Genshin Impact short video: The death sentence at the start terrifies Fou.

Navilette: "I can sense your confusion. In fact, I have the same confusion. I also have many questions about myself, which is why I came here to find answers."

Caroline was somewhat incredulous: "Really? How can I fit in like you? To be honest, many people threw stones at us today, telling us to go back to the village. The stones hit my head and it hurt so much; I barely managed to hold back my tears."

The scene shifts, and the bouncy Caroline approaches several citizens of Fontainebleau.

"Hello! I'm Meluxin Caroline, how can I help you?"

The woman said bluntly, "Get out of the way, or I'll call the police!"

Caroline: "Please calm down, I meant no harm."

"Oh, who knows?"

"Yes, it's best to stay away from these monsters. There have been more and more strange cases since they arrived."

"This race of unknown origin is completely unreliable. How could Vilette allow them to live in Fontaine?"

"That Supreme Judge even publicly bestowed official positions upon them and allowed them to participate in investigations! There must be some vested interests involved that we can't even imagine!"

"Get out of here! Stop putting on this fake show!"

The three gave Caroline no chance to speak, instead turning their vicious words into sharp blades that deeply wounded her.

[Paimon: (stomping his foot) How could the Fontaines be like this! They're so awful!]

[Lisa: They even threw stones at them! My sister couldn't stand it anymore!]

[Amber: Was it necessary to say something so vicious?]

Klee: Caroline must be feeling really bad.

[Dartaria: I never imagined this was how Fontaine treated outsiders. I've learned something new.]

Not only in the elite chat rooms, but also in the ordinary chat rooms, there were denunciations against the people of Fontainebleau.

The people of Fontainebleau are really going too far!

The people of Fontainebleau truly deserve to die.

[Melushin is so cute, how could you bear to throw stones at her?]

[How can someone utter such cold words without possessing an Ice-type Divine Eye?]

The people of Fontainebleau argued that this was four hundred years ago, and things are not like this now.

However, the results were minimal, as the words spoken by those three people were extremely malicious.

[Zhong Li: Generally speaking, from a purely rational perspective, for two different races to live together, they need time to adjust and integrate. This path is not only arduous but also encounters considerable obstacles along the way. Differences in thinking between races can create significant barriers, and bridging these barriers is by no means easy.]

In the video, Caroline is speechless after being confronted and is on the verge of tears.

Fortunately, at that moment, the captain of the special training team, Watling, arrived and came to her rescue.

He even comforted her and helped her hand out flyers.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

The two are receiving the Peace Medal from Navelette.

Today, humanity has initially achieved a peaceful coexistence with Melusin.

Caroline: "The day when Melusin and humans can live in peace is just around the corner. I'm so happy just thinking about it."

Watling: "Save your breath. We've only made a little progress; we're still a long way from the picture you're imagining."

Caroline: "You blockhead! Why are you saying such jarring things at a time like this!"

Navelette seemed to agree with Watlin's assessment: "Humanity's trust in Melusin is very fragile right now, and it could break at any moment. You two, be careful lately."

[Amber: It's fortunate that Fontaine has someone like Mr. Watlin]

[Zhong Li: The progress they made in just five years truly deserves this peace medal.]

[Araki Kazuto: Watlin is such a good guy]

[Yae no Miko: She's just a little tsundere]

[Coral Palace Heart Sea: Yes, he clearly enjoys spending time with Miss Caroline.]

on the screen.

As Navelette said, this is only a superficial peace; the evil forces lurking in the shadows are already eager to make their move.

"The 'Peace Medal'? Hmph, if there's really peace, how will we get back what's rightfully ours?"

The woman was somewhat worried. "Do we really have to do this? In terms of strength, even all of us combined are no match for Villette. What if he..."

The man confidently declared, "Don't worry, as long as he remains the Supreme Judge, he can't personally deal with us. Politics has its rules, and he must abide by them, unless he wants to antagonize the entire Fontaine. Go ahead and do it. I've already prepared the murder case; I'll pin the blame on Melousin, making him the one who brought Melousin to Fontaine.

The woman sighed, "That's all we can do. Sigh, what can we do? He reformed too quickly, and we have less and less power. We have to teach him a lesson."

[Yomiya: I have a bad feeling. Has something happened to Carole?]

Paimon: How despicable! This plan is so underhanded!

[Araki Kazuto: Exactly, why can't we just have a good, satisfying fight?]

[Kujo Sara: Do you think everyone is as simple-minded as you?]

Ningguang: Although the methods are despicable, this is the game of politics.

[Narcissus: It seems they don't want to deal with Melusin, but rather use Melusin to gain the power of the Supreme Judge.]

