Genshin Impact: Dance of Sinners

"My family was not well off when I was studying, and neither was she."

"In that rural town, there was only one private school. Sixty or seventy people crowded into a classroom converted from an old kitchen to listen to a lecture by a teacher."

"We couldn't squeeze through the bigger classmates, so we had to sit in the back row. Sometimes we couldn't get a seat, so we just stood together."

"At first she came early to every class to help me get a seat, but then she gradually became late and eventually didn't even come to class at all."

"Once, my husband asked me to pay the cost of books and pens, which was fifty molars. I silently paid it for her."

"She found out later and gave me one hundred, and I said I'd give you the money tomorrow."

"She smiled and said no, just in case I have to pay it later."

"Then he handed me a bag of sunflower seeds and said they grew them themselves."

"I ate that bag of sunset fruits for a month. They were not very sweet, but rather sour. After drying, they were as big as a fist and harder than a rock."

"I found her before the exam and wanted to give her extra lessons."

"She smiled and said no need. She is stupid and is not good at studying. Her family also hopes that she will work early."

"I feel disappointed. I haven't paid you back yet. I'll give it to you tomorrow."

"She said yes."

"She just didn't show up."

"Later I took the exam and came to Liyue Port, and I heard from candidates from my hometown that an old man kept her."

"She has always known how to chat with men who are older and have assets. She has always been good at it and is very comfortable with it."

"In those years, I heard rumors about her from time to time. Until one time, I heard that one of the wealthy people rushed to her home and paraded her through the town holding her hair."

"Nothing has been heard from her since."

"After graduation, I did not return to that heartbroken town. Instead, I worked hard and finally established a foothold in Liyue Port and started my own career."

"Every day we drink and drink together, and socialize constantly."

"After seeing off my clients last night, I stood under the street lamp and stared at the brightly lit night view of the commercial port in a daze."

"A little girl was pushing a cart hard. There were several baskets of sunken fruits on the cart, and she was selling them to me."

"Looking at the little girl's clear eyes, I remembered her once."

"How great would it be if she could stand on her own feet?"

"While I was busy asking people to move the sundown fruits to my door, I suddenly heard an excited voice saying loudly to me,"

"Ah, how could it be you? What a coincidence!"

"I raised my head in astonishment and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face. In the tide of memory, it became clear from blur, and finally merged into a real her."

"Yeah, what a coincidence."

"Wow, is this your yard?"

"She stood at the door of my house, carefully stuck her head out, and said, your house is so beautiful."

"Would you like to go for a walk together? My mind went blank and I said it like a conditioned reflex."

"I went home, put on a newly bought coat, and took her out onto the street into the lively crowd."

"Under the lights at night, Liyue Port turns into a huge stage, where countless stories and dreams are staged."

"Some actors become famous overnight, and some businessmen become rich overnight."

"She gushed, her words unabashedly filled with envy."

"This is the first time I have seen something that my younger self had never seen before, that soul that is so eager for material things."

"She said no man had ever taken her shopping so patiently. Everyone only had desire in their eyes."

"She said that men are unreliable, except those who grew up together and knew everything about her. Judging from her tone, none of the rich men chose her in the end."

"She worked as a waiter, opened a clothing store, and now works as a salesperson in a Rouge store. Her income is not enough for expenses."

"She said she had seen too many sights and now just wanted to settle down."

"She said she wanted to open a flower shop. Nowadays, many people need flowers in many situations. She calculated all the costs, estimated the profits, and even thought of the name of the flower shop."

"By the way, do you like children?"

"While walking through a dark section of the road, I watched from the corner of my eye as she took out a small make-up mask from her pocket and touched up her makeup."

"She powdered her face over and over again, trying to cover the fine lines at the corners of her eyes."

"For her age, she can still be classified as beautiful."

"But what I saw was an originally bright flower, wandering around in the Vanity Fair. After changing hands several times, it gradually lost its delicate beauty and was plasticizing."

"It seems that Fontaine has a processing technology called plasticization, which is also called preserved flowers."

"I felt a chill in my heart."

"I'm reminded of that dried sunken nut."

"A sunken fruit should be eaten while it is still edible."

"Otherwise, over time, they will just turn into tangerine peel pigeon eggs."

"All the past, all the letters, and the shiny sunset fruits are only worthy of being thrown into the trash."

"I brought her to this inn. This was the starting point of my dream. It was the place where I stayed when I came to Liyue Port to take the exam."

"She was moved with a hint of stiffness, as if she wanted to go back to her youthful days and fulfill my long-cherished wish that I never got."

"And I turned all my longing, unwillingness, and... probably resentment into bullets and shot her between the eyebrows."

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"Then you kicked in the door. Brother, you have to believe me. She is really my long-lost old classmate. Those 2000 moras are what I had determined to pay back to her dozens of times!"

Link was wearing a Qianyan Army duty uniform. He held a law enforcement record book with great interest and recorded the man's confession.

In the room, a greasy middle-aged man with disheveled clothes was sitting on the bedside, while a naked woman was hiding behind, covering her head and body with a quilt.

"So, this is the journey of an infatuated boy turning into an old ladybug?" Link raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Lin, stop dragging your feet, hurry up and get off work!" Ye Lan's helpless voice came from the corridor outside the door.

"Ah? Don't you need to collect evidence or something?" Link touched the tip of his nose. Generally speaking, according to the process, on-site investigation should be conducted by professionals first.

"What other evidence do you need to catch a ladybug?" Ye Lan glanced at the jade bracelet on her hand again.

"It's not a big deal. I'll detain him for a few days and fine him a small amount, so I won't leave him in the bureau to celebrate the holidays."

"oh oh."

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After escorting each ladybug into the police station, Yelan took Link directly to the Yanshang Teahouse.

Although the Iwagami Teahouse is called a "teahouse", it is actually a gambling house. While drinking, many people lost their temper and went out to play a few games.

Of course, this is essentially Ye Lan's intelligence gathering station.

"Is this what you usually do?" Link followed Ye Lan and sat at a table in the corner.

“When you are busy, focus on the work at hand, and when you are free, do anything.”