Chapter 7

Lü Chong's hometown, Sangtang Town, is about twenty miles away from Yancheng City, and it takes half an hour by bus to get there.

He bought a cup of soy milk and a few steamed buns at a breakfast shop outside the residential area to hastily satisfy his hunger. Just then, a bus No. 8 arrived at the bus stop.

Yancheng City is located in the central and southern part of Xiangnan Province. Generally speaking, the temperature is quite suitable. However, the weather this year has been somewhat abnormal. Winter not only came early but was also much colder.

However, Sangtang Town is very close to Yancheng City and is a major agricultural town. Despite the cold, many farmers still go to Yancheng City early in the morning to sell vegetables. Moreover, as the New Year approaches, more and more people are busy preparing for the New Year.

Lü Chong, carrying his laptop bag, squeezed onto the No. 8 bus and found that the bus was already overcrowded.

There were too many people on the bus, pushing and shoving each other, which made Lü Chong very uncomfortable. Moreover, more and more people squeezed onto the bus along the way. The entire bus became even more crowded and oppressive, clearly severely overloaded.

Although everyone understood that such severe overloading of the bus posed significant safety hazards, this was a common situation in China, and there was nothing much to say about it.

Lü Chong held onto the handrail and calmly looked out the window. His mind delved into the memories of Lü Yue, where there were many mysterious things that fascinated him...

"Ouch, my wallet is gone. It's the money my mother needs for her medical treatment. If anyone finds it, please return it to me..." Suddenly, a scream echoed in the bus, and a young girl with a delicate appearance began to cry sadly.

The people in the bus were startled by the girl's scream. Then, most of them quickly and quietly felt their bags or wallets. After confirming that their wallets were not lost, they calmed down. They looked around, trying to figure out who among the people around them was the thief.

Everyone on the bus understood that it was the New Year, and it was the peak time for people to go to the city to handle affairs. Therefore, the bus was almost full, making it a good opportunity for thieves. As long as their own wallets were safe, they did not care about the girl's wallet being stolen.

Lü Chong was also startled by the crying and frowned, looking in the direction of the sound.

The girl was about sixteen or seventeen years old, petite, about 1.55 meters tall. She had a delicate appearance and a youthful face. However, her eyes were particularly large. Now, they were filled with tears, radiating a heart-wrenching despair.

What surprised Lü Chong was that he actually knew this girl, and she was even his classmate.

The girl's name was Yan Yan, and she seemed to be from Sangtang Town as well. However, Lü Chong did not know her well. In fact, he did not know many people in his class well, as he rarely spoke to anyone except his close friends.

"Little girl, don't panic. Think carefully, can you be sure that your wallet was lost on this bus?" A middle-aged woman beside Yan Yan could not help but ask.

"Yes, maybe you forgot to bring your wallet. It's possible! My daughter also has the habit of being forgetful..." A man around forty nodded.

Yan Yan's face was pale, and she said helplessly, "I can be sure that my wallet was lost on this bus. Ten minutes ago, I touched my wallet. But now it's gone. Ouch..."

Thinking about her mother waiting in the hospital for money for treatment, and the hard-earned money her father earned from selling vegetables being lost in her hands, Yan Yan's heart ached to the extreme.

Yan Yan was originally very happy yesterday. She scored 617 points in the city-wide final exam, ranking seventh in her class and thirteenth in the entire grade. Although she could not get into Huqing or Yanjing University, she could still get into Xiangnan University in her province. So she happily returned home with her report card. However, she did not expect that early this morning, her mother suddenly fainted in the vegetable field and was sent to the hospital, with a very serious condition. Because of the rush, her father did not bring enough money to the hospital, so Yan Yan had to rush to the hospital with several thousand yuan. However, with little social experience, Yan Yan felt very uncomfortable carrying so much money for the first time, which attracted the attention of the thief on the bus, and her life-saving money was stolen...

"What color is your wallet, and what are its features? How much money is inside?"

Just as Yan Yan was sad and desperate, a gentle voice sounded in her ear.

Yan Yan, hearing someone ask, subconsciously replied, "My wallet is orange, rectangular, with a silver metal frame. It has my ID card and 4843 yuan inside..."

After saying this, she woke up from her sadness and despair, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, and looked closely to find that the person asking was her classmate, Lü Chong.

Indeed, it was Lü Chong who spoke. Lü Chong hated thieves who stole from students the most. Moreover, Yan Yan was his classmate, and her family was clearly not well-off. It was even more hateful that the thief had targeted Yan Yan!

Lü Chong nodded slightly after hearing Yan Yan's description, and then activated the Heavenly Eye in his third eye—the Micro Yin-Yang Eye.

Although this was Lü Chong's third eye, he could feel it, but others could not detect its existence at all!

