Traveling through time with spatial abilities, the scientific research genius is a little sweet.

Chapter 198 Encountering a Thief
The next day, Su Nuannuan woke up very early.

When everyone in the family went out, Su Nuannuan greeted Su Jinjin and Su Mianmian, who were at home, and then went out as well.

After leaving the house, Su Nuannuan found a secluded corner, turned around, and entered the space.

Su Nuannuan quickly applied an inconspicuous makeup look. When she went out, Su Nuannuan wore a somewhat worn-out dress.

This dress was one that Su Nuannuan specially took from home; it was an old dress that Su Sanquan wore when he was a child.

Su Nuannuan is now 1.6 meters tall, and the clothes fit her perfectly, neither too big nor too small.

When she went outside, Su Nuannuan took out a hat and scarf and wrapped herself up completely.

If it were before, Su Nuannuan being fully armed like this would definitely have aroused suspicion and attracted attention.

However, the weather was cold, especially in the morning, and everyone was dressed like this. Therefore, Su Nuannuan blended perfectly into the crowd.

Su Nuannuan's goal was clear. She went straight to the dock.

When Su Nuannuan arrived, she found many islanders near the pier. Some were sitting on the rocks, while others were sitting directly on the beach. In front of each of them were two or three wooden buckets filled with seafood such as fish and shrimp.

Su Nuannuan glanced around and found that there were more than a dozen stalls, making it look like a small market.

Before them, Su Nuannuan saw several people from the family compound picking and choosing. Some were exchanging grain for seafood, while others were paying money directly.

Chen Xiuting was among them. However, Chen Xiuting was reluctant to trade grain for it. She brought fifty yuan with her, intending to exchange it for some seafood that could be easily dried and taken back with her.

Su Nuannuan especially recommended squid and octopus.

Su Nuannuan stopped paying attention to Chen Xiuting and focused all her attention on the seafood stall.

Her main purpose in coming here was to buy seafood. Most of the vendors here are fishermen from the island. They often go out to fish at night in groups, then divide their catch. The next day, they take their share of seafood to the nearby county town to sell.

Su Nuannuan wanted to find a reliable fisherman to buy her products.

Just as Su Nuannuan was searching for her target, she felt someone bump into her. Then, the small bag slung across her waist was snatched away.

This small bag is a black canvas bag that Su Nuannuan specially took out from her space. Although the color looks very understated, a closer look reveals that this crossbody bag is quite exquisite.

As the person brushed past her, Su Nuannuan felt her bag being stolen.

Although her bag was stolen, Su Nuannuan wasn't worried at all. Because the bag was just an accessory; there was nothing valuable inside.

Although Su Nuannuan didn't care, she didn't intend to let the thief go.

So, Su Nuannuan followed the thief's fleeing figure and chased after him.

The thief wasn't very tall, only about 1.5 meters. However, he ran quite fast.

Su Nuannuan chased after the other person. Soon, the two arrived at a pile of rocks. There was a large rock there that completely blocked their view.

This thief was probably doing this for the first time, and in his panic, he ran into a dead end.

Upon seeing this, Su Nuannuan immediately blocked the other party.

Su Nuannuan grabbed the other person by the back of their collar and held them in her hand like a chick.

"Hehe, you little thief, I've caught you."

To Su Nuannuan's surprise, after being caught by her, the thief did not struggle, but instead covered his face with his hands and refused to let go.

This piqued Su Nuannuan's curiosity, so she grabbed the other person's hat and lifted it up.

What came into view was dry, yellowish long hair. Su Nuannuan was startled upon seeing this.

She didn't believe that any boy would have long hair these days. So, there was only one possibility: the person in front of her was a girl.

Moreover, judging from the child's appearance, she was not yet an adult. To verify her guess, Su Nuannuan easily pried the child's hands away from her face. Although the child's appearance was somewhat rough, details revealed that she was a girl.

Su Nuannuan was surprised and said.

"You're a girl!"

When the girl saw that Su Nuannuan had seen her face, a look of terror immediately appeared on her face. She struggled with all her might, but she was too weak and could not break free from Su Nuannuan's hands.

Su Nuannuan never imagined that the person who stole her things was a girl.

Moreover, we're currently on an island, with troops stationed right next to us. If this gets out, it will definitely cause trouble for the officers in the military.

After all, the islanders are, in principle, under the jurisdiction of the military. The military has strict discipline, and such petty theft would certainly be severely punished.

Su Nuannuan was shocked by the girl's boldness.

The girl seemed to know the consequences of being discovered. After she couldn't break free from Su Nuannuan's grasp, despair began to show in her eyes, and tears streamed from her bright eyes. It was a heartbreaking sight.

Su Nuannuan felt utterly helpless and wanted to facepalm.

What kind of nonsense is this! She just wanted to catch a thief, but it's like she's bullying a little girl.

The girl wasn't wearing a padded coat, only a few thin outer garments covering her body. When Su Nuannuan approached the girl, she could feel the icy chill emanating from her body.

In this weather, the girl was dressed so thinly. Su Nuannuan felt that the girl was either courting death or on her way to it.

Looking at the girl's hands covered in chilblains and her thin, withered body, Su Nuannuan suddenly felt that the operation to catch the thief was somewhat boring.

She released the girl and took the black canvas bag from her hand.

This time, the girl didn't struggle and let Su Nuannuan take her bag.

After taking the bag, she pretended to take out a paper package from it. She opened the package, and the aroma of steaming hot meat buns wafted out.

This was specially packed by Su Nuannuan from a state-run restaurant when she was in Beijing.

To make it easier to take them out later, Su Nuannuan specially wrapped each one in oil paper.

Therefore, when the girl saw Su Nuannuan take a steamed bun out of her canvas bag, she had no suspicions.

Su Nuannuan broke the large meat bun in half, gave one half to the girl, and planned to eat the other half herself.

When Su Nuannuan took out the meat bun, the girl stopped crying and kept staring at Su Nuannuan's hand.

Seeing that Su Nuannuan had given her half, the girl's big eyes were filled with confusion.

Seeing that the girl didn't answer, Su Nuannuan said in a rough voice.

"eat!"

Hearing Su Nuannuan's somewhat fierce voice, the girl trembled and instinctively took half of the meat bun.

Su Nuannuan hadn't eaten breakfast when she woke up. Now, after chasing the girl for several kilometers, she was starving.

Seeing the girl take the bun, Su Nuannuan started eating the half bun in her hand in big bites.

Even after Su Nuannuan finished eating, she still felt hungry.

She took out three more meat buns from her spatial storage. She handed one to the little girl, and Su Nuannuan ate the other two.

After finishing her meal, Su Nuannuan opened the army green water bottle hanging around her neck and drank the steaming hot milk inside.

(End of this chapter)