Zhou Xi looked around and saw a large group of people gathered in front of the First Department Store. A gentle woman's voice was refutation in the crowd: "Hey, big brother, I was standing here fine, I didn't touch you at all. You fell down on your own, you can't blame me, right?"
"It was you. I saw it. It was you, the woman, who pushed him, causing Scar Brother to fall." A young man testified confidently.
"Ouch, ouch, my leg! I'm afraid it's broken." A middle-aged man groaned.
"My dear sister-in-law, you pushed someone and broke his leg. You should at least do something to show your gratitude. You distort the truth for fear of taking responsibility. This is not what a decent person should do!" An old lady accused.
A boy cried out "Wow!" and amidst his cries, he argued: "My mother didn't push anyone. You are all bad people. Go away. You are all bad people."
Zhou Xi frowned. Every big city has its dark underbelly. The scene before him was probably a few local scoundrels or thugs blackmailing a woman with a child. Who was so unlucky as to be harassed by these thugs?
Zhou Xi wanted to turn around and leave. He was not a police officer. He still had to find someone to investigate Zhou Zhixin's matter, so he didn't have time to deal with these trivial matters.
"Let me go. If you touch me again, I'll report you to the police station." The woman screamed, as if she was caught by the man.
"Bad guy, let my mother go! Let my mother go!" The boy's crying became louder.
Zhou Xi frowned, turned around, and walked to the edge of the crowd. Zhou Xi hated men who were violent towards women, so he would take care of this matter.
In the crowd, a shifty young man grabbed a pretty young woman by the wrist and was dragging her out of the crowd, yelling, "Let's go to the police station and complain. You pushed that person, and now he's broken his leg. If you don't pay for the medical expenses, I'll sue you and put you in jail."
"Let go, let go! I won't leave, I want to wait for someone here." The young wife held several large bags of things in one hand, and her other hand was grabbed by the young man. She kicked her feet backwards, trying her best to steady her body so as not to be dragged away by the young man. She looked very embarrassed.
A little boy clenched his fists and cried, "I'll beat you, you bad guy! I'll beat you, you bad guy!" while hitting the young man randomly.
"Young man, don't be like this. The sister-in-law didn't say she wouldn't pay compensation. Look at you, you're scaring the child." It was the same old lady who spoke up to persuade him.
"Old thing, stop meddling in other people's business!" The young man glared at the old lady and cursed her dirty words.
A crowd gathered to watch the excitement, no one speaking out to offer a fair word. The middle-aged man lying on the ground had a long scar on his left cheek, giving him a ferocious look. Even as he lay there, clutching a leg and moaning, "Ouch, ouch," his eyes darted around with a fierce gaze.
A few old men and women who had been helping the woman just now fell silent under the vicious gaze of the scarred man.
Xiao Jiang was very excited. This woman was so beautiful. He was in his twenties and this woman was the most beautiful one he had ever seen. No wonder Scar Brother, who had been a bachelor for a thousand years, fell in love with her today.
Xiao Jiang held Zhao Yunxiang's wrist, feeling the smoothness of her skin beneath his hand, which made him a little excited. Unfortunately, this was the person Scar Brother liked, and he, Xiao Jiang, was not so lucky to enjoy it. Xiao Jiang secretly smacked his lips, feeling a little regretful.
Xiao Jiang is also a member of the "Scarface" gang. Today, he's partnered with Lao Hu and Wang Biyun, and is responsible for keeping watch.
Seeing Wang Biyun stealing a man's wallet and running away, before Xiao Jiang could catch up to divide the loot, Lao Hu and Wang Biyun were caught by Zhou Zhixin and others.
Seeing that the two men who captured Lao Hu and his men were tall and strong, Xiao Jiang did not dare to show up and had to run back to "Scarface"'s house to report the news.
Scarface was surprised to hear Xiao Jiang say that Lao Hu had failed. In his gang, Lao Hu was considered one of the best. He wondered if he'd get a beating or something after being caught this time. Scarface decided to follow Xiao Jiang out to see what was going on.
"Scarface" followed Xiao Jiang to the vicinity of the First Department Store. He did not see Lao Hu and Wang Biyun, but saw Zhao Yunxiang standing at the door of the First Department Store.
From Scarface and Xiao Jiang's perspective, it was clear that Zhao Yunxiang wasn't from Qingshan City. And from Zhao Yunxiang's anxious expression and her constant glances around, it was clear she had gotten separated from her family.
Scarface's heart was moved by Zhao Yunxiang's beauty. In the three seconds when his heart beat faster, Scarface thought that if he wanted to find a woman to be his wife, she should be as beautiful and gentle as Zhao Yunxiang.
"Scarface" pulled Xiao Jiang and whispered for a while, then he staggered to Zhao Yunxiang alone. After staring at Zhao Yunxiang for a few seconds, "Scarface" cried "Ouch", pretended to sprain his ankle, and leaned towards Zhao Yunxiang.
Zhao Yunxiang was startled and quickly pulled Zhou Jiasheng to the side. Scarface missed the target and fell to the ground, holding his foot and crying out "Ouch, ouch!"
Before Zhao Yunxiang could react, Xiao Jiang came over and started yelling, insisting that Zhao Yunxiang had pushed "Scarface" down and demanded that she pay for the medical expenses.
If Zhou Yuanyuan were here, she'd surely know this was a self-directed, self-performed "scam" scheme by Scarface and Xiao Jiang. In her previous life, when she was working in H City, she'd witnessed some scammers, willing to throw themselves under car wheels for the sake of money.
Scarface came up with this idea after seeing the large and small bags in Zhao Yunxiang's hands. The things in Zhao Yunxiang's hands cost a lot of money. If he blackmailed her like this, Zhao Yunxiang would definitely not be able to pay compensation. In this way, they could invite her home for a good "talk".
Xiao Jiang was shouting very loudly, and seeing that there was something exciting to watch, a large crowd soon gathered in front of the First Department Store.
A few elderly ladies, unaware of the truth, thought Zhao Yunxiang had really pushed Scarface and made him fall, and they joined Xiao Jiang in blaming her. Zhao Yunxiang was shaking with anger, and no one would listen despite her repeated attempts to explain.
When Zhou Xi arrived, Zhao Yunxiang had already been deadlocked with Xiao Jiang and the others for several minutes. Xiao Jiang received a signal from Scarface, indicating that they should take them to a more secluded place, and then he reached out to pull Zhao Yunxiang.
"Let go of this young sister-in-law." Zhou Xi couldn't stand it anymore, so he pushed through the crowd and walked in.
"Old man, don't meddle in other people's business. You might die without even knowing it!" Xiao Jiang threatened Zhou Xi angrily.
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