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"These people..."
Ye Lan was speechless for a moment.
She remembered that when she was still working as a driver, she had told Luo Mu and the others that they could buy daily necessities at the nearby shopping mall, but... never mind.
Ye Lan shook her head and continued walking forward.
That guy named Luo Mu certainly didn't seem completely incompetent, but for the rest, she was speechless.
However, for her, who was used to acting alone, this situation was nothing unusual.
……
The shopping mall upstairs.
Luo Mu also withdrew his gaze.
It seems that increasing mental strength to 40 is already showing noticeable effects.
He remembered that when he first met Mona, her mental strength was only around 40. Although now that Miss Mona is at Lv.5, it is definitely more than that, but it is enough to show how excessive 40 points of mental strength is.
Although he couldn't see Yelan's specific stats, based on his current perception, he could roughly judge that Yelan should be similar to the Yelan he first met when he saw Yura, and well, in terms of figure... well, cough!
He cleared his throat in a serious tone.
"Lili".
Miss Kokonoe poked his face with her paw, seemingly accusing him of thinking strange things.
In contrast, Zhaigong always appeared elegant and mature. Perched on his shoulder with his snow-white tail draped at his side, he exuded a lazy aura, which... gave him a particularly fox-like feel.
It's that kind of feeling where you clearly see a fox, but it's as if you can hallucinate a languid and alluring beautiful fox spirit in front of you!
As for Miss Kokonoe...
"Li!"
She's patting his head with her little paws.
"Aren't we taking things a little too easy?"
Teacher Fischl, walking in the group, asked with an embarrassed smile, "Aren't we here in Liyue to investigate a case, or have I misunderstood something?"
"I think you've misunderstood something."
Amber shrugged. "Even when we're investigating a case, we still need to eat and sleep. We can't go home after a long day of work without even shower gel. As Liyue would say, 'Sharpening the axe won't delay the work of chopping wood.'"
"That's one way of putting it..."
But... Fischl looked at the relaxed atmosphere in their team and couldn't help but smile awkwardly.
I feel like we're on vacation...
"No, no, no, I need to correct something."
Walking ahead, Luo Mu turned around, raised his right hand to scratch Miss Jiuchong's chin, and smiled to himself.
"Who says we're not working right now? Maybe if we come out here, the people we need to investigate will just come to us on their own."
"Is this really how you investigate a case?!"
Professor Fischl was speechless with emotion.
Even if I wanted to use this as writing material, I wouldn't be able to write about it!
"It's precisely because we're different from others that we're a special operations team, right?"
As Luo Mu spoke cheerfully, his final question was directed at Miss Jiu Chong above him.
"Whoosh-"
Miss Jiuzhong, whose chin was being scratched, also raised her head and pointed into the mall with her little paw.
"Oh, let's go then!"
Seeing Luo Mu turn around without hesitation, Teacher Fischl sighed wearily.
"I always feel like I'm watching him talk nonsense, but I can't refute him."
……
"Facility inspector?"
Ye Lan glanced at the sky outside the window.
The bright sunlight had turned a rich, golden hue, like ears of wheat, making everything bathed in the sunset glow.
Luo Mu and his group set off in the morning and arrived at Liyue Harbor in the afternoon. Considering the distance between the two capitals, this was already quite fast, but it did not change the fact that there was not much time left today.
Ye Lan continued to look at the toolbox in front of her, which was open but only contained a few spare parts.
"Are all the equipment used for facility maintenance these days this high-level? And can you even take it home?"
"Huh?"
The person on the other end of the phone was also stunned for a moment. "H-how is that possible... This person just resigned half a month ago due to a work mistake, and then applied for a maintenance worker position, which is at most a regular employee. Could it be—"
"Oh."
Ye Lan smiled slightly. "No need to ask, where is he now?"
"Please wait a moment... The target went to a shopping mall for routine maintenance with the maintenance team today and may not be home until quite late."
"Oh? That's good—"
Ye Lan glanced out the window again. "It seems I won't have to wait too long."
……
night.
The man, still wearing his work clothes, pushed open the door.
The light from the corridor seeped into the dark room, but the man carrying the toolbox did not enter the room immediately. Instead, he stood at the door, his eyes scanning several directions before he finally stepped inside.
close the door.
"—!!"
"Your alertness is good, but unfortunately you don't dare to use overly obvious warning devices, otherwise I could skip the confirmation step."
