Yes, Lady Funina!

Li Jue realized that the task of speaking in the future could be given to Funina. The department that suits her best is not Fontaine's administrative department, but Fontaine's diplomatic department.

Especially the kind of reading notices in public is definitely suitable for her.

Apart from that, Funina was no different from a newcomer to the officialdom, with a clear stupidity in her eyes.

The atmosphere in Funina's office was very depressing.

"Did I do something wrong?" Funina asked her secretary general with some trepidation.

Richard consoled him, "It's not too bad. At least you didn't really want to go to war with Inazuma. Plus, you might have broken a record."

"What record?"

“The shortest time a minister has served in office.”

As if struck by lightning, Funina asked in disbelief, "It's not that serious, right?"

Richard shook his head and ruthlessly broke Fernina's hope.

"In fact, it is so serious. Without any reason, a large amount of manpower and resources were used to close down the newspaper. Strictly speaking, this is already a serious waste of public resources." Richard said after a pause.

“It’s illegal.”

Finina froze, and at this moment she looked like a faded abstract oil painting.

She thought she just lost her job, but she was told she would have to go to jail?!

"Then what should I do? I don't want to go to jail! I don't want to go to Melrose Petersburg either." Finina's face turned pale, her tone was tearful, and her hands involuntarily grasped the hem of Richard's clothes.

I heard that people in Melo Petersburg don't eat well or sleep well, and they have to go to work every day, and there are no desserts or tea. If she goes there, she will definitely suffer from insomnia!

"Lady Finina, please calm down first. There is still room for recovery." Richard patted Finina's little hand and said calmly.

"Really?!" Furninna's eyes widened. She asked as if she had grasped the last straw, "Is there really any room for recovery?"

"Of course, the premise is that you have to listen to my arrangements. Otherwise, it will backfire like this time." Richard said with a smile.

From the very beginning, Richard's goal was not to force Furninna to step down. This was not in his interest. What he wanted was to tame the water god.

"I'll listen to you. I'll obey you obediently." Funina nodded hurriedly.

It's like a kitten that's afraid of being abandoned, and its whole body is soft.

"In that case...let's try to write a draft of my resignation first, just in case." Richard said.

"Didn't you say there's still room for redemption? Why do you want to quit...Okay, okay, I'll write it, I'll write it..." Funina's voice became smaller and smaller, and she sat back in her seat with red eyes.

Just like an elementary school student doing homework, he lay on the table and listlessly poked at the white paper with his pen.

When she thought that she would have to step down before she had even warmed up to the position of administrative minister, a layer of mist rose in Funina's eyes, and she looked so pitiful, as if she was about to cry.

"Click."

When Funina heard the sound, she looked up and found that Richard was holding a camera and recording what she had just seen.

"What are you doing?"

"Take a photo. Humans are visual animals. They usually have an incomprehensible tolerance for beautiful things. The photo you just took may help reduce the public's criticism of your dereliction of duty."

Finina quickly realized that if this photo was leaked, her image as a wise and powerful Water God in the eyes of the people would be greatly damaged. She instinctively did not want Richard to release this photo.

But if he doesn't release him, what if he really has to go to jail? What kind of image does the Water God have if he goes to jail?

Thinking of this, Funina sniffed and choked up, "Then, then take a few more pictures."

"No need, one is enough for collection." Richard said with a smile.

"Collection?" Furninna noticed something.

"Well, Lady Finina doesn't think I really want to release the photos, does she? That will only make things worse. For example, can the crybaby Lord Water God really take on the important task of being the Minister of Administration?" Richard imitated the tone of a reporter and spoke vividly.

"Who likes to cry?" Lady Water God was so angry that her nose was full of snot bubbles, but before she could continue, Richard wiped it away with a tissue.

I don’t know if it’s because Funina’s skin is too delicate or because Richard used too much force, but Funina’s nose tip is red.

"Don't worry, Lady Funina. I am also responsible for this matter. I will help you settle it. As for this photo, just consider it as a reward for me." Richard said with a smile.

After calming down a bit, Funina said to Richard, "Well, you... don't do anything weird with my photo."

