The Otherworld Genshin Impact? What happened to Cyberteyvat?!

Now everyone's equal, right? Let's give Xiaotao a point!

"Phew! Okay, no need for tissues!"

With her face now clean again, Hu Tao raised her head with a refreshed smile.

Luo Mu also gave up looking at his clothes.

"alright."

As expected of you, Xiaotao, you've saved the mood again!

He casually placed his hand on Xiao Tao's shoulder, glancing at the magic circle inside the room as he asked:

"How is the situation now?"

"Well, it's barely passable."

With great self-discipline, Hu Tao turned around and stood next to Luo Mu. Then, she crossed her arms and, looking at the magic circle in front of her, continued to explain with a serious expression, behaving like a master.

"These villains of the Abyss Order will stop at nothing. When it comes to the realm of the soul, only those outside the realm who are at a very high level can intervene unless they are experts."

"The method these people use is the simplest and most brutal way to destroy a person's spirit by using pain. In addition, the field of elemental forces in constant flux disrupts the state of the soul at the time of death. The process is probably no different from hell."

Luo Mu nodded with a serious expression.

"The Abyss Order has always used the same methods."

But in reality, he didn't understand what Hu Tao was saying at all.

I've never attended a university in Teyvat!

Even though he didn't understand the technical terms Xiaotao used, as the team leader, he could roughly grasp what Xiaotao meant.

"So, how many questions can this guy probably answer?"

"It depends on the situation,"

Hu Tao raised a hand and said, “Thinking about the answers to questions takes up a lot of computing power. If there are too many questions, the available resources for answering them will be used up. So I suggest you ask some simple and direct questions. Otherwise, in his current state, he may not be able to figure out the answers.”

"it is good."

Luo Mu nodded solemnly.

But I was internally complaining.

What the heck is "consuming computing power"?

Your soul is still a CPU; you can't just combine them and create a super cyberpunk world, can you?

He turned to look at Xingqiu and the others:

"We'd better discuss what questions to ask first, and we also need to be mindful of the time. Even inside the magic circle, a soul shouldn't stay in the mortal realm for too long. Also, the others should be prepared to take notes."

"it is good."

Xingqiu and everyone else agreed, except for Lady Keqing, who had some reservations.

This guy is so serious it's a little hard to get used to... no, it's extremely hard to get used to!

……

In any case, after a brief and rapid discussion, they quickly determined the content of the problem.

Luo Mu, Xing Qiu, and A Qing entered the area of ​​the formation together.

Luo Mu was in charge of speaking:

"Who told you to sell those books to Xing Tiannan?"

The shadow floating on the man swayed slightly, and a dazed look could still be seen on his somewhat blurry face.

But he still spoke up.

"The people above."

Depend on!

Luo Mu was already cursing under his breath.

Can you please stop giving this classic answer? Don't you guys in the Abyss Order use your names when you communicate?

He knew this was normal, but he already had limited questions and time, and the other party's actions were very irritating.

Xingqiu and Keqing both seemed about to speak, but Keqing glanced at Luo Mu, while Luo Mu placed his hand on Xingqiu's shoulder, his mind racing nervously.

The questions must be simple and direct, without any beating around the bush, and must reach the key information in as few steps as possible.

"Where did you get the books you sold to Xing Tiannan?"

"Tian...Ji Pavilion".

"Who gave it to you?"

"Old Liu."

"What are you doing, Lao Liu?"

"Doing business for students..."

The man's speech slowed down, while Luo Mu's speech gradually sped up.

"Did someone help you get to know him?"

"……Yes."

"Is Lao Liu one of us or not?!"

"…………No."

The man's soul was beginning to show signs of instability. Xingqiu was somewhat anxious, but Luo Mu held his shoulders firmly.

"Who put that note in Xing Tiannan's book?!"

"........."

"……Yes."

"I."

The man's soul had begun to wander.

"Wait a moment--"

Xingqiu anxiously reached out his hand, but the soul in front of him still slipped through his fingers and disappeared completely after rising a short distance.

...That's all.

While Xingqiu was still in a daze, Luo Mu had already turned to Ye Lan and shouted:

"Go check! I need to know about this Old Liu within half an hour!"

The Divine Calculation System Girl will never be [illegible] in Liyue! : Chapter 606 Xingqiu, let's go to the bathhouse for a scrub together, hahaha!

"Teacher Luo Mu! Why didn't you ask about anything related to Zhiyi?"

