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The next day, while Mona was holed up in her room working on her manuscript, Bai Qiyun and Ying went to the Dawn Winery to investigate the workers who transported the goods.

However, before the two of them went to inquire, the winery staff had already asked them in detail. The workers said they didn't have any particular impression, just that a cartload of goods had been delivered as usual, and the goods were still there when they left.

These workers are not affiliated with the Chamber of Commerce; they are just a group of wage earners and have no reason to speak up for the Chamber of Commerce.

So even if Bai Qiyun and the others ask again, the answer they get will remain the same.

Just as the group was about to leave, Bai Qiyun suddenly sensed a familiar fluctuation.

This power... is it the power of the legacy?

"Wait a minute, did you feel anything unusual while you were transporting the goods?"

Just as the group was about to leave the room, Bai Qiyun turned back to their side and carefully examined the workers' bodies.

Sure enough, a strange aura enveloped them.

"A strange feeling... Hmm, it seems more difficult to transport things than before, perhaps because the goods are heavier."

One of the burly workers scratched his head; he felt a bit weak that day and couldn't seem to muster the strength to carry the goods.

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiyun nodded in understanding.

Before he came, he had confirmed with the winery that the winery had also ordered a batch of goods from the Chamber of Commerce a few days ago, and that the same people were responsible for the delivery, and that the quantity of the goods was exactly the same.

So, that's the point of contention.

"It's nothing, I'm sorry to have bothered you."

Following the boy out of the somewhat gloomy dormitory, Ying looked at Bai Qiyun's thoughtful profile and spoke softly.

"What, have you found a clue?"

"Hmm, we're starting to see some progress."

After taking the ledger from the warehouse, Bai Qiyun, with the help of the housekeeper, began to confirm the specific details of the goods.

If he's not mistaken, there's definitely an element of 'legacy' involved in this matter.

If the disappearance of goods can be explained, then this is simply a commercial issue of passing off inferior goods as superior ones.

"As expected."

After reviewing several shipping manifests, Bai Qiyun realized the problem.

The missing goods were not original products, but semi-processed items, which could be tampered with.

However, if he hadn't sensed the influence of the legacy at play, he wouldn't have been able to discern the truth no matter how hard he looked.

"We need to ask the relevant purchasing department of the Chamber of Commerce and personally inspect the goods that have just come out of the processing plant. If there is a problem, it is the work of the person in charge of purchasing at the Chamber of Commerce. If not, it is the person in charge of transportation who dropped the goods during the process."

Upon hearing this, Paimon nodded as if he understood but not quite.

She didn't understand at all, but she figured she could just follow along with the cook.

Looking at the two Favonius Knights beside him, Bai Qiyun decided to split up with Yingbing into two groups of two, with one official Favonius Knight and one unofficial member in each group.

Once the deal was finalized, he went with Gaza to investigate the factory's sources of goods, while Ying and Amber went to investigate the personnel in charge of transportation.

While it was still early, the group split up and set off separately.

The factory was built in the suburbs outside Mondstadt. It was more of a gathering place for workers with a warehouse, where tools for making wine and other similar products were stored.

Standing outside the factory, even without going inside, Bai Qiyun could smell the aroma of wine wafting in the air from afar.

"This place looks quite large. Hasn't the Knights come to inspect it?"

"no."

When asked by the boy beside him, Gaza readily shook his head.

To coordinate with Bai Qiyun's actions, the female fighter changed into casual clothes to make herself less conspicuous.

But in Bai Qiyun's eyes, this outfit actually showcased the girl's charm more than her previous sloppy attire.

Although she was dressed in linen, the gray-brown clothing on her upper body contrasted sharply with her fair skin, like a patch of fine snow falling on the earth, pure and beautiful.

The two took a few more steps forward and found no trace of loiterers around them, only a few faint footprints left on the soil, leading all the way into the factory.

The two exchanged a glance, Bai Qiyun nodded, gestured to Gaza with his eyes, and then crept towards the factory.

