Confessions of a Thief

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It's a June day, but it's surprisingly hot this afternoon.

Ji Bai was sitting in Lin Kuang's noodle shop in a suit, pulling his tie knot and loosening it. He had been sitting here for a long time, thirsty, and Lin Kuang didn't bother to pour a glass of water. They cleaned the storefront by themselves, and it's not time for meal yet, there are only two of them in the whole noodle shop.

"Zhuang Ze..." Ji Bai pursed his dry lips, "I'm here to find Zhuang Ze."

Lin Chou bit his cigarette and replied indistinctly: "Then you go find it."

"...I don't know which building he lives in." Ji Bai frowned fiercely, as if a little unwilling.

"Oh, you came looking for someone without finding out where you are," Lin Qi glanced at the other party and said with a sneer, "Could you be a liar."

"Tsk!" Ji Bai felt that he was wasting time, stood up with his briefcase and said, "If you are Zhuang Ze's friend, you should tell me where he is, and I can help him! Do you know that he is a thief? To be honest, I couldn't believe that such a good child like him at first, but now..."

"I know!" Lin Qi roughly interrupted Ji Bai, took down the cigarette from his mouth, exhaled and then calmly said: "I advise you to get out of here, the person who can't help Zhuang Ze is you .”

As soon as the words were finished, Lin Qi seemed to have discovered something suddenly. He walked out of the noodle shop with long legs and grabbed Zhuang Ze who was walking out. Seeing this, Ji Bai also walked quickly.

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"Little Juzi, where are you going?" Lin Qi gently pulled Zhuang Ze's wrist, stopping his steps.

"...Go...go..." Zhuang Ze tried hard to squeeze out a few words, but was interrupted by Ji Bai's cry.

Lin Qi immediately turned down, pulled Zhuang Ze in front of him, and made him turn his back on Ji Bai, like a lion guarding a calf, showing his fangs at Ji Bai, and said in a deep voice, "I told you to get lost, Don't make me say it a second time."

"Oh," Ji Bai laughed angrily. He glanced at his watch, took out his phone and said, "If you continue to do this, I will take some necessary measures."

"You can try."

While the two were confronting each other, Zhuang Ze struggled. He pushed Lin Ai away and looked up at him suspiciously.

Lin Qi's heart tightened under his gaze, and he asked softly, "What's the matter, little orange?"

Zhuang Ze looked down at his yellowed white canvas shoes, pinched the seam of his trousers tightly with his fingers, opened and closed his mouth several times, unable to speak.

At this time, Ji Bai at the side couldn't wait any longer, he stepped forward to Zhuang Ze and said, "Zhuang Ze, do you still remember me!? I'm Ji Bai!"

However, Zhuang Ze just looked at Lin Ai, not seeing him at all.

Ji Bai's heart throbbed suddenly, he was neither reconciled nor eager: "Do you want to go out and steal something again!"

Zhuang Ze turned his gaze to him when he heard the words "stealing things", his eyes widened slightly, as if he recognized that the person in front of him had been stolen by him before, and he was also allowed to stay in the detention center for three days , subconsciously took a step back, and was embraced by Lin Qi.

"Shut up!" Lin Qi was furious in an instant, protecting Zhuang Ze with one hand, and about to beat Ji Bai with the other. Veins appeared on his thin arms, but he stopped halfway because he heard Zhuang Ze struggling. He said two words: "Sweeping...tomb."