After everyone got in, the car started.
It takes another three or four hours to get from the town to the city center, so it would basically be dark when they arrived at the Song family's house.
Song Ning didn't sleep well last night and got up early in the morning. After sitting for a while, she fell asleep on Qiao Bo's shoulder in a daze.
Qiao Bo put his arm around Song Ning's head, trying to make her sleep more comfortably.
"Don't open the door! I lost my money! No one can leave until I find the money..."
The woman's hoarse shouting made Song Ning's mind clear up a lot.
"What happened?"
"That comrade had his wallet stolen and was blocking the car door, preventing people from getting out."
Qiao Bo stretched his numb arm imperceptibly.
In order to let Song Ning sleep comfortably, he didn't move his arms for three or four hours.
"If you lost your money, just report it to the police! Blocking the car door like this is not a good idea!"
"Yeah! I have things to do!"
"Who's okay? It's getting dark, if we don't hurry up, we won't even be able to find a place to sleep..."
"Get out of the way and report your safety!"
The passengers waiting to get off the bus blocked the door and tried to pull the woman away.
"That's my child's life-saving money! If the money is gone, my son's life will be lost, and I will die too!"
"If anyone dares to make a move, I will fight you to the death!"
The woman leaned her whole body against the door frame, glaring fiercely at the man who was trying to pull her away.
The first few people were intimidated by the woman's fierce gaze and withdrew their hands awkwardly.
"Who is so wicked! Hand over the money immediately!"
"That's right! This is someone's life-saving money! It's not a bad thing to take this kind of money!"
"I think this guy is very suspicious! He has been sitting next to this woman, so if anyone is going to steal, he should be the one doing it."
As a passenger pointed out the crime, everyone's attention was focused on the middle-aged man.
"It's not me! How could it be me!"
The middle-aged man was so anxious that he kept waving his hands. He was not good at speaking, and he couldn't refute even one of the three things others said. He was so anxious that he was sweating.
"Then do you dare to open your bag and let us check it?"
A passenger stared at the middle-aged man's bag, and scared the middle-aged man so much that he held the bag tighter.
"If he doesn't dare let everyone check, he must be guilty! He must be the thief! Catch him!"
A young man raised his arm and shouted, and several passengers rushed over to the middle-aged man and pressed him to the ground.
"He's not the thief, you caught the wrong guy!"
Song Ning watched this farce and couldn't help but stand up.
Qiao Bo carefully stood in front of Song Ning to prevent impulsive passengers from hurting her.
"You say it's not true? I suspect you two are in cahoots! I saw you buying tickets together..."
“I saw it too…”
The first passenger who got on the bus also came out to testify, and everyone on the bus wanted to get off early and started to make random accusations.
Qiao Bo didn't say anything, but just glanced at the person who spoke with a cold expression, and that person automatically fell silent.
"Little girl, that money is my son's life-saving money. Please give it back to me! I kowtow to you!"
The female comrade who lost the money also followed Song Ning in putting pressure on her. Her pitiful posture made the passengers on the bus extremely angry.
"We didn't steal the money, you asked the wrong person!"
Qiao Bo's voice was cold. He felt sorry for the female comrade and wanted to intervene, but her behavior completely ruined his good impression of her.
Qiao Bo can understand her feelings, but it is hard to understand why she would randomly accuse others!
Doesn't she know that her behavior is directly pouring dirty water on Song Ning?
Maybe she knew, but she still did it just to save herself from losses.
"If you say it's not true, then it's not true. Comrade, since we've found the person, let's take them to the Public Security Bureau!"
"Alright! Alright! Everyone, go away!"
The young man who had just held down the middle-aged man stood up again.
The woman who lost the money hesitated and let go of the door handle, and the young man took the lead and was about to get out of the car.
"Are you sure you want him to get off? If he does, you won't be able to get your money back!"
Song Ning sneered at the young man, "I remember you didn't seem to be carrying a bag when you got on the bus!"
The young man was the last one to get on the bus. After Song Ning said this, several passengers remembered him.
He did get on the bus empty-handed, so where did the bag come from?
"This woman isn't the only one who's lost money, right? Aren't you all checking your belongings?"
Before Song Ning finished speaking, the passengers on the bus hurriedly began to check their personal belongings.
"I lost my money!"
“I’m out of money…”
While the middle-aged man was holding down the other man to check his belongings, he took the opportunity to stand up and couldn't help but open the bag he had been wrapping.
"My things are missing..."
The man in the middle looked extremely miserable, and his body suddenly leaned back.
"careful!"
Qiao Bo took a quick step and caught the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man's face flushed red, and he kept scratching his neck with his hands.
"Scatter!"
Qiao Bo roared, carefully placed the middle-aged man on the seat, and unbuttoned his collar.
The middle-aged man took a few deep breaths, held Qiao Bo's hands tightly with both hands, and looked at him pleadingly.
"Don't worry! We will definitely help you find your lost things... Relax!"
The middle-aged man looked a little relaxed. Qiao Bo opened the window for him and gave him some water. The middle-aged man finally recovered.
Seeing Qiao Bo nod at her, Song Ning knew the middle-aged man was fine. She smiled and looked around, "Do you all want him to get out of the car now?"
"Catch him!"
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the young man smashed the window and tried to jump out of the car, but Qiao Bo grabbed his calf.
"Give!"
The young man struggled to throw the bag in his hand out, and a man rushed out from the corner, picked up the bag and ran away.
"Chase!"
"Chase after them!"
When the passengers on the bus saw that their bag had been taken away by the young man and his accomplices, they became anxious and rushed to get off the bus.
Song Ning suddenly rushed over and grabbed the arm of one of the middle-aged women.
"Why are you holding me? Hurry up and catch the thief, or he'll run away..."
The Chinese woman spoke in dialect and looked anxious. She tried to pinch Song Ning's hand several times, but Song Ning dodged her moves every time.
Song Ning shouted softly, "Take out the money!"
Everyone paused after getting off the car and turned to look at Song Ning.
"How did she become such a thief?"
"I'm completely confused! How many thieves are there in the car?"
"Let me go! I'm not a thief! You caught the wrong person..."
The young man screamed and struggled. Qiao Bo pressed his hand slightly, "Behave! If you're not a thief, why are you running?"
The young man stiffened his neck and roared, "If I run... does that mean I'm a thief?"
"There are so many of you, and there's no guarantee someone won't take advantage of the situation and steal my things. Is it wrong for me to protect my things?"