Chapter 356

"Oh right, although a bit reluctant, I'll remind you... that guy over there has been posing in the high VIP seat for a long time... just so that when you see her for the first time, she can show the coolest look she thinks she has."

"You'd better notice her quickly, otherwise she'll be depressed." Neuvillette reminded.

[Gu Chen]: Furina: Standing with hands on hips? No, no, I, the dignified Hydro Archon, want to sit, mhm, crossing legs to show my identity as the Hydro Archon... oh, this posture must be very cool, when the traveler comes and sees me, she must bow down! (Funny)

[Kaeya]: Furina: Haha~ look at me, look at me~ Traveler, look over here~ (Paimon: Hmph)

[Venti]: Furina: They noticed me? Mhm, manage the expression first! Hmph, must be scared to death, right? G? Why don't you greet me yet...

[Furina]: ??? Where did these Furina black fans come from! (Pouting)

[Neuvillette]: Even the magnificent Sect Leader has one of the black fan leaders like Miss Furina, so it's normal for Miss Furina to have black fans. (Nod)

[Furina]: Ruining my character design!! How can there be such a blackening of me!! (Angry)

[Osial]: I advise you to worry less about black fans! No matter if you have black spots or not, even if you don't, I want to smear you! (Funny)

[Furina]: Is this the sin of me blackening the Sect Leader? (Paimon: Shocked)

[Azhdaha]: Too naive, you have to understand one thing, no one can keep themselves clean in this group! (Hu Tao: Smirk)

[Miss Miss Keqing]: Teyvat dark forces. (Cover face)

[Collei]: It seems that the higher the strength and status, the more they are blackened. (Paimon: Shocked)

[Furina]: Lyney's magic performance has started!

[The Heavenly Principles]: The stiff topic transition is more awkward than Neuvillette and the traveler duo sitting in the opera house just now.

[Furina]: ... (Digging toes)

[Lyney]: Lyney's magic performance? Feels not as interesting as blackening Lady Furina. (Hu Tao: Smirk)

[Lynette]: Indeed.

[Navia]: (Paimon: Shocked) Yang.

The hat floated in mid-air, and playing cards, pigeons, and various strange magic props emerged from Lyney's hands and hat.

However, these alone were not enough to impress the audience; what followed was what Lyney truly wanted to show them.

In front of all the audience, Lynette leaped into the water tank hanging above the stage.

As he spoke, the lid closed heavily, and the water tank became a sealed space.

Just when everyone thought this was a sudden stage accident, Lyney snapped his fingers, and Lynette in the water turned into bubbles and disappeared, leaving only Lynette's clothes in the tank.

Lyney was at ease on the stage, and after a few calls, Lynette, who seemed to have dissolved in the water tank, walked out from behind Lyney, and the two greeted the applause of the whole house together!

[Azhdaha]: A wonderful magic performance!

[Osial]: Capable, this kind of spectacle is fantastic. (Clapping)

[Gu Chen]: This is a great magician! (Cheering)

[Kaeya]: Cool!

[Paimon]: Huh, looking at Lyney's words, there's still a finale program later!

[Kaeya]: The people in the two boxes swap positions, that's the right way to understand it, right? How is he going to do that? (Pondering)

[Shikanoin Heizou]: If you use power to move directly, that's called magic, not a magic trick, so I guess there should be a tunnel under the box. (Shikanoin Heizou? Realizing)

[Tighnari]: The conclusion drawn from inertial cognition is that there is a tunnel underneath, but since Mr. Lyney is a famous magician in the Court of Fontaine, he should have quite a few designs.

[Paimon]: I just want to know when a live magic show will be held! (Klee? Please)

[Lyney]: Hmm, there should be an opportunity?

[Miss Miss Keqing]: Isn't the Lantern Rite coming soon? If Mr. Lyney has free time, Go Go Go Liyue can invite him to perform in Go Go Go Liyue. (Faruzan? Welcoming newcomer)

[Lyney]: Let's check the schedule after the video ends. (Lyney? Saluting)

[Paimon]: I remember Barbara got a song collection from somewhere, right? When is Barbara holding a concert! (Klee? Please)

[Barbara]: G? Then I'll arrange some time recently and go to Go Go Go Liyue during the Lantern Rite.

[Miss Miss Keqing]: It seems this year's Lantern Rite will be extremely lively. (Miss Miss Keqing? Thumbs up)

[Shikanoin Heizou]: Wait, something happened.

Lyney began his finale performance.

From time to time, Lyney's voice came from the magic box. He would pretend to complain about the difficulty of the magic trick, then suddenly appear from the magic box on stage, realize he had the wrong box, and hurriedly close the box door.

Amidst the laughter of the audience, the countdown finished, and Lyney successfully appeared from the magic box in the audience seats.

