The Thief Got Stolen

Monday morning.

The entire Jiangbei City was shrouded in a heavy, lifeless atmosphere.

On the bus, everyone wore a world-weary expression, their faces screaming, "Stay away!"

An Yi held onto the bus handrail with one hand while rubbing his sleepy eyes.

Last night, he had been thoroughly punished by the system.

"Ding! System mission: [Theft]!

Mission reward: Evil Power +10!"

Damn it, how annoying! The system was already assigning missions this early in the morning!

An Yi yawned, trying to perk up as he scanned the passengers on the bus.

Theft had its standards—you couldn’t just steal from anyone.

The system had its tricks, but An Yi had his own ways.

He was just going to mess with the system, that’s all.

Then, a strikingly beautiful girl caught his eye, making his sleepy gaze sharpen.

Her long, black hair cascaded like a waterfall, and her plain white dress, though simple, perfectly accentuated her slender, graceful figure.

From An Yi’s angle, he could only see her profile.

Like a lotus emerging from clear water, her natural beauty needed no embellishment. She wore no makeup, and her bright, gentle eyes exuded a pure and charming aura.

Her flawless profile, bathed in the soft morning sunlight, held a mesmerizing charm.

An Yi was momentarily stunned. What was going on lately? The quality of girls he was running into was off the charts!

Was his luck with women finally turning around?

"Ding! System notification: This target meets the [Romance Master] criteria!"

The system’s voice chimed in at an inopportune moment.

An Yi's expression became subtle.

The troublesome "Romance Master" mission was still ongoing, which meant this girl had scored a nine out of ten.

His luck with women had been unusually strong lately. Girls of this caliber were rare to come by.

At that moment, a sneaky hand slowly reached toward the girl’s bag and quietly slipped out her wallet.

The entire process was silent, and the girl didn’t even notice.

An Yi glanced at the young man in a baseball cap standing behind the girl, a smirk of disdain curling on his lips.

This guy hadn’t even mastered the basics and was already making a fool of himself! Is this how you play the theft game?

Just when he was wondering how to complete the system’s mission, someone handed him the perfect opportunity.

"Excuse me!"

An Yi walked up to the thief and deliberately bumped into him.

The thief, already on edge from his crime, was startled by An Yi.

When he saw it was just a teenager, he got annoyed. "There’s so much space on the bus, why are you squeezing in here?"

"Because I feel like it. Got a problem with that?!"

An Yi wore a deliberately provoking expression, his tone full of arrogance.

It had to be said, when An Yi put on a serious face, he could be quite intimidating.

The thief was actually scared off by him. How could a kid barely twenty years old have such a fierce aura?

"I, I…"

The thief clenched his fists, his face red with embarrassment for being intimidated.

If it weren’t for the fact that he’d just stolen something and didn’t want to cause a scene, he would’ve punched this brat already.

Hold it in! He had to hold it in! If things escalated and the Law Enforcement Bureau got involved, it would be a disaster.

The girl in the white dress looked at An Yi and the thief with a frightened expression, cautiously moving back a step.

The other passengers seemed to understand what was going on.

With so much space on the bus, these two were crowding around the girl, and she was so beautiful—it was obvious they were trying to take advantage of her!

Disgusting!

"Damn it, I’ll deal with you after we get off!"

The thief glared at An Yi angrily and retreated to the back of the bus.

He wasn’t here to flirt; he’d already gotten the wallet, so there was no need to pick a fight with this idiot.

The girl in the white dress seemed intimidated by An Yi’s boldness. She kept her head down, too scared to look at him.

An Yi smiled and asked, "Miss, what’s your name? Let’s get to know each other."

"Lan… Lan Ruoxi…"

Lan Ruoxi was nervous. This was the first time she’d encountered such a brazen troublemaker!

He looked quite handsome, but his behavior had a bit of a rogue vibe.

"Nice name. Here, Miss Lan, this is for you."

An Yi reached out and handed her a pink wallet.

Lan Ruoxi was stunned. She quickly checked her bag and realized her wallet was gone. "This… this is my wallet."

An Yi said casually, "Be more careful next time. You didn’t even notice it was missing."

"Th-thank you! Really, thank you so much!"

Lan Ruoxi felt both embarrassed and grateful.

Her mother was seriously ill and needed surgery. She had just borrowed money, deposited it into her bank card, and was on her way to the hospital. If she had lost the wallet, the consequences would have been disastrous.

Earlier, she had thought An Yi was just another pervert trying to take advantage of her. After all, there were plenty of creeps on buses these days. But it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

Feeling guilty for misjudging him, Lan Ruoxi couldn’t help but feel a little bad.

Meanwhile, the thief at the back of the bus was dumbfounded when he saw this.

Wasn’t that the wallet he had just stolen?!

How did it end up in that kid’s hands?!

Instantly, the thief’s face burned with shame.

He was the thief, and now someone had stolen from him? If word got out, he’d be a laughingstock.

"Ding! [Theft] mission completed. Evil Power +10!"

Hearing the system’s voice in his ear, An Yi smiled.

Exploiting the system’s loopholes!

This villain system had way too many bugs.

Just then, the bus stopped, and An Yi walked to the front. He handed over another wallet. "Driver, I found this wallet."

What the hell?!

The thief at the back panicked and checked his pockets.

Sure enough, both wallets were gone.

All his hard work from the morning, gone!

The bus driver glanced at it and smiled. "Well, look at that! A good deed. Good job, young man."

Lan Ruoxi was stunned.

What a coincidence! Finding one wallet might be normal, but two?

An Yi had already gotten off the bus. The thief, furious, shouted, "Driver, that’s my wallet! Mine!"

The driver opened the wallet and saw an ID card. He raised an eyebrow. "The gender doesn’t match. Young man, are you Wang Shufen?"

The thief: "…"

Damn it! This isn’t over!

After An Yi got off the bus, the thief, seething with anger, followed him.

He had to settle this today!

Otherwise, he’d never be able to show his face in Jiangbei again! He worked under Brother Long! This kid was dead meat!

He had already contacted Brother Long and gathered over twenty people!

Today, he was going to teach this brat a lesson. If he didn’t break both of the kid’s legs and put him in the hospital for a year or two, it wouldn’t be over!

"Damn it, where is he?!"

The thief searched several streets but couldn’t find An Yi anywhere.

"Looking for me?"

Suddenly, An Yi appeared behind the thief.

Before the thief could turn around, An Yi delivered a precise chop to the back of his neck!

Crack!

The thief’s vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

"Uh…"

An Yi looked at his hand, a bit confused.

He had forgotten one thing: with the [Sneak Attack] passive skill, a strike from behind dealt 150% damage!

He thought he heard the sound of bones cracking…

Cough, must’ve been his imagination!

There was no way he had that much strength!

Yeah, definitely his imagination.

Not long after An Yi left, a group of over twenty people, armed with clubs, arrived at the alley where the thief had fallen.

"Brother Long, Brother Ji’s been taken out!"

"Let me see… His neck’s fractured. Who the hell hit him so hard?!"