Song Shiwei was startled and turned her head to see a boy who was only two years older than Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin, looking at her with horror.
"Stealing?"
The boy's face turned pale instantly.
Subconsciously, I wanted to pull my hand away and run away.
But Song Shiwei swept his leg and knocked him to the ground.
Her actions instantly attracted the attention of people around her.
Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin were standing not far away. When they turned around, their expressions changed instantly.
They all stepped forward and held the man down!
But Song Shiwei's gaze fell on a middle-aged man at the corner.
The reason why Song Shiwei noticed him was mainly because the moment she caught the boy, she felt a burning gaze falling on her.
As soon as she looked up, the man subconsciously hid in the stall at the corner, but his eyes were fixed on her and the boy.
Even though he knew Song Shiwei saw him, he was not afraid at all.
Instead, he clenched his sleeve with his right hand.
Song Shiwei narrowed her eyes. If she guessed correctly, he should have a "weapon" hidden in his sleeve! This weapon could be a knife or a stick.
It shouldn't be a gun. If it was a gun, it would definitely not fit in his sleeves.
The boy who was held down by Zhou Cheng and Zhou Lin would look back at him from time to time, his eyes full of fear.
There were purple marks on the exposed arms.
This made Song Shiwei realize that something was wrong.
I'm afraid this was an organized and premeditated crime committed by a gang.
Maybe there are several such children hiding in this fair.
Obviously Zhou Cheng also saw the scars on his arm. He looked up at Song Shiwei in surprise.
Song Shiwei nodded slightly at him.
Signaled him to go find Sun Meimei and others.
Before coming here, Song Shiwei had observed that such a large market would definitely be afraid of trouble, so there would be several militia teams organized by the villages patrolling nearby.
It is called a militia, but in fact it is just young and strong men recruited from nearby villages to maintain order.
Zhou Cheng understood and quietly moved sideways into the crowd.
Song Shiwei deliberately raised his voice and said, "Boy, how dare you steal things in broad daylight?"
She had to attract those people's attention to buy time for Sun Meimei and the others to find the militia.
The boy was obviously very scared and kept shaking. While shaking, he secretly looked in the direction of the man, as if he had a deep fear of the man.
Song Shiwei naturally saw it.
She raised her eyes to look at the man, whose gaze was still on Song Shiwei, and then he walked towards them.
There seemed to be a hint of ruthlessness in his expression.
At this moment, the boy suddenly knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Song Shiwei: "Please forgive me? I am really hungry and have no choice. My parents are both bedridden, and I have three younger brothers and sisters. I can't watch them starve to death..."
He kowtowed as if he was risking his life, and in just a short while, blood oozed from his forehead.
Song Shiwei frowned. She didn't know whether what he said was true or false, but it was obvious that this child was being controlled by someone!
She recalled the many human traffickers who stole children in her previous life, broke their legs and feet, and threw them on the busy streets, begging for alms by gaining the sympathy of passersby.
If you ask for enough money today, you can eat. If you don’t get any money, or ask for too little, not only will you not have any food, you will also be beaten.
Song Shiwei didn't know what the relationship between this boy and the middle-aged man was, but she could clearly feel that the boy must have been abused by him for a long time and had an instinctive fear of him.
I would rather get my head broken and bleed than let him get close to me.
For a moment, there were many people watching the fun around.
They surrounded Song Shiwei and his companions.
Some people even started blaming her.
"Aren't you too cold-hearted, little girl? How pitiful is this child?"
"That's right, he didn't actually steal the money, so why bother with him?"
"How pitiful! He has to support a whole family at such a young age! Little girl, please don't bother with him and give this child a chance!"
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Song Shiwei kept his eyes on the man. Seeing that he hesitated for a long time, perhaps because there were too many people and it was difficult to take action, he stopped and just stood outside the crowd and observed.
She slightly turned sideways to block Zhou Lin and the child behind her, but she still pretended to be very angry.
"Brothers and sisters-in-law, you are really talking without any worries. Who doesn't have difficulties these days? No one's money comes from the wind! Since this kid dared to steal money, I have to hand him over to the police. It just so happens that this place is close to the army. Come with me to see the commander!"
After saying that, she helped the boy up, holding his collar loosely with her other hand. To outsiders, it looked like he was being held up by Song Shiwei.
At this moment, Song Shiwei whispered in his ear: "Don't be afraid, kid, I'm a soldier's family member. I just want to ask you, is the man behind you your relative?"
The boy was a little surprised when she helped him up. When he heard her say that she was a military family member, he was even more surprised with a hint of surprise.
But when she mentioned the man behind her, his face turned pale instantly and his whole body trembled uncontrollably.
Even Zhou Lin, who was holding his other arm, felt something was wrong.
The boy saw the man getting closer and closer, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
He anxiously grabbed Song Shiwei's sleeve.
He whispered anxiously, "Hurry up and leave! This man is not my relative, he is a bad guy, there are many of them, I can't hurt you! Go away!"
Song Shiwei felt that his hands, which were pulling her sleeves, were shaking slightly.
Looking into the boy's eyes again, I saw boundless fear in them!
Song Shiwei didn't know whether Zhou Cheng had found Sun Meimei and the others, and whether Sun Meimei and the others had found the militia.
But at this moment, she had no other choice. If it were her, she could give it a try, but Zhou Lin was by her side.
"Don't worry, continue to cooperate with me!"
Then she said loudly, "No matter what, I'm going to send you to the army today and let the leaders teach you a lesson. You kid, you've already learned to steal at such a young age. What will happen to you when you grow up?"
Naturally, there were also righteous people around, and when they heard her say this, they all agreed.
"Yeah, they should be taught a lesson. If they steal petty things when they are young, won't they kill and rob people when they grow up?"
"Although this child is indeed pitiful, he shouldn't come out and steal money!"
"That's right, he needs to be taught a lesson! As a human being, you should be honest and upright. Not stealing or robbing is the right way!"
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