Genshin Impact: Legend of the Emperor

Leaving the two evil spirits behind and ordering them to guard this fertile land, Muzan turned and walked into the forest.

A few days later.

Rumors of evil spirits eating people began to spread on the outlying islands, and it was at this time that a tavern called "Jilefang" opened.

Although this Ji Le Fang has only been open for a few days, business is extremely booming.

Although it was morning, the sky over the island was still overcast. Ever since the rumor of the terrifying insect spread in the small village on the island a few days ago, the people on the island had not seen the sun for a long time.

In the shabby tavern, after a glass of wine, the originally somewhat reserved street thug began to brag about what he had seen and heard in the past few days.

"Hey, kid, you said you saw a ghost, you're not lying, are you?"

The drunken thug blurted out what was in his heart.

"You don't know how scary that evil ghost is!"

"That evil ghost was ten feet tall, with a green face and fangs, and his fist was bigger than my head."

"When I returned to the village that day, I saw a group of people gathered together and looked like they were going to fight. I wanted to join in the fun, but I suddenly had a stomachache and went to the toilet."

"Hey, guess what I saw when I came back from the toilet?"

Although the gangster's story was confusing and irrelevant, the idle people in the tavern had heard rumors about evil ghosts eating people in the past few days. Naturally, they felt a little uneasy, so they cooperated and wanted to know more about these gossips.

"Hurry up and tell us, kid. Are you trying to make us anxious to death?"

"Yes, tell me now."

"Well, I'll buy you a drink, tell me now."

Seeing everyone so supportive, the hooligans, feeling a little dizzy from the boasting, immediately drank the wine in the glass, ordered another glass of the most expensive wine, took a sip, and then continued:

"I hurried out of the toilet because I was worried that they would leave and I would not be able to join in the fun."

"When I arrived at the scene, I saw blood all over the ground, but strangely, there was no body on the ground."

"So I plucked up the courage to dig up the land, and the result was -"

"The soil is full of dead bodies!!!"

thump——

The wind blew in through the window, and the wind chimes in the tavern rang, scaring a few strong men who were sitting around listening to the gangster's story.

Everyone's face turned unnatural, and some who felt embarrassed tried to cover it up by drinking, thinking that alcohol would help soothe their chilling hearts.

(This kid's story is quite scary. It gives me chills.)

The gangster sneered at the frightened people and laughed triumphantly: "Ha, you cowards, you won't be scared to pee, right?"

Of course, the people present were not convinced. One smart person asked, "When you arrived, the ground was covered with blood and there was no body. That means the evil ghost had already left when you arrived. Then how do you know what the evil ghost looks like?"

Everyone laughed at this gangster boy.

"Hey, I knew this guy was making up a story, but I didn't expect he could actually scare you guys so much."

"That's right. If this kid really saw an evil ghost, he would still be alive and kicking."

"You are just too ignorant to be intimidated by this kid. Let me tell you what I saw in Ji Le Fang a few days ago, so that you groundhogs can broaden your horizons."

When they heard that someone had been to the most popular and prestigious tavern, the people in the tavern became interested. Those who sat here were all shameless, and they had to buy a bowl of wine for ten Moras on credit. There were actually people who could afford to go to the Paradise House, where the minimum consumption per night was 100,000 Moras.

Never mind if it's true or not, that's what they like to hear.

The gangster who was the celebrity in the bar just now and the center of attention was now ignored by everyone.

The thug curled his lips and poured the wine into his mouth without leaving a drop. If someone hadn't invited him, he wouldn't have been willing to drink this glass of fifty Mora wine.

After drinking, the gangster, feeling bored, lifted the tattered curtain of the pub and was about to leave.

The guy who told the story of Gokurakubo was the boss of the outlying island and the servants of the Hiiragi family, who were in charge of the Kanjo Bugyo. Didn't the gangsters believe that he could be taken into Gokurakubo? That guy must have heard about it from others, and replaced the protagonist with himself and came here to brag.

It's just to fool these ignorant groundhogs, he doesn't want to listen to it.

Gangster: "One day, I will also walk into the gate of Ji Le Fang with a swagger."

The gangster pushed open the tattered door curtain and ran into a tall figure head-on.

He was about to start cursing when he caught a glimpse of the man's attire and realized he was a foot soldier of the Tenryo Bugyo clan.

"General, I deserve to die. I actually blocked your way. I really deserve to die." The gangster quickly rolled to the side and knelt down to make way, while slapping himself hard in the face.

These guys from the shogunate army were very ferocious. They would draw their swords and hack at people if they disagreed with something. The thugs were afraid of getting hacked too.

But usually these "big shots" don't they all dislike this place because it's dirty and smelly and don't come here. The gangster didn't even dare to curse in his heart and could only lament his bad luck.

