Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

"Is there something wrong?" Li Qingping asked.

"Yes, it's a very important matter!" He Qun nodded seriously.

"Wait, young man, take this with you!" Xingqiu stopped Li Qingping. "At least Yunchang went to the meeting alone. We are students, so we can just make do with this."

Xingqiu took out an acrylic ruler that was three centimeters thick and one meter long.

If you put this thing in school, it will be a killing weapon of the level of Qinglong Yanyuedao, so don't compromise at all!

Li Qingping pressed the off-line Xingqiu, thanked him for his kindness, declined the acrylic ruler, and followed He Qun to the corner of the corridor.

"Go ahead." Li Qingping spoke calmly.

He Qun, who stood before him, had a complicated expression on his face, as if he had been struggling internally. He sighed before slowly speaking out what was on his mind: "It's about my father."

"Mr. Maocai?" Li Qingping recalled the documents he had checked yesterday. This Mr. Maocai seemed to have some serious problems. "The mine's affairs can only be handled publicly, and we have no intention of taking action against Mr. Maocai."

Li Qingping could understand that He Qun knew his identity. After all, his family made their fortune from minerals. Now that there was a new director in Huishan Hall, he naturally had to find out the truth.

"That's not it." He Qun shook his head. "My father...recently met some strange people who said they were planning to do something near Hulao Mountain."

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The author is Zayu....

Owe 2.1

Volume 1: 107. Lady: I ​​will never reveal the secret of Winter Solstice!

Mount Hulao, part of Minlin, lies far outside Liyue City. For millennia, mortals have claimed to have seen immortals there, a phenomenon that has only diminished in the past century. Two other similar mountains exist in Minlin: Mount Aozang and Mount Qingyunding.

Li Qingping knew that these were not legends. For example, Sister Xianyun and Master Liuyunjiefeng’s residences were located in Aozang Mountain.

"Who are the people that Mr. Maocai is in contact with, and what are he planning to do near Hulao Mountain?" Li Qingping was brief and to the point, asking only the key questions.

"...They were some Fatui. They seemed to be discussing what to dig out. I didn't dare get too close, so that's all I heard." He Qun said.

A large portion of the Fatui active in Liyue work at the Northland Bank, responsible for collecting debts.

"Maybe you're thinking too much. They're just doing normal business." Li Qingping felt something was wrong, but he still had to say it.

He Qun had a conflict with him earlier. If he rashly investigated his father based solely on his one-sided statement in private, he would inevitably be suspected of retaliation by those with ulterior motives.

Li Qingping now sits in this position and must be more cautious.

"After learning you'd become the director of Huishan Hall, my father tightened up operations. We have a lot of cash in our accounts now, and we never deposit or borrow money from the Bank of the North." He Qun shook his head. Seeing Li Qingping still hadn't said anything, he gritted his teeth and said, "It's mainly because my father has been telling me to be careful and not to offend you. He also said you won't be able to stay alive for long. And those fools said they'd give him a billion yuan reward after the deed is done."

"One billion?" Li Qingping touched his chin. "These Fatui are really too generous. What can they do that is worth one billion?"

"That's why there's a problem! The mining business my family runs is already a highly profitable one, but it takes months to make a billion. I can't imagine any legitimate business could be so profitable!" He Qun became agitated, his face filled with anxiety. "We already have enough money at home. I don't want my father to do anything that would bring shame to our ancestors and Liyue."

Li Qingping had no contact with He Qun since that banquet. At that time, he thought he was just a playboy who loved to show off. Now it seems that he was just confused about small things, but he was very clear-headed when it came to major issues.

"Your concerns are not without reason, but they are just speculations right now. How about this: when you return, study as usual and focus all your energy on the college entrance exam. I'll investigate the rest. Even if Mr. Maocai really did choose the wrong path, you'll have made a significant contribution. I'll do my best to ensure his safety."

"Ah."

Li Qingping gave him a few instructions, asking him to contact him if he found anything, and then watched him leave.

"Interesting. Are the Fatui planning to overthrow me? Both the lady and the young master have been quite nice to me. Could it be that they're all acting?"

Li Qingping had originally planned to fish for a while at school, but now it seems he has to go out again.

Back in the classroom, Xingqiu hurriedly asked, "Young Master, how is the situation?"

"He came to apologize, saying he was young and ignorant before, but now he has changed his ways. He hopes that even if we can't be friends, we won't hurt the friendship between classmates."

"Ah! Could it be that he has been possessed by another body?"

"Read more books, and less novels lately."

Kamisato Ayaka and Shin He were also listening on the side. They both heard some other meanings and guessed that there might be some hidden secrets, but they tacitly did not ask any further questions.

"Are you leaving?" Shen He asked.

"Well, I need to go find Sister Lan for some things." Li Qingping nodded.

