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Chapter 32 The Thief Meets the Ancestor of Thieves

"Oh, it's a cat!"

Startled, a layer of white hair covered his back in sweat. It took the man a while to realize what it was, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He glanced back at the old man, who was nearly scared out of his wits, and glared at him irritably. Refusing to admit that he had also been terrified, he turned back expressionlessly and urged the old man to hurry up and get back to work.

I sensed something was wrong, so I decided not to move any extra things.

Just getting this refrigerator into the car, plus the TV and home theater from earlier, makes tonight's trip worthwhile.

The man was cautious and knowledgeable. He knew that compared to modern appliances that leave behind various data and codes, traditional home appliances like televisions, air conditioners, and refrigerators were actually easier to sell as stolen goods.

You can easily sell these items to any appliance repairman or even a junk collector, and the police won't be able to recover them. Even if you're lazy and use a legitimate online recycling platform, they won't verify the origin of your goods.

Although these kinds of tools are relatively cheap to sell, they are almost risk-free and can earn more than a day's hard labor.

Of course, it was just that the time was too short to find the jewelry and cash; otherwise, the gains would have been even greater.

"It's a deal, you have to give me half of what I'm going to do today."

The old man, having calmed down, was still greedy. Confirming that the commotion was caused by just a few annoying stray cats, he struggled to pull the refrigerator up from his tricycle while reminding the men below to divide the money fairly.

"hehe……"

The man smiled and ignored him.

He glanced at the three dead cats who had run over like lunatics to watch the commotion, kept himself in a position where he could let go at any moment, tossed the rope from the car to the old man so he could tie things up tightly, and then carefully observed his surroundings, ready to drive away at any time.

Chen Rang watched this scene quietly.

"Why hasn't Li Shiwei arrived yet?"

He squatted not far away, already getting a little impatient.

He didn't know that less than five minutes had passed between when he called Li Shiwei and when she was about to leave. The reason he was so anxious was because he was annoyed that he had caused Aunt Xie trouble.

Poor Aunt Xie, she's already had enough bad luck running into such an unethical downstairs tenant.

As a result, Chen Rang was unlucky and chose an unreliable temporary worker, which led to his house being targeted and burgled; no matter how he explained it, he felt guilty.

Although it wasn't his fault in essence, Chen Rang felt he had to take some responsibility for how things turned out this way.

If these two guys really get away, even if he knows what they look like and where they work, how can the police investigate in the middle of the night? Even if they can catch them tomorrow, what if the stolen goods have been sold and dismantled...

He didn't think that kind of bastard would have the money to pay compensation.

Seeing that the two were about to run away, Chen Rang stood up silently.

He moved forward silently like a ghost, still clutching the brick in his hand. Under the cover of DouDou and the others, he approached the tricycle without making a sound, his eyes fixed on the old man tying the rope to the vehicle.

Meanwhile, the old man was still working while muttering "mimi" to lure DouDou and the others.

"Are you crazy?! You brought people here, do you want to go to jail?"

The man cursed a couple of times in annoyance.

"Hehe... these cats are quite fat."

The old man wasn't angry; he just said that the cats under the tricycle looked quite tempting. These cats must weigh over ten pounds, right? If we take them back, they can at least provide enough for three small drinks.

"Tsk!"

The man was somewhat tempted by what he heard.

"Awoo!"

Seemingly sensing the malice in the old man's eyes, or perhaps feeling reassured seeing Chen Rang approaching, Dou Dou glared and hunched over, then suddenly roared loudly.

"Aww!"

"Awooo~"

The big blue cat and Grandpa Silver weren't to be outdone, glaring at the old man and roaring loudly. The big blue cat even looked like it was about to pounce and bite him at any moment.

"Damn it!"

The sudden commotion startled the man in front.

He looked around, cursed, and strode aggressively toward Dou Dou.

He knew very well that if the cats kept howling like that, they would definitely wake up the people around them. Then, when someone peeked out from their balcony to yell at the cats, they'd see someone moving things in the dark downstairs – that would be quite a spectacle.

"Meow~"

Yin Gonggong was a good-for-nothing. He was frightened by the man's aggressive appearance and ran away without saying a word.

