As night falls, the taverns on various streets in Mondstadt begin their busiest period.
The bartenders were coming and going, making the tavern lively. There were people who were drunk and unconscious, there were people who had conflicts that were resolved outside the store, and there were also men and women who made eye contact and looked for a place to spend the night together.
While he was drinking, in a hidden, damp and dark alley on Jiye Street, the sneaky Schubert Lawrence's eyes kept looking around. With the violent rise and fall of his chest, it was not difficult to see his expression at this moment. It's very stressful.
The sound of the wild cat scurrying by made Schubert's body tremble. He bit the nail of his thumb in nervousness and fear.
At noon, a man with a black and red coat and a mask appeared.
Seeing that the Fire Debt Processor was late, Schubert clenched his fists and complained: "You are late! This is an insult to the nobles. Before, you had to kneel down and beg for my forgiveness! Forget this place. It’s too dangerous. To make a long story short, bring it with you, Mora.”
After finishing speaking, Schubert looked around nervously to see if anyone was eavesdropping.
The debt handler was not surprised by Schubert's exaggerated words and took out a stack of Mondstadt Bank's cashier's checks directly from the inner pocket of his coat.
Schubert's eyes lit up when he saw the cashier's check, and he couldn't wait to reach out his hand to take it, but the debt processor's hand made him miss it.
I saw the debt handler staring at Schubert coldly, his cold tone a hint of threat.
"You haven't forgotten our agreement, right? You don't need me to remind you of the price of teasing fools, right?"
Schubert trembled at first but recovered quickly. He clenched his fists and said slowly with the so-called aristocratic elegance: "Aristocrats naturally have aristocratic rules. I will naturally help you with your affairs after I accept your Mora."
"Many people in the Lawrence family have long disliked the head of the family. As long as Maura is in place, I will definitely be able to handle everything. The only person who can take over the position of head of the family is me! Then I, Shubert Lawrence, will lead me again The Lawrence family is back in charge of Mondstadt!"
"And that foolish old thing actually dared to bring shame to the family by giving the family head's symbolic ceremonial bow. I will take it back! Placing the ceremonial bow in her hands is undoubtedly an insult to the glory of the Lawrence family!"
The debt handler stretched out his hand to interrupt Schubert's complaints. He had no time to listen to these things. He placed the heavy promissory note in Schubert's hand and spoke slowly.
"Very good, then let me first congratulate the birth of the new head of the Lawrence family. Remember, Jingfu Port must refuse all cooperation with the Knights from now on! Do you understand?"
Schubert's eyes widened when he looked at the cashier's check in his hand. He swallowed his saliva and said excitedly: "That's natural. If it weren't for the old fool of the current family owner, how could Jingfu Port cooperate with the Gunnhild family!"
In the darkness, after Schubert completed the transaction with the Fools, he stuffed the promissory note into his waist, then left Mondstadt without stopping, and galloped back to the Lawrence family on a fine horse.
The Lawrence family's manor is located in the Old Mondstadt area, along the Cider Lake through the Whispering Forest to the Lookout Mountains, and then all the way north to Jingfu Port. Starting from Jingfu Port is the territory belonging to the Lawrence family.
A civil strife began to divide the Lawrence family, and the current family member passed away for unknown reasons.
The Laurence family is divided into two factions, the old faction that is immersed in the past and pedantic in aristocratic etiquette, and the new faction that advocates peace based on the death of the head of the family.
Who could have imagined that Schubert, who usually had nothing to do, would suddenly have a surge in supporters, and he had a vague tendency to become a leader of the old school.
Since the old faction has been planning for a long time to suppress the new faction whose backbone has died, and the Lawrence family cannot live without a master for a day, the old faction uses this as an excuse to make Schubert the new head of the family!
The opposition of the new faction was very loud, and they used the traditional aristocratic etiquette to mourn the death of the family head for ten days before electing a new head of the family as an excuse to delay the time. The new faction's only hope was Eura Lawrence who was far away in Mondstadt.
And these ten days of mourning for the old patriarch are the last time limit for the new sect.
The confidant of the old patriarch is in a
A letter was tied to the legs of the well-trained falcon, and a few pieces of red meat were given to the falcon to fly towards the last hope of the new faction...
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Mondstadt, Clear Springs.
Gray Snake, who returned from Mondstadt, briefly described the information he had collected about the Fools over the past few days to Bai Zhe for consideration.
Of course, Bai Zhe also knew about Schubert's meeting with the debt handler. After all, if you carefully go out from the Goethe Hotel at night, who would you follow if the gray snake doesn't follow you?
Bai Zhe half-squinted his eyes in thought and said: "It seems that they must have reached some kind of deal. Those guys in the Fools must have other plans. The bard Wendy is there 24 hours a day now. There is a special person to protect you secretly, and the Fools’ few manpower cannot attack directly..."
"Then, the first step is to attract the attention of the Knights and contact Shubert Lawrence to make a deal. Is there anything in the Lawrence family that the Knights can pay attention to..."
Bai Zhe closed his eyes and thought for a moment, and quickly came to a conclusion in his mind.
Jingfu Port!
You must know that Jingfu Port is the only port in Mondstadt, and it is also the only place necessary for large-scale trade with Liyue Port. Moreover, all the merchant ships of Liyue merchants staying in Mondstadt City are anchored in Jingfu Port.
If the Fools want to act like monsters in Jingfu Port at this time, I'm afraid it's enough for the Knights of the West Wind to drink. However, now that the World Snake and the Knights are in a cooperative relationship, Bai Zhe will not sit idly by and just want to maximize the benefits. That’s all.
Bai Zhe promised not to do anything harmful to Mondstadt after defeating the World Snake, so let's take advantage of this opportunity of the Fools.
Seeing Bai Zhe showing his trademark evil smile, Gray Snake knew that he had a plan. He stretched out his hand and thoughtfully poured a cup of tea for Bai Zhe. Bai Zhe reached out and pinched the tea cup, took a sip and then slowly spoke.
"It seems that the Fools and those people want to use the Lawrence family to make some fuss at this critical time. If nothing else, Jingfu Port is the key."
Bai Zhe thought for a moment and ordered to the Gray Snake on the side: "Grey Snake, you should keep an eye on the movements of the Knights Yula. If you find anything, come back and report the situation immediately. As for the news about the Fools, please keep it secret for now."
Gray Snake nodded to show his understanding, and immediately turned into a phantom in the night and left after listening to Bai Zhe's instructions. He strictly obeyed all Bai Zhe's orders, and only because he signed a contract with Honkai, he knew what the future outcome would be.
"I'm really looking forward to it. I must witness that moment in the future with my own eyes."
