Chapter 51 - 45: Conical Hat Strange Guest Stuns Great Marsh, Manluo Demon Pearl Seeks Flying Thief_2
Upon arriving at the council meeting hall, he discovered that most of the Stewards were already seated in their respective positions.
Sitting down on his own seat at the back, Lin Xuankong looked at Han Lu not far away. "Steward Han, do you know why everyone has been summoned here?"
Han Lu, holding a cane, looked mysterious. "HEH HEH, you’ll find out soon. It’s a big deal!"
Lin Xuankong was speechless. Seeing Han Lu’s smug expression that practically screamed ’I know, but I won’t tell you,’ he suddenly felt that his leader, Ma Jiang, should be stricter with this disciple. Even if his leg was injured, he could still train his chest and back for endurance!
Moments later, all the Stewards were present.
Jiang Yuran, dressed in a Moon White Daoist Robe, walked out from the back hall with several Grand Chief Stewards. "Yesterday’s search task was assigned. How is the progress? From now on, everyone needs to report daily! Esteemed Stewards, let’s begin!"
Ma Jiang was the first to stand up. "Reporting to the Chief Steward, I have begun a detailed inspection of the residents’ homes within the stronghold. Yesterday, we went through 1,840 households. In addition, I assigned Steward Lin to inspect the blacksmith shops and Martial Arts Halls. Last evening, his subordinate Li Er reported back, and no anomalies have been found yet."
Next, the other Stewards reported their arrangements, which were broadly similar to Ma Jiang’s, though their progress was slightly slower.
However, Zhao Yufei, with the assistance of her Dragon Blood Dog, had progressed much faster than Ma Jiang. She had already inspected all the residences near the stronghold but had found nothing significant. Lin Xuankong had already found clues about the Flying Thief within the Black Tiger Gang’s territory, so naturally, Zhao Yufei could not have found anything.
After listening to everyone’s report, Lin Xuankong silently shook his head, thinking: