The Great Thief - Chapter 224

Chapter 224
Seeing Buggy again made Lu Li feel a little introspective .


Ever since he experienced rebirth, he never thought to look for this person again . In his eyes, it didn’t matter to him whether this person was alive or dead .
Buggy was wearing blue work overalls . It looked like he just got out as there was a ragtag band of young people following him .
The people around were avoiding the crowd . A few heavily armed security guards were carefully watching them .
Lu Li couldn’t pretend like he didn’t see them, so he walked over holding his sisters hand .
“Ah, Xin Xin, it’s been a while - you’ve grown,” Buggy was a very charming, mild mannered, and learned person . He even sounded more scholarly then Lu Li, though he hadn’t actually read many books .
“Big bro Buggy,” Lu Xin called out .
“If you dare touch her, I’ll make you talk to her whilst lying on the ground,” warned Lu Li .
Buggy, who had planned to touch Lu Xin’s head, stiffened for a moment before retracting his hand .
“You aren’t supposed to be here; you better leave,” Lu Li added .
“Just because we are poor?” Buggy raised his brow; he didn’t have a good temper .
“You aren’t poor people, don’t insult those who actually are poor . You guys are degenerates . Speak now if you want something; Xin Xin’s class is about to start,” Lu Li was being impatient but he also felt like he was speaking the truth .
“I’m here to thank you,” Buggy said as he remembered the purpose of his visit; he appeared weaker .
Lu Li shook his head . “There’s no need . I had hoped you would die in jail . If there isn’t anything else, I’ll be going . You go do your thing; don’t look for me or contact Xin Xin again . Otherwise…”
“Didn’t you say we are brothers?” Buggy asked while tilting his head .


When he tilted his head, his initially calm look turned stubborn . He was just like his father; Lu Li heard that Buggy’s father had been killed because of this same provocativeness .
“I’ll acknowledge that we are brothers when you die,” Lu Li didn’t want to say anymore as he pulled his sister away .
The atmosphere was tense, mostly because Lu Li’s words were just too blunt .
Lu Xin didn’t dare to say anything either, though she had always felt like Big Bro Buggy was always good to her .
But, she also knew that her brother didn’t like Big Bro Buggy . If she talked to him too much, her brother would get angry and he would sometimes hit Big Bro Buggy .
He would actually hit him too with enough force to draw blood .
“Is it not enough that I was wrong?” Buggy called out .
Lu Li’s lips twitched but he didn’t turn his back .
“I’m here to borrow some money for my underlings,” Buggy was getting anxious . His group of followers were following behind him, and the scene was quite spectacular .
A police car drew near and stopped by the road . The window then rolled down to reveal the faces of two policemen .
“I don’t owe you any money,” Lu Li responded .
“Brother…” Lu Xin was being pulled by her brother but she kept trying to turn back .
She actually knew most of these people . She had grown up with Buggy in Aunty Niu’s house and these people were mostly the kids from the area .
They were all children stricken by poverty .


Some of them were the same age or younger than Lu Xin .
“What do you want to do?” Lu Li asked helplessly as he stopped walking .
His sister had a soft heart, but when he looked at his sister, his heart was even softer .

He was going to send her to school before coming back to work something out .
“I don’t intend to integrate into society; I want to start a studio – a game studio,” Buggy said in an upright posture .
“Will they rely on you?” Lu Li made no attempt to disguise his contempt .
“Yes, these guys are all with me and I can’t let them go hungry . Lend me some money and I’ll pay it back after some time . ” Buggy’s face went red; he had previously refused to beg no matter what .
Lu Li was silent . He didn’t want to do it, but seeing this person had troubled his heart .
But he had to admit that if this was really his plan and Aunty Niu knew about it from the afterlife, she would finally be able to rest peacefully .
“How much do you need?”
“I’ve already done the research . I need to rent out a small warehouse and each helmet will cost 3000 . We have 59 people so I’ll need to borrow 250,000…” It looked like Buggy had already thought about this beforehand .
“What else have you researched?” sneered Lu Li .
“I’ve also researched that you are doing really well in your current game; you’re the number 1 expert,” Buggy had a weird look on his face . Previously he had always held Lu Li in contempt, thinking that he was useless .
But, he didn’t think he was that much different from Lu Li either . Seeing that Lu Li was doing so well, he thought that he wouldn’t do too badly if he brought his own crew .
“Do you think the game will be easy?” Lu Li knew him all too well .
“At least we’ll be able to feed ourselves,” Buggy said firmly as he looked around at his subordinates .
“Brother Lu, please help us out . We’ll work hard on earning gold and make enough to return it to you,” assured Blacky, who was standing behind Buggy .
“Big bro, how about we just lend him the money first,” Lu Xin softly spoke into Lu Li’s ear . “If he can make money, then he’ll stop doing bad things .
“This has nothing to do with you,” Lu Li gently glared at his sister for a moment .
“You can set a deadline and if I don’t return the money then you can report me to the police and send me to jail,” said Buggy .
“I can lend you the money,” Lu Li said after some thinking, “But I have a condition . ”
“Tell us, I will do anything,” Buggy responded as he patted his chest .
“You can do whatever you want in game, but when the time comes, I will need you to unconditionally do what I tell you without any questions . ”
Buggy’s complexion turned a little dark, he knit his eyebrow and asked, “What kind of things?”
“Haha, if you want to continue to have the same kind of authority as a gang leader, I recommend you get out now, Buggy . I, Lu Li, don’t owe you anything,” said Lu Li coldly .
“I’ll… think about it…” Buggy said with astonishment .
“Why should I give you time to consider it? Buggy, everyone has to pay for what they’ve done . Especially for us who have come out of the Common District, none of us believe that there is such a thing as a free meal . ”
Lu Li hadn’t actually thought about anything for them to do; he just didn’t want to let him borrow the money so easily .
He was already riddled with debt . If it weren’t for his mother, then Lu Li wouldn’t have cared about his attempt at redemption . What did it have to do with him?
Moreover, Lu Li didn’t want to be too ruthless in front of his sister .
Buggy looked like a deflated ball as he smiled bitterly . “You’re right, Lu Li . I was the one who taught you that truth, and it seems I have forgotten it . ”
“If you agree, leave an account number and I’ll send the money,” Lu Li said as he held his sister’s hand . “And don’t approach Xin Xin again . If I find out that you’ve contacted Xin Xin, all our agreements are void .
“Lu Li…” Buggy gave Lu Li his account number and wanted to say something else, but he hesitated . He finally waved his hand and left with the group of people .
He knew that Lu Li cared about Lu Xin, but he didn’t know that he cared so much .
Many years ago, he had cracked a joke . But he didn’t realize that Lu Li would hate him for so many years because of it .
He couldn’t even remember how long ago it was but it must have been more than 10 years ago . One day he had ripped some money off their neighbor and bought some candy .
“Xin Xin, if you like the candy so much, you can marry Big Bro Buggy and I’ll buy it for you every day . ”
Xin Xin was focused on eating the candy, and before she could even say anything, Lu Li had already dragged off poor Buggy by the hair . They fought and from that day on they would look for any reason to fight each other .
After the incident with Aunty Niu, the two grew even further apart .
Buggy didn’t even dare to look at Lu Xin . When he encountered her, he would just turn and walk away .
It would be a disaster if Lu Li saw him .
But it was clearly just a joke - Buggy wasn’t a pedophile .