DouDou and the big blue cat stopped howling, but cautiously stared at the man and took two steps back. However, seeing Chen Rang right beside them, they felt emboldened and refused to back down.

The man was immediately displeased when he saw how audacious the cat was.

They must be killed!

If they keep making such a racket, everyone around will definitely be woken up by these crazy cats! The sounds of these little beasts are really ear-piercing and loud; no one can sleep under such noise.

Thinking it over, the man raised the iron plate in his hand.

*Click!*

Just then, he heard a soft sound behind him. Immediately afterward, the tricycle engine inexplicably stalled.

The man was stunned.

Before he could react, he heard the clinking of keys. The next second, a figure appeared from the other end of the tricycle, turned and ran without a word.

"..."

The man was dumbfounded.

The old man, standing on the tricycle with a rope in his hand, still thinking about eating the cat, was dumbfounded.

They never expected that there was someone around them! Even more unexpectedly, someone would take advantage of their attention being drawn to the cats to brazenly steal the tricycle keys, preventing them from leaving.

What the hell... Where did this little thief come from, daring to steal from the ancestor of all thieves?

"Holy shit!"

The man's eyes instantly turned red.

As a professional thief, he had his car keys stolen, and he could be arrested and thrown in jail at any moment! How could he tolerate this?

The man immediately disregarded everything else and chased after Chen Rang, cursing angrily.

"Give it back to me!"

"Heh... let's see how you run now!"

Chen Rang ran forward with a cheerful smile and his head down.

He never expected that this trip would be so easy.

DouDou and the other two provided perfect cover, which is why he was able to stand right next to the old man without being noticed.

At first, I actually thought about hitting the man with a brick, but then I felt it was unnecessary and might kill him. After hesitating for a moment, I suddenly saw the keys on the tricycle and immediately had an idea.

Without the car, let's see how you steal the stuff!

After succeeding, Chen Rang became increasingly excited, and his pace quickened. He gradually increased the distance between himself and the man, and in the blink of an eye, he turned and ran onto the main road, disappearing from the man's sight.

On the other side, the dumbfounded old man stood on the tricycle, staring blankly at DouDou and the big blue cat.

I was just thinking about eating cat meat and having some drinks, but now I'm annoyed that all my energy tonight was wasted. I sneakily and painstakingly moved all this stuff downstairs, and now the car won't move. What am I going to do now?

After thinking it over, he decided to retreat for the time being.

If we don't take this, the police probably won't bother searching for everyone, right? Besides, he's over sixty; do you think the police can just lock him up and put him in jail?

The old man had a good idea; he slowly climbed down from the car.

"Aww~"

DouDou howled at him threateningly, but ultimately didn't dare to launch an attack, only continuing to stare at the old man.

But the big blue cat is completely different.

This cat was never one to back down; its favorite idol was a big dog. It cautiously approached the old man, its eyes fixed on the old man's two feet as he climbed down, eagerly searching for an easy place to bite.

"Get out! Get out of here!"

The old man, unaware of the big blue cat's thoughts, only felt that the two cats were extremely annoying and quickly tried to scare them away.

The next second, the big blue cat pounced on him.

"Aww!"

"Ouch~"

Suddenly, the old man felt a sharp pain in the leg that was supporting him on the ground, and he screamed in pain.

The large blue cat, biting his leg, wouldn't let go. The excruciating pain caused the old man's eyes to bulge out. His cries alerted the residents in the alley, who turned on their lights, waking many people.

The old man didn't care about anything else; he quickly jumped off the car, stumbling in the process. Seeing the big blue cat still howling at him, the old man grimaced and limped away, leaving the cat to chase after him.

"Meow~"

This scene left DouDou dumbfounded; it was the first time it had ever known that Blue Cat was so brave.

At that moment, a police car with flashing red and blue lights appeared at the entrance of the alley.

It came to a sudden stop, and then two police officers quickly jumped out of the back seat and ran straight to the sidewalk.

There, Chen Rang was chasing a man who had turned to run away, and he bumped him into the roadside flower bushes with his shoulder.