"That's awesome!" Champagne exclaimed excitedly, snatching the keychain and kissing Chen Xiao on the cheek. "Chen Xiao! You're the best person in the world!"
Chen Xiao covered his cheek, which had been kissed by champagne, somewhat embarrassed, and smiled awkwardly, his handsome face flushed slightly.
"This is the first designer gift I've ever received! I will definitely take good care of it!"
"Uh...actually, there's another piece of bad news," Chen Xiao said with an awkward smile.
"What?"
“This thing cost us our last hundred Australian dollars,” Chen Xiao sighed. “So now we have to walk back to the hotel… I’ve calculated it, it’s about six blocks from here. If we walk fast, we should be able to get back before dark—but we definitely won’t make it for dinner.”
No sooner had they finished speaking than both young people’s stomachs started rumbling simultaneously.
Both of them were hungry.
However, the two young people still had smiles on their faces.
Chapter Ninety-Five: [Privilege?]
The distance of six blocks is neither far nor near. For a monster like Chen Xiao, who possesses strength-based superpowers, this amount of physical exertion is negligible.
But... champagne is out of the question. This innkeeper was spoiled since childhood. In her words, with so many servants in the inn, she had always lived a life where food was served to her and clothes were put on her back.
She had only walked for less than half an hour when she frowned and complained of foot pain.
“Carry me on your back.”
"……What?"
"Carry me on your back, my feet hurt." Champagne put on a pitiful expression—but Chen Xiao knew very well that this curious girl wasn't like the innocent and obedient child at home. This innkeeper simply lacked understanding of the outside world; in reality, she was quite shrewd. Her pitiful appearance now was nine-tenths an act.
"Men and women should not be allowed to have sex!" Chen Xiao refused.
"Pah! But you just kissed me?"
"Can't you say it the other way around? It's clearly you..." Chen Xiao rolled her eyes.
Just then, as the two passed a street corner with few pedestrians, two figures suddenly darted out from an alley on the left!
A figure swiftly pulled Champagne into the alley, and Chen Xiao was also shoved by another person—unfortunately, Chen Xiao didn't move at all, and the guy who pushed him was thrown out by himself. He flew cleanly into a large square trash can next to him.
"robbery!"
As soon as Chen Xiao turned around, she saw a young white man holding a gun, pointing it at her. He also grabbed Champagne by the neck and forced her against the wall.
The young white man seemed terrified as he watched Chen Xiao throw his accomplice into the trash can. His expression was as if he had seen a ghost, his hand holding the gun was trembling, and his voice was distorted and shrill.
"Quick! Come here! Otherwise I'll..." The guy turned his gun and pointed it at Champagne.
Chen Xiao immediately raised his hand and quickly walked into the alley, still wearing a smile of farewell on his face: "I heard that the security in Sydney is getting worse and worse. Sure enough, there are robberies in broad daylight."
"Wallet! I want your wallet! Give it to me!" The young white man looked very nervous and somewhat panicked. Although he tried his best to appear fierce, he could not hide his inner weakness.
"Sorry, I don't have what you're talking about." Chen Xiao shook his head, pointing to his empty pockets. "Can't you tell?"
"Damn it!" the white youth gritted his teeth. "And you!" He stared at the champagne, but suddenly noticed the PRADA keychain that the champagne was holding.
This thing is probably worth a little money!
Chen Xiao had already slowly walked over.
"Stop! Don't come any closer!" The white youth quickly turned his gun towards Chen Xiao and shouted, "I! I'll shoot! I swear I'll shoot! If you don't want to die..."
He looked young—but experienced people know that it's precisely these young robbers who often commit unexpectedly cruel acts. Because in a moment of impulsiveness, they lack reason and are capable of anything. Conversely, repeat offenders rarely do anything outrageous because they know the consequences of their actions.
The young man was clearly on the verge of a breakdown from excitement; his tension had reached a breaking point.
His finger trembled slightly on the trigger, as if he might press it at any moment...
"Can I ask you a question?" Chen Xiao asked, still with his arms outstretched. "Do you have any money on you?"
"Uh...uh?" The young white man seemed stunned.
Then a complex mix of fear and tension flashed in his eyes. Finally, he gritted his teeth and pulled the trigger...
Click!
The trigger seemed to be stuck. He pulled it twice, but found that his finger could not move even an inch!
At that moment, he looked up at Chen Xiao and saw a fist flying towards his face...
Bang!
The young white man was thrown out and landed unconscious.
Chen Xiao walked over and carefully searched the two men for a while.
"Twenty-six yuan." Chen Xiao sighed. "Looks like these thieves are poor too. But... this money should be enough for us to take the subway back to the hotel."
After a pause, Chen Xiao smiled and said, "If we run into a few more thieves on the way, we might be able to make back the money we spent on this keychain."
Champagne rolled her eyes, then rubbed her delicate neck before jumping over. She raised her foot and stomped hard on the young white man on the ground.
"In all my life, no one has ever dared to lay a hand on me!"
I'm stomping! ..., stomping, stomping!
Chen Xiao sighed... Luckily, Xiangbin wasn't wearing high heels...