Siheyuan: Starting to work in the street office

After the thief finished speaking, he was afraid that Zhong Shan would go back on his word and that he would wake others up, so he turned around and was about to leave.

But before leaving, he put the things he stole from the guy across the street back on the bed.

Anyway, he stole more than one, so it wouldn't be a big deal to return one.

Zhongshan didn't care. Even if the thief was not returned, Zhongshan would not stop him.

Zhong Shan is not a good person, so he doesn't need to cause trouble for himself because of other people's affairs.

Just as the thief walked out, the young man who often got up at night came back. Sure enough, not only did he get up at night, but he also got up very quickly. It seemed that he really needed to catch up.

He saw someone coming out of their box and felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly went to look for the place where he had hidden his things, but sure enough, nothing was there.

Seeing that he was anxious and was about to shout, Zhong Shan hurriedly spoke.

"I saw the thief knocked something to the end of the bed when he left. Come and see if it's true."

The young man was originally startled by Zhong Shan's sudden voice. After hearing the words, he went to the end of the bed to check, and sure enough, the money was there. After opening the bag, he found that all the money was there.

Then he breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, Lou Xiao'e in the box and Wu Haibo in the lower bunk had been woken up.

They were not very well-rested sleeping outside in the first place, and coupled with the noise made by the thief and the loud voices of the young man when he came back, they all woke up and opened the curtains to see what happened.

The young man, holding the bag that he almost lost, asked Zhong Shan.

"My thing has been tampered with. Was it the person who just left? Is he a thief?"

Zhong Shan looked at the young man who spoke rather harshly. He might be anxious because he saw something was lost. The man was not much older than his child, so Zhong Shan did not argue with him and just gave him a brief explanation.

"Yes, it was a thief. He saw you went to the bathroom and the door was open, so he came in to check. I was also woken up by the noise, and saw him rummaging through something in your place, so I scared him away."

Of course Zhongshan would not say that he did not want to intervene, but the thief was blind and greedy. He did not stop after stealing from one family and continued to steal from his own family, so he took action.

Who doesn't know how to say nice things?

Zhong Shan originally thought that after he said this, the young man would thank him, but he didn't expect the young man to suddenly say something like this.

"Why didn't you catch him and just let him go?"

After hearing this, Zhong Shan didn't want to answer him. This was a rookie who had never experienced the harsh treatment of society.

Let's not talk about whether we can catch him. Even if we catch him, who knows if he has any accomplices who are out and about, and will they cause trouble for us?

Wu Haibo, who was sleeping in the lower bunk, had understood what was going on after a while. Upon hearing what the young man said, he quickly helped Zhong Shan explain.

"Little brother, you can't say that. Who knows if the thief has any weapons? What if he gets hurt if we can't catch him?

Even if we catch him, who knows if he has any accomplices? This is only the first day, I don't know where you went, but we still have to work for another day and night. If the thief's accomplices come back to retaliate, it will be difficult for us to get to Pengcheng."

After hearing this, the young man felt that his previous cognition was challenged. This statement seemed to make sense, but this was not the education he had received since childhood.

I wanted to refute, but I didn't know where to start.

But he also knew that he shouldn't have spoken so harshly to Zhong Shan. After all, he was his benefactor.

The young man opened his mouth, wanting to apologize and thank him, but he didn't know how to start.

Wu Haibo was very tactful and he knew the awkwardness lay there when he saw the boy's expression.

"Wake up, little brother. You were just frightened and didn't react for a while. Go to sleep quickly. It's still dark."

Zhong Shan smiled at the young man and said nothing, and the night passed like this.

The train was the same as yesterday. Zhong Shan and Lou Xiao'e were reading novels on their bunks to kill time, and occasionally said a few words to Wu Haipo who was on the bunk opposite them. What was different was that the guy on the upper bunk opposite them would also occasionally say a few words.

But some things really cannot be avoided. Not long after finishing her meal, Lou Xiao'e prepared to go to the toilet. This was the time when the toilet was busiest except in the morning. There were people going to the toilet, washing their hands, and so on.

There were quite a few people on their side, and there was a not-too-long queue at the door. Some of the anxious ones went to other carriages to try their luck to see if there were any vacancies.

But Lou Xiao'e did not leave. She was still waiting in line outside. However, there was a shifty-looking boy behind her who came from another carriage.

Lou Xiao'e's dress, speech and behavior were different from those of ordinary people, and she looked like a wealthy person.

When Lou Xiao'e was queuing, he rolled his eyes and lined up behind her.

After waiting in line for a while, when it was almost Lou Xiao'e's turn, the man observed carefully and started to take action, slowly reaching his hand into Lou Xiao'e's pocket.

Although it is not winter yet, people are wearing a lot of clothes, including coats and inner clothes. Lou Xiao'e has no idea that the money in her pocket is going out little by little.

At this time, the young man opposite was also queuing at the back. Not only him, but Wu Haibo was there too. The young man saw the person behind Lou Xiao'e acting sneaky and had already put his hand into Lou Xiao'e's pocket, so he hurried over.

"Hey, what are you doing? Take your hands out!"

The thief shuddered with fear, and Lou Xiao'e also reacted and quickly dodged.

The people behind Lou Xiao'e actually saw it as well, but just like Zhong Shan thought, it wasn't them who were stolen, so they just ignored it as it had nothing to do with them.

Everyone pretended not to see it, only that guy shouted out.

When the thief saw that his plan was exposed, he stared at the young man with hatred.

"Kid, when you're out in public, didn't anyone tell you to mind your own business?"

The young man didn't listen to what he said and walked to Lou Xiao'e and the thief. Wu Haibo, who was behind them, thought about it, but didn't move and continued hiding behind them.

"If you know what's best for you, leave now, or the police will be here soon."

It seems that what happened yesterday still had some impact on him. He did not go up and catch the thief directly, but he still had to take care of it.

The thief looked at so many people around and didn't dare to take out his weapon to fight. After all, if he wasn't forced into a desperate situation, who would want to make things worse?

With a hateful look at Lou Xiao'e and the young man, the thief turned and left.

No one around said anything. They just watched the thief walk out in a swagger. Wu Haibo stepped back again, trying not to make himself too conspicuous.

Lou Xiao'e was also frightened at first, but after all, she had seen the world, so she reacted immediately and looked at the young man with gratitude.