kvmb Chapter 359: Fraud? ? ?
Chapter 359: Fraud? ? ?
Yuan Zhuoyue had originally only intended to take advantage of the moment when the middle-aged man's attention was attracted by Master Liuyun Jiefeng's act of identifying the jade pendant, and take the opportunity to trick him casually.
Later on, Yuan Zhuoyue had already thought of an excuse. If the other party refuted her, Yuan Zhuoyue would say that her mind was still a little unclear because of the accidental fall into the sea.
Maybe she misheard or remembered it wrongly, so the word "lost" became "damaged" in her mouth.
But unexpectedly, Yuan Zhuoyue's initial test was successful to an unexpected degree.
The other person seemed to have no brains at all. He just opened his mouth and responded to her questions directly, blurting out a lot of nonsense.
After the middle-aged man finished saying these words, the traveler immediately realized that something was wrong and looked thoughtfully in the direction of Yuan Zhuoyue.
Even little Paimon had a questioning expression, but before she could utter the question, she was stopped by her fellow travelers.
True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng did not pause in appreciating the jade pendant. He just glanced sideways without making any expression. His sight touched Yuan Zhuoyue for an instant and then returned to the jade pendant in his hand.
Then he put the jade pendant in his hand into the wooden box, and then picked up another jade pendant in the box.
It seemed as if he was unaware of what had just happened. He was just concentrating on the task of identifying antiques at hand, without distracting his mind to anything else.
From the beginning to the end, the middle-aged man kept his eyes on the ancient jades and did not notice the small contradiction in his words just now.
Perhaps it was because the jade pendant had extraordinary significance, which made him eager to find a substitute that could fool people, and thus he temporarily ignored the not-so-serious anomalies happening around him.
Yuan Zhuoyue continued as if nothing had happened: "It is an ancient artifact that has been passed down for a hundred years. Regardless of its value, its significance should be extraordinary... What a pity."
Only after hearing Yuan Zhuoyue's voice did the middle-aged man pay some attention to the scene.
A look of regret immediately appeared on his face, and he sighed, "It's really a pity..."
Yuan Zhuoyue had no intention of getting involved in this matter at the beginning, although in most cases she would not refuse requests from people who needed help.
But the current situation was definitely not within her area of expertise. In order to avoid causing trouble, Yuan Zhuoyue initially thought about how to tactfully reject the middle-aged man's request.
Or, let the other party seek help from Master Liuyunjiefeng, who has thousands of years of experience.
Of course, Yuan Zhuoyue did not take it for granted that Master Liuyun Jiefeng should help this human being. The final result depended on Master Liuyun Jiefeng's own thoughts.
But the middle-aged man's next words touched Yuan Zhuoyue's sensitive nerves.
It was a very subtle feeling that made her feel a little anxious when the middle-aged man kept saying that he had a verbal agreement with Zhongli.
Yuan Zhuoyue could feel that there was no verbal "contract" between him and Morax.
Perhaps it was because she was currently using the body of the God of "Contract" that Yuan Zhuoyue was able to keenly sense the inappropriateness of this.
Of course, Yuan Zhuoyue did not conclude at this time that the person in front of him was making up lies for some unknown reason.
Because people communicate with each other through words, and the two parties in the communication have different ways of thinking, it is inevitable that there will be mistakes, omissions, or misunderstandings in their words.
It is possible that the middle-aged man who now appeared in front of her might have misunderstood Morax's polite refusal to think that Morax had agreed to his request.
So when she later asked about the time set for the verbal agreement, she just wanted to know what Morax had communicated with the person in front of her.
But unexpectedly, when the other party opened his mouth, Yuan Zhuoyue discovered the most inappropriate point.
When Yuan Zhuoyue returned to the Hall of Rebirth and had a detailed discussion with Kurumi, she discovered that Morax had not taken over any affairs of the Hall of Rebirth in the month before he left Teyvat and went to her world.
As for some commissions that were not related to the Wangsheng Hall, Morax chose to decline them all, even if someone came to visit him, and did not accept them.
Or they may recommend other capable people to solve the visitors' requests.
During the time he left Teyvat and went to her world, Morax had been dealing with some complicated matters that he had left behind.
But the time when this middle-aged man in front of me revealed this happened to be within this time period.
...Obviously, there was no such contract, but the middle-aged man who appeared in front of her insisted that there was indeed a verbal agreement between him and Zhongli.
Considering the fact that "Mr. Zhongli has lost his memory" is widely circulated in Liyue Harbor, it is really hard for Yuan Zhuoyue not to be suspicious.
Did this person know that Zhongli is currently in a state of amnesia, so he came to her on purpose to cause trouble?
So what is it all for?
Yuan Zhuoyue was curious about this and wanted to know why the other party did this, so he wanted to investigate further.
Fortunately, both the Traveler and Little Paimeng, as well as Master Liuyunjiefeng, were very cooperative, allowing her to successfully uncover the veil that hid the truth of the matter.
Of course, looking at the current situation, Yuan Zhuoyue doesn't think that he has completely revealed the secret hidden behind this middle-aged man.
Just to identify a piece of ancient jade that he needed, there should be no need to go through so much trouble. After all, Liyue is so big that he could always find a few people who are proficient in the relevant skills.
Knowing that Zhongli had lost his memory, and not knowing whether a person with amnesia had forgotten the relevant skills, he was still very anxious.
It seems a bit strange that he insists on meeting Zhongli... Although there are indeed many strange people in this world who do strange things.
But Yuan Zhuoyue felt that the logic of the middle-aged man's actions did not seem to be self-consistent.
I always feel that the words and actions of the person in front of me are somewhat inconsistent and weird, and a little too... exaggerated.
Just like what she had encountered before, the family members of terminally ill patients were not there to take care of them when the patients were seriously ill.
Until the moment of death, when the patient was relying on drugs and instruments to maintain his final vital signs, he would put down what he was doing and run thousands of miles to see the patient for the last time.
It was not until the doctor declared clinical death and removed the drugs and equipment that had been maintaining vital signs that these "filial sons and grandsons" gathered around the deceased and burst into tears.
It seems that the louder one cries, the more one can express the sorrow in one's heart and the more one can show one's "filial piety".
Yuan Zhuoyue felt that the same was true for this middle-aged man. Generally speaking, people of this age, especially men of this age, would not easily reveal their emotions.
This was also true when facing his relatives, children, lover, and friends, but as soon as he appeared on the stage, he immediately exposed his weak side directly in front of them when they had just met and hadn't talked for long.
Now his weeping seemed like a superb performance specially put on for them to see.
So, why did they have to touch Morax?