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Chapter 160: The Fatui in the Liyue Harbor Crisis (1)

While the Thousand Winds Army on the front lines were fighting desperately to protect their homes, a group of agile Fatui were roaming in the hidden corners of Liyue Harbor like rats in a gutter.

In these hidden places, the Fatui not only had to avoid the unbearable stench, but also had to keep an eye out for the monsters rushing out from the darkness. In the beginning, the team was ambushed by monsters due to carelessness and almost lost several Fatui. Fortunately, Orests, who led the team, was quite skilled, so those Fatui did not suffer any serious injuries.

"Captain Orest, why does the boss want us to go to the homes of those wealthy businessmen who have cooperated with us at this time? Is he asking us to protect those wealthy businessmen?"

A Fatui with an injured arm looked quite indignant, and even his tone was a little emotional, and his words also caused several other injured Fatui to nod their heads. Now Liyue Harbor is full of monsters, and if it weren't for Orests just now, they would all have died here.

"Shut up, everyone. We're almost at the first rich businessman's house. Once we're done, I'll explain the boss's orders to you all."

Looking at the magnificent building not far away, Orests scolded the Fatui in a low voice. When the Fatui heard that Orests was following the boss's orders, they stopped complaining instantly.

Since following the boss, their lives are no longer tight, and they can even send some Mora home every month to improve their family's life. So in the hearts of these Fatui, their boss who is the person in charge of the base is more important than their immediate superior, the young master. After all, following the young master is just living, while following their boss is life.

Because these Fatui were in charge of logistics, many of the materials "donated" by wealthy Liyue merchants who cooperated with the Fatui would be processed by them. This also resulted in the Fatui in their logistics department knowing the addresses of these wealthy merchants very clearly. Even when fighting was taking place everywhere in Liyue Harbor, Orest's team quickly arrived near the residence of a wealthy merchant.

Approaching the residence, Orests signaled several injured Fatui to jump onto the wall and wait for a safe place to take charge of guarding. Then he led the remaining Fatui to climb over the wall and quickly slip into the residence.

"Master, do you think we in Liyue can win? How about we go out and help?"

"Help? The armor and weapons I bought for you were to protect me, the master. If you go out to help, what should I do?"

As soon as he sneaked into the mansion, Orest heard the voice of his first target, Lord Maocai, scolding his men. The selfishness revealed in his words made Orest couldn't help but sneer. He was worthy of being a wealthy businessman who could think of cooperating with them, the Fatui. Such a thing happened in Liyue Harbor and he was still indifferent. This kind of cold-bloodedness was something that even a villain like him, Orest, could not do.

"Mr. Maocai, I haven't seen you for a long time. I see you are still as charming as ever today."

After Orests signaled the other Fatui under his command to hide, he walked out from the shadows alone and saw a Fatui suddenly appear in the mansion. Da Wu, who was responsible for protecting Lord Maocai, immediately picked up his weapon and looked at Orests vigilantly.

"Go, go, go away."

Lord Maocai impatiently pushed away Da Wu who was blocking his way, turned around and walked quickly to Orests with a flattering smile. Lord Maocai had been cooperating with the Fatui for some time, and Orests had handed over supplies to him several times, so Lord Maocai was not unfamiliar with Orests.

"I don't know what this fool has come to me for. Don't worry, sir. No matter what it is, I promise to help you get it done safely and securely."

Lord Maocai rubbed his hands, and the flattering look on his face made the guards in the mansion a little uncomfortable. If it weren't for the high salary that Maocai publicly offered, they would have dropped their weapons and left. Orest secretly looked around at Lord Maocai's guards. These guards were not only strong, but also outnumbered the Fatui. It was obvious that if they wanted to attack by force, they would not get any benefit. Since they couldn't use force, Orest had a way.

"I came here during the chaos this time to discuss continued cooperation with you, but these guards around you..."

Prince Ma Cai immediately understood what Orestes meant. He cooperated with the Fatui just to gain their trust and earn more Mora. Now that the opportunity has come, Prince Ma Cai, in his excitement, has long forgotten that cooperating with the Fatui is tantamount to courting disaster.

"All of you stand guard at the door, and don't let anyone in!"

Restraining his excited heart and trembling hands, Lord Maocai pointed at the door and told the guards around him to go out without thinking. Some of the guards who were hired by him at a high price naturally had no objection and went out quickly. Da Wu, who had been following Lord Maocai, looked at Orestes with some concern. He always felt that this group of Fatui had a conspiracy.

"Master, I'd better stay with you. It's safer this way."

"Humph, it seems that Lord Maocai is still wary of us Fatui. Then let's not talk about our cooperation anymore."

Orestes pretended to be displeased and turned around as if to leave. Mao Caigong originally thought that what Da Wu said made some sense, but when he saw that Orestes was about to leave, he threw all the safety issues out of his mind.

Because Mr. Maocai felt that he had cooperated with the Fatui for such a long time and brought so many benefits to the Fatui, so how could the Fatui attack him?

"Why don't you get out? Get out now!"

Seeing that Da Wu wanted to say something, Mao Caigong was a little annoyed and directly drove Da Wu out and locked the door. Now the opportunity for him to make further progress was in front of him, and maybe he could even become a long-term cooperation partner of the Fatui. How could he let Da Wu, a big fool who knew nothing, ruin everything?

"Sir, no one can disturb us now. You are talking about further cooperation, right?"

Lord Maocai came up to Orest like a servant, and Orest's mouth curled up slightly. In the blind spot that Lord Maocai could not see, a dagger directly cut Lord Maocai's throat.

Feeling the coldness coming from his throat, Lord Maocai covered his throat and wanted to ask for help from the guards outside the door, but he couldn't even make a sound. After struggling for a few times, Lord Maocai fell to the ground weakly. His eyes, which were as big as copper bells, seemed to indicate that he would die with his eyes open. Perhaps Lord Maocai never figured out why Orests killed him until his death.

Unfortunately, Orests was in a hurry to organize the Fatui to loot the valuables in the mansion, and did not intend to explain too much to the already deceased Lord Maocai. Or perhaps when Lord Maocai cooperated with the Fatui, his fate was already doomed.

(End of this chapter)