Chapter 121: Yeah, We’re Definitely Not Going to Run Into Thieves, Right?
Chapter 121: Yeah, We’re Definitely Not Going to Run Into Thieves, Right?
"Departure!""OOOOO!!"
Under Captain Copeland’s command, the security team began to move. The path was completely different from last time. I thought the night patrol route was always the same road, but apparently it wasn’t.
Lily, who had the same thought as me, asked one of the men ahead. The reply was,
"We’re taking a different route tonight. Apparently, using the same path every time makes the thieves too predictable and they avoid us. That’s why we’re changing the route tonight."
Ah, I see. So the security team walking the exact same route at the exact same time every night is actually a known weakness. Of course thieves aren’t stupid. They’d avoid them. If they know the schedule, they can just dodge. Even if the security team is weaker than them (I already learned that from last time), thieves would rather not get involved if they can help it. And maybe some of the security team members have connections to the thieves? Is the information being passed to the other side? The security team themselves would have to arrest or kill thieves on sight. No one wants a life-or-death fight. When you think about it, walking the same route at the same time every night is actually the smart thing for the security team to do.
That means tonight there’s a higher chance we’ll actually run into thieves, right? If they don’t want to meet us, they could just walk around making noise like fire watchmen, but of course they’re not doing that.
We’re walking along the wall that separates the noble district from the commoner district. It feels darker than the main road through the noble district. Well, for me it’s fine, but I guess they don’t want extra streetlights in the back alleys.
"Aah, as expected."
Someone’s voice rose up ahead. We went to check and found the wall had collapsed. There was also a wooden fence meant to block passage that had been broken. I couldn’t tell if it had been destroyed or already broken, but someone had made a passage wide enough for three people to walk through. The rubble had been cleared so people could pass easily. Through the gap I could see straight into the commoner district, but it was pitch black.