Yes, Lady Funina!

What a strange word! Richard hasn't heard this word for a long time. Since coming to Fontaine, he seems to have been isolated from this word.

This is also the reason why Richard has such a favorable impression of Fontaine. At least he doesn’t have to work overtime!

Although civil servants in Fontaine have to deal with a lot of miscellaneous chores on a daily basis, as long as you are not too ambitious and leave work on time, no one will blame you.

As a veteran with many years of experience in the industry, Richard did not find these trivial matters difficult at all. With a little bit of connections, he soon found his place in Fontaine and was promoted to Executive Secretary-General.

If it weren't for Funina's sudden appearance, and if he had sent away another administrative minister, he would have been the next administrative minister.

It now seems that it’s not that the civil servants in Fontaine are not busy, but that someone is carrying the burden for them.

But to be honest, the administrative department is not an important department in Fontaine. Although it is closely related to people's livelihood, Fontaine is a country of justice and can only support absolute justice if it has sufficient military force.

The Court of Justice is the real power institution in Fontaine. It is normal to work overtime and be busy.

The City Hall is at most a... logistics department? That must be a lot easier than my colleagues in the Inquisition.

"I'm taking advantage of my break time to ask you, Clorinde, how long has it been since you got off work on time?"

"Is it time to get off work?" Clorinde's pretty face froze. What did this have to do with her?

Richard decided to ask a different question: "How do you usually decide when to get off work?"

"Once Furninha returns to the palace, my guard duty will be over. In other words, it's time to get off work," said Clorinde.

"Then usually this time is..."

"It's hard to say. Sometimes it depends on what Furninna wants. Sometimes the trial will last very late, around eight or nine in the evening. Sometimes it will be very early, and we will return to the palace at four or five o'clock." Clorinde said as she recalled.

"After serving as the Minister of Administration, my time back to the palace has become more stable."

"It must have been after six or seven."

Listening to Clorinde's words, Richard couldn't help but feel sad even though he was an outsider.

It's not easy for this strongest duel agent lady.

But it’s not easy. The more difficult it is, the greater the possibility that his next plan will succeed.

If everything goes well in this job, wouldn't Richard be using his head to persuade Clorinde to change jobs?

"What about vacation time? There's always vacation time, right?" Richard asked hypocritically, as if he really cared about the other party's vacation time.

Clorinde did not hide anything. After all, with Richard's identity, he could easily find out these things. There was no need to hide them.

"Yes, generally we take turns. As long as Funina's safety is guaranteed, someone else will take my shift. Usually, we take turns every half a month, and there may be urgent tasks in between."

"So theoretically there is half a month of vacation time, right?"

After hearing Richard's words, Clorinde couldn't help but shook her head. It would be great if that were true.

"Although this is true in theory, when it comes to implementation, deviations are inevitable. You know that I am a duel agent, and duel agents have other work to do besides dealing with those 'honor-protecting' suspects."

"So the actual vacation is..."

"One day?" Clorinde thought for a moment and said, then waved her hand.

"At least I can get off work on time during that time, around 5 o'clock, and the time after that is completely my own - as long as there are no unexpected situations."

Normally speaking, if there weren't many unexpected situations, Clorinde would definitely not say something like this.

So Richard deliberately asked: "Unexpected situation?"

"It's just that the court is short of people, whether it's arresting dangerous suspects or emergency replacement. Life is full of surprises, so just get used to it."

Richard: ...

Richard now seriously suspects that this aloof and cool lady is not really aloof, but is rather numbed by her work, which is why she is so serious.

But after so much preparation, Richard finally decided to talk about the private secretary.

"So Clorinde, are you planning on changing jobs?"

Volume 21: Chapter : Prying

"So Clorinde, are you planning on changing jobs?"

Following Richard's words, Clorinde was stunned. What did he mean?

"I don't understand what you mean." Clorinde felt that although her current job was a bit busy, it was stable. Besides, Funina was her friend, and she had no plans to change jobs.

"Funina is still in need of a personal secretary. I have been doing this part-time before, but it won't work this way. I have things to do, but this position is not something that anyone can take on. After much thought, I finally thought of you."

Richard knew that Clorinde would not agree easily, so he turned the paper in front of him and pushed it in front of Clorinde. Then he stood up, left the desk and walked to the window.

"Black tea or coffee? I have some Fengda here." Richard said as he looked at the drinks in the cupboard.

"Whatever you want, plain water will do," said Clorinde.

"Then let's have Fengda. No need to brew, just open the lid and enjoy." Richard weighed the bottled drink in his hand and threw it to Clorinde.

