Genshin Impact: I, the Winter Prince, reign supreme.

Yan Fei blushed slightly, then nodded gently.

She was indeed embarrassed to answer such a private question in public.

However, does my being single or not have anything to do with the question I just asked?

The lawyer, who had been so serious just moments before, suddenly became shy, which Su Yu found rather endearing.

"That's right. That's why you can't understand a sentence."

"Which sentence?"

Su Yu waved his hand.

Yan Fei understood the meaning of his gesture and moved closer to him.

A pleasant scent wafts over, a blend of musk and mint.

Su Yu lowered his head slightly and whispered in her ear, "A woman in love has zero IQ."

Neither the detective general nor the onlookers knew exactly what His Highness the Prince had said.

But to their surprise, the confusion and gloom between Attorney Yan Fei's brows vanished in an instant, clearly indicating that she had received a satisfactory answer.

"Attorney Yanfei, I still hope to retain you to handle my daughter's case and make Jianqiu, that murderer, pay for his crime in blood!"

With the real culprit identified, the person whom Duke De'an originally entrusted to prosecute could no longer be Prince Zhidong.

"I just feel sorry for my daughter. She married the wrong person. Alas, I'll be all alone from now on. How am I going to survive?"

Duke De'an wailed in grief once again.

This is an elderly father's boundless longing for his daughter.

Yan Fei couldn't bear it, so she knelt down and gave Duke De'an a hug.

"Thank you, Attorney Yanfei. After this case is closed and the murderer is brought to justice, please help me draw up a will. The will should state that after my death, all my assets will belong to Attorney Yanfei..."

Duke De'an's words sound more like he was giving instructions to future generations.

Yan Fei was worried that he would do something foolish, so she immediately refused, saying, "I cannot accept a reward without merit, Lord De'an. I am not qualified to inherit your property. Besides, I am not good at managing it."

“My family has only had one son per generation, and by my generation, we had no relatives. My wife passed away early, leaving only our daughter, Hua Chu. Now that our daughter is gone, and since we can’t take our wealth with us when we die, I’ll give it to you.”

"Seeing you always reminds me of Hua Chu. She and you were both so beautiful, so kind... but why..."

Faced with the heartbroken Duke De'an, Yan Fei ultimately didn't know how to refuse him.

Suddenly, she realized that Prince Zhidong was right next to her, and quickly looked at him with pleading eyes.

“Ms. Yanfei’s compassion for the victim is the proper conduct of a lawyer, and for that reason, I will give you face.”

After speaking with Yan Fei, Su Yu said loudly, "Old man, would your Minghua Money House be willing to cooperate with our Northern Bank?"

De'an Gong was pessimistic and desperate about his later years, so the only thing that could rouse him was his most interesting career.

Su Yu then took the initiative to ask him to cooperate.

Furthermore, the cooperation is beneficial to Northern Bank.

Minghua Money Shop is a long-established brand among Liyue's money shops, boasting a large number of loyal customers.

The cooperation with Minghua Money Shop will greatly promote the deposit-taking of Beiguo Bank.

“Your Highness, last time your people approached me for cooperation, they made a series of harsh conditions. But I think the harshest one was that I had to fire dozens of my old employees.”

“Those long-time employees have been with me for most of their lives, how could I possibly fire them? Even if the bank goes bankrupt, I can’t fire them.”

De'an Company has started to consider the needs of its long-term employees.

"Then I'll make the decision. The conditions for dismissing long-term employees are cancelled. Any other conditions that you are not satisfied with can be modified according to your opinion."

Su Yu made significant concessions.

"But I have only one requirement: your money exchange must be 'connected' to our Northern Bank."

"Your Highness, what does 'internet' mean?"

Duke De'an asked for advice.

“‘Network connection’ means that customers of Beiguo Bank can withdraw and deposit money at your Minghua Money Shop. Customers of your Minghua Money Shop can also withdraw or deposit money at Beiguo Bank.”

Duke De'an clasped his hands in a fist salute.

The conditions offered by Prince Zhidong were simply too tempting for him to refuse.

But he had lost the motivation to strive.

