Chapter 86: The Gun Witch's Attitude Changes

[After returning to the room, you used your own medicine, such as herbal medicine for bruises and hemostatic herbs, to simply treat the bruises and wounds of the Spear Witch. Although the wounds on the Spear Witch looked scary, they were only superficial injuries, and the scars were not deep. They would heal after some rest.]

…Thank you… thank you. After the wound was treated, the Spear Witch blushed and thanked you.

"Why do you have so many wounds on your body?" Now you finally have time to ask the Spear Witch about the source of her wounds. In fact, you can guess most of the answers without asking. It's likely the Spear Witch sneaked into a wealthy merchant's shop to steal tonight and was discovered, which is why she was beaten up like this by the guards.

"This… has nothing to do with you." However, the Spear Witch clearly doesn't want you to know about these things. Facing the Spear Witch's stubbornness, you decide…

[1. Explain the reason to her and appeal to her emotions, and ask her to tell you the whole story.]

[2. Threaten her to tell you everything.]

[3. Since the Spear Witch doesn't want you to know this, forget it and pretend you didn't see anything.]

Three options were placed before Kujo Tsumugi.

"Select option 2."

Kujo Tsumugi chose the most efficient method.

Faced with the Spear Witch's stubborn attitude, you sneered, "Senior Sister, I remember that Master didn't know that you were a chivalrous thief. If Master knew that you used the Kung Fu she taught you to steal things…"

Hearing this, the Spear Witch's face suddenly turned red, and the veins on her forehead popped out. She argued, "Stealing things can't be considered stealing… Stealing things!… How can the deeds of a chivalrous thief be considered stealing!" Then she said some difficult words, such as "doing justice for the heavens" and "they deserve it," which made you laugh.

"Stop it, Senior Sister. Even if those wealthy businessmen did something shameful, they should be judged by the Qianyan Army and the law, not a thief like you." You said with a smile.

Then, you suddenly took a step forward and came to the front of the Spear Witch, who was sitting beside the bed, and said condescendingly, "Senior Sister, you don't want Master to know that you're a thief, do you?"

It's really me… The style of speaking is exactly the same as my real self... The real Kujo Tsumugi shook her head and sighed.

I… understand. Finally, under your coercion, the Spear Witch had no choice but to compromise and tell you the whole story.

In fact, the whole thing is similar to what you guessed. The Spear Witch learned that the owner of a pharmacy was smuggling and selling precious medicinal materials, so she sneaked into the rich man's house tonight to look for evidence. Unexpectedly, she was discovered by the guards. The Spear Witch finally escaped from the siege of the guards.

And the name of the pharmacy opened by that wealthy businessman is… Yucaotang.

…

So, what are you going to do next? Tsumugi Kujo sat next to the Spear Witch.

"I searched the rich businessman's house all night tonight but couldn't find his smuggling account book. He might have hidden it in the pharmacy. I plan to look for it in the pharmacy tomorrow night."

"You're in this state now?" Kujo Tsumugi touched the Spear Witch's arm, and this action pulled her wound, causing her to subconsciously take a breath, barely holding back a cry of pain.

"Why don't I help you?"

"You?" The Spear Witch looked at Kujo Tsumugi in surprise, not understanding why she took the initiative to help her.

You think I'm willing to help you? It's just for a side quest.

Tsumugi Kujo rolled her eyes at the Spear Witch.

"What? You can be a righteous thief, but I can't do my part for the people of Liyue?"

"There's still plenty of time. You can rest here. I'll go to Yucaotang to find the smuggling account book."

After saying that, Kujo Tsumugi ran out of the room without waiting for the Spear Witch's response and sneaked into Yucaotang in a few minutes.

After being reminded by the Spear Witch, Tsumugi Kujo also remembered that her boss would sometimes call some guests to a room on the second floor to discuss business. If they were discussing smuggling business…

Following her memory, Tsumugi Kujo came to the room where the boss often met guests, and sure enough, she found a notebook in a secret compartment in the drawer.

"On October 12, deliver fifty Qingxin to the Lawrence Family… Wait, the Lawrence Family?!"

After all this time, it turns out that this boss was transporting medicinal herbs for the Lawrence family.

However, the Lawrence family is very wealthy and can actually purchase fifty Qingxin… If based on the market price, these fifty Qingxin would cost an estimated 300 to 400 million Mora, and the price on the black market would be even higher.

As for why the Lawrence family purchased Qingxin through smuggling rather than formal channels… it's because Liyue has very strict control over Qingxin, and it's impossible to buy as many as fifty Qingxin through normal channels.

Kujo Tsumugi flipped through the account book again and found that not only the Lawrence family but also some small nobles in Mondstadt, and even the nobles of Sumeru and Inazuma, were engaged in smuggling trade through this route. Of course, the bulk of the trade was still the Lawrence family.

Wow, this time we caught a big fish.

After collecting the account book, Tsumugi Kujo returned home and handed the smuggling account book to the Spear Witch.

"Yes, this is the account book you asked for."

"This…"

The Spear Witch was shocked. She didn't expect you to be able to successfully get the account book back in such a short time.

After seeing the contents of the account book, the Spear Witch immediately became indignant.

"The Lawrence family… are they the nobles that rule Mondstadt now? By the way, Tsumugi, you're from Mondstadt, right? Can you tell me about the Lawrence family?"

"Oh, of course."

Tsumugi Kujo told everything that the Lawrence family had done, and also recounted what happened after she entered Mondstadt a few years ago.

After listening to Tsumugi Kujo's description, the Spear Witch became indignant again.

"This Lawrence family is too abominable! I'll wipe them out sooner or later!" The Spear Witch said angrily, and then looked at Kujo Tsumugi with a trace of pity. In her opinion, Kujo Tsumugi had lived under the rule of the Lawrence family since she was a child, so her life must have been particularly difficult when she was young.

Thinking of her cold attitude towards Kujo Tsumugi during the years they had known each other, the Spear Witch felt even more guilty.

Exiting immersive mode…

[Since then, the attitude of the Spear Witch towards you has become much softer, which makes you feel puzzled.]

[Sometimes, the Spear Witch will take you along on chivalrous activities, and the relationship between the two of you has become much closer, but the Spear Witch still keeps silent about her past life. In this way, you ushered in a new year in Liyue.]

[17 years old: One day, Madame Ping called you and the Spear Witch over and said she had something to tell you…]