Chapter 27 The Thief Plays a Double Act
The man's eyes were bloodshot and he was determined to get the money back.
"A few dozen dollars means the life of my whole family!" The man pounced forward and tried to catch the man fiercely.
The thief wanted to run away, but he was surrounded by people. Although the people were afraid, they worked together and stood in front of him with things to prevent him from leaving.
"Damn it, I'm so unlucky." The thief spat, his hand was already tightly grabbed by someone.
Seeing that he was about to be controlled, the thief became furious and slashed the man's arm with a knife, causing blood to appear on the spot.
The air was filled with the smell of blood, and the kind-hearted people who wanted to come forward to help were frightened and took several steps back.
Xia Mi retreated nervously and looked around, but Huo Jingchen was not there.
Where would he go then? "Ah——"
A scream brought Xia Mi back to her senses. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Fu Ming had already rushed out bravely.
He didn't know when he had gone around behind the thief, and taking advantage of the thief's back to him, he rushed out of the crowd and smashed the thief's back with the thermos bottle he had just bought.
The thief screamed and staggered forward half a step. Before he could react, Fu Ming kicked him down and pinned him to the ground.
Seeing this scene, people around cheered and shouted that they wanted to send the man to the police station to jail.
"Give me back my money, give me back my money!" The man rushed over and reached into the thief's pocket.
Fu Ming looked at the man who had lost his mind and reminded him loudly, "Comrade, no one is trying to steal your money. Don't get excited. This will affect me."
The man turned a deaf ear.
"It's not your money that was stolen, so of course you won't understand how I feel." As he said that, the man suddenly reached out and pushed Fu Ming away, as if Fu Ming was getting in his way.
"You have no conscience. You want to cause trouble when they catch a thief."
"Damn it, do you want to kill someone?"
"Comrade, you are so disappointing. The person has been caught, and the money won't run away. Why are you so anxious?"
The people around were so angry about this scene that they blamed the man and felt sorry for Fu Ming.
Xia Mi quickly went over to help Fu Ming.
The thief quickly got up and tried to escape.
He brandished a bloody fruit knife, determined to rush out of the crowd, "If you're not afraid of death, try blocking one!"
It looked like the person was about to escape.
Who knew that the next second he would fall straight forward and fall flat on his face.
When he looked up again, the thief had lost one of his front teeth. His mouth was full of the taste of rust and he spat on the ground in panic. His teeth were mixed with blood, and his entire mouth was covered with blood.
"Damn it, you don't have eyes?"
The man lowered his eyes and looked down, his eyebrows were fierce and fierce, and there was a sneer at the corner of his lips, which made people feel cold on the back, as if falling into an ice cellar.
"You thieves, do you have such a poor sense of teamwork? Five of us came, but you wanted to leave alone. Shouldn't a family stay together?"
Go to prison in an orderly manner to eat prison food.
Huo Jingchen grabbed the person who was trembling nearby and pushed him out.
It was said to be a push, but in fact the man was almost thrown out. He rolled several times until he reached the thief.
The man had a pair of small eyes and a shifty look. His hands had been tied up with ropes and his mouth had been sealed with tape by Huo Jingchen.
The thief who wanted to escape looked at his accomplice, his heart pounding like a drum, "Ma Zi, what's wrong with you?!"
Ma Zi made anxious whining sounds, he was extremely worried.
"He told you and the other three to run. The people who arrested him have already kindly called the police."
Huo Jingchen squatted down and acted as a confidant.
The toothless thief almost popped his eyes out. He waved the knife and kept crawling backwards.
There were orderly footsteps coming from the doors of the department store. When people looked over, the police had already blocked the doors.
Someone shouted, "Great, the police are here!"
While the other person was distracted, Huo Jingchen acted quickly. His movements were clean and neat, and he easily snatched the knife away.
Afterwards, he looked at the bloody knife with disgust.
"You two are acting in cahoots, directing and acting to attract everyone's attention, allowing the other three to make money. What else can you do with your brains? Why do you come out and do this?"
