Those who know Wang Xiaobo generally know that he studied in Pittsburgh, USA.

According to him, in the past, American naughty kids did not dare to rob Chinese people because they thought the Chinese were all Bruce Lee. He let out a strange cry, his legs flew away, and he couldn't even use his gun.

This happened in 1984. At the National Day reception of that year, a classmate from the School of Engineering performed a crappy long boxing set on the stage, which suddenly exposed the bottom of China.

The myth was broken, something bad happened, and the first person to be robbed was Xiao Song, a classmate downstairs.

Xiao Song’s speed of 100 meters is about eleven seconds. Everyone first asked him why he didn’t run. He replied that he had a gun in his hand, although it didn’t look real.

As soon as they heard the gun, Wang Xiaobo and the others, who were filled with indignation and wanted to settle accounts with the gangsters, were immediately discouraged, even though the gun didn't look real.

At this time, everyone thought of being thousands of miles away from home and the high hopes placed on them by their families. They all blamed Classmate Song for not telling him that he had a gun earlier, which made everyone take out baseball bats.

The next person who was robbed was Wang Xiaobo himself.

The location was in the park, and the people were not the two that Xiao Song met, but one, and there was no gun.

More importantly, this man was not as tall as Wang Xiaobo, physically not as strong as Wang Xiaobo, and was very sick. It was Wang Xiaobo who should have robbed him, but Wang Xiaobo "was indeed quit by him." I was robbed by him without knowing it.”

That day, the white boy saw Wang Xiaobo and said, man, give me some money.

Wang Xiaobo said, I didn’t bring it. He didn't think of asking me why I should give you money.

The white guy said again, let me see your wallet.

Wang Xiaobo said again, I didn’t bring a wallet either. He didn't ask why I should show you my wallet.

The white guy is very patient, so what is that bulging in your pocket?

Wang Xiaobo said, it’s smoke. Of course he didn't ask me what was in my pocket, it's none of your business.

Finally——

The white boy said, I just wanted a cigarette, so Wang Xiaobo gave it to me.

The white boy got the cigarette and saw that Wang Xiaobo did not have a wallet in his pocket, so the two of them broke up.

Wang Xiaobo only remembered that this was a robbery a hundred meters away, so he also remembered why and what do you care about it.

"Of course, you have to insist that I am cowardly and don't dare to shout, so I have nothing to say."

Since then, "the bad guys in Pittsburgh specialize in robbing Chinese people" ", "More and more people are being robbed." It is said that a brother who wanted to talk to the robbers about his ideals and life was punched until his "mouth and eyes were crooked."

It is also said that robbers "have their own way of stealing", and girls generally do not rob, but there are exceptions. One day, "Pittsburgh's most beautiful flower, the pride of the Chinese", a medical student News also came that the beautiful girl Xiao Xia had been robbed.

There are two versions of the robbery of this beautiful girl Xiaoxia, but the one Wang Xiaobo believes in the most is the second one.

The first one.

Xiaoxia and her husband came out from watching a movie at night and were waiting for the bus. Three black robbers suddenly appeared and wanted to see their wallets. They are all big men with guns in their hands. If you look at such people, of course you have nothing to say.

Second.

Xiaoxia and her husband were waiting for the bus on a deserted street at night, but the bus never came. Instead, there were three big black men in ragged clothes standing there, dancing, twisting, and singing.

Although they did not have guns in their hands, and what they carried on their shoulders were not rocket launchers or machine guns, but tape recorders, it still made Xiaoxia and his wife "tremble for no reason."

"In short", they have been discussing one thing from the beginning: go and ask? Go ask? As a result, they finally asked.

Are you planning to rob?

The other party was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, yes, it was just robbery.

Then you must look at our wallets?

The other party laughed even more and said, "I want to see it, I want to see it, of course I want to see it, take it out quickly!"

So Xiaoxia’s wallets were undoubtedly looked at by others.

Chinese students do not have credit cards, always have cash on them, and “have a reputation as being very good at robberies.” Naturally, “more and more people are being robbed, as if all the robbers in the United States have arrived in Pittsburgh.” , and "less and less people mention the situation of being robbed", which of course "makes people very curious."

