Learn one small skill every day

Those who haven't lost their teeth either go home for lunch, bring food from home, or eat snacks.

"You're not bad, kid."

Bai Miao never expected Chen Tianzhuo to make such great progress.

"So, what do we do next?"

"I'll wait and see for a few more days... See if you can find someone to snatch up a collector's edition card recently."

Chen Tianzhuo was startled: "Big brother, are you trying to rob someone?"

Bai Miao patted Chen Tianzhuo on the shoulder with an annoyed tone: "You should know how much a collector's card is worth, right?"

"I know... now each one is worth at least fifty... grabbing so many... it feels a bit..."

"Be flexible. Do you think teachers and parents would believe a card is worth fifty? Even if I clearly state that this collectible card is worth fifty, and a group of kids say it's worth fifty, do you think anyone would believe it?"

Chen Tianzhuo said tremblingly, "What if the adults, like the shop owner, also admit it?"

"Does he dare to admit it? If he does, doesn't that imply he sold a card for fifty yuan? Does he want to go to jail?"

Bai Miao smiled slightly: "This business isn't very large yet, with an overall output value of only around a thousand yuan. It's not enough to attract the attention of the police. You can have someone rob one person first to see what happens. If there's no reaction, rob more. All the money from selling them is yours; I won't take a penny. But as I said before, it must be kept secret."

At Chen Tianzhuo's age, loyalty and such are the most important things. He took Bai Miao's words as meaning that he was creating a way to make money for himself.

This is a way to make money for yourself!

"Brother, don't worry, I will never betray you. Just like you said, who would believe a card is worth fifty? If I hadn't sold so many myself, I wouldn't believe it either. The shop owner would definitely not dare to admit it when adults come to ask!"

He was just trying to embolden himself by organizing a raid to snatch someone first.

"it is good."

After learning that there might be problems with the teachers' cafeteria, Bai Miao stopped eating there for the past month.

The homeroom teacher even came to ask why, whether it was because the food was bad or something else.

Bai Miao stammered and explained that he wasn't used to eating with so many people.

The homeroom teacher didn't force Bai Miao to come to eat; it wouldn't be a big deal if he were missing.

Without the teachers' canteen, Bai Miao had to resort to buying bread for lunch.

This opportunity also allowed Bai Miao to gradually come into contact with people in the card-playing circle.

Sometimes I would just stand by and watch them play, observing who had more collectible cards, who was richer, and who was easier to fool.

The person who collects dental work at the school gate every day after school is still there, and he seems to be making a good profit.

After Chen Tianzhuo told Bai Miao that they had succeeded and resold the goods for over a hundred yuan, Bai Miao issued a new task.

"See that guy in the cloth shirt and sunglasses at the school gate? He's bought a lot of teeth lately. Get a few of your buddies to test his skills and see if he's willing to hand over all his teeth. Remember, don't take his money, just the teeth."

"But be careful and don't go with him into the alleys. It's best to block him on the street and don't make a move. See how he reacts."

"If he asks, just say you're annoyed by how he's been getting his teeth fixed lately."

Chen Tianzhuo hesitated for a moment. Last time, his brothers made a lot of money, and his status among the gangsters was rising day by day. Now he could barely be considered to have his own team.

"Well... I can take some men to intercept him. I have seen him collect a lot of teeth these days, but I can't guarantee he will give them to me."

"If he doesn't give it to me, so be it. I just want to see his reaction."

"Okay, then I'll go and meet him in a couple of days."

Chapter 241 Closing the Net, Making a Small Profit

Chen Tianzhuo acted very quickly. The next day after school, he led a group of people to ambush the person who was buying teeth at the school gate.

Bai Miao, on the other hand, pretended to be just like the other elementary school students leaving school, watching the show from afar.

Do you know whose place this is?

Chen Tianzhuo gritted his teeth, patted his stomach, and walked with his toes pointing outwards, asking in a cocky manner.

The man wasn't angry; instead, he asked, "I don't know. Could you tell me?"

"You dare to wander around here without knowing anything? I've been watching you for days. What are you doing collecting so many teeth?"

"Um... so what do you want to do?"

He had never encountered thugs before and couldn't understand how he had offended them while he was buying teeth.

But he wasn't surprised; after all, they were a bunch of thugs, and it was normal for them to cause trouble everywhere.

Could it be that my acquisition activities these past few days have been too high-profile?

"We're not doing anything, we just don't like you. You don't need to buy teeth here anymore. Just hand over all your teeth and we'll let you go."

"Oh, you want the teeth I'm buying? I'd be in trouble if I gave them to you."

