Modern Teyvat, bound to the Abyss Spiral

Her complexion looked much better than before, but still pale.

"Oh!" Li Qingping sighed as he started to move, with regret on his face.

Albedo was stunned and thought to himself, what are you doing? Haven’t you found the reason for the stage collapse?

"Maybe it's because you're so beautiful, and you can sing and dance so well, that someone got jealous. That person just can't stand seeing you do well, so they're determined to ruin the show."

"You...don't talk nonsense. I'm not as good as you say!" Barbara's face flushed red. She lowered her head and turned sideways, her slender fingers pinching the ends of her hair and circling them continuously. "You didn't lie to me?"

"63% are true." Li Qingping said with certainty.

"That's too much." Barbara lowered her head even more.

"Not much, it's just that this guy is not easy to catch. It will take me some time."

"It's okay, I feel relieved having you by my side!"

"Then I'll be watching from the audience during tomorrow's performance. If I'm caught blinking, you can dock my salary."

"I haven't paid you yet, how can I deduct your salary?"

"That's a shame. Why don't you consider hiring me after I retire?"

"There's no idol this old!" Barbara raised her head with a resentful look.

"Then I have no choice. Let's go and take you back." Li Qingping pretended to be helpless.

"Okay!" Barbara regained her strength. Before she could finish her words, she ran to Li Qingping's side and took his hand. "You have to keep an eye on me!"

Albedo was stunned, only to realize that Li Qingping had helped Barbara get out of the shadow of the stage collapse and almost death with just a few words.

and....

Having maintained a sense of alienation for a long time, he keenly sensed something strange. Wasn't Barbara's last sentence a bit ambiguous?

Albedo felt that there must be some problem between Li Qingping, whom he unilaterally identified as a candidate for best friend, and Barbara, but he couldn't tell what the problem was.

——Albedo has never been in love.

"Captain Albedo, from now on we are brothers in distress. You can't report everything to Captain Jean." Kaeya was no longer surprised by Li Qingping's various actions. He patted Albedo on the shoulder and didn't even say "representative", but directly addressed him as an equal.

"Captain Kaeya, you might as well explain yourself more clearly." Albedo was confused.

It turns out Albedo really doesn’t understand!

"That's okay. You just need to know that this is one of the few positive effects of being in love."

The four of them returned to the Mondstadt Embassy by car. In the car, Li Qingping informed Ganyu of the conclusion of the investigation. Ganyu also relayed the results of the Seven Stars' meeting to him.

"It's business as usual."

Barbara also received a call from a woman.

On the phone, she first addressed the other party as the troupe leader, then enthusiastically called her sister, and told the other party that there was no problem with the performance and that she was definitely capable of doing it. After she finished speaking, she deliberately glanced at Li Qingping and her smile became even brighter.

Kaeya and Li Qingping didn't dare to breathe. One of them was deceiving Captain Qin, and the other had once deceived Captain Qin's sister. Albedo was still wondering who was the love-brained one and didn't care about the call at all.

After settling Barbara down, Li Qingping was invited to stay for lunch.

He has now tasted the food from the embassies of two countries. Maybe he can eat the food from the remaining four embassies in the future, which would be a small achievement.

After walking out of the embassy, ​​Li Qingping received another call.

Old Wu: "Director Li, good news! Our people checked the surveillance footage and found the person who carved the alchemy array!"

"Send me the address and I'll be right there!"

"It's at the Yinyuan Society in Feiyunpo. The arrest operation has already begun. Come quickly."

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PS

Damn, the enemy standing in the way of writing is so powerful.

I woke up late today and could only defeat one coding beast.

I must defeat both of them tomorrow!

Volume 1: 111. Li Qingping: It feels less real than thunder and lightning

"The Silver Plains, a very special guild in Liyue."

"Legend has it that after the fall of Heulia, the Demon Goddess of Salt, her people came to Liyue seeking refuge."

"Most of these people went into the salt industry, which was the predecessor of the Silver Plains Society."

"Are you listening?"

