Chapter 1 The Gentleman on the Beam

Open 10 locks of different shapes in 30 seconds, and open the heavy safe in 1 minute without damage. The young man in white peeked at the master complacently, but saw that the master nicknamed "Old Ghost" was drooping his half-gray and half-white silkworm eyebrows, and his thin and burnt fingers were holding a half-smoked filter cigarette, and he didn't even lift his eyelids.

The young man in white had no choice but to stand obediently in front of the brazier again, and a few sections of coke in the brazier emitted a scarlet dark light, accompanied by curling green smoke, and a pungent smell came. A few of the chestnuts scattered among them have been charred on the surface. After a moment of silence, he brushed a few times, and with a few soft sounds, a few hot chestnuts had been thrown at the feet of the "old ghost".

This trick requires extremely high eyesight and extreme speed to ensure that the chestnuts are taken from the fire and both hands are safe. The young man raised his hand to wipe the fine sweat oozing from his sideburns, then smiled, bowed down and said, "Master, can I be a teacher?" ”

The "old ghost" finally raised his head, pressed the cigarette butt on the concrete floor, and said in a blank and hoarse voice: "Bullshit! You're just getting started, so let's teach you the basics. To put it simply, it is the light skill of escaping and the hard skill of being beaten. As the old saying goes, don't just see a thief eating meat, but not a thief being beaten! Also, come to me after reading this batch of books, look at your thief-eyed appearance, how can you blend into a high-end community without any cultural accomplishment? The security guards alone will beat you to death! ”。

The old man's footsteps could barely be seen, and there was a crumpled ball of paper in the pocket of the boy's jacket. Under the stunned gaze of the young man, the old man floated away with his hands behind his back. The young man pulled out the crumpled ball of paper, glanced at the long list of books listed in the crooked Xiao Kai, and opened his mouth even wider! "The Weakness of Human Nature", "Stimulating Infinite Potential", "Zeng Guofan's Family Motto", "Kim Jung-kun Etiquette Training", ...... Could it be that these two old men surnamed Zeng and surnamed Jin are both predecessors of the Saint Thief? The boy thought weakly......

Seven years later.

On a crowded bus, the air is filled with the smell of choking inferior cigarettes, mixed with the smell of sweat. In the midst of the crowd, a few young people in floral plaid shirts squeezed in did not attract everyone's attention. But in the corner of the back of the car, a young man wearing gold rimless glasses and leather shoes seemed to have just woken up from a deep sleep and cast an alert glance at these people.

Sure enough, a few guys swayed around and drilled into the pile, while their eyes were rolling wildly. Soon, they zeroed in on an elderly couple with gray hair sitting by the window. At first glance, these two people were strangers, carrying large bags and small bags, and their expressions were wooden. The young man in the back seat sighed slightly, pretending to get out of the car and squeezed forward. "Get out of the car! Get off! A plaid shirt yelled for the car door, apparently already in its hands. Suddenly, someone tapped him lightly on the shoulder, and he turned his head vigilantly, and several other accomplices also surrounded him viciously. But he saw a young man with gold-rimmed rimless glasses smiling at him, "Brother, did you drop something?" The guy looked down, picked up a black wallet from the ground, his facial expression was cloudy for a moment, and after a moment he barely managed to squeeze out a miserable smile and said, "It's really mine, thank you." As soon as the car stopped, several people hurried down.

The bus started again, and the young man politely turned his head and whispered to the two old men, "Uncle and aunt, do you see if there is anything missing?" ”

The old man was shocked, hurriedly went to the pocket of his underwear, and instantly sweated: "Money, the life-saving money I borrowed for the child is gone!" The two old men looked at each other at a loss, and they opened their mouths to cry.

The young man hurriedly stopped and said, "Uncle, do you see if this is it, I happened to pick it up, let's see if there is anything missing?" As he spoke, he handed over a small dark gray cloth bag that was tightly wrapped. The two old men hurriedly opened it, checked it carefully and carefully, and then said with a crying voice: "Thank you! If this is lost, the lives of our family will be gone, and this is life-saving money for the child's surgery! ”。

As he spoke, he was about to kneel, but the young man hurriedly raised his hand and hugged each other: "No thanks! When you're out and about, you need to be careful! ”。

When the car arrived, the young man jumped down briskly, deftly popped a cigarette out of the brass cigarette case, lit it quickly, and spit out a puff of smoke rings in a dashing manner. Suddenly, he was slapped on the shoulder, and when he turned around, he saw a middle-aged man with a Chinese face, who said with a smile: "Young man, do me a favor and come with us!" As he spoke, two young men rushed to the left and right, and without saying anything, they took his arms and dragged them towards a Santana parked on the side of the road.

In the car, the middle-aged man still smiled and took out a small leather book and shook it, saying, "Don't be nervous, we are from the anti-pickpocketing team." We have been following the gang on the bus for half a month, and we were about to close the net when you disturbed it. I said that your kid is high enough and fat enough! Dare to cut other people's goods! I asked you to cooperate with the investigation. ”

The young man smiled calmly, "I'm sorry, why don't I understand what you said?" ”

The middle-aged man shook his head disappretently: "It's okay, you'll understand soon." With that, he ignored him and turned his gaze out of the car.

