socalfunplaces Chapter 1213 Ye Lan and Bei Dou feigning pitifulness
Chapter 1213 Ye Lan and Bei Dou feigning pitifulness
When Kinich heard Beidou say he was going to Shao Yun's house, he became even more wary. He was going to the house of our great hero Nata, but he didn't know the exact location.
Suspicious, extremely suspicious!
"Going to Shao Yun's house? Are you friends of Mr. Shao Yun?"
When Beidou heard Kinich ask about his relationship with Shao Yun, he recalled his past with Shao Yun.
As the saying goes, "It takes ten years of cultivation to share a boat ride, and a hundred years to share a pillow," Shao Yun should be my friend.
They've even drunk together; even if they're just drinking buddies, they're still friends.
"That's it."
But these words did not dispel Ginitch's suspicions; instead, they made him even more wary.
"Friends? You don't even know where Mr. Shao Yun lives. What kind of friends are you? How can friends not even know where the other person's house is?"
Beidou was stunned when he heard what Kinich said. No, does it really take knowing the other person's home address to be friends?
Couldn't you have visited for the first time yourself and not know the way?
"No, we...we're really not bad people." Beidou was now deeply experiencing the situation of a scholar encountering a soldier, unable to reason with him.
Kinich isn't some child. No, even if it were Kazina, or even when I was a child, I wouldn't believe a stranger for no reason.
He paused, his gaze sweeping over the three men's disheveled appearance, but he showed no mercy.
“You haven’t convinced me with just empty words.”
"For security reasons, you must come with me to the Olympic Arena to have your identities verified and your origins confirmed by the staff at the command center."
"If there are no problems, it's not too late to contact Mr. Shao Yun."
Ye Lan was terrified when she heard that her identity needed to be verified.
So many days have passed, Ningguang's wanted poster may have spread throughout Teyvat. Once she reaches some kind of leadership office, the staff can simply compare the information and find out Ningguang's identity, and then she will be doomed!
Ye Lan understood the principle of "better safe than sorry" better than anyone.
“Mr. Kinich, I know our current situation is suspicious, but we really have nowhere else to turn, which is why we have come to Mr. Shao Yun for help.”
"Look, our friend (Ningguang) is almost at her limit. If we waste time going to the Olympic Arena, her health might..."
Ye Lan feigned pitifulness, even though she was indeed in a rather disheveled state.
“Look at the three of us again. We’re soaking wet and don’t even have a decent piece of luggage. Do we look like bad guys in this sorry state?”
Beidou chimed in from the side, "Yeah, bro, we really didn't lie to you!"
Ginitch remained unmoved and was about to retort when a green light flashed on the bracelet on his wrist, and then the noisy Ajo appeared.
A Qiao had overheard everything Bei Dou and Ye Lan said through the bracelet, and as soon as she came out, she started spreading rumors about Shao Yun.
"Wow! Three beauties went to see that guy Shao Yun in the middle of the night, haha, looks like he has quite a few romantic entanglements."
Seeing that Ajo had come out and dared to spread rumors about Shao Yun's "emotional debts," Kinich kindly reminded him:
"Shut up, Qiao. If Mr. Shao Yun finds out you're talking about him like this, he'll get angry and want to beat you up. I'm not going to help him break up the fight."
Upon hearing this, A Qiao fell silent for a few seconds, followed by a soft rustling sound.
After a moment, A Qiao finally forced herself to retort, but her voice lacked some of its previous arrogance.
"Afraid... what's there to be afraid of! Shao Yun isn't here right now, he can't hear me at all!"
Clearly, while A Qiao was putting on a brave face, he already had an image in his mind of Shao Yun frowning, rolling up his sleeves, ready to "teach him a lesson."
After all, Shao Yun's aura, comparable to a "humanoid natural disaster demon king," is not something that everyone can withstand.
Kinich didn't want this clown to interfere with his interrogation of Beidou and his group, so he locked him back in the bracelet.
"Hey! Little Ginitch, why did you lock me up again!"
"You imprison my great Holy Dragon Kuhule Aqiao the moment you mention Shao Yun. What are your intentions?"
Unfortunately, the bracelet blocks sound... Ginitch couldn't hear Ajo's complaints.
……
After securing Arjo in his wrist, Kinich let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Now, finally, it's quiet..."
“The three of you must explain to me clearly what your purpose is in coming to Nata. Also, what is your relationship with Mr. Shao Yun? Don’t try to fob me off with vague excuses like ‘having nowhere else to turn’.”
His gaze swept back and forth between the three, but lingered longer on Ye Lan's face.
Judging from the conversation just now, Ye Lan is clearly the "backbone" among the three. Whether or not we can get the truth out of her depends on her.
Ye Lan remained silent, only resorting to sob stories, revealing a fragility she had never shown before, and choked out:
"Our relationship with Mr. Shao Yun... is... is something that's hard to talk about, and it's really inconvenient to go into the details."
