Genshin Impact, Teyvat's own beloved immortal.

Even after she had come up behind Funina, the water goddess still did not react and remained focused on what was in front of her.

Rosalyn launched a sneak attack without hesitation.

Suddenly, a blue water shield enveloped Funina, dissolving the ice spikes Rosalin had fired.

Fu Ningna turned around in surprise and was shocked to see the mysterious assassin behind her.

Immediately, another stream of water gushed out from the necklace on her chest, striking the assassin and sending her flying.

"Assassins! Assassins are trying to kill Lord Water God!"

"Catch assassins!"

Rosalyn's face beneath the mask was contorted with emotion.

Damn it! She looked so stupid, but was she deliberately trying to lure people into attacking her? I've fallen for Arecino's trick!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Rosalyn did not dare to linger. She blew out a cold breath to drive back the townspeople who rushed up and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Furnessa, still recovering from the ordeal, clutched the necklace to her chest in disbelief and exclaimed, "Sherlock didn't lie to me! It really worked!"

"Lady Funinna! Are you alright?"

Navia rushed over in a hurry.

"I'm fine. He was just a lowly assassin, and I've already chased him away."

"How dare they attempt an assassination on my turf! Outrageous! I will not let this go unpunished! Don't worry, Lady Funina, I will use all the power of the Rose Thorn Society to capture this assassin!"

"Let's finish the relocation first."

By afternoon, news of Lady Funina's encounter with an assassin reached Rikuo's ears.

He leisurely crossed his legs and sipped his tea, a smile he could hardly contain.

Even without using your brain, you can guess that this was done by the Fools, and Rosalyn might even have done it herself.

That big-breasted, brainless woman, everything she wants to do is within her own calculations.

Everything had been arranged for her long ago.

Just thinking about Rosalyn's disheveled and angry face after her failure made Lu Sheng hum softly.

In short, there's no need to worry about Funina for the time being.

After finishing his tea, Lu Sheng got up, put on his coat, and called out to Clarinde.

"Come with me to Clorinde, we have a new case to investigate."

Although Marcel has been arrested, the real culprit behind him has not yet come to light.

Since Rosalyn said she didn't do it, her suspicions can basically be ruled out. After all, judging from the timeline, her statement that she had just arrived in Fontaine is absolutely credible.

It's unlikely that Arecino would allow Marcel to kill the Fontainebleau girl. She's a Fontainebleau warrior, not a madman like Doctor Scatterers.

In other words, there is at least one group of Fools secretly eroding all levels of Fontaine.

If the poisonous blood isn't removed, it will be quite difficult for me to take over Fontaine later.

Fontaine Chapter: Chapter 165: The Bet

"Master, what case are we going to investigate?"

Claude quickly changed her clothes and followed Lu Sheng, asking him questions curiously.

“Go to Shadow Court. I need to re-examine the stolen goods that were confiscated from Marcellus.”

"Marcel's stolen goods? Wasn't that case closed? Why are you still investigating him?"

"It's over? No, it's far more complicated than you think. The interests behind this are beyond what a Shadow Hunter like you can imagine."

If a businessman like Marcel can possess a mechanical police force, it's unimaginable how corrupt Fontaine's political system has become.

Compared to this, Inatsume is fair and honest.

The more developed a place is, the more sophisticated their methods become.

Now, of the eleven seats of the Fools, Puppet and the Doctor are dead, and the Skirmisher is working as a cream puff on a deserted island where no one can find him. The body he gave him was female, and now he must have a litter of baby Hilichurls.

After eliminating the young master, the lady, and the servant, there are five left.

The captain, Zheng De, is now out of control. Eliminating the others, we have the third seat girl, the fifth seat rooster, the ninth seat rich man, and the unknown tenth seat.

There is actually another overarching clown character, but it's unlikely he'll personally appear on stage, so that can be ruled out.

Through preliminary reasoning, Lu Sheng has narrowed down the range of suspects to the smallest possible level.

The only remaining clues are to look for traces in Marcell's stolen goods.

The two arrived at the headquarters of the Shadow Chasing Court. With a simple gesture from Clarinde, Lu Sheng easily gained access to everything that had been confiscated from the Marcellus family.

“What are we looking for?” Clarind asked.

"Ledgers, correspondence, and the like."

The two searched high and low for a long time, but found nothing.

Aside from mountains of gold and silver jewelry, Lu Sheng had nothing he wanted.

