It was inconvenient to talk while standing at the stairs, so the three of them returned to the cleaned up box.

"The acting leader is not here, and Klee is out all day long. If something happens, even if you are Kaia, it will be difficult to explain to Jean when you return."

Diluk was very dissatisfied with the man's irresponsible behavior, and he warned Kaeya as soon as he sat down.

\"I really can't refute what you said, but Klee is indeed a capable and smart child, she's just too young and inexperienced. She is a famous Spark Knight in the Knights Templar, Master Diluc, don't underestimate her.\"

"But I never expected that Master Diluc would care so much about the members of the Knights."

Kaia said slowly, with a playful expression on his face:

"Looking at how strict you are with Klee, people who don't know might think you and Captain Jean are a family."

Kaeya's gaze made Diluk feel a little uncomfortable. He turned his head and moved his lips:

"Hmph...childish."

Barbara was sandwiched between the two of them, and suddenly there was a sour smell in the air.

Eh? Did Xiangling... bring vinegar just now?

"Humph. I just hope that the child won't get into unnecessary trouble."

As if he couldn't hear the teasing in Kaeya's words, Diluk crossed his arms and leaned back in the wooden chair.

The Traveler and Paimon came to the Hall of All Peoples a few days ago, and they brought a message to Diluk.

Wendy obtained some information about the missing homeless people through the wind, and this matter is most likely related to the Life Foundation.

Recently, there have been a large number of missing homeless people and vagrants in New York City. The number of missing people is unbelievable. Although the local FBI has conducted an investigation, all of these people seem to have suddenly disappeared.

There was no record of taking any means of transportation, and there was no sign of leaving New York City. Everyone disappeared in the city without warning.

Compared to the FBI, Diluk was the first to discover this abnormal phenomenon. Although he was not in Mondstadt at the time, he still had the habit of night patrols. When he first came to this city, he also fought crime at night, and in the process he also got to know most of the situation in the city.

According to his observation, homeless people can be seen everywhere in New York City. They live on government relief funds and sleep in tents on the streets. Those with slightly better conditions can grab free beds provided by welfare agencies at night.

But as his night patrols increased, Diluk keenly discovered that the number of these homeless people was slowly decreasing, and the reason for the decrease was not because they found jobs or left the city to go somewhere else.

These homeless people disappeared, but all their belongings, such as tents, pots and pans, were not taken away. This strange situation made Diluk feel a deep sense of crisis.

Among them, only Klee is the one that worries Diluk the most. Although Xiangling likes to look for ingredients everywhere, the recent events at the New York store of Wanmintang have consumed most of her energy. Usually, Xiangling stays in the store.

But the little girl Klee is a person who can't sit still. When she first came to New York, she ran around everywhere. Although Kaeya was watching over her and nothing serious could happen, her ability to cause trouble was no less than when she was in Mondstadt.

Klee is a person with a lot of clever ideas and is very courageous. It is not surprising that she would do something earth-shattering. Diluk is really worried that one day the little girl will accidentally attract the attention of the evil forces in New York.

It so happened that there had been some unrest in the nights these past few days, and Keli had made another mistake with Xiangling, so he simply put on a stern face in front of the girl, imitated Qin, and put the little one in solitary confinement.

He had originally planned to let Klee out to play after solving these missing cases, but it had only been one day and Kaiya, this unreliable guy, had opened a back door for the little girl. How could he not be angry?

"When did our dark elf hero of Mondstadt become so timid?" Kaeya shrugged his shoulders, picked up the teacup and took a sip.

How can you have a rainbow without experiencing setbacks? In his opinion, Diluk met Klee too little, so he was so worried.

"Master Diluk wants to protect Klee under his wings like a mother duck protecting her ducklings. I think this will limit her performance. You know, this little girl can be blown up by a bomb even by a Deep Mage."

Diluk glared at Kaeya in dissatisfaction and was unwilling to continue the conversation.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a moment, but fortunately the sound of the door being pushed open outside broke the deadlock.

"Diluk, Kaeya, eh? Barbara is here too."

The visitor greeted the people in the room and closed the door gently.

"Traveler, Paimon, you are here!"

Barbara breathed a sigh of relief, she dared not even breathe between the two brothers, it would have been great if her sister was here, but unfortunately the person who could mediate did not come this time, thanks to the arrival of the Traveler and Paimon, she did not want to experience such an embarrassing scene again.

"Yes, we found something new at the singing place, so the traveler and I came to find you right away."

Paimon put one hand on his chin and pretended to be profound while studying with the other hand:

"Hey, it seems that what you thought was right, Traveler. There is indeed something fishy going on with this Life Foundation. Their base was very lively last night."

“Eh? Do you want to share information with Master Diluk? Then, how about getting me a bottle of dandelion wine in exchange?”

Ahem. Paimon finished learning it vividly and poked his finger in embarrassment:

"Hmph, I think the singer must have taken advantage of this opportunity to blackmail Master Diluc with the information because Tony banned him from drinking alcohol and he hasn't had a drink in a few days."

Kaia chuckled: "I think the poet was bored by the prohibition and wanted to take this opportunity to indulge himself."

"It doesn't matter."

Diluk calmly waved his hand and invited the Traveler and Paimon to sit down. He poured a cup of tea for them and said:

"Although I'm not in Mondstadt, I can still brew a bottle of dandelion wine. Tell me, what did Wendy find?"

Lin Ze smelled the tea, took a sip, and slowly told Wendy about his discovery.

......

"You mean someone broke into the Life Foundation's research base yesterday and caused quite a commotion."

"Yes."

Lin Ze said affirmatively: "The key is that the intruder last night seemed to have taken something away from the Life Foundation. The owner of this Life Foundation, Carlton Drake, has been chasing him."

What did the intruder steal that would make Drake so angry that he would kill him?

Interesting." Diluk thought.

"It seems that the 'hero' from yesterday is the key to solving the mystery. I am becoming more and more interested in the Life Foundation."

Kaiya stroked the teacup with a smile on his face. If they could find the intruder from yesterday, it would be much easier to find out the truth of the matter.

"who's that person?"

Diluk asked.

Lin Ze shook his head. "According to Wendy, that person is a reporter named Eddie Brock. He was fired a few months ago because of his inappropriate language during an interview with Drake, which angered him. Yesterday, he escaped from the Life Foundation and returned to the city."

"Wendy asked me to come find you, saying that I would know Eddie's whereabouts when I arrived at Wanmin Hall. I thought you had news about him here?"

Several people looked at each other, not knowing what the poet was talking about.

There was a commotion outside, and the screams of diners and the sound of plates smashing caught their attention.

\"What's going on outside?\" Barbara looked surprised.

\"Not sure, go out and take a look.\"

Diluk frowned, stood up, and walked out of the room quickly.

Kaia followed closely behind.

Lin Ze and Paimon took Barbara out of the door and looked down.

"You are so courageous, how dare you come to Wanmin Hall to make trouble!!"

Xiangling was seen with her hands on her waist, holding a Xifeng spear in her hand and an angry expression on her face.

She pointed at the slovenly man who was less than a meter tall in front of her and shouted, "If you can't make sense, I'll beat you up!"

"Hmph, let me show you my master's marksmanship!"

As she spoke, the girl stabbed the man with the spear in her hand.

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