If Ma Yunfei gets caught on this steel cable while riding his motorcycle, he will definitely fall headfirst into the deep pit.
The pit is about five meters deep, and the bottom is a pile of rocks. If you fall into the pile of rocks, you will be half dead, if not killed.
Good heavens! Is this steel cable meant for me?
Isn't this going to kill me?
Ma Yunfei became increasingly frightened as he thought about it, and couldn't help but tremble all over.
Suddenly, he noticed a dark shadow flicker about twenty or thirty meters away.
Who is it?
Ma Yunfei shouted loudly.
The dark shadow quickly disappeared into the darkness.
Ma Yunfei dared not give chase, because he had no martial arts skills and even if he caught up, he might not be able to defeat the thug.
Perhaps, he wasn't the only one who tried to trip him up.
Ma Yunfei inspected the steel cable and found that one end was tied to a tree and the other end was tied to a steel rod.
Ma Yunfei untied the steel cable and then used all his strength to pull out the steel rod.
He wants to investigate who wants him dead.
Ma Yunfei jogged back to Majiawan.
Chen Yuyan asked in a panic, "Yunfei, you look pale and are covered in sweat. Has something happened?"
Ma Yunfei, still shaken, said, "I...I almost didn't make it back tonight."
"Yunfei, what happened?"
"Someone laid a steel cable on the path, trying to trip my motorcycle. There was a deep pit not far in front of the cable. If I fell into the pit, even if I survived, I would probably lose an arm or a leg."
"Ah! Yunfei, are you alright?"
Chen Yuyan looked at Ma Yunfei nervously, and said with relief, "Yunfei, you...you didn't fall into that deep pit?"
“Honey, thank God, the motorcycle suddenly stalled when I was about 20 or 30 meters away from the steel cable. So I pushed the motorcycle into the bushes by the roadside and hid it, intending to walk home. I hadn’t gone far when I tripped over the steel cable and fell hard.”
"Yunfei, is someone trying to kill you?"
"Yes, I got up from the ground and looked around. I saw a dark shadow running away quickly. Obviously, it was that dark shadow who did the bad thing."
Ma Yunfei put the steel rod and steel cable into the cabinet and instructed, "These things must be kept. I will study them carefully tomorrow."
Chen Yuyan said with lingering fear, "Yunfei, it seems you've been targeted. Someone wants to kill you."
"That's right, someone definitely wants to kill me."
"Yunfei, who do you think did it?"
"Well... that's hard to say. I don't have any suspects yet."
Ma Yunfei had only recently been reborn in Majiawan, and he knew nothing about his predecessor. Perhaps, this predecessor had some enemies.
"Honey, I don't remember anything from the past. Can you help me remember if I ever offended anyone?"
Chen Yuyan thought for a moment and replied, "Yunfei, for the past ten years or so, you've been spending your days gambling. Maybe you've won money from others, and those who lost money might hold a grudge against you. But I don't know whose money you actually won."
"Honey, besides what happened at the gambling table, have I offended anyone else?"
“Yunfei, although you’re a scoundrel, you’ve never bullied anyone. Besides, you have no power, no influence, and no martial arts skills. Even if you wanted to bully someone, you wouldn’t have the ability.”
Ma Yunfei didn't sleep a wink all night. He felt as if a dark cloud of death was looming over his head, growing thicker and lower, making it hard for him to breathe.
Who exactly wants me dead?
The next morning, Ma Yunfei got up and the first thing he did was take out the steel rod and steel cable from the cabinet and study them carefully.
Chen Yuyan prepared breakfast.
"Yunfei, come and eat."
"Wife, is there a blacksmith shop in Qinglong Town?"
"There was a blacksmith shop, and the blacksmith was a bachelor. People called him Old Man Li."
"This old man Li has been a blacksmith in town for quite a few years, hasn't he?"
"This blacksmith shop has been around since I was a child, probably for one or two decades."
After breakfast, Ma Yunfei wrapped the steel rod in an old piece of clothing and took it to town.
He first ran to the spot where he had tripped over the previous night, and after a careful inspection, he broke out in a cold sweat again.
Ma Yunfei noticed that all the stones in the pit had their sharp corners facing upwards, indicating that someone had deliberately gone down into the pit and rearranged the stones.
If the motorcycle hadn't stalled last night, he would undoubtedly have fallen into the deep pit, and his chances of survival would have been slim.
If such a thing were to happen, the dark figure would run over, pull out the steel rod, and retract the steel cable, thus turning it into a regular traffic accident.
People would assume that Ma Yunfei was riding his motorcycle at night and accidentally fell into a deep pit.
He let out a long sigh and muttered to himself, "I'm so lucky! Since Heaven hasn't forsaken me, I'm sure I'll be blessed with good fortune in the future!"
Ma Yunfei pushed the motorcycle to the repair shop, and then immediately went to the blacksmith shop.
The blacksmith shop was located at the far west end of town; it was a thatched hut.
The clanging and banging of blacksmithing could be heard from a great distance.
An old man with a bronze face was forging iron, his upper body bare, revealing his muscular build.
"Hello, Mr. Li!"
Old Man Li looked up, glanced at Ma Yunfei, and asked, "What weapon are you going to use?"
Ma Yunfei took out the steel rod and asked, "Master Li, I'd like to ask, did you make this steel rod?"
Old Man Li glanced at the steel chisel and nodded.
"Mr. Li, are you sure you drove this steel rod in?"
“I can recognize the things I make at a glance. This steel rod is one of mine.”
Ma Yunfei took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes and handed it to Old Man Li.
Old Li didn't stand on ceremony. He took the cigarettes, tore them open, pulled one out, lit it, took a deep drag, and said, "Chunghwa cigarettes are really good; you get what you pay for. Young man, what brings you here?"
"Master Li, I wanted to ask you: do you remember who hammered this steel chisel here?"
"Hehe...Young man, are you a police officer? Are you here to investigate a case?"
"Mr. Li, I'm not a policeman, I was just asking casually."
"Hehe... young man, I think you're not just asking casually. Did someone hit you on the head with this steel rod?"
“Master Li, that’s not true. Look, there’s no blood on this skewer.”
“Young man, nobody asks me to make steel chisels. The steel chisels I make are either ordered by companies or are purchased by stores from me. I never sell them to private individuals.”
Ma Yunfei bid farewell to Old Man Li.
It seems that the lead to finding out who the murderer is from the steel rod has been lost.
Ma Yunfei returned to the motorcycle repair shop and found that the motorcycle had been repaired.
The motorcycle repairman said, "A small part was faulty, so I replaced it for you."
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