The Embers of King's Teyvat Journey

Adventurers seem to be highly respected only in Mondstadt. In Liyue, adventurers are no different from ordinary professions.

To ordinary Liyue residents, a great adventurer is like a master carpenter or a renowned antique appraiser. While worthy of admiration and respect, few people would bother to learn about them beyond mere interest.

As for Inazuma, it goes without saying that even after spending some time in the Inazuma wilderness, Yu Jin didn't see a single little green man.

This would be absolutely impossible in Mondstadt or Liyue.

This shows how few adventurers there are in Inazuma.

"Haha, the lockdown order can restrict people's movement, but it can't stop the flow of information. I still know a little about what's happening outside."

"The title of 'Great Adventurer' is still quite prestigious."

After speaking, Kanoin Heizo puffed out his chest confidently. In truth, Yu Jin's reputation wasn't that great in Inazuma. Now that Inazuma was engulfed in war, ordinary people wouldn't have the leisure to care about news from other countries.

But Kanoin Heizo is different; he is a detective, and a key factor in a detective's deductions is the vast amount of information in his mind.

Therefore, even though Inazuma was in a closed country, Kanoin Heizo did not miss anything happening in any other country.

He had naturally heard of Yu Jin's reputation.

"I see, but there's one thing I need to correct: I'm not an adventurer now, but a social researcher!"

"What is this? Social research? Isn't that something the Vahumana Academy likes to do? Why is it the Adventurers' Guild's turn?"

Kanoin Heizo picked at his ear, looking puzzled. Why did he hear a word that only Sumeru would use from Yu Jin's mouth?

"Fa... Hu... Mo... Na..., what kind of name is this? It's so hard to pronounce?"

Yu Jin's expression wasn't much better than Kanoin Heizo's. He realized he couldn't understand a word Kanoin Heizo was saying.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I was just a little surprised to hear the word 'social research'."

"I thought only scholars of the Theory School who spend all their time in the library would do such a thing. I didn't expect the Adventurers' Guild to do it too."

Seeing Yu Jin's puzzled look, Kanoin Heizo offered an explanation.

To be honest, the names of the six academies in Sumeru are not something that ordinary people can come up with. Even Kanoin Heizo, who considers himself a genius, spent a long time memorizing these tongue-twisting names.

"Xumi does this kind of thing?" Yu Jin scratched his head. He originally thought that this "social survey" was his own invention, but he didn't expect that others had already done it.

Never underestimate anyone.

"However, this behavior is purely out of personal interest and has nothing to do with the Adventurers' Guild." Ember indicated that this brilliant idea was his own, and had absolutely nothing to do with the Adventurers' Guild.

As he spoke, Yu Jin pulled out a notebook. Then he held the end of the pen to Heizo Kanoin's mouth and asked in a serious tone:

"What is Detective Heizo Kanoin's view on this war between the shogunate army and the resistance army?"

Seeing the pen that had almost been shoved into his mouth, Kanoin Heizo involuntarily took a few steps back.

"How else can I watch it? I'll just stand there and watch."

"I see. Detective Kanoin Heizo thinks the war between the shogunate army and the resistance army is too naive."

"Regarding this war, Detective Heizo Kanoin stated that he observed it entirely from a superior perspective."

He moved forward alongside Kanoin Heizo, withdrawing the pen that had been pressed against his lips.

With a gliding motion of the pen, a brand new conversation appeared in the notebook.

"No? How come you..."

"So, what does Detective Heizo Kanoin think is the cause of this war?"

Seeing that Kanoin Heizo looked like he wanted to say something, Yu Jin preemptively cut him off, silencing his words.

The investigation is the priority; as for others, we'll talk about them after the investigation is over.

"..."

Heizo Kanoin had learned his lesson this time. His eyes flickered slightly, but he said nothing.

"Detective Kanoin Heizo remained silent about the cause of the war. It seems he was under some kind of pressure, whether from Umijima Island, the shogunate, or the Raiden General in the castle tower? He himself does not know."

Amidst the swishing sound of writing, the embers "perfectly" expressed Heizo Kanoin's inner thoughts and the potential limitations he might face.

At this point, Kanoin Heizo could no longer hold back. He stepped forward and tried to snatch the notebook from Yu Jin's hand.

"Give it to me! Who taught you to memorize it this way?"

"It seems that Detective Heizo Kanoin is under extraordinary pressure; he doesn't even dare to express his own opinions!"

Yu Jin raised his hands above his head, still writing furiously.

The result was an even fiercer counterattack from Shinoin Heizo. Unfortunately for him, Ember was not only taller than Shinoin Heizo, but also faster and stronger.

Kanoin Heizo spent half a day bustling around the embers, but couldn't even touch a hair on them.

"B-Big brother, I'm really impressed. Even if you're going to write something nonsense, you don't have to make a fuss over a little detective like me, do you?"

After his attempt to seize the power by force failed, Kanoin Heizo changed tactics and began to appeal to Yu Jin's emotions and reason.

He began by recounting his tragic family history, and then mentioned his older sister who was raising a child alone.

