December 20, 1993 of the Teyvat New Calendar, inside the Ministry of Civil Affairs “…Thank you all for taking the time to come and provide statements and evidence.
Including the scum within the Ministry of Civil Affairs, all related personnel have now been apprehended.
Thank you for your contributions to the security of Liyue.
Personnel will come to issue the Reward shortly, so please wait a moment.” The staff member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs smiled and bowed to Kuaixue and the other two.
“…Um, I have a question, not sure if I should ask it?” “How on earth did the Fatui discover us?” Yunyan wore a solemn expression, her brows tightly knitted.
She had been pondering this question over the past few days; if this issue wasn’t resolved, she feared there would be endless trouble afterwards.
“Speak your mind.” “This…
is actually how it happened…” Facing Yunyan’s question, the staff member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs clearly had some reservations, but perhaps considering that she was a principal party involved and had performed a great service, he hesitated for a moment and still chose to reveal some of the confessed information.
As it turned out, the people in charge of the investigation—whether it was the children determining the list of victims or the adults on rotating watch all day—had not exposed themselves.
The Fatui discovered them purely by coincidence.
Three days before the action, when a Fatui Debt Agent was heading to Chihu Rock to eat, he accidentally noticed that Yunyan was anxiously gazing toward the direction of that shop, and took note of it in his heart.
Unexpectedly, over the next two days, Yunyan was still in the same old spot, anxiously gazing toward that shop just like before.
At this point, the Fatui Debt Agent had to take it to heart and investigate.
As a result, the unscrupulous merchant at that pharmacy said he seemed to have contacted Yunyan half a month ago.
Then this matter was certainly not simple.
Thus, the Fatui Debt Agent led a squad to tail Yunyan to Xinyue Kiosk, and everyone knew what happened after that.
“…In other words, I was the only one discovered?” Hearing this answer, Yunyan was both embarrassed and secretly delighted.
Who could have imagined that the spot Yunyan stood was a full thousand meters away from the shop, yet she could still be noticed like that.
Ningguang and Kuaixue on the side were also somewhat speechless at the Fatui’s almost morbid vigilance.
“In other words, when the Fatui asked questions, if we pretended not to know what they were talking about, and directly said Yunyan missed her boyfriend in the distance, was keeping an empty room alone, couldn’t bear the loneliness, and asked me and Ningguang to come to Xinyue Kiosk to inquire about her lover’s news, the Fatui would have let us off too?” Kuaixue glared at Yunyan with annoyance.
“This…
is indeed the case.” This was not an easy remark for the Ministry of Civil Affairs personnel to pick up, so he answered with a light laugh.
“That’s not right, if the Fatui are so vigilant, why did the owner of that shop instead swindle children’s money, making such an unnecessary move?” Kuaixue still didn’t quite understand the shopkeeper’s behavioral logic.
“…Because that shop owner is not one of the Fatui.” “According to the owner’s confession, aiding the Fatui was merely because the Fatui could pay a high Reward.
The reason he lied and swindled left and right was because, for some reason, the Fatui’s funds ran a bit short later on, leaving medical expenses in arrears.” “With long-term, large-scale stocking plus the Fatui’s Reward failing to be paid for a long time, the shop owner had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure.” “As a result, it backfired entirely, changing from the original suspected fraud to now being suspected of treason.” When saying this sentence, the expression of the Ministry of Civil Affairs staff member was also a bit peculiar.
“All in all, judging by the results, the Ministry of Civil Affairs will conduct solemn negotiations with the Fatui in the future, and depending on the situation, may drive the Fatui out of The Chasm or even expel them from the country; all personnel involved in the case will be severely punished by law, so please keep quiet for this period and wait for the official announcement.” “…” Faced with the enemy’s baffling behavior, Kuaixue expressed that she couldn’t understand it but was deeply shocked.
“Hey hey hey, Kuaixue, what empty room alone, what couldn’t bear the loneliness, this sister of yours is going to get angry.
These past few days I haven’t even had an appetite for tea or food and couldn’t sleep well.” After the Ministry of Civil Affairs personnel finished explaining, Yunyan feigned shyness and anger, raised her hands, grabbed Kuaixue’s cheeks fiercely, and kneaded them hard.
“I swear by Mount Shudao.” Kuaixue didn’t resist, only warning in slurred speech.
“…Shudao.” “Alright, thanks Kuaixue, sister feels much better.” Yunyan smiled broadly; the pressure she had endured over the past few days was finally released, and she felt completely relaxed.
Kuaixue didn’t reply, only silently rubbing her reddened cheeks, rolling her eyes at Yunyan, and pointing her backside toward her, looking just like a disgruntled little cat licking its fur and grooming itself after being forced to work.
“Now you can rest assured, Yunyan.” Seeing her childhood sweetheart relax, Ningguang also let out a sigh of relief in his heart.
Yunyan had been worrying these past few days that one of the monitoring children or subordinates had been exposed, and if things went wrong, she would face retaliation from the Fatui in the future.
Now that the knot in her heart was untied, Yunyan would presumably be able to return to her original energetic appearance.
“Hehehee.” Yunyan naturally understood that she had made the two of them worry again, and felt moved in her heart.
“Kuaixue, Ningguang, I love you guys to death, marry me.” Yunyan hugged the two who were trying to dodge with both hands, pulled them to her sides, and began her “heartfelt confession”.
“Get lost.” Faced with Yunyan’s “confession,” Kuaixue glared over with dead fish eyes directly.
“Eh, don’t be shy, Kuaixue, come cuddle more with sister.” “Are you trying to kill me, it’s so hot.” Kuaixue used her hand to hold back Yunyan’s approaching face, resisting desperately.
Just as Kuaixue and Yunyan were messing around, no one noticed that Ningguang’s face and ears had turned completely red.
— Inside a private room at Liuli Pavilion in Feiyun Slope “Hiss~.” Kuaixue was scorched so spicy by the Jueyun Guoba in front of her that she stuck her tongue straight out.
“Kuaixue, come drink some water, don’t get choked by the spice.” Yunyan hurriedly handed Kuaixue a cup of cold water.
It might not seem tempting right now but who knows what the future holds?
“And If you’re enjoying it, drop a Power Stone for me!”