Entertainment: I really don’t want to be a thief!

Chapter 636 Do You Think We Are Fools?
"I didn't." Lin Ke frowned and explained anxiously.

"Do you think we are fools?" A man wearing glasses stood up and said in a sarcastic tone.

"That's right. I think you feel guilty and want to shirk all responsibility!" Another middle-aged woman in a floral shirt echoed.

"I'm not shirking responsibility. I'm just telling the truth." Lin Ke took a deep breath and tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart. He knew that now was not the time to argue with these people. The most urgent task was to take Liu Neng away from here first.

"The facts are right in front of you, and you still want to quibble? Look at this child, how scared he is by you?" The middle-aged woman pointed at Liu Neng, her tone aggressive.

"That's right, apologize to the old man immediately and compensate for the medical expenses!"

"Yes, we can't just let it go!"

The crowd around became more and more agitated, blaming Lin Ke and demanding an apology and compensation.

Lin Ke looked at the group of people in front of him who did not know the truth and only believed what they saw with their own eyes, and a deep sense of powerlessness welled up in his heart.

He really wanted to tell them loudly that he did not hit anyone and that he was helping the child, but he knew that even if he talked his mouth off, they would not believe it.

Because in this world, many times, people only believe what they want to believe.

"Nengneng, let's go." Lin Ke no longer paid attention to those people's shouting. He hugged Liu Neng tightly, turned around and wanted to leave.

"Stop! You want to get away after beating someone up? That won't be that easy." Seeing this, the middle-aged woman quickly reached out to pull Lin Ke's arm.

Lin Ke dodged the middle-aged woman's hand and glanced at her coldly. He said in a chilling tone, "I'll say it again, I didn't hit anyone. Please stop bothering me."

"You..." The middle-aged woman was frightened by Lin Ke's eyes and didn't dare to move forward for a moment.

Lin Ke took the opportunity to hug Liu Neng and walked quickly out of the crowd.

"Stop him, don't let him run away!" The middle-aged woman reacted and shouted loudly.

The crowd around was awakened by the middle-aged woman's voice and gathered around Lin Ke, trying to stop him from leaving.

Lin Ke held Liu Neng in his arms and rushed left and right in the crowd, trying to break out.

However, there were too many people around him. They were like an impenetrable wall that surrounded him and made it impossible for him to move.

"What should I do?" Lin Ke was extremely anxious. He couldn't just watch Liu Neng's condition worsen, and he couldn't let him become the target of these people's attack.

At this moment, Liu Neng, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"No...not brother..." Liu Neng's voice was very low, but it was particularly clear in the noisy environment.

Everyone was stunned and looked at the child who had been silent in surprise.

Lin Ke also looked down at Liu Neng, his eyes full of surprise and worry.

"Nengneng, what did you say?" Lin Ke asked softly, afraid to scare him.

Liu Neng took a deep breath, trying to overcome his inner fear, and said word by word: "It was... that grandpa... who bullied me..."

Liu Neng's words were like a stone, causing ripples on the calm water.

The people around started talking and looked at the beggar with suspicion.

"What? You said that old man bullied you?" the middle-aged woman asked in disbelief.

Liu Neng nodded and pointed at the beggar on the ground and said, "He...he asked me to give him money...and if I didn't...he would...beat me..."

As Liu Neng spoke, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing the bruises all over them.

The scars were so horrifying that it was hard to look at them.

"Oh my god, why does this child have so many injuries?"

"I really can't believe that old man is such a person!"

"You can't judge a person by his appearance, but by his heart. People nowadays are getting worse and worse!"

The crowd around was filled with righteous indignation and began to accuse the beggar. The beggar panicked when he saw that his crime was exposed. He pointed at Liu Neng and argued loudly: "You are talking nonsense! It was you who stole my money, so I hit you!"

"I didn't!" Liu Neng retorted loudly, "I didn't steal your money!"

"You dare to quibble!" The beggar glared at Liu Neng fiercely, trying to scare him.

However, Liu Neng did not retreat this time. He bravely looked at the beggar with a firm and clear eyes.

"I saw it!" A clear voice suddenly sounded.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl in school uniform walking out of the crowd.

The girl looked to be only in her teens, with a ponytail, a school bag on her back, and a hint of childishness on her face.

"Little girl, what did you see?" asked the middle-aged woman.

"I saw that grandfather bullying this little brother and stealing his money." The girl pointed at the beggar and said in an affirmative tone.

"You're talking nonsense! When did I rob him of his money?" the beggar denied it.

"I saw it with my own eyes, do you still want to deny it?" The girl looked at the beggar fearlessly.

"You..." The beggar was frightened by the girl's aura and did not dare to speak for a moment.

The girl's words were powerful and the people around her started talking again, looking at the beggar with eyes full of contempt and anger.

"You can't judge a person by his appearance. I didn't expect this old man to be such a person!"

"That's right, bullying a child is nothing, it's really shameful!"

"Little girl, you did the right thing. People like this should be exposed!"

Amid the accusations from the crowd, the beggar's face became more and more ugly. He lowered his head, not daring to look directly into the eyes of the people around him.

Lin Ke looked at the scene in front of him with mixed feelings.

He originally just wanted to keep things quiet and not make a bigger deal out of it, but he didn't expect that this beggar would be so arrogant and even dare to lie in front of so many people.

Now, thanks to this brave girl, the truth has come to light.

Lin Ke looked at the girl gratefully, then turned to look at the beggar and said in a cold tone: "What else do you have to say now?"

The beggar lowered his head and said nothing.

He knew that it was useless to say anything now as he had lost everyone's trust.

"Hand over all the money you just took!" Lin Ke said sternly.

The beggar's body trembled slightly, and he slowly took out a handful of change from his pocket and handed it to Lin Ke.

Lin Ke took the money, counted it carefully, and found that it was exactly the money Liu Neng had just given him.

"Get out!" Lin Ke stuffed the money into Liu Neng's pocket, then said coldly to the beggar.

The beggar crawled away from the crowd as if he had been pardoned.

He lowered his head and didn't dare look at anyone, for fear of being recognized.

"What a relief!"

"This kind of person should be taught a lesson!"

"Young man, you did the right thing. You can't let this kind of person go easily!"

The people around praised Lin Ke's behavior.

He just did what he was supposed to do.

(End of this chapter)