Before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month of the year, Hao Laizi came back. He returned with a full load and a pile of food and fun. The most important thing is that the old lame man also brought back a little girl, who looked eleven or twelve years old and had a pair of
Her big eyes are very cute. Hao Zizi called her Yanzi, so Li Huqiu also called her Yanzi, but Yanzi was not interested in Li Huqiu's name. She liked Li Huqiu to call her Sister Yanzi. Li Huqiu
He didn't have the capital to fight against the little girl, so he had to give in. From then on, there was a touch of tenderness in his life. In his supposedly gloomy and painful childhood, the miserable Sister Yanzi gave him not only maternal love, but also
Let him know how to be grateful. Sister Yanzi likes to watch Dream of Red Mansions, so Li Huqiu follows suit. Sister Yanzi likes to play rubber-band jumping, so Li Huqiu makes a stake with a big tree for her to play rubber-banding. When Sister Yanzi was fourteen years old, she
Hao Zizi slept on a kang, and that night Li Huqiu understood for the first time the pain of a woman, both physically and mentally. The next day, Sister Yanzi cried all day long, and eight-year-old Li Huqiu secretly vowed to kill her one day.
Hao Zizi made Sister Yanzi happy.
From that day on, Sister Yanzi was even more favored by Hao Zizi. She also gradually adapted to the life of helping Hao Zizi sleep every day. This year, Li Huqiu finally ended his begging career. Under Sister Yanzi's persuasion, Hao Zizi decided to start teaching
Li Huqiu's skill in sliding doors, picking locks, stabbing bags and flipping through pockets. Li Huqiu also heard the name Qianmen for the first time. He cheated, cheated, and stole, and Qianmen had five ways. Hao Zizi was a master of empty tricks. Although in today's society
The so-called Qianmen has long since ceased to exist, but every time Hao Zizi mentioned this name, the enthusiasm in his eyes was not false at all.
As the 48th Taoist Master of Kongkong Tao, Hao Zizi officially accepted Li Huqiu, an orphan from the Black Province, as his disciple.
From then on, Li Huqiu began the most important stage of schooling in his life. The basic skills of Miao Hand Kongkong are all in one pair of hands. The first lesson Hao Zizi assigned to Li Huqiu was to train the sensitivity of the hands. Training the hands is actually similar to destroying the hands.
, Li Huqiu’s hands were soaked in vinegar for a long time every day, and then practiced bending at various angles. Before going to bed, his hands were soaked in milk for a long time. After soaking his hands, Li Huqiu would drink the milk in one gulp.
The calcium in milk will help Li Huqiu strengthen his hand bones and offset the damage caused by vinegar. In that era, with a large bowl of milk every day, Li Huqiu could be considered a high-ranking employee.
I get up at five o'clock every morning for a run, and then I go back to the yard and meditate under the eaves to practice Qi. When practicing Qi, I have to stare at the newborn sun and the changes in the clouds in the sky. It is said that this is to strengthen the body and practice Li Huqiu's Qi.
Movement skills and eyesight. Every morning, Hao Zizi would leave a mark at Li Huqiu's running destination. Li Huqiu would go to the place, memorize the mark, and report back to Hao Zizi. Even if he completed the running task, the initial distance
It was very close, and Li Huqiu did not have to work hard. Later, the distance became longer and longer, and the marks left by Hao Zizi became less and less obvious. Li Huqiu made more and more mistakes, and the distance he ran became more and more.
When he rarely made mistakes, Hao Zizi increased the difficulty. He began to tie lead weights and sandbags on Li Huqiu's body. So Li Huqiu returned to the days when he would pant worse than a dog every time he ran back.
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After the Qi training and eye training, the next step is to practice listening. An excellent thief must have good hearing. If you want to be able to distinguish in a noisy environment how much cash a passenger mentioned in his sleep talk, practicing listening is
Indispensable. The lesson that Hao Zizi arranged for Li Huqiu was to let him sit beside the railway. Hao Zizi waited for the train to pass by and whispered to Li Huqiu, and then asked him what he had said just now. If he couldn't answer the question once, he would
Li Huqiu must be punished for opening three more locks.
Speaking of lock-picking, we have to talk about the lock-picking training that Hao Zizi arranged for Li Huqiu. Every lunch time is only between 11:30 and 12 o'clock. At 11 o'clock every day, Hao Zizi will give Li Huqiu the lock-picking training.
Li Huqiu locked him into a room and put at least six cuffs on him using Su Qin's back-sword style. He hung ten hidden locks on the door. Within half an hour, Li Huqiu had to get out, otherwise he would not be able to escape.
