Mu Chen didn’t answer the phone.
I was very worried at that time.
If I could not contact with Mu Chen, then there would be no one I could ask help for. If I called Wenbei Su, I was afraid that he couldn’t come here in a while and I would be sent back to the temple.
I called Mu Chen again. Fortunately, I heard the soft voice of him. “Are you Nala Yao?”
I didn’t expect he could call my name immediately and I was quite excited.
“I’m sorry to bother you in such an early morning, Mr. Chen…” I said.
“Go straight to the point. Where are you?” He seemed to be more anxious than me and interrupted me directly.
“I am in Camellia Town. I have some troubles here and I need your help. I need a mobile phone now and some money, and preferably a car that can take me back. I hope you can do it in half an hour, is that OK?” I said it directly.
“OK. Send your location to me.” He said.
“I can’t send my location to you. This phone is not mine.” I said.
“Then you tell me the circumstances around you. I am familiar with it.” He said.
I looked around and said, “I’m in front of a motorcycle franchise store. Do you know where it is? There is also a KTV.”
I was surprised that he knew where it is. He said, “The town government is on your right. You go there and wait. I will ask a friend to pick you up and I will be there right away. Bye-bye.”
I said, “Bye-bye. Thank you.”
Before I finished, he had hung up the phone.
I returned the phone to the driver and asked him to follow me to the government to wait for my friend.
But he refused. He said, “Why are we going to the government? Do you want to sue us? It is you who don’t pay the fare. We are kind to give you a ride, but why you want to do harm to us?”
I explained quickly that, “You misunderstood us. I really don’t mean that. It’s just because my friend is waiting there. Besides, the government doesn’t care about such trivial matters. Let’s go. I will pay you back.”
They followed me with suspicion. After walking a few hundred meters, I saw the office buildings of the town government.
After standing there for a few minutes, a man in police uniform came over and asked, “Are you Nala Yao?”
The driver and the worker were scared when they saw a man wearing police uniform. It seemed that they want to escape but dared not to.
Actually, I was not sure who he is. Was he the friend of Mu Chen? Or he was sent by Xiang Feng? If the latter was true, then I would be locked again.
I hesitated and said, “I’m Nala Yao.”
Then my heart thumped.
“I’m Mu Chen’s friend and I’m the director of this police station. My name is Weimin Chen. Would you please take a break in my home? Mu Chen will be here soon.” He said.
Only then did I feel relieved. As there was a police protecting, I was safe.
“Thank you, director Chen. But I need…”
He took out his wallet and said, “Mu Chen said that you need cash, but I don’t have much. Does 500 dollars enough?”
“That’s enough. Thank you. I will give the money back to you when Mu Chen come.” I said.
As I have promised to give them 700 dollars, I gave them my necklace.
The two men’s eyes lit up. One of them stretched out his hand to take the money and necklace but drew back his hand quickly when the other man glared at him. The both looked at Weimin Chen, one of them said, “We can’t take it. We will leave right now.”
Were they dared not to take the money after having seen the police or were they afraid of getting in trouble?
But I had to give money to them. I really appreciated them. If it were not for them, I couldn’t be able to escape successfully.
“Just take it. Thank you.”
But they still didn’t accept. I smiled and looked at Weimin Chen. He understood what I meant and said, “Just take it. It’s OK.”
As soon as Weimin Chen has said that, they accepted the money relievedly. But they refused to take the necklace and didn’t force them. They said thank you and left happily.
I followed Weimin Chen to his home in the town. He said it was inconvenient to take me to the office. He asked me to wait Mu Chen at his home.
I haven’t taken a shower for several days. Actually, I was embarrassed to go to others’ home, but I had no choice.
When we arrived at the downstairs of his home, he gave me the key and let me open the door by myself.
He was trying to avoid troubles. He worried that if I followed him to his home, there would be gossip of him.
I understood what he meant. I took the key and said thank you, then I went upstairs.
It was a single dorm. Fortunately, there was a water heater in the bathroom. I locked the door and took a shower. I felt refreshed.
I felt I was safe when I sat on the sofa. The nerves that had been stretched were relaxed and I felt sleepy. I closed my eyes and took a nap.
When I slept soundly, I heard someone was knocking the door. I asked who it was and then came the voice of Mu Chen, “It’s me. Mu Chen.”
When I opened the door and saw Mu Chen, I felt as if I saw my relatives.
“Why did you come here?” He asked me first.
I was hesitated whether to tell him the truth. After all, it was the internal matter of Hua family. If it spread, it would set off a big storm. And what was more important was that Mu Chen and Leon were at odds. I must take that into consideration.
Of course, I trusted Mu Chen. But it was related to Hua family. I had no right to say this in private.
“Mr. Chen, there are some things that I can’t tell you. I hope you can understand.” I said.
He nodded and said, “Of course, you can say what can be said. I will not force you to say what can’t be said.”
I was kidnapped and locked up in a temple not far from here. Luckily, I escaped and then I arrived here in a garbage truck. I was penniless and could not contact with Leon, so I turned to you for help.” I said briefly.
“I understand. I know you are in great difficulties, or you will not call me in the early morning. Thank you for trusting me.” He said.
“I haven’t had time to thank you for your help. By the way, officer Chen gave me 500 dollars. Can you give it back to him first and later I will give it back to you.” I said.
“It is not a large sum of money and you needn’t have to pay it back. He is my friend and he will not accept it if we give the money back to him. Are we going back to Hai City or staying here for a while?” He said.
“I’d rather to go back. I am worried about my child. Although it is a few hundred yuan, I still want to return it to him. No matter how much it is, it should be repaid.
“OK, I will return it to him. Shall we go back? By the way, this is the new mobile phone for you. There is a card in it and you can make phone calls.” Mu Chen said and handed the new phone to me.
“Thank you, Mr. Chen. I have always been bothering you…”
“If you really want to thank me, don’t call me Mr. Chen. Please call me Mu Chen. Friends should help each other. Let’s go.” He said.
When we walked out of Weimin Chen’s house, my stomach cried. I remembered that I hadn’t eaten yet. I forgot to eat since I had prepared to escape.
What was disgraceful was that Mu Chen heard the sound of my stomach. “Ten kilometers away from here, there is a farmhouse famous for fish. Let’s go there for lunch.” He said.