Siheyuan: Tathagata's Palm suppresses the entire courtyard!

The next morning, Mingjie arrived at the market early and decided to stay at the stall himself, not letting anyone take advantage of him. He kept a close eye on everyone who approached the stall, carefully observing their actions.

While he was busy greeting customers, he suddenly saw the uncle from yesterday also came, holding a familiar apple in his hand. When the uncle saw Mingjie, he hurried over with an apologetic look on his face: "Young man, I'm so sorry! When I went home yesterday to check, I found that the apples were not bought by me at all! They were obviously stolen. I don't know what happened. When I got home, I found that my wallet was still there, but someone had tampered with it."

Mingjie was shocked when he heard this. He took the apples and looked at them carefully. They were the ones he lost yesterday. He asked hurriedly, "Uncle, are you saying that someone deliberately stole the apples yesterday and put your wallet back?"

The uncle nodded: "Yeah, I just realized it too. Don't be angry, young man, I definitely didn't mean it!"

Mingjie looked at the uncle's sincere face and felt complicated. He knew that the uncle was not to blame for this incident, but the thief was too cunning. He took a deep breath and forced a smile: "It's okay, uncle, you didn't mean it. We have to be more careful in the future and guard against these thieves."

The uncle nodded repeatedly and took out money to compensate Mingjie for his loss. Mingjie didn't want to accept it, but the uncle insisted on paying, so Mingjie finally had to accept it. This incident made him more alert. He knew that there were all kinds of people in the market, and he had to be more careful to protect his business.

The incident of losing apples made Xu Mingjie depressed for several days. He knew that there were all kinds of people in the market, and it was a normal risk to lose a few kilograms of fruit, but he was still angry. It was not just a matter of money, but he felt that his efforts and hard work were ignored and even treated as a joke. In particular, when he heard other vendors talking about "young people just lack experience", it made him feel even more embarrassed and secretly dissatisfied.

One night, Mingjie lay in bed tossing and turning, unable to sleep, and his mind kept thinking about the scene of that day. He tried hard to recall every detail, and suddenly, he remembered a person - Banggeng. Banggeng was a well-known gangster in the yard. He was idle all day and loved to hang out outside. He usually caused trouble in the yard, and everyone was a little troubled by him. Mingjie remembered that when he was busy greeting customers that day, he seemed to have seen Banggeng wandering around his stall, but he didn't think much about it at the time.

"Could it be him?" Mingjie had a thought. The more he thought about it, the more he thought it was possible. Banggeng was always the one who liked to take advantage of others and would do anything bad. Stealing some apples was nothing to him. Thinking of this, Mingjie's heart was ablaze with anger. He gritted his teeth and sat up: "No, I have to go find him and ask him clearly!"

The next morning, Mingjie went to the market to inquire about Banggeng's whereabouts. People in the market were a little afraid of Banggeng, as they all knew he was not someone to be trifled with. Mingjie asked several people before someone whispered to him, "I saw him wandering in the alley to the west yesterday. Go look for him there."

Mingjie nodded, thanked the man, and headed straight to the alley to the west. There were not many people in the alley, only a few small shops were open, and the owners stood lazily at the door, watching the people coming and going on the street. Mingjie looked around and finally saw Banggeng in a corner.

Banggeng was squatting under a tree, holding a cigarette, looking carefree. When he saw Mingjie coming, a flash of alertness flashed in his eyes, but he quickly returned to his cynical expression.

"Hey, isn't this Mingjie? What's the matter?" Banggeng raised his eyebrows and asked lazily.

Although Mingjie was a little nervous, he was more angry. He walked up to Banggeng, looked him straight in the eye, and said, "Banggeng, I want to ask you one question. Did you take the apples from my stall that day?"

Bang Geng was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "Oh, you dare to come to me and ask about this? What makes you say I took it? Do you have any evidence?"

Mingjie stared at him and said firmly, "Banggeng, don't play dumb. I saw you hanging around my stall that day, and then the apples disappeared. If you're a man, don't be evasive and just speak out."

The smile on Banggeng's face gradually disappeared, and he became a little cold. He stood up, took a step closer to Mingjie, and looked at him unkindly: "Mingjie, don't think that you can control me just because you are in charge of the yard. I do whatever I want to do, and it's none of your business. Don't meddle in other people's business, or you will get into trouble."

Mingjie felt a surge of pressure, but he did not back down. He knew that if he backed down today, not only would he not be able to get the apple back, but Banggeng would also think that he was easy to bully. So he straightened his chest and said without backing down: "Banggeng, I'm not here to quarrel with you today. I just want to tell you that my things are not so easy to take. If you took my apple, you'd better return it to me now. Otherwise, this matter will not end!"

Bang Geng was surprised to see Ming Jie's serious face. He didn't expect that this ordinary-looking young man would dare to confront him so bluntly. He narrowed his eyes and looked Ming Jie up and down, as if he was thinking about something.

Suddenly, Banggeng burst into laughter and patted Mingjie on the shoulder: "Okay, little Mingjie, you are brave! But let me tell you, I, Banggeng, really didn't take those broken apples of yours. If you don't believe me, there is nothing we can do, but I advise you not to show off in front of me. Surviving in this market is not as simple as you think."

Mingjie looked at Banggeng's eyes and knew that Banggeng would not admit it today. Regardless of whether he took the apple or not, he was now in a difficult situation. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "Okay, Banggeng, since you said so, I will believe you this time. But remember, I am giving you a chance this time. If I catch you doing this again in the future, don't blame me for being rude!"

Bang Geng smiled and waved his hands: "Okay, okay, Mingjie, I think you are really brave today. Come on, let's wait and see!"

Mingjie turned and left, but he couldn't calm down for a long time. He knew that Banggeng was indeed not easy to mess with, but he didn't want to be bullied. He had to use his own way to defend his bottom line. No matter how complicated the connections in the market were, no matter how many things happened in the yard, he could not give up his principles.