Finding a corner by the window, Bai Qiyun quietly peered inside.

Several shirtless workers were seen operating the machines, and piles of semi-finished products flowed out of the pipes and rolled directly into the containers.

Although the workers were strong and robust, they seemed rather slow at their work.

The various raw materials lying on the shelves were processed very slowly by the workers, even giving one a sense of weakness.

An inexplicable aura enveloped the factory, and here, Bai Qiyun became increasingly certain that it was the trace of the power of the legacy.

"This is probably the source of the problem. Should we contact the Knights and have this place sealed off?"

Although the problem has been roughly identified, finalizing the action plan still depends on the Knights' decision.

Bai Qiyun originally planned to follow the Knights to seal off the place, but to his surprise, Gaza shook his head and a strange smile appeared on his lips, just like a shark that had seen blood.

"No need, we can handle it directly."

Gaza got up and walked straight to the door, banging on it loudly, attracting the attention of the workers inside.

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"Miss, is there anything I can help you with?"

One of the workers, who seemed to be the leader, walked over and looked at the young and beautiful woman in front of him and her little follower with a backpack.

"It's nothing, it's just the Knights' business, please cooperate."

Gaza made her intentions clear from the start, and judging from her demeanor, if the person in front of her refused her request, she seemed poised to barge in.

Upon hearing this, the workers in the room looked at each other, wondering what they had done that required the Knights to investigate.

Seeing Gaza pull out the Knights' seal from behind his back, the workers on the side broke out in a cold sweat, and the feeling of working enthusiastically just now vanished instantly.

"This... Miss Knight, this is a factory of the Merchant Guild, so we shouldn't be violating any of Mondstadt's regulations."

"Whether it's a violation or not, we'll have to investigate first. If you have any complaints, you can file a complaint with the Knights' headquarters later. As for now, please step aside."

Seeing that the workers remained unmoved, Gaza glared and barged in.

"Eh!"

Ignoring the shouts of the workers behind her, the female knight began to explore the interior of the factory.

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Bai Qiyun followed Gaza into the factory and began to carefully examine the goods still lying on the processing racks.

Sure enough, a strong aura of heritage power lingered around it, causing him to frown.

"How is it?"

Gaza examined the goods for a long time but couldn't find anything wrong with them, so he could only pin his hopes on the boy beside him.

Meeting Gaza's questioning gaze, Bai Qiyun nodded.

"That's right, the problem lies with the goods."

He noticed this back in Liyue: most people, even those who possess the Eye of God, have almost no sense of the power of the legacy. Only non-human beings like immortals can clearly perceive the power of the legacy.

For Mondstadt, only the Four Winds Guardians could probably recognize it, meaning that even if Yura Diluc were to be present in person, the power of the legacy attached to the goods would still go unnoticed by them.

Seeing the two men rummaging through the goods, the leader finally realized what was happening and quickly tried to stop them.

"You two, these things are going to be delivered. We can't afford to take responsibility if anything goes wrong."

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiyun couldn't help but laugh.

They said they'd wait until something went wrong, but now it's already a huge mess.

If he hadn't confirmed that the workers in front of him didn't have the ability to manipulate the inheritance, he would have cooperated with Gaza to arrest and interrogate them long ago. Instead, he wouldn't have allowed them to wander around the ground as if nothing had happened.

"Oh? Don't you know that the goods you delivered to Dawn Winery yesterday already had a problem?"

"What?"

Seeing the boy's confident demeanor, the leader panicked for a moment, opening and closing his mouth several times but unable to utter a single word, his gaze darting away.

Seeing this, Bai Qiyun was secretly delighted.

Unexpectedly, there was actually a pleasant surprise.

He stepped forward, stared at the leader's face, and slowly said, "You seem to know something."

Upon hearing this, the leader's expression became even more flustered.

"I..."

His stammering manner made the duo look at him with even more hostility.

"Hey, judging from your expression, this probably has nothing to do with you. Why are you taking the blame for someone else? It won't do you any good as a lackey."

