From then on, apart from him, the only two people left in the small gang of "Er Head" were "Big Eyed Lantern" and "Roller".
And they have another problem, they have to guard against "Gongzi" avenging old grudges.
So, I had no choice but to hide in Beicheng.
If you are not familiar with the place in life, you will naturally fall behind every step of the way.
Fortunately, "Er Tou" soon discovered another business. That was selling movie tickets at the entrance of the cinema.
Although they couldn't compare to Hong Yanwu's situation and were a little slower in doing this, they still had some experience of their own when it came to scalping votes.
At least they know how to feast and drink to draw the conductor into an alliance of interests. They know that the three of them are weak and have to work across districts for safety reasons. They know how to only do the three golden games every day after get off work and all day on Sundays, so that they can achieve the best possible results. No loss of money.
In this way, their little gang of three did quite well after attending the Capital Cinema.
I worked for two months, and by the end of May, I was eating and drinking, and I had about five hundred yuan in my hands. It also became a popular flagpole among the neighborhood "ticket scalping" gangsters, and many of them didn't even touch the door.
All the other boys admired their abilities and wanted to help them.
This also gave them hope of being able to create a new world of their own and make a comeback.
It's just a pity that this hope is still too fragile.
Before they could gather the surrounding teams, chaos broke out in Beicheng.
Overnight, all the streets along Chang'an Avenue in Beicheng became the territory of Nancheng people. Moreover, the entrance to the theaters became the hardest hit area by Nancheng people. Within a week, all eleven theaters along Chang'an Avenue were replaced by Hong Yanwu's people.
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And not long after, Hong Yanwu's people joined forces with the Nancheng "masters" in the Beicheng enclosure and began to strictly investigate thefts in the theater area.
This can be regarded as completely smashing the jobs of the "Er Head" and his gang. It reduced the three of them to where they are today.
So after returning to Baodu'er, "Two Heads" and the others were in bad luck on the one hand, and on the other hand, it seemed that Hong Yanwu was too weak to defeat them.
As if this "red boy" was born to oppose them, he chased them north to torment them. All their misfortunes were all caused by him.
Ever since, "Er Head" and "Gunzi" have always been brooding over these matters. Since "Stretch Out" asked about the reason for their current embarrassment, it was natural to blame Hong Yanwu for everything.
How can I endure it after knowing the details of "reach out"?
He smiled coldly on the spot and said, "I've never seen such a domineering person before. What kind of bullshit "players" can their knives turn into money? If they didn't rely on "Buddha" to support them, they would all have to eat shit."
Why are you pretending to be a big-tailed wolf! Ruining your life is like killing your parents. We must avenge this!"
Just like that, "Stretch Out" soon took "Er Tou" and "Gunzi" to the Capital Cinema in Xidan to exact revenge.
But when the matter came to a head, both "Er Head" and "Roller" were a little hesitant.
Because this place has become the new fiefdom of "Little Wife-in-law". They all know that "Little Wife-in-law" is an experienced "Big Buddha" in his own right and has several skilled hands under his command.
In this area now, it can be said that from the "face management people" to the "pipeline management people", they are all the elites of "Buddha". These individuals are deliberately guarding against thieves every day, how can it be so easy to succeed?
Besides, if something goes wrong, the two evil stars "Red Boy" and "Xiao Leizi" will definitely be investigated. If the truth is revealed, it will be a waste of money. It is not worth causing such a big trouble.
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Thinking about it this way, they inevitably felt a little regretful, their spirits dropped, and they even backed down.
But "reach out" has a stubborn temper, and he doesn't tolerate this. He says, "Don't be so worthless, as the saying goes, 'The number one scholar is the one who steals'. Just watch carefully, I won't be able to finish him off until I disturb him!"
I forced them to point out the target, and then I went up.
Don't tell me. A master is a master, and his timing was pretty good, just as the movie was ending at the entrance of the theater. He "reached out" like a fish, swimming around in the sea of people, and came back in less than five minutes.
However, due to the large number of people, even though "Er Tou" and "Gunzi" were watching from a distance, they didn't know whether "Stretching Out" was successful or not. Anyway, when "Stretching Out" came back, he shouted at them, "Go away."
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They were not stupid, and immediately turned around and left. When they quickly reached a safe area, they took a look and found that they were "reaching out" and holding a military satchel.
As soon as I opened it, I found that the whole day's fare of 300 to 400 yuan was all in the bag. I dared to "pluck" the "little wife's" treasure from him.
The most important thing is that the strap of the schoolbag is intact and dangling in his hand. He doesn't know how he got the bag?
Both of them were surprised and happy. Especially "Roller", who couldn't bear it anymore, was about to kowtow and wanted to ask his uncle to teach him this move.
"Reaching out" saw how admired they all were, especially "Gunzi" who looked at him as if he were a god. He couldn't help but laugh.
