Chapter 1236: Idle People

Of course, those idle people cannot survive here at all; after all, this place is not for being idle.

I wandered around the riverside, took a boat to tour the river, and then disembarked at the most bustling area.

The place where I disembarked was a small plaza with a pedestrian street; this place is the area with the most historical character in Modu, and walking here, you feel as if you are in the eighties or nineties.

While strolling, squeezed into the crowd, I suddenly discovered someone reaching their hand into a bag carried by a girl.

The girl was looking down at her phone, completely unaware of the pickpocketing.

This guy's speed was quite fast; he quickly fished out a wallet and a spare phone from inside, then turned and handed them to his accomplice.

And this guy's accomplices were more than one person; these people had a clear division of labor, and after those items changed hands a few times, they could no longer be found.

Moreover, this gang did not seem like an ordinary gang; not only was the division of labor clear, but their speed of action was also very fast, and after a few hand-offs, the items were gone.

The girl kept her head down looking at her phone, completely unaware that her wallet and spare phone had been stolen.

That pickpocket seemed to have gotten into the swing of things; he continued to reach his hand into the girl's bag, and at this moment, Chen Yu could no longer just watch, so he stepped forward and reached out to grab the pickpocket's hand.

The pickpocket was startled; he thought he had encountered the police, but when he looked up and saw Chen Yu, a look of disdain appeared on his face: "What do you want to do?"

"Friend, let it go at that; looking at this young girl, she is also here to make a living, if you steal all her things, what is she supposed to do?" Chen Yu said with a faint smile.

"Meddlesome." The pickpocket was furious; he clenched his fist and was about to make a move.

But the hand Chen Yu used to grab his arm tightened, and a piercing pain suddenly surged over.

The pickpocket let out a miserable shriek; he felt his hand hurting intensely, and he screamed: "It hurts, it hurts..."

Chen Yu grabbed him and brought him to the side, sitting down on a chair by the road: "I know you have accomplices; tell your accomplices now to return the person's things. If you don't return them, don't blame me for being ruthless."

"Who exactly are you? You dare to go against us from the Pickpocket Six Gates? Are you tired of living?" this guy roared.

Chen Yu's hand tightened, and this guy's overbearing attitude changed immediately; he screamed: "Alright, alright, I'll return them, Big Brother, please let me go first."

Chen Yu let go, and this guy flexed his wrist, looking at Chen Yu with some shock and suspicion.

Although they hadn't fought, in front of Chen Yu, he felt like a three-year-old child, so he concluded that Chen Yu was no ordinary person.

Therefore, he did not dare to act recklessly and took out his phone to make a call: "Return the things from just now; I met an expert today."

After receiving a positive reply, this guy hung up the phone, and in less than five minutes, three or four people surrounded them.

"Lao San, the things have been returned. Who is the expert you mentioned? Is it him?" A big man stared at Chen Yu with an unfriendly expression.

"That's right, it's him, Second Brother." Lao San stood up and said to the big man.

"Friend, where are you from? Our Pickpocket Six Gates is a well-known name in the Jianghu. If there is any offense, I ask you to forgive us, but if that person just now has no relation to you, then aren't you being a bit too meddlesome?"

Pickpocket Six Gates, a pickpocket sect in the Jianghu, seems to have a heritage of several decades, existing since the Republic of China era.

Of course, these people who engage in crooked ways belong to the lower nine classes, and their status in the Jianghu was very low in the past.

In modern times, they have all transformed and become different from before, but in Chen Yu's eyes, they still belong to the lower nine classes.

"I don't actually know that girl; it's my first time seeing her too, but I just think your people are a bit too greedy. Stealing once is enough, but stealing three times in a row? Even if it's wool, you should take turns shearing it, right?" Chen Yu said indifferently.

"That young girl is definitely here to make a living, it's not easy for her; it shouldn't be hard to find someone else to steal from, right?"

"Hehe, that's not hard, but we of the Six Gates have our own rules. Looking at your appearance, friend, you aren't a policeman, nor do you look like a peer; you are really being a bit too meddlesome."

"Hmm, are you trying to make a move?" Chen Yu raised his head to look at the few people, and he smiled faintly: "If I were you, I would definitely have left before I made a move."

"You..." Lao Er was furious and stepped forward to make a move, but just then, a lean, short man stopped him.

"Second Brother, calm down. Big Sister instructed that it's better to avoid trouble than to invite it; don't conflict with this friend, otherwise, it won't do us any good."

This lean, short man spoke tactfully and was also low-key; in fact, he knew clearly, what Pickpocket Six Gates? To put it bluntly, they are just thieves.

Although they don't rely entirely on this to eat now and aren't short of money, their essence cannot be changed; if they aren't low-key, they will suffer endless losses later.

"Xiao Shu, you are the only one who is cowardly. Although we in this line of work rely on our skills to eat, we can't be afraid of trouble either." Lao San also said with a fierce look.

"Not afraid of trouble? You can come over and try." Chen Yu glanced at the thin Xiao Shu.

This kid had an honest and simple look; no matter how you looked at him, he didn't look like someone in this line of work.

Of course, sometimes you can't judge a book by its cover; no matter what this guy looks like, it doesn't change the fact that he is a thief.

"You damn..." Lao Er and Lao San were furious and were about to lose their temper when several patrol officers walked toward them.

These two guys immediately extinguished their fire; they stood honestly on the spot, with a friendly smile on their faces.

The leading female officer was heroic and spirited; she walked up and stared at Lao Er: "Zhou Lao Er, what are you doing here?"

"Officer Xia, I, I am just here to stroll around the street; I came here with a few brothers to get some air, that's not against the law, right?" Lao Er revealed a trace of a smile.

It seems that this female officer in front of them had dealt with Lao Er and his gang quite a few times before.

She just stood there, and the aura she emitted made Lao Er's face turn pale; this guy piled a smile on his face, revealing a trace of fawning intent.

"Strolling? This kind of place seems to be where young people like to come. What are you doing here? You are all at the level of 'old cured meat' characters, are you here to drink the northwest wind?" Xia Qing glared at the few people.

"Officer Xia, you aren't right to say that; although we are a bit older, we still need to have some leisure life, right?" Lao San chuckled.

"Senior Sister Xia, what do these people do?" A young officer, who should have just started his internship, stepped forward to ask.

"Recognize these people clearly; they are from the Pickpocket Six Gates of the Jianghu. They don't commit major crimes, and the amount they steal each time isn't much, but they have already been 'three-time visitors' with us." Xia Qing said.