Chapter 366: The Vast Underground Space
"What's the reason for doing this? Just for fun? You're not that stupid."
Xingqiu frowned, "To have found an evil god statue out of nowhere is a crime that not just anyone can afford to bear."
"Is it possible that it was done by those Fatui?"
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "The Ten Golden Association will be watched by your family, Minglei and Wanye are my people, if there is any large-scale movement in the Ten Golden Association, there is no reason for you and me not to know."
Xingqiu jumped over another trap: "In that case, it is very likely that some forces have infiltrated Liyue?"
"It's likely, but there are too many people who want to come to Liyue to make money these days. Unless we can get a list from the General Affairs Department and check them one by one, it would be better to wipe out their nests in one go."
The end of the tunnel was in sight. Xingqiu held the sword, Gu Sanqiu held the dragon scale shield in his hand, and with his other hand they gently drew a few elemental runes to hide their figures.
"Go in and take a look."
Xingqiu nodded, then carefully opened the door a little way. The two of them quickly entered and then gently closed the door.
Then Xingqiu saw the bomb that Gu Sanqiu casually threw into the corner.
"You don't want to let us go, do you?"
"No, you can think of it as a means to make money."
Gu Sanqiu hugged Xingqiu and said, "If this is a warehouse where money is stored, we can take all the money and then detonate the bomb. Then there will be no evidence."
"Think about it, it's a lot of extra money. Even if you want to publish more copies of "Shen Qiu Shi Jian Lu" at your own expense, it's no problem. I also know a particularly awesome artist in Mondstadt. With my face and a certain amount of compensation, high-quality illustrations will definitely make your light novel more attractive."
Xingqiu's eyes lit up, and then he glanced at the bomb in the corner.
"You only put one, is it powerful enough? I think we should put a few more, so that the traces can be removed more thoroughly."
"You really have no moral integrity at all."
Gu Sanqiu shook his head: "Don't worry, the bombs outside are called gunpowder barrels, and the bombs I made are real high-explosive bombs. Unless he has built a large fortress underground, one will be enough."
There was no strange plot of "tunnel after tunnel" in this place. The two of them entered a wide space full of people.
"Oh, a casino."
Xingqiu raised his eyebrows: "These chips are really cheap, this gambling table is really big."
"Don't stare at those places. Can you please look around?"
Gu Sanqiu withdrew his gaze before Xingqiu did, then looked around and saw the gilded statue of the evil god as expected.
These larger-scale evil god statues are placed in corners, on walls, and are even used as trash cans. In short, they occupy a lot of space in this area.
"Haha, from this point of view, this evil god is a guy who doesn't care about meat or vegetables. He is even willing to treat himself as a trash can. It's very interesting."
With a smile on his face, Gu Sanqiu led Xingqiu around crowded places quite skillfully to further observe the place.
"What a huge casino! No, this should be the largest casino in Liyue Harbor."
Xingqiu said solemnly, "If those secret passages are the same as I guessed, then there is something very wrong with this thing."
"Tell me about it."
Xingqiu explained: "Jihai Tower is a place for singing and dancing, and one of the secret passages leads to a casino. What do you think the remaining secret passages will be?"
Gu Sanqiu paused and said, "You mean, the places connected by the other secret passages are like real fireworks places, arenas, or even places where human trafficking takes place?"
Xingqiu nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking, but there's something wrong. If that's the case, then whether it's the flow of materials or personnel, these projects are not small numbers. Why don't the people in the General Affairs Department know about this place?"
"Maybe it's the supplies that the evil god transported through the air."
Gu Sanqiu raised his head and looked towards the center. Under a fountain of an oversized multi-faceted evil god statue, a cloaked man took off his disguise and looked in the direction of Gu Sanqiu.
"We have guests."
"Oh, have we been discovered?"
Gu Sanqiu calmly removed his disguise and said, "You are a foreigner. You have built such a large industry in Liyue without making any noise. Have you paid your taxes properly?"
"Paying taxes? That's just protection money that the weak pay to the strong. I don't need that."
The cloaked man raised his hands high: "Look at my demeanor as a god. I have such power. Do you think I am someone who needs to be protected?"
"Submit to me like these fools, and I will provide you with protection and even more extreme pleasure!"
Gu Sanqiu pressed the detonation button.
boom!
The violent explosion shook the entire casino. Ignoring the conversation between the two people, those who were still in the midst of a frenzy of gambling also woke up and looked at the three people in a tense atmosphere with panic.
"Strange, why weren't you disturbed?"
The cloaked man looked at Er Qiu who looked calm and said, "No mortal can resist this power."
Xingqiu drew his sword with a fierce smile: "Haha, then I have to thank that strange pig's trotter that someone gave me to eat before."
"Thanks to that thing, I just felt a mosquito bite."
brush!
The sword flashed, and Xingqiu launched an attack without saying a word. The guy in front of him was probably the captain of the casino's security team. From his tone, he seemed to know some secrets.
Then take down this guy first, and leave the interrogation to the psychopath behind you!
The gilded statues of evil gods stretched their bodies as if awakening from a deep sleep, but they did not join the battle between Xingqiu and the cloaked man. Instead, they turned to the panicked guests!
"Hmm, there is also a clear purpose of thinking like taking hostages. I have to say it is very interesting. It is obviously just a puppet-like body."
Gu Sanqiu threw out a stack of talisman papers, which transformed into soldiers of the Qianyan Army and attacked the evil god statue. He then flashed, and his right hand burned with a dark red flame, which he aimed at the head of the fountain evil god statue and slammed into it!
"stop!"
"Hold your head!"
Xingqiu's roar drowned out the cloaked man's voice. He turned the sword in his hand and hit the cloaked man's ribs at a tricky angle. Water elements rushed up, and then he gently pulled out the sword.
laugh--
With the "help" of the water element, the blood in the cloaked man's body gushed out wildly. After just a few seconds, he fell to the ground, unable to move.
"So cruel?"
Gu Sanqiu, who had knocked down the evil god statue with one palm, walked over, grabbed the other's hair, lifted up the cloaked man's head and took a look.
"That's enough, as long as you're alive, we shouldn't worry about things like excessive blood loss."
Xingqiu looked at the fountain evil god statue with its head missing: "Is there anything different about that thing?"
"The most basic puppet mechanism seems to be no different, but this guy's attitude is weird."
Gu Sanqiu kicked the cloaked man and said, "The problem is actually this thing. After you bled it just now, all those strange evil statues stopped moving."
"What now?"
Gu Sanqiu smiled softly: "Of course, we will continue to investigate. To be honest, I am very interested in the guys who can cause such a commotion in Liyue. Of course, I am also curious about how long these guys have been hiding."
"In order to prevent the bomb at Jihai Tower from exploding, Keqing has most likely called the Qianyan Army to come over for an investigation."
"While the other side is in disarray, let's go for another round~"