"What's the strange thing?" Richard looked at Furninna with an unchanged smile on his face, as if he wanted to see some embarrassment on her face.

"It's just secretly selling photos to reporters or something..." Funina said in a low voice.

If that happens, the dignity of the Water God will be lost!

"Don't worry, Lady Funina. Just watch me do what I want to do next."

Volume 4: Chapter Do you want to touch it?

The next day, Funina opened today's newspaper nervously. Because of what happened before, Funina no longer read those third-rate tabloids.

The newspapers she had in her hand were all sold by a very influential newspaper in Fontaine.

And these newspapers happened to be the ones that were invited to attend the press conference yesterday.

Funina closed her eyes, slowly pinched a corner of the newspaper with her hand, then suddenly unfolded it while opening her eyes wide.

Title: "The first press conference held by the water god Fukalos after taking office was a complete success"

Funina continued reading in disbelief, and found that there was no mention of her awkward response yesterday in the entire article.

The newspaper even printed a picture of her standing on the stage of the press conference with high spirits before her speech next to the headline.

Looks very impressive.

Only Funina's family knew about her own affairs. She cried miserably in front of Richard yesterday, and she still felt a little embarrassed when she thought about it afterwards.

But one newspaper couldn't explain anything, so Funina quickly changed to another one.

Title: "A detailed analysis of Minister Funina's administrative thinking has left the newspaper reporter stunned"

Funina was deeply attracted by the title of the article at first sight, and she had only one thought after reading the whole article.

Oh, so that’s what I thought at that time!

As expected of me!

Funina decided to cut out the article and keep it carefully. The author of the article understood her so well. If she had the chance, she would definitely get to know him better and regard him as a close friend.

Richard sneezed in the next room. Yesterday, he met with several newspaper presidents and had dinner together. After controlling public opinion, he also wrote a flattering article by himself. He is truly a model worker in the city hall.

Hey, if he hadn't gone into politics, it would have been pretty good for him to be a reporter. He can both set the pace and write soft articles. He's simply an all-rounder in the journalism industry!

"You won't catch a cold from working overtime, will you?" Richard rubbed his nose and muttered.

"If you can still get sick despite drinking tea, reading newspapers, and occasionally reviewing documents every day at this low-intensity job, Lord Richard, I suggest that you should exercise well." Linette bent down without looking away and placed the prepared black tea on the table.

"The likelihood of getting sick is not determined by the amount of work. Even a person with the best health can get sick." Richard explained to Linnett seriously.

"Well, so what?" Linnette asked perfunctorily while doing the work at hand.

"I'm sick, very seriously." Richard covered his heart with a look of pain on his face.

"Oh, are you okay? Do you need me to take you to see a doctor?" Linnette responded to the performance in a calm tone.

"No, a heart disease needs a heart doctor. I just need Miss Linnet to come to my house for a simple meal tonight."

"Do you still need to warm the bed?"

"If you wish...hiss!"

Richard was hit hard on the back of his hand by Linnett's cat tail.

"I'm sorry, Tail was so naughty. I apologize to you on its behalf." Linnett gave a lovely smile, so pure.

No matter who sees this smile, they will choose to forgive, right?

Not to mention whipping it with the tail, even stepping on it with the foot is no problem!

Richard couldn't help but move his eyes downwards, revealing a pair of beautiful legs wrapped in black stockings, with perfect leg curves, one inch more would be too much, one inch less would be too little.

"Want to touch it?"

The voice suddenly came from his ear. After Richard woke up, he said righteously: "Who do you think I am?"

Then he looked left and right and whispered, "Is it really okay?"

Linnett's beautiful face showed a perfect smile: "No, it's work time now."

"I mean after get off work..."

"Neither."

Richard showed a look of despair, while Linnett gently twisted her hair with her hands and said, "Of course, if Father agrees..."

"Given Alechino's attitude towards me, do you think this is possible? You saw that when I took you from her, she almost killed me." Richard said unhappily.

[Servant] Alechino, his former colleague's attitude towards him was quite unfriendly.

