"Here's what happened."
Xia Ping said gravely, "I was ordered to investigate the whereabouts of the Wind-Chasing Thieves. My goal was to uproot this band of bandits, who had plagued the region for over a decade and harmed countless ordinary people."
"Earlier, I received a tip through one of my channels that the Lawless Gang had been colluding with the Wind-Chasing Thieves for profit. They'd been in cahoots for over a decade, and the Lawless Gang often helped them fence their loot."
"So I pretended to be a spoiled rich kid and put myself in danger by joining the Lawless Gang. My goal was to lure the snake out of its hole and draw the Wind-Chasing Thieves out."
"Things went smoothly. The Lawless Gang really did leak my information, and I pretended to be captured by the Wind-Chasing Thieves. That got me into their lair, where I successfully wiped out the whole gang."
What?!
Everyone around them was stunned and found it hard to believe. News traveled slowly, and they still had no idea that Xia Ping had completely wiped out the Wind-Chasing Thieves.
The Lawless Gang elders were just as shaken. The Wind-Chasing Thieves were no weaker than the Lawless Gang, yet this kid had actually wiped them out?!
"After destroying the Wind-Chasing Thieves, I found evidence in their lair that they had been colluding with the Lawless Gang."
Xia Ping wasn't finished. He continued, "I was furious. I couldn't believe that a gang in West Desolate City had such a horrific relationship with a band of bandits that had run rampant for over a decade."
"On several previous occasions, when the Federation police tried to wipe them out, the Lawless Gang leaked the news and helped the Wind-Chasing Thieves escape. I realized then that the Lawless Gang was