Shen He said be careful on the road and turned away.

Kamisato Ayaka was eager to try: "How about taking me with you?"

After finally capturing a young lady and sending her to do hard labor, now another egret princess is about to come!

Kamisato Ayaka also has her own difficulties. The castle tower is pressing for her time and has now started asking for Li Qingping's life photos and daily schedule.

If it weren't for the Eightfold God Son covering for her and speaking well of her, she would have collapsed long ago.

"I'll pick you up after school this afternoon and practice swordplay with you. Is that okay?"

"Okay!" Kamisato Ayaka was afraid that Li Qingping would go back on his word, so she quickly agreed.

Li Qingping went to Lao Zhang's office again to ask for leave, just to go through the motions. Instead, Lao Zhang handed him a stack of notes signed entirely by school leaders, leaving the date blank.

Old Zhang patted Li Qingping on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Just fill in the date casually. If it's not enough, come to me again. Don't forget to study when you are doing big things outside. After all, learning makes people progress!"

Li Qingping thanked him repeatedly, saying that he would not forget to study. Then he roughly counted the stack of leave notes and found that there were hundreds of them. He was afraid that he would not be able to use them all until he graduated from high school.

After leaving the school gate, Li Qingping took a taxi and went straight to Yanshang Tea House.

Under the handwritten sign of Yanshang Tea House, there were still the two bodyguards, a man and a woman.

They were originally chatting, but when they saw Li Qingping, they immediately fell silent, like clerks preparing for a surprise inspection by their superiors, their eyes full of desire for promotion and salary increase.

When they reached the door, they pushed it open for Li Qingping and said respectfully, "Leader, please come in. Sister Lan is upstairs."

Li Qingping understood that his identity was probably known to everyone in the system.

He thanked them both and walked in.

Looking at Li Qingping walking up the stairs, the two bodyguards at the door began to sigh again.

"I originally thought that the master's skills were so superb that even a rational person like Sister Lan couldn't resist his sweet words. Now I think we are too superficial." The male bodyguard shook his head and sighed.

"What master? You should call him director! Director Li relies on his own ability to pick up girls. You just haven't figured out the mystery of it!" The female bodyguard scolded loudly, feeling very sorry for her companion's ignorance.

"Oh, you're right! No wonder she's a wealthy woman. With her ability to invest ahead of time, she could easily make billions in the business world! And our Sister Lan knew at a glance that Director Li was a hidden talent, bound to rise to great heights in the future!"

"Just learn it!"

Li Qingping didn't know what the two bodyguards said to each other. At this time, he had already pushed the door and entered Ye Lan's office.

"Sister Lan." After Li Qingping came in, he saw Ye Lan buried in writing a report, so he poured her a cup of tea and sat alone on the sofa beside her and waited.

About half an hour later, Ye Lan closed the pen cap, stretched, picked up the cold water beside her and started drinking it.

"What brings our Director Li here?" Ye Lan drank too quickly, and a few drops of water fell onto her white shirt, making the already vaguely visible black bra even clearer.

There was nothing to see. Li Qingping saw Ye Lan passing by on the boat.

"Since you say that, Sister Lan, I'm going to have to tell you about jumping off the boat that day."

"..." The playful smile on Ye Lan's face froze. Fortunately, she was very strong and quickly returned to normal. She said calmly, "I'm afraid you'll die at sea. Tell me, you're with two female classmates at school, so why did you come to my place so early?"

"Sister Lan, do you know more detailed information about the Fatui?" Li Qingping also told Ye Lan what He Qun said.

"Are you saying that the Fatui are also planning to cause trouble in Liyue recently, and that it's related to you?" Ye Lan stood up, pacing back and forth in front of her desk with a frown. "That's not right. I see that the lady and you have a good personal relationship, and the young master also admires you. He still mentions you from time to time after returning to Winter Solstice."

Ren Siqian had reported everything to the Yanshang Tea House, so it was normal for Ye Lan to know that he had private contact with the lady, and Li Qingping was not surprised.

Even though Tartaglia has returned to his country, how do you know he often mentions me!

Our information network is too extensive. We have spies even in the winter.

"That's why I came to see you, Sister Lan. This is very strange."

"It's not just strange, there must be something wrong here!" Ye Lan said seriously, "You don't understand the situation in the Kingdom of Winter. Although the executive officers have different seats, they have no subordinate relationship with each other and only obey the orders of the Ice Queen."

"what do you mean?"

"It seems that another executive officer has gotten involved, and they are probably acting secretly without the knowledge of the Ice Queen."

"why?"

"Why do you think the Kingdom of Winter would send the young man who sits at the bottom of the table, when Liyue is such a large country, while Mondstadt has the lady who sits in the middle?"

