That brat had been extremely cunning. After revealing his whereabouts a few times, he had vanished completely.
This led Shopkeeper You to judge that the other party might be acting alone. Once he had separated from his subordinates, no one would know his whereabouts.
If that person needed manpower, he could use a special method of contact to gather his subordinates, or he could directly seek help from trustworthy shops.
There were far too many such shops. Naturally, their combined strength was greater than theirs; otherwise, they could have simply launched a forceful assault.
Shopkeeper You's proposal was not bad, and there was also that order from above. On top of that, the other party had most likely come specifically for this area.
His target was the shops in their region. If they arranged things properly, their chances of accomplishing this would definitely be greater than anyone else's.
At the thought of the achievements that would follow such a great merit, the aura around the purple-cloaked man could not help but stir slightly. Yet he was no match for that old fox, Shopkeeper You.
If they captured or killed that brat this time, Shopkeeper You's merit would not be the slightest bit less than his, while he himself would have to put in far more effort.
He somewhat hated himself for falling into the other party's trap just now, but there was no point saying more at this time. He also understood that Shopkeeper You had deliberately raised the matter of exposure.
In reality, he would not expose any genuine flaws. Instead, he would create some false appearances, though such falsehoods naturally could not be seen through at a glance.
That was why he had said he needed a month to prepare. He would use that time to make something