Without any pushback, he grabbed the "roller" and agreed immediately.
"Good boy. You have served your master for so many years, shared the joys and sorrows, and never gave up. You are a conscientious person. Of course I can teach you. But your current level is still too low. If you want to learn from me, you still have to practice the basic skills first.
Okay. Don't be anxious. Let's take our time. As long as we want to make progress, you will be in the limelight in the future. I also hope that you will be able to gain face for your master by being a "Buddha" (a slang term referring to a disciple in the thief industry).
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"Gunzi" was so overjoyed that he didn't care about anything else. In the street, under the attention of passers-by, he respectfully kowtowed to "Stretch Out".
When he got up, he said, "Uncle Master, it's my great fortune to be the boy who leads the way for you. I promise to study hard..." ("The boy who leads the way" refers to powerful and powerful figures in the thieves' trade. In the old society,
People with this style are mostly "old men" from one area)
Just like that, the three people threw the bag away casually, took only the money inside, and went back happily. From that day on, "Roller" excitedly followed the instructions of "reaching out"
Next, I worked hard to practice the art of stealing.
In his opinion, his uncle was the "King of Thieves". How could he not seize this rare opportunity to seek advice?
He also has pursuits. One day he also wants to be a "god and Buddha" who can "turn over gold and silver". If he really misses this stop, he will regret it for the rest of his life!
As for "Er Head", with "reaching out", he can completely breathe a sigh of relief.
To be honest, he has too much burden in his heart. For more than a year, he has been feeling sorry for his brothers and has been worried about their deteriorating livelihood.
Just from the point of "reaching out" to free him, his admiration and gratitude are no less than that of "Roller".
What's more, "Reaching Out" helped him avenge his shame and led him to live a comfortable life of visiting the park and going to restaurants every day, and spending all his money.
So he didn't even need to "reach out" to say a word, he took the initiative to step aside, took a back seat sincerely, and handed over the control of the small gang.
In this way, it didn't take long for "Two Head" and "Gunzi" to give up on "Stretch Out". It may be a bit too much to say that they are worshiped as gods, but it is no exaggeration to be truly convinced. They are both willing to obey the command and have no choice.
Not a word.
It's just that although they are satisfied with everything, "Big Eyed Deng", the older brother, is a little bit uncomfortable with some of the actions of "Stretch Out".
For no other reason, the problem still lies with the "roller".
Obviously, in the next few days, "Big Eyed Lantern" discovered some huge changes in "Roller", and he couldn't help but worry about it.
What's going on?
I dare say "Roller" always steals some messy things whenever he goes out.
After lunch on the first day, "Stretch Out" and "Er Tou" stayed in the restaurant to drink, and "Big Eyed Damp" took "Roller" to take a shower. Unexpectedly, after returning, "Roller" actually left
Two triangle-shaped soaps on the table.
"Big Eyed Lantern" was greatly surprised at the time, and immediately understood that this boy had stolen all the soap from the bathhouse.
Don't be happy to say this. The meaning of this soap is completely different from what people understand today.
At that time, due to the backwardness of light industry, soap was in limited supply, and each household only had one piece of "Lighthouse" soap a month.
And if you buy soap, you can't buy soap again. The whole family relies on this for washing, washing, and bathing. Don't forget that soap only sells for 21 cents, and you can't buy it for 21 cents. Isn't this a treasure?
Of course, since soap is so important, many people have begun to wonder. First of all, soap in bathhouses has become a coveted target.
Think about it, if you buy a bath ticket for 26 cents, and if you take away a piece of soap after taking a bath, you will make a profit! The soap will fall off after washing for free! How beautiful this thing is!
But similarly, due to the overall shortage in society, apart from the rationed soap distributed in bathhouses, there is no way to get extra supplies.
For daily use, not only do you have to send the light yellow soft soap to the boiler room to bake it into crispy, translucent red, but you also have to chop it into triangular pieces with a kitchen knife, so as to avoid being consumed quickly and to prevent confusion with the ones brought by customers.
Can you bear to be so humiliated forever?
Correspondingly, the bathhouse had special regulations at that time. In order to prevent theft, soap was linked to the income of employees.
First, if the consumption standard is exceeded, all bonuses will be deducted. The other is to encourage employees to collectively fight back. Anyone caught stealing soap will be fined 1 yuan, and whoever is caught will get 50 cents.
In this way, everyone in the bathhouse has mastered the special skills of anti-grabbing. The usual old methods are useless.
Not to mention hiding it in towels or women's hair, the waiters would break it. Some people can even earn an extra fifteen yuan a day by doing this.
You said that the bathhouse is no better than other places. People come out naked after taking a bath, and their bodies are clearly visible. Apart from these methods, how can you bring out the stolen soap? Is it easy for "Roller" to do this?
