The round-faced girl had a tough attitude. She pulled the sleeves of her skirt and said, "If you pay first, what if you run away?"

The middle-aged man couldn't help but laugh. He raised his hand and pointed at the lively night market around him: "There are so many people, if you just scream, can I escape?"

This makes sense, and even Hu Pingtao, who is sitting nearby and watching quietly, can't fault it.

"...Then...Okay..." The eagerness to get the Iphone overwhelmed everything else. The round-faced girl frowned and thought for a moment, and finally slid open the phone screen and clicked "Scan" in the upper right corner.

The middle-aged man looked down at his mobile phone screen and confirmed that the 2,500 yuan had arrived.

The girl urged in a low voice: "I gave you the money, please give me your iPhone quickly."

"Okay, I'll give it to you right now. If you're happy, I'll be honest. When we do business, we must be honest." A smile appeared on the middle-aged man's rough and greasy face. He held the iPhone with his left hand and extended it to the girl.

Just when the girl was about to catch him, a young man in a black T-shirt suddenly ran up from behind the man. He hurriedly inserted himself between the middle-aged man and the round-faced girl, and whispered: "Brother, the police are coming.

.”

Following his guidance, the two of them raised their heads and saw two patrol policemen walking from the south of the pedestrian street.

The middle-aged man quickly sat up straight, raised his left arm holding the iPhone slightly, and slid the phone in his palm along the cuff of his clothes. This movement was quick and natural. He sat upright, without changing his expression, and casually took it from the plate in front of the round-faced girl.

Pick up a skewer of barbecue and eat it slowly.

"Don't worry, I'll give it to you when the police come over." He whispered and stopped the girl who was about to speak: "You have to be trustworthy. If I say I sell it to you, it will definitely be yours. I want to make money, so I can't.

Seek peace."

The young man in the black T-shirt also nodded and whispered in support: "If you are caught by the police, your things will be confiscated and your money will not be refunded, and you will suffer even greater losses."

The girl was frightened. She waited silently for the two patrolmen to pass by not far behind her without saying a word.

Hu Pingtao glanced at the patrolman who had walked more than 20 meters out of the corner of his eye, gently turned Luo Yu with his elbow, and blinked to signal him not to speak.

The middle-aged man sitting next to him was obviously busy leaving. He lowered his left arm with the same skillful movement, and the iPhone fell into his palm again. He held it directly and handed it to the girl. He chuckled and said, "How about it? No."

Did I lie to you?"

The round-faced girl nodded excitedly. The iPhone she bought at a super low price now seemed to her to be no less than a precious treasure, and she felt a sense of surprise that she had found it again. She even felt grateful to the greasy and skinny middle-aged man.

Although he is a thief.

Although this Iphone is stolen.

"The money has been cleared and I'm leaving." The middle-aged man smiled gently, stood up, waved to the girl gracefully, and wanted to leave.

Hu Pingtao winked at Luo Yu, then jumped up suddenly, grabbed the arm of the middle-aged man who was turning around with his left hand, twisted it and pulled it up, clenched his right hand into a fist, and aimed at the man's exposed armpit and hit hard

A heavy blow.

His father hoped that his son would become a successful man, so he had him follow Sanda and Juntiquan in the military camp since he was a child. The armpit is a critical area where lymph nodes and nerve endings are concentrated. One punch beat the middle-aged man until his whole body twitched, and he screamed while his body curled up and became paralyzed.

I was on the ground and couldn't stand up for a long time.

Luo Yu forcefully patted the round-faced girl who was in a daze on the shoulder: "You have been fooled, that phone is fake."

After saying that, Luo Yu quickly stood up and ran towards the two patrolmen who had just walked out not far away. Regardless of the surprised looks around him, he shouted loudly: "Robbery! Catch the thief! There are liars here!"

The content is not important, in short, just shout as much as you can to attract the attention of others. People nearby were attracted by the wild shouting, and the two patrolmen also turned around and ran quickly in this direction after hearing the news.

The young man in the black T-shirt was held down by Hu Pingtao. It was not that he didn't want to resist, but Hu Pingtao was too fast. He knocked the middle-aged man over with one punch, and then raised his foot towards the back of the young man's knee.

The bend was a kick, and the opponent immediately lost his balance and fell forward involuntarily. When the patrolman came over, Hu Pingtao had already tightened his hands on his back and pressed him with his knees.

"What's going on? Why are we fighting?" The leading policeman, who was in his fifties, quickly glanced at the middle-aged man who was lying on the ground, covering his armpits and yelling, and then glanced at the young man in a black T-shirt who was being held down.

Finally it fell on Hu Pingtao.

"They stole things and sold fake mobile phones." Hu Pingtao briefly described what happened.

Standing next to him was a young auxiliary policeman. He ran over quickly and wanted to catch the middle-aged man. However, he saw the policeman leading the team reaching out to hold him down. He frowned and said, "Xiao Dou, why don't you do anything?"

Remember. How many times have I told you, if you encounter this kind of situation, call for backup first and then turn on the body camera."

Today's patrol teams are composed of civilian police and auxiliary police.

