The saying goes, "When a wall falls, everyone pushes it down."
If it were a good thing, no one would have paid attention to it for a long time, but as soon as they heard it was about this, the onlookers immediately became interested and, without anyone greeting them, immediately surrounded them.
Some people were just watching the drama unfold, others were pointing fingers, and still others were mocking. In an instant, Wang Tianxiao, this good man, was transformed into a heinous human trafficker.
As a seasoned veteran who had experienced the profound moral test of whether or not to help others in later generations, Wang Tianxiao remembered that people at that time were very simple and honest. However, he never expected that such despicable people would appear at any time.
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He couldn't explain it clearly for the time being, so he had to wait for the old lady to come back and then talk to her to clear his name.
Because of the accident, people started walking in a circle, which actually created a gap.
The old woman finally realized her granddaughter was missing and frantically chased after her. She was horrified to see her granddaughter being held by Wang Tianxiao. She quickly grabbed her grandson, pulled the granddaughter from Wang Tianxiao's arms, and held her behind him, pointing her finger at Wang Tianxiao and yelling:
"You heartless human trafficker! You look decent enough, how could you do such despicable things? You're so young, what decent things couldn't you do? Why did you target my poor granddaughter?"
Wang Tianxiao was both amused and exasperated by the old lady. He patiently explained, "Grandma, you've misunderstood. You were separated from your child by the crowd just now, and she tripped while chasing after you. I saw someone stepping on her, and I was worried about her safety, so I pulled her up and brought her with me temporarily. I was planning to give her to you when we got to the front."
"Pah!"
The old lady jumped up and spat at Wang Tianxiao. If Wang Tianxiao hadn't dodged quickly, he would have been spat on.
The old woman glared at Wang Tianxiao and yelled, "Are you trying to fool an old woman like me? Do you think I'm easy to bully? You even said you wanted to give the child to me? What kind of nonsense is that? My granddaughter was being held safely in my hand when you snatched her away when I wasn't looking, and now you're saying you pulled her up from the ground? You really know how to talk!"
Wang Tianxiao was stunned.
A surge of anger rose within him. If she weren't an old woman, he would have kicked her to the ground.
Some elderly people in this era, because they lack education, have truly foul mouths, constantly cursing other people's families.
He had clearly done a good deed, but this old lady not only treated him like a bad person, but also cursed him in front of so many people. It was absolutely outrageous.
Looking at the mocking expressions on everyone's faces, it took him a long time to calm down his anger. He said calmly, "Grandma, I don't want to say anything harsh because of your age, but before things are clear, please don't say anything hurtful. You can wait until your granddaughter calms down and ask her carefully what I did. She's only seven or eight years old; she should understand these things."
"What, you're threatening an old woman like me and a little girl like my granddaughter? Have you no backbone at all? Come on, what can you do to me?"
"I'm really amused by old ladies like you."
Wang Tianxiao laughed in anger. He patted Wang Fang's leg on his shoulder to tell her not to be afraid. With so many people surrounding him, Wang Fang, at such a young age, was already a little scared.
"Since you don't believe me, then how about this: let's go to the police station and explain this matter in front of the police officers. If I am indeed in the wrong, then I can be arrested, okay? If I am innocent, then what will you say?"
"Go then. You son of a bitch human trafficker should be locked up in jail for life. No, you should be shot."
The old woman was convinced that Wang Tianxiao was the shameless human trafficker, and she continued to hurl profanities at him.
Wang Tianxiao didn't want to continue talking to this shrewish old woman.
Judging from how she squeezed through the crowd earlier, you could tell this old woman was no kind person. If this happened in ancient times, she would definitely be considered a wicked mother-in-law.
When I met him, I couldn't reason with him; the more I said, the more he scolded me.
We can't exactly slap this old guy across the face, can we?
In that case, even if he is right, he becomes wrong.
"Then let's stop this nonsense and come on. The police station is just ahead. We don't need to argue in the street."
"Let's go then."
The old lady readily agreed with a confident tone.
At this moment, the group of people who had been behind them started to join in again. It was the same leader who said, "Wait a minute. Who knows if you'll take advantage of the old man's mobility issues and run away halfway? We brothers are going to stick with you and not let you get away."
Wang Tianxiao turned to look at the group and suddenly noticed that each of them had bulging pockets, which looked like small clips.
He immediately understood who these people were.
It turned out to be a group of thieves.
Although he knew from his previous life that thieves were rampant during this period, he had been very careful since his rebirth, so thieves had no opportunity to "visit" him.
He even thought that after being reborn, there would be no more thieves in the world.
Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, they encountered an "organization," and a group of people at that.
Because the legal system was strict but not very effective at that time, even if the punishment for catching a thief on the spot was quite severe—stealing a few cents could result in being imprisoned for ten or eight years—it was very difficult to find evidence of the crime if the thief was not caught on the spot.
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