Chapter 052
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Chapter 052 Brave Heart
At the critical moment when the theft was about to succeed, Lin Aoxue disrupted his plan, and everyone on the bus witnessed it. The bag thief became furious with embarrassment!
He glared at Lin Aoxue and shouted, “What are you trying to do? What are you trying to do? Don’t you know I’m working here? Why the hell are you meddling in my business! Are you that bored? If you have nothing better to do, I can give you a good time!”
Hearing these highly insulting words, a flash of anger crossed Lin Aoxue’s cold gaze.
The pickpocket wasn’t intimidated by the stares of the crowd. After all, having been in this line of work for a long time, he had gained plenty of experience. Most people nowadays mind their own business and stay out of trouble. No one would be willing to risk confronting desperate criminals like them. The more aggressive he appeared, the more effective it would be. If he showed any hesitation now, these bystanders might gang up on him!
Moreover, this pickpocket was an old hand in this area. He never worked alone when stealing bags – he had two accomplices on the bus ready to assist at any moment!
His tone was initially fierce, but when he saw Lin Aoxue’s unparalleled beauty, his eyes suddenly lit up: “Well, well, who’s this brave person trying to be a hero? It’s a beautiful lady! Oh, not bad at all. I’ve been feeling lonely lately with nowhere to release my desires, and now a beauty has delivered herself right to me!”
Lin Aoxue’s expression grew increasingly cold: “There are so many people on this bus. What are you trying to do? Stealing in broad daylight and still being so brazen about it!”
“Yes, I am brazen! What are you going to do about it? Let me tell you, this bus route is my territory. You’re cutting off my income, so I won’t let you off easily!”
A pickpocket threatening someone who was trying to do the right thing, right in front of so many people – truly a sign of moral decline.
“A petty thief being so arrogant, what audacity!” Lin Aoxue scolded.
Su Rui watched Lin Aoxue from the side, observing this woman full of justice who showed no fear of the thief, his eyes flickering with interest.
“You keep calling me a pickpocket and a thief, but which eye of yours saw me stealing anything? Who can testify for you? Who is willing to testify for you?”
“You? You? Or you?”
The yellow-haired pickpocket scanned each passenger with his eyes. Anyone who made eye contact with him quickly looked away, afraid of being targeted by this vicious character.
“Hahaha, you don’t even have a witness and you dare to make false accusations! Watch how I deal with you today!”
Seeing all the passengers on the bus remaining silent, Lin Aoxue felt even colder inside than her expression showed. She pointed at the middle-aged woman whose bag was stolen and said, “This lady, this lady can prove that you stole her wallet.”
Hearing this, the yellow-haired man gave a cold smile and actually pulled out a knife from his pocket. Pointing it at the middle-aged woman, he said, “Is that so? I heard you can prove it. Then prove it to me and my brothers. Show us if I’m a pickpocket, if I’m a thief?”
The middle-aged woman, seeing her wallet and then looking at the yellow-haired man’s menacing face and the gleaming knife, showed fear in her eyes. She quickly waved her hands saying, “That’s not my wallet, that’s not my wallet, she’s mistaken…”
Hearing this, Lin Aoxue was nearly furious! Her expression was shocked because the woman’s answer was so unbelievable!
This middle-aged woman was too bizarre! She was clearly trying to help her, but instead of being grateful, the woman turned against her! Really, she shouldn’t have gotten involved! What’s wrong with people nowadays? Couldn’t an entire bus full of people unite against a single knife-wielding pickpocket?
People are selfish, especially in modern society. Morals are declining, and people’s hearts are not what they used to be.
The middle-aged woman’s behavior severely shook Lin Aoxue’s outlook on life and her worldview.
At this moment, Lin Aoxue couldn’t help but recall news she had seen on Weibo recently. A reckless production team conducted research across the country to see how people would react when facing bag theft. They conducted sixteen experiments in a northeastern province, and the results were quite heartening.
In each experiment, there were passersby who stepped forward to help, and all of them were ready to fight! The actors playing thieves were beaten black and blue each time, sometimes unable to participate in the next filming!
Thinking about that northeastern province, Lin Aoxue felt confused. Why did people in Ninghai show such a completely different reaction? They were all fellow countrymen!
“I saw you stealing. You stole her bag,” Lin Aoxue insisted stubbornly.
Su Rui had remained silent from beginning to end. Watching Lin Aoxue’s behavior, he saw something in those bright eyes – something called justice and perseverance.
By now, Su Rui’s impression of Lin Aoxue had completely changed. Although this girl was usually as cold as an iceberg and seemed to lack human warmth, at this moment, Su Rui felt she had become more real, more down-to-earth.
