"Why was she in such a hurry this time when she was never in a hurry normally? What about the territory, troops, ledgers, and everything else she went to reclaim for me?" I asked with a frown.
"Those things weren't lost. She stored them all according to the rules. But on the day of the theft, aside from the land deeds and ledgers of the Star River Immortal Domain, some land deeds and money drafts from the other immortal domains were also stolen. Fortunately, the things belonging to nearby domains such as the Nine Dragons Immortal Domain weren't kept in large quantities here, so the losses should remain under control. Besides, all land deeds have to be archived. There are records of who bought and who sold them. Even if she stole them, without a guarantor or a legitimate identity, no one would dare buy them..." Zhou Haoxing hurriedly explained.
"Hmm. I personally handed her the land deeds and contracts and ordered her to reclaim the territory. She could have taken those accounts and land deeds for herself back then, so why did she honestly register them before stealing so many things and fleeing on the day before the City Lord arrived? Could it have something to do with the new City Lord?" I followed this line of thought. Zhou Haoxing suddenly looked enlightened and said, "The Family Head's guess isn't unreasonable. Could Chi Shuang have been trying to avoid the new City Lord?"
"That's very possible. She's panicking and has chosen the wrong path. Investigate along this line. Search for Chi Shuang while also looking into the City Lord's connections. See whether there's someone named Chi Shuang... No, Chi Shuang might even be an alias. Perhaps she came to the Star River Immortal Domain to hide from something." I