Eat meals. This unfortunate rule made Li Huqiu, who was new to this industry at a young age, basically not know what lunch tasted like in the first three months.
At first, he could hardly open a lock. In fact, he couldn't even handle the cuffs on his hands. It took him a month to figure out the anti-joint uncuffing technique. He unlocked six
It took nearly half an hour to handcuff him. After another half month, he mastered the technique of taking off the handcuffs. It only took one minute to break free of six handcuffs, and he was able to access the ten secret locks. In the next month and a half, Li Huqiu basically followed the cuffs.
Ten hidden locks compete. Although Hao Zizi once taught Li Huqiu the secret of unlocking in detail, this is a skilled job after all. Li Huqiu is really skilled in it, and the hardships and fatigue he endures are by no means ordinary.
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The so-called talent is to work harder, and the so-called perseverance is to work harder. Don't sleep when it's time to sleep, lie there and think about how to use the strength of your hands when opening the lock. When opening the lock, you not only use your hands hard, but also taste the lock in your heart.
Heart sounds.
He had the wire to unlock the lock in his hand, and the sound of the lock cylinder being stirred in his heart. Three months later, with his extraordinary "perseverance" and "talent", Li Huqiu finally mastered the tips and techniques of unlocking the lock. But Hao Zizi's training subjects
It also changes accordingly.
A safe was placed in a dark room. Li Huqiu had to open the safe, get the note with the task given to him by Hao Zizi inside, read the content of the note, and then open the room.
Sixteen heart-link locks on the door, and then go out to perform the task according to the requirements. After completion, return to the room to restore everything to the original state. The whole process should not take more than one hour. Hao Zizi's task usually requires Li Huqiu to complete the task within the specified time.
Steal a certain amount of money at the station. Being a thief requires not only good skills, but also extraordinary eyesight. You can identify someone with money at a glance. As a powerful thief, you only need skilled skills.
It is far from enough. You also need to have good eyesight, courage, and excellent psychological quality. In addition to innate factors, the most important thing for these is to be tempered by actual combat.
At the beginning of this training, Hao Zizi expected that Li Huqiu would miss and be captured at least once or twice, so he also made preparations to fish Li Huqiu from the police station. However, what Hao Zizi did not expect was that Li Huqiu
Not only has he never been caught, but Hao Zizi also discovered that Li Huqiu's eyesight and understanding are really amazing. This guy almost doesn't have to do a second job every time he completes a task, which means that he can tell the difference with just a glance.
It's hard to find any passenger who has anything to offer. It wouldn't be surprising if an experienced thief could do this, but Li Huqiu is only a half-year-old child. How did he develop such foresight?
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Hao Zizi couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked Li Huqiu the reason. Li Huqiu said: "Every time before I go to work, I get all wet on my body, and then I go among the crowds. Everyone dresses luxuriously and neatly, and talks coldly to me.
Most of the people I hate are the rich people, and then I observe them, look for opportunities for them to reveal themselves, and confirm who has the amount I need. Even if I can't see them spending money, as long as I look at the watches and jewelry they wear, it's not ugly.
Whoever comes out will have money."
Hao Zizi asked again: Gold and silver jewelry are easy to identify. How do you know that the other things they carry are valuable? Li Huqiu replied: Song San taught me how to read. I can read newspapers and magazines. There are paintings on them.
I have memorized all the words. Hao Zizi touched Li Huqiu's head with satisfaction and said that he would work hard with his master from now on. We, master and apprentice, would steal all over the world. Li Huqiu nodded silently, but what he was thinking about was Sister Yanzi.
That charming face with pear blossoms and raindrops, and Hao Zizi's greed and shamelessness. He lowered his head to hide the hatred in his eyes.
The most difficult thing in the entire training process is the sixteen concentric locks. If you open one of the sixteen locks by mistake, the other locks will be locked together, and you have to start over. When Li Huqiu first started, he often couldn't finish it within an hour.
If you can't get out of the room, you are trapped by these sixteen concentric locks. Hao Zizi said that Li Huqiu's lock-picking method is the traditional two-line synchronization method. Although he had previewed this method before, Li Huqiu still consumed
It took more than a month to master this skill.
When Li Huqiu received this training for two months, he was able to easily complete the tasks assigned by Hao Zizi within the specified time. Hao Zizi was surprised to find during an assessment that Li Huqiu could do it with only one wire.
To open the sixteen concentric locks, instead of using two steel wires as he taught, the locks were opened using the split-system synchronization method. After looking at it for a long time, Hao Zizi said with emotion: "This boy was born to eat this bowl of rice."
