Chapter 56: Caught in the act
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"Little girl, let go, otherwise..."
Tang Yue ignored the old lady's shouting and held her arm tightly without loosening her grip.
"You thief, I'm going to call the police!" Lai Xiang's angry voice came.
The old lady turned around and squinted at Lai Xiang. "Why do you say I'm a thief? Did you see me stealing? And you called the police? You're bullying the people."
Lai Xiang was not afraid of her accusing him of something, "Haha, if you want to know if it was stolen, just open your bag and take a look."
"Look? What are you looking at? What gives you the right to look at me? What gives you the right to look through my bag?"
Lai Xiang was furious and glared at the old lady. "Haha, I don't have the right. Then just wait for the police to come and see how you can argue then."
"Humph! Why should I take whatever you say? I want to go home now."
Then he turned around and stared at Tang Yue fiercely, "Little girl, don't blame me for being rude if you don't let go."
While speaking, he used his body and arms to try to push Tang Yue away.
Tang Yue didn't know that in this era, even if you caught a thief, you couldn't just open his bag. Seeing that this old lady seemed fearless, how could Tang Yue possibly indulge her?
In order to prevent others from seeing that she was so small but had amazing strength, she held the old lady's arms with both of her small hands. When she was exerting force, Tang Yue's fingers turned into spiritual power and directly opened the old lady's bag and turned the bottom upwards.
The old lady was trying hard to deal with Tang Yue, and she was not paying attention. The bag opened and the things in it were scattered all over the floor.
Suddenly, the whole world became quiet.
The old lady had quite a few things in her bag: two packs of cigarettes, some clothes, and two beautifully wrapped boxes. The camera had fallen on top of the clothes.
Lai Xiang opened his eyes wide, took a step forward, squatted down, picked up the camera and examined it carefully. At this time, several people walked out from the crowd.
"Hey, isn't this the clothes over there at my counter? Why are they here?"
"Oh, I was saying the bill didn't add up. It turns out you stole these two packs of cigarettes. I was wondering why you were hanging around my counter.
You're always looking at this and that, and it turns out you're stealing. A thief like you should be arrested by the police and sent to a farm for reform.
"Yes, I just wrapped the gift box according to the customer's request, but I couldn't find it when the customer came to pick it up. I had no choice but to rewrap two for the customer. It turns out that you took it away.
She must be taken to the Public Security Bureau."
The old lady's face turned desperate, she knew she had no way to escape. A trace of regret flashed in her eyes. If she had known earlier, she would have taken some and left. Now it was too late.
The police arrived at the scene quickly, they quickly controlled the situation and handcuffed the old lady. Lai Xiang's face was very unhappy. She knew that things were always stolen in the mall, but she didn't expect to encounter it so soon.
After Lai Xiang and everyone else in the mall explained the situation, the police prepared to take the old lady and several witnesses away.
Tang Yue's family had clearly made a significant contribution. Someone had pushed them to the forefront and reported their recent performance to the police, with Tang Yue being particularly highlighted.
"Thank you, thank you so much." Lai Xiang's voice was filled with gratitude. Her eyes fell on Tang Yue, full of admiration. If it weren't for this little sister today, she would have been in trouble.
"You're welcome, big sis. You're very nice."
Lai Xiang smiled, and then went to the Public Security Bureau with Tang Yue and others.
The police took their statements according to the regulations, and it was dark by the end of the process.
Tang Yue wanted to say goodbye to Lai Xiang, but Lai Xiang refused.
"Little sister, you've helped me so much, I must thank you very much. It's time for dinner, I'll treat you to dinner at the state-owned restaurant. Let's go."
"No, big sister. We have to catch a train soon. It's not safe outside at night. You should go home early."
Lai Xiang really liked Tang Yue. She squatted down and looked at Tang Yue, "Little sister, don't worry about me. I grew up here since I was a child. No one dares to touch me."
Tang Yue seemed to understand the meaning behind Lai Xiang's words, but it was indeed late, and her parents and grandfather had always been very restrained, and they were reluctant to let go when she went to dinner.
"Really, no need, big sister. There will be opportunities in the future."
