After a few rounds of drinks, Gu Tian's face turned a little red. He looked at Ma Yunfei and asked, "Kid, this morning you said you lent me three hundred yuan to save your life. What do you mean by that?"
Ma Yunfei invited Gu Tian to dinner tonight because he wanted to solve a mystery.
"Uncle, I'd like to ask you to look at something."
Ma Yunfei took something wrapped in newspaper from behind the bar.
Gu Tian asked curiously, "What is this?"
Ma Yunfei tore open the newspaper, revealing a steel rod.
Gu Tian's expression changed drastically when he saw the steel rod.
"Uncle, do you still recognize this steel rod?"
"What...what do you mean by this?"
"Uncle, we're practically relatives, so there's no need to beat around the bush. I'll just be frank: this steel rod is from the No. 1 shop in the world."
Gu Tian retorted, "What would I need this steel rod for?"
“Uncle, Erlu, the owner of the No. 1 shop in the world, is my buddy. Half a year ago, he bought ten steel chisels from the blacksmith shop, but only sold one. No, he should say he only gave one away. That's the steel chisel.”
Gu Tian was a little flustered and asked, "Are you and Erlv buddies?"
"Yes, we became sworn brothers ten years ago."
Ma Yunfei pointed to a red dot on the steel rod and said, "This is a mark made by Erlu. He made this mark on all ten steel rods he bought. Therefore, Erlu insisted that this steel rod was the one you took from his shop."
Ma Yunfei tricked Gu Tian. In fact, the red dot mark was added by Ma Yunfei on his own.
"So what if I took this steel rod from Erlv's shop?"
“Uncle, a month ago, I was riding my motorcycle back to Majiawan from the town when it suddenly broke down. So I walked home. I had only taken a few steps when I tripped over a steel cable. Luckily, I was just walking and only took a small fall. If I had been riding the motorcycle, I would have been in a much worse situation and might have even died.”
"What...what does your wrestling have to do with me?"
"Uncle, one end of that steel cable is tied to the tree, and the other end is tied to this steel rod."
Gu Tian was somewhat flustered and stammered, "I...I don't understand what you're saying..."
"Uncle, when I got up from the ground, I saw a dark shadow flicker, and this dark shadow looked exactly like you."
"Kid, you're spouting nonsense."
“Uncle, this steel rod is solid evidence. Unless you took this steel rod from Erlv’s shop and gave it to someone else, you can clear your name if you hand over that person. Otherwise, you are the one who tripped me up.”
Gu Tian lowered his head and remained silent for a long time. Finally, he raised his head and said, "Kid, you lent me three hundred yuan so that I wouldn't hurt you again, right?"
"Uncle, you and I are complete strangers. You would never harm me for no reason. Someone must be behind this. I won't pursue who the mastermind is. I just want to advise you: never let yourself be used as a pawn. If the truth comes out, you will be the one brought to justice. Perhaps the mastermind behind it will deny everything and never take any responsibility for you."
Gu Tian sighed and said nothing.
His expression already indicated that Ma Yunfei's guess was correct; the person who tripped him up that night was Gu Tian.
Ma Yunfei and Gu Tian had no grudges against each other, and in fact, they didn't even know each other.
The mastermind behind this is undoubtedly the town mayor, Gu Le.
Gu Tian took another sip of wine, looked up, and said, "Kid, I didn't expect you to be so shrewd. Nothing can be hidden from you. Alright, I promise you, I won't try anything against you again."
Ma Yunfei finally felt relieved.
Although Gu Tian is treacherous and vicious, he is filial and loyal at heart. Once he makes a promise, he will definitely keep it.
Ma Yunfei picked up his wine glass and said, "Uncle, I don't blame you at all. You were acting under someone else's orders. Let bygones be bygones. I hope that from now on we can be both uncle and nephew, and also friends."
Gu Tian also picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Ma Yunfei's, and sighed, "Kid, you're a good friend. I'll pay you back slowly when I have the money."
"Hehe... Uncle, this three hundred yuan is not a loan to you, it's a gift. You don't need to pay it back. However, it's best not to tell anyone about this."
Gu Tian nodded.
Although Gu Tian loved to drink, he couldn't hold his liquor. When the bottle was empty, he got drunk.
Ma Yunfei had no choice but to carry Gu Tian back to his dormitory.
After settling Gu Tian in, he thought for a moment and immediately went to the town mayor's house.
The town mayor and his wife were watching TV in the living room when Liu Fei saw Ma Yunfei arrive empty-handed. She asked in confusion, "Son, I heard you went to B City. Didn't you make any money?"
Ma Yunfei feigned frustration and complained, "Don't even mention it. Before I went to B City, I contacted a merchant who promised to buy my yams. But when I arrived in B City, he said he didn't need the yams for the time being. I had no choice but to store the yams in a warehouse, and I haven't sold them yet."
Ma Yunfei told this lie to pretend he was poor, meaning that yams were not selling well and he wasn't making much money.
Liu Fei asked nervously, "Son, you won't lose money, will you?"
"It's hard to say, Mom. Don't worry, even if we lose money, I'll take it all on myself and won't drag you down with me."
Gu Le interjected, "Xiao Ma, I don't think you're cut out for business. Let me tell you: a businessperson has to be cunning, but you're too honest and straightforward, that won't do."
"Godfather, I... I'm just starting out in business, so there needs to be a learning curve. I'll learn as quickly as possible."
Gu Le asked, "You came all this way tonight just to tell us this bad news?"
"Godfather, no, I came tonight because I have something important to report to you."
"Go ahead and tell me."
“Godfather, last night, I was busy at the sales station until very late before I got home. On the way, I ran into my uncle, Gu Tian. He was wandering around outside by himself. I suddenly noticed that there was a dark shadow following him, as if it was tailing him.”
Gu Le asked in surprise, "You mean someone is tailing Gu Tian?"
"Yes, I kept an eye on him and followed him the whole time. I noticed that he didn't leave until my uncle entered the town government compound. I was going to keep an eye on him, but I was a little scared because he was tall and big. If he spotted me, I would be in big trouble."
You mean that person was tall and strong?
"Yes, he's at least 1.8 meters tall and very burly. Judging from his appearance, he should know martial arts. By the way, although he's wearing a hat with the brim pulled low, I think he looks like he's from Qinglong Town."
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