At least in his current state of utter despair, he is no longer suited to managing the money exchange.

After much deliberation, he still insisted that the money shop should be given to Yan Fei.

But Su Yu saw through his plan beforehand.

Then, he said something that surprised everyone, which immediately restored Duke De'an's faith in life—

"Old man, aren't you planning to leave some inheritance for your grandson?"

PS:

This is a real-life example from the game.

Chapter 105 Hua Yan

"Aren't you planning to leave some inheritance for your grandchildren?"

Su Yu's words kept replaying in Duke De'an's mind.

"I have no grandson, Your Highness."

Yan Fei was also stunned to the side.

As far as she knew, Hua Chu had never been married and had no children.

So how did Duke De'an have a grandson?

The detective general also looked at Su Yu with suspicion, waiting for his explanation.

Su Yu took a few steps and came to the fisherman who had discovered Hua Chu's body.

"Your Majesty... Your Highness..."

The fisherman suddenly panicked, his eyes darting around.

"Should you admit it yourself, or should I say it for you?"

"I...I confess."

The fisherman was startled and confessed everything.

It turns out that every time Hua Chu and Jian Qiu met in secret, they traveled in his small fishing boat.

Because Hua Chu was generous, giving them a lot of Mora each time, the fisherman's small boat became their exclusive means of transportation.

In fact, Hua Chu and Jian Qiu had been lovers for several years, even longer than the time they had known each other.

The two lived together unmarried for over a year, and Hua Chu gave birth to a baby boy.

Duke De'an suddenly rushed forward and asked excitedly, "So you have a grandson? Where is he?!"

"I don't know, maybe they hid it somewhere."

The fisherman replied.

Su Yu walked over to the crowd and pointed to an old woman holding a baby, asking, "What is your relationship to the fisherman?"

"He is...my husband."

The old woman panicked.

"Whose baby are you holding? Your husband lied to me once. If you lie again, both of you will lose your lives."

“Your Highness… I’ll tell you everything. This baby is Miss Hua Chu’s child, the grandson of Duke De’an. A few days ago, Jian Qiu suddenly brought the child to our house, saying he wanted to entrust the child to us for foster care, and left a large sum of money, so my wife and I agreed. But we never expected that he would kill the child’s mother.”

"We were bewitched! Your Highness, please spare our lives!"

The old woman confessed to everything.

Duke De'an rushed forward, took the baby in his arms, and tried to cheer the baby up while tears streamed down his face.

"They look just like Hua Chu, those eyebrows and eyes. I finally have a grandson! Great, great!"

This murder case has taken another turn.

Yan Fei held Prince Zhi Dong in the highest esteem at this moment.

"Your Highness, tell me quickly, how did you know that Duke De'an had a child?"

"When Jianqiu and his fiancée were arrested, they looked back at the baby in the old woman's arms several times. Not only the two of them, but the fisherman also looked at the baby from time to time. I then speculated that the baby might be related to Miss Huachu."

After listening to Su Yu's explanation, Yan Fei smiled and said, "It's really amazing that you could deduce this much information from such a small detail!"

A previously perplexing murder case has been solved.

The fact that the murderer was caught so easily was unbelievable, even to the detective general with his rich experience in solving cases.

The same is true for the local people.

"Is this Prince Zhidong? He's a master detective."

"There are still many unsolved cases in Liyue. I hope Prince Winter can stay in Liyue a little longer."

"A brilliant mystery, a classic!"

"I initially thought it was just a simple murder case, but I never imagined it would involve so many people. Luckily, Prince Zhidong was here today."

Duke De'an happily came to Su Yu, holding his grandson.

"Your Highness, I humbly request that you name my grandson."

"In Liyue, there is a type of stone called Flower Rock, which is mainly used for large-scale projects such as building houses and bridges. Miss Huachu's child lost his mother at a young age, which is truly unfortunate. We hope that he will grow up to be a useful person to Liyue. How about we take his mother Huachu's surname and combine it with the name of a rock, and call him Flower Rock?"

"Good name, I will name my grandson Huayan."

De'an burst into laughter.

Today, he has experienced the highs and lows of life.