Chapter 378: 【378】Kid, being nosy, huh?_1
Tang Feng and another quickly arrived at a stall.
However, he didn’t look at the antiques, instead focusing all his attention on a man squatting in front of the stall.
The man looked to be in his fifties, sporting a shiny, slicked-back hairdo.
Under his left armpit, he was tucking a leather bag, while his right hand was twirling a string of Bodhi beads, appearing quite stylish.
At first glance, one might think he was a rich boss.
But Tang Feng had already scanned him with his system, and the man, nad Ma Wo, was actually a wanted criminal.
And the amount he was wanted for was substantial, with the official bounty reaching as high as 200,000.
This sowhat surprised Tang Feng.
Soone who could earn a 200,000 bounty through theft definitely could be considered to have made his ancestors proud.
Although not yet a big-ti bandit of the rivers and lakes, he certainly could be counted as a minor one.
That a fugitive with a 200,000 dollar bounty on his head would dare to show up at an event so brazenly,
it wasn’t clear whether to say he was bold and skilled or recklessly greedy for money.
Seeing Tang Feng stealing glances at this man, Xu Xinling couldn’t help but grow intensely curious.
Could this person be the thief he had calculated?
Could there be a mistake? Which thief would dare to dress so flamboyantly?
While she was baffled, Ma Wo had already started to act.
With a flick of his right hand, the string of Bodhi beads rolled onto his wrist, then he took a blade out of his mouth.
Next to him on his right, there was another buyer also squatting and looking at antiques.
This buyer was wearing a bulging leather bag slung across his body, which looked quite tempting.
Tang Feng couldn’t help but shake his head; did they really want to make it obvious that they had money?
As expected, right after that, Ma Wo used two fingers to grip the blade and lightly slit the bottom of the buyer’s leather bag with a suprely graceful action, just like a skilled butcher at work.
After the cut, he quickly put the blade back in his mouth.
Then he swiftly reached under the buyer’s leather bag, and a bundle of banknotes just happened to slide into his hand.
At the sa ti, the leather bag under Ma Wo’s left arm had already opened, conveniently stuffing that stack of banknotes inside, and then his hand reached under the buyer’s leather bag again, just as another stack of money fell down.
After repeating this ten tis, he had completely emptied out the 100,000 yuan from the buyer’s leather bag.
Having finished all this, Ma Wo’s right hand shook again, and the string of Bodhi beads was back in his hand as if nothing had happened.
And the buyer didn’t notice a thing, still absorbed in examining the antiques, butt in the air.
Exchanging a look, Tang Feng and Xu Xinling had to admit; Ma Wo’s skills were quite impressive.
The whole process was seamlessly executed, elevating theft to an art form.
Master, this was a true master.
Just as they thought Ma Wo was about to stand up and flee, the next scene rendered them both stunned.
Although Ma Wo did stand up, he didn’t imdiately leave, instead, he moved to the other side of the buyer and squatted down once more.
“What’s he up to now?” Xu Xinling turned her head to Tang Feng and asked in a low voice.
Tang Feng shook his head, indicating he didn’t know.
Imdiately after, they saw Ma Wo switch his bag to his right armpit and reached toward the buyer’s pocket.
The next second, a cellphone slid into his hand.
And he casually pocketed it.
The entire process, likewise, was clean and efficient.
“Damn, is he shearing soone to death after catching them?”
Beyond admiring the man’s skill, Tang Feng felt a grudging respect for his ruthlessness.
After already stealing over a hundred thousand yuan, he wasn’t satisfied and even took the guy’s cellphone, which was cold.
This ti, Ma Wo didn’t linger any longer and slowly rose to leave the stall.
No sooner had he walked a few steps than the buyer finally realized his leather bag was empty and suddenly shouted, “My money? Who stole my money?”
His shout imdiately caused panic among the nearby crowd, and everyone started touching their pockets.
But Ma Wo remained unflustered, still walking steadily as an old dog.
This composure in the face of danger was likewise breathtaking.
Given ti, he might truly beco a bandit of the rivers and lakes.
“Stop, catch the thief!”
Seeing Ma Wo about to run, Xu Xinling imdiately let out a loud shout and chased after him.
Tang Feng was montarily speechless; he had initially wanted to continue watching this guy’s performance.
Now he wouldn’t get the chance.
Ma Wo finally lost his composure. He hadn’t expected that while he was hunting, there would be soone hunting him.
Without saying a word, he broke into a run.
The onlookers, not knowing what was happening, were frightened and quickly stepped aside.
Xu Xinling was fast and was about to catch up.
Suddenly, Ma Wo grabbed a little girl from the roadside and threw her toward her.
Xu Xinling had no choice but to catch the little girl first, gently put her down and comfort her with a few words before continuing the pursuit.
But that delay allowed the man to gain a lead of over a dozen ters, making it very difficult to catch up.
She couldn’t help but inwardly scold herself for shouting too soon instead of catching him off-guard by getting closer before making a move.
If she really let this person get away, wouldn’t that ruin Tang Feng’s plan?
As she made an effort to chase, soone with even greater speed burst past her and rapidly closed in on Ma Wo.
It was none other than Tang Feng.
Because the surrounding crowd was so dense, Ma Wo’s escape was severely hindered.
In just a few seconds, Tang Feng caught up to him.
Without a word, he launched a kick in the air, landing heavily on Ma Wo’s back.
Despite his large fra, easily weighing over 180 pounds, Ma Wo was surprisingly agile.
He rely rolled on the ground, picked up a rusty sword from an antique stall, raised it towards Tang Feng, and said, “Mind your own business, kid?”
At this mont, with fierce expression showing and sword in hand, he looked quite intimidating.
But Tang Feng scoffed, “I advise you not to waste your effort, just put down the weapon and co with nicely…”
“Go to hell.”
Before Tang Feng could finish speaking, Ma Wo swung the rust-covered iron sword at him.
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