Chapter 961: Tinari's Thoughts
The threat worked, and Cole walked back to Tinari dejectedly and stayed there obediently.
" That's the situation."
Seno folded his hands: "You asked me to hide what Abatoi did from others. What is your plan?"
"I need Abatoi, he is one of the people we can win over at the moment."
Tinari said, "If we release him, based on what we know now, are you sure he will be punished in the end, rather than being dragged away to a place for some kind of research?"
"Even if you are a high-ranking disciplinary officer, you can't guarantee that something like this won't happen."
Seno's face was heavy: "You are right, but do you plan to keep Abatoi by your side?"
"Yes, I will make up an identity for him."
Tinari nodded. "The passerby who noticed Abatoi sneaking into Huacheng and bravely resisted him single-handedly until he fell unconscious will become a ranger of Huacheng."
"But you forgot one thing."
Seno pointed to the void terminal next to his ear: "Everything I do is uploaded to the void. My actions are all in the eyes of others. This is inevitable."
Tinari glanced at Seno, who quite naturally took off the void terminal and then sealed it with special props, making it impossible for it to interact with the outside world in any form.
In the past, this was a method used by some scholars who committed crimes to reduce traces. Seno did not expect that he would be able to use it today.
However, it cannot be used for too long, otherwise there will be abnormal records in the void.
"No, we have one more person."
Tinari looked towards Gu Sanqiu and said, "Perhaps we can ask him for help. Someone behind the 'real' Abatoi has been funding his research. He was rescued by a mysterious person while we were solving the case."
"As for identity, what do you think of the Fatui?"
Seno frowned and thought: "No, the Fatui's identity is untenable. If we want to use it, we can only use the name of the Gilded Brigade."
"If you really want to do this, I will go deeper into the desert to cooperate with you, but I am not sure how long this lie can last. You must make other preparations."
"Besides, are you really sure he will help you?"
Tinari shook his head. "I don't know. Telling him we were going to do this was just to keep things from getting too tense between us."
"Even if he wasn't there, Huachengguo is a place where all kinds of people come together. It's not surprising that some strange people come to such a place occasionally."
Seno folded his hands: "I have no objection, as long as you are sure of yourself."
Tinari said to Seno solemnly: "Thank you."
"You're welcome. I'm doing this today just to verify some of my guesses."
"If the duty of the disciplinary officer is only to arrest, rather than arresting and trying the scholars who have made mistakes, making them understand their mistakes and bear the corresponding punishment, then such accusations are meaningless."
Seno's eyes gradually became dangerous. "If, as you guessed, Abatoi was not tried after I brought him back, but disappeared through some channel, then the problem of the House of the Decrees is very serious."
"If Abatoi can disappear, then why can't those scholars I captured before disappear?"
"Being able to place your mentor under house arrest means that some people within the Order have accumulated considerable power, and there is a high possibility that three or more sages are involved."
Seno said: "After cooperating with you to enter the desert, I will return to the Church Order to secretly gather information. If I really find any problems, I will contact you then."
"If that time comes, I will contact you through that Sangge Mahabayi."
"Or, in other words, when one day you hear the rumor that 'the disciplinary officer has tracked down a long-lurking vicious academic organization', you will know that I have really discovered something."
"You leave a retreat for us in Huacheng Castle, and I will go to Xumi City as an insider. Or we can say that we are now helping each other."
"Whether you get into trouble or I encounter a problem, the other person has to find a solution. So from this perspective, our being in two different places has become an act of risk sharing."
Although it is just a guess at the moment, Seno has a hunch that what he just said might be true.
To protect scholars with taboos, they are allowed to change their appearance and join in secret research. Even if they occasionally appear in Xumi City, no one will find any problems.
Because the people behind them are very likely to have very high void authority and have blocked all their information and data.
From the perspective of an ordinary person, that person walking down the street, perhaps holding a bag of groceries, exists.
But from the perspective of the void, it is a physical ghost walking on the street in broad daylight.
Unfortunately, the Xumi people have become accustomed to the void terminal and have also become accustomed to not having the authority to access information that does not belong to them.
Habits are terrible.
Gu Sanqiu came over and said, "What are you guys talking about? You seem to be quite happy. How about talking to me about 500 Mora?"
"Sir, we need your help."
Tinari said: "We may have to borrow your reputation, or we may throw dirty water on you, and we will pay very reasonable compensation."
"Do you think I'm someone who would be short of money?"
Gu Sanqiu said: "The price of asking me to do something is very high. I think you have to be mentally prepared first."
In Mondstadt, he has already become the Son of the West Wind, and the situation on Inazuma's side is even more outrageous. Everyone has the illusion that "the Demon King of Liyue and the General are having an unclear relationship."
If I get involved, what will happen in the end may not develop in the direction that Tinari expected.
"Sir, you are Cole's great benefactor, please rest assured about the reward."
Tinari gritted his teeth and said, "Five pieces of growing jadeite. This is the highest price I can offer."
Five pieces of growing jadeite, the highest level of grass element crystals?
You are very rich, little brother.
This is indeed not an amount that ordinary people can afford.
Gu Sanqiu thought about it, if we compare similar products, then it would be the five "Proof of Adult Drinking Protection Sets" from Wendy's?
The highest level elemental crystals are extremely precious things, but when compared like this, they feel a lot weirder for some reason.
I always feel that the value of growing jadeite is moving in a very strange direction.
"Don't worry, sir. The growing jadeite I'm talking about is a rare thing that grows naturally, not a low-grade crystal that is purified and synthesized using alchemical techniques."
Tinari spoke at a steady pace: "If you feel it's not enough, please give me some time , and I can make up for it."
"No, it's just a matter of reputation. Five pieces of growing jadeite are enough."
He is using an alias, and he can get the growing jadeite by borrowing its reputation, which is considered a very profitable business.
Even if Amber might reveal their true identity, what would happen? For their own sake, Tinari and the others would definitely not reveal the truth.
