Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

On a street located on the middle floor, the sun's rays became hot, and it was just after 9 o'clock.

"Sir, I won't dare to do it next time. Please forgive me."

A young man who looked to be in his twenties was tied up at the door of a store, with a sign hanging on his body that said I am a thief.

The man begged, his whole body was wet. The shop owner had a sinister look on his face and looked menacing. He held up a cane in his hand and struck the thief hard, causing the thief to wail.

Many people passing by and watching felt that the boss had gone too far, and they had better wait for the administrators to come over. However, the boss was still angry until the thief was completely covered in flesh and skin, and the canes had been broken on the thief. He kept struggling. With.

"I said, do you want to kill someone? Forget it."

"never mind?"

The boss's eyes widened and he looked at the people pointing around and said, "This thief often visited his shop a few months ago and took something every day. In the past few months, the boss has lost thousands of dollars." block of goods.

This morning after the thief stole a bunch of eggs, the boss caught him on the spot. In order to catch this thief who often visited his shop, the boss could only pretend to have the latest monitoring equipment.

"It's not your turn to talk about me. I have three children. My wife and I worked hard from dawn to dusk for more than 20 years before we finally opened this grocery store. He is good, he has hands and feet, and he comes to my store every day to steal thing."

The surrounding criticism stopped. Many people pointed but said nothing. After all, the loss of several thousand yuan of goods could not have been done by this thief alone. There might have been others. This was considered a gift to others. A warning to thieves.

"Sorry, please give way."

In the crowd, Gene smiled and pushed away the onlookers, accompanied by Locke Jiahui, Yu Wanrou, and Xue Wang, who were going to buy something in this grocery store.

"Lord Jean, you are here just in time."

The boss was an acquaintance of Jean. Jean would often go to the boss's shop to replenish cigarettes, and the two of them became familiar with each other over time. The boss knew that Jean was the management officer, so he directly told Jean about the thief and also reported the surveillance The video was shown to Gene.

"Don't use lynching next time."

"Don't move, be patient. If you don't work hard when you have hands and feet, stealing is not a long-term solution."

Locke untied the thief, who nodded tremblingly and said thank you.

"what would you like!"

Gene watched Locke applying anti-swelling spray to the thief's wound.

"Harrison! Sir, this is really just my first offense. It's a holiday today. I've recently lost my job. I still have people at home. I just took a bunch of eggs."

"If you really can't find work, go to the eastern farms."

Gene asked the boss to get a piece of paper, and then wrote a string of characters, and asked Harrison to take the note and go to the eastern farm. At least he would have a job and not starve.

Then Jean asked the boss to let the thief go. After all, he got the things back. The boss nodded and his anger subsided a lot.

"Principal, are you too lenient? According to the law, theft, even if the amount is small, requires at least one week of labor punishment."

King Xue said, and after Yu Wanrou thought for a few seconds, she said with some fear.

"I I feel like it's a holiday today, if I do this, too."

"King Xue, everyone has a last resort. The principal only gave him a chance. If he continues to commit crimes, the life waiting for him will be gloomy. After all, he is a thief who will be caught easily. I’m destined not to be able to eat this food.”

"I hope so!"

Gene smiled, turned his head, and glanced at Harrison, who was limping away in the crowd not far away. Gene did not expose Harrison to his face. He knew very well that the guy was a habitual thief. He had seen him many times. Yes, the miss this time was intentional.

It's just that Gene has seen some of Harrison's good deeds, so he decided to give him another chance. Harrison once used stolen items and money to help an orphanage survive a crisis. He himself would visit orphans from time to time. He went to the hospital to work for free, but never mentioned the theft.

At this time, in an alley, Harrison turned in and painfully dragged off his heavy coat. Soon he took out a lot of odds and ends from the built-in pocket of the coat on his back.

When Harrison was stealing in a store, the moment he realized that he was exposed, he picked up a bunch of eggs and put them in his arms like a novice. As a result, he was directly caught by the boss, and he did not resist.

"I can no longer go to that store."

Harrison, who is over 30 years old, is now a professional thief. He used to be a magician. When he was seven or eight years old, he learned magic from a magician who was performing on the street. However, Harrison had no talent.

In an era like this, although magic seems magical to many people, after seeing it for a long time, they all know the techniques. This ancient skill has been fully explained and cannot make much money.

Harrison used to be a regular performer in a pub every night, and he could still make a living. However, gradually he got tired of meeting the customers, and Harrison stepped down from the stage. He traveled around to perform some street performances, and his life was always very difficult. , what he is best at is card magic, a kind of magic that relies on quick and imperceptible skills.

One time, Harrison, who couldn't even pay the rent, had been hungry for several days. He walked on the street in a daze. He didn't want to be like a beggar, giving up his last bit of dignity to beg.

