48: Chapter 48 Please Call Me a Good Person

At the same moment, Chen Sheng also took action.

No, it should be said that he had already acted.

While he was observing the middle-aged woman, his hand had already opened his phone's camera function and switched it to video recording mode.

One must learn to protect oneself while doing good deeds; this is a valuable lesson summarized from the blood and tears of countless warm-hearted predecessors.

Chen Sheng aimed the camera at the black bag and immediately quickened his pace. Before the middle-aged woman could reach out, he bent down and grabbed the black bag, muttering, "Damn, I've been looking for this for ages; so it was here."

The middle-aged woman, who was about to scold Chen Sheng for not following the 'first come, first served' rule, immediately swallowed her words upon hearing this.

Despite her strong combat power and expertise in scolding people, it wasn't her property after all, so a moment of guilt was a normal reaction.

Chen Sheng smiled at the middle-aged woman and then walked away quickly.

Watching Chen Sheng's receding back, the middle-aged woman spat on the ground and cursed, "Walking so fast, are you rushing to your reincarnation?!"

Still feeling unsatisfied, she glared in the direction Chen Sheng had left before returning to the platform as if nothing had happened, then shoved aside the Part-time employee who had taken her seat while she was gone.

The Part-time employee looked to be in her early twenties, but despite her youth, the moment she was shoved out of her seat, the Tyrannomon genes unique to Shu Province were instantly activated, and her explosive temper could not be suppressed.

However, the Part-time employee didn't choose a direct confrontation. Instead, after steadying her breath, she shouted sarcastically at the middle-aged woman, "Oh! My, auntie, your rear is certainly large. One sit and you've taken the whole bench. What, have you specifically practiced the 'Russian Squat'? I wonder how many old men's waists you've broken over the years."

Well~ how should I put it? Young people would understand this instantly, but at the middle-aged woman's age, she had to ponder for a moment to grasp the essence of those words.

While the middle-aged woman was still thinking, the Part-time employee used 'Flash,' quickly leaving the platform and crossing the pedestrian bridge to the other side of the road.

"Pfft~"

"Pfft~"

As soon as the Part-time employee left the platform, the bystanders who couldn't hold it in any longer burst out laughing.

By then, the middle-aged woman had realized what was said, but just as she was ready for a heated mid-lane showdown with the Part-time employee, she found the girl was gone.

She immediately jumped up and cursed at the young men who were laughing, "What the hell are you laughing at? What's so funny..."

Just as she started cursing, a bus pulled into the station. The laughing young men instantly scrambled onto the bus, and as it started moving, they crowded by the windows facing the platform and flipped the middle finger at the middle-aged woman, who was still glaring at them.

"I [censored] your [censored], I..."

The middle-aged woman's chest heaved violently, her eyes rolling upward; she was just one breath away from collapsing on the ground and rolling her eyes.

However, the Provincial Hospital was right next door, so it wasn't a big problem.

On the other side, unaware of the exciting sequel, Chen Sheng kept his recording on and went to the Community Service Point near the Provincial Hospital. He handed the black bag to the Police Officer there, saying, "Officer, I just found a black bag in the flower bed at the entrance of the Provincial Hospital. It's full of money, probably around a hundred and fifty thousand or so."

Hearing that over a hundred thousand in cash had been found, the Police Officers at the Community Service Point were immediately excited.

It couldn't be helped! Life at the Community Service Point consisted of nothing but giving directions every day. Finding over a hundred thousand in lost property was definitely a major case for them.

After all, what Police Officer doesn't harbor the ambition of handling a big case?

The two Police Officers at the Community Service Point immediately decided to split up: one to take Chen Sheng's statement and the other to go to the scene to retrieve surveillance footage.

At this time, Chen Sheng could not leave.

Even if Chen Sheng said he had recorded the whole process, it didn't matter.

Fortunately, the Police Officer who went to get the footage returned quickly, followed by a middle-aged woman with red, swollen eyes and visible tear stains on her cheeks. This was most likely Ms. Ma.

After entering the Community Service Point, Ms. Ma's gaze instantly locked onto Chen Sheng. She rushed to his side and, with a "thud," knelt directly in front of him. "Thank you, young man, thank you~"

The sequence of actions was so fast that none of the three people in the Community Service Point could react in time.

Seeing that Ms. Ma was about to kowtow, Chen Sheng snapped out of it and hurriedly grabbed her arms to lift her up. "Ma'am, please don't, I'm young, I can't take this!"

In Shu Province, there is a saying that if a young person accepts a kowtow from an elder, it will shorten their lifespan.

Ms. Ma was clearly a local as well. She stood up with Chen Sheng's support, clutching his hands tightly as tears poured down. She kept thanking him, "Young man, I am truly grateful. You have no idea, I was just about to throw myself in front of a car. You've saved my whole family!"

"It's not that exaggerated. I believe anyone else would have done the same; I just happened to be there." Nowadays, the Sky Eye system is everywhere. Unless someone plans a crime meticulously, it's hard to escape its tracking.

In fact, he had even simulated the process of pocketing the money in his mind: he would first find a place without cameras to disguise himself, then walk past the spot with a large bag, casually pick up the bag while blocking the view with his body, quickly put it in his own bag, leave the scene calmly, and finally change back to his original appearance in another spot without Sky Eye coverage.

Although the process was tedious, the probability of being tracked was very small. That was 150,000 yuan, after all; any amount of trouble would have been worth it.

But in the end, he couldn't get past the hurdle in his heart called conscience.

Well, he could probably be considered a good person.

After ten minutes of thanks from Ms. Ma, they could finally move on to the next step. Chen Sheng pointed to the black bag on the table and said to Ms. Ma, "Ma'am, please count the money first. If there's no problem, I have other things to attend to."

"Yes, yes, yes! I'm so sorry for taking up your time."

Ms. Ma rubbed her hands vigorously on her clothes before walking to the table. She tremblingly opened the bag and counted the cash one by one. After confirming there were fifteen stacks, she neatly packed the money back into the bag.

"Young man, there's no problem; the amount is exactly right."

Hearing this, both the Police Officers and Chen Sheng breathed a sigh of relief. Chen Sheng said with a smile, "It's good that it matches. But ma'am, carrying so much cash outside is ultimately unsafe. If you don't need it urgently, I suggest you deposit it in the bank. Electronic payments are very convenient nowadays."

"Thank you, young man. My bank card has a limit, so I had no choice but to withdraw cash."

Chen Sheng nodded in understanding. After all, in today's society, who hasn't dealt with limits?

"Ma'am, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Just as he finished speaking, Ms. Ma grabbed Chen Sheng's hand again. "Young man, could you please leave your contact information? Once I'm done here, I must thank you properly. You've saved my whole family's lives!"

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