His words were filled with the word "tragic".

Although Kanoin Heizo's family background was not tragic, his older sister was not raising her own children.

"I hope that tanuki ninja can't hear me?" Kanoin Heizo said, glancing around nervously.

Although the ninja his older sister was looking after was small and lazy, who knows, he might be hiding nearby?

After all, he was a ninja!

Chapter 426 The Little Deer When It Gets Serious

2024-01-17

"You are so miserable."

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin looked as if he believed it.

"Yeah, I'm in a terrible state, Ember, please stop torturing me."

Xiao Lu also had a bitter face. Luckily, his profession is detective. If he were an actor, he would probably be crying his eyes out by now.

"Okay, I've removed your name!" Yu Jin added a few more strokes, which relieved Kanoin Heizo.

But soon, he couldn't laugh anymore.

On the embers' notebook, all the places where "Shinoin Heizo" was written had been crossed out with several horizontal lines.

The horizontal lines are drawn crookedly, but the five large characters "Shironoin Heizo" can still be vaguely seen in them.

It's less about hiding and more about marking it, making people notice Hirazo Kanoin's name immediately.

This is even worse than not hitting them at all!

"What's the difference between this and not hitting at all!" Veins bulged on Shinoin Heizo's forehead. If Yu Jin hadn't committed no crime, he would have given Yu Jin a powerful punch to test the level of this "great adventurer".

"Don't worry about the details. Aren't you a detective? Look at other things." Yu Jin waved his hand and flipped through a few pages of his notebook.

"What's interesting about this place...?"

Heizo Kanoin was about to mock Ember for what useful information could possibly be in that notebook, but his voice gradually faded after seeing its contents.

As the embers turned the pages, Heizo Kanoin's brows furrowed more and more, and his expression grew increasingly serious.

"Phew..." After reading through all the written parts of the notebook, Kanoin Heizo let out a deep breath.

"Is everything written here true?"

Kanoin Heizo stroked his chin and asked with a serious expression. He had long since forgotten about his name being written down.

“Of course, but there are only witnesses, no physical evidence.” Yu Jin nodded. He was very meticulous when it came to important matters.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have bothered with any "social research." Wouldn't it have been better to just defeat the shogunate army and the resistance forces from south to north?

"This is troublesome. Witness testimony is not as reliable as physical evidence." Kanoin Heizo's eyes darted around. If what was recorded in the book was true, then he could not be so casual about this war.

Destroying the seal on the evil spirit, concealing news of the evil spirit's outbreak, silencing witnesses...

Both the rebel army and the shogunate army went too far in this war.

"No, the garrison of the God of Suicide couldn't be so easily defeated. How could a small squad of the rebels have wiped out all the guards so quietly?"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Kanoin Heizo mentally rehearsed the scenario several more times, and the result was always the same: the resistance suffered a crushing defeat.

This aligns with his own understanding of the shogunate army. While soldiers in other areas might be undisciplined or even easily defeated.

However, in important places, the shogunate's elite troops were by no means lacking.

As the champion of the "Tenryo Execution Free Martial Arts Tournament", Kanoin Heizo has had many battles with elite soldiers such as the Juishin Guard and the Okuzawa Clan.

Heizo Shinoin was well aware of their strength.

"Oh right, we still have physical evidence, this!" Seeing Kanoin Heizo's conflicted expression, Yu Jin suddenly remembered that he seemed to have a few pieces of physical evidence.

As he spoke, Ember pulled out a scarred evil eye.

"The Eye of God?" Kanoin Heizo took the dim "Eye of God" with a puzzled look, his doubts still not lessened in the slightest.

Even if there are those with divine eyes in the resistance, so what? Faced with the battle formation of elite soldiers, they can only suffer defeat on the spot.

Not to mention that there are also those who possess the Eye of God among the guardians of the evil spirits.

He examined the "Eye of God" in his hand carefully for a while. As if he suddenly understood something, he took the "Eye of God" off his waist and compared it carefully with the one in his hand.

"This thing... could it be the evil eye of the Fatui?" Shinoin Heizo returned the scarred evil eye to Ember and speculated.

He had only heard that the elite members of the Fatui were equipped with the Evil Eye, but he had never actually seen one.

“Exactly, I’ve already pulled off several, and they’re all exactly the same.” Yu Jin conjured up several evil eyes as if by magic.

He smuggled these things from Lei Ying sorcerers and debt collectors whenever he had free time; they all looked the same.

"Alright... well, you really are full of martial virtue." Shiroin Heizo's eyes twitched when he saw the evil eyes strung together like copper coins in Yu Jin's hand.

With this level of skill, one can only say that he truly deserves the title of a great adventurer.

"So, Detective Shinohara, do you have any clues now?" Yu Jin looked at Shinohara Heizo with anticipation. Since he was a detective, he must have seen through the conspiracy by now.

"What kind of clue are you referring to?" Kanoin Heizo glanced at Ember but said nothing.

"Aren't you a detective? You must have figured out the question I'm looking for, right?" Upon hearing Kanoin Heizo's question, Yu Jin retorted directly.