"Stretch out your hand." Mr. Hou said expressionlessly.
In Sanye's long career as a thief, he has partnered with all kinds of thieves, but he has never seen a newcomer who can pick up the game so quickly. Being a thief also pays attention to understanding. Generally speaking, if you can perform like Binzi, you are considered to be the best. However, more people like Xiao Tao can only rely on accumulated practice for a year, two years or even longer before they can enter the palace.
So it's not that easy to be a thief.
The performance of the little crew-cut Xu Zhiyong just now was very amazing in the eyes of the third master. For a newcomer who has just practiced for less than ten days to reach this level, it can only mean that he is either born to be a thief, or he is a thief. Used opportunistic means.
The difficulty in clamping soap flakes is that the soap flakes slip without leaving your hand. If you use too little force, you will not be able to hold it. If you use too much force, the soap will slip away. What is tested is the flexibility of the fingers and the control of force. With Mr. Hou’s thief nature, , would never believe that a young man could achieve such an enlightenment in just a few days, so he concluded that there must be a reason.
Xu Zhiyong, a boy with a flat head, obediently stretched out his hands. A closer look at these hands made people feel a bit alarming. The roughness was the first impression. The fingers were covered with thorns, and the thorns turned outward to reveal the tender new flesh underneath. The fingers were a little swollen. , as if it had been soaked in water all day long, and the color was a little abnormal. It was pale and did not look like a boy's hand, or even a living person's hand.
Mr. Hou grabbed these hands and rubbed them hard a few times. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Boy! What did you use to burn it? Is it caustic soda?"
There was a trace of nervousness on the face of the little crew chief: "It's not caustic soda, it's the green water used to wash the toilet."
Green water is actually a common cleaning agent used to remove dirt and urine alkali in toilets. It is an acidic liquid with a certain corrosiveness.
After practicing for two days, Xu Zhiyong discovered that in order to successfully pick out the soap flakes in the water, in addition to having good eyesight and quick hands, he must increase the friction between the fingers and the soap.
If most people can think of wrapping a layer of tape on their fingers, the effect will be achieved, but Xu Zhiyong, who is stoic, actually thought of roughening the skin on his hands!
Since we also have to remove fingerprints at the same time, we might as well do something ruthless!
He ran to the public toilet, secretly poured half a bucket of green water that someone had put in it, and when no one was looking, he used the acidic green water to soak his hands!
As the lyrics say, no one can succeed casually. Even wanting to be a qualified thief requires huge efforts.
Mr. Hou didn't say anything anymore, and motioned for everyone to sit down and eat. He then pulled off the drumsticks of the roast chicken and put them into Xu Zhiyong's bowl. This was something that had never happened before in this period of time.
"It's not easy to be a thief, and it's even more difficult to be a successful thief." Like a summary, but also like emotion, the third master took a sip of wine and started talking.
"A few days ago, I told you about deep silence. We need to adapt to changes in the environment. We should not wear conspicuous bags. We should not be seen in the crowd. If we see it, we can't remember or recognize it. Now it's all Do you understand?"
Everyone nodded.
"Today I want to talk to you about a secret of our industry, that is, there is no such thing as a lone robber in the world. Our industry relies on teamwork and collaboration!" After saying this, Mr. Hou put down the wine glass in his hand and looked around. Everyone.
Everyone was puzzled.
Shouldn't a thief be a loner and be unpredictable? Why is teamwork coming out again? Isn't it no different from the army?
"Now you all have some skills, Xiaoyong, tell me, you are the most agile in your movements. At your current level, when you go out on the street to do a job, are you sure you can hit the target with one hit?"
Xiaoyong shook his head hesitantly. As the saying goes, "Ignorant people are fearless." In the past two days, I have listened to the stories in Sanye's sermons a lot. What impressed me the most was that if there is a leak, the caught thief would be best served in prison for a few years. If you are caught by a colleague or gangster, your hands and feet will be cut off at every turn, or the least severe thing will be to smash your fingers one by one with a hammer, so that you will never be able to work in this business again.
The more things you know, the less timid you become. Thinking about how you used to do things on the street without any technical skills, it was no different from an open robbery. In this case, it was really a blessing to not be beaten to death.
Thinking about how to retrieve the items without alerting the victim, it felt very difficult, as if there were insurmountable obstacles.
"In the final analysis, 'stealing' is the same as 'thousand', and 'thousand' means cheating! Xiaoyong, come here."
Xu Zhiyong immediately took two steps forward and stood in front of the third master. He saw a shining coin appear out of nowhere in the third master's hand. With a flick, the coin flew high in front of his eyes with a pleasant buzzing sound.
Everyone's eyes involuntarily followed the coin to the roof.
The coin whirled and drew a beautiful arc, then returned to the third master's hand and disappeared.
Xu Zhiyong was a little confused and found that everyone was looking at him with amusement in their eyes. Hei Qing pointed at him with his finger: "Idiot, look in your pocket."
But he saw the third master backhand, and there was a grindstone and a few pieces of change in his hand.
