Imperial Capital Thief!
On the streets of the imperial capital, amid the endless flow of people,
Lin Bai spotted many martial artists dressed in dark official robes. Their faces were savage, and their hands rested on the blades at their waists as they patrolled the streets.
Wanted notices had been posted throughout every street and alley.
Clearly, a great thief had appeared in the imperial capital, causing quite a stir.
Especially in a country like Chu, where the law stood above all else, someone stirring up trouble right under the emperor's nose was clearly provoking the Zhao Xing Office. Naturally, the Zhao Xing Office would never let the matter rest.
Zhao Xing Office, imperial capital headquarters.
Within the Zhao Xing Office, there were nine Revered Leaders, all holding first-rank positions at the imperial court.
Below the nine Revered Leaders were thirty-six Commanders, each governing a different department and entrusted with different responsibilities.
At that moment, inside the headquarters' administrative hall, Du Nong, who was already over sixty, stared at the documents delivered that day. His brows furrowed deeply, and worry had nearly ruined his appetite.
Du Nong was one of the Commanders at the Zhao Xing Office headquarters. He held a high position, possessed extraordinary cultivation, and had reached the peak of the Great Purity Dao Fruit realm.
He was responsible for security and law enforcement throughout the imperial capital. All the Zhao Xing Office martial artists within the city had to follow his orders.
The thing giving him the greatest headache had begun a month ago.
A month earlier, a great thief of unknown origin had appeared and begun wreaking havoc in the imperial capital.
First, he had completely emptied a small merchant guild—the Chuanhe Merchant Guild—overnight.
Then he had taken a large number of treasures from the Long