Keqing's voice on the phone pulled Li Qingping back to reality from his thoughts. He responded, "I'm listening. Has the new stage started to be built?"

"It's already started. Uncle Chen has transferred a lot of people."

"That's good. Is there any connection between this Yinyuan Society and the Yinyuan Office?"

"Not on the surface, but many people in the Silver Plains Hall are descendants of the Salt Demon God. They only believe in the Salt Demon God and only pay lip service to the Rock King. Therefore, the public generally regards the Silver Plains Association as an extension of the Silver Plains Hall, saying that joining the Silver Plains Association makes one half a Liyue civil servant."

"The Seven Stars don't care about this?"

This sounds outrageous. If it hadn't come from Keqing's mouth, Li Qingping would probably have thought it was just some rumor.

"Tsk, well, they used to be very honest, only controlling 30% of Liyue's salt industry. Plus, they were really doing real work, so they've been letting it go until now."

"That means you're not being very honest now." Li Qingping understood the implication of Keqing's words.

"Perhaps the successor to the Salt God has emerged, and now he's the head of Silver Plains, so he's become arrogant." Keqing was very confused. Her family had produced countless Liyue Seven Stars throughout their generations, and she had never seen anyone like this. "By the way, why are you asking about this suddenly? Could it be that the new head of Silver Plains has offended you?"

"The person who tampered with Barbara's performance was from the Ginhara Society."

"They're crazy!" Keqing exclaimed in surprise. "Both Liyue and Mondstadt are watching this!"

"The Liyue Police have already gone in to make the arrest. I have to go check it out. Protecting Barbara is my job."

"One moment Kamisato Ayaka, the next Barbara, I might as well just split you in half!"

"I guess it's not enough. I have to leave some for you."

"...Give it to Shen He, I don't want it!"

Li Qingping got out of the taxi, showed his ID to the police officer who was maintaining the blockade, and walked to the door of the Yinyuanhui building. "Let's talk here first. Don't get tired, otherwise I'll feel bad."

"I'm not tired!" said the eldest lady, who was so hungry that her belly was sticking to her back and had not even had time to eat lunch.

……

……

……

"Case number XXXX, deceased's name is Akiki, he works at Ginharakai, he's 32 years old, and he died about 12 hours ago."

"..."

"The deceased was found in the Ginharakai building, lying in a huddled prone position. Blood marks, like scratches, were left on the wall, and projectile vomitus and salt crystal rings formed by evaporating sweat were visible on the floor."

"The oral mucosa was severely eroded, and white salt crystals adhered to the tongue surface, which were identified in the laboratory as sodium chloride."

"..."

"The cause of death was determined to be multiple organ failure induced by acute hypernatremia."

The corridors of the Liyue Police Station were filled with smoke. While waiting for the autopsy report, Old Wu had already smoked a whole pack of cigarettes, and the other police officers beside him also had worried expressions on their faces.

Li Qingping finished reading the autopsy report and opened the window. "The surveillance camera only captured Zhao Mu carving an alchemy array on the truss?"

"There is only Zhaomu, Qingping, what do you think about this matter?" Old Wu did not mention his position, but asked as a friend.

"He was silenced." Li Qingping added, "This is just my personal opinion. You'll have to investigate the details."

"This matter is not easy to investigate." Old Wu sighed.

The people from the Ginharakai were very cooperative and had a good attitude. They even directly pulled out three months of surveillance footage, but no suspicious people were found in the surveillance footage before and after Akiki's death.

"I do have a direction."

"I have it too."

The two of them looked at the salt crystals in the bottle, which were taken out from the dead person's mouth.

"Wait until I finish the task at hand, and Sister Lan will have time then." Li Qingping felt that this series of events, including the murder of Zhao Mu, were all done by Wan Yan.

She inherited the power of the Salt Demon, and it was too easy to kill someone with salt.

But Li Qingping just couldn't understand why she dared to be so bold. If the stage collapse incident was still a secret, then the cause of Zhao Mu's death was really not even acted out. It was almost telling everyone that it was her who did it.