The only copy of the Chamber of Commerce's ledger was a tampered-with blank ledger, and no problems could be found in it.

"There's a problem; something here has been tampered with."

Lu Sheng immediately drew a conclusion.

Considering that the perpetrator suddenly recanted his confession after entering the prison that night, it is not difficult to deduce that all levels of Fontaine have been severely infiltrated.

There are bad people among the masses.

"impossible!"

Claude immediately dismissed Lu Sheng's conjecture.

“The Shadow Chasing Court is where I work, and the rules and regulations are quite strict. It’s impossible for anyone to sneak into the evidence room and destroy evidence.”

"I've said it many times, nothing is impossible in this world."

"But... I can't imagine how sophisticated someone's methods must be to infiltrate the Shadow Chasing Court without being detected."

"Sometimes people's behavior is beyond their control, just like you can't understand why Kares would rather die in the dueling arena than defend himself."

After a moment's thought, Lu Sheng said to Klorinde, "Let's make a bet. We'll bet on whether there's a traitor in your Shadow Chasing Court. If I win, you'll have to obey me unconditionally from now on. If you win, I'll teach you a set of Inazuma's sword techniques."

Clarin hesitated for a moment, but still chose to believe Shadow Court.

"What kind of bet?"

Lu Sheng asked Claude to come closer and whispered a few words in her ear.

"I see."

Clarind nodded, then walked out of the evidence room expressionlessly and said to Melusin outside, "I found suspicious clues among Marcel's stolen goods. I now request access to the Chamber of Commerce's account books for a second investigation. Write an application report and bring the items to my office."

"Okay sir!"

Afterwards, Claude and Lu Sheng left the Shadow Chasing Court.

Soon after, a hunter from the Shadow Chaser's Court entered the evidence room carrying a kerosene lamp. His face was very grim as he anxiously searched through a pile of evidence.

Finally, he found the ledger and quickly began to peruse it.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Damn it! I already..."

crunch--

The door behind me was suddenly pushed open.

The hunter was startled and immediately hid the ledger behind his back.

He turned his head and saw Clorind's gloomy face.

Cold sweat instantly soaked my back.

"Siss...why?" Clorind's voice was icy as she questioned the hunter before her. "You were someone I personally promoted from the bottom, why would you do such a thing?"

"Commander Clorind...I...I don't understand what you're saying. Didn't you request a second investigation of the evidence?"

“This is clerical work; you shouldn’t be here. And… what are you panicking about? And why are you hiding the ledgers?”

Sith's face was deathly pale, his expression frozen, and he forced a reply: "I...I just happened to be free and wanted to help my colleagues with their work..."

"is it?"

Clarinde slowly walked toward Sith. Just as she raised her hand, Sith suddenly lifted the lid of the kerosene lamp and placed the ledger on the fire.

"Don't come any closer! I'll burn it!"

Clarinde froze, letting out a bitter, disappointed laugh. "I just wanted you to give me the ledgers..."

Sith was filled with remorse and boundless despair.

He knew that his life was over.

"This isn't what I wanted to do! I don't want to betray you! You know about my sister's illness! I need money! I have no other choice! I really need money! Zhu Yingting's salary is simply not enough... If this drags on any longer, I won't have a sister anymore!"

Clarin gritted her teeth, suppressing her anger as she tried to appease him: "I'll figure out a way to treat your sister's illness. You need to stop your criminal activities immediately and honestly tell me who instructed you to do these things. If you confess, you might get a lenient treatment."

With tears streaming down his face, Sith shook his head in despair. "No...it's impossible. If I tell, my sister will die immediately...Clorind, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"

Before he finished speaking, Sith burned the ledger and immediately pulled out a dagger, plunging it into his own throat.

He knew he was no match for Clarinde and that this was the only way to save his sister's life.

Clarinde was too late to stop it and watched helplessly as her men died before her eyes.

She pulled the sword halfway out of its sheath, her anger reaching an unprecedented peak.

At this moment, Lu Sheng appeared slowly and leisurely took away Sith's soul.

However, Clarind could not see this scene. She was left with only endless anger and grief, holding Sith's corpse and secretly vowing: "Whoever it is, I will make him pay a terrible price!"

Lu Sheng secretly interrogated the soul of Sith.

With his ruthless methods, Sith couldn't even last a minute before revealing the truth.

The truth is that he didn't know who the mastermind was, but he had a dark account to receive remittances, and the recipient of the money was the Northern Bank.