After taking a comfortable hot bath to let the chill in his body dissipate, Li Zitao changed into the clothes that his subordinates bought on the street.

Although it is not a high-end brand, the material is pure cotton, so it is comfortable.

Picking up the pocket watch on the table, Li Zitao shook it a little helplessly, and the water droplets in it were 'draining'.

“boss。 Opening the door, a monk wrapped in an oversized cotton coat sat in the hallway.

"Go to the bank first, I need money to fix my pocket watch. Li Zitao said speechlessly with his pocket watch.

"I'm going to call a taxi. "Got a comfortable carriage in front of the hotel and went straight to the bank.

First Bank and Union Bank do not have branches here, but that doesn't stop his plans.

There are countermeasures and policies, and this has been the case since ancient times.

So after a few phone calls, Li Zitao got $10,000 in cash and a brand new checkbook.

With their pockets full, Li Zitao asked the coachman to take them to the most famous watch repair shop here.

At this time, there were many watch repair shops, after all, pocket watches were expensive and popular, and they often needed to be maintained and repaired.

The carriage stopped in front of a bustling alley, and Li Zitao stepped out of the carriage and looked up at the old shop on the side of the road.

'Cruise Ancient Watch Shop,' full of age.

Ding dong~~

Pushing open the glass-paneled wooden door, the old shop comes into view, a long corridor, lined with glass shelves filled with all kinds of clocks and pocket watches.

The yellowed wooden cabinet is full of intimacy, and the feet squeak and creak on the floor.

Ticking, ticking, makes people feel as if they are walking in the corridor of time.

"Welcome, is there anything I can do to help you?" asked a slender white man with gray sideburns peeking through the store.

"I'll fix the watch. Li Zitao held his pocket watch and said with a smile.

"Come in!" the man said casually.

At the end of the corridor is a 20-square-meter workshop full of parts and a bronze bell changing gears.

The most striking thing is not the bronze bell, but the dexterous and slender ten fingers of the other party.

"It's a pity not to talk about the piano with these hands. Li Zitao criticized in his heart.

"Show me. Turning the bell back on, the other party turned around and said.

Li Zitao handed him the watch, and when he saw the pattern on it, Cruise's low-hanging pupils contracted into needles, and his thumb unconsciously wiped lightly on the watch cover.

"Have you ever seen this pocket watch?" Finding that the other party lowered his head and did not speak for a long time, Li Zitao asked with some curiosity.

“...... He was built by my great-great-grandfather. Bruce looked up at him, turned to sit down at the table, and skilfully unwrapped his pocket watch.

"Wise?" Li Zitao asked tentatively.

"Who?" Bruce looked back curiously, the confusion in his eyes not like a fake.

"It's fine. Li Zitao shook his head, and couldn't help but feel a little funny in his heart.

How can you come across a casual watch repairer, a descendant of the Habsburgs, and there are too many coincidences in this world, right?

"You can take a look at it, I need some time. Bruce said without looking up.

"Okay. Li Zitao replied casually, admiring the clocks on the shelves on both sides of the corridor.

Unconsciously, Li Zitao was immersed in this short 'corridor of time', and all kinds of highly accomplished clocks and pocket watches with exquisite patterns attracted his attention.

"The 18K gold-inlaid pocket watch produced by the royal family of Country Y in 1890 has a cover made of pure gold, inlaid with 32 precious stones, with the sun, moon and stars and three thin hands.

This was the pinnacle of craftsmanship of that era, and you had a good eye. ”

Bruce wore gloves and handed the repaired pocket watch to Li Zitao.

"Thank you. Taking over the pocket watch, Li Zitao found that the light scratches on the surface had disappeared, and when he opened the cover, the dial and inner core inside were also like a new look.

I listened to it close to my ear, and the mechanical 'tick, tick' was more crisp.

"It's been used very well, I hope you can take good care of it. Bruce said, looking at the pocket watch in his hand.

"Of course. Li Zitao put away the pocket watch with satisfaction, pointed to the gold-inlaid pocket watch in the cabinet and said, "Is it for sale?"

"All the pocket watches here have a price. Bruce nodded.