“If we hadn’t been so desperate in our original place that we didn’t even have a place to stay, we wouldn’t have traveled thousands of miles and risked our lives to come to Nata, let alone shamelessly bother Mr. Shao Yun.”
As she spoke, she gently patted Ningguang and added:
“Look at us now, one of us is seriously ill, and the other two are in a sorry state, without even a change of clothes. If there were any other way, who would be willing to brave the heavy rain and run to a strange country for help?”
Beidou nodded in agreement, her face showing a mixture of anxiety and grievance.
"Yes, sir, we really have our reasons. We didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just that this matter is too private to tell outsiders."
As Kinich watched Yelan's heartfelt performance, he began to waver.
Three beautiful women, in the rainy night, in the desolate wilderness, looking disheveled, they looked like refugees.
Moreover, they specifically asked for Shao Yun, but didn't know his exact address... Kinich remembered that Shao Yun's family also came from another country.
Kinich's mind was more or less affected by what Ajo said. What if it really was a debt of love that Shao Yun owed in another country? What if it got to the council...
Although Nata's views on marriage and relationships are indeed monogamous, as Marani said, the strong are an exception. (But the strong are all pursuing the thrill of battle.)
But if it really becomes public knowledge, that Shao Yun has romantic entanglements in other countries, and that a girl he was deceived by has come all the way to Nata, it will damage his image.
After thinking it over, Kinich softened his tone and hinted, "Let me be frank, is your meeting with Mr. Shao Yun a family matter or a business matter?"
Yelan glanced at Ningguang, who was being supported, and understood the unspoken meaning in Kinich's words.
If it's a family matter, I'll give you directions directly. It's your own family's business, so you should resolve it yourselves.
But if it's official business, and you can't prove yourselves right now, then I, Kinich, can only take you to verify your identities first.
I'm sorry, Mr. Shao Yun, but please let us use you one more time. We really have no other choice!
Ye Lan suppressed all her worries, forcing an unnatural blush onto her cheeks.
She lowered her eyes, avoiding Ginitch's gaze, and lied vaguely, "It's...it's a family matter, the specifics...it's too embarrassing to talk about, and it's not convenient to tell outsiders."
To make the performance more realistic, Ye Lan convincingly portrayed herself as a vulnerable woman troubled by love and in dire need of protection.
Beidou, standing to the side, immediately lowered his head in agreement, pretending to tacitly agree with the statement.
If the situation hadn't been so dire, she would never have resorted to such a blatant attempt to deceive us. I, the dignified leader of the Southern Cross fleet, am truly humiliated now!
It's all for you, Ningguang! You have to get better for me!
Seeing Yelan's appearance, Ginich's last bit of doubt disappeared.
He sighed as he recalled the tangled and troublesome things that had happened in his family when he was a child.
As the saying goes, even an upright official finds it hard to settle family disputes. As an outsider, Shao Yun really shouldn't interfere too much in his family affairs. Moreover, if he really meddled too much, he might end up pleasing neither side.
He shook his head sadly, his tone softening.
"Family matters... Alright, I know where Mr. Shao Yun's ranch is, I can take you there."
Since it's a family matter, he can't interfere. After all, if outsiders could really meddle in other people's affairs, his gambling-addicted father wouldn't have done it...
These thoughts flashed through his mind quickly, and Kinich quickly composed himself, saying to the two of them, "Let's go. The sooner we find Mr. Shao Yun, the sooner your family matters can be resolved."
Upon hearing that Kinich was willing to personally lead the way, Beidou quickly thanked him profusely.
"Thank you so much, Brother Ginich! You're such a kind person. We'll definitely thank you properly once we find Mr. Shao Yun!"
"Thank you so much, Mr. Kinich, for your kindness. We will remember this favor." Ye Lan was also relieved. Indeed, pretending to be a weak woman really made things easier.
But she quickly remembered a practical problem: Ningguang could barely stand, and in the rain, if she tried to walk to Shaoyun's ranch, she probably wouldn't be able to make it halfway.
She hesitated for a moment, but still mustered the courage to make the difficult request.
“Um, Mr. Kinich, I have another favor to ask… We’ve been traveling a long and arduous journey and are really exhausted, plus it’s raining. Could you… perhaps find us a means of transportation?”
Fearing that this would put Ginitch in a difficult position, she quickly added, "We can pay! As long as we can get to the ranch as soon as possible, we'll pay any amount of Mora!"
Kinich glanced at the weak Ningguang, then at the two of them, both soaking wet, and realized that walking was indeed not a realistic option.
He nodded, glanced in the direction of the Flowing Springs tribe, and said, "Alright, you guys come with me to the Flowing Springs camp first, and see if we can borrow a wagon pulled by a horned dragon."
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