Life in siheyuan era

Seeing the thin figure disappear into the crowd, Zhou Zhiyuan was about to follow when a thought suddenly occurred to him.

The thin figure was a tracking expert, following him all the way to Yong'an Shopping Mall.

And he was also a tracking expert, known by his comrades as "Human Radar," which stemmed from his keen intuition.

Thinking of this nickname, Zhou Zhiyuan's competitive spirit rose, and he didn't want to play a cat-and-mouse game behind the thin figure.

He wanted to take this opportunity to conduct an experiment: What special functions does the Star Wolf star in the Star Chart have?

The Star Wolf star was originally a guiding star. Could the Star Wolf star in the Star Chart guide the direction of tracking?

Having made up his mind, he closed his eyes slightly, raised the Star Chart, focused nine parts of his consciousness on the Star Wolf star, and transformed one part of his consciousness into a thin figure, which floated under the starry sky for a moment before disappearing.

The Star Wolf star immediately shot out an orange thread, revealing the trace of the thin figure in the orange light, and then disappeared.

This scene flashed by in an instant. If one's mind was not highly concentrated, one would not notice any signs.

Zhou Zhiyuan discovered it, knowing that the Star Wolf star in the Star Chart had the ability to guide and track. He opened his eyes, looked in that direction, and then strode over, going straight down the stairs to the first floor, standing by the stairs and waiting.

After a short while, he saw the thin figure running down, hopping and skipping.

Zhou Zhiyuan's experiment was successful. Finding a special function made him happy. He stepped forward, grabbed the wrist, and dragged him aside before he could react.

Suddenly seeing him, the thin figure cried out softly, then covered his mouth and looked around.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, the thin figure lowered his hand and said sincerely with a pair of surprised eyes, "There were too many people upstairs. You disappeared in a flash. I've been looking for you. I chased you downstairs and saw you."

The thin figure reacted quickly, and the words he spoke were extremely sincere.

Zhou Zhiyuan joked, "You really are an honorable thief."

Then he released the wrist again and added, "I accept your explanation. Come with me to the police station to turn yourself in."

"Okay," the thin figure replied helplessly, followed him a few steps, and disappeared into the crowd again in a flash.

Zhou Zhiyuan turned around, saw the thin figure quickly disappear into the crowd, and stood firm again, closing his eyes slightly. In an instant, he determined the direction and chose the door to walk out.

Standing by the door and waiting for a while, seeing the thin figure hiding in the crowd and walking out, Zhou Zhiyuan raised his voice and said, "Why did you come out so late?"

Then he strode forward and pulled the thin figure out of the crowd, his words and actions very casual, like an old friend.

He was very happy that the two experiments were successful, fully proving the stability of this special function.

But the thin figure asked in surprise, "How are you here?"

He was certainly surprised. To get rid of Zhou Zhiyuan, he used all his skills, using the cover of the crowd, and circled around this shopping mall, thinking he had completely gotten rid of Zhou Zhiyuan before walking out of the mall, but he didn't expect to be caught by him again.

The thin figure was terrified, while Zhou Zhiyuan replied cheerfully, "Waiting for you."

He was in a very good mood. The Star Wolf star allowed his tracking skills to enter a new realm.

But the thin figure sighed and pleaded, "I have a fifty-six-year-old mother. If I go in, who will take care of her?"

Zhou Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Isn't it that you have an eighty-year-old mother above and a child crying for food below?"

Hearing his joke, the thin figure fixed his eyes, looked into his eyes, and replied solemnly, "There is only a fifty-six-year-old mother, no wife and no children. You can't joke about matters involving my mother."

He said this very solemnly. His mother was his bottom line.

Hearing him speak so solemnly, Zhou Zhiyuan looked at his sincere eyes, let go of his hand, and said, "If I let you go, and someone is stolen from and commits suicide, my sin will be great."

"I have principles. I never steal from the old, weak, women, or children. You have money. You won't commit suicide just because you lost a few hundred yuan."

His words aroused Zhou Zhiyuan's great interest. He asked in a low voice, "How much money do I have?"

He was a fisherman, with the initiative. He could throw this fish into the fish basket, or he could put it back into the river.

Zhou Zhiyuan suddenly had an idea, but he also had some concerns about releasing him back into the river.

"Let's get to know him."

He had made up his mind and asked in a deep voice, "What's your name?"

"Yuan Shi."

This name should be real. Zhou Zhiyuan looked into his eyes and nodded lightly, then said in a deep voice again, "How many years have you been doing this?"

"I became an apprentice at the age of ten and started my career at the age of sixteen. It's been ten years since then. I quit four years ago. You are the first target for me to come out of retirement."

Yuan Shi told the truth while looking into those eyes. Zhou Zhiyuan's eyes were like a mirror. In front of this mirror, he had a feeling of having nowhere to hide. Plus, the other party meant to let him go, so it was better to tell the truth.

