Chapter 294

Not long after, looking at Werner, who was curled up and shivering under the tree.

Paimon, who knew the truth, kept casting contemptuous and angry gazes.

"Cowardly guy, sure enough, there is a saying in Liyue that is correct: pitiful people must have something hateful about them."

Lumine was noncommittal about this; she believed that with Werner's weakness, she only needed to intimidate him a little, and he would have to obey obediently.

"So it really was people from the Kanjou Commission playing tricks behind the scenes, that foot soldier responsible for collecting taxes, Keijirou!"

From Werner's account, Paimon inexplicably developed a dislike for the Kanjou Commission.

The foot soldier who collected taxes told the merchants that the tax rate had actually been raised, and the extra Crystal Marrow used to replace the tax was hoarded. When the merchants really couldn't buy goods, they would let Werner sell them back at a high price.

What a good "no-capital" business.

And it's not just the tax collection part; even the Yuanguojian Office charges handling fees according to closeness, and the whole Ritou is rotten to the core.

What they saw and heard after coming to Ritou made Lumine and Paimon unhappy.

Unlike Mondstadt, which represents freedom, and Liyue, which represents contracts, the so-called land of eternity revealed its ugly side as soon as they arrived.

"Don't tell those people behind you about this! Do you understand?"

Lumine narrowed her eyes; having just unleashed a round of force, her deterrent power was full.

Werner nodded hurriedly, not daring to have the slightest hesitation.

The blonde young man holding his head, curled up under the tree, looked very ridiculous.

Lumine glanced around, confirmed that no one had discovered the matter here, and then left gracefully after repeated warnings.

"What are we going to do next?" Paimon asked in a low voice.

"Go find Keijirou and get the evidence of his collusion with Werner. In this way, even if the Kanjou Commission is rotten from top to bottom, with evidence in hand, they will temporarily back down."

No matter what, the International Trade Association at least has a certain influence.

Moreover, if the Kanjou Commission has such an incident, there must be political enemies who don't get along with them who are willing to kick them while they are down.

This is Lumine's grasp of human nature.

At that time, the International Trade Association will have an easier time.

"But President Kurisu asked us to persuade Harrison; when are we going to do that?"

Lumine thought for a while and pondered: "Then let's go find Harrison first and persuade him not to do anything foolish."

"Okay! Let's finish the commission first!"

The two made up their minds and prepared to go to Harrison's home according to the information provided by Kurisu to persuade him not to mess around.

Force is not useful at all times; one must face the right person at the right time.

Just like how she threatened Werner.

On the other side!

Outside the shallow sea of Ritou.

After separating from Lumine and Paimon, Hearing Luo Li arrived at a place about a few miles away from the port.

Here, he looked into the distance along the waves of the sea; at the end of the horizon, a small black dot was looming.

"Thousand-Gate Void Boat..."

Muttering the familiar name, Hearing Luo Li stopped for a long time, and couldn't help but recall the smiling face of the Tengu girl clinging to him in his mind.

"Mitsuyo, I wonder how you are now."

After pondering for a long time, he finally took a step and stepped onto the lonely boat floating by the water.

The lonely boat was covered with moss, but fortunately, it was still intact; it should have been abandoned here by someone.

Not choosing to use spatial movement to jump over, Hearing Luo Li wanted to take advantage of this time to sort out his thoughts and serve as a psychological buffer.