This was the case during the winter, and even more so now that he was in Fontaine. After all, his arrival was not like other Fatui executives coming to Fontaine for a 'vacation'.

Richard is a permanent resident, which inevitably affects the Fatui executive [servant] in charge of Fontaine affairs.

Although Richard had resigned from Solstice, the Queen of Solstice still reserved a position for him and retained a lot of power. This was one of the reasons why he was able to climb to the second-in-command of City Hall in a short period of time.

Linnet's eyes flickered. She didn't think that [Father] had any prejudice against Richard, even though [Father]'s comments on Richard were unfriendly, even hostile.

She and her brother Linny are the buffer zone between them, trying to avoid direct conflict between the two as much as possible.

But Linnet's intuition as a woman told her that this must not be a simple matter. After all, if her father really hated someone, he would do everything he could to make that person disappear.

Just like the previous [Servant], but Richard didn't.

If Richard knew what Linnet was thinking, he would definitely seriously refute this love-minded girl.

Is it possible that he was stronger than Arlecchino, and Arlecchino had no way to deal with him, so she didn't take action?

There was no way Richard would tell Linnet these words. After all, after he rescued the girl, he threw her to the servant training.

What is there to say?

The grace of raising is worse than the grace of giving birth to a child.

Although neither he nor the [Servant] were the type to vent their anger on others, it was indeed uncomfortable for the Linnet siblings to be caught between them.

"That's because my father thought you were going to do something to me. After all... you don't ask someone to be your secretary right away." Linnet swung her tail, as if she had thought of something, and looked at Richard leisurely.

"What's wrong with the secretary?" Richard asked.

Richard is very picky when it comes to secretaries. This is not a position that just anyone can do!

In his mind, secretary has always been a very sacred position, and only beauties who are serious, responsible, meticulous and suitable for wearing black stockings can be qualified for this position!

"It's nothing. When I promised you, I was actually mentally prepared." Linnie said with a hint of meaning.

Richard's heart quickened slightly, and he asked intently, "What preparations?"

"Who knows?" Linnet lowered her head and put away the finished tea set.

Richard clenched his left fist and hammered his right palm. He suddenly realized, "So you have had thoughts about me for a long time! It's understandable. After all, as a half-elf, my appearance is indeed hard to resist."

Linnet didn't want to pay any attention to this narcissistic guy. She sorted out the documents, put them in front of Richard, and said lightly: "As long as you are happy, afternoon tea time is over, it's time to report to Lady Funina, Lord Richard."

Volume 5: Chapter : Drink Three Cups of Punishment

"Richard, come and take a look at these newspapers. Oh my God, how did you do it?" Funina's almond eyes were full of surprise. She thought she was going to be in big trouble, but now she was told that the matter had been suppressed.

"It's very simple, Lady Finina. Everything has its weaknesses. We only need to find a fulcrum to lift up a force much stronger than ourselves."

Funina asked curiously: "What is the fulcrum you found..."

"Newspapers are run for profit. You only need to give more benefits than what 'publishing the Water God Scandal' can bring. I believe that several newspaper presidents will be willing to consider this for you and the entire Fontaine." Richard said.

Fu Nina's pretty face changed, and she asked, "You are not going to bribe the presidents of those newspapers, are you?"

Of course, Richard would not make such a low-level mistake, but he did not explain immediately. Instead, he asked in a testing tone: "Besides this, Lady Funina, do you have any better ideas?"

"No, no, but bribery is against the law, right? Whether giving or receiving..."

"As long as you're not caught, it's not illegal." Richard returned the words that Furninna had used to choke him a few days ago.

"Or is it that Lady Finina is so noble that she would rather resign from her position as Minister of Administration and visit Meropeburg than break the law?"

Finina's face was tense, her brain working rapidly, thinking about the loopholes in Richard's words, hoping to find a reason to refute him.

Richard did not give Funina this opportunity. He said, "In fact, Miss Funina, you have already violated the law. Is it too late to consider whether it is illegal or not?"

Funina's face fell. Indeed, she had already violated the law. There was no point in worrying about it now.