Chapter 2244 - 2147: Slap in the Face
Seeing the wad of cash that Huo Sining pulled out, the man’s face instantly changed, and the woman beside him widened her eyes in surprise.
Huo Sining grinned at the man, then turned to face the surrounding onlookers with a serious expression, holding the stack of bills with both hands and began counting:
"One, two, three... thirty-five. Wow, what a coincidence, sir, you have exactly three thousand five hundred yuan in your pocket."
Upon hearing this, the onlookers erupted in an uproar.
Before, the man had righteously proclaimed he wanted to seek justice for that beautiful woman, repeatedly stating that it was this young girl who stole the beautiful woman’s wallet. Yet they hadn’t found the thousands of cash missing from the beautiful woman’s bag on the young girl.
Now it turns out three thousand five hundred yuan appeared just right in this man’s pocket, precisely the amount of cash missing from the beautiful woman’s wallet.
If this money belonged to the man himself, it would be too coincidental. The likelihood of that is extremely low.
The onlookers present aren’t fools. Earlier, the man himself claimed that the beautiful woman’s wallet was found by him on the young girl just a moment ago.
Meaning, before this, only the young girl and he had contact with the wallet.
Now the money appeared in his pocket, which speaks volumes without further words from Huo Sining—everyone quickly realized the truth.
Obviously, the man did not expect Huo Sining to pull out so much money from his pocket. He was stunned for a moment, but once he came to his senses, his face turned pale, and he angrily shouted:
"This money isn’t mine... When did you... You bitch!"
Halfway through his words, the man realized that the money must have been slipped into his pocket without him knowing.
And who the person slipping the money could be is obvious.
Looking at the cheerful, pregnant woman in front of him, the man suddenly sank his face, glaring angrily at Huo Sining and cursing.
Huo Sining chuckled coldly and called to Yingzi beside her: "Such disrespectful words, Yingzi, teach him a lesson!"
No sooner said than done, Yingzi had already slapped the man’s face.
With a loud smack, five fingerprints instantly appeared on the man’s face.
Angered by the slap, the man stood up instinctively trying to fight back, but how could he be a match for Yingzi, the seasoned soldier? Yingzi pressed a few key points on his body, and the man only felt a twinge of pain in his waist, struggled a few times, then twisted in pain and sat on the ground, unable to move, left at the mercy of Yingzi and Huo Sining.
Huo Sining couldn’t be bothered to argue with the man, merely looking up at the onlookers and said:
"This young child from my family is inexperienced and nearly fell for this man’s trap today. The child was frightened, never having witnessed such a scene, but has good character and absolutely wouldn’t resort to stealing."
She raised the stack of cash in her hand: "Now that the money has been retrieved, everyone can make their judgment on the truth of the matter. I don’t need to say who the real thief is, do I?"
The onlookers all nodded: "No, we were all fooled! Now this con artist is really shouting thief, what a ploy, we nearly got conned by him!"
"I never would’ve thought, we actually believed it was the young girl who stole the money, but didn’t expect this trick from the man—how hateful! I even thought he was standing up for justice. Turns out, it’s a sham!"
"These swindlers are getting more and more sophisticated—it’s impossible to defend against. Everyone needs to be more careful!"
Hearing the surrounding people’s angry scolding, the man’s face turned red with anger, but with Yingzi restraining him, he couldn’t run even if he wanted to.
The beautiful woman didn’t expect such a twist in events, her face showing a strange expression. Her gaze fell on the man, trying to exchange glances with him.
Unfortunately, he had no response, making the beautiful woman anxious inside. She hesitated slightly, then realizing the focus was still on the man and no one paid her any mind, she had the urge to sneak away.
However, just as she began to move, Huo Sining noticed, turned around abruptly and smiled at the woman:
"You can leave, but I can’t guarantee that you’ll be fine today!"
Hearing this, the woman’s steps faltered, instinctively looking back and laughing awkwardly:
"Miss, what are you talking about? I don’t understand. I’m a victim here, why can’t I walk away safely?"
Huo Sining shrugged: "You definitely understand what I’m saying. Whether you’re a victim, that’s hard to say. You can leave, as long as you don’t mind becoming a wanted criminal, go ahead."
Feeling tense inside, the woman thought perhaps the pregnant lady was bluffing, so she continued to feign ignorance:
"What wanted criminal? My wallet was stolen, how would I become a wanted criminal, what kind of logic is that?"
Huo Sining glanced at the woman: "Since you asked the logic, let me tell you. Regardless of whether the missing three thousand five hundred exists, the earrings you’re holding are genuine glass-type jadeite from Jade Beauty, worth over five thousand."
"Furthermore, the chain crafted by a master has a Mutton-fat Jade Pendant. Not to mention the gold chain’s value, just the Mutton-fat Jade Pendant alone is worth tens of thousands!"
"You’ve taken so much from my young friend and still want to leave; are you sure you can handle it?"
Huo Sining tilted her head, her eyes full of coldness looking at the woman.
Initially hearing Huo Sining say the earrings are worth over five thousand and the Mutton-fat Jade Pendant worth tens of thousands, the woman fell into shock and ecstasy.
She never imagined she could earn such a windfall!
Yet, Huo Sining’s next words made her shiver inside.
Are you sure you can handle it?
Now, the woman also began to doubt. She had never encountered such high-valued jewelry before, if she managed to sell the pendant successfully, then alright, but if caught, wouldn’t she be done for?