Seeing that Tang Yue really didn't want to go, Lai Xiang didn't intend to force her. She looked at Tang Shengkai and the others and said, "Brother, wait a moment. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, he pulled Tang Yue and was about to leave, "Where are you taking my daughter?"
Lin Cuicui was anxious. She didn't dare to let her daughter out casually. What if she couldn't find her again?
Lai Xiang smiled and turned around to answer, "Don't worry, sister-in-law."
As he spoke, he pointed to a small supply and marketing cooperative not far behind him that still had lights on, "I'm taking my little sister to buy some things."
Lin Cuicui wanted to say no, but Lai Xiang had already left with Tang Yue.
"Little sister, what's your name?"
"My name is Tang Yue, Sister Lai, what's your name?"
"You know my last name is Lai?"
Tang Yue blinked her big eyes and looked at her and nodded, "Yes, I heard the sales clerks calling you Director Lai when I was at the mall."
"Haha, Xiao Yueyue, you are so smart." Lai Xiang touched Tang Yue's hair happily.
"Yueyue, my name is Lai Xiang. Okay, let's be good friends from now on, right?"
Friends? Tang Yue found the word new. She didn't really have many friends, so this was undoubtedly a very attractive thing for her.
"Is it okay? We are so old..."
"Haha, Xiao Yueyue, do you think I'm old?"
Tang Yue suddenly felt embarrassed. If we talk about old age, Lai Xiang should not be older than her, right?
"No, no, no. From now on, Sister Lai, we're just friends."
"Yeah, okay."
The two walked hand in hand into the small supply and marketing cooperative. At this time, the larger supply and marketing cooperatives were closed, and this small supply and marketing cooperative was also packing up.
"Comrade, hurry up and buy whatever you want, we're already off work."
"Yeah, okay."
Lai Xiang bought four bags of White Rabbit candy, a few bags of bread and sausage, and several cans of food. As she was about to choose something else, Tang Yue grabbed her hand.
"Okay, Sister Lai, this is enough."
Lai Xiang still felt a little unsatisfied. "Yueyue, riding the train is boring. Buying some food can help you pass the time. Don't worry, I have the tickets."
Tang Yue hurriedly stopped her, "Sister Lai, that's enough. We have other things, and it's really inconvenient to bring too much."
Lai Xiang finally had to give up.
When they came back, Lai Xiang couldn't carry it all by herself, so Tang Yue didn't avoid Lai Xiang and took a lot of it herself.
Lin Cuicui and Tang Shengkai saw the two people carrying a lot of things and hurried over to help.
After handing the things to them, Lai Xiang said regretfully, "Big Brother and Big Sister, thank you so much for today. But we're a little pressed for time, otherwise we must go out for dinner together."
Tang Shengkai and Lin Cuicui had never met such an enthusiastic person and felt very embarrassed.
"No, really. This is a waste of money for you."
Lai Xiang waved his hand and said, "You helped our department store avoid a lot of losses today. We are the ones who should thank you."
When everyone was about to leave, Tang Yue and Lai Xiang exchanged addresses and phone numbers. Of course, only Lai Xiang had the specific address and phone number, not Tang Yue.
She only told Lai Xiang that they were going to South Island. Her father was going to serve in the army there, and she would write to Lai Xiang after they settled down there.
Finally, Lai Xiang was reluctant to see them off.
On the way to the station, several children were extremely happy, each holding a handful of White Rabbit candy. Lin Cuicui was also sighing with emotion.
"The things in this department store are too expensive. I really can't afford them."
Tang Shengkai agreed, "That's right. Even this candy is quite expensive. Comrade Lai is so generous. We don't know what gift to return in the future."
Lin Cuicui also nodded.
On the way, they used their food coupons to buy a lot of steamed buns at a state-owned restaurant. This time they would be traveling for several days, so they had to prepare enough food.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief once we boarded the train. This was the last train, so hopefully nothing else would happen. This entire journey had been incredibly unsettling.
Tang Yue was also speechless. Could it be that she had a bad luck constitution and ran into trouble wherever she went? But that shouldn't be the case, right?
Thinking of this, Tang Yue used her consciousness to check the situation in the train. The result was shocking. It seemed that something really happened.
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