One of three robbers arrested by police in Xi'an last Friday turned out to be an intended victim who decided to join the other two, reports Huashang Bao.

When Guo Fuzhong of Gansu Province was robbed by high-school students Li and Kang last Thursday night, he had only 2 yuan (24 US cents) in his pocket.

The pair returned the small change to him, then asked if he dared join them to rob someone else.

Guo felt he had nothing to lose and agreed.

While Guo kept a lookout, Li and Kang hit a taxi driver on the head and robbed him of 80 yuan (US$9.60) in cash and a cellphone. The trio then escaped in another taxi.

The injured cabbie called police, who eventually caught the three robbers with the help of passers-by.

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