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

Twelve seats...

According to his intelligence, this "Fool's" strength is not as weak as he appears on the surface and in his ranking.

Under the red-haired man's gaze, Qin Ye gradually relaxed, but his index finger twitched slightly, as if he were about to launch an attack.

“Here…” Diluc murmured softly, a bead of cold sweat slowly sliding down his forehead despite being by the lake and feeling the cool night breeze.

"Hahaha!"

But to everyone's surprise, the executive on the other side not only didn't make a move, but burst into laughter.

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"Sorry, sorry. I heard that you once destroyed my Fatui's data point by yourself. I just wanted to test your abilities. Don't be so nervous."

Qin Ye waved his hand, signaling Diluc to put down his weapon, but in his mind he was constantly calculating the difference in their combat strength.

Strange, why did we send out so many Enforcers in the first place? Was it to lead to Diluc joining the underground organization later on?

However, D'Artagnan never mentioned Count Lulu to me. Given his personality, he should have been the first to rush forward and engage in hand-to-hand combat in such a situation.

The old man's plans were always unpredictable.

At that time, I was still playing house with roosters and rich people during the winter, and I didn't have time to come and see the once famous number one greatsword fire C in person.

Now the Fatui are starting to focus on superficial diplomacy, and their covert schemes against Mondstadt are gradually taking hold. Diluc should get enough rest.

"Testing you? The first thing you did upon arriving in Mondstadt was to find my winery, and then you caused such a commotion. Do you expect me to believe you..."

Dust rose in Diluc's sight, and a strong wind blew across his face. Where the Fool had stood, only earth and wisps of purple lightning remained.

"I already told you, don't be so nervous."

Qin Ye's voice reached his ears at extremely close range, and a hand pressed heavily on his shoulder.

The slight scratching sensation on the face caused by the mask also disappeared completely.

Clearly, Diluc was completely controlled by the Executor beside him in an instant.

Qin Ye inserted his fingers into the opening of the mask and spun them rapidly on his fingers.

"hiss..."

Diluc slapped the hand off his shoulder, staggered a step, quickly adjusted his posture, and leaped to the side.

They've disappeared again?

With his escape, the Fool was like someone playing a game of cat and mouse.

"What? You don't want to have a proper talk with me, Lord Diluc?"

She subconsciously turned her head to look behind her, her red ponytail swinging halfway through the air before finally settling down.

A kind smile was so close, if they were any closer, their noses might have even touched.

"Flames—Burn!"

Diluc's last remaining composure was finally shattered. He swung his greatsword with both arms, and a high-pitched, melodious bird song emanated from the blade.

"I told you not to rush."

Qin Ye quickly uttered a few words, took two steps forward, and pinched the sword blade that was swinging directly in front of him with his five fingers.

The water roared and expanded from the rock-encased arm, completely enveloping Diluc's greatsword, extinguishing the flames on it, and killing the firebird that was about to take flight.

"Lord Diluc, now that you have witnessed my strength, why not consider this carefully: in Mondstadt without the North Wind Knight, besides Barbatos, who else can fight me for more than ten rounds?"

It has to be said... once their skill level improves, they become more confident in deceiving people.

"..."

Diluc's restlessness gradually subsided.

Although he didn't particularly want to admit it, he couldn't refute what the executive in front of him said.

In just the initial probing exchange, he had almost used his full strength, but the Fool seemed to be showing off, using the four elemental forces of wind, lightning, water, and rock in succession.

The opponent likely only has one Eye of God, so the remaining ones are... Evil Eyes?

Have the Fools found someone who can use multiple evil eyes without any side effects?

He couldn't help but raise his opinion of "The Fool" once again.

Logically speaking, since four types have already been used, the possibility of using seven types is not small.

"What merit or ability does Mondstadt possess that would command the Fools to send two of their officers here?"

"hehe."

Qin Ye's facial muscles tensed: "Here comes for revenge."

"Seeking revenge?" Diluc had regained his indifferent expression, but it was clear that his doubts had not increased but rather decreased.

