I, from the Celestial Empire, have parachuted into Teyvat.

Chapter 115 Mysterious Disappearances Across Liyue

Yujing Terrace, Yuehai Pavilion.

Located directly west of Jade Peak, Moonhall is the central administrative body for all affairs in Liyue. It is the busiest government department in Jade Peak, with various documents arriving at Moonhall 24/7 for approval before being handed over to the Seven Stars for processing.

The Moonlit Pavilion has a Chief Secretary position, currently held by a legendary figure known to all in Liyue Harbor.

At this moment, a soldier rushed into the inner courtyard of Yuehai Pavilion with an urgent report in his hand and handed it to Yun Yue, the assistant of the secretariat.

Yun Yue opened the report, pushed up her glasses, and her expression gradually became serious. Then she turned around and went straight to the secretary-general's office, knocking on the door.

"Come in."

A gentle voice came from inside the room, and Yunyue pushed open the door and entered.

The secretary-general's office is not large, with only one window facing the door, a row of chairs for receiving guests next to it, and a desk in front of the window, piled high with official documents.

"Secretary-General, there are new reports of missing persons."

Upon hearing Yun Yue's words, an extremely beautiful face popped up behind Gong Wenshan. This was none other than Gan Yu, the chief secretary of Yuehaiting.

Unlike ordinary people, Gan Yu has a pair of Qilin horns on her head (although they look a bit like ram horns). She is a hybrid of Qilin and human, with half of her blood flowing through her veins. This is why Gan Yu is well-known in Liyue Harbor.

Of course, Gan Yu also has another admirable quality: dedication.

At this moment, Gan Yu's eyes were a little blurry. The intense approval work over the past few days had taken its toll on her, even though she was a workaholic who often worked non-stop.

Yawning, Gan Yu asked in confusion, "What did you just say? Another person has gone missing?"

Yun Yue nodded and said, "Yes, this report came from Qingce Village. Many people from various villages have gone missing. The report was sent by one of our Thousand Rock Army patrol teams."

Gan Yu took the emergency report, glanced at it, and then turned around and stuck it to the wall behind her. The wall was already covered with similar reports.

Looking at the wall full of reports, Gan Yu frowned: "This is the twenty-third report this month... The total number of missing persons is no less than two hundred... and the missing persons are almost scattered throughout Liyue."

Gan Yu turned around and asked, "Does the Qianyan Army have any news regarding the investigation of the incident?"

Yun Yue shook her head: "Since the first reported incident, the Qianyan Army headquarters has sent people to investigate, and later even sent additional special teams to investigate, but it has been almost half a month now and there are almost no clues or progress. All the missing people have not left any trace, so there is no way to investigate them."

Gan Yu frowned.

Normally, routine security incidents are handled directly by the Thousand Rock Army headquarters and are not reported to the Seven Stars. After all, Liyue has many daily affairs, and if everything were reported to the Seven Stars, there would be no need for the various government agencies below. But this time is different. It is clear that this series of disappearances has reached a point where the Thousand Rock Army headquarters cannot handle it and must report it.

Gan Yu said, "Yun Yue, help me organize the case details, and I'll report it to Qi Xing."

"I understand."

Before long, Gan Yu arrived at the Heavenly Ladder leading to Qunyu Pavilion from Yujingtai with the report documents. Just as she was about to climb the Heavenly Ladder, a voice suddenly called out to her.

"Sweet rain".

Gan Yu turned around and saw Yuheng Star Ke Qing walking towards her from a distance.

"Your Excellency Keqing."

Ke Qing asked curiously, "Gan Yu, are you going to find Ning Guang?"

Gan Yu nodded and recounted the whole story. Ke Qing immediately frowned.

"How could such a thing happen... How come I didn't know?"

Gan Yu explained, "All the missing persons cases occurred in places far from Liyue Harbor, and were previously handled by the Thousand Rock Army headquarters, so this matter was not reported."

Keqing said, "Ningguang is currently busy with something and has been very occupied these past few days. Although I don't know what she's doing, it must be something very important. Leave the investigation of these missing persons cases to me."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Lady Keqing."

After receiving the investigation report from Gan Yu, Ke Qing did not immediately mobilize people to investigate. Instead, she left Yujingtai and headed straight for Wanghaige Inn.

