Chapter 12 Catching a Thief

"I won't buy it!" Su Xiumei suppressed her anger and stood far away.

This damn girl actually came to the market to set up a stall.

He must be here on purpose to embarrass her!

"You're such an old-fashioned guy." Li Li simply parked her bicycle and squatted down to pick out some hair ornaments. She didn't forget to talk to Su Xiumei, "You're good at picking carrots, but I'm an expert at picking hair ornaments. Let me tell you, even though they're from the market, the fabric and workmanship are no worse than those at Hualian Department Store. Don't regret it if you don't buy them."

"Sister, you have good taste!" Su Jiaojiao felt relieved after hearing this and immediately praised, "These fabrics and patterns are all carefully selected by me. After selling this batch, I will switch to other fabrics. If you like them, buy a few more."

"What a sweet girl!" Li Li was about the same age as Su Xiumei, both in their thirties. She was overjoyed to be called "sister" by the little girl. She picked out a two-yuan hair ornament in one go and said with a smile, "I'll buy you another one if I see you next time."

Su Xiumei is not a very good person, but her colleagues are pretty good.

Li Li has fair skin and beautiful looks. She smiles whenever she speaks and has a kind face. You can tell at first glance that she is a woman who lives a happy life.

Unlike some people.

She always has a gloomy face, as if someone owes her money.

"Thank you, sister. I'll be here at the next market." Su Jiaojiao smiled. Li Li took out her wallet, paid, and casually hung it on the handlebars. Suddenly, a man in a black short-sleeved shirt and a black baseball cap walked quickly past the black cloth that Su Jiaojiao had spread on the ground. Su Jiaojiao didn't pay any attention and even pulled the black cloth back. Suddenly, she heard Su Xiumei shouting from a distance, "Li Li, your wallet, your wallet!"

Li Li then looked down and saw that her wallet hanging on the handlebars of her bicycle was gone. She was so scared that she screamed, "Thief! Catch the thief!"

Su Jiaojiao had just put the money into her cloth bag when she heard the two men shouting. She was startled and watched the man disappear at the intersection. Aunt Liu instinctively looked into the basket and also panicked, crying, "Xiao Su, my wallet is gone too. There was over a hundred yuan in it!"

She sold fifty or sixty yuan today.

Plus the money I made from the last big market, it’s all in there.

"Auntie, you stay and watch the stall, I'll go chase after him." Su Jiaojiao instinctively touched her pocket, only to find sadly that she didn't have a cell phone at the moment, so she couldn't call the police at all. Without caring about anything else, she chased after him towards the intersection.

Li Li put down her bicycle, trembling, and ran over with Su Jiaojiao, shouting, "Catch the thief! Everyone, come and catch the thief!"

She had her newly paid salary in her wallet, and if it was stolen like this, she would be heartbroken.

There are also a lot of people at the intersection.

It was just after get off work, and groups of bicycles were passing through the traffic lights, making the scene very noisy and bustling.

Su Jiaojiao was the first to spot the man in the crowd. She stopped, breathlessly, and said to Li Li, "Sister, there are guards at the market. Go tell them. I'll follow him first."

"Okay, then you be careful." Li Li ran into the market and fell down. She didn't care about anything else, got up and continued to run towards Weiminshao.

The man in the baseball cap kept looking back, apparently noticing Su Jiaojiao chasing him. He looked around, crossed the street, and ran towards a large residential area. Su Jiaojiao shouted behind him: "Stop, put your wallet down, we're catching a thief!"

A group of people were riding bicycles and waiting for the red light at the intersection.

Hearing her shout, everyone looked at her.

Su Jiaojiao was sweating and jogging to catch up.

She followed the thief through twists and turns into an alley. The alley was very narrow and quiet, with no one in sight. It was also a dead end. Su Jiaojiao stopped in a sweat, feeling surprised because she had clearly seen the man running in just now.

"Girl, are you really going to kill yourself by chasing me?" The man in the baseball cap suddenly appeared behind her. He took off his hat, his eyes flashing with ferocity. He raised his right hand, exposing four fingers, and shook them. "If you know what's good for you, leave now. I won't bother with you."

"Just hand over your wallet, and I won't mind." Su Jiaojiao saw that he had lost a finger, but she wasn't afraid. She looked calm and composed. "You're so young, and you can work in a factory if you don't have money. Why do you want to do this?"

"Hey, who are you? You're trying to teach us a lesson!" A man in sunglasses suddenly appeared in the alley. He was wearing a plaid shirt and blue jeans, holding a stick in his hand. He smiled ambiguously and said, "You're pretty, girl. Be my girlfriend. If you become my girlfriend, you can control me like this. We promise to go to work."

"Watch your mouth and give me your wallet." Su Jiaojiao prayed that Li Li would bring people over quickly.

"You already have a girlfriend, so give her to me!" The man in the baseball cap walked up to her with a pink wallet in his hand, and reached out to touch her face. "If you become my girlfriend, I will return the wallet to you."

"Get out of here!" Su Jiaojiao recognized it as Li Li's wallet. She dodged his dirty hands and kicked him in the crotch. Her cap flicked back as she grinned, "Oh, so fierce!"

"Sixth Brother, be careful. Don't scare her. I'll be heartbroken." The man in sunglasses touched his chin and said obscenely, "I like it this way..."

"The police are here!" Su Jiaojiao shouted, and while the man in the baseball cap turned his head, she stomped on his toes with all her strength. He jumped up in pain and let go of Su Jiaojiao's wrist. Su Jiaojiao took the opportunity to snatch the wallet from his hand and ran towards the entrance of the alley.

She wasn't afraid of them catching up, she was just afraid that they wouldn't catch up.

"Chase her!" The man in sunglasses didn't expect Su Jiaojiao to use such a trick.

The man in the baseball cap limped behind. Damn, it hurts so much!

Su Jiaojiao ran very fast. Her ears were hot and the wind was hot too. She had never run so fast before.

A pickup truck suddenly stopped in front of them, the window rolled down, and the man driving the car leaned out and asked, "Little girl, what's going on?"

Su Jiaojiao was like she had seen a savior, and she said breathlessly, "They, they are thieves!"

She knew the man; he had bought her conch shells at the morning market.

"Don't be afraid, little girl! We're catching them too!" The man quickly opened the door and got out, shouting, "Put your wallets down right away, or I'll be rude to you!"

The man in sunglasses and the man in the baseball cap took one look and turned around and ran back.

"Xiu Ming, take this girl back to the market and wait for me. Leave this to me!" The man driving the pickup truck ran after them, shouting, "Stop! Where are you running to?"

Su Jiaojiao had just run too fast, and only when she relaxed did she feel her legs go weak. She barely managed to hold onto the car body to keep her balance, and her chest felt stuffy and she felt like vomiting.

Qin Xiuming opened the back door and got out of the car. He sat in the driver's seat and waved at her gently, "Hurry up and get in. I'll take you home!"