Clorinde took the drink and smiled, "Nice advertising idea."

"There's something even better. The personal secretary position has a lighter workload, leaves work on time, and has free afternoon tea every day. Its main job is to arrange Funina's schedule, which will also make it easier for you to protect her."

"Other than that, you are still the strongest duel agent, and you don't have to be as busy as before. The most important thing is that you have two days off a week." Richard stood next to Clorinde and gestured for a toast with a smile.

"It sounds good, but will the court release the person?" Clorinde and Richard clinked the cans of Fengda, and the sound of dense bubbles came from the can.

"Leave it to me to negotiate. With Lady Finina's face, I'm sure they won't make things difficult for us." Before Richard met Clorinde, he had already made arrangements with the court. There would definitely be no problem transferring Clorinde's file to the City Hall.

"You went to so much trouble just to find a secretary for Furninda?" Clorinde was surprised. She didn't expect Richard to be able to do this.

You have to know that due to the special status of the Inquisition in Fontaine, they have always poached people from other departments. And Scorpion is the only one like Richard who wields a hoe in the Inquisition.

"You can't underestimate the position of personal secretary. It is the key to whether the city hall can operate normally." Richard said seriously and solemnly.

If Funina really carried out that plan that could be described as a suicide terrorist attack, it would be hard to say whether Fontaine would still have a city hall in the future.

"Because of Fernina's status, this personal secretary must be reliable enough. Can you imagine the consequences of a person with ulterior motives becoming Fernina's personal secretary?"

A picture appeared in Clorinde's mind. Finnina was counting the Moras with great interest, while Richard behind her had already reached a deal with someone else. The amount of the deal was exactly the amount of Moras counted by Finnina. After the deal was done, Finnina happily told Richard that the amount was correct.

Given Furninna's innocence, if she really met a private secretary with bad intentions, she would probably be sold out and still be counting money for the other person.

Thinking of this, Clorinde's eyes became serious, but she still said a little unconfidently: "I understand, but... can I do it?"

She had no experience as a secretary before, and generally speaking, for problems that could be solved by force, she would rarely have a second option.

Moreover, a position like secretary inevitably requires dealing with people. Clorinde feels that although she is not the kind of person who is not good at speaking, she is definitely not eloquent.

She was even once labeled as difficult to get along with because of her cold appearance and stern attitude. Only a few people knew that this strongest duel handler was actually quite easy to talk to.

Cold outside and hot inside is the case.

"Of course no problem. In fact, among so many candidates, you are the first one that I thought of. You are the most suitable one." Seeing that Clorinde's attitude softened, Richard prepared to take her down in one fell swoop.

"What about Linnet?" Clorinde felt that Linnet was also quite suitable. After all, wasn't she the one who had always arranged Funina's itinerary?

"You want to be my secretary?" Richard looked at Clorinde strangely. Don't you know that Linnet is his personal secretary?

He is the kind of person who thinks, "I am the only one who can poach other people, and don't let other people poach me." How could he give away the secretary Cat that he had worked so hard to poach from the Fatui to anyone else, even if it was Furninna?

"It's not impossible. Okay, I promise you." Clorinde knew that Richard was joking, but she also knew that she had to be the private secretary.

"In that case, happy cooperation?" Richard extended his hand towards Clorinde.

"It's a pleasure working with you!" Clorinde took off her gloves and shook hands with Richard, which also meant that Clorinde officially took over the position of personal secretary to the Minister of Administration.

Under Richard's guidance, Clorinde quickly completed the inauguration procedures, including the handover of some work within the courtroom.

Without Furninna's knowledge, he transformed himself into Furninna's personal secretary.

To welcome this new colleague, Richard and Linnet prepared a small welcome tea party and induction training for Clorinde.

Of course, the most important thing is that Funina is still not present in this training.

In fact, Clorinde also wanted to call Fernina over, but was stopped by Richard.

Are you kidding? I asked you to come here to discuss how to deal with Funina. Aren’t you plotting in person by calling her here?

Funina is just a little naive, not really stupid. It is definitely not okay to say you want to rebel in front of others.

There is a saying that goes, enter the village quietly and don't shoot.

So two beauties, one big and one small, with very different styles sat down on the sofa in Richard's office, and they were both secretaries.

Keyword extraction: office, secretary, one man and two women...

Clorinde had already taken off her duel agent uniform and put on the attire of a secretary.

The upper body is a well-fitting women's suit with a slightly open neckline, revealing a fair neck and delicate collarbone. Paired with a moderately long hip skirt, it outlines a perfect body curve, dignified yet sexy.