Although she didn't know why, for some inexplicable reason, Keqing had a feeling that this matter was very likely related to those hidden demon gods, so she decided to go and find Ivan first.

Keqing quickly arrived at Wanghai Pavilion and informed Ivan of the matter. Ivan looked puzzled after hearing the details of all the cases.

What puzzled him was not that none of the missing persons left any clues, but rather the details of the cases.

"The report says that the missing people include men, women, and children?"

Keqing nodded, puzzled as to why Ivan would single out this point for questioning, and asked curiously, "Is there a problem?"

Ivan stroked his chin.

He clearly remembered what the young master had said when he came to see him a few days ago: the young master's confidant discovered, while following the lady, that a little girl who seemed to be the incarnation of the Dragon King Ruoduo handed a group of men, women, and children over to the lady. Moreover, those people seemed dazed and behaving strangely, and the timing seemed to match up.

This is such a coincidence.

Since the coincidence is so great, it must be more than just a coincidence; there must be some connection between the two.

Is this woman now working part-time as a human trafficker?

But would those who traffic people obediently follow the woman?

This is so illogical, and it's obvious that this matter is related to the Stone of Destruction.

Now everything points to the lady, and from the lady's line of inquiry, three more threads have emerged: the young master's search for the treasure-hunting gang, Ningguang's investigation of the black market, and now the third thread has appeared before him. Ivan is determined to seize this opportunity, as it relates not only to the hidden demons but also to the traitor among the Seven Stars and the Immortals.

After thinking for a moment, Ivan asked, "Where did the latest disappearance occur?"

Ke Qing said, "Qingce Village."

Ivan said, "This matter is indeed very likely related to those hidden demons. If we can grasp the clues in these missing persons cases, we may be able to find the whereabouts of those hidden demons. I'll go with you."

Ke Qing nodded and said, "Okay, shall we set off immediately?"

Ivan waved his hand: "Wait a minute, we'll set off tomorrow. I need to prepare some things."

After Keqing left, Ivan took out his phone and dialed the number 0, which represented the Senate, in his contacts.

The phone was answered after ringing twice, and Ivan heard a voice on the other end that made him feel very comfortable.

"Hello? Is this Xiao Yi? Are you in trouble?"

Ivan smiled and said, "Greetings, Elder Elder. There's no trouble at all, but there's something I might need you to send some men over..."

Chapter 116 The Qingce Village Detective Team

The next morning, Keqing came to find Ivan, who had just finished dressing and was about to leave.

Upon seeing Ke Qing, Ivan smiled and said, "You've come at the right time. Let's set off now. We can pick up a few people along the way to go to the crime scene, so we don't need to bring too many people. Just the three of us: you, me, and Xiang Feng."

Although curious about who Ivan was going to pick up, Keqing had no objection to Ivan's decision, so she nodded and said, "Okay."

Ivan, along with Xiang Feng and Ke Qing, set off from Liyue Harbor and boarded the carriage Ivan had booked in advance, heading straight for Qingce Manor along the tunnel.

Since the shortest route from Liyue Harbor to Qingce Village is the same route Ivan and his companions took when they came to Liyue before, Ivan is essentially retracing his steps this time.

After walking for nearly half a day, the group arrived at the Stone Gate area. When they passed the Stone Gate Square, Ivan stopped and walked towards a tea stall in the square.

Keqing followed and looked at the tea stall from afar. She found seven or eight people sitting there, chatting in twos and threes. However, their clothes were strange, and they didn't look like Mondstadt people or Liyue people.

Driven by curiosity, Keqing followed Ivan to the tea stall.

The people at the tea stall also noticed Ivan and his companions. The middle-aged man wearing glasses, who was in the lead, immediately stood up, looked at Ivan, and asked, "Are you Commander Ivan?"

Ivan nodded and said, "Yes, that's me."

The middle-aged man smiled and warmly shook hands with Ivan: "Hello, Commander Ivan. My name is Zheng Yuan. We are sent by the Senate to support you."

Others also stood up and shook hands with Ivan, greeting him one by one, making the scene exceptionally lively.

Ivan smiled and said, "Thank you all for coming all night."

Zheng Yuan said, "It's not hard work. We flew all the way here and hardly moved. After arriving in Mondstadt, Captain Xu sent someone to drive us here. It's not a long journey."

