This MC is so original

Just when the Fatui were thinking about whether to change the interrogation method, the member of the treasure-stealing group suddenly opened his blood-stained mouth and murmured weakly.

"Speak or not...Speak or not...I didn't say anything or I won't say it! What do you want me to say? Ask me! Ask!!!"

At the end of his words, his tone was filled with deep grief and indignation. At the beginning, he was suddenly caught in this small dark room. The first interrogator asked him where the talisman paper he brought out from the grave had gone, and he confessed honestly.

But when they asked him who he was handing it over to, he was stuck. He didn't even know the name of the man who robbed him.

As a result, just because he hesitated for a while, those who interrogated him felt that he was being stubborn, so they replaced the interrogators.

As a result, the new interrogator came in and whipped him without saying a word, and kept asking him whether he wanted to talk or not, without giving him any chance to speak.

The two Fatui were also somewhat bewildered when they heard his sad and angry words.

"Are you willing to tell me?"

"Of course I do!"

"Then why didn't you tell me before? You took this beating for nothing. Could it be that you have a fetish like that?"

"Did you give me a chance to speak? You keep beating me, wuwuwu."

At the end, the members of the treasure-hunting team even sobbed in grievance.

Was it easy for him? He spent most of his life savings on a piece of talisman paper that he had no idea what it was used for. He was originally eating hot pot and singing songs, intending to sell it for a high price, but in the end, it was robbed!

Now he was captured and severely beaten by this group of people whose origins were unknown.

What on earth did he do wrong!

The two Fatui felt a little embarrassed for a moment when they saw him crying like this. One of them cleared his throat and said.

"Okay, then tell us who that person is, and we'll untie you and give you treatment later."

"Forehead..."

Now it was the turn of the treasure-stealing team member to get stuck. He really didn't know the name of the person who robbed him.

"Well, I said I don't know his name, do you believe me?"

The two Fatui looked at each other, and one of them clenched the whip in his hand and looked at him with ill intent.

"What do you say?"

The treasure-stealing group members suddenly became anxious and quickly explained: "I'm serious. Do you think the robbers would introduce themselves to you after robbing you?"

Another Fatui nodded in agreement and said to his companion, "He has a point. However, we won't be able to report this to the Executor. What should we do?"

The fool holding the whip thought for a while, then pulled the whip in his hand and looked at the treasure-hunting team members with a wicked smile.

"Then let him describe the man's appearance and clothing characteristics, so that we can at least get our job done."

"Too."

As they spoke, the two of them narrowed their eyes and stared at him again.

The members of the treasure-hunting team were frightened and quickly closed their eyes, talking as they went along.

"I remember that man... He was very handsome, and... He was wearing thick silver-white armor..."

"Speak slowly, I'll take notes."

One of the Fatui quickly grabbed a small notebook and started recording it.

But after recording for a while, he felt a little troubled.

"Hiss, is there any reference point? What you said is a bit too general."

"A reference point..."

The members of the treasure-hunting team were anxiously trying to find a reference point, and at this moment, suddenly, the three people in the small dark room heard a muffled sound, and a dark purple portal suddenly appeared behind the two Fatui, and Lu Xiu and the other two walked out of it.

The moment the treasure-stealing team member saw Lu Xiu, his eyes suddenly lit up.

"Yes, that's him!"

PS third update, expected to have three more updates

Chapter 55: Tartaglia

"Where is this place? Lu Xiu, is your portal broken?"

Lu Xiu and the other two walked out of the portal. Hu Tao took a look at the surrounding environment and found that they seemed to be in a small dark room in a building. It was pitch black, and the only light in the room was an oil lamp on the table.

Across the table were two guys in black clothes who looked like bad guys. Opposite them was a man tied to a chair, his chest covered in blood and flesh, and he was obviously seriously injured.

"The Nether has a peculiarity: one meter of travel in the Nether is equivalent to ten meters in the original world. So I have no idea where this portal has taken us."

Lu Xiu glanced at his surroundings, which were very unfamiliar. Seeing three people in front of him, he raised his hand and asked, "Hey, where are we?"

