Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

The other dancers had not yet appeared, and Barbara was the only one in the center of the stage.

Albedo and Kaeya also noticed something was wrong, but they were too far away from the stage to provide assistance in time.

"Barbara, run!" Kaeya and Albedo shouted together.

Barbara stayed where she was. The stage was shaking violently, making it difficult for her to just stand, let alone escape.

As for the Eye of God...she is only good at healing wounds, and her development of elemental power is very limited, so it is of no use in this situation.

At the critical moment, Kaeya and Albedo saw a tall figure appear on the stage in an indescribable way. It was Li Qingping!

Li Qingping held Barbara in his arms with his left hand, and his right hand, which had formed a torrent, swung out with his back to the falling screen and steel pipe.

The remaining lights on the stage that were still working turned the rapids into a colorful rainbow. As the rainbow light flashed, the display screen and the steel pipe were neatly divided into two.

Then the cluster of rapids bloomed in the air, like a lotus leaf spread out in summer, supporting the debris falling from the sky and landing steadily on the ground.

"Are you okay?" Li Qingping asked.

Osel's Fang transformed into a dragon, coiling around the two men, preventing any further attacks.

Barbara opened her red lips slightly and looked up at the man who was half a head taller than her. After being hugged, her brain seemed to be cut off and she had no reaction at all.

Lord Wind God, thank you for your arrangement, he is really... awesome!

Barbara's soaring heart rate brought her back to reality. She had just thought of the name of her future child.

"I...I'm fine!" Barbara stammered, not even thinking of breaking free from his embrace.

Li Qingping naturally would not let go, he had to ensure Barbara's safety.

"Everyone, stay where you are. Contact the police to send more personnel. Conduct a check on the personnel at the scene. Arrange for someone to review the surveillance footage. Then have someone from the police identification center come over to investigate the cause of the stage collapse."

Barbara looked at Li Qingping who was giving instructions in an orderly manner, and vaguely saw the shadow of her sister. Both of them were equally reliable.

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PS

Dear readers, the author has sorted out his practical issues.

Normal updates will resume tomorrow.

Volume 1: 110. Albedo: Who is the love-brained person that Captain Kaeya is talking about?

After receiving the alarm, the Liyue Police Station acted quickly and arrived at the scene in just ten minutes. The operation was led by Li Qingping's acquaintance Lao Wu.

Old Wu had originally missed the period of career growth, but after meeting Li Qingping, he made many outstanding achievements. He was directly promoted to the position of captain due to his outstanding performance in the Zhudianfang shipwreck incident.

Many newcomers to the police station know that there is such a good policeman who bravely fought against the remnants of the Whirlpool Church and calmly evacuated the passengers. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is now a celebrity in the Liyue Police Department.

Old Wu knew his own limitations; he'd simply followed the boss and picked up some of the credit. It wasn't that Old Wu wasn't instrumental, but the situation on the Tianzhudianfang was a battle of gods, and the key lay entirely with Li Qingping. A more competent police officer could have done his job perfectly.

So when he saw Li Qingping present, he immediately left his subordinates behind him, ran up to Li Qingping, and said respectfully, "Director Li, what should we do about this?"

As for why Li Qingping was so close to Barbara, he didn't want to know the reason at all.

Li Qingping patted Barbara's shoulder and whispered to her softly, "Go back and rest?"

Barbara was still in shock and said in a trembling voice: "Can you take me there? It's ok when you're done. I can wait."

"Then let Captain Kaia stay with you to rest. I should be able to get the results soon."

Li Qingping still felt that it was not safe enough, so he divided the Fang of Osel among others.

Barbara saw the torrent swirling around her right wrist again. She had no resistance to Li Qingping's things, and even touched it with her left index finger out of curiosity.

The rapids slowed down, and the unruly Tooth of Osel acted like a good baby, not daring to act recklessly at all.

"Don't panic if we're attacked again. With this, I can get there in time." Li Qingping touched Barbara's head. "Captain Kaia, I'm counting on you."

"You really don't take us Mondstadt and Liyue seriously! Just focus on investigating the cause of the stage collapse, I'm here." Kaeya was scared. If Barbara really had an accident, he would not be able to go back and explain to the Knights and Barbara's fans.

Kaiya took Barbara to another intact dressing room, and Old Wu also assigned his subordinates who came later to stand guard at the door.

Ding ding ding.

At this time, Li Qingping's phone rang, and the caller ID showed Gan Yu.

"You wait first."

"All at your discretion!"

Li Qingping walked aside in front of everyone to answer the phone.

"Sister Ganyu."

"Yue Haiting just received the news. The Liyue Seven Stars are taking it very seriously. How is the situation over there?"

"There were no injuries. The exact cause of the stage collapse is unclear. I haven't started investigating yet."

Li Qingping briefly recounted the situation at the scene, then asked, "Will the performance continue?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, we will continue. You can find someone to build the new stage first. I'm afraid it will be too late after the meeting." Gan Yu instructed.

"I'll do it right away and tell you as soon as I have any clues."

Time was running out, so Li Qingping hung up the phone and ran to find the concert director.

The director of the concert looked gloomy. Although he was not the main person responsible, with such a serious accident, his career was basically coming to an end.

"How long will it take to rebuild the stage?" Li Qingping asked directly.

"It only takes one day. We specially prepared two sets of equipment, and the original workers are still there."

"The original workers are no longer useful, so we need to replace them with a new batch."

"It's only half a day, where can I find someone?"

The director was in a dilemma, but Li Qingping was determined.

Li Qingping glanced at the director, took out his cell phone and called the eldest lady who worked like a slave for him.

"Speak! I'm super busy now!" Keqing is now multitasking. On the one hand, she is helping Li Qingping review documents, on the other hand, she has to look at the house decoration drawings sent by Butler Chen. On the other hand, she has to answer the phone while listening to the reports from her subordinates.