While Ivan was talking to the others, Keqing carefully observed the group of seven or eight people led by Zheng Yuan. They all looked to be around the same age as Zheng Yuan, probably around forty years old. The youngest looked to be in his thirties. Most of them were wearing well-fitting short-sleeved shirts and trousers. You couldn't tell what they did for a living from their clothes.

Ke Qing raised an eyebrow and asked Xiang Feng, who was standing beside her, "Mr. Xiang Feng, do you know what these people Mr. Ivan brought here are for?"

Xiang Feng shook his head helplessly: "I've never seen these people before, but they should be from China."

"From China..."

Keqing became even more curious.

Ivan said, "Alright, we're pressed for time, let's get going and we can discuss the details on the way."

"it is good."

Zheng Yuan nodded and turned around to call out, "Everyone, load everything onto the carriage; we're about to set off."

Upon hearing Zheng Yuan's shout, Ke Qing realized that the group was carrying many silver-white metal boxes, some of which looked very heavy, and she didn't know what was inside.

With everyone's help, they loaded all the things onto the carriage. Fortunately, Ivan had hired several more carriages, so there was still room for more than ten people and their suitcases.

Shimen is not far from Qingcezhuang. From Shimen, head north to Wuwangpo, and cross the mountain road of Wuwangpo to enter the Qingcezhuang area. This journey took less than half an hour.

On the way, Keqing also mentioned to Ivan that Wuwangpo used to be teeming with monsters, but during the recent turmoil in Liyue, Liyue took the opportunity to fight the demon gods and swept away all the monsters, big and small, in the wild areas and forests of Liyue. Now, not only Wuwangpo, but also the entire territory of Liyue rarely sees any monsters. In addition, there are now Thousand Rock Army soldiers patrolling various parts of Liyue on a daily basis, so Liyue is much safer than before.

Ivan suddenly realized why he hadn't encountered many monsters when he entered Liyue. It turned out to be because of this.

Ivan stroked his chin and thought for a moment.

With the help of China, Mondstadt's development is gradually entering the fast lane of modernization. Many of China's projects in Mondstadt are often interfered with by monsters. It seems that Mondstadt could also carry out a monster cleanup plan. I'll call Captain Xu and Jean later to talk about this.

Located in the northernmost part of Liyue, Qingce Village boasts fertile land and abundant water resources, making it a vital grain-producing area for the entire region. The annual grain output of Qingce Village alone is enough to feed half of Liyue's population. Consequently, the villages and towns within a radius of Qingce Village rely primarily on agriculture for their livelihood. Walking along the mountain roads and looking down the mountainside, one sees rows upon rows of terraced fields stretching as far as the eye can see.

The village that Ivan and his team came to to investigate the case is called Daoxiang Village, which is one of the many villages in Qingce Village.

Upon entering Daoxiang Village, having received prior notice, Song Ke, who was responsible for guarding the area, led the Qianyan Army squad to greet them.

After bowing to Ke Qing of Yuheng Star, Song Ke saw Ivan and paused, then exclaimed in surprise, "Eh? Mr. Ivan?"

Ivan was also taken aback. Song Ke was the Thousand Rock Army captain he had met at Wangshu Inn when he first arrived in Liyue. It was Song Ke who led them to Liyue Harbor back then.

"Brother Song, what are you doing here?"

Song Ke said, "I was leading a patrol when someone reported a missing person in Qingce Village. I sent a message to Liyue Harbor via carrier pigeon about the case, and then set up camp here with my men. But what are you doing here, Mr. Ivan?"

Ivan smiled and said, "I'm here to investigate the case, of course."

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Song Ke led Ivan Keqing and his group to the home of Ma Sanshui, the missing person in Daoxiang Village.

After entering the courtyard, Song Ke began to explain the case: "The missing person in this family is named Ma Sanshui. He lives alone. He was discovered missing by a young girl from the same village named Xiaoyue. I investigated here before and found no signs of a struggle, so it doesn't seem like he was kidnapped. But apart from that, there are no other useful clues."

Ke Qing asked, "Are there any other missing people in this village?"

Song Ke clasped his hands and said, "Reporting to Lord Yuheng Star, yes. However, they did not disappear at the same time. But those who disappeared are in the same situation as Ma Sanshui. They did not leave any useful clues and all seemed to have vanished into thin air."