The boy struggled with all his might. "Let go of me!"
"You bastard, I—"
The sudden tightening of his collar forced the boy to swallow the words he was about to say.
"I told you, children shouldn't swear."
Xiao Xiao set the boy down, but then reached out and took hold of his arm. "I think we need to talk."
Xiao Xiao dragged the struggling boy over to a flower bed in a corner by the roadside.
Since they had seen the boy trying to hit someone just now, no one objected to the scene of Xiao Xiao seemingly abducting a child.
They just thought this badly behaved kid needed a good talking-to.
How could he hit someone in the street?
"Quiet."
"If you don't want me to take you to the Police Station."
As soon as Xiao Xiao finished speaking, the boy stiffened and finally settled down.
But right afterward, he put on a tough front and snapped, "The Police Station?"
"What gives you the right to take me to the Police Station?!"
"I haven't done anything!"
"Oh, you haven't done anything?"
Xiao Xiao gave him a half-smile.
"I haven't!"
The boy stubbornly insisted.
But a trace of guilt showed in his eyes.
What rotten luck.
How did I end up running into such a busybody on my first try?
"What's your name?"
Xiao Xiao changed the subject.
"Why should I tell you?"
The boy looked disdainful. He wasn't stupid.
"Why did you try to steal money?"
Xiao Xiao casually changed the subject again.
"You're the one who stole money!"
After raising his voice at first, the boy seemed to realize something and lowered it. "Did I steal anything?"
"I didn't steal anything!"
What he said was true.
He had wanted to steal.
But