Xia Mi helped Fu Ming through the crowd to find Huo Jingchen. She looked at the situation and her heart finally settled down.
"Fu Ming's arm is dislocated and he needs to go to the hospital."
Fu Mingqiang endured the pain and asked Huo Jingchen, "Brother Huo, what did you mean by that just now?"
"I'll explain it to you later." Huo Jingchen took the person from Xia Mi, "I'll take you out."
Xia Mi followed him closely and walked out of the door under the envious and puzzled gazes of everyone.
In order to make things easier, Huo Jingchen took the initiative to reveal his identity. After some negotiations, he took his people away smoothly.
Fortunately, Fu Ming only dislocated his left arm, which did not affect his writing and life.
Huo Jingchen and Xia Mi sent the people to the shoe factory’s staff quarters.
After leaving the shoe factory's staff quarters, Xia Mi asked, "When did you catch the man? Why did he come from outside?"
“Fu Ming’s watch is not cheaper than yours. Those people must know the value of goods. I just walked around once and this guy couldn’t help himself.
I didn't find your watch in his pocket, so I thought he had hidden it. After some questioning, I found out that he had given it to someone for safekeeping, and when I came back, the show had already begun."
"No wonder that guy is acting so abnormal. Fu Ming is clearly helping him."
Xia Mi also became suspicious at that time, feeling sorry for Fu Ming, who had bravely stood up for justice and had unknowingly become a member of the opera.
Deliberately create a tense and chaotic atmosphere to make the people watching the show around concentrate, and then others will steal.
Xia Mi stretched out her hand in front of Huo Jingchen, "Then where is my watch?"
"I haven't found it yet. I have to go to the police station to get it back."
Huo Jingchen looked at her palm, and the first thought that flashed through his mind was that she was scared and wanted him to hold her hand.
Xia Mi withdrew her hand and nodded in agreement.
After going to the Public Security Bureau, Xia Mi first signed a form and went through the formalities before she received the watch. When she came out, Huo Jingchen was no longer in the hall.
Xia Mi stood in the hall in confusion and waited for a long time before she saw Huo Jingchen appear.
There were two more people around him. Judging from their uniforms and the attitudes of the people around them, they should be important figures in the Public Security Bureau.
Huo Jingchen said goodbye to the two of them and walked towards Xia Mi.
"Are you hungry? There's a hotel nearby that serves good food. Let's go there if you're hungry and go back early in the afternoon."
When she heard about taking a boat, Xia Mi subconsciously resisted.
"Now that you mention it, I am indeed a little hungry, but this is my first time here, and I want to go back for a while. Don't you have two days of wedding leave? Let's go back later today."
Huo Jingchen saw through it but didn't say anything. Although he knew she didn't want to take the boat ride, he smiled when he thought about having some time alone.
Half past twelve was the time when the state-owned restaurant was most crowded. When they went there, there was not much meat left, only expensive seafood.
The two ordered a plate of boiled shrimp, shredded potatoes with green peppers and tomato and egg soup.
There were no tables left, so I had to share one with others.
The shrimp were blanched and served first, followed by shredded potatoes and soup.
Xia Mi didn’t eat much in the morning, but now when she smelled the fragrance, her appetite was aroused. She picked up the shredded potatoes with chopsticks and lowered her head to start eating.
Huo Jingchen peeled the shrimp slowly and methodically.
The two men sitting opposite watched this scene, smiled without saying a word, and looked at each other as if they were mocking Xia Mi, a wild boar that could not eat fine bran.
Leave the shrimps alone and eat the shredded potatoes.
Xia Mi ate half a bowl of rice before she noticed that there was only one-third of the shrimp left on the plate. Then she saw that Huo Jingchen's bowl was piled high with shrimp.
Phew.
The man opposite couldn't help himself, and his brief outburst of breath exposed his peeping behavior.
Huo Jingchen raised his eyelids, glanced at the two of them, picked up the tissue he had placed next to him early in the morning to wipe his hands, and finally placed the bowl in front of him in front of Xia Mi.
“Eat more meat.”
(End of this chapter)
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