[Qin: That's right, but as the saying goes, it's hard to guard against a hidden arrow. The simple-minded Caroline has probably fallen for the trap.]

Everyone is condemning the despicable and shameless actions of the old noble forces of Fontaine, but that was four hundred years ago, and no amount of condemnation can change that now.

on the screen.

Various clandestine forces began stirring up trouble from behind the scenes.

"Hand over the murderer!"

"None of Melusin's can be trusted! Vilette is no exception!"

"There was never any way for us to coexist from the beginning. Get out of Fontainebleau and never come back!"

A special patrol officer was giving a briefing to Watling, "The investigation results are in, Captain."

"explain."

"Although there is no direct evidence, we speculate that the masterminds are the old forces whose interests were harmed during the reforms. They lured Miss Caroline to the crime scene, made her a suspect, and then began to create panic in an attempt to force Lord Navelette to admit his mistakes and relinquish more power. The police were blocked by the angry crowd and could not intervene immediately."

The special patrol officer lowered his head and clenched his fists as he said this, "Miss Caroline... chose to sacrifice herself to quell the situation."

"She always called me a blockhead and told the security team to immediately block the news!"

"You want to block the news?"

Watling took a step forward and looked at Fontaine.

“I have a younger sister named Iloria, who passed away when I was very young. Her personality was exactly like Carolie's. Naive, kind, unaware of the ugliness of the world, such a person has no resistance to deception and betrayal. So when I met Carolie, I knew she was easily manipulated. At that time, I deliberately put on a stern face and taught her a lesson, hoping to make her back down.”

“Those people didn’t dare to approach Lady Vilette, or even bother me. I should have known they would come after her sooner or later.”

"Do you understand how I feel right now? I have only one thought in my mind: blood debts must be repaid with blood!"

"I will take full responsibility for what happened afterward."

[Yomiya: As expected, I still fell victim to this. Was being naive and kind really a mistake?]

[Qin: Of course not, the ones who are wrong are the ones who do bad things.]

[Kaiya: No matter what, she still hasn't been exposed to enough cases. The person who wronged you knows best that you've been wronged, and proving yourself is always a trap.]

[Navilette: It's my fault for not protecting her]

[Higgin: It's not Lady Villette's fault, it's those villains' fault.]

Diluc: Is Watling planning to test the waters? That would be playing right into their hands.

[Beidou: This captain is really something. If he doesn't take action himself, the law alone simply won't be enough to punish those people.]

[Yanfei: There's simply no way to convict them.]

[Ying: But if Watlin really makes a move, wouldn't Villette suddenly lose her right-hand man?]

[Zhong Li: This is exactly what those people want to see. Whether or not Watlin makes a move, he will become the next target.]

Chapter 8 Watling, Guilty!

The scene shifts, and Watlin has completed his revenge; the setting is now the Opiclie Opera House.

And the one in the dock was Watling.

Fatty: "Today's case is a major one. The culprit is Special Patrol Captain Watlin! I heard he used his position to avenge a friend and settle accounts with those who framed Caroline... Hey, why aren't you saying anything?"

Skinny guy: "I'm thinking...we'll have to do everything we can to get Watling off the hook later."

"Exonerate him? Why?" the fat man asked, puzzled.

"Shh—keep your voice down, haven't you figured it out yet? Watlin and Caroline are both Navilette's trusted subordinates. Caroline is already in trouble, and Navilette definitely doesn't want to lose Watlin too. Now that the old forces have been uprooted, Navilette's position is very secure. We just need to help him manage public opinion, and he can then pardon Watlin. There will be many benefits then..."

The people in the theater were talking amongst themselves, and they all seemed to agree with the skinny man's opinion: a bunch of petty people who were only after their own interests, showing their ugly side.

The trial is underway.

They spoke out for justice.

"Mr. Watling upheld justice and avenged his friend, which is also a manifestation of justice! I would like to ask you all to ask yourselves, if you had experienced such a thing, wouldn't you have felt the same way as Mr. Watling?"

"Well said, I agree!"

"The whole thing started because those despicable guys slandered Caroline! How could Mr. Watlin be guilty of taking revenge?"

"Mr. Watling should be acquitted!"

"Innocent! Innocent!"

The audience members were all pursuing their own agendas, seemingly speaking out for justice, but their true motives were disgusting!

Klee: Those people are so scary. Why? Even though they're helping Mr. Watling, Klee feels like they're not good people.

[Kaeya: Klee, your intuition was right, these are all very, very bad people.]

[Jean: Klee, they weren't good people to begin with. You'll understand when you're older.]

[Ayaka Kamisato: Since I took over as the company magistrate, I've dealt with people like this almost every day, so I'm used to it.]