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, and now you're wrecking my

his ground, chuckling as he saw

Besides, since you've

feels off."

crowd began to defend

is. She grew up here, is the sole doctor in the village, and a darn good one at

a deputy director position, but she turned it down, saying she'd rather treat us all

right here."

your life to the people here, and now you're causing trouble with your goons. What's

remained silent, but the villagers spoke up for

hardened, and when he spoke, it was

people are inside. I need to check it out.

the door was promptly

twisted in anger, and the tension

last night. Could his disappearance be related

tell us, did this guy

his eyes swollen from

wiped his eyes and said, "No, Abner's a good

words left his mouth than someone whacked him on the head,

raised you, and now you're siding with an outsider! Are you trying to butter up

hoping to live

as he muttered, "I'm not! Abner's been nothing but kind, he even helpedlook

last night!"

just him playing you. Your dad might already be in trouble, and Abner's

"No, he's not!"

an outsider like that, you're dishonoring your father's

with anger, tears streaming

gestured

just stood there, crying, too

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