Siheyuan: I am Banggeng's uncle

Chapter 825 A Close Call with Death!
"Director Jia! My family's Jiefang lives here?" Yang Ruihua led Jia Dongming and the others to the machinery factory's living quarters. She walked to the door of a small building, knocked on the door, and called out, "Jiefang! Jiefang! Are you home?"

Yang Ruihua called for a long time, but there was no response from Yan Jiefang. At this moment, the door of the neighboring house suddenly opened, and a young man saw the police officers standing at the door of Yan Jiefang's house and introduced them with a puzzled look: "Police officers! What do you need Yan Jiefang for? He left half an hour ago and will probably be back later."

After hearing the young man's explanation, Jia Dongming smiled and asked, "Comrade! What's your surname? You just said Yan Jiefang went out, do you know where he went?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, the young man immediately introduced himself: "Comrade Policeman! My name is Liu Jie. When Yan Jiefang left, he told me that he was going to invite someone to dinner, but I don't know exactly who he was inviting."

Upon hearing Liu Jie's explanation, Jia Dongming politely asked, "Comrade Liu Jie! Do you know where Yan Jiefang hosted the dinner?"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's question, Liu Jie immediately explained, "Officer! If I'm not mistaken, Yan Jiefang is treating us to a meal at that restaurant at the intersection. It's the cheapest place around here."

Upon hearing Liu Jie's reply, Jia Dongming immediately understood what Liu Jie meant and thanked him with a smile, saying, "Comrade Liu Jie! Thank you! Then let's go check out that restaurant at the intersection."

Soon, Jia Dongming and Wang Dapao arrived at the restaurant at the intersection and saw Yan Jiefang and a middle-aged man sitting in the restaurant drinking.

When Yang Ruihua saw Yan Jiefang drinking, his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, immediately calmed down. He quickly walked into the restaurant and shouted to Yan Jiefang, "Jiefang! Mom has finally found you."

Yan Jiefang, who was enjoying his drink, heard a familiar voice behind him and instinctively turned around. He saw Yang Ruihua, Jia Dongming, and others walking into the restaurant from outside.

Upon seeing Jia Dongming and the others enter the restaurant from outside, Yan Jiefang asked Yang Ruihua with a curious expression, "Mom! Brother Dongming! What brings you here?"

Just as Yan Jiefang was greeting Yang Ruihua and Jia Dongming, the middle-aged man sitting opposite Yan Jiefang suddenly changed his expression. He instinctively glanced at the layout of the restaurant and quietly moved one foot off the stool.

After Jia Dongming entered the restaurant, his eyes were fixed on the middle-aged man sitting opposite Yan Jiefang. Jia Dongming saw through the man's little actions.

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang's question, Yang Ruihua, remembering the three thousand yuan Yan Jiefang had taken from Yan Bugui, completely ignored Jia Dongming's instructions and anxiously asked Yan Jiefang, "Jiefang! That treasure hunting team you mentioned is a scam. Do you still have the three thousand yuan your dad gave you?"

As soon as Yang Ruihua finished speaking, the middle-aged man sitting opposite Yan Jiefang forcefully flipped the table in front of him over, then turned and ran towards the kitchen.

The middle-aged man's actions startled Wang Dapao and his companions. Jia Dongming, who had been keeping a close eye on the man, grabbed a chair and smashed it at the fleeing man. "Smack!"

The stool slammed directly into the middle-aged man's back, causing him to stumble and crash into a table in front of the counter, knocking the table and several chairs to the ground.

Just as the middle-aged man was knocked to the ground by the chair, Jia Dongming took a step behind him and, taking advantage of the man's attempt to stand up, stepped on his back and shouted, "Don't move!"

When the police officers from the local police station saw the middle-aged man overturn the table, they were only slightly taken aback before quickly reacting and rushing towards the man, right behind Jia Dongming.

The middle-aged man was quickly subdued by the two police officers. Yan Jiefang was filled with questions when he saw what was happening. It wasn't until Jia Dongming walked up to him that he asked, with a puzzled look, "Brother Dongming! What exactly is going on?"

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang's question and seeing the puzzled look on Yan Jiefang's face, Jia Dongming solemnly said to Yan Jiefang, "Yan Jiefang! The so-called treasure hunting team is a complete scam. The swindlers want to trick you out of your three thousand yuan by asking for a deposit. More than twenty people have been scammed before you, and all of them have disappeared without a trace. We suspect that these people may have been murdered by the swindlers."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's account, Yan Jiefang's face showed disbelief. He looked at Jia Dongming with astonishment and asked, "Brother Dongming! Are you telling the truth? This Jiang Yonghui is a fraud? How could that be?"

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang's question and seeing the horrified expression on Yan Jiefang's face, Jia Dongming asked Yan Jiefang with a serious expression, "Jiefang! If he's not a swindler, why did this guy overturn the table and run away after seeing us? If we hadn't arrived in time, you might have ended up like those other victims, not only being scammed but also losing your life. So you've really had a brush with death today!"

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's words, Yan Jiefang realized that Jia Dongming was not joking, which made him secretly break out in a cold sweat. He thanked Jia Dongming with lingering fear and said, "Brother Dongming! Thank you for saving me. Just now, this Jiang Yonghui told me that after we finished dinner, he would take me to find the boss of the treasure hunting team. If you hadn't arrived in time, I probably would have fallen for this guy's trick."

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang's gratitude, Jia Dongming patted Yan Jiefang on the shoulder and smiled as he reminded him, "Jiefang! There's no such thing as a free lunch. Even brothers can turn against each other when faced with profit. Do you think an ordinary friend would share some of their soon-to-be-acquired wealth with you? I hope you can learn from this experience and not let greed blind you again."

Upon hearing Jia Dongming's reminder and considering the relationship between the Yan brothers, Yan Jiefang finally understood the meaning behind Jia Dongming's words and quickly assured him, "Brother Dongming! I will keep your teachings in mind."

Upon hearing Yan Jiefang's reply, Jia Dongming instructed him, "Alright! Now come with us to the police station and cooperate with us by telling us everything you know."

(End of this chapter)