Chapter 94: Eyes of Survival

Lin Nan's hand stopped where the place where most people put their money bags in their clothes. Gu Wenchao was stunned at first, and then suddenly realized. The feeling I saw on the street just now was not an ordinary collision, but a trick used by stealing. After thinking it through, Gu Wenchao slapped the table with a blunder: "It's so great! In broad daylight, the world is corrupt, and the world is corrupt, and the eyes are unpredictable!" As he said, he lifted his robe, he was about to chase him out.

"Hey—hey—" Lin Nan reached out and stopped him. "Brother Gu, Brother Gu! The person has left, where are you going to chase him?" Gu Wenchao was stunned for a moment. Thinking about what Lin Nan said, but he was still quite uneasy in his heart. Finally, he sighed helplessly and sat down reluctantly. Lin Nan added wine to him and said warmly: "Brother Gu is upright and upright, and I admire him very much. But today's things have come to this, so it's okay to care."

"Huh?" Gu Wenchao raised his eyebrows and asked, "Brother Lin speaks like this, isn't it a mercy to steal the thieves! You and I are both reading the books of saints and understanding the meaning of a gentleman. How can we ignore the behavior that violates morality? If everyone does this, how can the world be safe?" There is a sense of blame in the words.

Lin Nan smiled: "What Brother Gu said is naturally the right way. Brother Gu's heart is upright, his actions are good, and his mind is good. This is the practice of self-cultivation, but I think that if you want to deal with the world, you cannot rely solely on this. The principle is that, but you cannot avoid human feelings in the middle."

Gu Wenchao said, "What does Brother Lin mean?"

Lin Nan put down the wine glass and said, "Brother Gu remembers the two of them just described it? The behavior of the burglar is certainly shameful, but looking at his figure, he is not only ragged and tattered in his face, but also slightly lame in his actions. He must be a poor person. The scholar who just crossed the street was dressed in bright clothes and kept his companions, calling his friends and holding them around. He was not a guest in Yutang, but also a rich son. He should not take his money to heart."

Gu Wenchao couldn't help frowning after hearing this: "Brother Lin's words are wrong. Could it be that because the scholar was born in a wealthy family, he could indulge the world to steal it?"

"Brother Gu is anxious again... If he can stop him, he will naturally have to reach out. But now he is going to have both people and wealth. If he wants to continue to be confused, he might as well be a little clear-headed." Lin Nan smiled and said, "I am not trying to indulge in stealing. I just compare these two people. One is poor and cannot survive, and the other is rich and has no shortage of silver. Although the stealing methods are unquestionable, the silver is used to make a living for the life of a person. The amount is not large, so I can only use it as a way to accumulate some good deeds for the scholar... Next time Brother Gu encounters this, he might as well shout to catch the thief. If I are by my side, I will definitely help..."

Lin Nan's words sounded quite uncomfortable at first, because they violated the right path and did not conform to the law, and it was quite like speaking for the thief. But after thinking about it carefully, there were some fallacies. It would be great if he could hold the person on the spot, but now he has run away, where can he find him? He had to comfort himself. It sounded like it made sense, but Gu Wenchao still felt awkward and felt a little confused.

There was nothing to say for a moment, both of them picked up their glasses and drank their wine, and turned their eyes to the long street outside the window. At this moment, a noise suddenly came from the opposite side, and the crowd was also rioting, and both of them were attracted to each other in an instant.

Opposite the shop where Lin Nan and Gu Wenchao are located is Mingtai Tower, one of the three buildings on Jingfu Street. At this moment, Mingtai Tower is full of drinkers, and there are many people waiting in front of the door, including many scholars and scholars in good clothes. In the capital, there are always some inexplicable people in any lively place, and beggars and thieves are the two of them. In front of Mingtai Tower is no exception. It is the first day of the end of the examination. The beggars also knew that they should make a fortune at this time, so they kept saying good things like high school Kuiyuan, and specifically staring at the scholar-like people.

This noisy sound came from the gate of Mingtai Tower.

While looking at him, a weak figure with a disheveled face rolled out of the crowd in front of Mingtai Tower. He flipped a few people on the bluestone ground, trembled and slowly got up. The man was about to take a step, and the crowd behind him came out. He rolled up his sleeves first, and punched and kicked without saying a word, and shouted in his mouth. For a moment, passers-by on Jingfu Street surrounded him, pointing and talking.

"Hey, what's going on? Why did the fight start?"

"I don't know what's going on. After hearing a few words, it seems that this beggar stole someone's wallet."

"Oh, it's so cruel! Isn't this going to kill you... Who are these people?"

"Oh, beggars steal money? It's worth it! He deserves it if he beats him to death! He dares to steal money!"

"I see, I am all scholars, and I am probably scholars who take the exam, but I look like they are crueler than the poorest man. This is not like scholars..."

