"The true culprit behind the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls is actually Vacher."
"Vacher?" Navia looked confused. It was a name she hadn't heard before.
"He's called 'Marcel' now."
"What?!" Navia was filled with disbelief. "It's Uncle Marcel?"
Navia found it hard to believe that the true culprit had been by her side all along, and was even someone close to her.
Since the true culprit was so close to her and she had been investigating him, why hadn't he made a move?
If it weren't for her willingness to trust Lin Qiu, she would have thought Lin Qiu was a liar at this moment.
"If it's Marcel, why hasn't he made a move against me?" Navia asked.
"On one hand, it's because you haven't found any crucial clues. As for the other hand…"
Lin Qiu didn't continue, but instead looked at Melus.
Melus spoke at the opportune moment: "Let me explain the other reason."
Although he didn't know who the true culprit was, he knew why the true culprit couldn't harm Navia.
"Melus?" Navia hadn't expected Melus to still have things he hadn't told her.
"Demoiselle, you were actually chosen as a target in the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls at that time."
"The boss used the information he had to deter the culprit. As long as you, Demoiselle, remained safe and sound, this information would not be made public."
"Demoiselle, the boss didn't tell you, but he contracted a rare illness and has less than five years to live."
"If the boss dies, you, Demoiselle, will be exposed to danger, which is why the boss used his own life…"
"Yes, your father exchanged his life for many things, including Clorinde's protection," Lin Qiu added.
"Clorinde? She's protecting me? Father also… chose to die in silence to protect me?"
Navia found it hard to accept.
Her strength vanished, and two lines of clear tears streamed down her cheeks.
'Emotion Value Gained: 100'
'Source of Emotion: Navia'
'Emotion Content: Father sacrificed so much for me, but I can't do anything.'
"Demoiselle…" Silver wanted to comfort Navia but didn't know how to speak.
"If you need a hug, I can be a pillow," Lin Qiu said.
"No, thank you, I'm fine." Navia wiped away her tears.
"I will continue to play the 'ignorant' Demoiselle and wait for the right moment. I will never act impulsively and alert him."
"Speaking of which, how did he commit the crimes without leaving any evidence?"
Navia was somewhat surprised. Logically, every contact leaves a trace.
Yet, the victims of the Serial Disappearance Case of Young Girls seemed to have Vaporized, leaving no clues.
But how could people Vaporize into thin air?
At this moment, Lin Qiu smiled triumphantly.
The feeling of omniscience was truly wonderful, just like an old captain watching a newbie play Honkai Impact 3rd.
And if you spoil things for others, not only will they not be annoyed, but they'll also think you're amazing.
They might even beg you for spoilers.
"It's Primordial Seawater," Lin Qiu said:
"It can dissolve Fontaine people into water."
"People dissolve into water? How is that possible? And what is Primordial Seawater?" Navia exclaimed in surprise.
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Even Melus and Silver looked puzzled. Could people really dissolve into water?
Lin Qiu had no intention of explaining in detail for now.
Explaining this in detail was too troublesome; it would require starting from the original sin of the Fontaine people.
And even if he explained it clearly, it wouldn't be of much use; they couldn't stop the eruption of the Primordial Seawater.
It wouldn't be good if they, out of concern, rushed to question Furina prematurely.
For now, it was enough for them to know that this thing was very dangerous.
"In any case, Poisson will be the first affected area. You two especially need to be very careful."
Lin Qiu pointed at Melus and Silver.
If he were to say, the first place where the Primordial Seawater erupted was the Fortress of Meropide.
But the Primordial Seawater there was suppressed and did not cause a disaster.
Instead, Poisson became the first victim.
"What? Melus and Silver…?"
In Navia's mind, Lin Qiu's identity was no longer that of an ordinary person.
So she naturally believed Lin Qiu's words.
'Emotion Value Gained: 100'
'Source of Emotion: Navia'
'Emotion Content: Melus… Silver…'
This meant that in the future, her two loved ones might die in the disaster.
"What about Demoiselle? Is she alright?" The silent Silver asked.
"Navia is fine. You two protected her well."
"Is that so? That's good." Silver smiled almost imperceptibly.
