I am a thief from Shenzhen.

Author: Wu Ma Yingxiong
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Over ten years ago, money seemed to grow like weeds in the wilds of Shenzhen. Back then, doing anything in Shenzhen was profitable—flipping land, trading stocks, or getting involved in pyramid schemes; the money seemed to have eyes and would straight into people's pockets. Back then, Shenzhen people's wallets were full, their backs straight, and they walked around with an air of arrogance; unlike now, when hail a taxi to the suburbs, you have to haggle for ages. Too much money attracts thieves—it's the law. Back then, the best thieves in all of China were in Shenzhen. If they lined up end to end, they could stretch from the east end of Shenzhen Nan Avenue to the west. This story about thieves begins from that time. It's a very KUSO story. I am a thief in Shenzhen, stealing your money and your heart. Before writing this book, I lost six mobile phones. After the last one was stolen, a flash of inspiration struck me, revealing a completely different world—that of Shenzhen's thief underworld. Seeing Shenzhen through the eyes of a thief is a very interesting thing; thieves see thieves, and the whole world is full of thieves. Don't believe me? Try it. So, in my imagination, I became a master thief with extraordinary skills, indulging in my love for theft. You steal, and I steal too—let's see who provokes whom! And I would even give a righteous speech, like "When the nation prospers, granaries are full; when granaries are full, education and governance improve; when education and governance improve, people's hearts become upright; when people's hearts are upright, there will be no thieves in the world," and so on.