, the toughness and flexibility of his bones are far better than mine back then, and his brain is also more flexible. When I was learning martial arts, I had no time to spare except for practicing. After completing all the training, this kid still had time for himself.
He also practiced throwing knives and read and write with Song Laosan, which shows how talented he is. In time, he will be able to surpass me."
What Hao Zizi didn't expect was that this day came a bit quickly...
One day in 1988, Li Huqiu ushered in his first nationwide trip. This year in Leshan City, the Land of Abundance, thieves from all over the world held a thief king contest. The Northeast Tiger Gang, the Northwest Wolf
Gang and other famous thieves across the country came to a big gathering. As the most famous thief king among the Siberian tigers, Hao Zizi was not the initiator of the conference, but he was the favorite to win the Chinese thief king. At the party, the thief kings from all walks of life
After touring the beautiful scenery in the southwest of the motherland, they went north together to begin their competition to become the king of thieves.
In this lawless competition, Li Huqiu did real work for the first time, which opened Hao Zizi's eyes and impressed him. The rules at that time were that people from all walks of life gathered in the capital first, and everyone got on the bus in the capital and drove all the way south to Henan.
Zhengzhou. After getting off the bus in Zhengzhou, everyone’s money was counted. The one with the most wins and is considered to have won the first game. As a result, Hao Zizi took eighteen wallets along the way and beat the group of thieves and came out on top. He stayed in the hotel until night
Before going to bed, the old thief asked Li Huqiu proudly if he had done any work along the way, and even comforted Li Huqiu that it was okay that he had not caught anything. After all, there were too many industry elites gathered on this bus, and he had gained nothing at such a young age.
This is also normal.
What he never expected was that Li Huqiu silently took out a large paper bag. After opening it, the old thief was surprised to find that it was full of large bills, which actually amounted to 80,000 yuan.
Li Huqiu only took out one bag along the way, which was several times more than his eighteen wallets! "This bag of money is my filial piety to you. Thank you for your training in the past few years. The teacher's kindness is as heavy as a mountain. One day I will
I also want to support you in your old age." After hearing this, Hao Zizi nodded frequently with tears in his eyes, but did not notice the flames in Li Huqiu's eyes. The reason why Li Huqiu said this was because Hao Zizi saw this bag of money.
At that moment, Li Huqiu keenly noticed a hint of ruthlessness in his eyes. The money moved people's hearts. He hurriedly took advantage of the situation and dedicated the money to Hao Zizi. He also pointed out that he had no heirs and still needed himself as his apprentice.
Provide him with old age care.
The old thief asked the young thief: "How do you know that man has a lot of money hidden on him?"
The thief replied: "This man could move at any time along the way. He was dressed in dirt, but he was wearing a Movado watch on his hand. Moreover, he went to the toilet three times in total, and each time he had to wait for two seconds.
It’s more than ten minutes, and it’s impossible to have a bowel movement every time. Who needs twenty minutes to go to the toilet to pee? So I paid special attention to him, and when I looked carefully, I found that his legs were not the same thickness, so I concluded that he had money.”
The old thief asked again: "How did you get the money tied close to your thigh?" The young thief replied: "I only kept an eye on him along the way. When I was approaching Zhengzhou, I tricked a policeman into sitting in front of him, so he slept peacefully and lay down on the ground.
Use a finger roller to prick open the base of his legs and take off the bag." (A finger roller is a blade commonly used by thieves. It can be hidden in the cracks of fingers. Experts can hide it in the cracks of fingers and reach out to do whatever they want.
You can't find it no matter how hard you look for it.)
Working under the eyes of the police, the jargon is called Lei Xia Ting Xiang. Being a thief requires three words: absolute, accurate, and big. Absolute means, accurate vision, and courage! The term Lei Xia Ting Xiang is used to describe the boldness of thieves. They have such courage.
Thieves are rare.
The old thief caressed the young thief and said: "Being a thief can't last you a lifetime, but being a human being is definitely a lifelong business. When traveling in the world, you must learn to leave room for others, don't ask for no money, and remember to leave tolls for people who are away from home."
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Li Huqiu asked the old thief: "When shall we go back? I miss home." In fact, he was not thinking about home, he was thinking about the most unforgettable tenderness in his childhood. It was a memory engraved in the bone marrow, which made him
Every time I recall my childhood, I only remember that innocent smiling face. The hard work, pain, physical and mental torture of practicing martial arts all become insignificant.
The old thief replied: "There will be a second competition tomorrow. From Zhengzhou to Shanghai, we only steal jewelry. When we get off the bus, we will see who got the most valuable things. After this competition, we will win the title of National Thief King."