Chapter Twenty-Three: Clues and Thieves

Ganyu took An Ping to the archive room, which was full of bookcases and densely packed with files and documents.

Just by walking in and taking a look, Anping felt dizzy.

"Ganyu, you're not going to tell me that these are all documents about the Seven Stars and the Fatui, are you..."

An Ping roughly estimated that there were at least forty bookcases in this archive, and the full file on it might be nearly 10,000 copies.

By the time he finishes reading it, it should be about the same in two years.

Although An Ping knew in his heart that Ningguang's invitation to him to uncover the murderer of the emperor was most likely just for a show, it was a bit of house arrest to let him come here to read these documents.

He didn't feel the need for house arrest anywhere.

"Sorry for misunderstanding, but the documents here cover all the big and small affairs in the whole of Liyue Harbor, and only some of them are documents about the Seven Stars and the Fatui."

found that Anping had misunderstood, and Ganyu immediately explained.

Anping breathed a sigh of relief.

"But this is only the last month's documents, the rest are sealed, if you want to check the previous documents, I will help you get them."

Ganyu's explanation made An Ping couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.

Is this still just a month's worth of?

An Ping suddenly felt that Qixing didn't seem to be such an enviable position.

"Then you can help me get the documents about the Northland Bank and the Fatui for the last three months..."

An Ping didn't think that the Fatui would be the murderers of the emperor, but he just wanted to see if they had any arrangements for this immortal ceremony from the Fatui's recent actions.

As we all know, the Emperor only appears on this day every year, and the Fatui who want to snatch the Heart of God will definitely do it today.

Although the possibility of being killed by the Emperor by the Fatui is almost non-existent, Anping still retains the slightest suspicion.

After all, having experienced modern society in his previous life, he believes in the power of human intelligence.

"Then please go to the room over there and wait for a while."

Ganyu sent An Ping to a windowless, airtight office before quietly retreating to look for documents.

Anping knew that this was probably to prevent him from peeking through the window.

It didn't take long for the grunt of wheels to sound in the hallway.

Anping felt that things were a little wrong.

Sure enough, Ganyu soon walked in with a cart that was piled up with documents and files that even covered her body and only exposed her head.

As soon as you look at it, you know that this is not the amount that you can watch in one day...

Anping felt that he was careless, and he should only say it for two months at most.

"These are all the files for the last three months about the Fatui and the Northlands."

Ganyu pushed the cart to her desk.

"Uh-huh."

I've brought it, so I'll see.

An Ping sat on a chair and picked up the sealed documents one by one in chronological order from above.

The Fatui in Liyue are completely different from those in Mondstadt.

Fleets aside, these Fatui in Liyue are more law-abiding than the Liyue merchants, and at most a little debt dispute.

But even so, all the things about the Fatui are still recorded in great detail.

It can be seen that the Seven Stars have not let go of such an obedient and well-behaved Fatui for a moment.

Anping flipped through for an hour, and it was like reading a boring journal.

Not to mention finding any clues from it, it seems that he is about to change his opinion of the Fatui!

More than half of the files related to the Fatui case were bullied by the Liyue profiteers.

Is this still the Fatui who are arrogant and domineering in Mondstadt?

But Anping also knows that this is exactly the influence of the emperor.

With such a prosperous Liyue, it is naturally impossible for Liyue to be bullied diplomatically by the Fatui like Mondstadt.

Anping's eyes hurt, and he stood up and moved his body, only to find that Ganyu didn't know when he brought a bunch of documents and buried himself on another desk.

Those documents were almost buried in Ganyu, and only two ornament corners were exposed.

"Ganyu, are you also investigating about the emperor's murder this time?"

An Ping couldn't help asking.

"No, such a big thing has happened, and the Seven Stars are all busy with more important things now, and they can't take care of these ordinary matters. So I have to help them deal with it as soon as possible, or Liyue will stop. Liyue has been the brainchild of the Emperor for over 3,700 years, and I can't let Liyue stand still. ”

Ganyu raised her head from the pile of papers, her tone of voice was always soft and glutinous, but the belief between her words was as tough as steel.

This tenacious belief infected Anping.

He sat down again.

A different way to start reviewing these documents began.

Don't just look at the appearance, but connect the subtle clues from the various events.

An Ping picked up the pen and paper on the table, and while reading, he drew and wrote what he was recording.

When the file was halfway over, An Ping suddenly realized that something was wrong.

He picked up the paper on which he had summarized all the events in one sentence and recorded them, and examined them carefully.

That's right, since the violent debt collection case with the debt handler at the Iwagami Teahouse two months ago, the Fatui have suddenly lost nearly half of their records in Liyue City!

This is an important node.

Anping circled with his pen.

