On left and right, the two individuals differed greatly in stature and appearance.

To the left stood a short and stocky figure, roughly five feet tall, weighing no less than 200 pounds, his stubby fingers pointing at the tall and thin woman opposite him, spittle flying as he cursed her ancestors 18 generations in just a few short sentences.

While on the right, there was a woman clad in a trench coat.

Her hair was neatly styled, the look of a person with class.

She could only blush and remain speechless in the face of such a verbal barrage.

Having listened for a few minutes by the side,

Chen Fang also began to discern what was going on.

Essentially, the tall and thin woman had found a wallet on the road, containing a thousand yuan, and she stood waiting at the spot.

After probably a few minutes,

the short and plump woman, the apparent owner, had made her way back.

After returning the wallet to her, instead of being grateful, this short and plump woman not only showed no gratitude but claimed there had initially been two thousand yuan in the wallet, and that now a thousand was missing, demanding compensation from the tall and thin one.

The tall and thin woman insisted that after picking up the wallet, she merely glanced inside and did not touch the money.

This back and forth quickly escalated into a dispute.

The onlookers just watched the excitement,

well aware that the short and plump woman was seizing the opportunity to extort, perhaps targeting the rich regional accent of the other.

"Both of you, stop fighting, can I say something fair?"

Chen Fang was always the kind to meddle in others' business.

Seeing the tall and thin woman being bullied,

he emerged from the crowd and addressed them.

The short and plump woman glanced at Chen Fang and said, "Who are you?"

"I am just a passerby. I saw your argument and thought to speak a word of fairness,"

said Chen Fang.

Upon hearing this, the short and plump woman rattled off, "Well, speak up then. There was originally two thousand yuan in my wallet, but now there's only a thousand. If she didn't take it, then who did?"

Chen Fang took the wallet from her hand,

counted the money inside, and indeed, there was only a thousand yuan.

He turned to the tall and thin woman and asked, "Did you pick up this wallet?"

"Hmm!"

The woman uttered from her throat, her voice betraying her sense of grievance.

"Did you count the money inside?"

"I counted, there was only a thousand yuan!"

said the woman in a low voice.

Chen Fang nodded and then turned to the short and plump woman, asking, "Are you sure you had two thousand in it?"

"What kind of question is that? How could I not know my own money?"

snorted the short and plump woman.

Chen Fang nodded and said, "I believe sister didn't lie."

This statement instantly buoyed the short and plump woman's spirits.

She said, "This young man obviously knows what's right. I didn't lie; there were initially two thousand yuan in it."

With the two of them responding back and forth,

the surrounding onlookers started to buzz.

Some even thought Chen Fang was a shill called in by the short and plump woman.

Chen Fang appeared pensive for a moment,

then turned to the tall and thin woman, handing her the wallet,

and said, "Sister behind me claims her wallet had two thousand yuan, so this wallet isn't hers. I suggest you keep it, and maybe hand it over to the police station later."

No sooner had he spoken

than the previously smug short and plump woman's face stiffened.

She instantly flew into a rage,

charging at him with bared teeth and claws.

Chen Fang blocked her effortlessly,

and said, "Sister, you've just said that there were two thousand yuan in your wallet, so surely this one isn't related to you at all. I advise you to hurry and keep looking because if the wallet really can't be found later…"

By now, the woman sensed where this was heading

and began to hassle Chen Fang relentlessly.

Chen Fang raised his phone, saying, "It's your choice—either take your wallet and leave, or we can call the police now and let them decide. I believe the police would agree with me, that this wallet isn't yours."

"Yes, the wallet isn't yours."

"Go on and search somewhere else."

…

People understood Chen Fang's clever ruse, and they too began to jeer.

The short and plump woman didn't care about the crowd's judgment and kept trying to lunge wildly to snatch the wallet back.

Chen Fang protected the tall and thin woman.

He said, "If you try to snatch it again and it's not your wallet, that would be considered robbery. Committing robbery in public gets you at least three years to start with. Think it over for yourself."

This threat seemed to cow the short, plump woman.

She didn't dare make another move.

Chen Fang took the wallet back from the tall, thin man.

He presented it to the short, plump woman.

He said, "The person who found your wallet waited for you here, and instead of being grateful, you try to hustle them. People like you, if you truly lost something in the future, no one would help you. I advise you to mend your ways."

"Good!"

"Good, the young man has spoken well."

...

As soon as the onlookers heard this, they began clapping one after another.

The short, plump woman wasn't shamed into anger.

She just snatched the wallet and scuttled away dejectedly.

With the excitement over,

the crowd naturally dispersed.

Chen Fang was also about to leave.

The tall, thin man suddenly said, "Thank you."

It was then that Chen Fang noticed the woman's expression was twisted, her face somewhat pale, and she looked very haggard, even her lips had no color.

"What's wrong with you?"

Chen Fang asked.

The woman shook her head, struggling to say, "I don't know, it just came on all of a sudden."

After that,

she crouched down, clutching her right lower abdomen with her hand.

Chen Fang didn't wait.

He grabbed her wrist and took her pulse.

His expression grew tense.

He said, "This is bad, it's appendicitis."

By this time, the woman had collapsed in pain on the ground.

Chen Fang looked around and saw that the county hospital was only about two hundred meters away.

Without further ado,

he helped the woman up from the ground, then crouched down, put her on his back, and sprinted towards the hospital.

Two hundred meters is neither too short nor too long, but Chen Fang was sprinting all the way. By the time he arrived at the emergency room, he was soaked through, and only after seeing the woman pushed into the ward did Chen Fang breathe a sigh of relief.

At that moment, a nurse came running out in a hurry.

She spotted Chen Fang immediately and said, "Family member, we need to perform emergency surgery, please pay the fee quickly."

"Oh."

After responding, Chen Fang rushed to make the payment.

Not knowing the woman's name or contact information, he had no choice but to wait at the door of the operating room.

About an hour passed,

and the door to the operating room opened.

The woman was wheeled out, barely conscious on the hospital bed.

When the doctor informed him the surgery went very well, Chen Fang finally relaxed.

In the ward,

Chen Fang waited another two hours or so before the woman woke up from the anesthesia. By then, it was already getting dark outside.

Upon opening her eyes,

the first thing she saw was Chen Fang.

The woman seemed surprised.

Of course, she remembered it was Chen Fang who had brought her here.

She just didn't expect Chen Fang to still be there waiting.

"You're still here?" she asked in a weak voice.

Chen Fang nodded and said a bit helplessly, "I can't contact your family, so there was no choice but for me to keep you company."

It was then that Chen Fang really took a good look at the woman's face for the first time.

The woman had delicate features and smooth skin. Even without color in her cheeks, she would be considered a fair beauty.

But that's not the most important part.

The most important part was her deeply set eyes and high nose bridge. This face was clearly not the standard for an Easterner, more closely resembling that of someone with mixed heritage.

And she was likely of Central European descent.

"What's your name?"

The woman asked in a murmur.

Chen Fang tucked her in and said, "My name is Chen Fang. Sister, you haven't fully recovered yet, your body is still very weak, don't talk, just get some sleep."

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