Harrison was probably so hungry that morning that he looked at the food in the barbecue restaurant on the street and walked in unknowingly. However, when passing by a group of people, Harrison bumped into a man. , after entering the store and eating barbecue, when Harrison realized that he had no money, he took out several hundred dollars from his pocket.

Without realizing it, Harrison had completed a perfect pickpocket.

It's just that he was lucky today, Harrison smiled. If he was taken back, some dirt hidden in his back pocket might be discovered, and then he would be finished.

"In the future, it is better to go to stores less and move on the streets."

Harrison is not too obsessed with money, but all items that can be exchanged for money, from pendants on women's ears to items on other people's bodies, briefcases, satchels, etc.

Harrison would steal anything that could be exchanged for money, but he was very unlucky today. But Harrison soon started laughing because he saw a house not far away. They just went out and clicked through the door to close the door. There was a click, and Harrison laughed. The door was not closed properly.

Harrison was also very familiar with unlocking locks. He walked around casually, and after confirming that there were no surveillance cameras around the three-story house, he came to the door and opened it easily. He would hardly go out to steal. He would bring lockpicking tools and only make sure that the house was empty during the day and confirm again at night before he would open the door lock and go in to steal.

Basically, Harrison would not do this kind of theft too many times in the same area, but would constantly change locations.

Harrison quickly rummaged around the room, and after a while, he found some women's jewelry and some drugs, including a small safe.

Harrison didn't plan to stay too long, so he took the safe away and disappeared into the street.

After a while, Harrison came to a complex of crisscrossed buildings, and soon found the local black market exchange in a large courtyard.

"What's good today?"

Harrison took out the jewelry and drugs, and after bargaining with a black marketeer, he finally got more than 600 yuan.

"Harrison, you can also sell me the safe in your hand. This kind of safe is a new model. The price on the market is about 100. I will give you 80. The lock is not easy to open, and it also has a remote tracking function. "

Harrison proudly turned over the safe. The electronic components behind the safe had been removed, and the battery inside had also been removed by Harrison. The electronic lock had lost its function. A cutting machine had to be used to destroy the safe. Harrison The safe was shaken, and it made a sound like paper. It was very full, and a large part of the space was occupied by paper.

"2,000 yuan!"

As Harrison said, many black market merchants from all around also ran over with interest. Many thieves who break into houses will usually move them over if they see a small safe, and instead of opening it themselves, they will sell it directly to the black market merchants.

Many people took the safe one after another, weighing it and guessing what was inside. Some people thought it might just be documents, but others thought there should be some money, but they didn't know the amount. The price of 2,000 was not expensive. Someone is planning to buy it.

In the end, someone had a sudden change of heart and bought it directly. Harrison lost a lot of money and handed over the insurance wire to that person. To decipher the electronic lock, he had to hire a professional, so the black marketeer brought one on the spot. There was a cutting machine on the machine, and everyone gathered around, wanting to see what was in the safe. This kind of gambling-like business, someone once spent thousands of dollars, and ended up opening the safe and finding a lot of useful things, money or jewelry. It doesn't matter, the most important thing is some extremely personal things, business secrets, account books, tax evasion secrets, etc. The owner can usually be found and a large sum of money can be obtained.

As the safe was cut open bit by bit, everyone's eyes shone with light.

"What is this?"

For a moment, the boss who bought the safe was speechless. There were bursts of laughter next to him, and there was a thick stack of things that looked like children's graffiti, and the drawings were extremely disgusting. There were men and women, one after another. There was a thick stack of paintings that looked ghastly, and even after rummaging through them, there was nothing valuable.

"Now you can only sell this safe, which weighs about 20 kilograms. These materials can be sold for up to 50 yuan."

Harrison put the money into his pocket with a look of helplessness, and the boss could only shake his head silently. Accepting defeat is an unwritten rule in the black market.

But when the boss asked Harrison where he got the safe, Harrison said he found it under a floor tile in a child's room.

At this time, many people have discovered that these disgusting paintings have different styles. In addition to being disgusting, some look like they were drawn by adults, some by children, and some look like boys. Girls, because in the lower right corner of all the paintings, there is a name, Billy.

The fonts are written in multiple fonts, written in different ways, with different tools used to write, and even blood.

Harrison shuddered a little and couldn't stand it. Harrison took out 500 yuan and gave it back to the boss, but the boss shook his head and refused.

"Okay, I'm willing to admit defeat. You can take these things."

Harrison glanced at these words, found a corner and burned the painting.

At 11 o'clock in the morning, Harrison grabbed the money in his pocket and planned to find a place to have a drink. After all, he had a rich harvest today and the money was enough for him to have fun for a while. He first called a woman and made a reservation for tonight. Door-to-door service.

However, at this moment, a little boy wearing glasses sat in front of Harrison.

"There's someone here, kid, don't you see?"

Harrison took a look. The moment the little boy raised his head, Harrison was startled and swallowed.

"What are you doing, kid?"