'Emotion Value Gained: 200'
'Source of Emotion: Silver, Melus'
'Emotion Content: That's great, Demoiselle is fine.'
"Demoiselle, please don't be sad. Knowing that we protected you well is enough for us."
Melus quickly comforted Navia when he saw her crying:
"Besides, the future hasn't happened yet."
Navia remained silent.
She wanted to control her tears, but they wouldn't stop.
The future that hadn't happened yet, she couldn't control her emotions just by knowing about it.
Navia had always been an emotional person.
But as the president of Spina di Rosula, she often had to restrain her emotions.
She probably wouldn't even be able to cry immediately after Melus and Silver died in the future, would she?
She was the boss of Spina di Rosula. If she wasn't strong, how could she reassure others?
Navia secretly made up her mind that from today onwards, she must practice her skills even more diligently.
She absolutely could not watch it happen while knowing the future.
"Don't worry, I won't let that happen," Lin Qiu said.
He had already transmigrated into allogene. If nothing changed, wouldn't it be a wasted transmigration?
Lin Qiu acted mischievously in front of Charlotte and Navia precisely to quickly accumulate emotion points so he would have the power to change these futures, didn't he?
Of course, his own personality was also quite playful, so it suited him perfectly.
Seeing Lin Qiu's confident demeanor, Navia felt relieved.
She was already willing to trust Lin Qiu, and moreover, in her eyes, Lin Qiu's identity was not ordinary.
He was a person of great ability. If he said he could do it, he definitely could!
However, relying solely on others was not Navia's nature; she would still work hard herself.
"Mr. Lin, thank you for informing me of this information."
"No need to be so polite, just call me by my name." Lin Qiu quickly waved his hand.
Addressing someone by name could be said to be the first step in building a closer relationship.
Navia smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll call you Lin."
Lin Qiu nodded in approval.
This address was good. Since he came to Fontaine, no one had called him that.
Being called 'Mr.' or 'Teacher' always made him feel like an outsider. This kind of address felt much closer.
He recalled when he first transmigrated, he worked at Wangsheng Funeral Parlor for a living, and Hu Tao would call him 'Little Qiu Qiu'.
At the time, Lin Qiu felt like he was being called a Hilichurl, which was strange.
Now, it seemed truly rare and intimate.
Unfortunately, while Wangsheng Funeral Parlor could also collect emotions, it couldn't compare to Opera Epiclese in terms of quantity.
By the way, Navia didn't even wonder why he knew all this, did she?
Did she not doubt the truth of this information?
Is it because people from outside the world have a natural affinity buff? Traveler is also easily trusted by people.
He, of course, didn't know that Navia didn't doubt him because she had already concocted an extraordinary identity for Lin Qiu in her mind.
Besides that, it was also thanks to Melus's cooperation.
Navia trusted Melus very much, which is why she chose to rationalize rather than doubt.
"Lin, I wonder if you'd be willing to join Spina di Rosula?" Navia asked tentatively.
She wasn't sure of Lin Qiu's identity, but given the amount of information Lin Qiu knew, his identity was certainly not ordinary.
Logically, Spina di Rosula couldn't accommodate such a big shot.
But Lin Qiu had always acted very friendly, which is why Navia tentatively asked.
What? Work?
Even if I, Lin Qiu, were to jump from here and die outside, I would absolutely never work.
Working is impossible, impossible in this lifetime.
A man born between heaven and earth, how can he remain long beneath others!
Lin Qiu was about to refuse when Navia spoke first.
"It's just a nominal position. The salary will be paid as usual, but you don't need to come to work. Just help out at critical moments."
"And also… I might ask you some questions, which might disturb you."
What? Free money? This is great!
Spina di Rosula is awesome. Everyone there is talented, and they speak so nicely. I love it there.
If you don't abandon me, I, Qiu, am willing to be your adopted mother!
Isn't it just helping out at critical moments? I was planning to do that anyway.
As for Navia coming to ask questions, isn't that a reward?
What a great opportunity to build favorability!
"I'm in!"
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Character Voice Line · Navia: About Lin Qiu
"You mean Lin? Hmm… how should I put it? I feel that the luckiest thing in my life is to receive so much love.
And the second luckiest thing is meeting Lin.
Hahaha, isn't that exaggerated?"