In the pitch-black night, wisps of blue light flickered, and the briefcase in the hands of the man who had just entered the door suddenly fell to the ground, causing him to stumble forward.
"Gurgle!"
The man lying in the moonlight by the window was covered with crisscrossing, deep blue silk threads.
"Tap, tap—"
The sound of soft footsteps approached, and the man struggled to lift his head, finally seeing a pair of ordinary women's high heels stepping into the moonlight.
"Tell me, what is the purpose of you going to such lengths to scan the building?"
A gentle voice drifted down from above, as light as the bright moonlight, "Of course, I don't really have high hopes for you guys. If you just refuse me outright, I can take you back and go through the standard procedures."
"Heh, hehe, hahaha—"
"Ok?"
Ye Lan frowned slightly as she looked at the man who was lying on the ground, bound like a dumpling, and who had suddenly gone mad. She quickly and alertly surveyed her surroundings.
It seems there's nothing wrong; it's just a bluff...
"Om-"
Ye Lan's pupils suddenly contracted.
Technique!
Is it downstairs, no, underground?!
"Om——"
"Well!"
Ye Lan suddenly covered her mouth with her hand.
This nauseating feeling... was the procedure mixed with ritual?
"Click".
The door was opened.
"Minister Yelan, I've heard you enjoy acting alone—but that's probably not a very good habit."
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Ye Lan stared coldly at the man who walked into the room.
"You must have put a lot of effort into setting up such a place in Liyue Harbor. It's a pity that now that a lowly worker like me has stumbled upon it, I'm afraid this place can no longer serve its true purpose."
"Hehe, Minister Yelan, why belittle yourself?"
The man who entered the room stopped in front of the moonlight, but his voice did not stop, "This great gift was specially prepared for Minister."
"Prepared for me?"
Ye Lan, who was observing her surroundings, was also stunned for a moment. A strange chill seemed to suddenly creep up her spine.
She vaguely saw the man's lips slit open like a demon's in the darkness.
"Our people in Mondstadt have already verified this ritual. Even the most advanced Lv.5 magic users cannot resist its corruption when they are consciously prepared."
"Although our conditions here are rather basic for the sake of secrecy, Minister Yelan need not worry. We have prepared some extra hospitality for you."
"After tonight—"
"Minister will naturally return to your tea room unharmed. Oh, perhaps not entirely unharmed, but I believe those around you won't notice this tiny change."
The man's words carried a suppressed, manic laugh. In the darkness, he nervously tilted his head almost to his shoulder, staring at her as he added his final words.
"However, perhaps the Minister could also take the initiative to let his subordinates know about it."
"The ritual of eroding Lv.5..."
Ye Lan's expression changed slightly.
As a partner, she had received some of the incident reports from Mondstadt, and she had already read them. The rituals set up by the Abyss Order played a very important role in them.
She remembered very clearly that the purpose of that ritual, or rather, the way it corrupted people, was...
"Deng deng deng-"
A surging shadow spread out behind the man.
They were people, and they were all men.
Ye Lan immediately realized the source of the chill she was feeling.
Because the conditions for the ritual were limited, they wanted to weaken their resistance, and this was this type of ritual—what that guy called 'extra hospitality'—
She just wants to find a group of people to rape her, right?!
This would be a hellish situation for any woman, and what's worse, if she were to be controlled by the ritual and return to the Rock Tea House, the shadow of the Abyss Order would likely spread within them.
This is not only difficult to detect, but also, if these people want to corrupt others, the methods they use are—
Ye Lan finally understood the full meaning of what the other person had said, and then her stomach churned again.
Not only do they insult others, but they also continue to abuse them after controlling them; it's simply—
"Has Minister Yelan bought you enough time? Has she given you any opening to escape?"
The other person suddenly changed from a neurotic demeanor to a gentle and refined manner that was as pleasant as a spring breeze, but that aura was chilling.
"If not yet, then we... might have to step in."
"—!!"
"Boom boom boom!!"
Ye Lan emerged from the sudden burst of flames and smoke, her slender figure rapidly shifting in the air, her shimmering blue threads appearing and disappearing in the night like drifting willow catkins, thousands of white strands falling from the sky.
"Uh!"
Blood suddenly spurted from various parts of the crowd surging towards Yelan, and the imperceptible threads suddenly converged at this moment.