Chapter 18: Catching the Thief
That night, everyone ate in a proper manner, and then went back to the room in a proper manner, without talking at the dinner table as before, and without delay. It can even be said that the food is very perfunctory, which makes the two aunts in charge of the maid's food feel strange.
Those of us who eat alone eat. If they ate with Tang Jiang, Wang Yan, Zhu'er, or the brothers of the Dao Ge Guard, most of them would see that there was a problem.
Then, around eight o'clock, we turned off the lights and sat in our room, staring wide-eyed. Especially the old Hu, who was gearing up, looked very excited.
Around eight o'clock, the cry of an owl was heard outside.
This is Xiao Li's agreed signal, he is informing everyone that he can act.
This feeling really has the meaning of a military engineer behind enemy lines.
Lao Hu immediately jumped up, and the first one gently opened the door and walked out.
Zhong Bo and I immediately followed.
The person in the next room just came out, too.
Today's weather is so good, the moon is in the sky, the moonlight on the fifteenth is very bright, gentle as if dreaming.
Xiao Li didn't speak, and instructed everyone to hide according to their own assignments.
I lay on the ground, hiding behind a clump of evergreens, facing the wall. According to the assignment, I was the second to attack, and the order was behind Lao Hu. Behind the Wan Nianqing under the wall, there are still a few people who are responsible for cutting off the thief's retreat.
As a result of the early deployment, everyone moved quickly and was soon in place.
The whole courtyard quickly returned to calm, except for the cold moonlight shining on the lawn.
Of course, Xiao Li and Lao Hu didn't notice that on the roof of the villa, behind the curtains of several windows, there were several pairs of eyes staring at them.
Tang Jiang and the brothers of the Dao Brother Guards are not vegetarians, how can these people's clumsy actions be hidden from their eyes?
Of course I found out, but I pretended not to find out, and no one paid any special attention to me.
In the winter night, there is no insect chirping, no voice; No one walked around, and no animals moved around.
Cool moonlight.
It was as if I was dead, and I felt as if I was lying in a huge coffin.
Minutes and seconds passed.
Zhong Bo, who was hiding not far away, estimated that he was too old to stand not moving for a long time, so he couldn't help but move; Lao Hu next to him couldn't help but say a word to him, and the two quarreled in a low voice. But soon it quieted down.
I don't know how much time has passed, my hands and feet are a little numb, and I don't dare to move, nor do I dare to take out my mobile phone to check the time.
The atmosphere in the air was oppressive.
I don't know why, but like that Xiao Li, I always feel that someone will definitely visit this villa tonight. Of course, his purpose was certainly not to steal, and as for what it was, I don't know exactly what it was. That's why I'm following these people to ambush here, otherwise, who would do these stupid things with them?
The moon gradually rose overhead.
Here it comes!
Someone is really coming.
Next to our dormitory, next to the fence was a row of tall plane trees and two pear trees. Now in this season, these trees have only a few sparse leaves on their branches.
A thin figure appeared on the wall behind the foliage, and after looking around vigilantly for a while, it tucked an iron claw into its waist.
It turns out that he climbed the fence with iron claws, so it seems that he must be just an ordinary snitch.
The man was black, and after watching for a while, he climbed up the branch of the sycamore tree to the trunk and slipped down the trunk again.
Looking at that skill, among ordinary people, it should be regarded as very agile. But compared to the soul-possessed people I know, it is naturally different.
The place where Lao Hu was hiding moved slightly. It seems that this guy is a little overexcited and can't help but make a little noise.
The black-clad night walker suddenly became nervous, looking ahead vigilantly like a frightened cat.
After a long time, he didn't see any movement, and then he put his mind at ease and walked step by step in the direction of the back door of the villa.
According to Xiao Li's plan, he will wait for the thief to steal something before catching him, so that he will definitely get more rewards for catching the thief and taking the stolen goods. Everyone thought so, so they didn't do it at this time.
When the thief reached the back door, he took something out of his pocket and opened the locked door in three or two clicks. Although the door is not a high-end security door, it takes some skills to open it. Looking at the man's skillful movements, he knew at a glance that he was a habitual thief.
Just as the thief disappeared into the door, I suddenly noticed that on the wall in the other direction, another man in black had appeared.
The man in black was much taller than the thief before, and his eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
He leaped off the wall, rolled over, got to his feet, and ran quickly to the back door.
In terms of skill, this man is much more clever than the previous one.
Moreover, he is obviously a martial arts master. He jumped from such a high wall as if a ball of cotton had fallen to the ground, and he must have not made a sound.
The man also ran to the back.
At this time, the back door was hidden, and the person who came from behind directly pushed the door open and entered.
Your sister, this is really a praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches.
If my guess is correct, the person in the back is simply using the person in front to play the front station, first, to test the truth for him, and second, to open the way for him.
If you were me, I would probably do the same.
Xiao Li came out of the hiding place and eagerly gestured for everyone to come out.
Lao Hu, Zhong Bo and more than a dozen other people jumped out of the hiding place together and surrounded Xiao Li's side.
I guess what Xiao Li meant was probably to be ready to greet everyone and block at this door, and when the two thieves came out, they would be captured. I have to say, this should be the best way to go.
Sure enough, Xiao Li whispered to everyone: "We will guard the door, just like a cat guarding the door of the mouse hole, if one comes out, we will catch one!" ”
Everyone said yes, and they were guarding the door, waiting to show their skills.
However, after waiting for a long time, there was no movement in the house.
The two thieves, one in front of the other and one in the back, actually seemed to go back to their own home and then went to sleep in their own room.
Everyone looked at each other and became a little uncontrollable.
I couldn't help but say, "Why don't I go in and have a look." ”
As he spoke, he didn't wait for others to agree, and he raised his feet and wanted to go inside.
Suddenly, there was a child's shout in the villa.
The shout rang out from afar, all the way to the back door.
"Let go of me, you bad guy, let go of me!"
It's the voice of Xiao Yan!
Obviously, someone was holding Xiao Yan hostage and running over here.
It's still coming fast!
"Everyone, prepare!" Xiao Li whispered excitedly.
In fact, there was no need for him to speak, the others had already rolled up their sleeves and were ready, their eyes flashing with excitement.
With the cry of a child, a dark figure burst out of the door.
Xiao Li, Lao Hu and others shouted, and more than a dozen people rushed up.
The person who came out now should be the one who went in later, a taller guy.
This guy obviously didn't expect that there would be so many people ambushed at this door, and he was caught off guard, punched and kicked a few people, and was pressed to the ground by other people. The others couldn't find a place to catch it, so in a hurry, they jumped up directly, and the arhats were pressed on the other people's bodies.
That person kept struggling below, but where could he break free from these dozen big men? Even if one is only one hundred and twenty pounds, these dozen or so big men are at least 1,500 pounds, and it is really not easy to break free from them and run out.
Xiao Yan was also very well-behaved and flexible, and escaped from the man's hand as soon as possible, standing next to him, and was not squashed.
"Hit him, hit him! This big bad guy still wants to arrest me?! Xiao Yan shouted angrily, as if he wanted to kick that guy a few times.
At this time, there was a lot of noise in the villa.
Zhu'er and the brothers of the Knife Brother Guard chased them out.