Genshin Impact: I, the Winter's Executor, am forced to work.

The targets of the purge were nothing more than some wealthy people, politicians, and corrupt officials who had accumulated in just one year what others might not achieve in ten years.

His companions naturally recommended him to Piero, and he became the twelfth seat, the "Prince".

He was used to following his partner's orders, so when the other party gave the order to find other executives to compete for the top spot, he accepted it without hesitation.

Unexpectedly... the opponent turned out to be a partner.

Qin Ye, standing to the side, began to explain to Columbia that back then, the girl was sleeping in her own villa every day and knew nothing about what had happened.

"The change of leadership takes into account overall strength, but what can I do when I never wanted to climb the ladder?"

Qin Ye smiled and shrugged.

"To test how good D'Artagnan was, I fought him the day before the ranking battle. Even when he activated his Demon Lord Armor, I still managed to pin him to the ground and beat him up. So I spent the whole night thinking about how to hold back."

"You're looking for me? The third seat? Fine, here you go." Upon realizing that it was all a scheme, Columbia abandoned her plan to settle scores with the young master.

Qin Ye shook his head in explanation, appearing quite unconcerned.

"You say that the seating arrangement is based on overall strength, but in reality there is no preferential treatment in terms of resources. Moreover, you and I are the kind of people who don't care about the order of ranking. But there are still people who regard this as an important honor. There is no need to offend them for something that is dispensable."

Even if he were ranked 800th, people would remember him as the Fool, not as a straggler or a prince.

Of course, these are things that can only be said in one's heart.

"Moreover, at that time... Datalia and I had just reached a bottleneck in our pest control efforts, and we wanted to use this to make others think that we had fallen out, so that they could take advantage of us."

Although the last seat is a seemingly insignificant move, it can actually be used in many ways. He originally wanted to take the opportunity to extract some valuable items from the other careless executives.

Two days later, the Queen made that classic statement in front of half of the executives: "Top five in strength."

You just want me to stop overreaching, don't you? You're just playing dumb to get what you want, and you don't even give people a satisfying experience.

I really do tie up Q.

Chapter 129 Long Time No See, My Dear...

"Sorry, buddy, that girl Tonya..."

At the gates of Seadust Town, Dadalia apologized to Qin Ye, looking embarrassed.

Qin Ye waved his hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.

"It's alright, I understand. After all, we haven't seen each other for a while, and I'm going to send you to Liyue in a month. That brother-obsessed... good little sister who dotes on her brother will definitely have a problem with me."

"..."

Partner, did you reveal something?

Qin Ye punched the young master in the chest with his fist: "Anyway, stay in town with your family for now. Nothing too serious will happen recently. If Piero sends someone to find you, just say you're not feeling well and can't go."

"Really?"

Could it be that my partner said that on purpose to reassure me and then take care of the trouble for me?

"Why would I lie to you? Gathering everyone here is just to turn the story of me getting Thor's Heart into a riddle to motivate the others. You're living the high life with me, do you really need this?"

"I see. Then I'll play with my younger siblings for a couple of days and then come find you."

After bidding farewell to the young master, Qin Ye turned to ask his second-in-command.

"Tatiana, where is the closest villa to Seadust Town?"

The girl took out a map from the mirror, which meticulously marked the locations of Qin Ye's assets.

There is one in the northwest.

"Okay, then let's stay there for a couple of days."

"Not going, but handing it over to God's Heart?" Columbia asked on behalf of the two.

"Of course not." Qin Ye shrugged.

"As the last person to set off but the first to achieve results, I naturally can't be too high-profile. I need to have a good talk with my colleagues who are very concerned about this matter in private before discussing the follow-up matters."

This is called social etiquette and worldly wisdom.

Otherwise, why would I have set up a special place for them in the city center and had Scaramucci meet them?

If they clash right from the start, it's inevitable that they'll get angry and part on bad terms.

