Three Things Don't Count: Old Stories in Numerology Lane

Chen Zhiming, who has lived in seclusion in Numerology Lane for more than 20 years, adheres to the ancestral motto of "Don't discuss public affairs, don't get involved in lawsuits, and don't deal with your own obsessions." A demolition notice broke the calm in the alley, and the gait of the visitor allowed him to recognize the details of the day his grandfather disappeared six years ago. The wooden sign at the entrance of the alley has been hanging for more than 20 years, but it will eventually be taken down. He used the skill of discerning people that had been passed down for thirteen generations in the market to tear apart the shady curtain of fraud cloaked in folk customs, and finally saw clearly that what he followed was never rules, but fairness.