A dozen bailiffs entered the room, but the room was completely open at a glance, with nowhere to hide a person. Expecting them to leave, the men instead held up painted scrolls and began comparing them against Chunhe, Xiazhi, Qiushou, and Dongcang. Realizing the four were not the individuals in the portraits, they turned on Chu Qingmeng and Mu Lingxue, snapping, "Take off your veils!"
The bailiffs' barked orders caused the three brothers to frown in displeasure and shoot them a cold look. Still, since they had let them in and were searching for a female suspect, there was no way around it—they had to show their faces.
With a helpless sigh—who could have known they were hunting for a woman! If she had known, she wouldn't have let them in—Chu Qingmeng reached up and lifted her veil. Mu Lingxue did the same. After comparing their faces to the portraits, the bailiffs confirmed neither was the female cat burglar they were after.
Chapter 391