The third master looked at Xu Zhiyong: "How is it? Do you understand anything?"
Everyone was stunned. This must be the first time that the third master made a move in front of everyone. The moment the coins flew up and fell, the third master moved as fast as lightning and quickly took out the bits and pieces in Xiaoyong's two pockets. When he came out, no one present could see the third master's movements clearly.
"I understand! You used coins to distract my attention first, and then you took action. Is this the trick you just mentioned?" Xu Zhiyong understood instantly.
The third master was pleased, it seemed that Xiaoyong really had some talent as a thief.
"Then do you think you can do it now?" Third Master asked.
Xu Zhiyong pondered for a while: "Third Master, maybe I still can't do it. I don't move that fast."
The third master's face dropped at that moment, and he looked at Hei Qing with a sinking face. Hei Qing's face also changed color, and he suddenly reached out and gave Qiangzi next to him a loud slap in the face, and shouted: " You're a piece of shit."
The sudden change shocked everyone in the room. Even Qiangzi, who was beaten, didn't react. He just covered his face and groaned, not knowing what to say.
The room was filled with silence.
Third Master's eyes were fixed on Xiaoyong. Xiaoyong was stunned for a long time, touched the extra grindstone in his pocket, and suddenly shouted with joy: "Third Master! Third Master! I understand! I can do it." arrive!"
After saying that, his knees softened and he actually knelt in front of Mr. Hou.
This is so convincing!
The third master's goal was achieved.
The third master has never worked so hard to teach any of his younger generations. Now that he considers that his future life requires people to be filial, he accepts these apprentices because he sincerely wants to teach them well.
But there is still a lot of worry in the mind of the third master. Whether these four brats are the material alone, it depends on their character. If they are old and teach a few white-eyed wolves, their life will be completely ruined. .
Now it seems that children can be taught!
If this continues, the day when I can retire and focus on eating and making offerings is not far away!
The third master made up his mind: "It doesn't matter if you can't learn any skills now. As long as you are willing to use your brain, you will not be hungry. It's still the old saying: three days as a thief will not change for an emperor. Now you can count as a few days of hardship, It’s time to show you the world and let you experience a life happier than the emperor!”
Those who were slow to react realized it now. It turned out that Hei Qing's sudden slap to Qiangzi was just an act. After attracting everyone's attention, the third master had already returned the grindstone and a few coins to the small house. Brave in your pocket.
Then I heard that Master San meant to take everyone to practice, and the crowd couldn't help but feel excited.
"But it's up to you to choose where to hunt this time." The third master smiled rarely.
"The bus, there are a lot of people on it!" Erdai blurted out.
"There are so many people to spare. They are all people commuting to and from get off work. They only have three melons and two dates in their pockets. Is it worth it for a group of us to take a trip? I would say we should just go to the train station. We are all people who are away from home. The more money we have in our pockets, the more we can gain by working together." Binzi retorted and also put forward his own opinion.
"I would say go to the square or park. People there are just hanging out and having fun. They are not very vigilant, so we can take action easily." Xiao Tao also had his own ideas.
The third master coughed: "It's not impossible on the bus. You can't just focus on your wallet. Watches, BP machines, and mobile phones are all good targets. If you are good at it, you will gain a lot by following the bus. But you are now The craftsmanship is still poor, the shipping methods are not yet familiar, and I can’t get on the bus yet.”
"Train stations are even more taboo. Have you forgotten that I told you that there are people in our industry who keep an eye on railway lines called boarding big ships? These people are very careful about their own territory. It is not easy for you to conflict with others now." ."
"Park Plaza is a good idea, but it doesn't have enough gold content. It's the first time for my son to make a move and the harvest will be small. If you want to be popular in this industry, you still need to use your brain more than others. You guys On second thought, where else could be more appropriate?”
The four little ones immediately fell into deep thought. According to the third master, it seems a bit difficult to choose a valuable place to make a fortune...
"The hotel is great! The Sheraton, Guomao and Jingguang in the east are all rich and foreigners. People who come in and out are always rich."
"Nonsense! There are a bunch of security guards in that hotel, and they are all stronger than dogs. Besides, we have never been in there before, and the environment is not familiar to us."
"Or go to a disco nightclub, like Heaven and Earth, Casabranda, where a bottle of beer sells for dozens of dollars, and the customers who go there are all wealthy, and they are all drunkards, drinking like drunk cats. It’s easy to start.”
"You just see someone drunk and don't think about who you are. It's weird that we are the only ones who go there and the security guards can let you in!"
Erdai was excited when he heard it. He stretched out his hand and pulled the map of Pingcheng off the wall. He spread it on the table. Everyone didn't even bother to eat and began to study it intently.
Who said that being a thief doesn't require knowledge? Even choosing the place to commit the crime, the knowledge here is profound!
A few fingers pointed on the map, and Qiangzi suddenly squeezed in, stared at the map again and again, stretched out his hand and clicked on a location: "Third Master, do you think it would be okay to choose this place?"
