Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 420 Thieves Cry Thief

Chapter 420: Chapter 420 Thieves Cry Thief

Manager Zheng let the police officers in and said to the old master blocking the door, "We are closing the business now, lock the door directly. Old Master Gu, please come here."

It was at this moment that Song Yunuan, dilly-dallying, saw a large crowd gathered around.

Fond of excitement, Song Yunuan immediately quickened her pace and ran over.

She stood on tiptoes at the edge of the crowd and peered in with wide eyes.

What’s going on? What’s going on?

An elderly lady nearby said, "I hear some old man lost a jade bracelet worth tens of thousands of yuan. Now he’s blocked the door, not letting people inside leave. Haven’t the people from the police station come?"

Oh my, this is a serious case, enough for a conviction.

Someone nearby uttered this remark.

A middle-aged woman said, "Really? I don’t believe it. How could Old Master Gu, at his age, carry a jade bracelet around?"

"Maybe he had his reasons; they’ve reported it to the police after all. It must be true unless he’s senile."

"All the people in the restaurant suffer because of it. Damn thief, always looking for easy pickings. They should chop off his hands to see if he dares to steal again."

Clearly someone sympathized, having been a victim of theft themselves, and thus cursed vehemently.

Song Yunuan spotted Old Master Gu at a glance.

Suddenly, she had a realization.

She wondered why he looked so familiar, and now she remembered he featured in one of the scenarios she encountered.

This was Gu Huai’an’s grandfather.

And he was the courageous old man who had acted righteously before.

Song Yunuan held a rather good impression of him.

At this moment, Old Master Gu was anything but relaxed, not expecting the commotion to be so big.

But aside from blocking the door, he had no other immediate solution.

Song Yunuan squeezed through the crowd.

However, she kept quiet and just watched the excitement from the doorway.

Old Master Gu was formidable; such a small matter was nothing to him.

But why would the old man carry a jade bracelet with him when going out?

It was at that moment that Old Master Gu’s gaze met Song Yunuan’s.

Old Master Gu squinted his eyes, oh, wasn’t this the clever girl who caught the human trafficker?

It was indeed a coincidence to meet her here.

Then remembering that the Wutong district wasn’t far from here, he realized that the youngest aunt must live in the vicinity.

His gaze moved away quickly.

He explained to the police about his jade bracelet, emphasizing that even a jade shop would pay twenty thousand yuan to buy it back with the current market rate.

The amount was significant, indeed.

The officer then asked another to call for reinforcement, two wasn’t enough; they needed a policewoman as well.

All relevant procedures needed to be initiated too.

The customers all frowned, many wanting to leave immediately after their meal.

But with twenty thousand yuan at stake, no one wished to fall under suspicion.

The thieves, realizing the gravity of the situation and seeing that the police weren’t showing impatience or disbelief but were instead starting to act and even calling for more help, started to panic.

Of course, on the surface, one couldn’t tell, but inside they were frantic, trying to come up with a plan.

Old Master Gu apologized, "Today, because of a thief, everyone here has been inconvenienced, and for that I’m truly sorry. We will conduct a search shortly and those who are cleared can leave. Regardless if you’ve settled your bill or not, I will cover today’s meal. To be honest, the jade bracelet was a keepsake from my deceased wife; its significance to me is immeasurable."

Initially, these people were quite resentful.

Happily eating a meal only to end up as suspects.

After all, they hadn’t stolen anything and naturally felt indignant.

But hearing Old Master Gu speak like this, they all softened.

Regardless of gender, those who are naturally loyal and value friendships always gain people’s respect.

Old Master Gu was no exception.

Someone took the initiative to say, "Since that’s the case, we should cooperate fully. Tell us what to do, and we’ll do it. I have nothing to hide, so I’m not afraid of being searched."

There were others who said sarcastically, "It’s hard to predict people’s hearts. The saying ’a thief cries catch the thief’ didn’t come out of nowhere."

For a moment, things got a bit chaotic.

Taking advantage of the situation, the pair of thieves quietly shifted toward the direction of the door.

Song Yunuan and a group of people were still gathered at the entrance.

The restaurant doors were double doors, with glass on the top part.

The hands of the thieving couple moved unconsciously.

But because of the crowd, their movements went unnoticed.

Song Yunuan thought it should be easy to check, as long as the person with the jade bracelet hadn’t left the restaurant, they could just search everyone.

Such a large bracelet couldn’t be eaten like a ring, could it?

But then again, normal people wouldn’t dare to swallow it anyway.

Such an act could be lethal.

As long as the police had proper authorization and sufficient strength, along with female officers, there should be no problem.

The police station wasn’t far from here, so they should arrive soon.

Then she also saw that there were servers from the restaurant standing by the windows and the kitchen door.

She guessed that the object would probably be found soon.

Song Yunuan felt like she was just a spectator to the commotion.

But unexpectedly, the thieving couple had their eyes on her.

Out of all the onlookers, only Song Yunuan was a young girl.

Moreover, she looked pure and naive, inexperienced in the ways of the world.

The thieving woman, carrying a bowl, walked over to a table near the door and in front of everyone, poured a bowl of hot noodle soup into an aluminum lunchbox, even letting the police officers and the elderly gentleman take a look before kindly asking, "I don’t have anything on me, right?"

The officers and the elderly gentleman nodded their heads.

Indeed, there was nothing.

The woman then took out a bundle of cloth in front of everyone.

It was the type of cloth many people used to wrap and carry items in those days.

She also took out a towel and wrapped it around her, saying, "My mother-in-law is selling candied haws across the street. She was going to come in to eat, but didn’t expect this incident to happen. My mother-in-law is really timid, she doesn’t dare to join the crowd, so I might as well get her something to eat and take it over."

The woman had an honest and simple face, and she pulled her husband, who also seemed sincere and unsophisticated, and said, "We can’t leave for a while, and our mother can’t go hungry. I’ll ask someone kind to send this hot egg noodle soup out, what do you think?"

The man immediately nodded and said earnestly, "That sounds good, you are always so thoughtful."

So, the woman asked the officers if that would be fine.

It was all happening in front of their eyes; the hot noodle soup was just that and could be seen being placed in the lunchbox.

Naturally, there was no question, after all, her mother-in-law was still waiting outside, hungry.

The woman added, "Don’t worry, my husband and I won’t leave, we will wait right here. We didn’t take anything, so we are not afraid of being searched, as long as the noodles can be delivered to my mother-in-law."

She handed the items over to the officers again, saying, "Please check again, you and Old Master Gu."

The officers did indeed check again.

There was nothing inside.

Old Master Gu looked as well, and it was true.

Song Yunuan also looked, and there was nothing.

Old Master Gu sighed and said, "There is nothing that shouldn’t be there."

Song Yunuan watched quietly.

In her heart, she couldn’t help but admire the woman’s skillful deception.