Inside Xunhua Tower.
Four girls lay on the bed, not a stitch of clothing on them.
Their eyes were sunken, faces deathly pale, and their lips bore no trace of blood.
"Tsk tsk... really ruthless, taking out four at once!"
Qin Gang couldn’t help but express his sentint at this mont.
It’s hard to tell if he envies sothing or feels that the girls died too tragically.
"Exactly, you could’ve had your fun, not paying is one thing, but why kill my girls? Isn’t that the end of ? Four girls, I spent so much silver on them! Really not a man! Hmph!"
The madam angrily put her hands on her hips and spat on the ground, her face twisted with rage.
"If those girls hadn’t been making money for her, she probably wouldn’t have reported it to the authorities. Those poor girls."
Chen Xuan felt pity, realizing that in the madam’s eyes, they were nothing but tools for making money.
"Let’s go!"
With that, he turned to leave.
But the madam panicked and blocked him, "Sir, is that it?"
"You don’t even know what he looks like, we’ve checked here, why should I hang around?"
Chen Xuan was annoyed, looking at her with disgust.
"You should leave soone here, if the thief cos back, you can catch him. Otherwise, how can I keep this place open?"
Chen Xuan looked at her as if she were an idiot, just a madam directing him around?
He didn’t even acknowledge her and left right away.
"Sir, sir..."
The madam tried to stop him again, but Qin Gang intervened, shouting, "What now, do you own the Divine Capture Bureau, asking us to station people here? Have you lost your mind?"
"No, no... I didn’t an that..."
This kind of person, the madam, was all bluff and fear of the strong. Seeing him angry, she imdiately cowered.
"Hmph, you better not!"
Qin Gang flicked his sleeve, glared at her, and left.
...
East District Divine Capture Bureau.
After returning from Xunhua Tower,
Zhuge Potian sent soone to severely reprimand him in front of Qin Gang and Liu He.
At this mont,
Chen Xuan lay in the chair, his face a dark shade.
That bastard, he’s made lose face this ti.
"Hmph!"
He snorted coldly.
Bastard, if I catch you, I’m going to flay you alive.
But,
how am I supposed to catch that bastard!
He rubbed his temples, really a headache.
The whole East District is so large, the man’s strength isn’t weak, and with no idea what he looks like, if he wants to hide, it’s like finding a needle in a haystack.
"Wait..."
All of a sudden, Chen Xuan sat up.
anwhile, outside the room.
"Boss, are you okay?" Qin Gang asked Liu He in a low voice.
"Shush!"
Liu He shook his head at him and looked into the room, motioning for him to keep quiet.
Just then,
Chen Xuan ca out of the inner room.
"Boss!"
The two of them shot up at once.
"Qin Gang, get pen and paper."
"Boss, what do you need that for?"
He was a bit confused.
"Just go and get it, quickly!" Chen Xuan urged, looking very impatient.
"Okay, okay, I’ll go now, boss, don’t be mad!"
....
After a mont, Qin Gang returned with pen and paper, placing them on the table.
Chen Xuan walked to the table, picked up the pen, and recalled the appearance of the person he saw at Ink Lotus Pavilion that day.
Although he wasn’t sure in his heart, he had no other choice now, trying anything in desperation.
And even if it wasn’t him, it would scare that bastard.
He then began to sketch.
Roughly half a teacup’s ti later, a drawing of a middle-aged man appeared.
At this ti, Qin Gang asked, "Boss, who is this?"
"Take this portrait, search every house in the East District for , say he’s the thief!"
As he spoke, he handed the portrait to him.
Qin Gang looked at the portrait in his hand, and Liu He also examined it carefully; monts later, both asked in unison, "Boss, have you seen the thief?"
"I don’t know, just follow my instructions."
Uh...
Their hearts were filled with a mix of laughter and tears at his answer, wondering if this was too hasty.
But who could argue with him being the head of the East District Divine Capture Bureau?
...
Soon under the leadership of Qin Gang and Liu He, the East District started an extensive sweep.
With such a large operation, the other three districts quickly got wind of it.
North District Divine Capture Bureau.
"You say Chen Xuan is searching for soone in the East District with a portrait?"
"Yes, sir!"
Luo Encheng furrowed his brow, not understanding what Chen Xuan was trying to accomplish.
Today,
he sent people to inquire at Xunhua Tower, where they learned that the Flower Thief was wearing a hat and kept his head down, not revealing his appearance.
So what’s with this portrait?
"I have to go check it out."
....
A crossroads in the East District.
The teams from the Divine Capture Bureau led by Qin Gang and Liu He t here.
"How is it on your side? Did you search everywhere?"
"Didn’t miss a single spot, everything’s been searched, found nothing!"
After a whole morning of effort.
They searched inns and restaurants, but they didn’t even see a shadow of him; those people hadn’t even seen him.
Really can’t make sense of what Chen Xuan is trying to do!
"Constable Qin, is there still a place we haven’t searched?"
At this mont, a sudden voice ca from a constable.
"Hmm?" Qin Gang raised his eyelid, puzzled. We’ve searched everywhere; didn’t miss anything. "Which place?"
"Ink Lotus Pavilion!"
