Chapter 356 Conversation in the Pavilion
The cloaked man did not leave this place with Gu Sanqiu, but disappeared directly, and no one knew where he was busy.
Tartaglia seemed to be thinking about something, and then looked at Xingqiu who suddenly felt relaxed.
"This person's identity is not simple."
Xingqiu smiled and said, "The person with the most extraordinary status has already left. Don't worry, that cloaked man, or woman, is just an ordinary staff member of the General Affairs Department."
"General Affairs Department?"
Everyone was stunned, and then Wu Yuminglei had a flash of inspiration in his mind, as if he had grasped something important.
"Could it be that this incident was caused by you, Liyue, yourself?"
Wan Ye also understood the key point: "It is very likely, and every force or individual who helps to deal with this matter should have a cloaked guest to protect them."
Xiangling was a little confused, and Guoba beside her scratched his head, his big eyes full of wisdom.
Xingqiu frowned, then shook his head and nodded.
Yaya said helplessly: "Don't learn from that guy Sanqiu. If you have something to say, why don't you just say it in one breath? Remember to combine it with your own judgment."
Xingqiu immediately disagreed: "Don't compare me with that psychopath, I'm a normal person."
"That person is affiliated with the General Affairs Department. This is our first judgment. The basis for this judgment is the token in his hand. That token requires two Seven Stars to issue an order at the same time to mobilize it."
"Then the second conclusion is that this incident must have been instigated by the General Affairs Department. The source was when Sanqiu was about to go with us to investigate the ground vein outbreak, that person appeared and asked Sanqiu to return to Liyue Harbor."
Xiang Ling suddenly realized: "You mean, the squad leader doesn't have to participate in this incident, or someone doesn't want him to participate?"
Xingqiu nodded: "That's pretty much what I mean, but for the wrong reason."
Tartaglia suddenly asked, "Is it because he is very powerful?"
Xingqiu nodded: "That's right. Rather than saying this is an emergency or a coincidence, it's better to say it's a test."
"test?"
Chongyun's slightly confused voice sounded: "What test? Is anyone going to take the test?"
…
Xingqiu slapped Chongyun on the head very decisively.
"Don't interrupt my train of thought, just listen carefully!"
Chongyun was confused, but chose to keep silent. He felt that the world had changed after he recovered.
Wu Yuming frowned: "What kind of test can be so dangerous, and what is it for?"
Xingqiu took a deep breath and said, "You have just arrived in Liyue and may not know much about some things. This is my last guess, and it is also the reason why Sanqiu returned to Liyue Harbor so quickly."
"For the sake of coordination."
Xingqiu, who was far away in the wild, and Ningguang, who was on top of the Jade Pavilion, both uttered this sentence slowly.
These four short words left Gu Sanqiu speechless.
"Sister, even if you want to coordinate these things, there is no need to make such a big scene. What are you trying to achieve?"
Ningguang walked over with a smile, grabbed Gu Sanqiu's ear, and started pulling.
"Don't question your sister's strategic judgment, okay?"
Gu Sanqiu raised his hands and begged for mercy: "Okay, okay, I don't care why this happened. I care about why you did this."
"Of course it's for the purpose of calculating how many powerful people there are among the people that we haven't recorded."
Ningguang handed the document to Gu Sanqiu: "Take a look at it yourself. After reading it, you should know why we are doing this."
Gu Sanqiu took it, glanced at it, and then suddenly understood.
"I see. The leyline explosion was just an excuse. You wanted to see how many people in Liyue Harbor were hiding something."
"But it's also true that when a ground vein erupts, it's a rare situation. Money is attractive, so it's understandable that most people choose to take action."
Gu Sanqiu put down the document and looked at Ningguang.
"What's the purpose of doing this? Recording the strength and approximate number of these people should only be a bonus before reaching the final goal."
Gu Sanqiu smiled and said, "Or are you planning that thing too, sister?"
Ningguang also smiled, and the smiles of the brother and sister were somewhat unfathomable at this time.
"Of course, otherwise why would we go through so much trouble to do this? Besides, is there anything wrong with doing this?"
Gu Sanqiu sat down with his legs on the desk in front of Ningguang, and was soon hit on the head by a white jade paperweight.
"Sit properly and put your feet down!"
Gu Sanqiu touched the place where he was hit on the head.
"Is this the result of Keqing's consultation with you, or have you been assimilated by her, sister?"
"Of course not. This is just a businessman's purest sense of crisis."
Ningguang smiled and said, "The Emperor has always told us what to do in the new year, and after that, everyone will work hard in that direction, or in other words, scheme for the sake of a penny of Mora."
"But what if one day the Emperor is gone?"
Ningguang's tone calmed down: "Without the Emperor's instructions, will Liyue Harbor stagnate and not be able to do anything?"
"Then what's the difference between us and the baby birds in the nest that can only open their mouths and swallow food? The Emperor hopes that the people of Liyue can grow up to be eagles that flap their wings in the sky, rather than being baby birds for life."
"Do you know the fable of the medicinal herbs in the glass bag?"
Gu Sanqiu nodded. "The precious medicinal herbs growing on the mountain walls were often considered by the ancient Liyue people to be the gods' reward after overcoming difficulties. It was a reminder to people to work hard and finally achieve success. That's about it."
"In recent years, as you have mentioned to me, Liyue has changed."
"Indulging in flashy and rotten desires, arrogance floating on the surface, intoxicated by the inexplicable arrogance brought by the people of Liyue, or the people of Liyue Port, thinking that they are superior to others, and the weight of Mora is even higher than more precious things."
Ningguang smiled and said, "Sorry, we shouldn't compare Mora to them. That is the general equivalent given to this world by the Emperor. They don't deserve it."
"In short, Liyue has changed, and is even moving towards the old aristocratic era in Mondstadt's history. This is the trend, and many people have seen it."
Gu Sanqiu nodded: "So, you are preparing in secret?"
"Yes, someone deliberately leaked the information to some lawless guys, and that's what we mean."
Ningguang said calmly: "Before we can control multiple forces, a slightly cleaner and formal department is very necessary."
"In other words, only a relatively clean Seven Stars and Eight Sects is worthy of coordinating various forces and planning the future of Liyue."
"Okay, that's tough enough."
Gu Sanqiu gave a thumbs up: "As expected of my sister, she's so awesome!"
Ningguang smiled and said, "Heh, compared to your brother who never knows when to start a small-scale massacre, I'm still a little behind."
"Hey, hey, I don't want any of the Sanxuan Society's property anymore, why are you still using this to make trouble, sister?"
Gu Sanqiu said helplessly: "But how did you manage to pry open the earth veins to cause an explosion? How much do you want for this secret method? I want it."
"Ah? Who told you that we were responsible for this incident? We just happened to be there."
Ningguang touched Gu Sanqiu's head with a smile.
"I asked you to come back, not only because you don't want to disturb our plan, but also because I have a task for my lovely brother."
"Go find out who dares to cause trouble in Liyue and chop him up. If there is a chance, chop up the forces behind him as well."