"It's time to pick someone up from school, otherwise we'll be late." Li Qingping had been in the police station all afternoon. He glanced at Fontaine Heart and realized that it was almost time.

"You go ahead. We probably have to write a report and submit it," said Old Wu.

He wanted to show this report to Qixing.

Li Qingping took a taxi back to school and happened to meet a car from the Inazuma Embassy that came to pick someone up.

Kamisato Ayaka brought Shin Kaku along, and the three of them arrived at the Inazuma Embassy in the same car.

The dinner was still sumptuous, prepared by Chef Inazuma himself, but Li Qingping was a little uncomfortable with the food.

After dinner, Li Qingping accompanied Kamisato Ayaka to practice sword in the kendo field as promised.

This time, Kamisato Ayaka changed her weapon. She no longer used a bamboo sword, but a wooden naginata.

As soon as she got into position, Lei Dianzhen ran out to watch the fun, saying that he wanted to see what the girl from the Kamisato family could achieve in a month.

Li Qingping was also puzzled. Wasn't the Kamisato family tradition the katana technique? Why was it changed to the naginata?

No matter how strange it was, Li Qingping did not hold back at all and subdued Kamisato Ayaka in just a few moves.

Li Qingping tried to let go of Hai, and brought his strength and speed to the same level as Kamisato Ayaka, but she was able to withstand fifty moves from Li Qingping.

Where did he learn this move? It's as exquisite as the Mengxiang Tianxin Style.

No, I have to learn it secretly!

Li Qingping released more water on top of the sea he had already released, and Kamisato Ayaka felt the sudden drop in the intensity of the confrontation and immediately understood the reason.

She pursed her lips, held her breath, and swung the naginata in her hand vigorously. The moves she had learned from the Thunder God during this period became more and more mastered.

It’s a pity that Li Qingping’s consciousness and reaction are still there. Despite being at a disadvantage in terms of weapons, strength and speed, he still fought Kamisato Ayaka to a 70:3 draw.

About an hour later, Li Qingping let out a long breath and felt relaxed all over.

Your moves are indeed exquisite, but now they belong to me!

"Thank you, Princess Bai Lu, for showing mercy. I will spare your mercy."

Li Qingping, who claimed to have won by luck, was only sweating slightly.

On the other hand, Kamisato Ayaka, who was said to be holding back, slumped on the painted floor and gasped for breath. Her black short-sleeved shirt stuck to her body due to sweat, and this time she did not let Li Qingping get the upper hand.

But what Kamisato Ayaka cares about now is not whether she is being taken advantage of or not. She really can't understand why this can't do anything to Li Qingping.

It is obvious that Lord Thunder God has already taught me all his martial arts!

"Your new master is indeed quite capable. He's almost as good as the one who taught me swordsmanship."

"But I think you may have practiced a few moves poorly. This is probably the case."

After saying that, Li Qingping took the naginata from Kamisato Ayaka's hand and demonstrated it again in front of her.

"Of course, this is just my feeling. You still have to ask the master and take her opinion as the standard."

Li Qingping put the naginata back on the weapon rack and reached out to pull her up.

"Then your master is great!" Kamisato Ayaka stretched out her hand with a resentful look in her eyes. If she didn't know, she would have thought that Li Qingping was a heartless man who had cheated on her with her feelings and body and had an affair with someone else.

"You're right." Li Qingping answered calmly.

Lei Dian, who was watching the show on the side, kissed him on the face happily and was overjoyed.

Li Qingping was not complimenting him. He had always felt that Lei Dianzhen's martial arts were impeccable.

"Help me to the shower room in the locker room." Kamisato Ayaka said in a low voice.

"Kamiri-san, this is inappropriate!" Li Qingping suddenly became alert.

"Who told you to be so ruthless? Do you want me to crawl over?" Kamisato Ayaka glared at him. "If you don't do as I say, I'll report you to Master! She's powerful in Inazuma, and you're talking bad about her behind her back!"