Chapter Five: The Road Encounter with a Thief

  Going home was actually an idea Su Wen had long ago.

  Earlier, he couldn't find a job, so he wanted to go home. Now that he and Liu Xiaoshi have broken up, he wants to go home even more. Moreover, the Great Way of Heaven's Retrieval System he obtained is not suitable for use in Kyoto. Not to mention other things, sometimes when he wants to cultivate, it's hard to find a secluded place in Kyoto.

  In the bedroom.

  "Hey Pingzi, help me inform those two guys that I'll be heading back to my hometown the day after tomorrow. Tell them to come back and gather together tomorrow." Su Wen said casually.

  "How did you suddenly think of going back?" Yin Ze Ping put down the mouse in his hand.

  "Kyoto doesn't suit me, I don't even have a job here." Su Wen spread his hands, these words were quite false. "My parents found a decent job for me at home, and I still want to go back and develop myself, that's all."

  "Alright!" Yin Zeping said no more.

  The next day, evening.

  Su Wen's two other roommates came back, one named Ding Cheng, nicknamed Xiao Pangzi. As for why he was given this nickname, just look at his figure and you'll know, 1.6 meters tall, nearly 200 pounds in weight, that's not just fat, it's a big barrel. There's another one named Duan Xiaolin, whose weight is similar to Xiao Pangzi's, but he's 1.9 meters tall, what's his nickname? Everyone calls him Lin Jie. Su Wen can't figure out why a boy would have such a nickname, but compared to another boy in the department called Rong Ma, it seems much stronger.

  Four people got along well, the last gathering, all drank heavily, Su Wen didn't know what his three roommates told him, anyway they all went to KTV in a daze, and then...

  I'm sleeping.

  The next day, at noon.

  "Hey, you're awake." Duan Xiaolin was playing with his phone in his hand. When he saw Su Wen wake up, he immediately put the phone into his pocket. "You were supposed to be on the 4 o'clock train this afternoon. I saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up."

  "Thanks, Lin," Su Wenluo said with a smile. "How come those two haven't woken up yet? They sleep more soundly than I do."

  "I'll go wake them up now," said Duan Xiaolin, going over to push the two of them. Soon, Yin Zeping and Ding Cheng also woke up. "Alright, it's almost 12 o'clock, Miaozi still needs to go back and pack her things, you guys shouldn't sleep either."

  "Is it midnight already? I haven't slept for so long in ages." Yin Zeping chuckled and glanced at Ding Cheng, smiling as he said, "Little fatty, did you dream of something while sleeping and got excited to the point of wetting your pants? Look, the sofa is all wet."

  "Get out of here! I wouldn't have a wet dream, that's just drool." Little fatty retorted hastily.

  The three of them burst out laughing upon hearing this.

  ……

  Afternoon, three thirty, train station.

  "Get back and behave yourself, I'm supporting you." Duan Xiaolin patted Su Wen's shoulder.

  "Uh... Lin sister, I'm not gay." Su Wen felt slightly embarrassed.

  "Get out, who wants to have a gay relationship with you. I like women, I like women." Duan Xiaolin said, and then became serious again, "I don't dare say it elsewhere, but if you can't find a job, in our county-level city, my old man can still get you a job, although it's a bit far from your home."

  "If the job my parents found for me doesn't work out, I'll consider it." Su Wen gave Duan Xiaolin a smile. Being able to do this much for herself, her four-year roommate hadn't been in vain. "Lin jie, you should also hurry up, if you can go abroad then go abroad, if not then find a girlfriend early, don't let me see you again and you're still single."

  "Hey mosquito, how did you know Lin's ambition? She's actually planning to bring back a foreign girl." Ding Cheng joked.

  "Haha, yeah, taking a black girl out is the most impressive, anyway they all look the same with the lights off." Yin Zeping burst into laughter, which instantly made Duan Xiaolin's face turn dark.

  "Get out!" Duan Xiaolin roared.

  "Alright, I'm leaving." Su Wen felt that the more he stayed, the more he couldn't bear to leave. "Brothers, take care of yourselves, we'll meet again someday."

  "Mosquito!"

  "Go for it!"

  "Good luck!"

  ……

  After much difficulty, Su Wen finally squeezed onto the train and found her seat.

  It was a window seat, and he sat alone staring listlessly out of the window.

  Silently activating the Great Heavenly Dao Recycling System, a virtual map appeared in front of him. This map was similar to a satellite map, but its accuracy was unknown. The people sitting next to him didn't notice anything unusual. For others, this map was invisible. On the map, hundreds of light points were scattered randomly, representing ownerless objects. By pulling one of the light points towards him, he could see what object it represented.

