"Black—I almost forgot about it again. "Birrel, it's early in the morning, it's time for us to go out to work, hear me." ”

He knocked on the brass ring on the wooden door of Birrell's room, knocking several times without any response.

"It's not like you're asleep, you're a lazy fellow, and you'll slack off after taking two silver coins, and I'd like to see what you do when you've spent all of them." Meng Qi shook his head and prepared to leave.

As soon as he turned around, he noticed a chubby figure approaching him.

"Marianne?" Meng Qi squinted his small eyes and recognized the person opposite.

Her name is Marianne, she is a deaf and dumb woman, and it would have been difficult for a person like her who is not good looking and physically disabled to survive in the group of criminals, but fortunately the only advantage of this woman is that strong body, at least two heads taller than Meng Qi, almost comparable to the tall and tall Birrell, relying on this physical character, she contracted almost half of the work of washing the clothes of the criminals in the underpass, and the criminals naturally had no money to give her, but they would give her a small amount of food, and because of the lot of work, she could barely survive, and she was even more familiar with a face among the criminals。

"Why are you here? Aren't you usually washing clothes over there?" Meng Qi pointed in the opposite direction to her, imitating the movement of rubbing clothes, and crossed her chest, shaking her head to indicate that she was not in the right direction.

Marianne patted the large wooden basin of clothes that she was holding in her right hand, and looked at Birrell's door.

"Oh, you're looking for Birrell to get the clothes to be washed. Meng Qichong shook her head, pointed to Birrell's door, and imitated the appearance of a deep sleep, and shook her head again, "He is dead asleep, you are useless now, understand?"

Marianne thought for a long time, as if she finally understood what Meng Qi meant, turned around and disappeared into the passage.

"What a stupid girl. Meng Qi rubbed his wrinkled hands, put them in his pocket, and walked towards the ladder leading to the ground.

......

"Bad luck. "Meng Qi was bored fiddling with the stones on the ground, he had squatted all day on this street, and so far he had not even made a single business, and the people who passed by this street were either guards or merchants of the Chamber of Commerce, and although he was a thief, he also knew who could steal and who could not, and it was usually not good to provoke both of them.

Other than that, there were only a few crappy peers dangling back and forth at the edge of the street, and not even a single pedestrian who could be used as a target.

Even so, he had no intention of leaving the street.

Skilled thieves will never change the boundaries they are guarding at will because of impatience, and even if they see someone they can attack in another realm, they will often miss the opportunity because of impatience.

Patience is essential for thieves.

He curled up in the shadows of the street, as if he were completely at one with the shadows, and it was difficult for passers-by to detect his presence, but he took in everyone's tracks.

By this time, it was already dusk, and the number of pedestrians on the street gradually increased.

Meng Qi sifted through the target with his eyes, and he was accustomed to the work of this industry, and he could tell from the subtle movements of each person whether there was any money to be made on this person, and whether he could succeed without being detected, in these aspects, he was very experienced.

The goal appears!

His pupils contracted instantly, and his footsteps moved quietly.

It was a tall, imposing-looking man who came out of a street shop, holding two long, blackened loaves of bread in his right hand and groping in the pockets of his clothes with his left hand.

Oh, a rookie one!

He quickly came to the conclusion that the man must have just gotten a sum of money, and that he wasn't prepared for it, so he kept groping for where to put it, for fear that it would be lost on the way home.

Rookies like to do this kind of self-righteous action, they think they can protect their money bags? Wrong! This will make it clear to the thieves who are watching - hey! My money is here, come and get it!

Although this big man may seem bluffing, in Mengqi's experience, the larger the person, the more sluggish he will become, and the easier it will be for a clever thief.

He quietly followed, approached the big man, suddenly patted the big man on the right shoulder, and said behind his back: "My friend, long time no see!"

The sudden pat on the shoulder and the sound of greeting really made the big guy subconsciously turn his head to the right to look at the situation, Meng Qi was very satisfied with this effect, and put his hand on the right back of the big man to slightly resist his field of vision, while his left hand quietly touched his left pocket.

Thieves use a variety of tactics, but no matter how they change, the essence remains the same: distraction.

Meng Qi used the simplest of these methods, he deliberately patted the big man's right shoulder and used a voice to remind him of his existence, luring him to turn his head from the right side to investigate, people's attention is easy to wander, especially in this kind of surprise, at this time, the reaction of the left side of the big man's body will be sluggish, and Meng Qi only needs to slightly jam the big man's field of vision, and can easily steal the contents of his left bag.

He smiled slightly, his hand was halfway into the bag, and his fingers were already touching the touch of the bag, which meant that he was about to get his hands on it.

But he didn't want to suddenly, a big hand grabbed his wrist and pressed the hand he reached into the bag.

Meng Qi's face changed suddenly.

How is this possible, why can a pedestrian, who is obviously a rookie, actually notice such a slight movement?

He looked up at the big guy in disbelief, who happened to be twisting his head to look at him.

The moment they looked at each other, Meng Qi almost didn't scold.

"Black dog!" he habitually called the nickname again in his excitement.

