Genshin Impact: Funina's Official Pastry Chef

Looking at Wilmand who was lowering his head in front of him, Chang Ming took a deep breath and then slowly closed his eyes.

Today's incident once again confirmed his previous thoughts.

Before he had the power to contend with the world, he could do nothing even if he knew that there would be many disasters and tragedies in this world.

Even though he raised the legal barriers against "Les", even though he mobilized all the Melucenes who could obey him to search for Vash and "Les"... he still couldn't prevent Oretti's death.

Thinking of this, Chang Ming sighed quietly, and already started planning to find Villette tonight to try out the procedure.

While Chang Ming was arranging things for tonight... Paimeng scratched his head and asked a question somewhat embarrassedly.

"Although I think this is a bit rude, I still want to ask..."

"According to what Wilman just said, there is absolutely no reason for the so-called 'mysterious man' to harm Oretti? Why did this happen?"

"Also, Poirot told us earlier that...Aureti's death was related to the "serial disappearance of young girls case". Now it seems...these two things don't seem to be related?"

After hearing Paimon's words, everyone present fell into a strange silence.

Judging from the information they already know...there are considerable loopholes in what Verment said, and it is completely inconsistent with the findings of Poirot and the Court of Shadows.

Could it be that... there is something else behind this matter? Or is this just the beginning?

Feeling the suspicious gazes of the crowd, Wilman fell into a long silence, and only spoke after a while:

"The day after I handed those obscene scripts to the head of the group, that guy came to me and asked me what I thought and whether I was willing to cooperate with them."

"Just when I was thinking about how to reject his words...the leader suddenly walked in from outside and took the responsibility of this matter on her own head."

"She rejected the man righteously and returned the scripts to him on the spot."

Having said that, Wilman took a deep breath, as if what he was about to say next was constantly attacking his psychological defenses.

"As a result, that guy thought we went back on our word and claimed that we had already reviewed the script and violated his business privacy and information security, and demanded a high amount of compensation..."

"At that time, he gave the leader two choices. The first was to pay compensation, and the second was to become his slave..."

Hearing this, Funina's eyes suddenly widened and her pupils contracted rapidly, as if she had heard something unbelievable.

"Eh??? Become...a slave?!"

Paimon's shocked voice echoed among the mountains and fields, as if what she was expressing was not her own shock, but the shock of everyone present.

"That's right... The reason why that guy came to us with such a low-grade script is that he actually has evil intentions towards Captain Oretti and wants to use this method to make her surrender."

"Of course the troupe leader was unwilling to surrender, so she chose the first option and said that she would raise as much money as possible and send it to him. The only condition was that he should not harm other members of the troupe."

"The man agreed without hesitation. At the time, I thought he was at least communicative, but now it seems... he was just confident."

Hearing this, Poirot's face, which had originally had some color, suddenly turned pale, his legs began to tremble, and he almost stumbled and fell on the lawn.

"And then..."

Looking at the pale Poirot in front of him, Verment sighed quietly, and then continued:

"As the payment deadline approaches, that guy becomes more and more difficult to deal with. He comes to the team leader almost every day to put pressure on her, hoping to achieve his goal faster."

"Under such circumstances, I have figured out what I should do. Either I die together with that guy, or I can only watch the leader become a plaything."

"But when I was about to do that, the troupe leader stopped me. She said it was the troupe's fault and not my fault."

"She also told me... that guy was coming for her. As the center of the incident, she naturally has a way to deal with it."

"I was a little surprised at the time, and couldn't think of any way for the captain to resolve this matter smoothly."

"It wasn't until that morning when the leader calmly asked us to leave Fontaine that I knew what she was going to do."

"She wanted to use her life... to buy our safety."

Wilman slowly closed his eyes, then said in a low voice:

"It was then that I understood the true meaning of that sentence - as long as she died, that guy would not continue to cause trouble for the troupe and us..."

Before Verment had finished speaking, Poirot could no longer control his emotions.

He walked up to Wilman in two steps, punched him hard in the face, then grabbed him by the collar and roared:

"You bastard! You knew she was in danger! Why didn't you tell me?!"

"It has come to that, what are you afraid of?! Shouldn't we go save her?!"

"Do you know how ridiculous what you did is?!"

Poirot's eyes turned bloodshot, like a wild beast selecting its prey.

I originally thought that this consequence was caused by external pressure or being inexplicably selected by that beast named Vash, but it turned out to be due to a traitor in the troupe?

Looking at the nearly insane Poirot in front of him, Verment closed his eyes slightly, and then shouted loudly as if he had given up on himself:

"So, I was the one who killed Oretti, are you satisfied?!"

"You bastard!!!"

As Poirot spoke, he was about to punch Verment again, wanting to vent his anger.

But...this punch did not hit Wilman's face directly, but was caught by a lightning barrier that suddenly appeared.

bang——

Accompanied by the crisp sound of glass breaking, Chang Ming, who was originally standing at the outermost edge, came to the side of the two people without knowing when.

Perhaps because they were caught off guard by the sudden appearance of the barrier, the two of them were stunned at the same time, obviously...at a loss.

Chang Ming took advantage of this moment of distraction and separated the two people with a little effort. Then he stood between them and said:

"Gentlemen, please calm down. Even if you beat each other to death right now, the problem won't be solved."