  Apart from coins, recycling other items requires vitality.

  He looked all the way and finally only spent 0.5 life force to retrieve a decent-looking stone ring.

  He consumed 0.5 of his vitality and became somewhat weak, sleeping for three or four hours before he was considered recovered.

  When he woke up, he found that the train had just stopped at a station.

  He looked out of the window and muttered to himself: "It's already arrived in Suzhou Province, the next stop should be Jiangning City, and the next stop after that will be Lingyin County."

  The current time is 3:00 AM.

  Many people got off the bus one after another, and the two people sitting opposite Su Wen quickly disappeared with their large and small bags. The carriage was still buzzing, and there were still people getting on. Feeling very bored, Su Wen took out the stone pendant he had picked up earlier and fiddled with it for half a day before losing interest.

  Just then, a loud noise came.

  "He's gone, he went inside."

  "Give way to those behind you, it's not easy for everyone to be out and about, let's show some understanding for each other."

  ……

  Su Wen walked towards the path and saw dozens of people rushing over. At first, he didn't think much of it, as this kind of thing was all too common. But suddenly, he caught sight of something he shouldn't have seen - a sly-looking man with cunning eyes, who swiftly snatched an ancient jade from an old man's waist.

  The old man found something was wrong, turned his wrist and grabbed the man with five fingers like a pair of pliers: "Little thief, return my jade?"

  The man was taken aback, he hadn't expected the old man to be so fast, but fortunately, he had also been prepared. He spread his hands and said with a confused expression: "Old man, are you out of your mind? You say I stole your jade, what evidence do you have?"

  The old man furrowed his brow, just about to say something, when a conductor in the distance shouted: "Everyone, please hurry up and take your seats, the train is going to depart soon."

  "Excuse me, excuse me, sorry to trouble everyone." A lively and agile girl hastily entered the carriage. She looked inside the aisle and when she saw the old man, her face lit up with joy, "Grandpa, I've bought water."

  The girl's voice is pleasant to listen to, her figure is also excellent, and her face is even more lovely. Many people can't help but stare at her in a daze. A beauty like this would be considered a school flower even in a school setting.

  "Fei'er, I've lost the ancient jade I always carry with me." The old man took a deep breath.

  "What?" The girl jumped in fright, "Where was it lost?"

  "Just now," said the old man, looking at the man in front of him. "I suspect it was he who stole it, but I have no evidence. The ancient jade may still be on his person."

  "That's easy, search him." The girl glanced at the man.

  "Body search?" The man pretended to be afraid, but his mouth was provocative: "If little sister you search me, then I don't have any opinion."

  The conductor in the distance found something was wrong and hastily shouted, a train policeman ran over.

  The traffic police officer was slightly chubby, but his eyes looked very sharp.

  Many people gave way to him, and when he arrived, he frowned and said, "What happened?"

  "My grandfather's antique jade is lost and we suspect he stole it. I request that you search him." the girl said.

  The conductor was taken aback, looked at the girl and said somewhat awkwardly: "We are just conductors, we don't have the right to search people. However, when we arrive at the next station, we can ask for help from the local public security bureau, you can go to the police station to resolve it then."

  "After that, the police officer looked at the man again: 'Sir, we are not entitled to search your body, but in order to prove your innocence, if you are willing to let us search you, we will definitely treat you with a fair attitude. Otherwise, you can only go to the Public Security Bureau together.'"

  Many people have been praising the police officer highly.

  Su Wen thought it was laughable, when the police officer mentioned the Public Security Bureau for the first time, the man obviously trembled slightly. This situation must mean that the man had a problem, and he might even be a repeat offender with a record at the police station. If he were to go into the station, how could things end well? Later, the police officer specifically told the man one sentence, which was absolutely pushing him towards a dead end! From then on, regardless of whether the man had stolen anything or not, he would definitely be subjected to a body search.

  What's more, he really did steal it.

  "Hmm, search and rescue." The man indeed took the bait.

  The traffic police officer's face lit up with a smile: "Thank you for your cooperation, sir. I apologize for the inconvenience caused to you."

  Sounds good, but the police officer's hands were not slow. In a flash, he had searched the man's entire body, but it was clear that something was off - he hadn't found any ancient jade on him.

  "Miss, sorry!" The conductor turned around and looked at the girl.

  "I told you I didn't steal it." The man was quite pleased with himself.

  "Grandpa!" The girl didn't know what to do either.

  "Never mind, it's my fate!" The old man's face turned somewhat pale, apparently the ancient jade held extraordinary significance for him.

  Su Wen could not bear it anymore.

  He is not an absolutely good person, but he is not a bad guy either, especially after seeing all the circumstances of things.