Free Web NovelChapter 1661: Chapter 1655: The Thief
The two didn’t have much luggage, so they quickly followed the crowd off the train and prepared to leave the station through the designated exit passage.
In this day and age, the facilities at high-speed rail platforms are very well-equipped.
Although there were many people, almost nothing happens due to the presence of surveillance.
Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man walking ahead of Chen Yang took advantage of the crowd and, while descending the stairs together, engaged in sneaky and illicit activities.
Taking advantage of the crowd, his hand reached into an elderly woman’s backpack in front of him.
It was quite obvious he was stealing something.
Chen Yang saw this scene and naturally couldn’t condone it, nor watch indifferently.
He stepped forward and directly grabbed the thief’s arm that was inside the elderly woman’s bag.
The middle-aged man seemed overly confident in his skills and hadn’t considered the possibility of being caught.
So when Chen Yang caught him red-handed, he was thoroughly shocked!
"What are you doing!!" The man exclaimed, glaring at Chen Yang.
"You’re asking me what I’m doing? Shouldn’t it be me asking you?" Chen Yang replied coldly.
"Stealing here in a high-speed rail station, you really are brazen!"
At this point, Wang Jingman, who was walking with Chen Yang, also saw the man’s hand inside the elderly woman’s bag and immediately came forward to help Chen Yang confront the thief.
The thief was quite flustered at this moment.
"What are you two talking about? How am I stealing anything? Let me go." The thief looked panicked, resorting to a hardened denial.
He was caught red-handed by Chen Yang, and his hand was still in the elderly woman’s backpack, how could he possibly argue his way out of this?
"Oh dear! A thief! Call the police, there’s a thief here!"
At this point, the elderly woman who was being stolen from also sensed something unusual behind her.
As she turned around, she saw clearly what was happening and shouted out loud.
There were already many people nearby, and as soon as the elderly woman shouted, all eyes immediately turned towards them.
"What nonsense are you spouting! I didn’t steal anything, let me go!" Seeing the surrounding gazes converging, the thief’s face grew even more flustered.
He struggled desperately, trying to free the arm held by Chen Yang.
But with Chen Yang’s strength, even ten of him probably wouldn’t be able to break free.
"Not stealing anything, what was your hand doing in someone else’s bag? Don’t tell me you have some kind of strange habit?" Chen Yang sneered as he asked.
"Quick, call the police, there’s a thief here!"
Wang Jingman ignored the thief altogether, directly asking the elderly woman who was stolen from to call the police.
"Yes, yes, call the police quickly, there’s a thief!"
The elderly woman nodded repeatedly, set down her backpack, and began shouting for the police.
There are always staff maintaining order on the high-speed rail platforms, and upon hearing the commotion, two or three nearby staff members immediately approached the scene.
Seeing the situation was unfavorable, the thief’s face was filled with panic, and he intensified his struggle.
But no matter how he struggled, it was of no use.
Chen Yang’s hand was like a tiger’s jaws, securely gripping him without giving him any chance to resist.
"Young man, don’t push me too far!!"
Seeing the staff getting closer, the thief was completely anxious, and after failing to break free, he resorted to threatening Chen Yang.
Chen Yang ignored him, continuing to grip him tightly.
He didn’t think that he underestimated this petty thief.
Seeing that Chen Yang didn’t react at all and showed no sign of letting him go, in desperation, the thief managed to pull a dagger out from his waist with his other hand!
"You asked for this!"
The thief yelled hysterically in anger, gripping the knife tightly and aiming it at Chen Yang’s abdomen.
"Ah!"
The surrounding crowd was initially approaching, but upon seeing the thief pull out a knife, everyone screamed in terror and backed away.
Afraid of getting hurt themselves.
"Chen Yang! Watch out!"
Even Wang Jingman was taken aback, though she instinctively warned Chen Yang.
Of course, Chen Yang’s reaction ability needed no mention.
He had already noticed the thief’s change in expression earlier but hadn’t acted; he was simply waiting for the thief to pull out the knife.
As the knife aimed at his abdomen, he quickly reacted.
He lifted his leg and kicked, landing a solid blow to the thief’s stomach.
His move was both decisive and swift.
Thud.
The thief had no ability to resist before him, and immediately vomited blood with a thud.
The knife aimed at Chen Yang also slipped from the thief’s grip and fell to the ground.
By this point, the thief had almost lost his ability to attack.
But to be safe, Chen Yang didn’t let him go right away.
After the kick, he followed up with a reverse slap, heavily striking the thief’s face.
Thud...
Another mouthful of blood suddenly spurted from his mouth. freewebnøvel.coɱ
Only then did Chen Yang release his grip.
He completely lost the ability to stand, collapsing like a puddle of mud onto the ground.
"Chen Yang, are you okay?"
Everything had happened in an instant, and by the time Wang Jingman approached out of concern, the thief was already gravely injured and on the ground.
"I’m fine, just a petty thief, don’t you trust my abilities?" Chen Yang replied with a relaxed smile to Wang Jingman.
Upon hearing this, Wang Jingman also smiled.
It was a relief to see Chen Yang was unharmed.
"What happened? Why did things escalate to violence?"
Just then, staff members approached closer.
They only knew there was an incident unfolding, not the specifics, and upon seeing someone beaten to the point of vomiting blood, they initially thought Chen Yang was in the wrong.
"Sir, sir, please don’t misunderstand, this young man isn’t the bad guy, he’s actually a do-gooder. The one lying here is a thief and even attacked."
"Yes, sir, this young man is truly honorable. If it weren’t for him, the cash in my bag would have been stolen."
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As the staff arrived, the surrounding crowd, who had scattered in fear, gradually returned and enthusiastically explained the situation to support Chen Yang.
Hearing the public’s explanation, the high-speed rail staff immediately understood the situation.
Realizing Chen Yang wasn’t the attacker, their attitude relaxed noticeably.
"I see, young man, you’ve been very helpful." One of the staff members said with a smile.
Chen Yang never anticipated receiving any reward or thanks for such matters, it was just a trivial effort, there was no need for all this.
"No problem, it was just a small effort, you can take him for processing, I have things to do, so I’ll be going now."
Chen Yang gave a faint smile and replied calmly, then took hold of Wang Jingman’s hand and walked away.
The crowd and the high-speed rail staff didn’t expect Chen Yang to leave so abruptly; they were momentarily stunned, and by the time they reacted, Chen Yang and Wang Jingman had already gone far away.
"Oh! Young people in today’s society are really impressive, I wonder if he has a girlfriend. If he doesn’t, I’d surely introduce my daughter to him." An older woman said, laughing as she watched Chen Yang’s figure fade into the distance.
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Once everyone realized what had happened, they praised Chen Yang, although they didn’t have the chance to interact with him, his previous actions of bravery made a deep impression on them.
The staff were no exception.
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