Makoto slowly walked forward to check on Qiqi's interrogation progress.
He saw Qiqi use her ice element power, transforming into frost and snow that fell on the Thief Leader.
Makoto felt the surrounding temperature drop noticeably by several degrees; if it kept snowing, it might even become a small 'Dragonspine'.
Meanwhile, the Thief Leader shivered all over from the artificial snowfall, his lips turning white.
But even so, he still gritted his teeth, refusing to say a single word.
Makoto had thought that everyone in the thief group would scatter when disaster struck, but he didn't expect there to be someone who valued loyalty.
This point truly made Makoto look at him in a new light.
At this moment, the Thief Leader spoke dejectedly: "Little girl, if you want to ask something, then ask…"
"You don't even ask, so how am I supposed to answer?"
"I'll tell you everything I know, please stop freezing me…"
At this moment, the Thief Leader truly wanted to cry but had no tears.
Qiqi came up and started snowing directly without asking a single question; how could anyone interrogate like this…
Actually, you don't need to torture me; I'm very willing to confess everything…
Makoto was stunned; he had thought the Thief Leader was keeping his mouth shut, refusing to reveal the thief group's secrets even unto death.
It turned out that Qiqi had forgotten to ask questions all along.
If Qiqi had asked earlier, perhaps the Thief Leader would have confessed long ago.
Qiqi blinked her eyes, tilted her head, and said, "The question Qiqi wants to ask is… I'm sorry… Qiqi forgot…"
The Thief Leader suddenly felt very tired.
So, the torture he endured earlier was for nothing…
Let Teyvat be destroyed, quickly.
"Qiqi, I'll take over here; you've worked hard."
At this moment, Makoto walked out from the side.
He reached out and gently rubbed Qiqi's small head, offering comfort.
At the same time, he considered arranging other tasks for Qiqi in the future, temporarily ruling out memory-related assignments.
"Makoto… I'm sorry…"
Qiqi lowered her head, her voice a little downcast.
She was sad because she hadn't been able to help Makoto.
"Silly girl, you don't need to say you're sorry." Makoto reached out and pinched Qiqi's cheek.
"In my opinion, you've already done very well."
"At the very least, I saw a very beautiful snow."
"Really?"
Qiqi looked up at Makoto, and light reappeared in her eyes.
Actually, a beautiful snow had nothing to do with the task Makoto mentioned.
But Qiqi wouldn't think so much, because Makoto liked to see the snow she brought down, and that was enough.
"Of course it's true; the one who lies is Barbatos."
After comforting Qiqi, Makoto then turned to look at the Thief Leader and asked, word by word: "What is your big operation tonight?"
"Don't tell me there isn't one; I heard you complain about it when you were digging the pit earlier."
"Setting the village on fire… creating a commotion to attract the attention of the Knights of Favonius…"
The Thief Leader blurted it all out in one breath, because he didn't want to suffer Qiqi's torment again.
Setting the village on fire?
Attracting the attention of the Knights of Favonius?
Hearing the Thief Leader's words, Makoto subconsciously thought of someone:
Rosaria.
It is clearly recorded in Rosaria's background story:
She was born in a remote village, and her childhood should have been happy and fulfilling.
But one day, a group of thieves massacred the village and abducted her when she was young.
It can be said that the thief group caused a significant change in Rosaria's life trajectory.
She lost her family and grew up wild within the thief group.
For Rosaria, hunger and cold every day in the thief group were minor matters; how to survive was the most important thing.
A place like a thief group was full of danger everywhere.
Two people who were calling each other brothers one second might brutally kill each other the next due due to uneven distribution of benefits.
Rosaria grew up in such an environment, developing a reclusive and indifferent personality.
So Makoto was thinking,
If the thief group hadn't massacred the village, and Rosaria hadn't become a thief,
Then what would her life trajectory have been like?
Would she still become that smoking, truancy-skipping nun who carried out justice in the darkness?
Makoto didn't know either.
But he wanted to change the unfolding tragedy.
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