Chapter 75 – It’s over, it’s all over…
It’s uncertain how long Cui Zhiqiang had been running away. At this moment, the footsteps that had been following him closely finally drew nearer.
In the moonlight, the face of the person was revealed, with his head covered and only his eyes visible, unmistakably Xu Xiangbei!
Not only him, but another person’s face also emerged from the darkness, that person being Xu Jinning.
She was panting heavily, her hand held by Xu Xiangbei.
“Brother, you’re running too fast.”
Her weak body really couldn’t keep up, luckily they had stopped now.
Indeed, the footsteps that had been closely chasing Cui Zhiqiang were not from the police or anyone else, but Xu Xiangbei who Cui Zhiqiang thought had already left, and Xu Jinning who was being pulled along.
Xu Jinning felt that this brother of hers was really cunning.
He could actually catch up to Cui Zhiqiang completely, but he deliberately kept a distance, making Cui Zhiqiang scared and fearful.
“Little girl, your health is really poor,” Xu Xiangbei remarked as he observed Xu Jinning’s body.
After speaking, Xu Xiangbei turned and walked towards the corner full of weeds. To Xu Jinning’s confusion, he skillfully picked up the grass on the inside, moved aside the bricks, and upon seeing the bag inside, he smiled slightly.
Then he reached out and took out the contents.
In the moonlight, Xu Xiangbei slowly opened the bag, revealing a bunch of watches inside.
Upon seeing this bag of watches, Xu Jinning took a sharp breath.
This bag of watches might not be much in the modern era, but in the present day, this bag of dozens of watches represented thousands of dollars.
Xu Jinning quickly realized that these watches were hidden here by Cui Zhiqiang, whom they were chasing.
Indeed, there were no police at all, from beginning to end, it was just Xu Xiangbei and Xu Jinning.
At this moment, Xu Xiangbei spoke, “Little girl, do you think we can take this bag of watches?”
Xu Jinning hardly hesitated and nodded, “Of course we can.”
[How can we not, how can we not? If these watches were lost by someone else, that’s a different story.]
[But this was hidden by Cui Zhiqiang, and when they found it, they had to take it away.]
[Yes, the price of this bag of watches looks high, but second brother, Cui Zhiqiang intended to use them to frame you before.]
[If you hadn’t seen through it, you would have been caught by now, and then your life would have been lost.]
[Just because you’re fine now and didn’t fall for it doesn’t mean Cui Zhiqiang didn’t have such intentions, and maybe he’ll set up other traps in the future.]
[What’s the harm in taking his watch? Is a watch more important than your life?]
[We’ll take it, definitely take it. Consider it teaching Cui Zhiqiang a lesson and compensation for his malicious intentions towards you.]
Listening, Xu Xiangbei also felt that the little girl made sense.
His life and this bag of watches, surely his life was more important.
So, taking away this bag of watches wasn’t excessive at all.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you, let’s go then.”
“You carry it.”
Stuffing the bag into Xu Jinning’s hands, the two walked towards where they had parked their bicycle.
They mounted their bike and headed towards Qinghe Production Brigade.
As before, Xu Xiangbei rode ahead while Xu Jinning sat behind, but this time she held a large bag in her hands.
Meanwhile, in the county town, Cui Zhiqiang’s secret hidden spot.
Since Xu Xiangbei and his sister left, it had been quiet here, with no one passing by.
It’s unclear how much time had passed, but finally, a figure appeared.
That person was none other than the returning Cui Zhiqiang.
After hiding the things here, Cui Zhiqiang ran away. Later, he found a small spot to hide directly. The sound of footsteps seemed to disappear, but he dared not come out, fearing that he would be caught as soon as he emerged.
It’s unclear how much time passed, but the surroundings eventually became completely quiet. Cui Zhiqiang, trembling with fear, finally emerged. After confirming that there was no one around, he made his way to his secret hidden spot.
Originally, the safer option would have been to come back to retrieve it a few days later. However, the bag of watches was just too numerous and valuable.
It had depleted all of Cui Zhiqiang’s money, and he even owed a considerable amount to others.
There really couldn’t be any mishaps.
So, despite the risk, he returned to the place.
However, when Cui Zhiqiang moved the brick and saw the empty space below, the moonlight reflected the horror on his face.
He reached out to touch it, as if confirming multiple times.
“How could it be gone?”
“This can’t be right, I left it here.”
Cui Zhiqiang quickly searched nearby and felt around in the hole again, but he couldn’t find anything.
The items were gone!
They had likely been taken by someone!
Realizing this possibility, Cui Zhiqiang froze instantly, sweat pouring from his forehead.
Even his body began to tremble.
“It’s over, it’s all over…” The moonlight illuminated Cui Zhiqiang’s pale and terrified face.
He slumped to the ground, completely defeated.
At this moment, Cui Zhiqiang was genuinely scared.
There was no trace of the calculating expression he had directed towards Xu Xiangbei earlier, only sheer terror written all over his face.
The bag of watches, 50 in total, worth thousands of yuan. He had only put forward a small portion of the money, just a few hundred yuan for the deposit. Although for others, a few hundred yuan might be a considerable fortune, but in comparison to the value of these watches, it was truly just a small fraction.
The most crucial thing was that these watches were lost, yet he still owed money.
That money amounted to thousands as well.
Originally, he planned to sell these watches to repay the debt.
But now, with the watches gone, he couldn’t sell them. Without the watches, how could he repay the debt?
Even if he were to be killed, it wouldn’t solve the problem.
But not repaying wasn’t an option either.
The people he owed money to were ruthless criminals, they were the only ones daring enough to acquire and sell this batch of goods.
They were the only ones brave enough to hand over all the watches to him before he had paid off the money he owed.
Because they had thoroughly investigated Cui Zhiqiang’s information, they could easily track him down.
And if he couldn’t produce the money, he knew what his fate would be.
This time, Cui Zhiqiang finally felt fear.
At this moment, he had no thoughts of Zhang Xiaoyan or any job position.
When life is threatened, all thoughts of work and love, even women, are false.
Everything had to be put aside.
At this moment, Cui Zhiqiang suddenly thought of something, his expression turning fierce, he gritted his teeth, “Xu Xiangbei, it’s all your fault.”
Indeed, it was all Xu Xiangbei’s fault, all caused by Xu Xiangbei.
If Xu Xiangbei had obediently taken the watches tonight, he wouldn’t have needed to arrange the deal himself, and they wouldn’t have been lost.
And for reporting Xu Xiangbei, he would have been rewarded with a job and bonus.
But Xu Xiangbei retreated!
It’s all your fault.
At this moment, Cui Zhiqiang completely disregarded his previous calculations against his good brother and placed all the blame squarely on Xu Xiangbei, his eyes burning with hatred.