At this time, only one senior brother named Jin seemed to be very dissatisfied.

Because this Senior Brother Jin is older, he is qualified to say that you young people are not good enough.

Because we are Koreans, we can say that you Han people are too timid.

Because I have fought off knife-wielding robbers with a camera tripod before, so you have to stay close to me no matter how uncomfortable it is.

But this couldn't stop Wang Xiaobo from slandering him. For a while, he hoped that Lao Jin would also meet the robbers.

Although I don’t expect Lao Jin to risk his life when he encounters armed robbers, we do hope that he can still set an example for us "young people to not be afraid of rape" even under the gunpoint of the robbers.

In this case, this hope seemed to be easily realized, so one day, someone saw the robbed Lao Jin in front of a shopping mall, "his hands were shaking like a mess, and his throat was cluttered." Noisy, totally abnormal.”

What Wang Xiaobo said is all in his article "Thieves from Outside the Territory".

Because his words are often unreasonable and unreliable, I always have to be quite vigilant when reading his articles, just like when I meet a robber looking at my wallet, I worry about being fooled.

But unfortunately, I have been fooled time and time again, and I was fooled again this time.

I originally thought that this old Jin was also a silver-looking pewter gunhead, but I never expected that the robbers he met were like this!

Lao Jin planned to buy a bottle of Coke from the vending machine, but suddenly a robber popped out from behind the vending machine, shouting "robbery!" Pay for it! The robber was actually only twelve or thirteen years old, with a babyish voice and a small screwdriver in his hand.

Is anyone such a bully? Even Bruce Lee couldn't do this, right? It turns out that Lao Jin was not frightened that day, but angry.

I heard from Wang Xiaobo that the situation in Pittsburgh has been very good since the two robbers who robbed Xiao Song were caught. There are no more robbers. This is really gratifying.

But when I see the people who were robbed, they later say that they met these two guys, as if there are only two bad guys in Pittsburgh, which is ridiculous.

The psychology of us being used to other people’s bad habits and being used to our own bad habits is really amazing.

This reminds me of something that happened when I was a teenager.

One night, there was a robbery case in our place. The robbers were several teenagers. They were from the same village in my hometown, and there were some of my classmates there.

They stopped a tricycle selling vegetables on the road and asked to see their wallets. The couple selling vegetables said they had no money, and they said this was absolutely not possible.

The couple selling vegetables finally said, "Let's go home and get them, and leave the car and vegetables here," and they agreed.

As a result, the couple waiting for the vegetable seller arrived with people from the police station, and they were still waiting there.

The gatekeepers in our community all want to take a nap during the day, but they do their best at night.

When Liangshan heroes rob the road in the deep mountains and old forests, they are all worried. Own kangtou.

These naughty kids were very confident at the time. They were fine. They didn’t dare to call the police, and they wouldn’t give up money. This car and a car of cucumbers cost tens of thousands in total. How could they still want it?

In short, they think that others must get used to their bad habits and will definitely get used to their bad habits, just like Wang Xiaobo in the park and Xiao Xia and his wife at the bus stop.

They are used to seeing troubled people, especially their parents.

I don’t know that there will still be Lao Jin who is not used to his mistakes, there will be a kind of trembling that is angry, there will be a kind of retreat that is called attacking, and there will be a kind of cowardice that is called outsmarting.

Sometimes we even forget that behind the weak there is a powerful force called the police. The police do not approve of looking at people's wallets casually, so they made a big joke that spread all over the country.

The couple who were not used to their bad habits delayed their sleep.

Those naughty kids who were not spoiled are now married and have children, and are leading their families to become well-off. Once someone mentioned this, they would grin and scratch their heads: Fortunately, they didn't look into the wallet that time.

My meaning is the same as Wang Xiaobo's, but the ending of my story is different from Wang Xiaobo's.

I wonder if people would look at their wallets less and have less naughty children if everyone were less prone to bad habits.

Text | Nine Crows

Pictures | Visual China