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

The girl shook her head, not continuing. She paid no heed to the riddle, and continued humming a tune, her voice echoing.

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"Dennis, it's my treat today. Don't feel pressured, eat whatever you like."

In the cozy room, two people sat facing each other at a wooden table.

A kind and gentle old man, and a boy with an innocent smile.

"Grandpa Dean, why did you suddenly decide to invite me to dinner?" Qin Ye sat on a high stool, his legs slowly swinging.

"Thanks to you for uniting the children over the years, the orphanage has been able to maintain a peaceful atmosphere while I was away. Today, your older brother and sister are starting a new chapter in their lives, and as the director and grandfather, I naturally want to invite you to celebrate."

"So that's how it is." Qin Ye grinned.

"Come on, fire and water aren't suitable for a little kid like you. Grandpa will drink juice with you."

Both sides raised their glasses.

splash

A loud noise came from outside. Yevgeny pushed up his glasses, which were about to slip to the ground, and hurriedly stood up to check.

A minute or two later, the old man returned to the dining table.

"Phew...it was just miscellaneous items that had fallen over."

His smile returned: "Let's clean up later, let's finish celebrating with Dennis first."

The glasses clinked together, and the juice slid down their throats.

The old man looked at Qin Ye, his excitement growing stronger.

but...

But a burning pain shot through my stomach.

He fell off the chair and struggled to get up with his hands.

The cup fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"Oh dear, I had prepared quite a few backup plans, but I didn't expect you to fall for it in the very first step. You're really hopelessly stupid."

The boy, who had been smiling innocently, now stood up from his chair with a blank expression.

"Why..."

"Tsk tsk, don't think about such things right now."

Qin Ye squatted down in front of him: "You're waiting for a good opportunity to get promoted and make a fortune, but haven't I been waiting for my older brother and sister to leave before I make my move against you?"

Rock elements gathered in the boy's hand, forming a small, sharp dagger.

"You...you should know that if you do this to me, you'll be thrown onto the gallows..." His stomach was convulsing, but his will to survive still made him utter those harsh words.

"Grandpa Dean invited me to dinner, but halfway through the conversation he suddenly tried to kill me. I had no choice but to fight back. I'm still just a child. How much damage has your madness done to me?"

Qin Ye pretended to wipe the corner of his eye and spoke with an innocent expression.

"You think this excuse is full of holes..."

His words were abruptly cut off as an arm gripped his throat.

The boy also put on a fierce expression that didn't suit his age: "With an executive officer as guarantor, even the most outrageous excuse can become the truth. You know that better than anyone, don't you?"

"You...you and that bastard!"

"Oh dear, now you have another charge of insubordination."

The tip of the rock dagger was pressed against the back of the old man's neck, the chill and murderous aura making him tremble.

"You deliberately murdered other people's parents, created orphans, took them into this orphanage, and secretly injected them with inhumane drugs. If I were the executor, you would have died a hundred times over."

Qin Ye gritted his teeth.

"Of all the children who entered the Hearth House before and after me, only about forty have survived to adulthood. You were right about one thing: they have indeed begun a new chapter in their lives because they are about to leave hell behind."

“But I…didn’t…” Yevgeny’s face turned purple, and his tone became pleading.

"Of course, because I have the Eye of God."

When the hand was released, oxygen returned to the old man's lungs, and snot and tears flowed out together.

"You want to use me to help you seize the seat of the Fools? Do you think I didn't see through you? Now you even want to use other executives, little do you know that they don't even take you seriously."

"What exactly did you and Dotore make in this deal?"

"It's nothing, I just agreed to be his guinea pig for a few days."

Seeing the ruthlessness in the other person's eyes, Yevgeny clenched his fist: "Ruthless! I, with my lifelong reputation, couldn't even see through a child like you."

"That's because you're stupid."

Qin Ye whispered in the other's ear, and the tip of his sword pierced the other's skin, causing blood to gush out.

"Pure Joker."

The old man, having lost the strength to struggle, gradually dimmed his eyes and collapsed amidst the blooming "blood flowers".

Qin Ye forcibly stopped the trembling in his hands; this was the first time he had killed someone.

"Dannis..." The faces of countless dead comrades flashed through his mind, causing his forehead to throb with pain.

But what followed was the image of my friends who were still alive, laughing.

For him, it was always a warm and welcoming family place.

He looked coldly at the corpse on the ground, his gaze devoid of any pity.

If you want them to start a new life, your death is essential, Yevgeny.

I will do everything in my power to bring them a bright future.

This is also a promise I made to the deceased.

The blood-stained boots walked away step by step, the red footprints gradually fading until they disappeared completely.

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Let's go back to the present.

The sky was covered with dark clouds, and thunder rumbled.

"This is a secret I have never told anyone outside the family. Even during the winter, very few people know that I was born in an orphanage."

Qin Ye smiled and shrugged: "Lord Tianquan, you should be glad. I only told you this because of the children. After all, I'm someone who can't refuse the efforts of children."

"For me, this is indeed satisfactory intelligence."

Ningguang crossed her arms over her chest and rested the other hand on her cheek: "I have a personal question."

"Please speak."

"Heh, it's rumored that the Fool is all talk and no action, but I don't think so. But now that you're so high and mighty, how many of your past companions do you really remember?"

Qin Ye's face instantly turned cold, but he eventually smiled with relief.

“Dennis, that is, me, Tatiana, Valentin, Yulia…”

He rattled off more than forty names in one breath without stopping.

Ningguang listened silently.

"Those who can be with you are probably all elders, right? Aren't you afraid that if you reveal your name, I will have all the Fools' spies under my control?"

She raised an eyebrow, her smile mocking.

"will not."

The smile was still on the man's face...

But in Ningguang's eyes, it was a bitter smile she had never seen before...

No, it could even be described as a bitter laugh.

"You've already met everyone you could still meet."

Ningguang's confident smile gradually froze, and her eyes widened.

"Well then, today's conversation has been pleasant, so I'll take my leave now."

Qin Ye ignored him, offered no words of comfort, and made no explanation.

He turned and left, leaving Tianquanxing standing there dumbfounded.

The bitterness on the face vanished in an instant.

Pain? Heartbreak? Regret?

No, those things are long gone.

Those who provoked me paid the price.

The lightning flashed across the sky, its light elongating his shadow on the ground.

The raindrops began to fall softly, wetting his trouser legs.

In order to prevent more children from repeating the same mistakes, and to prevent people from being displaced again.

I am Denis Schneitzvich.

不 ...

I, Qin Ye, am Dionysus, the Fool.

That's why they joined the Fools.

Only then can one become an executive officer.

Only then can it become a fireplace home...

The new owner.

Chapter 24 Duck! Seeking Help

"Brother Qin Ye, Lord Tianquan said he would like to invite you to Qunyu Pavilion for a chat when you have time."