Then he perked himself up and continued to scroll down, and found that soon after the violent debt collection case, people could often see the whereabouts of the Fatui on the other side of the Yunlai Sea.

However, on the grounds of preparing to build a warehouse, the Northland Bank applied to the General Affairs Department for a piece of land there...

Profiteering debt collection... The Fatui are in the city dwindling... Clouds come to the sea... Northland Bank prepares to build a warehouse...

An Ping looked at these keywords and fell into deep thought.

It wasn't until Ganyu came to Anping with a plate of vegetables that Anping's thinking was interrupted.

"It's been a long time, let's eat something first."

As soon as Ganyu said this, Anping finally found that his stomach was almost hungry, and he had a faint pain.

How long has this been?

There wasn't even a window in this office, and Anping felt that it had been at least seven or eight hours since he came in.

Although all of them were vegetarian dishes, the hungry Anping still devoured them.

"Ganyu, don't you eat it?"

Halfway through eating, Anping raised his head and found that Ganyu was still processing the documents, so he hurriedly cared.

"Thank you for your concern, I've just eaten a pure heart."

After Ganyu finished speaking, he continued to bury his head in work.

Pure heart?

Isn't that a medicinal herb?

An Ping was very puzzled.

However, he had already decided, and when he finished eating, he would go to the Iwagami teahouse to find out if it was a coincidence of time.

Mondstadt.

The moon hung high over the city that had regained its calm.

After a busy day, Noelle had time to clean up the bedding she had helped Anping wash and dry.

Although he had always been reluctant to put the sheets on the smell of peace, Noelle had to sleep in that bed for a long time. But in order for Anping to sleep in a clean bed next time he comes back, Noelle has been helping Anping clean the room on the second floor of the Knights.

This room has never been inhabited by others since Anping, only occasionally when Noelle misses Anping, he will go to that bed to lie down, nostalgic for the warm embrace of his predecessors and the hot palms that always want to be broken.

Noelle was tidying up in the yard and noticed that something seemed wrong with the quantity.

Bed sheets, duvet covers, quilt cores, pillowcases...

Why does the pillowcase seem to be missing one?

Noelle remembered that she must have had two when she washed this morning.

Was it blown away by the wind?

Noelle carefully searched around, but found no fallen pillowcases on the ground.

It's weird, the cats near the Knights shouldn't catch this kind of thing, right?

Noelle crossed his hands on his hips and frowned at the drying pole line.

In the future, they will all be taken home and dried.

Moreover, Noelle noticed that the room on the second floor of the Knights had always felt like someone had entered it recently, and although the sheets had been restored and the quilt had been folded again, she could tell at a glance that it was not what she had done before.

The senior's bed was slept on by someone else, and Noelle was also very unhappy, and every time he found someone who had slept with him, he had to wash it again.

But what's even more excessive is that even the toothbrush of the predecessor is gone.

Obviously, she only secretly brushed it once or twice.

Noelle pursed her lips.

Is there still a thief who steals a toothbrush?

But this is the Knights.

There's no way anyone would come to the Order to steal, right?

Could it be that when did you accidentally bring it back?

Noelle was puzzled and thought about going back and looking for it.

But she decided that it would be better to change the lock on the door of the room on the second floor tomorrow.

I heard that the head of the piano said that today is Liyue's immortal ceremony, and I don't know what Mr. Anping is doing now.

Ever wondered about Noelle?

Noelle held Anping's quilt and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

Suddenly hearing the sound of the door of the knights being opened, Noelle was a little strange, Captain Jean should have gone back today.

Could it be that Klee sneaked out again?

Or is it... What about thieves!

Noelle hurriedly ran to the main gate of the knights to take a look, and found that it was Miss Barbara, and Noelle breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good evening, Miss Barbara."

Because Barbara had helped Anping many times before, Noelle greeted her warmly.

"No... Promise... Hello Noelle! ”

But Miss Barbara didn't look very natural, and Noelle was a little worried about her body. Last time, I was also tired to help Anping, and I haven't seen her for a long time.

"Is Miss Barbara unwell? Why is your face so red? And it feels like your body is so hot, do you want to see a doctor? ”

Barbara, who was grabbed by Noelle's hand, pulled her hand out of Noelle's hand in a panic.

"No, no, no... I'm fine! I'm a pastor myself, I'll see a doctor myself, thank you for your concern Noelle, may the god of wind bless you, I just came to find my sister, my sister didn't leave me first! ”

Barbara trotted away from the Knights.

Noelle looked at her worriedly, she noticed that Barbara's running posture was so strange, and she wondered if it was a leg injury.

But Miss Barbara is a good person.

When the senior returns, let him thank Miss Barbara.