Hearing him say this, Li Zitao pointed out his interest and said: "I want all of these." ”

An 18-carat gold-encrusted pocket watch, a Patek Philippe diamond-set bracelet jewelry watch, and Cartier's 22-diamond women's watch.

A cupid driving a bronze bell in the shape of a swan pulling a cart, the seat is a very interesting gold leaf shape, and there is a seat at the bottom, which is a baby angel******* with a total of 3,854 US dollars and a repair cost of 50 US dollars, a total of 3,900 US dollars. Bruce took something out of the cabinet and put it on the table.

"I took advantage of your 4 US dollars. Li Zitao took out a check and wrote down the amount.

"That's for your coffee. Bruce smiled back.

"......" damn American humor.

Handing the check to the other party, the monk was moving things, the first to move was the angel-shaped table clock, which was the most expensive, worth 2,350 US dollars.

"It was a product of the royal family of country Y, and the mechanical watch movement was auctioned off by the royal family after it was broken, and I bought it and repaired it. "This is Bruce's introduction.

Anyway, it won't be cheap to get involved with the royal family these days, especially the Windsor royal family, which is one of the strongest countries on the planet.

Holding the Cupid bronze bell, Li Zitao just opened the door with his foot, and a short figure flashed past his chest.

When I looked down, I saw that the freshly repaired gemstone pocket watch was missing.

"Monk. Handed the bronze bell to the monk, Li Zitao chased after him.

The pocket watch had been given to him by Wise, and it meant more than it was worth it, both to the little old man and to him himself.

His eyes locked on the short figure shuttling through the crowd, and Li Zitao guessed that he should not be more than 12 years old, "Juvenile habitual offender." ”

The little guy who steals things in these years is much more rampant than in later generations.

Most of them are family 'inheritance', sisters keep an eye on them, younger brothers steal them, brothers and uncles solve troubles, and parents sell stolen goods, which is very professional.

Sure enough, after chasing each other into a dark alley, seven or eight teenagers armed with iron rods and daggers blocked in the middle.

"Give it back to me now, and I promise you won't be punished. Li Zitao's 'kindness' was greeted with a burst of laughter.

"Look what this guy said, damn rb pig, get out of here. The leading boy spat on the ground, carrying a 25cm machete on his shoulder.

"I agree with you, but I'm Chinese, not those dwarf winter melons. ”

Li Zitao said and grinned, leaned back and raised his right foot, and kicked forward suddenly.

Boom!

Carrying a machete, the leading young man who was still a fearless king a second ago, was directly kicked and flew up more than 2 meters high, fell to the ground and rolled towards the end of the alley.

Boom!

The rebellious boy who thought he was 'fist in the world' swallowed his saliva, and Nuno stepped back.

"Stuff. Li Zitao ignored their movements, just stretched out his hand and said.

"Be careful, sir. A female voice came from behind him, the sound of the wind sounded overhead, there was a crisp snap, and the door panel shattered into slag on Li Zitao's head.

"Groove!" Spit out the dust stuck to his mouth, Li Zitao grabbed the young man next to him who wanted to run with his backhand, lifted it up and fell directly on the wall.

The other party didn't even have time to scream, and his eyes rolled and he fainted.

"Give you a good face, really be a grandfather, I am kind and kind?" The two stepped forward, their big hands pinching their heads like tights.

Bang!

The two brains collided together, making a dull drum sound, but Li Zitao didn't mean to stop.

If you don't listen when you say it well, then don't talk about it, flip the table!

A punch and kick, cough cough, a bit exaggerated.

The real situation is like an eagle catching a chicken, lifting it and throwing it around, and the thief with his pocket watch in his hand, his legs trembling and his crotch dripping from his crotch is left in the dark alley.

Reaching out to take the pocket watch, Li Zitao slapped his brain, not using much force, but this guy rolled his eyelids and walked crookedly on the ground like a play.

"......" has this acting skills and doesn't want to be an actor, mdzz~~

Patting the ash on his body, Li Zitao walked out of the alley to the carriage, pressed his right hand on his chest and bowed slightly, "Thank you for the reminder, beautiful lady." ”

"How can you be sure of my appearance?" In the richly decorated, tightly covered carriage, the previous female voice was heard again.

It's just that compared to the previous nervousness, there is a little more ridiculous laughter and curiosity.