novelraw Chapter 76
Chapter 76
76: Holy Crap, There's Drama!
Just as Evelia was once again marveling at Amya's scumminess, a commotion at an intersection ahead caught her attention. A large circle of people had gathered, all staring intently at the center, occasionally letting out sighs and sounds of indignation.
Holy crap, there's drama?
As a true Chinese person (from her previous life), Evelia naturally knew that whenever people gathered this enthusiastically to watch, something interesting must have happened. She looked down at her phone. Mm, still early. She could eat some drama for a bit before going to the church.
"Let's go, Amya! Let's check it out!"
"Eh?"
Seeing Evelia rush into the crowd with great interest, Amya paused for a moment, then revealed a helpless smile as she hurriedly followed after her.
So Evelia also liked being this kind of spectator...
What a coincidence. Her "big brother" back then had the same personality. So nostalgic...
Somehow she felt the two of them would get along quite well... Oh well. When Lord Mikali found her big brother's reincarnation, she would bring Evelia along to meet him.
Meanwhile, Evelia, who had just squeezed into the inner circle of the crowd, couldn't help but sneeze. She rubbed her nose in confusion. Strange, I'm wearing plenty of clothes today.
Oh well, not going to dwell on that. Better hurry and see what could attract so many people to stop and watch.
Evelia turned her gaze back to the center of the crowd. A white-haired, golden-eyed foreign girl was surrounded by several people. The girl had her brows slightly furrowed, and her stunningly beautiful face was filled with helplessness. She spread her hands in an innocent gesture and was calmly talking with one of the people surrounding her, a middle-aged man. Compared to the girl who looked innocent and calm, the man talking to her was clearly agitated. He pointed a finger at an older woman lying on the ground nearby with a pained expression, his face full of indignation as he shouted at the girl in front of him with near-hysterical rage:
"How could it not be you!? We saw you helping my mom when we came! If my mom wasn't knocked down by you, why would you go help her up? Obviously you did it out of guilt, right!?"
"Sir, please calm down. I can understand your concern for your mother, but this conflict is completely a misunderstanding. I really was just passing by and saw your mother groaning in pain on the ground, so I went to help her..."
"Bullshit! You clearly knocked my mom down! I'm telling you! If you don't pay for my mom's medical expenses today, you're not taking a single step out of here!!!"
"But sir... I would really like to help your mother, but I truly don't have any money on me right now..."
...
Well now, what a classic scenario. Wasn't this just taking advantage of a foreign girl to stage an insurance scam? No wonder so many people were watching. This was indeed one of Chinese people's favorite scenes to point fingers at...
But the pained expression on that older woman lying on the ground didn't look like acting. Could she really have been knocked down and injured? And those aggressive people were just genuinely mistaken?
Evelia reached out and gently brushed past her right eye. A complex magical rune slowly emerged from Evelia's right pupil.
Whether it was acting or not, just take a look and see.
Soul Gaze, activate!
At the same time, the white-haired girl who was trying her best to calmly talk with the agitated man paused slightly and subconsciously looked toward the surrounding crowd.
Just now... did she sense magic?
But it was very faint. Was it just her imagination?
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With Soul Gaze activated, Evelia immediately saw through the physical condition of the elderly person on the ground. Her brows slightly furrowed as she muttered quietly to herself.
This old woman's body definitely had some problems.
She was missing something.
What? You ask what she was missing?
Why, she was missing—
Morality!!!
To be fair, that older woman's acting on the ground was truly impressive. She must have been an actress before retirement. Even Evelia was almost fooled by her exaggerated performance.
If Evelia hadn't used Soul Gaze to see that this woman didn't have a single scratch on her body, she probably would have genuinely misunderstood her.
She almost misunderstood her as a good person.
Alright then, the result was clear. This was absolutely a scam.
"Fufu? Are you planning to step in?"
Just as Evelia was preparing to directly play the hero and save the beauty, Amya finally squeezed in from the surrounding crowd. Without needing to look any further, just seeing the older woman on the ground and Evelia's slightly dark expression, she understood what was going on.
"Of course. And I don't think I'm the only one who wants to step in. Just listen to what people nearby are discussing?"
"Nearby?"
Amya paused, her curiosity piqued by Evelia. She listened slightly to the discussion of the crowd around her and immediately couldn't hold it back.
"These (Chinese profanity) people, usually scamming Chinese people is one thing, but now they're even scamming a foreign girl. Are they (Chinese profanity) not afraid of disgracing our country?!"
"Exactly. That girl is so naive. Foreigners really haven't experienced how treacherous society can be. Most people nearby can see this is a trap, but she still wouldn't listen and went to help..."
"The woman lying in the middle, I remember her. She did the same thing last time. Scammed a driver in the city center. The driver got so angry he couldn't help but step on the gas and hit her. She even stayed in the hospital for two days. She really forgot the pain once the wound healed!"
Wow, so she was a repeat offender!
Amya couldn't help but look at the older woman lying on the ground again. True enough. A novice's acting couldn't be this masterful. This one was clearly a veteran actress.
"So, Evelia, what do you plan to do?"
"Of course... hehe, that's a secret. Just watch my performance~"
With that, Evelia revealed a mischievous little devil smile and walked to the center of the crowd while pretending to be an innocent little girl. She asked the older woman lying on the ground in a childish voice, "Grandma~ Why are you lying on the ground? Is something hurting you?"
The older woman on the ground and the middle-aged man claiming to be her son clearly didn't expect anyone to step forward at this point. But when they saw it was just a little girl, they immediately smiled smugly. The older woman hurriedly clutched her leg and put on a show of being in excruciating pain.
"Ouch... my leg hurts! When I was pushed down just now, I twisted it. I think it might even be fractured! I can't even stand up now..."