Yuan Shi made up his mind to answer Zhou Zhiyuan's questions truthfully. Hearing him ask, "Why did you quit?"

"During the three years of natural disasters, everyone's life was difficult. I am a thief, not a bandit. I can't do things that harm people for money."

"What have you been doing for a living in the past four years?"

"It's not bad to earn money as a porter in the granary."

Saying his occupation, seeing a suspicious look on Zhou Zhiyuan's face, he immediately said, "Don't look down on me. I may be thin, but I'm not weak."

Yuan Shi was indignant. Zhou Zhiyuan's suspicion was looking down on him.

But even if he was angry, he didn't dare to resist, and truthfully answered Zhou Zhiyuan's next question, "I haven't been caught by the police. Today is the first time I've failed."

Thinking about it, he added, "To be honest, your appearance is a bit deceiving."

Thinking of this, Yuan Shi still told the truth, and secretly examined himself, "I ignored the heroic spirit on his face."

Zhou Zhiyuan's face had a heroic spirit, which was cultivated from childhood martial arts training.

But strangely, many people ignored this point. Perhaps it was the delicate features that caused the trouble, or perhaps it was the slender figure that caused the trouble. In short, many people just ignored this point, and the view of him as a weak scholar was deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Yuan Shi also ignored this point, and never thought that the locked target would be a kung fu master.

This kung fu master was also good at tracking. The magical tracking skills completely convinced him. He gave up the idea of escaping, truthfully answered his questions, and waited for the results.

But he didn't expect Zhou Zhiyuan to say this: "Let's make a deal."

"Uh..." Yuan Shi couldn't help but let out a surprised sound. He had thought of many possibilities, but he never thought that Zhou Zhiyuan would actually want to make a deal with him.

However, exchanging food stamps was really a side business for him. Ten pounds of national general food stamps could not be exchanged for twenty pounds of Beijing local food stamps.

He was a thief who adhered to principles, and the transaction had to be carried out according to market prices.

Yuan Shi quickly entered the transaction role and replied solemnly, "No, ten pounds of national food stamps can only be exchanged for fifteen pounds of local food stamps."

The exchange standard proposed by Zhou Zhiyuan did not conform to the market conditions for reselling food stamps. Based on his professional spirit, Yuan Shi absolutely disagreed. Zhou Zhiyuan could send him to the police station, but the market price could not be changed.

Yuan Shi completely entered the transaction role. First of all, it was necessary to clarify the transaction location. The entrance of the shopping mall was not included in the area of the food stamp trading market. A nearby alley was very secluded and belonged to the designated location for formal transactions.

The second step was to bargain. Since entering the market rules, Zhou Zhiyuan also had to abide by them and actively bargain, "One to one point nine."

Zhou Zhiyuan still wanted to sell at a high price, but Yuan Shi represented the monopoly trading market and insisted on the original price, "One to one point five is already the highest price. You can inquire about it."

He was confident that the buyer's market was hidden very deeply, and Zhou Zhiyuan would definitely not be able to find it.

And Zhou Zhiyuan also knew that the water here was very deep, but he still had to continue to bargain, "One to one point eight."

"One to one point six. This is the final price. You have to leave me some profit."

Yuan Shi stuck to this price and had to add a sentence, "Sending me to the police station is also this price."

When the two entered the transaction role, Zhou Zhiyuan would not send him to the police station. This was a serious violation of the transaction rules.

Yuan Shi bet that Zhou Zhiyuan would abide by the transaction rules, and he really bet right.

Zhou Zhiyuan did not want to do a one-off deal, so he had to abide by the transaction rules. In the end, he agreed to trade at a price of one to one point six, and exchanged ten pounds of national general food stamps for sixteen pounds of Beijing local food stamps.

After putting away the ten pounds of national general food stamps, Yuan Shi looked around and was about to leave when he heard Zhou Zhiyuan say coldly, "If you dare to steal from poor people, even if you hide in the gutter, I will find you."

The transaction was over, and Zhou Zhiyuan could warn him.

And Yuan Shi's face immediately showed an expression of being taught, and he sincerely guaranteed, "Absolutely not, please look at my future performance."

This transaction was completed, and the roles of the two returned to their original state. Yuan Shi was a thief, and Zhou Zhiyuan was a captor.

But the captor's attitude was not firm. He warned him and left in a hurry, leaving Yuan Shi with a confused look, and after thinking about it for a while, he made an evaluation, "A strange person."

Zhou Zhiyuan was indeed very strange. He caught him but wanted to make a deal with him. During the transaction, he bargained without using force, and did not even use threats.

This attitude of abiding by the transaction rules made Yuan Shi feel good about him, but he definitely didn't want to see him again.

"How did he find me?" Yuan Shi recalled carefully, and a pair of pure eyes appeared in front of him.

Then he shivered and affirmed, "He has been staring at me."

Thinking like this, he shivered again, looked around, and quickened his pace to leave this alley.

He decided that he would go to the granary tomorrow to continue working as a porter.