Previously, Su Rui had thought Lin Aoxue was the type of woman who wouldn’t care even if the sky fell as long as it didn’t fall on her, someone who would always mind her own business. But now, when the entire bus remained silent in the face of a pickpocket, she fearlessly stood up.
Looking at Lin Aoxue’s cold yet sparkling eyes, Su Rui felt something soft deep in his heart being gently touched.
“See? You have no proof. Not a single passenger on this bus will testify for you. Hehe, little girl, let me tell you, you tried to cut off my income today, so I need to blow off some steam with you!”
“What are you trying to do?” Lin Aoxue asked coldly.
“I see you’re wearing brand-name clothes and carrying an expensive bag. I’m going to strip you naked and sell your clothes at the second-hand market. Let’s see where this bare little lamb will run then! Hehehe!”
As he spoke, he slowly approached her, rubbing his hands together, his eyes scanning up and down Lin Aoxue’s shapely figure. He seemed to be thinking of something obscene, snickering on his face, making people feel disgusted!
At this moment, a cold voice rang out in the carriage: “You dare to harass my woman. Aren’t you afraid of becoming a eunuch?”
Su Rui finally spoke up.
Hearing his voice, Lin Aoxue looked up and gave him a cold glance, saying, “Who is your woman?”
Su Rui’s face immediately darkened. Was this woman completely clueless? Her emotional intelligence was practically zero!
He was trying to help her, and she was undermining him!
Su Rui glared angrily at Lin Aoxue: “Everyone at Bikang knows I’m the group’s son-in-law!”
“What?” Lin Aoxue had no idea that rumors about her and Su Rui had spread so wildly. She was left speechless by his words.
The yellow-haired pickpocket burst into laughter: “Young man, are you looking to taste the sharpness of this knife? The girl herself said you’re not her boyfriend, yet you’re still pretending. Do you want me to leave a few bloody holes in your body?”
At this point, the yellow-haired pickpocket waved his hand, and two more thuggish-looking men squeezed out from other parts of the bus. No wonder he was so arrogant – they were working as a team.
Looking at these three men slowly approaching, Lin Aoxue’s brow furrowed even more. But just as she was about to call the police, she suddenly looked at Su Rui. This man had completely shocked her with his amazing performance last night. Even experts from the Western underworld were no match for him, so what trouble could these two petty thieves on a bus possibly cause!
Now that he had spoken up to help, the whole incident could be concluded.
Lin Aoxue didn’t realize that the feeling welling up inside her had a simple three-word name – sense of security.
She glanced at Su Rui, nudged his solid abs with her elbow, and said, “I’ll leave this to you.”
Su Rui couldn’t help but smile bitterly: “I was planning to handle this, but why did you undermine me earlier? You’ve already torn down the stage, how am I supposed to perform?”
Lin Aoxue rolled her eyes and said, “I didn’t undermine you. I just rejected your attempt to take advantage of me.”
“Fine, I’m magnanimous enough not to hold it against you. But if the scene gets too intense and you’re too scared to watch, then don’t look.”
Since a beauty had asked for help, it would be unmanly for Su Rui not to show his abilities. Besides, Lin Aoxue had come out with him on business, and if anything went wrong, he wouldn’t be able to explain it to Lin Fuzhang!
Most importantly, in Su Rui’s book, beautiful women should never be bullied, especially a kind-hearted beauty like Lin Aoxue.
The yellow-haired man saw Lin Aoxue and Su Rui whispering, completely ignoring the three of them, which made him furious. He swung his knife hard, making a clang as it hit the handrail, sending sparks flying!
“Damn it, you don’t take us seriously and still flirt with each other? You’re asking for death!”
With that, the yellow-haired man stepped forward with his knife and openly stabbed toward Su Rui!
The other two men also quickly squeezed over, reaching out to grab Lin Aoxue’s clothes. Their pretense was to grab her clothes, but they really wanted to humiliate this beautiful woman.
If they could enjoy this beauty’s body, that would be even better. These guys couldn’t get any action every night and could only rely on their right hands or save enough money to find a cheap prostitute under two hundred yuan for some fun.
The yellow-haired man’s knife hadn’t even reached halfway when he felt his hand being firmly gripped like in a vise! No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t move!
Su Rui had reached out with one hand and seemingly effortlessly grabbed the arm holding the knife!
With a slight application of force, cracking sounds immediately came from the thief’s arm!
The yellow-haired thief let out a scream of agony, his face contorted with pain. He felt his bones being forcibly compressed by a powerful external force! They were about to deform!
