Chapter 693 — I Challenge You
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The beggar's eyes lit up at once, and he thanked her profusely, while Yu Xiaoke slipped swiftly away from the hospital gates.
"I've got money, I've got money, I don't even know how to spend it — a Nokia in my left hand, a Motorola in my right..." Yu Xiaoke sang happily, counting the cash in the wallet in her hand! And he drove a Beetle, too — a measly three thousand or so, not even as good as those three lechers she had run into at noon! Still, Yu Xiaoke was delighted: in the blink of an eye she had made three thousand yuan, and better yet, she had taught that heartless rich boy a lesson!
"Bang!" Yu Xiaoke suddenly collided with someone and nearly jumped out of her skin! It was all her own fault for being so absorbed — counting money while walking, not even watching where she was going! Instinctively she blurted, "Sorry about that, I wasn't looking where I was..."
"If you don't know how to spend it, let me help you." The one blocking Yu Xiaoke's path was Wei Zhao.
Yu Xiaoke froze, then looked up — and never expected that the newcomer was the very rich boy from before. She jumped in fright. "You... what are you doing here?"
"You're quite the money-maker, aren't you?" Wei Zhao produced a lady's wallet and idly flipped through the bills inside. "Over ten thousand? A lucrative haul, hmm?"
At the sight of the wallet in Wei Zhao's hand, Yu Xiaoke was startled. Instinctively she reached for her own pocket — and her face fell in horror. "My... my wallet? How is it with you?"
"Oh, I thought you wanted to trade your big wallet for my small one," Wei Zhao said mildly. "No wonder you hand a hundred yuan to any swindler you meet — too much money burning a hole in your pocket!"
"You... you're talking nonsense! When did I ever give money to a swindler?" Yu Xiaoke glared at Wei Zhao.
"That beggar from before was a swindler," Wei Zhao said, not without mockery. "His leg was never lame at all. It's perfectly fine — healthier than yours."
Wei Zhao was well versed in medicine, so naturally he had seen at a glance whether the beggar's lameness was real or feigned! And when Wei Zhao offered to treat the man's leg, the beggar had not stayed — he had run off instead. That in itself told the whole story.
"What evidence do you have?" Hearing Wei Zhao's words, Yu Xiaoke could not help but knit her brows slightly! She was no fool. She often plied her trade around here and had seen that beggar more than once or twice. She had never given it much thought before, but counting it up carefully today, the man had been begging here for at least half a year. The money he had collected was long since enough to see a doctor — so why hadn't he gone, and why did he keep on begging?
But Yu Xiaoke did not want to admit she was wrong, least of all in front of Wei Zhao! This great villain who had stolen her wallet!
"I can't be bothered to argue with you about this." Wei Zhao snatched his own wallet back from Yu Xiaoke's hand. "With skills like yours, you still come out here to thieve? Go home and practice a few more years before you come out and embarrass yourself."
The other party was a girl, and Wei Zhao could not be bothered to hold a grudge against her; as for her wallet, he decided to confiscate it as a lesson to her.
"You... don't you walk away!" Yu Xiaoke grew frantic. Not only had Wei Zhao pocketed the day's takings, he had insulted her skills! This was beyond bearing. Yu Xiaoke had always regarded herself as the foremost phantom thief, yet Wei Zhao had not only stolen her wallet but told her to go home and practice for a few more years — this was a naked provocation!
Naturally Wei Zhao paid her no heed. He still had to get to the hospital — how could he waste time on this female cat burglar?