Chen Xingling's heart sank, and he intuitively felt that the debt was most likely a huge sum of money.
This mother-in-law has never been a worry to me!
As expected, Gu Qi said in a low voice with a cold face: "Mom lost a lot of money playing mahjong, and borrowed money from loan sharks. She borrowed more than 400 yuan in total. I don't know how long she borrowed it. The total amount including interest is more than 650 yuan. We have to raise the money to pay it back within three days, otherwise we won't let her come back."
More than six hundred yuan?? ! !
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing's faces turned pale in an instant. They clenched their hands helplessly, feeling extremely panicked.
"So much money... where can we find it?! Brother, I don't know what happened to Mom! What should we do? Who are they? Let's-let's go and save Mom!"
Zhao Xiaoxing murmured with red eyes: "...Why do I owe so much money? Will they hurt my mother-in-law? What should I do...what should I do...?"
Although her mother-in-law always looked down on her, never liked her, and never gave her any good face.
But mother-in-law is Ayi's biological mother and her elder, so she still has to respect and care about her.
Chen Xingling did not panic. He calmly stepped forward and took the brown paper.
"Did they leave their names? Did they say who they were meeting with? Where were they meeting?"
"No." Gu Qi shook his head: "But they should find this place soon."
The old woman looked fat and strong, but in fact she was a coward who trembled when she met someone. She was detained and at first she might only tell her address and didn't dare to say Sanyuan.
If she is detained for a long time, she will be frightened by the threats and will tell everything without any hesitation.
She knew she couldn't beat them, and was also worried that Xuan had been sold by criminals, so she immediately told them where he and his brother lived.
Chen Xingling had average eyesight, and he felt a little dizzy looking at the scribbles.
"We can't assume that mother-in-law is in their hands just based on this shabby piece of writing. We have to go and ask for details."
Gu Qi nodded in agreement: "Yes, she seemed to be playing mahjong in the alley across the street all the time. How she owed money and borrowed so much money, the people who played mahjong with her should know more or less."
Chen Xingling was secretly a little embarrassed and whispered: "The temperature suddenly dropped and it was raining outside. It was wet, cold and dark. Most of the elderly people went home."
As far as she knows, most of the people who play mahjong with her mother-in-law are elderly people from the neighborhood.
The winter in Chongqing is very short. Although there is no heating in the house, it is much warmer to stay indoors than to hang out outside.
Most of the elderly here are not cold-resistant, so they go home and hide when the weather is cold. They dare not come out until the sun shines down and the temperature rises.
Gu Yi swallowed and said quickly: "How about - how about we secretly call the police. They said we can't go to the police station, obviously they are also afraid. Before they come, let's go to the police station and report the case!"
This is the first time I have encountered such a thing. I wonder how the old lady is doing now!
Everyone was panicked. They were both angry and worried about Ying. They suddenly lost interest and had no idea how to deal with the situation.
"Wait." Chen Xingling shook his head: "Don't be impatient, wait and see. We must find out who the other party is. We can't anger them without any certainty, otherwise we won't have a peaceful life in the future."
Gu Qi frowned and asked, "Xing'er, where do you think they are from? Do you know them?"
"Let's eat first." Chen Xingling said solemnly, "After we eat, let's go to the alley and look for Ma Dali."
Everyone was stunned for a moment, completely unable to react.
Chen Xingling had already sat back in his seat and tapped his bowl.
"Come and eat quickly, don't let the food get cold. Eat well and keep warm first, so you can have the strength to go out and find help later. Come on! Eat quickly!"
Little Tiger nodded obediently, bent down swiftly and started to pick it up.
The others stood still.
Gu Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Sister-in-law, it's already so late...how come you still have the mood to eat?"
"There's no way." Chen Xingling explained: "After the winter rain, the north wind will blow, and everything will be wet. The temperature will be much colder, and it will be even colder if you are hungry. Your mother must be fine now. We have to be well fed and warmly dressed before we can go out and find a way to rescue her, right?"
"Sister-in-law, how do you know that mom is definitely fine?" Gu Yi frowned and said, "How can those loan sharks be good people? Mom owes them so much money, they must have tortured her a lot."
"No." Chen Xingling lowered his voice: "They will hold your mother there and wait for us to raise money to bring her back. If anything happens to your mother, their money will be gone, and we will never forgive them. So, they dare not hurt your mother now."
"Is it possible?" Gu Yi was extremely worried, hesitating: "What if they have no humanity at all - and we didn't find them in time, and they beat my mother - damn it!"
"Probably not." Chen Xingling explained: "If they are from Yucheng, then they definitely won't. But the people who can engage in usury in Yucheng can only be locals. People here live together in clans, and the idea of ​​respecting the elderly and loving the young is very strong. People who don't respect and be filial to the elderly will be ostracized by their clan members or even driven out of the clan."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Chen Xingling lowered his voice and said, "In our area, beating an old man is against the will of heaven and is an inhuman act. If the clan leader knows about this, he will be excluded and driven away, and he will not be able to survive in the local area. This concept has a long history and has long been subtly ingrained in the minds of most Yucheng people. Therefore, we don't have to worry about this."
After everyone understood, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around the dining table one after another.
Gu Qi told his son to eat quickly, but he himself had no appetite.
"Wife, you said you were going to look for Dali later - is it possible that he knows those people?"
Chen Xingling nodded hurriedly and explained, "The west side of the city has always been the poorest place in Yucheng. Several big clans live there, with the most people surnamed 'Ma', and it is also the largest clan. Poor and remote places are prone to produce unruly people, and the west side of the city has the most unruly people. Some young men like to form gangs and do some shameful things. However, the west side of the city is also the most sturdy and righteous place. Ma Dali grew up in the west side of the city. He used to go to the dock to carry goods. I believe he should know him."
After all, Gu Qi had lived in Yucheng for quite a long time, and his apprentices were all locals of Yucheng, so they had more or less heard of him.
"There are many young people in the west of the city looking for work at the docks. It seems that even the porters have their own gangs."
Gu Yi and Zhao Xiaoxing were both confused and couldn't help asking, "Then no one is taking care of them?"
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