Hu Xiaotian said, "I can use these next two days to probe the enemy camp's strength. It looks like I'll need to find someone familiar with the situation here and question them properly."
Long Xiyue said, "That won't be difficult."
Hu Xiaotian did not quite understand what she meant and stared at her blankly.
Long Xiyue smiled. "Don't forget, I'm the head of the beggars. Gathering intelligence is the Beggar Gang's specialty." She rose and took out a brocade pouch, the one Mu Shusheng had given her when she left Fire Tree City. It contained the Beggar Gang's bamboo-joint tokens. There were many varieties of these tokens, but the ones Long Xiyue possessed were Star Bamboo Tokens, the highest-ranking kind in the Beggar Gang. Seeing one was equivalent to receiving the Gang Leader in person.
Long Xiyue handed the entire pouch of Star Bamboo Tokens straight to Hu Xiaotian. "Here, use them!"
Hu Xiaotian was touched, but also found it rather amusing. Women really were unsuited to leadership; they let their emotions rule them too easily. Still, he could not tar them all with the same brush. Long Xiyue would indeed sacrifice anything for him, but Qiqi would never do something like this! The comparison only made him love Long Xiyue all the more. He took out one Star Bamboo Token and put it away, then returned the rest to her with a smile. "I don't need that many. Gang Leader Long, I should remind you that you're using public authority for private ends, putting the gang's resources to personal use. If the elders found out, they'd certainly be displeased."
Long Xiyue put the brocade pouch away and said softly, "What public authority? What private ends? I never wanted to be Gang Leader in the first place, and I'm hardly