"No matter who they are, they are the beggars who steal money anyway, so everyone has to turn to fists!"

The little beggar's hair was unkempt and had a messy face. His hair was not washed for many days. His face was covered with charcoal ash. He was so dark that he couldn't see his appearance clearly. In the winter, he didn't even wear a cotton jacket. He was wrapped in a coarse linen coat with invisible color and a pair of open-toed cloth shoes on his feet. He was wearing such a thin day in such a cold day that he naturally could not keep the cold. The little beggar's hands and feet were cracked, and pus was seen in wounds in some places.

At this moment, the beggar was chased by a group of people and could not escape. In desperation, he curled up his limbs and fell to the ground, protecting his head and face with his hands, but kept shouting: "I didn't steal money! Everyone, please go around me! Please spare me! I really didn't steal money! No..." His voice was hoarse, and his feelings were sad, and passers-by shook their heads repeatedly.

"Damn it! He's still stubborn until he dies!" A scholar cursed: "You said you didn't steal, where did my money go? I didn't have anything along the way, and you, a stinky beggar, disappeared as soon as you got caught in the wallet! Who did you steal? Beat me!" The onlookers frowned. This man was wearing a long gown and looked quite rich. He was obviously dressed as a scholar, but the words he said were not as good as a scholar, but he looked like a rogue in the market. But although it sounded unpleasant and did not like him, none of the onlookers came out to stop him, but just shook his head and sighed.

People in short shirts don’t provoke those who wear long shirts, and people in cloth clothes can’t beat those who wear silk. Everyone knows this truth. Especially now in the capital, there are mixed dragons and snakes, and they need to cause less trouble. Therefore, although there are many passers-by, no one speaks. The little beggar has been beaten to the point of bleeding from his nose and mouth. If he wants to be beaten, he will be beaten to death, and he will not die immediately. He will definitely not be able to survive this cold weather after...

Seeing that everyone was about to start hitting, the falling beggar suddenly rolled up from the ground and rushed out of the crowd, stumbled and shouted, "I didn't steal money! I didn't steal money!" As he spoke, the little beggar had already run out several steps, and several scholars and several followers behind him took a step and chased after him. The little beggar was beaten up, his body was weak, and he was obviously weak. In addition, the onlookers were very crowded, so he just squeezed into the crowd and ran for less than two steps, and when his body tightened, he was grabbed by someone.

The little beggar was anxious. While his body was pulled back, he stretched his arms desperately to grab something. At this time, the people behind him had already grabbed his legs and feet. When he pulled hard, the little beggar suddenly fell to the ground with his face down! But at the critical moment, the little beggar also burst out with amazing strength. At the moment he fell to the ground, his hands firmly grabbed the ankle of the person in front of him!

Maybe the little beggar should not die. He was holding this person but was Lin Nan who was standing with Gu Wenchao.

Just now, the two of them had just argued about theft about theft, but who knew that this was coming again. Originally, Gu Wenchao was still waiting to say a few words as a handle, but what he saw in his eyes made him lose this mind - the scholar who was shouting and beating and killing in the crowd seemed to be quite familiar with each other. Lin Nan also saw it, and immediately recognized that the scholar was the one who had just been knocked over and stole the wallet! Therefore, the two of them immediately put down their wine glasses and left the store to squeeze into the circle of people - if they didn't go out, the little beggar would be beaten to death!

But they didn't know that the two of them had just squeezed apart, and the crowd suddenly separated. The little beggar rushed to the front of them like crazy, and was pulled back in the blink of an eye. But in the critical moment, the little beggar grabbed Lin Nan's ankle!

In an instant, Lin Nan felt like an iron hoop was placed on his ankle, which was extremely painful. His body shook unconsciously and almost fell backwards! In his busy schedule, Lin Nan was busy restless and calmed down and stabilized his body. At the same time, the little beggar looked up and shouted at Lin Nan as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, "Save me! I didn't steal money! I really didn't! Please, save me! I really didn't steal money! No!"

Lin Nan subconsciously lowered his head and happened to meet the little beggar's eyes. Lin Nan's body suddenly shook!

It was a pair of very ordinary eyes, but at this moment, these eyes contained too many emotions, that was sadness, helplessness, humiliation of being wronged, desolation of life experience, anxiety of being unable to escape, and stubbornness to persist in innocence... What touched Lin Nan the most was the desire to survive contained in those eyes! Such a strong desire!

The little beggar's black face was covered with blood, and his wrist was kicked and kicked. In the pain, his five fingers slowly and difficult to release, but he still stared at Lin Nan's eyes stubbornly and said hoarsely and weakly: "My not...no..."

Lin Nan subconsciously closed his eyes, and at that moment he didn't even dare to look at those eyes. When his mind was stinging, a dusty past came back to his mind in an instant!

"stop!"
Chapter completed!