The first door was busted open, revealing a room with plain furnishings and nothing out of the ordinary.

He moved to the next room's entrance. "Keep breaking them down," he ordered.

What secret could be hidden in this room that Queena guarded it so tightly?

His men were about to swing their tools again when Queena's voice cut through from outside.

"Abner, what in the world are you up to?"

Queena had hurried over, a posse of villagers in tow.

Abner's status in the village was peculiar, and the arrival of the helicopter had sparked a flurry of gossip.

But since last night, rumors had started to circulate that Abner was a big-shot gangster who had wronged many people and was

now hiding out in the village to escape his enemies.

The gossip had reached a fever pitch, and the fearful ones among them started to stir the pot.

"If he's really a fugitive murderer, shouldn't we call the cops?"

"Now his people have clooking for him, and there's a chopper too. We can't stand against that."

"He's always looked too shady to me, not the good guy type. Better we chase him out of our village."

So, someone decided to alert the authorities that an escaped murderer had been spotted in the village.

The county police were on their way, but it would be at least another twenty minutes before they arrived.

Just then, someone ran up, panting, "That Abner is at the Temple family's place! He's smashing doors down."

Upon hearing this, the villagers were enraged and promptly rallied to the Temple residence, indeed finding Abner in the act of

breaking in.

anger. "I saved your life,

his ground, chuckling as he saw the wary faces among

to see what you're hiding in there. Besides, since you've returned, there've

feels off."

crowd began to defend

not one of us, but Queena is. She grew up here, is the sole doctor in the village,

director position, but she turned

right here."

owe your life to the people here, and now

silent, but the villagers

expression hardened, and when he spoke, it

my people are inside. I need to

his command, the door was promptly smashed

faces were twisted in anger,

last night. Could his disappearance be related to

us, did this guy kill your

eyes swollen from a night

said, "No, Abner's a

left his mouth than someone whacked him

Your dad raised you, and now you're siding with

hoping to live off

Abner's been nothing

last night!"

you. Your dad might already

"No, he's not!"

siding with an outsider like that,

with anger, tears

and gestured to

Tobias just stood there,

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