Ling Feng’s voice suddenly turned icy, startling Tang Ru.
But soon, Tang Ru regained her composure.
She quickly grabbed her handbag.
Upon seeing it, she discovered a twenty-centimeter slit on the bag!
It was clearly slashed with a knife.
Her phone had already been taken.
"Stop!"
Tang Ru shouted upwards, instinctively about to give chase.
After all, Tang Ru was a police officer, a fierce and beautiful one at that. How could she let such a petty thief get away?
However, before Tang Ru could make a move, Ling Feng stepped forward.
Just as the thief wearing a baseball cap was making a run for it, Ling Feng tripped him with a kick!
*Crack!*
Caught off guard, the thief fell face-first, and the phone in his hand dropped to the ground, shattering instantly!
The stall owner nearby clicked his tongue in dismay.
"Tsk tsk, oh dear, a phone worth over ten thousand yuan, broken just like that, what a shame!"
Ling Feng also frowned slightly.
The thief was stopped, but Tang Ru's phone was broken.
He figured Tang Ru would be furious.
As expected, Tang Ru threw her bag at Ling Feng and was about to roll up her sleeves to charge forward.
"You scoundrel, you broke my phone, you must be tired of living..."
But just as Tang Ru took two steps forward, four people suddenly emerged from the side.
These men were all burly and looked tough.
It was clear they weren't petty thieves.
They were thugs, there to deal with the problem after their pickpocket had been caught.
Ling Feng had intended to let Tang Ru vent her anger, but seeing that there were others involved, he naturally reached out and pulled Tang Ru back!
Despite Tang Ru's tough demeanor, in Ling Feng's grasp, she was like a naughty kitten.
Her small hands and feet flailed, but she couldn't break free!
"Ling Feng, what are you doing? Let me go! These scoundrels are part of a gang! Today, I, Tang Ru, will eliminate these pests for the good of the people!"
Ling Feng couldn't help but shake his head helplessly.
Eliminate pests for the good of the people?
In such an environment, these kinds of people would always emerge; they couldn't be completely eradicated. A lesson was enough.
However, seeing how angry Tang Ru was, and not wanting to bother with these people, Ling Feng decided to do as Tang Ru said and thoroughly eliminate these pests today.
"I'll handle it." Ling Feng handed the bag back and blocked Tang Ru behind him.
But at that moment, the four men had already helped the thief who had fallen face-first to his feet.
Then, they exchanged glances.
"Buddy, your phone is broken!"
"Wow, that phone isn't cheap!"
"Hey, you two broke my buddy's phone, pay up immediately!"
"That's right, be sensible and pay up, or this won't end today!"
...
These four clearly weren't new to working together. In an instant, they twisted the facts and even demanded compensation from Ling Feng.
Ling Feng's expression turned cold, unwilling to waste words on them.
But Tang Ru couldn't stand it.
"You scoundrels, that was my phone! This pickpocket stole my phone and broke it, and you dare demand money from me? I think you want to go to jail!"
Tang Ru, fuming, was too much for Ling Feng to intercept.
The four on the opposite side, seeing Tang Ru's furious reaction, didn't get angry at all. Instead, they looked her up and down with amusement.
Little did they know, such a look was enough to cause their deaths dozens of times over!
The thief who had been helped up took off his baseball cap, dusted it off, and shouted in a sharp voice.
"What do you mean 'your phone'? If you call it, will it answer? Who can prove it? This is my phone, I can tell you its model..."
This thief was clearly a professional phone thief. He quickly stated the phone's model, its memory size, motherboard, and even the origin of its components.
This impressed the four people around him, who repeatedly gave thumbs up.
"See, that's what you call professional!"
"Yeah, this phone belongs to my buddy. You little lady, I think you're trying to scam us!"
"Stop talking nonsense with them, just pay up!"
...
As the four shouted, they even made moves towards Tang Ru.
But Tang Ru gritted her teeth and shouted, "Are you playing dirty with me? My phone, this stall owner saw it. Boss, tell me, was that my phone!"
Instantly, the stall owner who had been watching the commotion drew everyone's attention.
The stall owner was a bit bewildered.
He then looked at the four people opposite him with fear, instinctively dodged their gazes, and turned to look at Tang Ru.
"Uh, I... I didn't see clearly."
The stall owner's words greatly disappointed Tang Ru.
The four on the opposite side let out cold laughs.
"Heh, trying to get someone to prove it? How ridiculous!"
"I'd like to see who on this street dares to vouch for you!"
"Little lady, pay up quickly. If you can't come up with twenty thousand yuan today, you'll stay here as collateral!"
"That's right, and you, pretty boy, stop meddling!"
Each of them spoke their piece with full force, and many people around began to notice the situation and crowded over.
"It's them again!"
"Sigh, this is the third time this month!"
"Yeah, it makes us stall owners in the night market so uneasy!"
"I lose things every day, I suspect it's them too..."
These murmurs weren't very loud.
But Tang Ru heard them clearly.
However, Tang Ru resented the stall owner even more. She reached into her bag and took out her wallet.
"Oh, are you going to pay?"
"Heh, the little lady is quite sensible."
"Indeed, pay up quickly, and you can scram!"
Seeing Tang Ru take out her wallet, the four on the opposite side sneered triumphantly.
But just as they thought Tang Ru was going to take out some cash.
Tang Ru reached out, took out her police ID, and tossed it onto the nearby stall, staring at the stall owner and saying, "Let me ask you again, did I just buy something from your stall with that phone?"
The stall owner was still a bit bewildered.
But the five people opposite them all flinched.
"Holy crap, this woman is a cop!"
Someone exclaimed.
Now, even more onlookers gathered around.
The stall owner shakily picked up the police ID, flipped it open, and gasped.
He then looked at Tang Ru with a wry smile, "Officer, I'm just trying to make a living here. Please don't make things difficult for me. If I offend them, I won't be able to do business properly anymore!"