He didn't think much of it. Even if these thugs took the teeth, they would probably just throw them away. They were just looking for trouble.

"Are you going to give it to me or not?"

"I'm just here to buy dental supplies, it shouldn't bother you in any way, right?"

"It's disgusting, it's really offensive. Who would buy someone else's lost teeth?"

Chen Tianzhuo's persistent and relentless pursuit left the other man somewhat helpless.

Damn it, I've really run into a bunch of guys who don't read books and are always causing trouble.

"I can't give you my teeth. Here's what I'll do: I'll give you fifty dollars and let me leave."

"Tsk, do you think I'm a beggar?"

Chen Tianzhuo stepped forward again, intending to reach out and snatch the small bag containing the teeth from his hand.

"Snapped!"

Before Chen Tianzhuo could react, he was slapped on the back of the hand and pushed to the ground.

"Damn it, brothers, get them!"

Chen Tianzhuo was beaten, and the others naturally wouldn't just stand by and watch. They were called over to support him, but they didn't expect this adult to be so ungrateful.

They even dared to strike first; this is simply intolerable.

Four or five elementary school thugs rushed at him and punched him, but he easily dodged them.

Seeing that the situation was not good, and not wanting to fight a group of elementary school students, the man casually bypassed their attacks, tripped them all with his foot, and then fled.

"He seems to have some skill..."

Bai Miao estimated that this person wouldn't be coming back to collect his teeth anytime soon.

The next morning, Chen Tianzhuo came to Bai Miao to complain.

"Brother, that guy seems to be something, he probably knows kung fu. My brothers here can't handle him."

“I could tell yesterday that teeth are very important to him, and I don’t think he’ll just stay put like that. He’s been given a task by his superiors.”

"Then what do we do next?"

"Keep an eye on him, and chase him away every time he comes."

"Okay, I'll definitely get my revenge if I get the chance."

Since stopping working in the teachers' cafeteria, Bai Miao felt that a new tooth had started to grow in where his missing front tooth had fallen out. However, the students who were still working in the teachers' cafeteria were losing more and more teeth.

And there is no sign that the lost tooth has grown back.

What's even more frightening is that everyone turns a blind eye to it and doesn't consider losing a tooth a big deal at all.

Every day in class, you can see a bunch of people with gap-toothed teeth talking. Each of them has several gaps in their mouths, which looks quite creepy.

After a couple of days of quiet, the tooth collector reappeared at the school gate. However, he was a little smarter this time and didn't buy the teeth directly at the school gate. Instead, he waited for the students who came from a more distant place.

Judging from his collection progress, he can collect about a hundred teeth every day.

Chen Tianzhuo also led his men to chase after the site several times, but apart from making the acquisition location even further away, nothing else changed.

The brokers didn't bother with Chen Tianzhuo and his group at all. They would walk away when they saw people coming, and then return after Chen Tianzhuo and his group left.

Because the information about the tooth collector charging ten yuan per tooth has already been released, he has no worries about not having students looking for him.

Seeing this, Bai Miao simply called a halt, otherwise Chen Tianzhuo would become the school's public enemy.

Cut off someone's money.

It's clear that Shengshoutang can afford to wait.

Bai Miao knew that the more anxious he was, the more he had to be, otherwise he would easily reveal his weakness.

Bai Miao continued to observe the students in his class. Two weeks had passed since the tooth loss incident began, and when some students had lost almost all their teeth, Bai Miao noticed that new teeth had grown in their mouths.

However, the way it grows is different from what Bai Miao imagined.

An extra row of teeth appeared behind the original normal gums.

That is, two rows grow at the same time.

This reminded Bai Miao of sharks.

Sharks regenerate their teeth very quickly, which led them to evolve a special form with several rows of teeth, where if one row breaks, the next row simply takes its place.

Bai Miao asked the parties involved about their feelings more than once, but they all said there was nothing wrong with it.

If it's simply a matter of constantly losing teeth, and Shengshoutang is willing to pay for the replaced teeth, then this should be considered a win-win situation...

Bai Miao pondered for a day. At first, he thought these teeth wouldn't grow, but now he saw that not only would they grow, but they would sprout out one crop after another like chives.

What's wrong?

"Teeth...bones...teeth...bone...calcium...could it be?!"

Bai Miao came to a very terrifying conclusion.

So after school, he immediately went to find Chen Tianzhuo.

"Roll up your trouser legs and sit on the ground."

"Ah? Oh..."

Although Chen Tianzhuo found it strange, he did as instructed.