Chapter 672: The Frightening Gemstone Incident
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“I don’t know how Tao Xiang found !” Li Fei opened the cup cover of his Coke and finished it off. He even started chewing on a few of the ice cubes.
“He said that he just happened to run into , but I don’t think it was so simple!” Li Fei continued, “Back then, I was scared, yet was happy to see him at the sa ti! I was afraid that he had already found out that I was the murderer of the Headless Female Corpses Case and wanted to expose ! But, I was also really happy to be able to see him again.”
He then added, “Then, after we talked so more, I realized that he really didn’t know anything about the heads. I tried to ask about his story, too. It turned out that, after Bai Lili’s dead body was found, Tao Xiang had gotten into so trouble too. He was chased by his enemies and had no choice but to run away with Cui Fangyu’s daughter!”
Li Fei paused to chew a few more ice cubes, then said, “Back then, he was worried that I would get sucked into his situation, so he even took the risk to leave
a secret coded ssage in the old house before he fled, telling
to flee as well! So, he clearly didn’t have any idea about the things in the storage pit.”
Li Fei was so absorbed in his own story, he looked as though a great weight was being lifted off of his mind when he spoke. “Then, we continued to chat about our recent situations! When Tao Xiang spoke, I could tell that he felt that Bai Lili’s death might have involved . However, he liked Fourth Sis even more than I did, so he didn’t dive too deep into the topic.”
Li Fei raised his head, almost as if picturing Tao Xiang right in front of him as he spoke of him. “Tao Xiang was a very careful person. He didn’t tell
his address, nor did he let
see Cui Fangyu’s daughter. But, he did tell
about sothing else, sothing that could bring a fortune...”
His eyes grew wide. “He told
that soone was willing to offer a high price for him to steal a gemstone in an exhibition in the capital! After he stole it, he said that he would receive two million in cash! But, he ntioned that he happened to be short one trusty assistant!”
He grinned as he recalled that day. “I knew that he wanted to give
a hand, as he saw that I was in a worse situation than he was. So, he invited
to join him in stealing the gemstone!
Li Fei recalled attentively, “I told him right away that I was out of practice and probably couldn’t help him much, but he insisted that we work together and said that I would just be his assistant, which wouldn’t require any skills! He even said that he would give
one-third of the money!”
He shook his head and said, “Of course, I couldn’t refuse such a great deal! So, I quit my job at the funeral parlor that sa day and drove my car back to the capital with him. At first, everything went smoothly! Tao Xiang lived up to his reputation as the king of thieves. Actually, all I did was to keep watch. I wasn’t of much use otherwise, and anyway, he could totally do it all alone!”
He chuckled a bit, rembering Tao Xiang. “He was really different from . He was like Superman, proficient in various kinds of advanced thods. Even until the very last mont, when he got the gemstone, I still have no idea how he did it!”
Li Fei said, “After we got the gemstone, the only part of our mision left was to trade it! As the king of thieves, Tao Xiang never exposed himself! That was also the reason why he wanted
to help him. It turns out that he wanted to
complete the deal with for him!”
His eyes were really wide again. “Of course, I had no reason to refuse him, as I would be able to get six hundred thousand in cash after the deal was done! With that amount of cash, I could live comfortably for the rest of my life! So, I went! We agreed to make the trade underneath an abandoned television tower in the suburbs. It wasn’t until I saw a few bearded n standing there that I realized that the people who hired Tao Xiang to steal the gemstone were foreigners!”
He shook his head. “Although I live in seclusion and always kept to myself, I could tell that sothing was not right when I looked in those foreigners’ eyes! As I suspected, the mont I showed them the gemstone, they imdiately took out their guns and wanted to kill
to shut
up!”
Li Fei said anxiously, “Luckily, Tao Xiang had anticipated this and threw so tear gas over. He then pulled
away by my arm. At the crucial mont, I snatched the gemstone back and started running behind with all of my strength! As those foreigners were super fast, they caught up with us and started shooting at us!”
He was getting breathless now, as if he was reliving that very mont. “I really thought the two of us were dood! Besides running, we didn’t know what else to do! Suddenly, there was a slope that we hadn’t notice, which we fell down. Unfortunately, Tao Xiang’s head hit a huge rock as we rolled down it. I didn’t see it clearly, but he didn’t respond at all when I shouted at him!”
He shook his head, recalling the incident, “We ended up in a deep ditch. Then, I picked him up and carried him along the ditch back to my car. Then, we fled as fast as we could!”
“However,” Li Fei said sadly, “Tao Xiang was badly injured! He moaned and groaned in the car, and he even had foam that was coming out of his mouth. No matter how much I shouted at him, he didn’t respond at all. I got panicked then, as I didn’t have much money on
and I didn’t know where to drive.”
He then said, “We definitely couldn’t go to the hospital, and we sure couldn’t check in to any hotels! I didn’t even know where Tao Xiang lived and I didn’t have a ho to go back to!”
Li Fei said in distress, “I could only let him sleep in the car and stay in a coma. I knew that Tao Xiang would be finished if it continued like this, though. I really had no choice but to drive back to Bai Ling directly, then go to the old house that was next to the cetery to settle him down!”
He shook his head. “Then, Tao Xiang was not in a good situation. I felt that he might not survive the night, but I couldn’t see any obvious external injuries when I checked his head. But, he was just like a person in a vegetative state. He couldn’t eat or drink, so I could only find ways to infuse fluids into his body!”
His eyes were wide again. “I rember that we stayed in the old house for a day or two and Tao Xiang really slled bad, so I took off his clothes and gave him a sponge bath. Surprisingly, when I took off his watch, I realized that it was double-layered. There was a hook underneath it, and after I opened it, I saw that there was sothing like a radar that kept beeping!”
He looked into the distance as he spoke, as if he was looking at the watch right then. “Although I was out of step with the tis, I could at least understand so basics, so I knew that Tao Xiang’s watch was no ordinary item! So, I got online to search and realized that that item was a high-tech GPS alarm system that belonged to the military!”
Li Fei said, “At first, I thought that the GPS was tied to Cui Fangyu’s daughter, so that Tao Xiang could find her at all tis! But, I slowly realized that the GPS might really be pinpointing at Bai Ling! In the end, I finally thought it through. As Tao Xiang was the king of thieves, he had stolen many amazing items in the past! The GPS alarm system might be pointing at his treasure’s location.”
Li Fei shook his head and admitted, “Actually, I didn’t think too much about it all back then. My only thought was that I wanted to save Tao Xiang and also get the money! So, I followed the GPS. I never thought that the GPS would lead
to Fourth Sis’ grave! Tao Xiang had hid his treasure in Du Manting’s grave!”
Li Fei was talking very fast now. “I was shocked! After all, many years had passed, yet Tao Xiang was still in love with our junior! He even hid his treasure at her grave, almost like it was a morial to her!”
Then, Li Fei rubbed his hands together and said, “I imdiately found a tal shovel and dug through the night. As expected, I found a big box of treasure! I was, of course, really happy and excited. I quickly moved the treasure into my car and drove back to the old house!”
Then, Li Fei’s face grew solemn and he said slowly, “But, I never thought that, when I returned to the old house with the treasure in my arms, I would see Tao Xiang, who had woken up, running towards
with a tal shovel in his hands. When he got to , he struck
on my head with that da*n thing!”
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