Although my relationship with them is passable, it's definitely right to be a little more careful.

So I deliberately chose to leave the center of the storm. They will naturally know my thoughts and come to talk to me privately.

-

Mond City

"Madam."

The Fools knelt respectfully before Rosalind, giving their report.

"I heard... Dionysus has already returned to Winter with the Heart of Thor?"

"Uh..." The subordinate hesitated to answer, afraid of offending the other party.

"It's alright. I have a complicated relationship with him, and although I don't like him, we were both working for the Empress, so we should still show him the proper etiquette."

She crossed her legs and leaned gently against the back of the chair, seemingly lost in thought.

“You are right, Lord Fool has already returned from Inazuma.”

"Understood, you can go now."

"Yes." The Fool's intelligence agent breathed a sigh of relief and quickly left the lady's residence.

"Hmm... I even stayed in Liyue for two days, eating, drinking, and having fun, just to deliver this message..."

Rosalyn quietly trimmed her nails, gently blowing the crumbs away.

what does it mean?

That man wouldn't do anything useless.

Although she felt a little anxious, after all, she had lived in Mondstadt for more than half a year and her impression of the place was not very good.

However, Dionysus once said that the best time would be after the Knights of the North led the main force of the Knights of the West on their expedition.

And that's exactly what the woman did.

She remembered Qin Ye's words.

"You think you're a diplomat after just two days of learning diplomatic language from me? With your condescending attitude, you'd better watch your manner. I don't want you to die in Mondstadt and then have the old man send me over to clean up your mess. Just thinking about it makes me sick."

Rosalyn fell silent.

Every time I think about it, I get inexplicably angry. What a vulgar man! It's a shame that the lady with the mirror in his arms is treated so poorly.

It must be very difficult to serve a man like that, right?

"Madam."

The sound of reporting came from outside the door again.

"Come in."

An intelligence officer, completely different from the one before, entered the residence.

"My lord, according to our informant, we seem to have discovered traces of the wind god Barbatos."

"What?" Her expression finally turned serious.

A lot has happened these past few days...

"But it is said that another force is involved, and our people seem to have spotted the dragon."

"dragon?"

Is it the one from the Wind God...?

The Empress severed ties with the Anemo Archon of Mondstadt five hundred years ago, so I had no qualms about attacking her, and was even somewhat...

But isn't all of this a bit too coincidental?

What did Dionysus encounter in Inazuma that caused him to stage such a performance, as a way of warning me not to be careless?

"Have your informants continue their reconnaissance efforts, and if possible, use the allocated funds to bribe some Mondstadt hunters and travelers to gather intelligence from them."

"Yes."

"Oh, right, give me paper and pen, I want to send a letter to Zhidong."

-

"Brother Qin Ye, the tea and food you asked me to prepare are ready."

Tatiana brought over a tray and arranged the tea, food, and utensils on it.

"...No need to be so serious, it's just a private reception for two old friends."

On the table, two teapots are placed face to face, with almost no deviation in their angles, and their handles are placed on the left and right, forming an extremely symmetrical arrangement.

"Is that so? Wait a moment, I'll go get some more snacks."

The girl quickly walked into the kitchen.

“...Tatiana, you’re so serious.” Columbia moved her chair closer to Qin Ye and sat down quietly.

"It's more accurate to say that, apart from being a little casual with D'Artagnan, she seems to be just as serious and responsible with all the other executives."

"That's true..."

The girl nodded in agreement.

"Are you thinking?"

Qin Ye grinned when he heard the question: "You figured it out. I was just thinking, when did I buy this villa? I have absolutely no recollection of it."

"That's because I acquired this villa by chance, and then it was added to your name."

The voice came from the doorway. A man wearing a Fool's coat smiled kindly, crossed his fingers in front of his abdomen, and casually walked into the room.

"I didn't expect you to be the first one to arrive here. I thought the rooster would get here before you."

"In their eyes, I'm here to collect a debt from you."