Fontaine Grand Stage, come if you are destined to

Because her words had no effect and the other party cried even harder, Funina was suddenly at a loss.

Seeing this, Clorinde rushed forward to rescue.

"Sir, we are also responsible for not being able to save your friend. We will give you some compensation later. I hope you can cooperate with the security team and put your friend down first."

"You... do you think I'm the kind of person who is blinded by money? The one who died here is my eldest brother, my eldest brother!"

"You only lost money, but I lost my best brother!"

The man who almost made Clorinde send the compensation directly to her home quickly changed his words, pretending to be angry as if his personality was insulted.

Feeling that the atmosphere was set just right, the man suddenly shouted.

"My eldest brother is dead, and I don't want to live anymore!"

"Brother, I'm here to find you!"

After hearing these words, the onlookers who were originally thinking about how to comfort the man were stunned for a moment, and then panic expressions appeared on their faces.

Clorinde's eyes narrowed, and a powerful lightning force suddenly burst out from her body. She rushed towards the man at an extremely fast speed, but she was still a step too late.

The man put his hands on his neck and twisted it gently. With a "click", he fell down and hugged the dead man.

When Funina saw this scene, she was stunned.

"Quick, get ready to rescue people!"

Clorinde anxiously gave orders to the stunned guards, and after hearing her words, the others suddenly woke up, and the scene became a mess.

Although Clorinde directed the treatment in a timely manner, the life could not be saved.

Feeling Fernina's inquiring gaze, Clorinde simply shook her head heavily, and Fernina's eyes lost their luster.

"Another one dies..."

"It seems like a suicide for love..."

The onlookers felt complicated as they looked at the two grown men hugging each other on the ground.

ps: Update one chapter first to stabilize the morale of the troops.

Chapter 21: All depends on imagination

(Old plot, you can skip this chapter if you have read it)

At this time, inside the Buffati Mansion.

At this time, under Linnie's guidance, Charlotte, who had visited the Buffati Mansion, felt much relieved of her inner tension.

However, even though Charlotte did not find anything unusual and even interviewed Linny, she was still quite wary of Linny and Linnet.

The biggest problem of the Bufadi Mansion, as the stronghold of the Fatui, is that they haven't discovered the problem!

"Miss Charlotte, allow me to explain a little."

As if he had discovered Charlotte's inner thoughts, he found a room to talk and sent all the children away. Then Linnie chuckled and spoke to Charlotte.

"Perhaps the Fatui don't have a very good reputation in Fontaine or even in the entire Teyvat, and Miss Charlotte doesn't trust me very much."

"But they are still just a group of children."

“Children are the future.”

"It is precisely because of the hardships we have experienced that we cherish the innocent and lively smile on every child's face."

Charlotte was silent for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Mr. Linney's words make a lot of sense, and I totally agree with that."

"But I'm a little curious. May I ask, Mr. Linney, are there no other older children in the Buffati Mansion besides you and Miss Linnet?"

"Have they all been adopted by kind people?"

Of course, it is to carry out missions or collect intelligence!

Children of the Hearth House who have grown to a certain age will undergo a selection. Those who pass the selection will become soldiers of the Fatui, while those who fail the selection will lurk in various industries in other countries to collect intelligence. Therefore, to outsiders, it seems that there is an age gap.

Although Linnie knew the answer to the question, he couldn't answer it, so he just spoke with a smile.

"Miss Charlotte, chatting like this is not conducive to the progress of the topic."

"Being too curious isn't a good thing, is it, Miss Charlotte?"

"That's not necessarily true. My curiosity always brings me amazing exclusive reports!"

Charlotte was obviously not prepared to listen to Linnie's advice, and even brought the topic up directly.

In response to this, Linnie could only sigh helplessly and then said.

"I have actually guessed Miss Charlotte's purpose this time."

"This matter originally had nothing to do with Miss Charlotte. To be honest, I don't recommend Miss Charlotte to get involved. The dangers involved are far beyond Miss Charlotte's imagination."

"What if I must participate in the investigation?"

Charlotte was not scared off by Linnie's words. If she was really so timid, she would not have chosen to sneak into the Buffati Mansion.

"First of all, you have no say on whether this matter is related to the Fatui. I only believe in the truth that I have investigated."

"Then, I also have reasons that I cannot give in to..."

"It's because of Lovan Schnetsevich."

When Charlotte heard the name mentioned by Linnie, her body trembled subconsciously, but Linnie seemed not to notice Charlotte's abnormality and continued talking to himself.

"I'm also very sorry for his death. Although Luo Fan didn't have any special talents, he was very down-to-earth and didn't like to cause trouble. He was a good kid."

"As Luo Fan's family member, I am very happy that Miss Charlotte likes him."

"But according to the intelligence, Luo Fan and Miss Charlotte only had contact for a few hours in total. I don't quite understand why he was able to leave such a deep impression on Miss Charlotte."

"I was also very surprised by the commotion he caused this time."

"After all, in my impression, he is not the kind of person who would do those things."

Linny's words made Charlotte fall silent. On the one hand, she was thinking about the truthfulness of Linny's words, and on the other hand, she was shocked by the Fatui's intelligence system.

Unfortunately, as a magician, Linny is best at alternating between reality and illusion and hiding his true thoughts. Charlotte can't read any useful information from Linny's tone or expression.

"Miss Charlotte, don't rush to make a judgment. Let Linnet explain the clues she has investigated during this period."

Linny nodded to Linnet, who also nodded, then squatted down, put the spotted cat in her arms on the ground, and let it go to play somewhere else.