"Hmm, lately... something unusual must have been happening in Mondstadt, right?"

Qin Ye tried his best to hint at it, even though he didn't know if the other party would think the same way, but hinting was the right thing to do.

You mean that?

Yes! That's the one.

"So that's what it was... then it's not surprising."

"There was no other way. After all, my colleagues were also paying attention to that, so they could only ask me, a man who can get along well with anyone in private, for help."

"..."

Diluc skipped replying to this conversation.

He cut straight to the point: "So, you already have intelligence?"

“That’s natural. Some things can’t be discussed from a diplomatic perspective. If several executives go to the acting Grand Master of the Knights of Favonius together, it’s like Winter wants to exert strong pressure.”

"Oh? Don't you have any ulterior motives towards Mondstadt?" Diluc chuckled as if he had heard a joke.

Qin Ye raised his hand and made an apologetic gesture: "As a politician, I wouldn't accept a country like Mondstadt even if they offered me a handout. It's too much trouble for me."

"..."

That makes perfect sense; there's absolutely no point in refuting it.

"That's why I came to find a big shot like you, Lord Diluc, who has connections in both the underworld and the open world,"

The man fell silent, but his gaze never left Qin Ye.

Qin Ye simply let him stare at him, a smile on his face.

After a long while, Diluc turned and walked into the woods, his figure gradually disappearing from sight.

"Phew...this is tough."

Qin Ye breathed a sigh of relief.

This time, they managed to keep Dark Night Hero, who always wanted to get involved in everything, in check.

If he discovers the Abyss first and concludes that it poses a greater threat than the Fools, then it will be a happy ending for everyone.

If he finds Arecino first...

Although the possibility is slim, don't blame us if that happens...

The design has you figured out.

Chapter 146 Guaranteeing the Rights of Pigeons

"Brother Qin Ye, is that Diluc... really trustworthy?"

Tatiana was dismantling the makeshift tent, folding it neatly, and placing it in the mirror.

"It's not worth it."

Qin Ye showed absolutely no intention of forming an alliance with the other party.

He extinguished the flames completely and gathered up the embers and unburnt firewood.

"It was just using his personality to prevent him from rashly interfering in my affairs."

Diluc never trusted the Executor from the beginning, which could be felt from the subtle hostility he showed at the start.

Qin Ye walked over to Tatiana and Columbia, and took their hands in his: "How is it? Doesn't it feel a little different?"

"..."

"..."

The two fell silent, somewhat confused about each other's meaning.

But... there is definitely a slightly different feeling.

"You can't say that about someone like him."

Qin Ye reorganized his words: "Generally speaking, if you are walking on the street and someone you are hostile to or have never met keeps sticking close to you, it will definitely make you feel uncomfortable. This is similar to territoriality."

Whether it's fear, shyness, hostility, or something else, it will make people have different feelings towards those who are close to them.

"For Diluc, my initial approach to him was to make him hostile towards me so that I could crush him with my strength. This would subconsciously create two basic perceptions in him: that I want to use him, or that I am playing a cat-and-mouse game."

It is clear that a series of subsequent conversations led Diluc to deny the latter possibility.

Given his personality, he would probably choose to investigate on his own at first, thus eliminating the possibility of forcing him to cooperate with the Knights.

Since the purpose is to resolve the abyss, Qin Ye wants to postpone the part about fighting with others as much as possible.

The two nodded knowingly, feeling that such schemes were nothing new, and that it wouldn't be difficult for Qin Ye to even infiltrate the enemy ranks and persuade two of them to defect.

Qin Ye patted the two on the shoulders, intending to go and gather information.

He continued to ponder.

Diluc is temporarily out of the picture. Although I won't consider him an ally, I can take advantage of the principle that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.

According to intelligence, the Dragon Plague of Mondstadt is probably not far off. As long as Diluc is a smart man, he will not fight to the death with someone like me who is not in the open but is willing to provide him with information.

I'll make the right choice then, and it would be best if he could share some information with me.

It would be best if the secondary objective could be achieved, but it wouldn't be a big deal if it wasn't.