My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 195 - 115: Putting Oneself into the Situation_2

A moment later, Li Nuo and Li Anning left the County Government.

From Liu San’s mouth, they learned quite a bit of information.

The hierarchy within the Thief Sect was strict, reportedly having one Sect Leader, two envoys, Four Guardians, Sixteen Heads, and Sixty-four stewards.

Stewards oversaw various areas, each steward generally managing at least a few, and up to a dozen or so, sect members.

As a peripheral member, Liu San was not even considered a common thief. He only knew what the steward responsible for him looked like.

Since he had just joined, he did not qualify to join the stronghold. Each time, he had to wait for the steward to seek him out.

Capturing a useless peripheral member of the Thief Sect seemed like a wasted effort.

However, Liu San was not entirely useless.

Li Nuo learned from him that the stewards of various districts often recruited talented newcomers into the sect.

Inside the sect, there were performance evaluations. Each month, stewards who did not meet performance standards had half of their benefits deducted.

Stewards with three consecutive months of unsatisfactory performance were directly demoted to common members, and common members had no guaranteed benefits; their earnings depended entirely on their skills.

Under this policy, stewards worked very hard, absorbing as many talented individuals as possible to improve their performance.

These stewards were akin to talent scouts in the Thief Sect.

Additionally, Li Nuo obtained another important piece of information.

Three days later, the Thief Sect would hold an internal competition.

More than two months ago, one of the Guardians of the Thief Sect was unfortunately caught and likely would not be released.

With one of the Four Guardians missing, a Head was promoted to fill the position, leaving his original spot vacant.

Normally, the position of a Head should be filled by a steward.

The Thief Sect did not consider seniority but only ability.

Many stewards had similar performances. If a Head were directly appointed, many would likely be dissatisfied.

After two months of discussion, the upper echelon finally decided to hold a fair and just competition. Whoever came out on top would be the new Head.

This competition was open not only to stewards but also to sect members with outstanding performances.

If a steward did not want to participate, they could also recommend someone.

Promotions within the Thief Sect were extremely stringent.

From a common member to a steward, then to a Head, Guardian, and envoy, there was a comprehensive evaluation process that required steadily climbing the ranks.

And promotions could only occur when there was a vacancy above.

This vacancy for a Head’s position would surely attract many master thieves from the sect.

Li Nuo stood at the entrance of the Chang’an County government office, pondering this information.

More than two months ago, a Guardian of the Thief Sect had been caught.

Over two months ago, while at the county government office, Li Nuo had caught a small thief with a goat beard and acquired an incredible Stealing Technique...

Could that unimpressive individual possibly have been one of the Guardians of the Thief Sect?

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A Guardian of the Thief Sect still needed to personally steal several taels of silver?

It seemed being a Guardian in the Thief Sect was not so great...

However, upon closer consideration, being unremarkable was not a disadvantage but an asset for a thief.

If someone were as handsome as he, they would attract attention everywhere, making thieving quite challenging under watchful eyes.

The more ordinary the appearance and identity, the better suited for this line of work.

That goat-bearded man had initially been sentenced to three years of penal servitude and exiled 3,000 miles away.

The sentence didn’t mean he would serve three years in prison before being exiled, but rather that he would be exiled first, then serve three years of hard labor.

Timing-wise, he would surely have already reached the place of exile and it was unlikely that they could retrieve him for investigation.

At the entrance of Chang’an County government office, Li Anning turned to Li Nuo and asked, "What do we do now?"

Li Nuo thought for a moment and said, "Let’s try to infiltrate the Thief Sect. In three days, many thieves, including senior members of the sect, will gather. Even if we can’t find the murderer of the Huang Family couple, if we can pinpoint their gathering place and capture them all at once, that would still be a great achievement and should significantly increase my cultivation."

Li Anning looked somewhat troubled and said, "You heard it earlier too, only thieves with exquisite skills are recruited into the sect. In the next three days, we not only need to find such a talented thief but also make him listen to us..."

Li Nuo asked, "Is it hard to find?"

Li Anning gave him a look of exasperation and said, "You try finding one..."

Li Nuo stretched out his hand, holding a pink wallet embroidered with a Phoenix pattern.

Li Anning looked at the familiar wallet, briefly stunned, and instinctively reached for her own waist, only to grasp at air.

She looked at Li Nuo, eyes wide, and inquired, "When did you take this?"

Li Nuo replied, "Right when you said to try finding one."

Above the Law Code, a dim portrait illuminated.

The opportunity for thieves to come together was once-in-a-lifetime; if missed, they wouldn’t know when the next chance would be.

Capturing these master thieves could add more than a hundred days to their life expectancy at the least.

It was an exceptional business deal.

Compared to the huge gains, the minor energy expended in lighting up the portrait for a day or two was inconsequential.

As Li Anning stared at him with a peculiar look, Li Nuo said, "Why are you looking at me? You have no idea how bored I’ve been at home these past eighteen years. I decided to practice every skill I could, and now, it has come in handy, hasn’t it?"

Li Anning reattached her wallet and said, "Try it again."

This time, it was Li Nuo’s turn to roll his eyes at her.

Besides the skill of the hands, the key to stealing lay in seizing the right moment.