Lin Ze stood there and chatted with "Carol" for a while. Apparently realizing that he was too tight-lipped to offer any opening, the impostor reluctantly switched targets and walked over to strike up conversations with the others.
Just then, Paimon and Nahida came to find Lin Ze together.
The two approached him, but instead of her usual affectionate manner, Paimon held her hands behind her back, puffed out her cheeks, and wore a rather serious expression.
She cleared her throat and asked solemnly, "Ahem, Traveler, Paimon has a question. Do you remember where we started our journey in Teyvat?"
"Where our journey started..." Lin Ze tilted his head back slightly and pretended to rub his chin in thought, then let the corners of his mouth rise. "Wasn't it the riverbank where I fished Paimon out?"
Paimon stamped her feet anxiously and waved her little arms. "Oh, no, no! Don't joke around, Traveler! Paimon means the place where we started traveling together!"
Clinging tightly to Nahida, she kept her eyes fixed on Lin Ze and said earnestly, "Nahida is here, so no lying."
Seeing the little one act this way, Lin Ze understood that Nick Fury must have briefed Paimon.
Indeed, compared with this room full of Avengers and people with superpowers, Paimon seemed less threatening than even an ordinary agent, aside from her notable talents for flying and eating. So if there were impostors among them, they would not pay much attention to her.
Lin Ze narrowed his eyes slightly. "The beginning of our story, the starting point of our journey, was Stormbearer Coast in Mondstadt, of course. We even took souvenir photos there. Want me to take them out and show you?"
Upon hearing his answer, Paimon immediately looked at Nahida, who smiled and nodded.
Only then did Paimon