"I'm aware of the task, and it sounds simple enough. Though, I'm not sure if I agree with it..."
Despite the fact that Jian didn't want to question the idea of taking on requests as a way to catch up with his older brother, he did have to question the current task at hand. He was quite aware of the fact that stealing was wrong, and it wasn't the norm for him to sympathize with thieves. However, he also had a soft-spot when it came to children, and the perpetrator of these crimes happened to be a child. Though there were many things that were different here than they were in Sin, poverty and it's impact on people was something that seemed to remain a constant everywhere. Children were the hardest hit when it came to this, and seeing children steal in order to survive was something Jian had grown accustomed to seeing. It was easy to sit on his high horse and wag his finger at a child, telling them how wrong it was to do what they were doing...but it also felt no different than telling that same child that they had no right to fight for survival.
Irregardless of his feelings on the matter, Jian was willing to participate in the endeavor. He wasn't exactly sure how his brother felt on a moral level when it came to this request, but given the new manner in which he lived his life, he could only assume that picking on a child was something he looked forward to. A job was a job, at the end of the day. Hopefully, Jian could try and turn this situation into a positive for the child.
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