My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 211 - 119: Catch Them All in One Sweep_2

The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Although Chief Song’s Stealing Technique is extraordinary, his vigilance is a bit too weak. He didn’t even know he was being followed, but don’t worry. In the future, I will arrange for someone to specifically teach you these things..."

After a playful remark, he spoke again, "Tonight is the biannual meeting of the Thief Sect, involving the redistribution of the Chiefs’ jurisdictions. All the Chiefs must attend, and I have come to escort Chief Song there..."

Li Nuo said, "Then let’s head there now!"

Chief Wu asked with a smile, "Won’t you invite me in for a cup of tea?"

Li Nuo quickly extended his hand and said, "Chief Wu, please..."

Chief Wu stepped into the courtyard, his gaze sweeping casually around the yard.

Li Nuo invited Chief Wu into the hall and said, "Wife, quickly pour Chief Wu some tea."

Having said that, he sheepishly smiled at Chief Wu and added, "We don’t have any good tea in the house, please don’t laugh at us, Chief Wu."

Chief Wu didn’t say much but looked around the room. When taking the teacup, his glance swept across Li Anning’s hand and he said, "Chief Song must pamper his wife on a regular basis. Mrs. Song’s hands are so smooth and delicate, she must seldom do any household chores..."

Li Nuo, holding Li Anning’s hand, chuckled and replied, "My wife has suffered enough by marrying me; how could I let her continue to suffer? I take care of the household chores on a daily basis..."

In contrast to Li Anning’s tender and smooth hands, Li Nuo’s hands had developed some calluses due to his frequent riding and shooting practice.

Chief Wu didn’t harbor any suspicions. After glancing at the couple, he smiled and said, "Chief Song and his wife’s relationship really makes one envious."

His gaze swept around the room once more; finding nothing amiss, he slowly stood and said, "It’s getting late, Chief Song, let’s go..."

Only after one last verification did he truly trust this new Chief.

The two left through the courtyard door, and a horse-drawn carriage was parked there.

Li Nuo stood before the carriage and, looking back at Li Anning, said, "Wife, wait for me at home until I return. If it gets too late, you should go to sleep first, no need to leave the door unlocked for me; I’ll climb over the wall to get in..."

Li Anning, leaning against the door, replied, "No matter how late, I will wait for you."

The carriage slowly started off.

Li Anning stepped outside the door and watched the carriage disappear around the next street corner.

After a while, she gently clapped her hands.

Creak!

Following the sound, one after another, doors of the houses along the street opened.

Countless figures emerged from behind the doors.

Li Anning took a wooden compass from one person’s hand; on the compass, a needle was slowly rotating...

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"Chang’an has one hundred and eight neighborhoods. Among them, the twelve neighborhoods closest to the Imperial City are inhabited by officials and nobles; they are the forbidden ground for our Thief Sect, with each house heavily guarded. If caught stealing there, one might very well lose their life."

"The remaining ninety-six neighborhoods are divided into upper, middle, and lower classes according to their wealth. The sixteen Chiefs of the Thief Sect are each responsible for two upper neighborhoods, two middle neighborhoods, and two lower neighborhoods."

"The Chiefs’ jurisdictions are not fixed, changing every six months by drawing lots to decide. If you’re lucky and draw a top upper neighborhood, then you’ll hit the jackpot; in six months, Chief Song could change to a bigger house."

"Each Chief has four stewards underneath, responsible for managing the lower ranks of sect members..."

On top of a carriage, Chief Wu was informing Li Nuo of some basic information that a Chief needed to know.

Actually, this should have been told to him when he became a Chief.

But at that time, he had not yet completely won their trust.

After several days of strict investigation and surveillance, they wholly trusted this new Chief.

To become a Sect Chief for the Thief Sect, one had to go through rigorous screening. Chief Song had earned his place as a Chief through his own strength.

If he were problematic, it would have meant laying the groundwork years in advance.

And the person plotting in the background would need to find a thieving genius and train him at least four two-hour periods per day, over years, to make him a Thief Sect expert, just for the day when he would be discovered by the Thief Sect and infiltrate their inner circles...

But what was the reason for doing so?

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To catch all the high-ranking officials of the Thief Sect in one fell swoop at the meeting?

Only the government would have a reason to do that.

But those officials wouldn’t be so idle.

The Thief Sect always maintained a respectful distance from officials and nobles.

If there really were such an idle official, Chief Wu resigned himself to that fact.

I don’t know how long it was before the carriage stopped at a street corner.

The two alighted from the carriage and noticed another carriage parked there.

The previous coachman waved his whip and swiftly disappeared from Li Nuo’s view.

A figure stood by the carriage and said, "Token."

After both of them handed over their Sect Chief identity Tokens for verification, they were blindfolded and got onto the new carriage.

After the carriage started moving, Chief Wu explained to Li Nuo in the carriage, "The Thief Sect must operate in secrecy, so being cautious is normal. Chief Song will get used to it soon enough."

Li Nuo nodded and said, "I understand."

Though both were Chiefs, Chief Wu, having been part of the sect for many years, obviously knew much more.

After a pause, Li Nuo asked further, "Do you know which high-ranking members will attend today’s meeting?"

Since these were not secrets, Chief Wu replied, "Regarding the distribution of the Chiefs’ jurisdictions, in addition to the sixteen Chiefs, all four Guardians will definitely be present, and at least one of the two Emissaries will probably show up."

Li Nuo then asked, "What about the Sect Leader?"

Chief Wu shook his head and said, "The Sect Leader is as elusive as a dragon; though I’ve been in the Thief Sect for many years, I’ve never once seen the Sect Leader. One time I heard Guardian Zhang say that even he has never seen the Sect Leader..."