Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

After instructing Mu Xue to leave the car, Wang An himself didn't have a moment to spare.

He casually took off his hat, picked up the wet towel and wiped his face vigorously, removing most of his makeup.

After wiping his face and emptying his pockets, he took off his newly bought cotton-padded coat, trousers, and shoes, and put on the uniform and military hook that Wang Anlai had worn.

After straightening his clothes, Wang An asked Wang Li, who was in the front passenger seat:

"Fifth brother, take a look, do I still have any face paint or anything?"

At this moment, Wang An's tone was slightly urgent. Upon hearing this, Wang Li immediately turned his head, carefully examined Wang An's face, and said:

"Here, below the ear, there, next to the eyebrow. Oh dear, Fourth Brother, give me your handkerchief quickly, I'll wipe it for you faster."

Without hesitation, Wang An handed the wet towel to Wang Li. Although Wang Li was sitting awkwardly in the front passenger seat, he was quick to move his hand.

In this way, Wang Li quickly cleaned up all the makeup oil and powder residue on Wang An's face.

After removing the face paint, Wang An tightly wrapped the single-use cosmetics with a damp towel, then glanced out the car window and gave Mu Xueli and Wang Li instructions again:

"Keep an eye out for places with landfills and trash cans, and stop there."

Mu Xueli casually said:
"Okay, brother-in-law."

Only then did Wang Li ask with great concern:
"What's wrong, Fourth Brother? What happened?"

Wang An was tidying up his thick cotton-padded coat, trousers, cotton hat, and cloth shoes that he had just taken off, saying:
"There's been a slight mishap, but it's nothing serious. We'll discuss it in detail once we leave Yandu."

As soon as Wang An finished speaking, the GAZ truck stopped, and at the same time Mu Xueli said:
"Brother-in-law, here's a trash can."

Wang An first looked around the car through the window, then quickly opened the window and threw the wet towel containing the cosmetics into the trash can outside.

After a slight pause, Wang An threw the new cotton hat, which he had only worn for less than two hours, into the trash can. Before the car window was even closed, Wang An instructed Mu Xueli:
"Xue Li, drive."

In fact, Wang An almost habitually threw away his newly bought cotton-padded jacket, trousers, and cotton-padded shoes.

These are all good habits that Wang An developed before entering the fence in his previous life. This habit is to leave no trace or feature that might make others remember him.

The main strategy is to disappear from everyone's sight, giving yourself ample time to escape.

This is why Wang An buys clothes, shoes, hats, and cosmetics to completely transform himself into another person.

The reason Wang An didn't throw away his newly bought cotton-padded coat, trousers, and shoes was simply because he suddenly realized that he seemed to be being a little too cautious.

It could even be described as "overly cautious".

The main issue is that the watch shop owner, even if it were just for those expensive watches, he certainly wouldn't choose to call the police.

Therefore, if he wants to take revenge on Wang An, he can only rely on his own strength and network of connections.

In this way, Wang An didn't even have to throw away his cosmetics, towels, and hats; he could simply pack them up and put them away.

But it was no big deal to throw it away; it wasn't worth much anyway, so Wang An didn't care. Mu Xue left the car and sped off, while the owner of the watch shop in Haiwang Village was furious.

Not long after Wang An left the watch shop, the owner returned from the backyard and immediately sent all the shop's employees out to look for Wang An.

After all the staff were sent out, the boss himself started making phone calls everywhere to find more people.

However, it's not hard to tell from what he said on the phone that, just as Wang An thought, he wasn't calling Jingcha to report the well, but rather calling all sorts of scoundrels.

And the sentence the boss said most often on the phone was:

"Find a big, clumsy guy who's dressed up as an old man. This guy has to be almost 1.9 meters tall, speak with a Tianjin accent, wear a green cotton hat, a green cotton-padded jacket, dark blue trousers, and black cloth cotton shoes. There's also a ripped seam on the front of the hat."

I must say, this boss has a really good memory; he remembered Wang An's image perfectly clearly.

And it's worth noting that this boss is indeed incredibly powerful, because with just a few taps on his phone, the entire West City started moving.

Besides the various spies and thugs searching for people everywhere, there were also militiamen, platoon leaders, street patrol personnel, and security personnel from various units—almost everyone was mobilized.

These people had only one purpose in setting out: to find a tall, clumsy man who was wearing a green cotton-padded jacket, a cotton hat with loose stitches, and was 1.9 meters tall!
To be fair, Wang An's height was indeed quite rare for that era, so everyone's goal was very clear: first find "a tall, clumsy guy," and then figure out what to do next later.

And so, because the boss was looking for "a tall, dumb guy," all the people in the entire West City who were around 1.9 meters tall were targeted, and some were even taken into custody.

It has to be said that these people are really unlucky. Just because they are a little tall, they are targeted, and some of them have even been beaten up because of it.

Who the hell can I reason with?

To be honest, it was fortunate that Wang An was very experienced in escaping. After leaving the house, he didn't take the main road, but went straight into the alley. Otherwise, the shop owner's employees would have been very likely to have discovered Wang An's whereabouts.

Now, no matter how powerful this boss is, he never expected that Wang An would not follow the usual path. Not only does he go out into alleys, but there are also cars waiting for him outside the alleys.

The key point is that before the boss could mobilize all his resources, Wang An and his two companions had already driven off the road very quickly.

In this day and age, the speed of making a phone call is sometimes slower than the speed of driving!

Mu Xue drove for over half an hour, even leaving the western part of the city and arriving in Shunyi, before finally unable to resist asking Wang An:

"Brother-in-law, what trouble did you get into in there? I feel like someone is chasing us, and we're running away!"

Wang An said with a completely matter-of-fact expression:
"Yeah, we're on the run. If we weren't running, why would I be in such a hurry to have you drive?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Xueli and Wang Li's eyes widened immediately. They exchanged a glance, and Mu Xueli, looking completely bewildered, said:

"No, brother-in-law, we're just selling a watch, is it really necessary to make such a fuss?"

Wang An, still speaking with an air of self-righteousness, said:
"So what? You ran into an idiot, damn it, if you didn't run, they'd just catch you and beat you to death!"

After a pause, Wang An suddenly said with a smile:

"By the way, do you two know how much money I made selling these watches?" (End of Chapter)