I Don't Want to Be Famous

The case was handled quickly. The thief confessed without hesitation and admitted to stealing several phones that night—enough to land him behind bars for half a year. Worth noting, he was not a local, but a drifter from out of town.

After all, thieves rarely stopped easily. They were habitual offenders, and Wang Yan could tell this one had some skill. A roaming professional like him must have had a record before. If he failed to withstand the interrogation and confessed to his previous crimes, driving up the amount involved, then he would basically be looking at two or three years.

After cooperating with the police to make a statement, Wang Yan and Xu Hongdou left the police station not far from the scene.

The moment they stepped out, Xu Hongdou let out a long breath. "I'm still kind of dazed. Everything happened way too fast."

Wang Yan shook his head with a laugh. "What, did you expect the thief to give you a heads-up first? 'Get ready, I'm starting to steal now...'"

Seeing him imitate the thief's sleazy manner, Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes. "I just didn't have time to react. We were talking, and then you suddenly turned around, threw that thief to the ground, and pinned him under your foot. You even poked him with a bamboo skewer. The other tourists reacted fast too. Good lord, they instantly formed a circle around us and started filming with their phones. Just thinking about all those phones around us gives me goosebumps. It was terrifying."

For someone who had endured media flashbulbs in the real world, saying something like that was rather contrasting. But Wang Yan could distinguish between things and see them clearly. Some contrasts did not really matter.

Still, there had indeed been a lot of people