Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 447: Is It Still Too Late to Pretend Not to Know Them?

Chapter 447: Chapter 447: Is It Still Too Late to Pretend Not to Know Them?

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

Failed escape, have to bite the bullet.

"Are you their sister?"

The burly man turned back and sized her up.

Su Xiaoxiao immediately felt an illusion of being stared at by a beast; the man’s gaze was terrifying.

"Yes, whatever it is, tell me. I can decide for both of them."

Su Xiaoxiao stood on tiptoe, lifted her chin a bit, not to lose in attitude.

"Alright."

The burly man sneered and extended his hand towards her: "A thousand bucks, or your two brothers can expect to end up in jail."

Su Xiaoxiao: "..."

Is it too late to pretend not to know them now?

Goodness, asking for a thousand right away. Nowadays, even bride price for a wife is capped at five hundred.

"Why should I give you money? We didn’t even touch her!"

Hu San felt wronged; the woman started undressing as soon as she opened the door. They really did nothing.

Why hasn’t it snowed yet? They’re more wronged than Dou E.

Chen Hai nodded furiously: "Is your wife even prettier than mine? I would take advantage of her? Got kicked in the head by a donkey or squeezed by a door?"

"What did you say?"

The burly man punched Chen Hai in the head, his fist the size of a sandbag, nearly causing a concussion.

Chen Hai spat: "Damn it, you think we’re easy to bully without me getting angry..."

Before he could finish, he saw Su Xiaoxiao desperately signaling him.

The meaning... is to have him lie down?

Almost without hesitation, Chen Hai lay straight down with no buffer.

He heavily hit the ground with a dull thud, it sounded painful, yet he didn’t make a sound; he’s a man.

Su Xiaoxiao mentally gave him a thumbs-up.

Immediately, she rushed forward, pinched her thigh secretly, and began to wail: "Oh no, murder! My poor brother, supposed to marry next month, got beaten to death by a thug! Boohoo... how will our still-unmarried sister-in-law live now..."

She cried pitifully, drawing the attention of the surrounding crowd who started blaming the burly man.

"So brutal, directly beating a person to death! No different from bandits!"

"Exactly, the sister said she’d handle it, but he resorted to violence without reason."

"Just asked for a thousand bucks, is your wife gilded? Even marrying now doesn’t cost this much."

The crowd murmured, the opinion swung in favor of Su Xiaoxiao and the others.

Seeing Hu San still standing like a wooden post, Su Xiaoxiao stealthily pinched his hand hard: "Start crying, quick."

What?

Hu San didn’t react at first, but his body started responding anyway, kneeling down with a thud, crying dryly without tears: "My poor brother, you’re gone; only sister and I are left to rely on each other, how will we live?"

He cried while smearing saliva on his face, making Su Xiaoxiao’s mouth twitch; this performance was blatantly fake.

She silently handed him the pepper spray: "Put it in your eyes, quickly."

Hu San didn’t understand the action but followed.

Sneakily, he poured a large amount onto his hand, boldly smeared it into his eyes, and tears instantly streamed down; it was too spicy, he felt blinded.

"Oh my poor brother, this isn’t over, call the police, we have to call the police."

Su Xiaoxiao sobbed with genuine feeling.

"Boohoo, sister, I’ll go report this to the police... you must guard brother..."

Hu San cried as tears flowed and started to leave.

The burly man, realizing, stopped him: "Where are you going? You can’t leave! Who allowed you?"

Hu San attempted to shove him aside, but the man was too big, he couldn’t push him.

He reasoned, a man can bend and stretch, if pushed, he could simply skirt around.

"Aren’t you going to the police? I’ll have the authorities judge this."

Saying this, he slipped past him, running towards the police station.

It’s only two streets from the police station, they chose the guesthouse near it.

Being outsiders, unfamiliar with the place, afraid of encountering wrongdoers.

Unexpectedly, it was quite useful.

On hearing about the police, anxiety flashed in the man’s eyes, clearly guilty.

"No need for that. Your brother’s still breathing, no big deal, let’s call it even, I won’t pursue the matter with my wife either."

The burly man quickly finished speaking and prepared to drag the woman away.

Su Xiaoxiao now confirmed; this couple was possibly staging a scam to extort money.

The police threat was a mere bluff.

Knowing this, she became determined.

"You can’t leave, after hurting my brother like that and expect to leave? Not a chance!"

"What do you want then?"

Su Xiaoxiao was firm: "Pay up."

"Why should I? They were harassing my wife! Not seeking charges is generous!"

Confident, the burly man reached to push Su Xiaoxiao aside.

Before his hand touched her, a sudden electric-like numbness spread through his wrist, leaving him uncontrollably twitching, then falling straight down.

Everything happened so quickly, the crowd stood stunned.

Su Xiaoxiao nudged the man with her foot, looking at the woman opposite: "Speak up, what’s really going on?"

The young woman timidly looked down, keeping her mouth shut.

"This is your chance to escape, you sure you won’t speak?"

The woman, upon hearing this, glanced at the man on the ground, body trembling slightly in shock.

"I don’t understand what you’re saying, I just went to the wrong room, they wanted to bully me, my husband came to confront them."

The woman said, lips sealed, her expression empty.

"You don’t want to save yourself, who will save you then?"

After Su Xiaoxiao spoke, she nudged Chen Hai lying on the ground: "Get up, take them to the police."

Chen Hai sprung up nimbly, nearly tripping with unstable footing, almost falling face-first.

Awkwardly, he scratched his head: "A little mistake haha."

People in the crowd eagerly stepped up to assist.

With collective effort, they guided the man, shaking like a leaf, to the police station.

Su Xiaoxiao assumed the woman would seize the chance to flee, surprisingly, she followed the crowd quietly.

At the police station, her gaze met Su Xiaoxiao’s, hesitantly wanting to speak.

Su Xiaoxiao approached, handing her two candies: "Have some candy, decide what you want to do yourself." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

She noticed the woman’s pale face, seeming to show signs of low blood sugar.

"Goodbye."

She waved to the woman, ready to leave with Chen Hai, but the woman suddenly called out to her.