However, just when the selected girl 420 was supposed to open the magic box on stage and appear from it, the water tank hanging above the stage suddenly fell, smashing the magic box...

The sudden accident left some audience members unable to react.

Neuvillette immediately stopped the performance.

[Tartaglia]: What is this? I was ready to enjoy the magic show, the sudden accident is such a buzzkill, Lyney also looks like he's sweating buckets. (Tartaglia? Sighing)

[Kaeya]: What's the situation? How could the water tank hanging above suddenly fall? Isn't the safety equipment on this kind of stage enough? That shouldn't be right?

[Shikanoin Heizou]: It's a bit difficult to analyze from the currently known clues, but one thing is certain: the safety equipment of the water tank above must have been tampered with. Otherwise, with the experience of a great magician like Lyney, it's impossible to make such a low-level mistake.

[Lynette]: Everything looks like a carefully prepared accident.

[Furina]: I have an intuition!

[Neuvillette]: You'd better not speak, just wait for the video to give the answer.

The investigation by the Gardes had results.

The person in the magic box unfortunately died. The deceased was named Cowell, one of the assistants in Lyney's magic troupe.

The fireworks on the stage ignited the rope above the water tank, which was the direct cause of the water tank falling.

As for why the person in the box was Cowell and not the previously selected audience member, this is unknown for now, but after searching, the Gardes confirmed that the young girl had vanished into thin air and was nowhere to be found.

"This situation is not a simple stage accident; it also shares many characteristics of the serial disappearance case of young girls." Neuvillette announced the results of the Gardes.

There was an uproar in the opera house.

As Furina spoke, the [Transcendental Group Chat] fell into a brief silence.

[Gu Chen]: Furina: Hehehe, I know, I know!

[Venti]: Furina: Look how witty I am? In a short time, I analyzed Lyney's plan!

[Kaeya]: Furina: It is your honor that Fontaine has a Hydro Archon as intelligent as me. Why don't you hurry up and kowtow to Lady Furina?!

[Furina]: (Yaoyao? Giving up)

Lumine believed that Lyney was not the murderer and decided to help him.

She talked to the Gardes and investigated clues to the case in the opera house, and accidentally met Navia on the way.

During the break, Navia's bodyguards Melus and Silver carried a cooking stove and ingredients like eggs, sugar, and almonds, allowing Navia to enjoy her hobby of baking at any time.

[Paimon]: Huh? Why did you say I ate five? Being greedy is one thing, but it's impolite to eat someone else's share because of greed. Paimon understands this principle! (Angry)

[Navia]: From an outsider's perspective, this seems very strange... If Paimon didn't eat more, then it's as if two macarons were stolen without anyone knowing...

[Shikanoin Heizou]: Notice a detail: wasn't the girl Lyney picked earlier the thief they met at the Court of Fontaine? If this thief was hiding somewhere and wasn't found by the Gardes, and then stole two macarons to satisfy her hunger, it seems quite reasonable. (Adjusting glasses)

[Albedo]: A reasonable deduction. It just depends on how everyone in the video performs. Judging by the current situation, Miss Furina seems to want to beat Miss Lumine in the accusation.

[Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Seeing Zhongli]: Where does this groundless desire to compare come from? (Holding forehead)

[Furina]: Still the same sentence, a draw is too boring! (Hmph)

Lyney's trial began.

Furina took the lead in the offensive: "At thirty-something seconds into the countdown, you said you didn't hear any other sounds, but there was clearly a muffled sound from the venue. I believe everyone heard it!"

Lyney showed a look of astonishment; clearly, he hadn't heard it.

The Oratrice Mecanique d'Analyse Cardinale tilted toward the side of Lyney being guilty.

[Cloud Retainer]: This machine is really interesting, can I study it? (Rubbing hands)

"You and Lynette are actually from the House of the Hearth, right?" Furina asked.

"House of the Hearth?" Paimon was stunned for a moment.

Lumine's pupils shrank slightly, and she frowned: "The two of them are Fatui?!"

The scene was in an uproar.

Some people suddenly realized, some felt that the serial disappearance case of young girls being the work of the Fatui was the least surprising answer, and some also felt that the accident on stage was not necessarily an accident.

Lyney said somewhat urgently: "What does that have to do with anything? My and Lynette's identities have no connection to this matter."

Furina nodded: "Indeed, then you can just tell us the whole story of that minute from beginning to end right in front of us. For you right now, clearing your name is the top priority. There shouldn't be anything you can't say... unless the 'script' is already self-contradictory."

Seeing Lumine and Paimon silent, Furina was very calm on the surface, but she was already overjoyed in her heart and began to cheer.

"The traveler from afar says nothing, looking very shocked. Good, good, good, next should be infighting, right? This win is too easy!"

"Phew... I was so nervous about this trial that I didn't sleep all night, oh my, oh my."

[Neuvillette]:...