These "gossip whispers," after being endlessly stoked and passed along, had long since become common knowledge. Yet everyone still treated them as an open secret—everyone knew, but everyone kept quiet and tucked it away as if it were still deeply confidential.
In reality, those soldiers had already taken action by one or two o'clock that very afternoon, patrolling the major streets and small alleys in a desperate attempt to track down the fellows who had been bragging in various establishments that morning. What if it was true? If they managed to find them, wouldn't they strike it rich?
As the saying goes, temptation is better than hesitation. Though these men searched the entire afternoon without finding anyone, it only served to deepen the desires and anxiety burning in the depths of their hearts.
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