Genshin Impact: The Road to Reversal

Suddenly, Zhao Heng shouted sternly, "Kaylene, what's the point of arguing with him here? Didn't Manager Yao say he was wronged? If that's the case, why not let us search the wine cellar? Do you dare?"

"That's right." Zi Xuan walked out and said, "As long as we search the wine in stock to see if there are any residues of inferior alcohol, it will be enough to verify whether you are lying."

Shopkeeper Yao sneered, "Search? What a joke! We're a long-established business. How can we just search you? And who are you to dare to shout at you in front of Officer Xuan?"

"What identity? I'll tell you now!" Yaohui said seriously, and then released the Contract of Evil. A huge wolf shadow appeared behind him, instantly intimidating everyone present.

"Evil...evil contract, could it be you, isn't it you?" Shopkeeper Yao said in panic.

"That's right, this is the guardian of the Black Domain, the 'evil' Lord Yaohui." Xuan Zimo said.

"What..." Shopkeeper Yao and the employee were instantly surprised. "So...it turned out to be the infamous Evil Lord, one of the Eight Guardians. He really is incontinent. But even so, you can't frame us. You know, we're a legitimate business. How could we do such things?"

"Hmph, it's useless for you to explain here. My partner is dying after drinking your wine, so you must give me an explanation. Just like they said before, search the cellar." Yaohui said seriously with his hands folded.

"This... of course I understand this, but we are a century-old brand. We can't just let you search whenever you say so, right?" Shopkeeper Yao stammered.

"Okay, then I'd like to hear your opinion." Tianlang walked out and said.

"It's very simple. You can search the shop if you want, but let me make this clear. If we find anything, I won't explain and will leave it to you. But if we don't find anything, you must pay double compensation for all the damage to the wine cellar today, as well as our shop's reputation!"

"So you want to negotiate terms with us?" Yaohui asked.

"How dare I? How dare I negotiate with the guardian? But we are businessmen and we can't take losses ourselves, so please understand." Shopkeeper Yao said with a smile.

"Okay, I promise you." Yao Hui nodded, then looked at Xuan Zimo, "Captain Xuan, you can give the order now."

"Well, search!"

At the command, Zixuan, Zhao Heng and Kailin led most of the people into the wine cellar, while the rest of the police officers stayed outside the store and surrounded the place tightly. For a moment, people around who did not know the truth were attracted by the atmosphere here and gathered together.

Inside the store, everyone entered the room and searched everywhere, but there was no clue. Finally, Zixuan used props to find the place where the wine was usually stored in the store.

Entering the house, there were wine barrels of various sizes in front of her, and the tastes were similar. Karen opened the lids of the barrels one by one. In addition to the beer she drank yesterday, there were many other wines stored here.

Everyone checked each barrel of wine one by one with confidence and sadness, but after a series of inspections, they concluded that these wines really did not contain any inferior alcohol, and they still smelled like they had just been brewed.

Kailin was a little disappointed, then looked at Zixuan and Zhao Heng with anticipation: "How is it, did you get anything?"

Zi Xuan shook her head: "No, we have just carefully checked these wines and there is indeed no fake wine in them."

At this moment, Shopkeeper Yao smiled and said, "See, I've already told you. We're a time-honored brand, how could we possibly be selling fake liquor? I think you must have made a mistake."

"This is impossible. I clearly bought wine from you yesterday. Are you sure all the wine in your wine cellar is here?" Karen walked out and asked impatiently.

"Of course, our winery only has this one wine cellar, so of course all the goods are placed here." Manager Yao nodded and replied.

"But these wines are obviously freshly brewed, while the ones Karin bought yesterday have obviously been stored for a long time." Zixuan said.

"Really? You can only blame your bad luck. The old wine stored here was sold out before yesterday. Although these are newly brewed, they are enough to clear up the rumors that we are making fake wine." Shopkeeper Yao said proudly.

At this moment, the case was in a difficult situation and everyone fell silent.

What's going on? Could it be that this guy really didn't lie? But I did buy the wine from here yesterday. How could I have remembered it wrong?

Thinking of this, Kailin looked at Shopkeeper Yao again. He seemed as steady as a rock at the moment, but the young man behind him was sweating profusely and was obviously guilty.

Zi Xuan lowered her head and thought, "It seems they had received the news before this, so they were prepared."

Zhao Heng nodded. "Well, saying the old wine has been sold out is completely empty talk. Their purpose is just to replace the previous batch of problematic wine with new wine to stabilize their reputation."

"So what do we do now? Without evidence, we can't do anything to him."

At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the house.

"Haha, just because there's no problem with this batch of wine doesn't mean there wasn't any problem with the previous batch."

"who?"

Everyone turned around and saw a Taoist priest holding a flagpole and a Bagua plate on his waist somehow entering the winery.

"Mr. Luo Hao?" Kailin asked in surprise.

"Well, I miss you guys so much after not seeing you for a few days. How are you all?" Luo Hao said with a smile.

"We're fine, but... never mind. But why are you here?" Karen asked.

"I just came here for some military matters, but who could have imagined seeing such a scene right away?" Luo Hao said, looking at the hotel owner beside him, "It's a pleasure to meet you, Manager Yao."

"Yes... yes, it's a great honor for me to meet the famous military advisor Luo Hao, but what you said just now is a bit embarrassing." Manager Yao said hesitantly.

"Really? Shopkeeper Yao is truly a forgetful person. In that case, let me give you a heads up." Luo Hao smiled softly and said, "About half a month ago, a fake liquor dealer came here..."

According to Luo Hao, in order to sell the fake liquor, the fake liquor dealer secretly communicated with various shops and bars at low prices. Everyone thought they were getting a bargain and did not take it seriously. Suddenly, news came from other places that people had died from fake liquor. The fake liquor dealer was afraid of being exposed, so he left with all his ill-gotten gains.

"Once this incident broke, it instantly garnered widespread attention in the local area. Wine merchants who had purchased counterfeit liquor at low prices came to their attention, but the criminals had already fled. Even if they wanted to seek compensation, they didn't know who to turn to. Some wine merchants had no choice but to throw away all the fake liquor they had bought. However, many merchants, fearing losses, continued to mix the fake and authentic liquors, so that if something went wrong, they wouldn't be blamed."