The two Fatui looked at each other and exchanged mad glances.

"The treasure-stealing group said that the handsome guy in the middle wearing strange armor was the one who stole the Hundred Unrestricted Taboos. What should we do?"

"Be patient for now. There are two people following him! Although one of them is a woman and the other looks weak, they both have the Eye of God and are not easy to deal with!"

"Well, then I'll just keep quiet and report to the Executive Officer when the time comes. Let him make the decision!"

After exchanging glances, the two Fatui immediately forced a kind smile on their faces.

"Ah, this is... this is... our stage play rehearsal. Why did you suddenly appear here? Everyone who is outside of here, please leave immediately!"

"A stage play...Okay, then just open the door for us and arrange it however you want."

Lu Xiu glanced at the treasure-hunting member who was tied to the chair. The injuries on his chest were obviously not fake. He didn't believe that any stage play would actually use a whip to whip people.

Hu Tao, who was standing next to Lu Xiu, put her hand on the spear on her back and stared at the two fools in front of her with narrowed eyes. If they showed any suspicious behavior, she would take action immediately.

Zhongli took a look at the two men's clothes, and his eyebrows couldn't help but raise slightly, but quickly returned to normal.

The two Fatui chuckled twice, and one of them walked to the door and wanted to open it, but when he pulled the door handle, there was no response. Then he remembered that in order to prevent the interrogation target from escaping, the door was locked from the outside and would only be opened at a specified time.

"Um, well, how about you guys wait here? The door is locked from the outside, and my colleagues will be here soon."

Walnut glanced at them and coldly urged Lu Xiu, "Don't worry about them, let's just go."

Lu Xiu nodded. He didn't want to waste too much time here. After extinguishing the hell portal, he took out a pickaxe, chiseled a hole in the wall, and walked out.

Hu Tao and Zhong Li followed him out. After they left, Hu Tao leaned over to Zhong Li and whispered, "Zhong Li, these people are not right. This isn't a rehearsal for a play. Judging by their attire, the person tied up must be from the Treasure Thieves. After we get out, should we notify the Qianyan Army to come over?"

Zhongli nodded nonchalantly and replied softly, "Well, you guys can go ahead, Hall Master. I'll stay and take care of these things."

"Then trouble you."

After giving Zhongli her instructions, Hu Tao walked over to Lu Xiu and whispered to him about the problem with the two Fatui.

Lu Xiu's reaction was very calm: "I can see it. Do they think we are fools? The wounds on that person's body don't look fake at all. Maybe it's gang robbing gangs. Just remember to call the police."

At the same time, in the lobby of the North Country Bank, Tartaglia was sitting on a chair with his legs crossed, sipping the coffee sent from his hometown, and looking around boredly at the customers who came to the North Country Bank to handle business.

"Hmm, it's really relaxing. I hope they can get some information out of me soon so I can finish my mission in Liyue and return to Winter Solstice sooner."

After mumbling a few words, Tartaglia picked up the coffee in his hand and took a sip.

At this moment, suddenly, a hole was chiseled in the floor of the lobby of the Northland Bank. Lu Xiu came out of the hole with a pickaxe, glanced around, and walked towards the door.

Hu Tao and Zhong Li also crawled out from underground right behind him. Hu Tao looked around and exclaimed.

"Wow, I didn't expect it to be under the Northland Bank. Tsk tsk, Zhongli, remember to ask the Qianyan Army later if there's any reward for reporting our findings."

"I think there should be, Hall Master." Zhongli replied calmly.

When Tartaglia saw Zhongli and the other two suddenly emerge from the ground, he couldn't help but spit out the coffee in his mouth. The quilt in his hand also fell on his crotch because he didn't hold it tightly. The scalding hot coffee immediately poured out, and he jumped up from the chair because of the heat.

"Zhong, Zhongli?! How did you get out from under the ground of the Northland Bank?!"

When Zhongli heard someone calling his name, he subconsciously turned around. When he saw it was Tartaglia, he smiled and raised his hand.

"Oh? Tartaglia? Let's go have tea together sometime."

After saying hello, Zhongli walked out without looking back.