A pair of slightly transparent black stockings wrapped around her slender legs, and a leather leg ring was tied around her plump thighs. There was a slight depression around the leg ring, which visually gave her a sense of tightening her flesh.

Clorinde was not a thin woman. She was plump and curvy, and she was the real ceiling of fatness. Richard, who was well-informed, understood that such a beauty was the one who would eat people without leaving any bones.

This man-eating beauty was sitting on the sofa, listening to the teachings of Richard and Linnet, two senior colleagues in the workplace.

"Let's start today's topic, how to stop the 'renewal' plan proposed by Minister Funina yesterday."

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Volume 22: Chapter 4 When did I get a personal secretary?

"Wait, stop it?" Clorinde thought Richard would talk about how to better assist Fernina, but she didn't expect him to tell her right away that he had to stop Fernina from pushing the decree.

This made Clorinde feel absurd, thinking that she was a loyal and loyal minister, but in fact she was the biggest rebel leader.

Shouldn't the secretary's duty be to serve the minister better?

When Clorinde raised this question, Richard said, "That depends on how you define the word assist."

“Broadly speaking, the word ‘assist’ means to assist or help someone else complete a task or achieve a goal.”8

"In politics, the military, or other fields, assistance generally refers to assisting others in management, decision-making, or action to achieve a common goal. This assistance may be the provision of advice, opinions, support, resources, or other assistance to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of the person being assisted."

"But have you ever thought about a question, Ms. Clorinde?"

"That means the decision of the person being assisted was wrong from the beginning. What should we do?"

Richard's words made Clorinde fall into deep thought. Yes, decision makers are also human beings, and humans are bound to make mistakes.

If the assistant continues to assist the other party at this time, it will only make the other party go further and further on the wrong path. The correct approach should be to correct the other party before he makes a mistake.

Clorinde understood what Richard meant. He believed that the decree proposed by Furninha a few days ago was wrong and must be stopped.

But the problem is that Clorinde does not think that cleaning up the department is a wrong thing. On the contrary, she believes that doing so can effectively prevent the occurrence of corruption and other phenomena, and can also promote integrity within the department.

"But the problem is, what Furninna wants to do is not just prevention and treatment, she wants to eradicate and liquidate." Richard corrected, she wanted to uproot herself!

Why is Your Majesty plotting rebellion?

According to Furninna's idea, she intended to bring everything in the past and even the future to the table, just like the trial at the Opicle Opera House, and put everything under the sun.

However, unlike trials, some things inside City Hall cannot be seen in public, and those things should not be the subject of trial. Many times, things that seem unreasonable are actually the best way to deal with them at the time.

These things cannot be explained by the law.

"So you actually don't agree with Funina intervening in the special struggle of the Inquisition?"

"I don't disagree, I just think that Funina was not thoughtful enough." Richard's answer was flawless.

Clorinde said very straightforwardly: "If that's the case, then why didn't you object directly at that time and smiled at me? I thought you were happy to do this kind of thing."

"Ms. Clorinde, there are many kinds of smiles, including happy smiles, unhappy smiles, helpless smiles, and fake smiles... In addition, no one is willing to do things beyond their duties for no reason, especially when such things will not only bring you no benefits, but also cause you trouble."

"But isn't that a result?" Clorinde looked puzzled. Don't you want to make progress?

"It's the results, but the problem is that Funina is not satisfied with these." Richard said.

Is handling old cases a political achievement? Of course it is, but the problem is that Funina is now like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins. She not only wants to eat, but also wants to overturn the cooking pot.

"What she wants is a clean, transparent government without a single flaw."

"Isn't this a good thing?" Clorinde wondered.

At this time, Linnet spoke up. She said in a cold tone: "This is a contradictory phrase in itself. You can be clean and transparent, or you can have a government department."

"In other words, do you think the Inquisition's Shadow Hunters should inform the people of Fontaine before taking action?"

"Of course not. The operation is kept absolutely confidential. If the information is leaked, the difficulty of arresting the suspect will increase exponentially." Clorinde retorted subconsciously, and then she understood what Linnet meant.

"Similarly, if a department's policies are known to the vast majority of people, the difficulty of implementation will increase exponentially. Do you think Funina can come up with a decision that satisfies everyone?" Richard said with a smile.

Clorinde didn't need to think at all to come to the conclusion - it was impossible.

"Excuse me, what Funina wants to do is not a political order, but political suicide. Stopping her will benefit both us and her."