Shadows of the Deep Space
Chapter 250: Chance Encounter (First Update)

Chapter 250: Chapter 250: Chance Encounter (First Update)

Su Ming suddenly saw a very familiar figure in the crowded crowd ahead, and that figure was none other than Mink.

He was browsing the stalls here alone.

It could truly be called meeting an old friend in a distant land.

Su Ming couldn’t help but show a smile and prepared to go forward to greet him.

Suddenly, Su Ming noticed a figure with a petite build, wearing a grey coat, and donning a hood, sidling up to Mink and pulling a corner of the wallet that was sticking out of his pocket.

"Ankaga, hold this for me."

Su Ming handed the Concomitant Ore he was holding to Ankaga and then quickly walked over.

He refrained from shouting out to Mink directly to avoid alarming the thief.

When the thief succeeded, not knowing if it was out of caution or coincidence, they instinctively turned their head to look back. They just happened to see Su Ming coming towards them and immediately ran forward in a panic.

Su Ming no longer concealed his actions and charged forward when he ran past Mink.

Mink suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Ming’s arm, exclaiming with surprise.

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Su Ming was instantly speechless. This guy had no reaction when he was being robbed, but now his eyesight was so good. So, he quickly said to Mink,

"Don’t grab me, your wallet has been stolen."

Upon hearing this, Mink was also stunned. He promptly felt his pocket, and indeed, the wallet was gone.

"Chase!"

Su Ming immediately chased after the thief.

Mink snapped out of it and hurriedly chased the thief along with Su Ming.

The thief was also desperately running forward, taking advantage of their small size to weave through the dense crowd.

"Make way!"

Su Ming and Mink kept shouting at the people in front of them, while rushing through the gaps.

Of course, by doing this, they naturally bumped into quite a few people shopping around.

"What the hell is going on!"

"Are you blind!"

...

The passersby shopping around immediately started cursing out loud.

"Sorry!"

Mink chased forward without forgetting to look back and apologize.

"Never mind that now, chase first!"

Su Ming shouted to Mink as he quickened his pace to catch up.

At this moment, the thief looked back and saw Su Ming and Mink closing in quickly, becoming even more panicked. They hurriedly turned into an even more crowded street, desperately squeezing into the crowd.

"Huff, huff~"

The thief kept panting, twisting and turning through the crowd.

Not knowing how far they had run, the thief glanced back again and found that they had managed to shake off Su Ming and Mink. Then they quickly ran towards a street on the right.

Moments later, the thief arrived at a deserted alley.

Garbage bins were placed outside the alley, and inside, a middle-aged woman wearing a grey coat outside and a blue knitted sweater inside leaned against the wall. This woman had a very pale face, with disheveled crimson hair scattered around her cheeks.

"Mother, Mother, I have money now, I can take you to see the doctor."

The thief excitedly lifted the wallet in their hand and shouted to the middle-aged woman.

Right at that moment, a hand suddenly grabbed the thief’s arm that was lifting the wallet.

The panicking thief turned their head to see who it was, and the person who had grabbed their arm was none other than Su Ming.

Su Ming snatched the wallet back with one hand and at the same time lifted the thief’s hood, revealing a young face.

Su Ming was slightly stunned, somewhat surprised; he hadn’t expected the thief to be a girl with blue-tinted skin, around thirteen years old.

"Sir, it’s all our fault, we have offended you. Please show mercy. We are refugees from the Crimson Country who have fled here; we really had no other choice, which is why Catherine did such a thing. Please, I beg you to forgive her."

By this time, the sickly middle-aged woman pleaded weakly.

Su Ming glanced at the middle-aged woman. Although the corner of her clothes that showed were stained with dirt, one could still see the once fine craftsmanship. Moreover, from the woman’s pleading words, it was apparent she wasn’t an ordinary refugee; she had a high level of cultural literacy and must have been a noblewoman who had fallen on hard times.

Also, from the state of the middle-aged woman, it was clear she was seriously ill.

Su Ming immediately let go of Catherine’s hand.

Catherine crawled to her mother in fear and burrowed into her embrace.

Su Ming put Mink’s wallet into his own pocket, then took out his own wallet, pulled out three banknotes, and handed them to Catherine.

Catherine looked at Su Ming in astonishment but eventually took the money timidly.

"Thank you, sir."

The middle-aged woman in front of him said with immense gratitude.

Su Ming didn’t say much and simply turned and left.

As Su Ming was walking back along the street, Mink came running over, panting as he spoke.

"The guy should have run that way."

"Don’t chase after him, I got your wallet back, check if anything’s missing."

Su Ming took out Mink’s wallet and gave it to him.

"Okay!"

Mink joyfully took it and quickly flipped through to check.

After confirming that everything was there, he let out a long sigh of relief and said,

"Thank goodness, all my ID is here; otherwise, I would have been in trouble."

"It’s all there, that’s good. I didn’t expect to run into you here, it’s been a long time."

Su Ming said with a smile.

"Indeed, it’s been a long time. I was a bit in disbelief when I saw you. By the way, what brings you here?"

Mink asked, clearly elated.

"The school organized a large practical task, we’re escorting supplies to Neutral Country and resting here during the transit. How about you?"

"I’m here with school too."

"I see. Where are you staying now?"

Su Ming casually chatted with Mink.

Upon hearing Su Ming’s question, Mink responded with a disgruntled look on his face.

"Don’t get me started. I’m staying in a small inn with my classmates in the civilian quarter. It’s one of those places opened inside dove cotes, plus we ten are crammed into one room, and even the water use is limited."

"We’re pretty much in the same boat, how have you been lately?"

Su Ming comforted him with a smile.

"Quite well, I got into a decent high school in Rain Capital. But of course, I can’t compare to you. I’ve been following you, and I couldn’t believe you won second prize in the tri-school competition, that’s really awesome!"

"It’s alright!"

"What do you mean, ’it’s alright’? When I told my classmates I knew you, they all thought I was bragging."

Mink became more and more excited as he talked.

Su Ming laughed and then asked Mink,

"Mink, have you had lunch yet?"

"No."

"Let’s find a place to eat and talk, I’ll call over a classmate too. I was so busy helping you catch the thief earlier that I lost track of everyone."

"Sure, my treat."

Mink said enthusiastically.

"No problem."

Su Ming and Mink walked towards the street in front.

After a short while, Su Ming, Mink, and Ankaga were sitting at a small stall on the side of the street.

"What would you three like to eat?"

A somewhat scruffy-looking uncle politely asked.

"Three bowls of noodles, with extra minced meat."

Mink ordered with ease.

"Three hundred Federation dollars!"

The uncle replied to Mink.

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