Even through the phone, Li Qingping could feel how busy the young lady was, and she had to squeeze out time to be on the phone!

"Does your family have a business setting up concert stages?"

"Logically, there should be. Let me ask first."

Within a minute, Keqing had a reply.

"Uncle Chen said our family has this business, and it's pretty big."

"Do they have other work on hand now?" Li Qingping asked.

“Not anymore.”

Li Qingping couldn't help but sigh that it was great to be rich. The young lady gave him the mere penalty for breach of contract without even frowning.

"Liyue Stadium, let them build a new stage."

"Has something happened over there again?" Keqing stopped writing, signaled the people next to her to stop reporting, and spoke with concern.

"There was a minor accident, and I still have to assign them tasks, so I won't talk about it for now."

"Row."

Li Qingping hung up the phone, and the director on the other end said, "I've found the people for you. Once the review is over, assign someone to keep a close eye on it. The success of the concert is due to your contribution. Otherwise, you can consider broader development prospects."

The director was in tears.

What broader development prospects? Isn’t it enough to just say that he was banned in Mondstadt and Liyue?

You are quite reserved in your speech!

"understand!"

After arranging the concert, Li Qingping returned.

When he came back, the backbone members of the police station following behind Old Wu looked at Li Qingping with admiration.

They originally thought that Li Qingping was too arrogant. Not only did he neglect them, the future rising stars of the police station, but he didn't even give face to Captain Wu. They wanted to stand up for Old Wu and themselves.

Old Wu was nearly frightened to death when he found out. He glared and scolded, "That's Director Li of Huishan Hall, the ruthless man who chopped off the Whirlpool Demon's followers in the middle of the ocean! You little bastards, just shut up!"

Old Wu had just been promoted, and his subordinates were all elites picked from thousands of miles away. There were many troublemakers among them who even he did not respect, but when they heard that the man in front of them was Li Qingping, they all fell silent.

This guy is really awesome, they are convinced.

"Uncle Wu, have your people quickly screen the staff. This concert has to go on until the higher-ups give the order."

"Row."

Listening to the conversation between the two, the troublemakers in the police station took a deep breath.

It turns out that Captain Wu’s connections are so strong that even the legendary Director Li has to call him uncle!

Li Qingping didn't know that this was his habitual way of addressing him, and he solved the problem that had been bothering Old Wu for a week.

"Send someone from the appraisal center to take a look. The sudden collapse of the stage is most likely man-made."

"Understood, I'll make arrangements right away."

Afterwards, the people at the scene understood why Li Qingping was able to kill Ba Che at sea.

Li Qingping waved his hand casually, and a blanket of yellow sand appeared out of thin air in front of him, completely wrapping up the messy ruins of the stage and moving it to the open space on the other side.

The yellow sand cleared and the collapsed stage was moved intact to another place.

Li Qingping remained calm and composed, as if moving a giant object weighing over a hundred tons was as easy as drinking water for him.

"Captain, how do you know this person?" A brave police officer asked Lao Wu in a low voice.

"That's a long story. Director Li hadn't become successful at that time." Old Wu thought about it seriously.

The time is indeed not short, more than a month in total!

"Captain, you're awesome! How could you keep such a thing in your heart and not tell us?" The other police officers nearby echoed.

"Work first. When we have some free time, let's have a meal together and I'll talk to you guys about it."

"A word is settled!"

People from the appraisal center came in and began to search for the cause of the stage collapse among the wreckage. Li Qingping and Albedo also helped.

Not long after, Albedo called Li Qingping to his side.

"It was the alchemist who did it."

Wearing white gloves, he pointed to the metal truss that was broken into two pieces on the ground. There were indeed some tiny characters left on it, which could be easily overlooked if you didn't look carefully, or you might mistake them for some kind of factory logo.

"There is an alchemical array carved on the truss in advance. I have never seen this kind of array before." Albedo frowned.

"What is its function?" Li Qingping asked.

"Accelerated damage occurs when metals gradually accumulate local permanent damage at one or several locations under cyclic stress or cyclic strain. The process, which would normally take a certain number of cycles for cracks to form or for complete fracture to occur, is now accelerated."

"To put it simply, I didn't graduate from high school and have limited education."

"It accelerates metal fatigue." Albedo lowered his head in thought. "You don't need many such alchemical arrays. If I were the suspect, I could simply carve an array at a key location on the stage frame, and the entire stage would completely collapse. And those who aren't well-versed in alchemy wouldn't be able to find the cause!"

"Wonderful."

Albedo looked up and saw Li Qingping clapping there, then he was stunned: "It's just an assumption, I'm not a suspect."

"I know, I just think the suspect is really good at it."

Following Albedo's idea, the people at the identification center indeed found broken metal trusses with tiny alchemical runes engraved on them in several key locations on the stage.

If the normal inspection process is followed, the problem can only be attributed to the poor quality of the metal trusses, and only a few manufacturers can be held accountable.

"How powerful an alchemist must be to achieve this level?" Li Qingping continued to ask thoughtfully.

"The person who invented this alchemical array is a genius, but it is very simple to carve such an array on a metal truss. It only takes basic alchemy." Albedo hesitated to speak, and finally shut his mouth.

This magic circle looks familiar, and it is very likely created by his teacher.

"Then we can only assume that one of our opponents might be an extremely powerful alchemist."

"Your thinking is very rigorous." Albedo also hopes so.

Li Qingping asked Lao Wu to seal the evidence and dismantle and transport the ruins of the scrapped stage so as not to affect the installation progress of the new stage. Then he knocked on the door of the dressing room.

"How is it, any clues?" Barbara asked.