The car drove into an inconspicuous compound, the middle-aged man took the lead in opening the door and getting out of the car, and a young man ran over and whispered in his ear: "Team Yang, what should I do with this kid?" ”

The middle-aged man said without looking back: "Handcuff him first, and dry him in the house for half a day!" This kid is very fast, maybe he is a big fish! ”

At the beginning of the day, the middle-aged man who was full of wine and food turned on the computer on the table, stretched his waist, and then quickly leaned down and searched through the intranet to find out whether there had been a major theft in the city recently. Gradually, Team Yang's brows were tightly locked, and the wind was calm? How can it be? This kid doesn't look like a small character! How can a cat not eat fishy? How can a dog not gnaw bones? Light a cigarette and fall into meditation.

Suddenly, he seemed to think of something, grabbed the landline and dialed it out: "Xiao Liu, has anyone reported theft to you recently?" ”

"Brother Yang, there really is one. A few days ago, the wife of the director of the Provincial Party Committee compound came to report that the family had lost 3 million cash and some gold and silver jewelry, but the next day she came to close the case, saying that she was angry with her daughter-in-law and messing around! Ha ha. Tell me, who will put three million cash at home? A thief can't carry it away! ”。

Putting down the phone, Team Yang slapped the table: "Interrogate that kid overnight!" ”。

A few people opened the door of the inner room in a hurry, and a pair of shiny handcuffs hung on the ceiling fan on the roof, turning around with the rotation of the wind blades, but what about people? A wry smile appeared on Team Yang's lips.

At this moment, two kilometers away on the road in the middle of the night, a young man with gold-rimmed rimless glasses and a suit and leather shoes is walking calmly. But his heart turned upside down: the master taught not to steal the poor and not to steal from the sick, and he strictly abided by it. But today I couldn't help but expose my own secrets, which caused a lot of trouble. Hidden in the city, I am still a little impetuous, and I can't get home! However, there is a way to steal, and isn't it also our purpose to help the needy? How can you sit idly by and watch in such a situation? The Buddha said, "If I don't go to hell, who will go to hell?!"

Just thinking wildly, he suddenly tripped over a rope under his feet, stepped into the air, his body instantly lost his balance, and he couldn't see anything in the darkness in front of him, and subconsciously used his hands to support it, but his head hit a hard stone first. There was no chance to display all his skills, and with a bang, he fainted. Moments later, a muck truck passed by, its dim headlights revealing a black pit in the road and a sign lying crooked on the side of the road: Municipal Maintenance ......

"Run! The officers and soldiers have attacked the camp!" The young man jumped up with a cold war, but he was suddenly stunned, completely unaware of where he was. In the firelight, a group of strong men riding horses and armor were wielding bright machetes with fierce eyes, mercilessly chasing and killing the scattered fleeing crowds, and blood was splashed everywhere. What's going on? Cinematic special effects? It's so realistic, isn't it? This special effect can't be done!

Looking down at himself again, he was dressed in coarse linen, dark gray leggings, and a pair of straw sandals...... What's going on? A bearded man with a black face like iron and sweating profusely was running past him at this time, and when he saw him stunned, he shouted: "Why don't you run for your life and be stunned?!" shouted in his mouth, but his feet were full of tigers and tigers, and he didn't stop taking a step.

The young man chased after him with a brisk step, and there was a flash of fire in his mind: Am I crossing over? But why is this state so miserable? Neither a prince nor a hero, he was hunted down and killed when he came out?!

While the wind was blowing under his feet, he turned his head and asked the bearded black man: "Big brother, where is this?" What age? Who is the Emperor? ”

Dahan gave him a surprised look: "What kind of thing is the emperor Lao'er?" Sooner or later, it will be the turn of the head of my family! ”

I'm stuck, so rebellious? Defying imperial power?

The young man was overjoyed, and then asked, "Big brother, do you know the Paris Commune?" ”

This time, the bearded black man didn't answer, but just gave him a blank look for some reason.

Finally escaping from Shengtian, the bearded man sat on the ground panting, gasping for air. Looking back, there was still billowing black smoke from the place where I had escaped just now, and there was a faint howl. "Little brother, you can! I've been running for so long, and I haven't seen you sweat! Don't know what to call it? The bearded man recovered from his semi-paralyzed state, and asked with a slight clenched fist.

The young man smiled slightly, he was also wondering what was going on in this world, and he was going to talk to this big man. When I heard the question, I thought about it, I have no name in that real world, and I should give myself a resounding name in this world! Although he has neither a face like a heavy jujube nor five strands of long hair, just a white-faced scholar, he still clenched his fists and arched his hands unashamedly: "In the next surname, the name of the feather is long, dare to ask the eldest brother's surname?" Why did those people come to kill us? ”

The bearded man laughed when he heard this: "My surname is Cui, my name is Da Kui, and I don't have a word for a rough person." But little brother, are you scared silly? Look at you like a reader, no wonder you're timid! We are the Red Turban Army, and of course the officers and soldiers will kill us when they see us! ”