One reporter, still unwilling to give up and wanting to find a redeeming quality in Ma Yunfei, asked, "This thug is carrying a pistol, aren't you afraid he'll shoot you?"
Ma Yunfei replied with a smile, "This criminal has been holding more than twenty hostages in the teahouse for over four hours without killing a single person. What does that mean? It means he's not a heartless criminal; he still has some rationality. Since he hasn't even harmed the hostages, why would he shoot me?"
The reporter then asked, "Didn't you consider the danger to your life?"
"I can't think about anything else, I just want to get my buddy out."
"You know there are more than twenty hostages in the teahouse, so you were prepared to sacrifice yourself in exchange for the lives of more than twenty people."
“I didn’t want to sacrifice myself. I just wanted to deal with the criminals. I believe that everyone has a good side. I just wanted to awaken the goodness in the criminals’ hearts. In fact, I succeeded. You see, the criminals released my fake girlfriend first.”
The assailants released a waitress surnamed Wang, and as soon as she came out, a large number of reporters surrounded her.
Xiao Wang told the reporter, puzzled, "This brave man lied and said I was his girlfriend, and got the thugs to release me."
Many reporters asked in bewilderment, "Is this brave young man a friend of the criminals?"
"I don't know, you should ask him."
Many reporters were disappointed to hear nothing insightful from Ma Yunfei.
They originally planned to write a masterpiece about a hero rescuing hostages, but how should they write it?
One reporter pressed on, asking, "Are you deliberately belittling yourself to become an unsung hero?"
Ma Yunfei had long been impatient with the questions and said, "I don't want to be a hero. I don't want to be a famous hero, nor do I want to be an unknown hero. To be honest, I'm not cut out to be a hero."
Ma Yunfei broke through the reporters' encirclement, grabbed Guan Xiangyang, and said, "You need to go to the hospital to get it bandaged up, be careful not to get infected."
He hailed a taxi, intending to take Guan Xiangyang to the hospital.
A police officer walked over and said to Ma Yunfei, "Young man, you are truly remarkable. We are going to commend you."
"Officer, I just did what I was supposed to do, I don't want to earn merit."
"Haha...Young man, you're so modest. Please tell us your home address."
Ma Yunfei knew that he had already told the police he was from Qinglong Town, and the police had also called the Qinglong Town government. He couldn't hide his identity anymore, so he replied, "I live in Majiawan, Qinglong Town."
The policeman made a note of it, patted Ma Yunfei on the shoulder, and said, "Good lad, you're great!"
Ma Yunfei hailed a taxi and accompanied Guan Xiangyang to the hospital to have his wounds bandaged.
Guan Xiangyang gripped Ma Yunfei's hand tightly and said gratefully, "Old Ma, let's be friends."
"OK."
Guan Xiangyang took out his business card and handed it to Ma Yunfei with both hands, saying sincerely, "I'll say it again: first, I wish you and Xia Tian happiness; second, let's be good friends from today onwards, and you can come to me if you need anything."
Ma Yunfei said apologetically, "I'm just a small businessman and I don't have any business cards. If you need anything, just call Xia Tian and she'll pass it on to me."
Guan Xiangyang shrugged and said, "Xia Tian is your girlfriend, so it's not convenient for me to contact her. How about this, if you still consider me a friend, call me often."
"no problem."
Ma Yunfei returned to Xiao Jie's home.
It was already past 8 p.m.
Summer had returned to calm, and she and Xiaojie sat on the sofa in the living room, anxiously waiting for Ma Yunfei.
"Brother Ma, how did things go? I just watched the news on TV, and you were on camera. They said you were a great hero who saved the hostages."
Ma Yunfei sighed and asked, "It's on TV?"
Xiao Jie said excitedly, "The TV broadcast lasted for a full ten minutes, mainly praising you as a great hero. It said that you risked your life to negotiate with the criminals, and then threw a bag of lime powder in the criminals' faces, blinding them, which allowed the police to rush in, catch the criminals, and rescue the hostages."
Ma Yunfei shrugged and said dismissively, "I never wanted to be a hero, nor am I a hero. I only have one thought: I must rescue Guan Xiangyang."
Xiao Jie asked in confusion, "Brother Ma, you...you only met Guan Xiangyang once, why would you risk your life for him? We saw on TV that the thug was waving a pistol and could shoot you at any moment. It was too dangerous."
Ma Yunfei looked at Xia Tian and said helplessly, "Guan Xiangyang saved Xia Tian. If something were to happen to him, Xia Tian would definitely feel guilty. I didn't want that to happen. I just wanted to repay him in kind. Now it's all settled. Xia Tian, you don't owe Guan Xiangyang anything anymore."
Xia Tian said happily, "That's great, Brother Ma. These past few hours, I've been on pins and needles, afraid that something might have happened to you. I even thought: if something happens to you, I will accompany you to the underworld tonight, and I won't let you cross the Bridge of Helplessness alone."
Ma Yunfei was deeply moved. He felt once again that there are only devoted women in the world, while most men are unfaithful.
Ma Yunfei took Xia Tian home.
Just as Ma Yunfei returned to Xiaojie's house, he received a call from Xia Tian.
Xia Tian said in a panic, "Brother Ma, something happened to your family. This afternoon, the abbot called Jiu Fa Company and said that someone had kidnapped your daughter Yueyue and that you should go back immediately."
Upon hearing this, Ma Yunfei's legs immediately went weak, and he asked in shock, "Xia Tian, you...you didn't hear me wrong, did you?"
"No, this afternoon, luckily my father wasn't at the company. An accountant answered the phone and told me directly. The accountant was very clear that the kidnapped girl's name is Yueyue."
Ma Yunfei asked urgently, "Who kidnapped my daughter?"
"The abbot didn't say anything, he just told you to hurry back to Qinglong Town."
Ma Yunfei hung up the phone and said to Xiao Jie, "Perfect timing, there's a long-distance bus tonight, I have to go back right away."
Ma Yunfei returned to Qinglong Town by long-distance bus.
It was already four o'clock in the morning when we arrived in Qinglong Town.
Ma Yunfei first went to Baixing Restaurant.
When the young widow saw Ma Yunfei arrive, she quickly said, "Young man, something's happened!"
Ma Yunfei asked urgently, "Who kidnapped my daughter?"
"Who else could it be but your buddy Erlv?"
Ma Yunfei was taken aback. He couldn't believe his ears and asked, "You're saying that Erlv kidnapped my daughter Yueyue? You're not kidding, are you?"
"Little brother, who else could do such a despicable thing? It could only be your buddy, Erlv."
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