, "Sir, you...you have to protect me! I can give you some money, 100,000...500,000..."
Ma Yunfei said coldly, "You old bastard, all you care about is money. If you hadn't withheld three months' salary from people, this hostage situation wouldn't have happened, and more than twenty people wouldn't have become hostages."
Ma Yunfei walked to the entrance of the teahouse and shouted, "Buddy, I've brought the teahouse owner here. Open the door quickly!"
The assailant was cautious; he hid behind Guan Xiangyang and had Guan Xiangyang open the door a crack.
The assailant asked, "Who are you?"
"Dude, my girlfriend is a waitress at the teahouse, you know her, Xiao Wang. You should know her."
The thug said, "I've been away from the teahouse for a year, and there have been a lot of new waiters. I don't know your girlfriend."
"Dude, I'm begging you, please let my girlfriend out."
Ma Yunfei said this on purpose to lower the criminals' guard.
"Are you really not a police officer?"
"Dude, just by looking at me, you can't tell I'm a cop. Look at me, I'm fair-skinned and clean-cut, I look like a scholar. Look closely, I'm sweating so much on my forehead, that's from being scared. If I were a cop, I would be calm and collected."
The thug said with satisfaction, "Kid, looks like you're not a cop. You're a real man, risking your life to save your girlfriend. Buddy, I admire you. To be honest, I was young once too, so I totally understand you."
Ma Yunfei said, "Dude, since you understand me, please release my girlfriend as soon as possible. I'm begging you."
Surprisingly, the thug was a man of honor. He turned and shouted into the teahouse, "Who's Xiao Wang? Your boyfriend's here. I'll let you out."
As soon as he finished speaking, the two waiters got up from the ground and ran towards the door together.
The thug yelled, "You two, stop right there!"
The two waiters surnamed Wang quickly stopped.
One of them said timidly, "Brother, judging from the voice, it must be my boyfriend outside the door. He's here to save me. Please let me go."
Another waiter said, "Brother, the person outside should be my boyfriend. My boyfriend is the most loyal person. He once said that he would not hesitate to sacrifice his life for me."
The thug sneered, "You two come over here one by one and let this brother outside the door recognize you."
Both of the young men were about to run away when the thug said menacingly, "Let the tall one come over first. I guess the tall one is that guy's girlfriend."
Tall Xiao Wang ran over, walked to the door, glanced outside, and immediately looked dejected.
Ma Yunfei said with a smile, "Xiao Wang, what are you standing there for? Come out here!"
Tall Xiao Wang suddenly realized what was happening and quickly squeezed out through the crack in the door.
The thug said, "Buddy, I've been a good guy, haven't I? Now, carry the boss in."
"Dude, you're a real savior. You let my girlfriend go. I... I'm so grateful to you."
As Ma Yunfei spoke, he squeezed through the crack in the door into the restaurant.
As soon as Ma Yunfei entered the restaurant, he threw the owner to the ground and threw the bag of lime in his hand at the thug's face.
The lime dust scattered with a thud, and the thug covered his eyes with his hands.
Several police officers rushed in and pinned the thug to the ground.
The thug shouted, "Hey kid, you're really ungrateful! I let your girlfriend go, and you repay kindness with enmity..."
The thug's eyes were blinded by lime, and he screamed in pain, "Quickly wash my eyes, I... I can't see anything..."
A pair of gleaming handcuffs handcuffed the thug.
Ma Yunfei took Guan Xiangyang's hand and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"
Guan Xiangyang recognized Ma Yunfei long ago, and he also knew that Ma Yunfei must have been sent by Xia Tian to come here at such a risk.
"I'm fine, I just got hit by the thug and suffered some minor injuries."
All twenty-odd hostages were rescued, and a dozen reporters surrounded Ma Yunfei, some taking photos and others asking questions.
"Why did you dare to risk your life and volunteer to carry the boss into the teahouse?"
"All I could think about was getting my buddy out."
Ma Yunfei pointed at Guan Xiangyang and said.
A reporter asked, "Is this guy your sworn brother?"
"Hehe...you could say that, you could call him my sworn brother."
A reporter interjected, "Didn't you think about the other twenty-odd hostages?"
"Hehe... I was only thinking about this guy. As for the other hostages, they were just incidental."
Ma Yunfei was telling the truth. Because Guan Xiangyang saved Xia Tian, he had to rescue Guan Xiangyang and not let Xia Tian have any regrets.
If anything were to happen to Guan Xiangyang, Xia Tian would be psychologically scarred for the rest of her life.
A reporter, unwilling to give up, asked: "If your buddy wasn't in the teahouse, would you still have stood up for him?"
"No, if my buddy isn't in the teahouse, then the task of rescuing the hostages will be handled by the police. I don't need to get involved."
Ma Yunfei answered decisively, without any hesitation.
He was reborn from thirty years in the future, so of course he knew that if he spoke in a high-sounding manner, he would appear in the newspapers and on the radio, and become a hero for his righteous act.
Ma Yunfei detests this kind of hypocritical trickery. The reason he acted bravely was to save Guan Xiangyang; there was no need for him to play the hero or pretend to be noble.
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