But there was no way Kodalia would let him go so easily. He, Walnut and Lu Xiu crawled out from under the Northland Bank. Obviously there was something wrong!

"Wait, wait! Stop right there!"

Tartaglia ran up to the three and stopped them.

Seeing that Tartaglia had stopped them, Zhongli asked with a half-smile, "Hmm? Why did you stop us? What's going on?"

Tartaglia was suddenly speechless. When he met Zhongli, he did not tell him his true identity, nor did he say that he worked at the Northland Bank.

After pondering for a moment, Tartaglia asked rather tactfully, "Um, so how did you get out of the ground? Also, you destroyed the floor of the Northland Bank and just walked away like that. Are you really okay?"

Zhongli stared at him with a half-smile and said, "Don't worry, you don't need to worry about compensation. I will notify the Qianyan Army to come and assess the damage. Someone will naturally come to negotiate the compensation afterwards. If there is nothing else, then we will leave first."

Since Zhongli said so, Tartaglia naturally had no excuse to keep them, so he had to make way and let them leave from the North Country Bank.

Looking at the backs of the three people leaving, Tartaglia's face showed a gloomy expression, and he clicked his tongue with some displeasure at the corner of his mouth.

"Looks like we need to evacuate."

PS 4th update

Chapter 56: Let the Wither fight Osel? (Two in one)

After leaving the Northland Bank, Zhongli suddenly stopped.

"Master, Mr. Lu Xiu, please go first. I still need to tell Qianyan Army about what happened here."

Hu Tao, who had already discussed this with Zhongli, naturally had no objection. Lu Xiu, who was about to go back to make some preparations for attacking the Wither, just waved his hand and left.

After seeing the two off, Zhongli did not immediately go to find the Qianyan Army. Instead, he hid his figure and walked into the Northland Bank again.

The Northland Bank, which was once bustling with activity, now seemed extremely deserted. It was obvious that all the customers had been temporarily sent away by the staff of the Northland Bank.

Zhongli searched around the Northland Bank but found no trace of Tartaglia, so he followed the passage that had been dug out earlier and returned to the small dark room underground, where he found Tartaglia.

"Have you found out the whereabouts of the Hundred Unrestricted Taboos?"

Tartaglia sat in his chair and asked his Fatui impatiently.

"Sir, I've found out. This is the portrait of the person who stole the Hundred Unrestricted Taboos Scroll."

A portrait that had been prepared long ago by a general of the Fool was handed over. Tartaglia took it and looked at it, and his eyebrows raised.

Isn’t this the man in armor who just crawled out from under the Northland Bank?

"So it's him... But how did they get here?"

This puzzled Tartaglia. There was only one entrance to the basement, and he hadn't found any other secretly dug tunnels elsewhere.

"My lord, they suddenly emerged from this portal."

One of the Fatui pointed to the extinguished Hell Portal frame in the corner of the room.

"Hmm? Is this a portal?"

Tartaglia was a little confused, but now was not the time to dwell on such matters. He waved his hand and said, "Forget about that for now. Let's quickly move everything here. Someone has already notified the Thousand Rocks Army. We can't let them discover our plan. Otherwise, not only will it fail, but it will also affect our Fatui's reputation among the nations. Understand?"

"Yes, sir, I'll get ready."

One of the Fatui received the order and hurried out to prepare, while the remaining Fatui stepped forward and asked.

"My Lord, what should we do with the Hundred Unrestricted Talisman?"

"How to do?"

Tartaglia looked at him as if he were an idiot. "Of course we got it back. We already have ninety-nine replicas developed by the doctor, but we're still missing the original to unlock Osel's seal. We must get this one, no matter what means we have to use. Send some more people there tonight."

"Understood, sir."

When the Fools were about to leave after receiving the order, they suddenly noticed out of the corner of their eyes that there was a square pair of golden pants floating in the corner of the room, which made them look confused.

"Sir, am I hallucinating? Why is there a pair of golden pants flying in the corner of this room?"

"Huh? What are you dreaming about in broad daylight..."

Tartaglia wanted to scold his subordinate, but when he turned around, he saw the golden shorts floating in the corner.