Chapter 255 Using Qiao Changdong as a scapegoat!

So the moment Chen Xiping saw Qiao Changdong here, a plan formed in his mind.

Chen Xiping had just joined this petty thief gang last month and had been learning from them for over a month. Today was his first time committing a crime.

Because I was so nervous, when I grabbed the old woman's wallet, I didn't pay attention to the force I used and made her stumble, which is when I was discovered.

Although he managed to transfer the wallet to his accomplice during the chaos, the old woman recognized his back and chased after him relentlessly, unable to shake him off.

He originally intended to lead the old woman to a less crowded place.

But now that he's met Qiao Changdong, the hatred in his heart makes him only want to drag Qiao Changdong down with him!

Chen Xiping called out "brother-in-law" excitedly as he rushed towards Qiao Changdong.

Just as he was about to pounce on Qiao Changdong, a leg suddenly appeared from the side and kicked him away.

"Ugh!" Chen Xiping flew two meters sideways before landing heavily on the ground.

The intense pain from the landing took him a while to recover.

"Are you alright?" Qiao Changcai asked Qiao Changdong.

It was Wang Jun who kicked Chen Xiping. After knocking him to the ground, he stepped on Chen Xiping's chest, restraining his attempts to struggle.

The one who asked the question was Qiao Changcai.

He had been outside for a minute, but when he heard someone say that someone was catching a thief at the market entrance, he became worried and rushed over.

Just then, they saw Chen Xiping lunge at Qiao Changdong. Before they could react, they saw Wang Jun kick someone.

Even so, he didn't dare to relax. He ran to Qiao Changdong's side and protected Qiao Qiao in his arms and Yan Liti beside him.

Qiao Changdong shook his head, glanced at Qiao Qiao in his arms, and seeing that she wasn't frightened, then continued to look at Chen Xiping.

"Is he a thief? Whose money did he steal?" Qiao Changcai asked Yan Liti again. He subconsciously felt that only a rich person like Yan Liti would be robbed.

"It wasn't me, it was this young lady." Yan Liti pointed to the middle-aged woman who was standing not far away, stunned by what she had just witnessed.

The others who were watching the commotion, upon hearing Chen Xiping's words about recognizing relatives, assumed that Qiao Changdong and the thief were in cahoots. Before they could even cast a disdainful glance, they were stunned by the sudden turn of events.

Especially when they saw how fiercely Wang Jun kicked people, they instinctively covered their chests and took a step back.

Qiao Changdong looked at Chen Xiping with a very ugly expression, and his voice was filled with undisguised disgust.

"Chen Xiping, I'm divorced from your cheating sister. I'm not your brother-in-law. If you keep spouting nonsense, believe me, I'll send you straight to the Western Paradise!"

Qiao Changdong said this to absolve himself of any responsibility.

He didn't want the crowd to misunderstand him as being in cahoots with Chen Xiping.

Sure enough, as soon as Qiao Changdong said this, all the doubts the onlookers had about him vanished.

The three men and one woman hidden in the crowd also changed their expressions slightly and retreated silently.

They were all Chen Xiping's accomplices, and they didn't know why Chen Xiping suddenly started recognizing acquaintances at this gathering.

However, they are also hoping that someone will act as a scapegoat for them and absolve them of responsibility.

The four men exchanged glances, just about to speak up for Chen Xiping and portray Qiao Changdong as an accomplice.

Seeing what happened next made them swallow back the words they were about to say, and they backed away, wanting to leave.

But after lifting my foot and taking only two or three steps back, I felt as if the soles of my feet were glued on, and I couldn't move an inch.

In that short while, the middle-aged woman who had been robbed came over.

She stared blankly at the scene before her.

It wasn't until Yan Liti, standing next to Qiao Changdong, asked her, "Little sister, is this the thief you're looking to catch?"

Young lady?

The middle-aged woman looked at her suspiciously, wanting to ask, "How old are you? Why are you still calling me 'little sister'?"

But thinking of the money in his wallet, he didn't care about anything else and quickly nodded: "It was him, it was him, he stole my money!"

"Old woman, you need evidence to prove your claims! Which eye of yours saw me steal from you? You're slandering me; I'll call the police and have you arrested!"

Chen Xiping was still not free from Wang Jun's feet, but he had caught his breath a little. Since the wallet wasn't on him anyway, he shouted at the middle-aged woman in a menacing tone.

After shouting, he glared at Qiao Changdong.

He wanted to say something tough, but when he saw Qiao Changdong staring down at him, he remembered how he had dragged Qiao Tieniu and slammed his head against the steps until it was covered in blood. He shrank back in fear.

He angrily said to Wang Jun, who was still stepping on him and wouldn't let go, "And...and you...you kicked me and you have to pay for my medical expenses!"

His eyes flickered slightly as he said this.

There's a sense that he's all bark and no bite.

Wang Jun responded by pressing his foot harder on Wang Jun's chest.

He then said, "Oh, in that case, I'll just step on it to my heart's content."

After Wang Jun finished speaking, he increased the pressure of his foot on Wang Jun's chest by five points.

No matter how much the other person struggled, they couldn't break free, which made Chen Xiping so angry that he almost vomited blood.

Qiao Changdong was too lazy to pay him any attention. Knowing his daughter's capabilities, he looked at the middle-aged woman and asked, "Auntie, what does your wallet look like? Describe it to me."

"It's... a leather bag this big, dark red, with three pockets, and inside the middle pocket, there's an inner pocket." The middle-aged woman gestured with her hands.

"How much money do you have in your bag, or what's a distinctive item in it?"

The middle-aged woman answered very quickly this time.

"I have 735 yuan in my bag, plus 53 cents in change. Oh, and I also have a good luck charm that my daughter got for me a while ago. It's a yellow piece of paper with a charm drawn on it."

At this point, the middle-aged woman's voice trembled with tears.

She looked at Qiao Changdong and cried, "Brother, that's all my possessions! My family is building a new house next year, and I came here today to pay the deposit. If I lose this, I... I might as well just die here!"

After the middle-aged woman finished speaking, she covered her face and began to sob.

That money was the result of their entire family saving for ten years.

Thinking about how we'll be getting a new wife for our son after the New Year, we can't build a big house, but we can still build a small bungalow next to our existing house.

Who would have thought that the money I had saved for ten years would be stolen halfway through!

The middle-aged woman thought that if she couldn't get the money back, she would have no choice but to die here.

I really don't have the face to go back and face my son and husband.

During the question-and-answer session between Qiao Changdong and the middle-aged woman, Qiao Qiao had already found her target in the crowd.