"Avoid suspicion and avoid conflict."

"Smart! Zhidong and Liyue don't interfere with each other. Those fools don't have the guts to cause trouble in Liyue unless they have the permission of the Executor!"

Li Qingping understood why Ye Lan was so serious. This matter was a bit too tricky. If he was not careful, it would break the tacit understanding that had accumulated over the years between the two countries.

"It seems that both the lady and the gentleman can be trusted." Li Qingping thought for a moment and took out his cell phone. "I'll contact the lady."

Ye Lan nodded.

Li Qingping quickly passed the message to the lady far away in Mond through Ren Siqian, and received a reply half an hour later.

After reading it, both he and Ye Lan's expressions became a little strange.

The message from the lady began with a sentence saying that this matter was of great importance and that as an executive officer she would never reveal the secret of Winter.

Then he began to give a serious science lecture, explaining the situations of several executives one by one.

—I swear in the name of the Eighth Lady of the Fatui, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with the Queen! You're on your own!

This was the end of the message sent back by the lady.

"She revealed the whereabouts of all the executive officers. The first, 'Captain,' is in Nata, the second, 'Doctor,' is in Xumi, and there's a third...but she didn't mention the sixth. Finally, she specifically stated that the Ice Queen was unaware of the situation." Ye Lan sighed. "She's such a secret person! How come I didn't realize she had such a playful side?"

As the lady refused to reveal anything, Li Qingping and Ye Lan finally figured out that this was a private action by the sixth Fatui executive officer, "Scattered Soldiers".

"What a fool this soldier is! He had to come to Liyue and cause such a scene." Li Qingping was speechless. "Can't he just be a good executive? Their boss, the Ice Queen, is so polite to me!"

"The executive officers are not absolutely loyal to the Ice Queen. There are also people among them who have ulterior motives." Ye Lan thought for a moment, "For example, this stragglers."

"Then I have to go to Hulao Mountain and see if there is anything worth digging there."

"No, let me do this. You take care of the things on hand for me."

Ye Lan handed the report she had just finished to Li Qingping.

"Strengthen security at Barbara's concert?" Li Qingping was stunned. A concert wasn't a place Ye Lan could draft a report for. "Is 'Non-Existent Flower' planning to attack the concert?"

"Not only that, Barbara's identity is also very special." Ye Lan rubbed her forehead. She had been busy with this matter recently. "Her sister is the acting leader of the Mondstadt Knights. Her father is Simon Page, known as the 'Cardinal of the Dawn' of the Church of Favonius. Her mother is the only daughter of the Mondstadt Gunnhild family. If she were in Liyue, she would probably be Keqing from the old Yuheng family."

What the hell!

Li Qingping was shocked: "Then why did you let me lie to her in the first place?!"

"How can you say the intelligence officer's affairs were a lie? And didn't you handle it very well?" Ye Lan said calmly, "In short, the safety of this super popular idol is of paramount importance."

"Can't we just stop the concert?"

"No, this concert has received so much attention, symbolizing a further development in the relationship between Mondstadt and Liyue. If we stop, it will be embarrassing for both countries, especially for us as the organizers."

"so?"

"Originally I was responsible for Barbara's safety, but now it's your turn."

Li Qingping was exhausted, he had too many protection tasks.

From Kamisato Ayaka at the beginning to Barbara now, their identities and backgrounds are more impressive than each other.

"Barbara is my friend, and I have no objection to protecting her. I just want to ask, is there no one left in Liyue?" Li Qingping asked.

"Yes, but I'm here to investigate the case of the stragglers for you." Ye Lan shrugged at him, "I'm good at investigating cases. You're good at protecting beautiful girls."

Li Qingping had nothing to say.

"It's settled. I've submitted a verbal report requesting Li Qingping from Huishan Hall to assist with security for this concert. Director Li, please approve it."

".....approve."

Ye Lan reported the situation to Lao Tianquanxing, and the higher-ups agreed to the arrangement. Then Ye Lan drove Li Qingping to the concert rehearsal venue, the Liyue Stadium in Feiyunpo.

"I will be in Minlin these few days. Call me if you have anything, but the signal there is not very good, so don't hold out too much hope." Ye Lan waved to Li Qingping casually and drove away.

Although Ye Lan gave him a difficult task, the matter of the scattered soldiers was actually more difficult to deal with. Among them was Mr. Maocai, who was in conflict with Li Qingping on the surface.

Ye Lan exchanged tasks with him, more for protection and to avoid giving him a chance to be criticized.

"Sister Lan, you have good intentions." Li Qingping sighed, put on the prepared badge and walked into the gymnasium.

The inspection at the entrance was very thorough, and the Liyue Police Department had specially dispatched someone for this purpose. Kaeya was standing by, keeping an eye on the matter together.