"Smack!" Qin Gang slapped him on the head, and, still not satisfied, cursed, "Do you have a dog’s brain? That’s the boss’s territory; would that thief want to die?"
Can we search Chen Xuan’s territory?
He doesn’t understand the ways of the world at all. If we searched there, how would I continue to work at the Divine Capture Bureau in the future?
"Forget it, forget it! He’s new and doesn’t know! Let’s head back to the governnt office and report!"
Liu He also stepped in to smooth things over.
"Hmph!"
After they all left, a figure erged from behind a large tree in the distance.
It was the person Chen Xuan had t at Ink Lotus Pavilion that day.
"Ink Lotus Pavilion... hehe!" A light chuckle, "But still..."
.....
At the ti at the East District Divine Capture Bureau.
Luo Encheng and Chen Xuan sat facing each other.
"You an you might have seen this thief, but you’re not sure, so you plan to make a big fuss to scare him."
"That’s right, Brother Luo, you know, four people have recently died in the East District, so I’m left with no choice. I even got scolded this morning; it’s tough!"
Chen Xuan shrugged. If there hadn’t been deaths in his territory, he wouldn’t be this concerned.
It caused him to lose face publicly.
"Hmm!" Luo Encheng nodded, "That’s a good plan. This person is too slippery. It could not only scare him but also make him panic!"
He stood up while saying this, "Do a favor and draw one for , no, three. We should coordinate across the districts and sweep once a day! Even if we can’t catch him, we can scare him to death!"
"Alright, that’s the best way. I’ll go draw it now. The sooner we can catch this scoundrel, the sooner we can relax a bit!"
Chen Xuan did not delay on this point.
After all, as long as this scoundrel is not caught for a day, he doesn’t care about the contribution points, but it’s a hassle, and damn it, he has to patrol overnight.
It’s freezing in this cold weather, what a suffering!
...
By afternoon,
The other three districts also began their sweeps.
However, such a large-scale operation also brought about complaints everywhere.
Especially from the owners of taverns and inns, complaining that this affects their business.
So even invoked influential figures behind the scenes to make threats.
But at this ti, the Divine Capture Bureau didn’t care about that. They had orders to catch this Flower Thief within a month.
No matter what background, all must accept the search. If there’s an issue, then go to Youlan Mansion and submit your complaints to the Divine Capture Bureau.
After all, Zhuge Potian, the chief, is bearing the responsibility.
If even he can’t handle it, then it’s not their fault for not catching this Flower Thief.
This is also why Chen Xuan dared to search the entire East Street without hesitation from the start.
....
"Damn it! These four Chief Constables have planned this together!"
"No, the ti is almost up. I have to quickly find soone to suck energy from; I can’t stand it anymore."
"Where to?"
"Definitely can’t go to the inns, they’ve all seen the portrait."
"Let’s go there then!"
With that, he headed towards the East District.
....
At the entrance of Ink Lotus Pavilion.
"Slow down, Yue Nan!"
"Got it, go back now, and keep an eye on the shop. Things are not very peaceful lately!"
"Rest assured, with here!" Pei Hu assured, patting his chest confidently.
After Chen Xuan helped Pei Yuenan onto the carriage, he reminded, "Be careful!"
Then he boarded the carriage.
In the distance, only after Chen Xuan’s carriage had disappeared, did a figure erge.
"Finally, he’s gone!"
"But that man is not bad, a Seventh-Grade Martial Artist, should be enough!"
The next mont, the figure slowly disappeared into the night sky.
...
Inside Ink Lotus Pavilion on the fifth floor!
Pei Hu drank so wine, humming a tune to himself.
After a day’s work.
Of course, he deserved a little reward.
"Drinking alone is boring though! Why did Dad have to return today too?"
"Ah, refreshing!"
"Since you’re alone, how about I keep you company!"
Suddenly, a shrill voice sounded.
"Who?" The sudden voice startled Pei Hu into standing up abruptly, looking around warily.
"Thump thump thump...."
Footsteps ca from the wooden stairs.
At this mont, Pei Hu stared intently in the direction of the stairs.
Monts later, a figure in red... a man... appeared!
Under the dim oil lamp, he appeared exceptionally eerie.
"You... you’re... that... Flower Thief!"
The mont Pei Hu saw him, he imdiately thought of it and was so scared that his voice beca stamred.
"Hmph! What Flower Thief!"
The man acted coyly, raising his orchid fingers, pointing at him, "Oh, big brother is so strong, little sister really likes it."
"What?"
That shrill voice and his manner of speaking instantly made Pei Hu’s stomach churn.
"Urgh..."
He couldn’t hold it back.
"Oh dear, big brother.... what’s wrong? Drank too much? Let little sister take a look!"
He moved to walk towards him.
"No.... don’t.... don’t co closer...."
Pei Hu was on the brink of collapse, he couldn’t escape even if he wanted to, let alone he knew, this man had killed a Fifth-Grade.
With every step the man took toward him, Pei Hu took a step back.
Until he backed up to the wall, there was nowhere left to retreat.
"Please spare , I’ll find you a man, just let go!"
"Hmm..." The man shook his head, "I only like big brother....."
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