[Genshin Impact]: I can become stronger by cooking.

"The colors and shape are quite perfect, just like..."

"Just like... the hamburger buns at [Jia Zi Wei Restaurant]."

"Wait...could it be...?"

In a daze, Kares guessed something.

"Hey? Dad, you noticed?"

"That's right, the method for baking this hamburger bun was taught to me by Brother Chao Ke."

"Oh."

Kares gave a very perfunctory reply.

Break off a piece of bread and put it in your mouth, chewing it gently.

Despite the excellent feedback from his taste buds, Carles still found the food tasteless.

.......

In the Rionay district, at the home of Choco and Arecino.

Unable to wait for his older sister to come home, Chao Ke simply went into her room and fell asleep in her bed.

Until... midnight.

Arecino walked under the moonlight, returning to her bedroom along with the moonlight.

While Chao Ke was fast asleep, he suddenly felt a chill on his back and opened his eyes, only to find a figure standing beside his bed.

Chao Ke was about to startle awake, but upon seeing the two mushrooms in the darkness, his tense muscles instantly relaxed.

Chao Ke pouted, turned his head, and went back to sleep.

Arecino sighed and patted Chao Ke a few times.

"Wake up, let me take you to finish off the enemy."

Chapter 173 Secret Execution

A desolate area outside Fontainebleau.

A few figures stood scattered on the lush green grass.

With the arrival of Chao Ke and Arecino, the people standing there nodded, indicating that the secret execution could begin.

Two blood-stained sacks, still struggling occasionally, were carried up by Fontaine's secret guards and the servants of the Fools, respectively.

With both sides present as witnesses, the two sacks were opened, revealing the bodies of the bound individuals.

One was a high-ranking official in Fontaine, Ruger's father, Jans.

On the other side were researchers who were being closely guarded by the Fools and who were conducting human experiments on replicas of Les.

Unlike the researcher who broke down screaming and begging for mercy from those around him, Jens remained much calmer.

Just by glancing around at his surroundings, James realized that they intended to execute him in secret.

Unwilling to die here, James's gaze swept quickly across the faces of the people around him, as if he wanted to make one last struggle.

However, upon seeing the leader of Fontaine's side, Jens was taken aback.

Oh no, it's this person...

Denis Markovic, one of the Fontaine executives he was least on good terms with.

Because of their factional affiliations, the two had developed a lot of grudges.

Denis had pushed for policies that cracked down on his businesses, and James had used his media outlets to spread rumors and gossip about Denis.

It is said that Denis was gay and that his marriage to his wife was just a cover, and that he was actually in love with his handsome coachman.

James's intention was merely to annoy Denis.

Little did he expect that his words would come true; the rumor he spread turned out to be the truth, and a reporter from The Voyeur captured the evidence.

Since then, Denis's family has been plagued by constant conflicts, and he has been unable to gain any traction in Fontaine's political arena for quite some time.

It's fair to say that the grudge between the two was exceptionally deep.

The fact that the higher-ups at Fontaine sent someone to oversee his secret execution is, frankly, a sign that they didn't want him to live.

Driven by a desire to survive, Jens immediately turned his gaze toward Arecino, who represented the Fools.

"Executive of the Kingdom of Winter, protect me, and I can tell you all the secrets of Fontaine that I know. I also have a lot of evidence of crimes committed by Fontaine officials!"

Before Arecino could say anything, Denis sneered and spoke first.

Save your breath, James.

"The little stuff you had, and the evidence of crimes committed by some of the Fontaine officials that you possessed, were all taken by a group of [kids]."

"We paid a considerable price to clean up your mess and recover these losses."

"So, rest assured, Jens!"

Jens looked at Arecino with horror and disbelief.

Arecino coughed lightly and began to speak.

“Mr. Denis’s statement just now was somewhat incorrect.”

"The correct way to put it is that my children, while maintaining the beautiful environment of our home, discovered some unpleasant litter."

"Fontaine, on the other hand, recycled and disposed of the trash that the children had collected, and gave the children who did good deeds a well-deserved recognition."

Denis snorted coldly, even though both sides knew the truth of the matter.

But in the end, the version that was adopted by Arecino was indeed the one that was finalized.

After all, the nature of James's case was too heinous, and the intelligence and evidence uncovered from him had a far-reaching impact.

If the Fools were to release this information, the impact on Fontaine's political scene would be enormous.

Given the impartiality of that Supreme Judge, their crimes and punishments would probably be headline news in the Steambird newspaper, and an entire newspaper wouldn't be enough to record them all.

In this situation, the Fontaine leadership immediately abandoned Jens and organized negotiations with the House of Hearths.

After paying a considerable price, the higher-ups redeemed this information and evidence, and reached an agreement with Arecino.

James and the researcher will be secretly executed in the presence of both of them.

As for James's son, he would be framed with all sorts of crimes and imprisoned in Mero Petersburg for life, with no possibility of parole or commutation of sentence.

...

On the way here, Arecino told Chao Ke about this news.

Chao Ke was fairly satisfied with the result.

It's better than handing them over directly to the Tribunal.

In that case, not only would the Bufati Mansion face a backlash from many of the officials involved, but even those two beasts might not necessarily be sentenced to death.

But with my older sister handling it now.

Not only could the Buffati Mansion gain considerable benefits, but even the high-ranking officials of Fontaine joined the execution, wishing they could make Jens and the researcher disappear from the face of the earth immediately.

Denis drew a sharp blade and looked in the direction of Chaoco and Arecino.

"Who comes first?"

Arecino did not answer, but looked at Chao Ke.

Chao Ke then chuckled twice and said.

Give me the first one.

"Besides, the night is still long. How about we take turns, one at a time?"

Denis paused for a moment before replying.

"That's good. At least it will ensure they die completely, so they won't suffer too much when they're burned."

"Hehe, you have a sense of humor."

As the researchers approached with horrified expressions, Chao Ke slowly drew near.

"No, don't come any closer..."

The researchers were terrified and tried to escape, but their limbs were too weak.

His digestive system became extremely weak after Chao Ke had done that to him.

Nutritional deficiencies naturally lead to physical weakness.

So much so that even in this dying moment, he couldn't muster the strength to escape.

"Why are you running away? Don't you want to experience firsthand the fear and helplessness felt by the residents you used as human test subjects...?"

...

A blood moon overnight.

The deep sins vanished without a trace in the soaring flames.

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The next day.

Arecino handed the morning paper to Chao Ke, who had just finished cooking.

The inaugural Fengdanting Catering Industry Alliance Food Competition was found to be rife with corruption; contestant Luger colluded with several judges to maliciously suppress fellow competitors.

Shocking! Ruger, the owner of Ruger Restaurant, is suspected of multiple cases of financial fraud involving a huge sum of money and has been taken away by relevant personnel from the Privy Council.

《...》

Shocking! The water level of Fontainebleau is rising, Melousin's personal uniform has gone missing, and the real culprit is... him!!!

Chao Ke's lips twitched as he glanced at the newspaper title.

The Seven Nations and Four Seas Post

Well, that's normal.