Chapter 2 · Enemy-Dealing Stratagems
順手牽羊
Shùn shǒu qiān yáng
Lead Away the Goat in Passing
順手牽羊
along · hand · lead · goat
Take the small, unguarded opportunity that happens to be right there. Not the plan — just good hands.
今 Today
You volunteer to book the group's holiday house — a genuine favour, gladly done. And while you're at it, with nobody watching the details, the one bedroom with the sea view and its own bathroom ends up, somehow, yours.
反 When it backfires
Grabbing every stray goat makes you a thief in everyone's eyes. Be pettily opportunistic once too often and people stop leaving anything near you unwatched.