"...Y'know, I'm fairly certain that tapping rocks won't get us anywhere in our investigation..." Liu trailed off as he watched Torako go around and poke any rock that seemed 'right' to her. It was a way to start, at least; he'd give her that much. But given what they knew about the bandits so far...

"I mean, if I knew the place I'm pretty sure people would've dragged me along to hunt down these bandits a while ago. As things stand, we might have to comb the place over to find anything. Though... I think we can narrow down the location, at the very least. I'll keep on the lookout for that kind of thing, though, Kyang, so bear with me here."

As the three continued to walk along, Liu began to list off what would make sense about the hideout's location.

"First and foremost, it's probably relatively close to where we are now. The main roads to and from the town are a while away, and the bandits hauling their loot back would have to deal with fatigue on top of likely having fought the people transporting the goods. Next, there's probably something inconspicuous hiding it... Assuming it isn't a cave, of course. A giant boulder in the middle of a forest, for example, sticks out like a sore thumb, especially if there are no signs of things like moss or the rock being worn away at any point. Now, underbrush, on the other hand..."

Liu continued on, beginning to veer off the path to look around for anything unnatural; a trail of crushed plants, for example. To hide a tree in a forest would be no hard feat, after all. But...

"I mean, there's always a chance I could be wrong about this. Either way, we need to find the place and strike before any of the bandits start catching on that those others have been missing... Which, to be honest, I'm worried they might have already."