Chapter 291 - 293: Biker Gang
Chapter 291 - 293: Biker Gang
The sudden appearance of the lucky bag sent another wave of excitement through the livestream’s viewers.
Everyone’s fingers flew, tapping frantically at the center of their screens.
But who would be the lucky winner this time?
Three seconds later, the result was announced.
[Congratulations to Xinxin Supermarket for winning the streamer’s lucky bag.]
The winner of the lucky bag was a gentle, simple-looking man with a bald head who was a shop owner.
Su Nian clicked on his profile picture and took a look at his homepage.
It showed a very simple and honest-looking middle-aged man, holding a little boy.
Su Nian sent him a message.
[Would you be available for a video call?]
His reply came quickly.
[Yes!]
Soon, a man with a simple, honest face appeared on screen. He was clumsily adjusting the camera, still holding the chubby little boy in his arms.
The little boy looked strong and sturdy, and was very cute.
He was staring at Su Nian with curiosity.
"Daddy, that lady is so pretty!"
"Hey, don’t point!"
The man lowered the boy’s hand and looked at Su Nian cautiously.
His voice carried a thick, undeniable regional accent.
"Hello, Master. I’m Wang Bai. My birth details are..."
Without a moment’s hesitation, Wang Bai rattled off a string of his personal information.
[Wow, this guy is so sincere! I bet the streamer didn’t expect him to blurt it all out so quickly!]
[He really does look like a simple, honest guy, though.]
[I just want to say, that little kid he’s holding is adorable. So chubby!]
[Who’s with me, guys? Anyone want to team up and go steal that kid?]
Su Nian nodded, silently memorizing the details. She studied his features and said, "Please pay the consultation fee first."
"Oh, right, right! Okay!"
As he spoke, Wang Bai fumbled with his phone. His movements were a bit clumsy and slow, but within a few minutes, a Carnival gift successfully appeared on the screen.
Along with the Carnival, a flurry of smaller gifts from other viewers also popped up.
Dazzling special effects bloomed across the screen.
Su Nian rested her chin in her hand and began her analysis as she studied his face.
"You have weak family ties. You likely grew up without the protection of your parents. In other words, you’re an orphan."
"Ah, yes, yes, you’re right, Streamer! I am an orphan. I was... I was adopted and raised by a neighbor, a blind old woman. But my grandma... she’s passed away now. She’s been gone for many years."
Wang Bai scratched his head with a simple-hearted expression as he spoke, showing no sign of feeling self-conscious about being an orphan.
[So he’s an orphan, but he seems so cheerful.]
[It’s just that he looks so good-natured and honest. I always thought orphans were supposed to be insecure and sensitive.]
[It seems like he was still raised with love.]
[He said he was adopted by a blind old lady. She must have been incredibly kind-hearted.]
"You were poor as a child and didn’t excel in your studies. You went to work right after high school. However, you met a benefactor who got you into a small business, and you were able to make some money."
"Yes, yes, Master, you’re absolutely right. That’s exactly how it was. My family was poor when I was little, and I didn’t like studying. I didn’t want to be a burden on my grandma, so when I finished high school and didn’t get into a university, I just stopped."
"A benefactor... yes, I did meet an older man. He took pity on me and taught me some tricks of the trade. I worked with him and made a little money. After that, I met my wife. We got married and lived our Little Days for a few years, saved up a bit, and then I opened a small supermarket."
[This guy seems so good-natured.]
[You can only say that this guy’s actually had a pretty good life. I know an orphan from my area, and he wasn’t nearly this lucky.]
[People have different fates. For example, this guy still looks so Xingfu, and he even won the streamer’s lucky bag.]
When Wang Bai saw that comment, his face fell and he sighed.
"Xingfu, my ass! I don’t even want to talk about it. Master, my supermarket was doing just fine, but recently, some thieves have been showing up."
[Shoplifting is pretty common, right? Just call the police for something like this.]
[Forget it. You clearly don’t know what you’re talking about. I run a supermarket too. Some of the thieves are old folks. Calling the cops on them is completely useless. They’re not afraid of you.]
[Right, right. I’ve noticed a lot of people are like that. Once they get to a certain age, they become completely shameless. They’re not worried about jail, not worried about anything. They have no kids to answer to, so they just let themselves go and do whatever they want without fear.]
Su Nian nodded and asked, "Can you tell me the details? I’ll take a look for you."
"Those thieves are just despicable. They’re always riding their motorcycles, loitering around my store. They’re part of a motorcycle gang."
At this, Wang Bai looked even more troubled. He wearily rubbed his big, bald head, then reached over and pinched his son’s chubby face.
[A motorcycle gang? What’s that?]
[You don’t know? It’s a type of local gang.]
[Looks like this guy and I are probably from the same city. We have those motorcycle gangs here too. They ride around on bikes and snatch people’s belongings. They’re super vicious and terrifying.]
[The police try to crack down on them, but there are always some young punks who aren’t afraid of anything.]
"These... these young people... they don’t go to school, they don’t do anything... I don’t understand what they’re thinking, just throwing their lives away like this."
Wang Bai sighed, but then his expression turned to anger. "The main problem is, it’s one thing if they want to ruin their own lives, but they’re trying to ruin mine, too!"
"It all started when they came in to buy cigarettes. They were two dollars short and asked me to put it on a tab. I refused. I never imagined that after that, they’d start relentlessly targeting my store. They’re always loitering out front on their motorcycles."
"And when they see a customer approaching, they make their move. Several of my customers have been robbed right in front of my store. Now, no one dares to come by anymore."
The more he spoke, the angrier Wang Bai became, his eyes turning red with fury. After all, his entire family’s livelihood depended on that supermarket.
But now, these senseless punks were ruining everything. His income had been critically low for days.
He grew more and more agitated. "And that’s not all! They’re out of their minds. They sneak in and steal things from inside the store, too. I could handle one or two, but they come as a group to steal and rob! They’ll have a couple of them cause a distraction while the rest just grab whatever they can and run. We’ve lost so much inventory because of them these last few days."
[Then you should’ve just spotted him the two bucks. It’s your own fault for being so cheap.]
...a comment said, posted by someone high on their horse who clearly had no idea how the world works.
Wang Bai was incensed. "How is this about two dollars?! You’ve never run a business, you don’t get it! If you let it happen once, it’ll happen a second time, and a third! And before all this, I used to buy them drinks, treat them to popsicles... I never thought they’d retaliate like this over two lousy dollars!"
Finally, he sighed. "Streamer, what should I do?"
Su Nian studied his face, her expression turning grave.
A faint black aura swirled between his eyebrows, and a bloody-red mist lingered on his cheeks. It was an omen of a violent, bloody disaster.
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