"How are you!"

After looking around, Birrell grabbed Meng Qi's hand and walked down the side path.

Walking to a no-man's corner, Meng Qi shook off Birrell's hand at once: "I went to look for you this morning, there was no movement in your room, I thought you had slept to death." ”

Bielle listened to his words in silence and shook his head: "No, I went out early. ”

"Why?"

Birrell shook the two charred breads in his right hand in front of him: "I went to work in the bakery, as I told you before, I became a cook, the situation is even better than I thought, the baker appreciated my idea, and on the first day he asked me to try to bake bread by myself, this is what I baked, it tastes good, do you want to taste it." ”

"Oh-good. Meng Qi subconsciously broke a small piece of bread and put it in his mouth to chew, don't look at the appearance as if it was paste, but the taste of the bread is really good, fluffy and soft, with a sweet fragrance.

Not bad......

Wrong!

Meng Qi snorted and stomped on the ground in annoyance, "Hell, we're not talking about bread! How can you really go to be a cook, don't we all say it's just an advance pay? Your theft methods are top-notch, just like me, we are born to be master thieves, and together we should become the king of thieves in Blackstone! Now you tell me that the king of thieves has become a cook?"

"Marianne is pregnant. Birrell replied calmly.

"It's a rare thing that the fat girl can meet each other—" Meng Qi was about to laugh teasingly, but suddenly reacted, staring at Birrell's eyes, "Wait, you won't tell me that you got together with her?"

"Hmm. ”

"Oh my God. Meng Qi covered his forehead and lamented, "She's as fat as a wild boar!"

"I'm as strong as a bear, what does it matter?" said Birrell unconcernedly, "she's a good girl, and I like it very much." I have to have a steady income for both her and my soon-to-be-born child, and it's best to have enough rent to rent a small house in town before the child is born, and I don't want my child to be born in an underground passage. ”

"But we are free birds, how can we be bound by the chains of occupation?"

"Fuck you free. Birrell spat at his feet, "Monkey, you're my friend, my best friend, but I've had enough of you, don't always think that your ideas speak for everyone." ”

"Freedom, do you call our life of living in an underpass and eating a meal without a meal called freedom? Do you call it freedom by wandering around the streets where we are not welcome like a mouse? Do you call it freedom by being stared at with the eyes of a scumbag, and from time to time you have to play hide and seek with the guards in the town and call freedom?"

"It's called fart freedom, I tell you, monkey, what is freedom? It's about being able to do what you want, I like to make bread in the kitchen, I want Marianne and my children to stop living in the dark, I want to walk the streets with dignity, and this profession can fulfill all my prayers, this is called freedom, my freedom!"

"I didn't have a choice before, but now- heh. Birrell took a deep breath and didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning he wanted to convey was clear.

Faced with the stranger Birel, Meng Qi was a little overwhelmed.

Birrell patted Meng Qi on the shoulder with his free hand: "Monkey, this town is beginning to change, haven't you noticed? ”

"Remember when the Guard is recruiting new recruits? I've heard that the new recruits have started emergency training these days, and they will soon be sent to town, and the old laissez-faire will no longer apply. ”

"Monkey, I said you were my best friend, so I have to remind you, think about it, don't always think about a child who hasn't grown up. ”

Birrell left, leaving Monqi alone.

"Whew!" he woke up, stamped his foot violently, and muttered, "These are people who haven't read, and they want to teach me a lesson." ”

He was born to be a thief, and his talent in this way was unparalleled.

So he wasn't ready to change, and he wasn't afraid.

Black dog, your guts are scared, I don't.

With my flexible stealing methods, being able to get caught by those nerds in the guard makes people laugh out of their big teeth!

......

"It's you, I have an impression of you, what's your name—Aiden, do you remember?" Herbert turned to look at his apprentice.

"His name is Meng Qi, teacher. ”

"Mengqi, why did you take the name of a monkey? Herbert shook his head.

Meng Qi's hands were cuffed at this time, and he sat in front of him sweating profusely.

At this time, Meng Qi had only one thought in his heart.

I'm really—

He had no idea that he had actually been caught!

Just today, when he came out to work, at the moment when he was about to succeed, he was actually held down by several people who suddenly rushed out, and was first sent to the outpost for simple registration, and then he was sent to the old man.

If he didn't understand why he was discovered with his skills before, after seeing this old man, he no longer had doubts.

"Shadow Hand" Herbert!

The King of Thieves of Blackstone!

God, didn't he show up a few months ago, how could he hook up with the Guards?

"Well, Mengqi. Herbert coughed, "You have been arrested for theft, and according to the law, you should have your hands cut off and paraded through the streets." ”

Meng Qi's face turned pale in an instant, all his life's attainments were placed on these hands, and losing his hands was no different from killing him.

But Herbert's voice changed: "However, due to the special situation in the town, we are very short of talents, especially special talents. ”

"So I'll give you a second option. ”

"Join me in the service of Blackstone. ”

"Or beheading. ”

He took the cigarette gun that Aiden handed over, took a puff, and said leisurely, "You choose." ”