The summoning of the spirits was indeed over, but Xingqiu was in a bit of a hurry.

However, after speaking for a while, Xingqiu clearly realized his problem and slowed down his tone.

Luo Mu remained calm and shook his head.

"Since the first question didn't elicit Zhiyi's name, there's a high probability that this guy doesn't know anything about his superiors. We've already encountered a similar situation when we were investigating that deputy chief steward."

“At this point, no matter how much you ask, you probably won’t get what you want. Instead, you might as well investigate the related information based on the clues he knows.”

Xingqiu's expression clearly froze slightly.

Although Luo Mu is not a professional in investigating cases, he has personally participated in more than one investigation. Even if he doesn't have professional skills, he can still accumulate experience.

It can be said that all his questions were based on this conclusion.

"That--"

Xingqiu's voice sounded somewhat confused.

Luo Mu raised his hand and patted Xingqiu's shoulder.

"Let's wait for Yelan's news first. You go out and get some water and wash your face."

After all, he couldn't very well use his clothes to wipe Xingqiu's face, since they were already covered in black grime from Hu Tao.

……

As it turned out, he underestimated Ye Lan's efficiency as a professional.

It didn't even take half an hour. They had only sat down and taken a couple of sips, and it had only been a few minutes, when Ye Lan already had the results.

He had originally wanted to experience what it's like for a domineering CEO to force his subordinates to make things difficult for him within a set time limit, but it seems a bit embarrassing... cough, I can't say it out loud!

"Old Liu's actual identity is a part-time job manager within the Tianji Pavilion Academy. His main job is to provide part-time jobs to students in the academy who need extra income."

"Most of the students in the Heavenly Mystery Pavilion are the type who have some skill and talent in cultivation. Entrusting them with tasks such as writing physical skill books is a relatively affordable and high-quality business."

“It is not uncommon for students from less well-off families or with special needs to participate in such work in their spare time. The college also tacitly approves of this. This Lao Liu is actually a member of the college’s management team.”

Luo Mu couldn't help but complain:

"So college graduates are just cheap labor everywhere, is that it?"

I thought it was just like this in my hometown, but it turns out it's just a different way of doing things in Teyvat!

After reporting her formal work, Ye Lan became much more relaxed, shrugged, picked up her water glass, and said:

"After all, business is all about speculation. Where there are business opportunities, people will naturally gather. Tianji Pavilion has already done a good job of controlling this situation, at least there won't be any real exploitation."

That's true.

However, when it comes to students from less affluent families—

"Wasn't Zhiyi also a graduate of the Tianji Pavilion?"

Ye Lan was still drinking water when she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.

Ye Lan put down her water glass and a smile appeared on her face.

“That’s right, and... Zhiyi also looked for a job with this old Liu before.”

He and Xingqiu exchanged a glance, and the second young lady, who had already wiped her face, became visibly excited.

"So that means Zhiyi is also a suspect, right? He could very well have orchestrated this case through Lao Liu!"

"and,"

Luo Mu added, "The boss's spirit just said that he was the one who put the note in the book. In other words, the person who let these books fall into Xing Tiannan's hands is more suspicious, while Xing Tiannan himself is less suspicious."

(P.S.: I've revised the previous text a bit; I probably wrote it too late and my brain is all foggy...)

This completely reversed the situation.

Although it is still not possible to confirm that the culprit is Zhiyi, the suspicion against Xing Tiannan has been greatly reduced. What remains is to figure out what the two letters in Xing Tiannan's secret room are all about.

Xingqiu jumped up from his seat, spun around twice, and then excitedly grabbed Luo Mu's hands with both of them.

"Teacher Luo Mu! Thank you so much, thank you so much!"

Uh, well... he glanced at the second young lady's fair and delicate hands with a subtle feeling.

But then I thought—

Luo Mu suddenly stood up from his seat and boldly raised his arm to lock Xingqiu's neck.

"Ha, now that we finally have such good news, let's go clean ourselves up and get some rest! Especially you!"

"I happen to remember there's a bathhouse nearby, let's go there together this time!"

Xingqiu, who looked rather frail, was a little dazed as Luo Mu, who was a head taller than her, locked her neck in a lock.

"Hey?"

A bathhouse?

……

As a result, they drove several kilometers following the map before finding the nearest bathhouse.

But despite the teasing and mocking reactions from others, Luo Mu remained tall and proud.

Why bother? A few kilometers is only a ten-minute drive up in the sky. Can't you just call it nearby?