The foot soldier in the uniform of the shogunate army frowned and said, "Get up, someone wants to see you, follow me!"

Although the gangster was confused, he was tactful enough to follow the foot soldier at a distance that was neither too far nor too close. It was obvious that the foot soldier had no intention of explaining to the gangster.

The two turned into a small alley. The gangster sighed inwardly, thinking that this man wanted to trick him into a deserted place to test his knife. If he had known earlier, he would have run away. Even if he was beaten, it would be better than losing his life!

But he didn't dare to run away now, what if he had misunderstood?

"Master Heizo, here comes the person you are looking for."

"Well, excuse me, I need to interrogate this man, please leave first."

Tapping.

The sound of the footsteps of the foot soldiers leaving made the gangster, who was kneeling on the ground with his head bowed respectfully, feel a little relieved.

"Get up."

The gangster stood up timidly and saw a handsome young nobleman appearing in front of him.

With purple-red hair and a fair face, it is obvious that she is not an ordinary person. Poor people cannot raise such a beautiful child with such fair skin.

The uniquely designed clothes are even more expensive. A white waist-baring top is paired with shorts, and a weapon similar to a short stick is hung on the waist.

The gangster immediately determined that this was a big shot whom he absolutely could not afford to offend. As for how high his status was, it made no difference to him whether it was the foot soldier just now or the head of one of the three magistrates. He could kill him easily anyway.

While looking through the information in his hand, Shikanoin Heizo asked, "Kusama Taira, a villager of Muzuka Village, right?"

The gangster Kusama Taira nervously replied, "Yes, yes, sir."

"According to the investigation, you were in the village when the evil ghost injured people in Wuzhong Village, right? Do you remember what happened that day?"

The gangster Kusama Ping didn't dare to lie at all, and told everything he knew tremblingly.

"Sir, when I returned to the village that day, I saw some villagers surrounding a man. I was afraid of being beaten so I went back to the house and hid."

"Not long after that, I heard horrible howling coming from the village. I was so scared that I hid in my bed and trembled. I didn't dare to go out at all."

"After that, it was only after the village chief and his men came to look for me that I came out of the house."

Shikanoin Heizo took out a pen and wrote down Kusama Taira's testimony, then continued to ask, "What does the village chief want to see you for?"

"The village chief said that an evil spirit broke into the village and killed people. Now that the evil spirit has left, let us young people go and clean up the blood and not bring the evil spirit and wild animals into the village again."

"Then when we were digging, we found the hands of the dead people."

"I was so scared that I fled the village overnight and never dared to go back."

The gangster Kusama Taira kowtowed to Shikanoin Heizo and said, "Sir, this is all I know. I really don't know anything else. Please spare my life."

Heizo Kannoin waved his hand and let Heizo Kusama leave.

Heizo looked at the recorded notebook in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

Some time ago, a case of evil spirits killing people in Muzuka Village was reported to Tenryo Bugyo. Originally, the Tenryo Bugyo was not going to take any action, but among the dead there was a soldier of the shogunate army.

Everyone knows that General Kujo of Tenryo Bugyo attaches the most importance to soldiers. In order to be able to give an explanation when Lord Kujo Sara is held accountable in the future, the shogunate army sent a team of soldiers to investigate.

As a result, this team of shogunate troops never returned.

A team of well-equipped soldiers had no one survived, and that was on their own territory. This was a slap in the face of Tianling Fengxing.

Therefore, the young detective Shikanoen Heizo from Tenryo Bugyo was ordered to investigate and handle the matter.

"This case is not a simple one. The Fatui, the soldiers of Tenryo Bugyo, and the legendary evil spirits have all gotten involved." Shikanoin Heizo complained, but there was fire in his eyes.

Is it such a challenging case that is worthy of his identity as a famous detective?

Cases like finding cats and dogs and catching thieves did not require a famous detective like him.

Heizo Shikanoin has been looking forward to a challenging case for a long time.

As a famous Inazuma detective, Shikanoin Heizo works for the Tenryo Bugyo. Although he is young and looks more well-behaved and polite than every newcomer, he actually never follows the rules. He neither reports to the station every day like other colleagues, nor does he participate in daily patrols.

His colleagues were willing to cooperate with him, and his superiors rarely interfered with his free actions. Even his superiors' superiors would occasionally send him questions like "How are you doing lately?"

Such a unique style and status, in addition to his noble status as a primordial god, is more importantly his unparalleled ability to handle cases. Whenever the magistrate faces a rare and difficult case, a major case, or a mystery, Heizo will always be the one who shoulders everyone's expectations and finally breaks the deadlock.

However, after Shikanoin Heizo created a great reputation, he has not received any cases worth taking on for a long time.

This resulted in Shikanoin Heizo's boss looking at him as a freeloader.