Chapter 1615
Chapter 1615
Mashauva came to her senses and lodged a police report with Bache's phone.
Not expecting them to be so headstrong, Bache pleaded for mercy, "Please, don't call the police, spare me. I have a family to feed. I shouldn't have done anything to her. I plead guilty."
He pointed at Serene, who hid away and avoided eye contact in return.
It was humiliating to be molested, so she dared not make any noise or fight back and even dared not admit it right then.
She felt even more humiliated now that she was the center of attention.
"W-Why are you all looking at me? I don't know what happened at all."
With that, she looked at Bache and chided, "Just because you got assaulted doesn't mean you can point fingers!"
Stumped, Bache hadn't expected her to say that.
Mashauva was simple-minded, so she mumbled, "But I saw..."
"What?" Serene interrupted rudely, "What would you know?! There are so many people on this train. It's normal to bump against each other. Mind your own business and don't bulls*it."
Her loud voice and fierceness frightened Mashauva.
For a moment, Mashauva stood dumbfounded, unable to register what had happened.
Hearing all that, Bache laughed, thinking he could escape his crime unscathed. "Look how foolish you rascals look trying to be heroes. Call the police, eh? Go on, call them. I'm not afraid of you."
"Do you think you're spared just because she denied it?"
With a cold gaze, Bruno said, "Looks like we're gonna have to do it the hard way."
He looked at Mashauva and asked, "Have you called the police yet?"
Mashauva shook her head, "She said..."
"It's fine, call them. There are surveillance cameras on the train."
Bruno explained with a straight face, "If both parties have conflicting statements, the police will check the surveillance footage. Whether he admits to it or not, it will end the same."
Bache's smug expression froze hearing that.
If the matter escalated to that point, it might be broadcasted on the news or turn viral on the
Inte.
The onlookers started chattering.
"Alas, no good deed goes unpunished. Miss, they're just trying to help you out. Not only did you not thank them, but you even scolded the young lady and denied everything. How can you do them unjustly?"
An elderly couldn't help lecturing Serene.
Still feeling humiliated, Serene said nothing. She thought the situation would end of its own accord if she denied it. However, she hadn't expected the young man to take it so seriously. If the police got involved, everything would be laid out in the open.
"Miss, look at his moves and his age; he's probably in the police academy, if you lie..."
Police academy...
Serene instantly raised her head to look at Bruno.
It looked like Bruno didn't use much strength pinning Bache down, but Bache couldn't even move a finger, a fruitless attempt at breaking free. Serene's face paled at Bruno's ability and gave in, biting her lower lip, "I'm sorry. I didn't want to admit it because I didn't want people to look at me disapprovingly. I was wrong."
Mashauva looked at her with disappointment, feeling a little hurt.
She had not expected her good deed would one day come back and bite her. If Bruno hadn't brought the surveillance cameras up, and if it weren't for advanced technology, she might not have been able to explain herself.
She said nothing and walked up to Bruno, tugged at his sleeves, calling out, "Bruno."
Bruno looked at her and loosened his grip on Bache. He returned the phone to Bache after he had stood up straight.
"Thank you, thank you. Thank you for letting me go. I will never do it again."
"Call the police and turn yourself in."
Bruno blurted out.
"What?" Stumped, Bache thought the situation had ended just like that, but little had he expected Bruno would want him to turn himself in. Looking around, he realized everyone was staring at him.
"There's a difference between turning yourself in and having others report you to the police," Bruno reminded coldly.
Only then did Bache report himself to the police. After confessing to his crime, Bruno brought Mashauva back to their initial spot.
The subway quietened down. Mashuava was now wide awake thanks to the situation. Right then, a man beside her stood up. "Miss, you can have the seat."
Mashauva turned around and
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glanced at him to find that it was the person who had just spoken up for them so she shook her head saying, "Thank you, but I'm good."
"Seeing that you guys are so righteous despite your age, I'm more than happy for you to have my seat; come over."
He could tell the young lady was tired, so he didn't mind offering his seat.
However, Mashauva shook her head, insistent.
She wasn't a child; she was a year away from legal age. There was no need for others to offer her their seat.
He didn't sit back down either, even though she didn't go over despite he had stood up.
After some pondering, Bruno gently nudged Mashauva.
"Since this good sir here is so kind as to offer you his seat, go ahead."
Mashauva looked up at Bruno for some time before proceeding to thank the man.
Then she sat down.
After that, the man gave Bruno a thumbs up. "You have my respect, young man. It's hard to find
someone as chivalrous as you nowadays. Not only can people be quite cold-hearted, but I'm sure you saw it for yourself just now, most of them would have stood by for fear of being snapped back."
However, Bruno did not reply to him.
The man added, "She's your girlfriend, isn't she? She's quite cute, and both of you are kind-hearted."
Girlfriend?
Hearing that, Bruno frowned and noticed Mashauva's awkward expression, so he denied, "No, she's not."
"No? Have I made a mistake?"
"She's my sister."
Bruno explained softly.
"Oh, so you're siblings. Sorry, my apologies."
The man waved his hand in embarrassment.
Mashauva overheard that conversation. At first, she felt awkward about the man's question, but just as she was wondering why he would ask so, Bruno had denied
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Mashauva's heart sank hearing his clarification.
There was nothing wrong with his statement; they weren't a couple. But Mashauva couldn't help
feeling upset for some reason.
She took her shoes off and put her feet on the chair, then buried her face in her knees as she closed her eyes.
Forget it; she shouldn't have listened. All she needed to do was focus on chasing after Bruno.