My Wife is Unbeatable in the Whole World, Touch Me If You Dare!-Chapter 233 - 125 Li Anning’s Proposal_2

Li Nuo nodded, "Go ahead."

Relying on the relationship between the two of them, asking him to endure extreme hardship was definitely something he was unwilling to do.

Everything else could be discussed.

Li Anning said, "I have an idea, let me know if it’s feasible..."

After listening to her following words, Li Nuo had to admit that the old are indeed cunning, and although Li Anning wasn’t old, she was certainly astute.

Even though the Thief Sect was nearly caught in one fell swoop by them, its sect members did not make up all the thieves in Chang’an.

Not even one-tenth of them.

Every sect member of the Thief Sect was a carefully selected elite among thieves, whereas most thieves in Chang’an were unorganized and undisciplined petty robbers.

Compared to the Thief Sect, they posed a greater threat to the common people.

The Thief Sect was organized and disciplined, adhering to a thief’s code and more inclined to steal from the rich.

On the other hand, those lone robbers were numerous and without bottom lines; they didn’t care about any ’ten-thefts-not-to-commit’ principle and were more prone to prey on the old, weak, and sick because they were easier targets.

This wasn’t to whitewash the Thief Sect; even if they had principles, what they did was unspeakable and profited without toiling.

What Li Anning meant was to select some individuals from those captured Thief Sect members to establish an Anti-theft Bureau.

The thieves understood thievery the best, especially those stewards who were tantamount to the Thief Sect’s talent scouts, each having climbed up the ranks through skill, possessing the ability to recognize their own kind in a crowd at a glance.

Wouldn’t it be like turning over one’s hand if they could cooperate to establish a dedicated thievery-catching agency under the Ministry of Justice that targets petty thieves?

On one hand, this was a good deed beneficial to the people.

On the other hand, it was also a way for these thieves to make amends for their crimes through merit.

In the end, this was an initiative that she and Li Nuo had facilitated. In the future, every achievement of this agency would include their contributions.

It wasn’t a one-off deal, but rather a sustainable path of cultivation.

Truly worthy of being a Legalism predecessor from the Fourth Realm, to come up with such an idea.

Li Nuo got straight to the point, "What do you need me to do?"

Li Anning said, "Besides the existing Four Divisions at the Ministry of Justice, establishing another division involves the reformation of the Ministry of Justice government office, which requires approval from the three provinces. The Anti-theft Bureau’s recruits will all be convicted thieves; there has never been such a precedent before, so the three provinces will definitely not approve unless..."

Li Nuo asked, "Unless what?"

Li Anning looked at him and said, "Unless your dad steps in."

This matter was beyond even the authority of the Minister of Ministry of Justice.

Although the Minister of Justice couldn’t directly add an Anti-theft Bureau to the Ministry of Justice, he held substantial sway; his words in court matters carried more weight than hers, the Princess.

A moment later, Li Nuo nodded and said, "I’ll try."

As he left the government office, he casually took two oranges from Li Anning’s desk.

Li Anning exclaimed in anger, "Those are the finest tribute oranges from Jiangnan, very scarce! The Princess Mansion only received a few, and now only these two are left, yet you’re taking them!"

Li Nuo said, "I’m going to the Ministry of Justice to ask my father; surely I can’t go empty-handed?"

Li Anning’s expression softened.

As long as it wasn’t for Song Jiaren, it was fine.

It’s not that she was targeting Song Jiaren,

She just didn’t like him taking her oranges to ingratiate himself with another woman.

Li Nuo, with two oranges in his pocket, walked out of the Ministry of Justice’s main gate.

He glanced across the street out of habit but did not see the fortune-telling grandfather and granddaughter duo.

He hadn’t seen them around lately.

Getting into the carriage, Li Nuo said to Housekeeper Wu, "To the Ministry of Justice."

Bringing a gift when visiting Phoenix was passable.

But when seeing one’s own father, surely there’s no need for gifts.

That would be too impersonal.

Li Anning’s oranges were truly delicious, bringing two for his father to taste was reasonable, considering he hadn’t seen him in many days.

Before long, the carriage stopped in front of the Ministry of Justice.

Li Nuo alighted, and as he looked up, his expression became slightly startled.

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Across the street, a fortune-teller’s stall was set up.

The young girl, watching from afar as Li Nuo got off the carriage, said, "Grandpa, it’s him again..."

The fortune-telling old man looked disdainful and muttered: "How is he everywhere!"

Despite knowing this man had an unusual fate, he couldn’t help himself; his right fingers were twitching rapidly under the table, his facial expression gradually becoming vacant and dull.

By then, Li Nuo had already entered the Ministry of Justice.

In the Si Minister’s Office,

A young man in black walked into the office, "Sir, the young master has arrived."

Li Xuanjing put down the scroll he was holding, and as Li Nuo walked in, he looked at the scholarly man behind the desk and said, "Dad..."

Though the two had not met often, they were connected by an unbreakable bond of blood.

Li Xuanjing stood up, walked out from behind the desk, and said, "Have a seat."

Li Nuo sat down on a chair to the side, took out two oranges from his chest and placed them on the table beside him, "These are tribute oranges from Jiangnan, given by Princess. They taste very good; Dad, try one."

Li Xuanjing sat down in another chair by the table, peeled an orange, didn’t eat it himself, but handed it to Li Nuo.

Li Nuo took it, broke off a segment and put it in his mouth, pondering how to broach the subject when Li Xuanjing said, "Let’s hear it; what brings you here?"

Li Nuo gave a sheepish smile and said, "Indeed, there’s something I’d like your help with..."

He detailed the plan he had discussed with Li Anning to his father, and Li Nuo added, "We’re not trying to make the Ministry of Justice a five-division bureau. The Anti-theft Bureau wouldn’t count as an official division of the Ministry, nor would it need a court-issued salary; we just hope to be able to mobilize those prisoners properly, to some extent, allowing them to offset their crimes with meritorious deeds—it would be a different form of punitive labor. This would also be a good thing for the common folk."