Chapter 1529

Matthew was dumbfounded—this was the first time he had ever witnessed such a thing. There had clearly been enough space for the car to squeeze past the bus earlier, yet the car insisted on staying in the middle of the road. It was as if the car didn't want to make way for them at all. Instead, the bus full of passengers had to reverse back on the hilly roads just to make way for a car. This is such a dangerous thing to do. What's going on here? It's perilous to reverse on the windy mountain roads. All it takes is one slight accident to send all the people on the bus tumbling down the cliff!

Matthew hurried forward with a puzzled look on his face. "What just happened, Sir?" he asked. Only a few people in the car shared the same curiosity as Matthew—most of the other passengers shifted their glances to stare at Matthew instead. It was clear that these people knew what was going on! "You're not from Cummeal, are you?" The driver gazed at Matthew.

"Yeah. I’m just here for some business," Matthew replied with a nod. "That explains it," the driver replied with a smile. "Let me give you a tip, young man. If you happen to bump into that car, you should be more careful. You'll have to step aside and give way to the owner. Otherwise, you'll be in trouble!"

"Why?" Matthew asked. But the driver simply responded with a dismissive wave. It seemed like the driver was too fearful to continue talking about that matter. Soon enough, the bus arrived at Cummeal, and a bunch of people huddled around the bus as Matthew got out.

"Where are you going? Do you guys need a ride?" someone asked.

"Do you want to take a bike? It's cheap!" another one offered.

"What about a tricycle, young man? " "Do you need somewhere to stay? There are ladies—" All the people there were fighting to get some business. At the corner was a rather shifty and ratty-looking man who seemed to be able to slide his way through the crowd effortlessly. The ratty man kept his eyes on Matthew the whole time.

Matthew didn't take long to realize that this ratty-looking guy was a pickpocket. Nevertheless, he pretended not to acknowledge anything—he played dumb even as the young, rat-looking man took his wallet from his pocket. Once the pickpocket got what he wanted, he hurried away from the crowd.

Matthew tagged along closely behind him, only to find the pickpocket turning into a small alleyway after leaving the bustling crowd.

Once the pickpocket made sure that there was no one around him, he pulled the wallet out excitedly.

His eyes lit up with joy when he saw the fat stacks of money. The young man was so excited that his hands shook as he went through the cash. Soon enough, the young man finished going through the wallet and stood up to leave. Matthew was about to stop him, but he was distracted by the fact that the young man was taking the wallet along with him.

Logically speaking, pickpockets like this would throw the rubbish away once they got their money. That way, he won't have any evidence even if he's caught with the money. In that case... Why is this guy still holding on to my wallet? Matthew continued to follow the young man, only to find him stopping at one of the huts near a police station. After he gave his surroundings a cursory look to ensure that no one was looking at him, he secretly left the wallet near the hut before walking off as if nothing had happened.

area a few times before entering a dim clinic.