Chapter 8 thief with style

Walking past the door of a mutton stove shop, suddenly a middle-aged man's voice called me enthusiastically.Looking back, it was a middle-aged man who was completely unfamiliar. I thought it was an ordinary reader. After saying hello, he was about to keep going.Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man ran over and took my arm, saying: "Mr. Lin must not remember me." I said awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I really can't remember where I met you." The middle-aged man talked about the scene of our meeting twenty years ago. At that time, I was working as a reporter for a newspaper and ran social news.One day, when they went to the sub-office with a fixed running line, they were catching a thief. This thief was so clever that he couldn't remember the number of times he had stolen.According to police, he may have committed thousands of crimes, but he was caught for the first time.There are some burglarized homes that were discovered only after a few weeks, which shows how delicate the thieves are.

After listening to the policeman's narration, I couldn't help feeling a little respect for the thief, because in this chaotic society, such a delicate and professional thief is very rare. At that time, the thief was still very young, with gentle looks and sharp eyes. He patted his chest and said to the police: "A man dares to act bravely, and I will admit to everything I do." The police showed him a stack of photos of the theft. , He looked at a few photos and said: "I did this, this is exactly my style." There were some photos of the house being turned over in a mess, and he glanced at it and said: "I didn't do this, I did it. The tricks are not so rough." Twenty years ago, not long after I became a reporter, I had mixed feelings when I faced a thief who was delicate and styled.

After I came back, I wrote a feature article, and I couldn't help feeling: "A thief with such a meticulous mind, such dexterity, and outstanding style is so gentle and bold. If you don't become a thief, you will be successful in any line of work!" Falling back in time, the thief is the owner of the mutton stove in front of me. He said to me very sincerely: "The feature article written by Mr. Lin broke my blind spot and made me think: Why didn't I think about doing legitimate things other than being a thief? I spent several years in prison, I came out and opened a small shop of mutton stove, and now there are several branches, Mr. Lin, come and treat me to some mutton someday!" We shook hands and said goodbye in the crowded crowd, and even I was moved. I thought of a report I wrote unintentionally twenty years ago, which actually led a young man to a place of light.This made me think more deeply about the work of journalists and writers. Every word we write is an extension of personality and style, just like a thief’s way of stealing things is also an extension of his personality and style. Therefore, every How can you not be solemn and cautious when facing the manuscript paper?

Now it is up to me to write an ending for this reformed thief: "A thief with such a meticulous mind, such dexterity, and such an outstanding style is so gentle and bold. Now he is selling mutton stoves. The mutton stoves he made must be very good." delicious!"