The auxiliary policeman named "Xiao Dou" quickly turned on the intercom and called while taking off the law enforcement recorder hanging on his belt. This is the jurisdiction of the Eryuan Road Police Station in Gudu District. Although the night market is crowded, the positioning is accurate. Another patrol

The team arrived quickly and took control of the situation.

Because it involved theft and trading of stolen goods, all those involved, including Hu Pingtao and Luo Yu, were taken to the police station for transcripts.

It was only now that the round-faced girl discovered that the iPhone in her hand was a fake. She pressed the power button with all her might, but the lifeless black screen showed no light flickering, no familiar startup screen, and no music.

"Liar! Give me the money back!"

Although the woman in rage was young, she was terrifying. She was crying and shouting and clawing at the middle-aged man's face. Hu Pingtao's punch was so real that the middle-aged man still didn't recover until now. He was caught off guard and was hit on the cheek.

The round-faced girl scratched out several blood stains.

Upon seeing this, the police officer leading the team shook his head and arranged for people to separate the round-faced girl and the middle-aged man. Then he sat down, opened his notepad, and questioned Hu Pingtao carefully.

The matter was not complicated, but there were a few questions that the police officers found strange: "How do you know the mobile phone he sold is fake?"

"He's wearing too many clothes." Hu Pingtao turned sideways and glanced at the middle-aged man who was taking notes diagonally across the street with his hands cuffed: "Today's temperature is 29 degrees Celsius. Even with a shirt on, it feels hot.

, not to mention he’s wearing a jacket outside.”

The policeman sitting opposite smiled and shook his head: "This is not a reason. Some people want demeanor rather than warmth."

"When he was at the barbecue stall, he kept fanning himself with the collar of his clothes." Hu Pingtao explained: "He pulled the zipper of his jacket. It was very easy to cool down, just unzip it. But he was talking to the girl.

He kept sitting in a fixed posture, and his movements were very stiff when he handed the phone over. At that time, I suspected that there was something wrong with his clothes, and there should be something hidden in the sleeves."

The police officer handling the case suddenly became interested. He put down the pen in his hand, walked up to the middle-aged man who was taking notes, stretched out his hand to unzip the man's jacket, and took out a 30-centimeter-long, extremely tough piece from the sleeve of his left arm.

A good plastic strap. There is a ring-shaped slot at the top, which can be fixed at the elbow. With this simple device, you can easily change the two mobile phones that slide in and out along the wrist by relying on the cover of the sleeves.

Hu Pingtao also came over, raised his finger and pointed at the young man in a black T-shirt with his head drooping: "They are quite courageous. They work together and work together. When the prey takes the bait, they come over to alert the police nearby. Because they said at the beginning

The person who bought the phone was afraid of getting into trouble because of the shady origins of the phone, so he hurriedly made transactions without having time to check whether the phone was genuine or not. It was hard not to be fooled."

Hearing this, the policeman who was recording couldn't help but raise his head and laugh: "Old Zhang, I didn't expect that you and Xiao Dou would become an accomplice when you went out on patrol."

Lao Zhang was a little dumbfounded, so he called Hu Pingtao back to his desk, quickly sorted out the notes, raised his head, and showed a very emotional smile.

"Young people, it is good to have a sense of justice and social responsibility, but you must pay attention to methods. Next time you encounter a similar situation, call the police first."

Lao Zhang kindly reminded: "It is illegal to hit someone. What's more, even if you can fight, one-on-one, you can't win every time."

The following words were so profound that Hu Pingtao didn't know how to answer them for a while. Seeing him dumbfounded, Lao Zhang's depressed mood suddenly felt relieved. He raised his hand and patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Young man, you

You are a good person. This is how you should be as a human being, stand up and fight against the bad phenomena in society at critical moments. Thank you for your help, otherwise we would have to spend a lot of time and effort on this case."

When we came out of the police station, it was almost twelve o'clock.

The night market in the distance is far less noisy than before, and there are far fewer diners gathering in front of the barbecue stalls.

Turning around and looking at the flashing red and blue police lights in front of the police station, Hu Pingtao took a long breath: "I have decided."

Luo Yu smiled and asked: "What happened tonight has enlightened you and decided to go home?"

Hu Pingtao shook his head and said seriously: "I want to take the civil service exam and become a policeman."

The best way to prove yourself is to work on your own.

…

A few days later, the Gudu District Branch of the Provincial City Police Department.

The national examination is a tedious and complicated procedure, and it will take some time before the province starts registration for the civil service examination. Hu Pingtao is the kind of person who will never look back once he sets his goal, but even the most determined person still has to eat. He

I borrowed 3,000 yuan from Luo Yu, bought an old mobile phone, and temporarily stayed in a nearby youth hostel. The first priority was to find a job.

Luo Yu's house has no beds and no one can live in it. In fact, the cheapest and most cost-effective way is to rent a house, but after looking around, the landlord always requires rent to be paid at least once every quarter, plus an additional month's rent.

Hu Pingtao didn't have much money left as a deposit, and even eating was a problem.
Chapter completed!