Then Linnet stood up again and began to explain to Charlotte.

One is the number of criminals. By comparing the locations and time intervals of the victims' accidents, it can be found that this is basically not a crime that can be committed by one person.

Then there are the recent several extremely outrageous suicide cases. The initial inference of induced suicide can be basically ruled out. The criminal organization probably has something that can control people's minds. The crimes they are committing now are very likely just in the experimental stage. When the technology matures, they may be able to completely control a person's every move!

"What a bold and crazy plan."

Linny sighed and said that even the Fatui were only using benefits to induce the top leaders of Fontaine to work for them. This mysterious organization might very well want to control the people in power in Fontaine and even the entire Teyvat.

"If they weren't so overconfident, they wouldn't have revealed their true colors so quickly."

"If the experiment was only carried out secretly, no one would know when Teyvat changed completely."

Charlotte was also shocked by the crazy scene described by Linnet. Even though Linnet didn't know when to stop explaining, she couldn't come back to her senses for a long time...

"These are just your guesses."

I don't know how long it was before Charlotte spoke in a very bitter voice.

"Does this mysterious organization that even the Fatui can't find really exist?"

"Hahahaha, Miss Charlotte, the Fatui can't cover the sky with one hand."

"There are still many secrets on the continent of Teyvat, and the Fatui are still exploring."

"As for what I said before, it was indeed my guess, but it was all deduced based on the clues I have obtained so far."

"It's up to Miss Charlotte whether she wants to believe it or not."

Linnie's words made Charlotte think of Luo Fan, who was willing to sacrifice his own life to tell her something.

In fact, she had already believed what Linnie said as soon as she finished speaking. The reason she refuted Linnie was because the truth was too terrible, and she subconsciously did not dare to accept this inferred truth.

But Linnie's words forced her to face this terrible speculation, and even gave Charlotte a more reasonable explanation for Luo Fan's behavior.

Luo Fan is actually a member of the Fatui and also a member of this mysterious organization.

Growing up in the warm environment of the Buffati Mansion for a long time made him feel warm in his heart, which is why Luo Fan has two faces at the same time.

Emotionally, Luo Fan is more inclined to the side of the Fatui, but the mysterious organization may have controlled its members through some means, preventing them from directly exposing information about the organization.

That's why Luo Fan designed a grand performance, and ended it with his own life.

Luo Fan's last sentence was not meant to divert everyone's attention to the Fatui, but simply to express his gratitude to the Queen of Winter for his wonderful life in the Buffati Mansion for many years.

The explanation Charlotte came up with was very close to Linnie and Linnet's speculations, which was why Linnie felt so sorry for Lofan's death.

Since that incident, few people have been able to touch Linnie's heart, and Luo Fan is one of the few.

"So Miss Charlotte, even after knowing the great dangers that may exist in searching for clues, you still decided to participate in the investigation?"

"Yes, I will definitely find the truth behind it and make it public!"

Without hesitation, Charlotte faced Linnie's inquiring gaze and spoke very seriously.

"I've already promised him, I won't give up."

"I respect Miss Charlotte's choice, and I believe in Miss Charlotte's ability."

"If there is any room for cooperation in the future, I hope Miss Charlotte will not refuse."

"Of course, if Miss Charlotte encounters any trouble that cannot be solved, she can also ask me for help."

Linnie nodded. In fact, he was not surprised by Charlotte's choice.

Then Linnie rubbed his hands together, and directly rubbed out a blooming flower, which he handed to Charlotte.

"We are meeting for the first time, and I don't know what gift would be best, so I will give Miss Charlotte a rainbow rose."

"Oh, thank you……"

Charlotte took the flowers Linnie gave her and was a little confused.

"Um?!"

Linnet gave Linnie a jealous look.

"I don't seem to have received any rainbow roses from my brother."

"Um, this..."

Linnie scratched his hair in distress, not knowing how to appease his jealous sister.

"It seems that it is not appropriate to disturb you any further today. I will take my leave now."

"Thank you Mr. Linnie for sharing the investigation clues and personal reasoning with me this time. I will analyze it carefully after I return."

"Well Miss Charlotte, I wish you good luck."

After saying goodbye to Linnie and Linnet, Charlotte left the Buffati Mansion.

The moment Charlotte walked out of the Buffati Mansion, it felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained away.

Although she appeared calm, she was actually exhausted after Linny's repeated attempts. Today she was completely led by Linny. This man was so scary.

Fortunately, the other party did not intend to kill her, but wanted to cooperate with her. Otherwise, Charlotte doubted whether the security team could find any clues after her accidental disappearance.

Although Linnett spoke very little, Charlotte could feel that her eyes were always watching her, and she would probably attack her suddenly if she made any unusual move.

Although Charlotte felt like she had a near-death experience this time, the gains she gained far exceeded her expectations.

The Fatui's intelligence system is truly terrifying, and when the clues are complete enough, they can infer many things relatively easily.

However, Charlotte was worried that her previous speculation was a misleading of Linnie, but she was also worried that this was true, and that there really was an organization in Fontaine that was more mysterious and terrifying than the Fatui.

Charlotte calmed herself down a little and finally returned to the Steambird newspaper office.

Just as Charlotte was about to take out the letters and destroy them, editor-in-chief Ou Fu suddenly burst into the room.

"Charlotte, come quickly, there's big news!"

"Is there a new victim? I think it's enough to let the new staff at the newspaper write the relevant report."