Plan

Once they arrived at the Beifong mansion, They got off the carriage and entered the mansion

Once Inside Jude went to back to the garden while Toph stayed inside to talk about how her trip went

Jude arrived at the garden and thought' How am I supposed to find out where those bandits stay at'

Not only were the numbers of the bandits uncertain but also dangerous, Jude would've preferred to not fight until he was 100% confident

But to help Toph he wouldn't mind getting into fights and also Toph was there, they wouldn't be in danger anyways

After a hour, Toph finally showed up

" About the plan… How will my dad know it was me if he doesn't see me beat them up?" Asked Toph

Jude furrowed his brows and said " Well...We first have to find out where they are located but other than their bandit name we don't know anything else about them"

" Finding out where they are is pretty easy but how will we defeat them while my dad is watching " replied Toph

Jude eyes lit up and said " W-wait… How can we find out their location?"

" Since Bandits are outlaws they don't care about rules, the only thing they care about is reputation, And because of that the only thing we need to do to find out their location is ask around " Replied Toph

" Haha now we need to find out where their base is located and sneak attack them"

" Alright then lets hurry up and do it now" replied Toph

" W-wait how do you wanna leave from here without your dad finding out? "

" I also am working right now so can't leave" continue Jude

Toph smiled and said, " We'll leave from under here" as pointed at the ground

After that she stomped on the ground as she made a hole which swallowed them both up

" W- wait…. I can't see anything " said Jude

Toph laughed and said " I cant see anything as well"

Jude face palmed and thought ' I really need to learn her ability'

….

Jude just followed Toph as she brought them outside the manor

Toph bended the earth and moved them out the ground where no one was

" Now we need to ask around to find them before making them eat rocks" Toph said with an evil grin

Jude looked at her and said " How do you wanna beat them when we don't even know where they are"

Toph snorted and said " Obviously we have to find them first"

"Come, follow me" she continued

" Oke where are we going " asked Jude

" I know somewhere to ask around " She replied

Jude followed Toph as they used earth bending to move faster, they soon arrived at a sketchy area

" Where are we?" Jude asked

" This is the area where the outlaws live and also the place where we can get the information the quickest " replied Toph

Jude looked around and said " Alright… Lets find a someone to ask"

Toph nodded as they looked around

They soon found 2 people who looked to be bandits

" lets ask those two" said toph

" Alright but we have to be careful " replied Jude

Toph punched Jude on his shoulder and said, " Dont act like a coward"

Jude rubbed his shoulders before saying " You know being careful doesn't mean you're a coward but I know what you mean"

Toph nodded and said " We'll ask them directly since I can know if they're lying "

" Sweet , lets go" replied Jude

The other two bandits were about to enter a restaurant, but then they saw Jude and Toph walk towards them

Jude saw them become hostile as they approached them

" Don't worry we just need some info " Said Jude

" Why would we tell you" Said one of them

Jude got a pouch of earth coins from his pocket and said " If you tell us you will be paid handsomely

Seeing Jude holding the money, the two bandits looked at each other and smile then replied "Sure, what do you wanna know?" Asked one of them

" Need information about where the hammer bandits are located " Answered Jude

One of the bandits quickly said " Hammer bandits ? They own a building nearby here don't they? "

Toph eyes lit up and asked " Where!?"

He told them the general direction and after giving them the money they quickly disappeared

" Should we follow them?" asked one of them

"No let's not, if they're looking for the Hammer bandits they couldn't be that simple"

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After following the directions they got, they soon saw a building, it was a mansion but it looked like it was about to collapse at any moment

Jude and Toph stared at the building and Jude said " we need to find out their numbers"

"Hm, I can make the front half of the building collapse and possibly more with your help" replied Toph

Jude laughed and said " I like that Idea… Now we need to wait and see if anyone will come out so we can get our answers"

After saying Jude and Toph waited

Finally after half a hour one of them came outside, as the bandit was about to head out he saw Jude and Toph come out from the ground, shocked he tried to take a step back but discovered his world go dark

After knocking him out toph came out few buildings away and threw the guy on the ground

Woken up by the sudden pain the bandit discovered that he was being kidnapped, he looked around surprised after seeing the attackers being 2 teenagers

" Tell us, how many people does your group have? And don't think about lying, my friend here can detect when you're lying or not" Jude said

The bandit laughed and said " You punks, why would I tell you?!"

Toph laughed at his idiotic answer and said " You idiot if you don't tell us we will bury you under here " she said,pointing down

Jude continued " You heard that? Tell us or say bye bye to your little life"

"Alright alright….I'll tell you" Said the bandit

"20 people? 19 without you? Toph is he telling the truth?" asked Jude

Toph nodded

After getting the answer Jude used his bending to knock a rock at the bandit, making him unconscious

" What should we do with him?" Asked Jude

Toph shrugged her shoulders and said " Don't know, just leave him here or we can bring him with us later"

Thinking for a moment Jude said " Alright lets take him with us, we need to put them all in jail"

After finding out their numbers, Jude and Toph went back to the bandits location

"Should we collapse the building or deal with them after they come out?" Asked Toph

" Lets collapse the building, I don't think they'll die from that anyways " replied Jude