Chapter 1736 — The Supermarket Thief
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"With the little courage he has..." An Liwen curled his lip. "Fine, so he's a coward — but he's not much for brains either. I can't imagine why the Fire Wolf Gang even agreed to take him back."
"He did make no small contribution to the Fire Wolf Gang in the past — though naturally, far less than yours," An Mingyue said. "Of course they're only letting him come back to work so as not to bruise his feelings. As for assistants, they certainly won't assign him anyone formidable."
"I think he means to contest my position as the future head of the An family," An Liwen said, as though he had seen clean through An Jiande's mind.
"He's the elder brother, so it's hardly surprising he'd harbor such ideas," An Mingyue said. "But you needn't concern yourself with him. Just see to your own affairs. The Fire Wolf Gang are no fools — they know who the more capable man is."
"I understand." An Liwen nodded. "I was only speaking offhandedly. Let him make what he will of it."
Wei Zhao drove to the supermarket. In the parking lot he spotted Gu Mengyao's Audi S5 and pulled in beside it, then went inside.
Wei Zhao had a gift for finding people, so it took him no time at all to locate Tang Zhi and the others in the supermarket, busy selecting Erguotou.
"Yunyun, you don't need to buy this much, do you?" Seeing two cases of Erguotou in the shopping cart, Wei Zhao was caught between laughter and tears. "They sell it in the village too, you know. This is just a token of your regard — one case is plenty!"
As he spoke, he put one case back.
"Is that so? I thought I'd buy a little extra..." Tang Zhi said, a touch embarrassed.
"Have you finished your shopping?" Wei Zhao asked.
"Mm, more or less!" Gu Mengyao gestured toward Wu Chengtian, who was pushing two fully laden carts behind her. "We've bought everything we need..."
Wei Zhao glanced over. Wu Chengtian was pushing a cart with each hand — thank goodness the man was a cultivator; an ordinary person would have struggled with even one. How Gu Mengyao and the others had stacked it all, he couldn't imagine; the goods in those carts were piled up like small mountains.
"It's only a trip, no need to be so extravagant, is there?" Wei Zhao said, somewhat helplessly. "Come on, let's go pay..."
"Thief! There's a thief!" Just as Wei Zhao and the others were about to head for the checkout, Shen Yushu suddenly pointed at a young pregnant woman not far away and cried out, "She's a thief — she stole two bottles of red wine!"
Wei Zhao frowned. This was the sort of business he had no wish to meddle in; the supermarket's security guards could deal with it. Besides, Yu Xiaoke was a thief herself, and who knew what unspeakable hardship this pregnant woman might be facing. So Wei Zhao was content to leave such trifles alone.
But with Shen Yushu crying out as she had, the matter could no longer be ignored — for the shoppers all around had turned to look where Shen Yushu was pointing, and the supermarket's guards, hearing the shout, came running over as well.
"Xiaoshu, is she really a thief? Are you sure you saw it clearly?" Gu Mengyao was a righteous sort herself, but seeing that the thief was a pregnant woman, she hesitated. A pregnant woman reduced to stealing — might she not be in some difficulty?
"Where's the thief? Who's the thief?" By now the mall's guards had hurried over as well, demanding of the onlookers.
No one answered, but every eye turned toward the young pregnant woman standing near the wine racks. They were all here for the spectacle, and none of them had witnessed the theft itself, so naturally none would speak out of turn.
"It's her — I saw her steal two bottles of liquor!" Shen Yushu said, pointing at the pregnant woman.