As the Micro Yin-Yang Eye unfolded, one of its three major functions, the X-ray vision, began to take effect.

In a very short time, Lü Chong discovered that the red wallet was on a thirty-year-old man wearing glasses, who appeared to be a cultured person. On the surface, he seemed to be a decent person, but his disguise could not escape Lü Chong's X-ray vision. Moreover, this man was unconsciously increasing the distance between himself and Yan Yan.

Lü Chong's eyes turned cold, and he squeezed toward this man, grabbing his arm. Although it was winter and the man was wearing thick clothes, Lü Chong's right hand still tightly gripped him.

"Hand it over!" Lü Chong looked at the man with glasses and said calmly.

"What? What are you saying, kid?" The man with glasses was furious and shouted, "Are you trying to rob me?"

"Don't cry wolf. Hand over the red wallet, or I'll take you to the police station." Lü Chong's face was stern, and his right hand, which was holding the man's arm, suddenly tightened.

"Ah..." The man with glasses screamed, "Let... let go, you... let go... let go..."

At this moment, Yan Yan also squeezed over, looking angrily at the man with glasses and asking Lü Chong, "L... Lü Chong, is... is it... is it him who stole my wallet?"

"Exactly!" Lü Chong nodded.

"I... I stole this brat's wallet?" The man with glasses seemed to be burning with anger and screamed again, "Do you have any evidence? If you don't have evidence, don't blame me for being rude."

"This..." Yan Yan suddenly found it hard to speak, and she turned to look at Lü Chong helplessly.

Seeing Yan Yan's reaction, the man with glasses immediately became arrogant. His eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, and he shouted, "Come on, search me. If you don't find your wallet, I'll call the police."

"I..." Seeing the man turn the tables and demand a search, Yan Yan hesitated.

She did not know that the man with glasses, seeing that she was a student with little social experience, was trying to corner her. A young girl would not feel comfortable searching a man's body, and the young man who stood up for her was also a student and might not feel comfortable searching either.

Saying this, the man with glasses felt a bit smug.

At this moment, many people on the bus realized that this man with glasses was likely the one who stole Yan Yan's wallet. However, these "wise people" did not dare to speak up.

"Hmph, how shameless!" Lü Chong coldly snorted, slapped the man with glasses on the face with his left hand, and then suddenly twisted his right hand, which was holding the man's arm, forcing the man to bend over. As a result, the man's cotton jacket pulled up, revealing an orange wallet stuck in the waistband of his pants, held by a belt.

Everyone saw this clearly!

Lü Chong took the wallet from the man's back and handed it to Yan Yan, saying, "Check if anything is missing."

Yan Yan took the wallet with great joy, holding it tightly. Her small, white hands turned pale from the force, but she did not notice. She looked at Lü Chong gratefully and opened the wallet to check carefully.

"Lü Chong, thank you. Not a single cent is missing." Yan Yan looked up happily, thanked Lü Chong, and her big eyes were filled with tears. This incident was deeply moving and unforgettable for her.

"You're welcome." Lü Chong looked at the man with glasses, who was being held down, and asked Yan Yan, "Yan Yan, the No. 8 bus will pass by the Zhengxiang District Police Station. Shall we take him there?"

Lü Chong did not want to let such a thief go.

The man with glasses' face changed drastically, and he quickly pleaded, "Ah... no... no, little brother, little sister, I won't do it again. Don't take me to the police station. It's almost the New Year, and I have elderly parents and young children to support. I was forced to do this. Please let me go..."

"This..." Yan Yan hesitated. She was indeed moved by the man's words, and more importantly, she was in a hurry to go to the hospital and did not want to waste time.

Lü Chong was speechless. Since even the victim did not want to send the thief to the police, why should he, an outsider, go through so much trouble?

"Fine, I don't want to waste time either. I'll let you off this time. But if I catch you stealing again, I won't be lenient!" Lü Chong released the man with glasses and coldly shouted, "Get lost—"

The man with glasses stood up, rubbed his arm, and looked at Lü Chong and Yan Yan deeply, his eyes flashing with a hint of malice. However, he did not say anything. After asking the driver to stop, he got off the bus.

Watching the bus drive away, the man with glasses took out his phone and sent a text message: "Xiao Qi, keep an eye on that guy..."

PS: There are a lot of thieves in our city, especially during the Spring Festival. I've been stolen from three times. The worst time was when I was going to Changsha for my sophomore year and was stolen 1500 yuan, which was all the red envelopes I received during the Spring Festival. At that time, I suspected the person behind me, who also let me search him. However, I was too inexperienced to search him, and he fled at the next stop. A few days ago, I saw a thief stealing a phone on the bus, which inspired me to write this.

Also: During the new book upload period, I urgently need member clicks, collections, and recommendations! Please help support, and I will update more diligently!

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