Although the words weren't pleasant to hear, Bai Qiyun's words broke down the leader's defenses.

Seeing this, he continued to embellish his words with threats and inducements.

"We are still in the early stages of the Knights' investigation. If you cooperate with us, it will be a way for you to atone for your crimes, and you might even be rewarded. But if you remain obstinate, you will be an accomplice when the truth comes out."

With Gaza rubbing his hands together eagerly behind Bai Qiyun, the leader's resolve was momentarily shaken.

After a moment, he gritted his teeth secretly, as if he had made up his mind.

"Actually, I don't know much. It's just that when the people from the Chamber of Commerce came over with the ingredient list last time, there were indeed some differences on their list. Materials that had never appeared before were written on the form, and many other ingredients were also missing. But the finished product was almost the same. I thought it was because they changed the ingredient formula."

At this point, Bai Qiyun had a pretty good grasp of the whole story.

However, further investigation is needed to determine the whereabouts of the missing funds.

He pondered for a moment.

"Well, in that case, it seems this matter has little to do with you. Go back to the city with the Knights and bring all these things with you as evidence."

If it's not mistaken, those missing raw materials should have been replaced by creations of the legacy's power, so after a period of time, those semi-finished goods would disappear into thin air.

However, it's estimated that they probably mixed genuine and counterfeit goods when shipping them to avoid causing a stir.

This time, they don't know if they made a mistake, but they replaced an entire truckload of goods with counterfeit goods, which is why they caught the attention of the winery staff.

The problem now is how to force the mastermind behind this to admit it.

Before the Chamber of Commerce could react, Bai Qiyun and Gaza led a group of people back to Mondstadt and summoned the Chamber of Commerce's leaders.

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"What did you say?"

Looking at the businessman in front of him who seemed completely bewildered, Bai Qiyun frowned deeply.

Just now, Gaza officially contacted the Chamber of Commerce's purchasing agent, Mr. Dotolo, who is standing right in front of us.

But when they presented the evidence to the person in front of them, Dotolo bluntly stated that he knew nothing about the matter.

"My lords, I really didn't know about this. Although I am in charge of the merchant guild's procurement, that only means getting goods from the factory, and I am not involved in production."

Just as Dotolo said, the factory only had a cooperative relationship with the Chamber of Commerce and did not completely follow the Chamber's instructions.

Looking at the innocent-looking Dotolo, Bai Qiyun took a deep breath.

This is bad. If we say that, won't we be alerting them?

The owner behind that factory must have received the news and disappeared without a trace.

Do you know who is in charge of the factory?

But what's done is done, and Bai Qiyun can only pay the price for his and Gaza's recklessness, and try his best to make up for his mistakes.

Upon hearing about the boy's education, Dotoro shook his head.

"No, when we signed the contract, someone from the factory signed it on our behalf, the one who was in charge."

Dotolo gestured towards a few workers in the corner; they were the ones with whom he had signed the contract.

"he?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Qiyun was somewhat surprised and turned his gaze back to the leader.

The other person smiled sheepishly, and it seemed that was indeed the case.

"You must have met the factory owner, since he's the one who pays your wages."

But to everyone's surprise, after hearing the boy's words, the man simply shook his head.

"Our salaries are all deposited directly into our bank accounts. Whenever the boss gives instructions, it's always some people we've never seen before who come with an official seal to tell us what to do."

Indeed, the banking system has long had a profound impact on people's livelihoods in the seven Teyvat kingdoms.

After all, a Mora can easily cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, and not everyone is willing to carry such a huge amount of metal when traveling, so keeping money in a bank is the safest option.

After a deposit is made, each bank will issue a card with a special sequence of elements to the depositor, which contains a unique number to identify the person.

So once the factory owner knew the workers' bank card numbers, he could pay them their wages directly without showing his face.

Bai Qiyun also believed that the others were not lying, because whether it was true or not could be found out by simply checking with the bank; there was no need to lie.

The investigation has reached a stalemate once again.

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