Are you kidding me? This guy is a notorious thief, and in a contest between two thieves, he actually shouts to catch a thief?

　　But regardless, in his stunned daze, on both sides, a large number of pedestrians suddenly turned their heads in unison, and then, when they saw Brian Carter's left hand stretched out more than halfway, almost touching the edge of the woman's shoulder bag in front, the crowd suddenly erupted into chaos.

　　"There's a thief?"

　　"Damn! What nerve!"

　　"Catch him!!"

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　　Amid the chaotic shouts, the woman in front finally realized what was happening. She spun around and immediately let out a piercing scream.

　　In the midst of the frantic cries, Brian Carter's gaze to the side was filled with shock and anger. At this moment, he was truly furious—this bastard, is he fucking shameless or what?!

Chapter 005: The Unlucky Kid

　　"Kid, just you wait!"

　　With eyes blazing, he glared at Grace Bennett, then, unable to care about anything else, shouted angrily and slipped swiftly into the crowd.

　　At that moment, Grace Bennett also deeply sensed the intense resentment in the other man's eyes.

　　But no matter what, he just smiled faintly and, as the others moved to block the thief, walked away along the edge of the crowd.

　　It wasn't until he had walked quite a distance that something suddenly appeared in Grace Bennett's right palm—a delicate wallet, the very one Brian Carter had stolen on his first attempt.

　　The contest between Grace Bennett and him just now was, of course, not just to vent his anger by stealing from a stranger. From the very beginning, he had set his sights on the other man.

　　During their first scuffle, he was simply adapting quickly to this sudden new ability. Once he got used to it, during the second round, while pecking at the other man's hand, his own right hand slipped into the thief's pocket and pulled out the wallet.

　　Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so carefree as to shout "thief" when the other man made his third move.

　　After pulling one over on the thief, Grace Bennett suddenly felt an inexplicable sense of satisfaction, as if a heavy weight on his heart had finally eased a little.

　　However, despite his good mood, what troubled him most was still confusion and shock.

　　What exactly was that bizarre fusion ability?

　　He had only fused a bit of spiritual energy from a fried dough stick, and then, that spiritual energy could even let him absorb the movements of someone stealing? That was just too outrageous and terrifying.

　　Although those techniques were still obviously stiff when first fused into his body, after just a few quick exchanges, he found that he had almost completely mastered the skill. He even felt that, even if he hadn't shouted just now and had instead gone head-to-head with the thief, he could have beaten him at his own game.

　　Because what he fused wasn't just the thief's pickpocketing skills, but also countless scenes and fragments from movies and TV shows involving such techniques.

　　He knew very well that many of those scenes in films were pieced together with editing, and were nearly impossible to pull off in real life. But just now, he actually felt that he could pull off quite a few of those moves himself...

　　Even if it was just a feeling, it was still unbelievable.

　　And in that brief struggle, Grace Bennett also felt that not only had his hands become more agile, but his strength, speed, and other physical attributes seemed to have improved as well. That was what shocked him even more.

　　"What the hell is going on? The effects of this spiritual energy are just too exaggerated!" With eyes flickering with incredulous doubt, Grace Bennett finally gave up trying to figure it out, let out a breath, and then opened the wallet to take a look.

　　He certainly didn't intend to keep the wallet for himself—he just wanted to see what was inside. If it wasn't anything important, he wouldn't bother and would just toss it. But if it was important, he should return it to the owner as soon as possible.

　　Very quickly, everything inside the wallet came clearly into Grace Bennett's view.

　　An ID card, several bank cards, over a thousand yuan in cash, and a few business cards.

　　Seeing this, Grace Bennett couldn't help but gasp. This guy was in for a big loss. Even putting everything else aside, losing an ID card is always a hassle.

　　The ID belonged to a woman surnamed Luo, born in 1987, attractive, from Linzhou.

　　Grace Bennett soon found her business card among the others.

　　After thinking for a moment, he took out his phone and dialed the number.

　　When the call connected, a slightly hoarse voice came from the other end, "Hello?"

　　"Are you Jessica Sullivan?" Although the voice was a bit hoarse, it carried a lazy, alluring tone. In fact, this charm didn't seem at all affected, but rather natural and effortless. In an instant, just that one word made Grace Bennett's heart skip a beat, as if some wicked fire was about to surge up. Realizing this odd reaction, Grace Bennett was startled and quickly suppressed the chaos, then asked in return.

　　"That's me. Who are you?" The other side seemed stunned for a moment before asking.

　　"I found a wallet with your ID and business card inside," Grace Bennett said with a light laugh, making his intentions clear.