43 Brother, The Candied Gourd Is Dirty…” (2/2)

”Yup!” Shen Xiaoling nodded her head firmly. She looked to her left and right, then she quickly squatted down to pick up the candied gourd when no one was looking. She asked the elder lady who was selling the candied gourd, ”Ma'am, could you give me a plastic bag?”

”Huh? Kid, it is already dirty.” The elder lady shook her head and said, ”I don't think it can be eaten anymore?” Nonetheless, she handed her a plastic bag.

Shen Xiaoling wiped the corner of her eyes. She then shook her head and said, while smiling brightly, ”I can eat it after I cut away the dirty parts when I get home, hehe.”

The elder lady felt sorry for her and replied, ”What a poor girl…”

She looked into the distance where the thief had fled and shouted angrily, ”You deserve to be punished, I hope you get sent to the police!”

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Hong Xiaofu and Li He were chasing the thief insanely. While running, they shouted, ”You thief, don't run!”

The thief had always used his fast speed to his advantage and he would succeed in stealing. Today was no different. As he dashed forward, he also constantly turned to look back. Then, he realised that the two people behind him were incredibly fast!

”What the hell! What are they!” The thief was rather shocked, and he ran even faster, as if he was in a 100 meters race.

The three people ran, one at the front and two chasing at the back. Li He was even throwing his fireballs while running as he shouted, ”Stand right there!”

After running tens of meters, a few people patrolling in civilian clothes had also joined in the chase and dashed forward while shouting, ”You thief, don't run!”

”Oh, shit!” The thief was terrified. He was using all the strength he had to continue running for his life.

Although Hong Xiaofu and Li He were both Awakeners, they were not from the Strengthening System. Their physical stamina might have been slightly better than that of ordinary people, but there was a limit to their ability, too. They really couldn't catch up with him in such a short time.

After running for more tens of meters, they saw a man filming a video by the roadside, saying ”Thank you to all the people who have stayed for a long time and supported me, I'll perform something for all of you in a short while…” Just as he said that, he heard someone shout, ”Thief, don't run!” from behind him. He turned to take a look, and started chasing without thinking twice as he shouted, ”Friends, there is an impromptu show for you today. Watch me chase after a thief, double click and let the hearts flood the broadcast!”

There were already people watching him from the side. The moment he started running, the crowd also followed along and joined in the chase. Seeing that there were more and more people, the thief, who was at the front, was about to break down.

”What the hell is going on?! I only stole a wallet today. Why are there so many people chasing after me!” The thief was so afraid that he had almost peed his pants—he really was in deep trouble. He shouted loudly as he ran, ”Ahhhhhhh!”

His voice was compared to those people in Douyin who used the BGM, where people were chasing after Luban VII!

It did not end there. After running a few more steps, there was a group of soldiers who were lined up uniformly, coming his way. In light of the recovery of supernatural influence, times were gradually changing and all the major cities had soldiers in charge of the security of the place. After all, Awakeners had abilities which were far more superior than those of ordinary people. An ordinary policeman may not have been helpful either.

Then it all became a great joke. The group of soldiers saw a man running madly at the front with a huge group of people chasing him and shouting, ”catch the thief!”. They saw that he was holding on to a purse—would they not have gotten it?

”Chase!”

Once the head gave his order, all thirty soldiers also started to chase.

The thief, ”...”

”Ahhhhhhhh!” The thief was screaming his lungs out as he ran. The people behind were running insanely, too. Those in the industrial buildings were facing the streets and they even played a song —”So exciting!”

”Feeling like I'm at the peak of my life!”

”Feeling like this is the highlight of my life!”