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Therefore, "Big Eyed Lantern"'s surprise was definitely not because he thought "Roller" was messing around, but mainly because he was curious about how he stole the soap.
"Roller" didn't hide it. He smiled and pierced the window paper.
It really has to be said that if you want to steal it, you can find a way to do it. I bet this kid had his own big towel hanging across his shoulders, and he pinched it out with one piece on each side under his armpits.
Soap is a useful thing, and "Big Eyed Lamp" can't help praising "roller". But he couldn't imagine it. From this moment on, this kid became more and more lawless.
One day later, it started to rain lightly. Everyone assigned "rollers" to hold umbrellas and bring lunch boxes to the restaurant to get food, planning to drink at home to survive the cloudy day.
But who knew that this kid had been gone for a long time and finally came back without bringing any food. Instead, he stole two chickens from the kitchen of a restaurant.
That was a live chicken. It was locked in a wire cage and there were so many people in the kitchen. How did he get it out?
One in each hand, neither struggling nor screaming, evil!
No matter how it was done, "Big Eyed Lantern" got angry with this guy anyway, saying that everyone was hungry and waiting to eat. You threw all the lunch boxes in the restaurant and just brought these two things out. Are you planning to let us
What's the point of killing a chicken and plucking it's feathers? You don't have to prioritize things.
Hey, "Big Eyed Lantern" didn't expect that this kid was quite aggrieved.
"Don't worry, I'll just go back and get it. No one will see it anyway. Haven't I made some progress in my skills? I was thinking of getting you something good to make up for, and I wanted you to praise me.
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After a while, the "roller" came back again, and this time he got the food back. It made a "crunching" sound in his mouth.
"What are you eating in your mouth?"
"Sugar... bang."
"I know, why don't you come back quickly and go to the grocery store to buy candies again?"
"No, quack, quack, I went into the kitchen again, quack, and stole a handful of rock candy from them. quack."
"I just...want to eat and spend money to buy it. Are you worthy of it?" When "Big Eyed Lantern" heard this, Wuming became furious and wanted to beat someone.
But he didn't expect that "Gunzi" still had his reasons. He actually said plausibly that this was the homework assigned to him by his uncle. When he was asked to go out, he had to steal something from the government. Otherwise, uncle
I won’t teach him anymore.
Well, it's my brother's fault.
"Big Eyed Lantern" immediately diverted his anger and glared at "Stretch Out" fiercely.
"Hand out" quickly explained to his brother, saying that this was not only to practice skills, but also to practice psychological quality, in order to achieve a look, movement, and behavior that was so natural that no one around you would think you were stealing.
Even he didn't realize that he was stealing.
He also said that petty theft is illegal and not a crime anyway, and it doesn't matter if you are caught. But developing such a habit has many benefits and is crucial to improving your skills. Only by passing this level can you train a thief to death.
Only when you have mastered the spirit of evil can you reach the highest state of being at your fingertips.
Well, one is reasonable and the other is willing, but it seems like he is nosy. Then don't say it. The "big-eyed lamp" tolerated it. But he didn't expect that the situation would become more and more serious, and the situation was simply out of control.
Humans can't imagine it.
Things like soap and live chickens at the beginning were still useful after all. But later on, the boy "Roller" was good at his craftsmanship, and he succeeded frequently, which only fueled his arrogance. He really took what he liked.
Sometimes I just reach out for it out of a thought without even thinking about its use.
For example, plastic flowers, soy sauce bottles, cups, bowls, plates, and spoons in restaurants. Weights, pencils, and abacus in grocery stores, clippers and razors in barber shops, and chefs’ white hats, sleeves, and kitchen knives.
It’s really diverse and all-encompassing.
But what's the use of stealing these things?
The most irritating thing is that this kid started stealing at home. Then the days of serious crimes began.
I want to smoke, but the cigarette is gone when I touch my pocket. I want to drink water, but I can't find a cup. I get up to brush my teeth, but the toothpaste is gone. When I comb my hair, I don't have a comb. When I put on my shoes, my shoes are gone. When I go out, I can't even find my watch.
If you want to find these things, you have to hold on to the "roller", and he will laugh and take out the hidden things for you.
What kind of home is this? It's a den of thieves, where everything can be lost in the blink of an eye.
To put it bluntly, in addition to "reaching out", both the "big-eyed lamp" and the "two-headed" are victims. They all live a life of scratching their heads in fear, and they have to always guard against the "roller" touching their things.
But in the long run, it will eventually drive people crazy.
Once when "Big Eyed Lantern" went out to buy something, he found that his pocket was completely empty. He had traveled a long way in vain. So he couldn't bear it anymore and finally broke out when he came back.
Unexpectedly, "Gunzi"'s regret is regret, and his apology is an apology.
But he also said that he didn't know what was wrong, he just couldn't control his hands. Sometimes he would just stretch out his hands without thinking, as if he was possessed by a ghost...