Chapter 169

( "Xiaosanyue always handles these small details in a way that is especially logical, but other parts..." Wa Er Te suddenly shifted his tone, looking at Xiaosanyue: "Also, why did I suddenly turn into a golden person?" )

( "This is Pu'er's hidden setting; he will transform into a golden person in critical moments." Xiaosanyue patiently explained. )

( "... Um, okay." )

"Yet hearing Rakshasa let out a cold laugh, he lightly said: 'The local gang's pattern is really too low.'"

"After saying that, Rakshasa raised his thin sword and, with casual ease, destroyed the golden person; his unexpectedly superb swordsmanship made Pam furious, stomping his feet in anger: 'Damn Pam! Remember Pam!'"

"Rakshasa thought that with such a big disturbance in Changle Heaven, the Cloud Riders would soon appear, so he jumped onto the star barge and, with the help of unidentified persons, fled the scene… Although it's still unclear who the unidentified persons Xiaosanyue mentioned are, in short this is the full picture of this 【Rakshasa Disappearance Incident】."

""Xiaosanyue, although I don't want to discourage you, but… your reasoning still has a small problem.""

"Wa Er Te earnestly listed some such as 'Rakshasa escaped and then reappeared in the footage' and similar 'small' issues, but the most crucial point is that, no matter how arduous the process, he would not linger for two hours."

"After a round of reasoning, San Yue found they were still going in circles, so everyone simply went to check the original spot. As soon as they stepped out, they saw two local crosstalk troupes from the Immortal Vessel communicating with Jingyuan."

"The two of them came to look for someone, and the person they were seeking was none other than Rakshasa!"

"When asked about the reason, the two were even more astonished: 'To be frank with everyone, this person saved our lives.'"

"The two explained that they were exactly the black-clad figures appearing in the footage; in fact, they weren't wearing black clothes—they had simply fallen into a ditch by accident and gotten covered in mud."

"San Yue then recalled that the hidden book had mentioned a foul smell… it turned out the source of the stench was those two."

"In short, Mr. Rakshasa went to great trouble to rescue those two, and those two hours were basically spent here."

"Honkai 3——"

"Going around in circles, guessing over and over, it turns out Rakshasa is actually a good person after all; I had thought——"

"Te Si La's words stalled, and she only then noticed that Wa Er Te's complexion looked off beside her. She sighed and advised: 'Yue A Xi Mu, actually I think you don't need to get so worked up; although this Rakshasa is almost identical to Ao Tuo, he ultimately isn't Ao Tuo, right?'"

"We've guessed many times already; this time even you miscalculated…… No, to be precise, it's not a miscalculation, it's that you overthought it—Rakshasa only considered the first layer, while you went ahead and speculated up to the fifth layer."

"That's actually correct; Wa Er Te also admitted that he always subconsciously tries to figure out this man's thoughts and plans."

"Rakshasa, in front of Dan Heng, Su Shang, and others, treated Snow Clothes; Wa Er Te only thought it was a disguise, yet privately he consistently maintained a benevolent attitude—could it really be that he himself was mistaken?"

"... Just as Ji Zi said, this Rakshasa isotope is merely a good person, after all?"

"No, not right…… There's still another problem: if Rakshasa is helping, why would he privately take the book's front page? This is also strange; could it be……"

"——Stop stop stop! Yue A Xi Mu, don't let your imagination run wild!"

"Te Si La had basically summed up the pattern: 'I've discovered that no matter how much you think, developments will always exceed your expectations. You'll surely end up overcomplicating the matter of Rakshasa tearing the book again; let's first take a look—perhaps things are far simpler than you imagine.'"

"Seeing the two about to leave, Rakshasa hurriedly called out to them again."

"\"This wastewater is somewhat toxic; I have a little knowledge of medicine, so you two should gather the herbs according to my prescription, take them, and rest well. \" Rakshasa handed over a folded paper flower to the two."

"The paper flower was densely covered with characters—it was precisely Rakshasa's handwritten prescription."

"As for this paper…… San Yue Qi felt it looked somewhat familiar, and upon opening it, sure enough it was the front page of The Fisherman's Case; moreover, the other side of the front page actually also had writing!"

"It read:"

"To the next reader, the murderer is Chang Hong, the nephew of Constable Nine——a spoiler immortal."

"Teyvat——"

"Turns out the page Rakshasa tore out was a spoiler!" Xingqiu exclaimed in realization, "I had thought it was a contact signal, but I never imagined……"

"Xingqiu often reads novels from Liyue and Inazuma, and he has frequently encountered people who love to spoil the front pages of books; each time it makes him grit his teeth in anger. Especially with detective novels, once the culprit is known in advance, the enjoyment is often greatly reduced."

"Xingqiu instantly felt overwhelming guilt; just a moment ago he had been questioning why Mr. Rakshasa was sneaking around at midnight, suspecting him of being a major villain in league with the Lord of Destruction, but now the truth was laid bare…… Xingqiu only felt he was judging a noble person with a petty mind."

"By the way…… Constable Four Chang, could he be that person from our Liyue?" Xingqiu looked at the name appearing on the slip, and suddenly felt a sense of familiarity."

"Meanwhile, on the Jade Chamber terrace, Keqing, Ning Guang, and the other the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue Qixing gathered together."

"As Liyue Harbor became increasingly prosperous, with more and more residents settling there, the harbor also began to attract a mixed crowd. In response, the senior leadership of the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue the Liyue Qixing planned to discuss nominating a series of Liyue moral exemplars to set people's hearts right."

"Previously, the chosen candidate was Bai Zhu, who heals and saves lives; but now, upon seeing Rakshasa on the light screen, Keqing began to hesitate again."

"Sirs, what if we make an exception this time and appoint Mr. Rakshasa as this month's Liyue Harbor exemplar?" Keqing proposed her opinion: "Mr. Rakshasa's medical skills are superb, and he is eager to help others; setting aside his methods, such kindness alone is truly rare."

"Bai Zhu is fine, but we could nominate him later; what do you think?"

"Hmm, that's excellent." Ning Guang also nodded in agreement: "Since Mr. Rakshasa has cleared suspicion of the Star Core, we might as well make a bigger splash this time—we can put up more posters, from Qingce Village to the Chasm's depths, everywhere."

"... We need to hurry, so let's first assign this to Ganyu to handle."

"——"

""It seems the several of you who favored Mr. Rakshasa find he's not only not a bad person, but actually a warm-hearted good person." Jingyuan said."

""To keep others from being spoiled, tearing out the front page… shows he really likes 'The Fisherman's Case', and someone who likes this book, how could they go do bad things?" San Yue Qi gave a hehe laugh, "Looks like we were mistaken.""

"Walter also let out a long sigh: "Yeah, judging by appearance is always not good… oh, right, Da Hao said the Ground Balance Office has restored some new images of the Rakshasa, let's go take a look together.""

"Before the Omnidirectional Mirror, Da Hao was playing footage about the Rakshasa: he could be seen standing on a vast empty platform, gazing into the distance at a withered, decayed building tree, not knowing who he was talking to."

""Don't worry… I'll take care of it.""

""Yeah, this has nothing to do with you or me… the journey has just begun…""

"The story suddenly stopped here, then the image vanished, completely cut off."

""Huh? How did the sound suddenly disappear?" Xiao San Yue pouted regretfully, but then suddenly heard Mr. Walter's heavy breathing from behind."

""……""

"Walter closed his eyes, only feeling his temples throbbing violently."