Harrison felt that the eyes of the little boy in front of him were a little abnormal. He looked like he was thirteen or fourteen years old. After thinking about it, Harrison stood up and planned to give up his position to the little boy.

"Billy!"

Following a deep sound, Harrison's eyes widened. Just when he was about to get up, he sat down because the little boy in front of him suddenly lifted up his shirt and revealed a dark pistol, and the pistol was aimed at It was his own. Harrison saw the dark gun handle, but he was not sure whether it was real or fake. Harrison, who was about to stand up, sat down again.

"What's the matter? Handsome boy."

The child showed his white and neat teeth, and then shook his head.

"Where did you hide my Billy?"

Harrison immediately became confused. He raised his hands slightly and shook his head.

"Kid, which family are you from? What are you talking about? I know exactly what you are talking about."

"Want to give it a try? Use your life to test whether this gun is real or fake."

Harrison was scared and swallowed.

"Give me back my billy."

Those paintings had been burned by Harrison, and he was sweating on both sides of his forehead. At this time, the boy stood up, moved the gun on his waist, and motioned Harrison to leave the store with his eyes.

Harrison didn't want to leave because he was still confirming the authenticity of the gun. Although he didn't know how the child found him, if Harrison wanted to run, he wouldn't be able to catch up with him with his thin body. The theft left no evidence.

Harrison suddenly realized something. The small circle of lines on the butt of the gun seemed to have been seen somewhere. It was a children's toy gun.

Harrison laughed and stood up directly. He knew very well that he was panicked just now, so he didn't see clearly. Now he could see clearly.

"Child, it's better not to scare adults. What if you are the one who gets hurt?"

Harrison said as he swaggered out of the store, and the little boy behind him followed him.

"Give it back to me. Give me back the communication paintings between the Billys and me!"

The little boy behind him roared, and Harrison deliberately walked into an alley, then shook his head.

"I do not know what you're talking about."

At this time, the little boy no longer held the toy gun. Harrison was about to run away, but the little boy laughed coldly, pressed his head and roared like he was a little crazy.

"Give it to me, give it back to me. That's the only way I can communicate with the Billys. I don't know what the Billys are talking about or telling me."

Harrison turned around and ran away. At this time, the little boy standing in the alley returned to normal, smiling slightly.

"You're going to regret it, you're going to regret it, he's definitely going to regret it."

Three voices, three tones and modes of voice, and then a fourth, mature and steady tone appeared.

"Everyone, don't worry. No one can get away with the crimes he has committed. Let me punish him on your behalf. I will give him the biggest punishment, a punishment that he will never forget in his life, so everyone You can let go, I won’t do anything.”

At this time, the little boy's hands were squeezing his neck very tightly, and his cheeks were already red.

"Everyone, you should be able to understand my sincerity. I will solve this matter. You just need to have dinner at home and spend the New Year in peace. I will let him know what the price is!"

Ran Zhi pushed the stroller and held his daughter's hand. His son, who was more than 1 year old and could not walk yet, was sitting in the stroller. He smiled slightly and pushed a cart full of goods with one hand. , He came here for shopping today. Ran Zhi invited many friends to his home tonight. He was very happy. This year, his life has become much more comfortable.

"Hey, there is really no end to the road."

Ran Zhi recalled that their lives were tight in the past year because their two children needed money, especially their younger daughter, who would enroll in school next year and would need a large amount of tuition. Ran Zhi also wanted to send her to a good school. At least I will have a decent job after graduation.

However, he finally saved enough money, but because his wife was ill, the money was used for treatment. His wife recovered from her illness, but the family fell into a financial crisis.

Ran Zhi also couldn't stand the little gangsters who randomly took things from the supermarket and clashed with them. After that, he was fired by his boss. Now Ran Zhi's food is sold to Sanlian Company, which has begun to take shape and developed Although most people have invested in the liquid food market, Sanlian Company's position has been stable.

Because this company spent a lot of money to buy liquid food and win big prizes a few months ago. Some people won tens of thousands, some won hundreds, or even thousands. But Ran Zhi won 200,000, which was the largest win last year. Although part of the award is taxed, the money is enough for the family to live a good life.

At this time, Ran Zhi focused more on the handsome white-haired guy holding a basket on the other side, who was being watched by all the women in the mall. Ran Zhi was a little surprised. He planned to talk to the manager after checking out quickly, because He stopped himself that night, and now he has gained happiness.

Ran Zhi even wanted to have a drink with him. Every time when he was in a desperate situation, Ran Zhi would think of that night, and then his thoughts would become clearer.

"Sir, can you wait?"

Ran Zhi looked at the man who came out. He was still the same as six years ago, without any change.

"Ah, you must be the boy with the gun that night!"

Jean smiled and Ran Zhi nodded.

"Can we talk for a little bit, sir? My name is Ran Zhi, and what's yours?"

"Jean!"