Yes, Lady Funina!

I never thought that she, the god of justice, would one day break the law knowingly.

"Well, am I not suitable to be the Minister of Administration..." Furninna, who suffered a Waterloo, let out a cry of grief.

Although Richard wanted to correct him, falling from the peak is called Waterloo, and Lord Water God, you have never stood up and have been sliding...

However, Lord Water God had begun to think about quitting, and if he really quit, it would not be in Richard's own interest.

To be honest, ever since Richard saw through Furninna's weak nature, his plan changed from 'self-preservation' to 'attack'.

It’s just like Cao Mengde who originally just wanted to be an official, but found out that the Han Dynasty was strong on the outside but weak on the inside, so he decided to start his own business.

Richard also had some other little ideas.

Just as the saying goes, a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. If Richard can control the water god, it is equivalent to gaining the authority of the water god.

He takes care of things that the Water God dares not to take care of, and he does things that the Water God dares not to do. He just wants to climb up step by step like this and reach the highest... ahem.

"Lady Finina, there is no need to be so pessimistic. In fact, using illegal means to circumvent the law is the worst of the worst options. In fact, I did not promise anything to those presidents. I just gave some hints under the rules." Richard said with a smile.

"Hint?" Finina was stunned, unable to follow Richard's train of thought.

"I just told them that there was a hidden reason behind your closing down of the newspaper. In order to ensure the authenticity and fairness of the news, it is better not to jump to conclusions. If the results are contrary to what was reported, the consequences will be unbearable for them."

"In fact, this is the second truth I want to tell you. When the loss you can cause to the other party exceeds the other party's gain, you will have a certain bargaining chip."

"But, isn't this changing from immediate execution to suspended death sentence?" The hope that had just lit up in Funina's eyes dimmed again.

It was just a delay in death. Wait, maybe she could just resign, and then people might not hold her accountable? Fu Nina thought naively.

As the water god to this extent, she is indeed the only one among the Scorpion Papas.

Richard saw that Fu Nina was going to back off, and he said with some regret: "It's not only a delay, but it also gives us room to struggle. Sometimes, just a little space can turn a bad thing into a good thing."

"You mean we can still rescue him?" Funina's eyes lit up and she asked excitedly.

"It's not us, it's you." Richard said that even if you are gone, I will not be gone either. After all, the responsibility is all on you. He had advised you at the beginning, but as a veteran, he had already distanced himself from the responsibility.

Afterwards, at most he received a mild punishment from the city hall and drank three cups of wine as a punishment, and the matter was over.

Fu Nina suddenly had an idea and took Richard's hand, and said in the most pious tone: "Master Richard, please teach me."

The clever Furninna did not use the method of saving but teaching instead. This not only appeared elegant but also did not damage her own dignity, at least that was what she thought.

It was already embarrassing enough for a dignified water god to fall into such a situation. Even his crying face was seen by the other party. Face was no longer important.

The current Funina is like a developed girl, and no matter what happens to her in the future, she will not arouse much resistance.

"That's fine, in fact, Lady Funina, we just need to find a suitable reason for sealing it, and all the problems will be solved."

When Richard said this, a shameful expression appeared on his face.

"I have to apologize to you. Due to negligence in my previous work, I did not attach relevant information in the column of the reason for the seizure. Since it was an emergency operation, the Zhuying Court did not have time to "carefully" look at it, so now I need to rewrite a report and enter it into the archives."

"How could Zhuyingting be so thick...oh~" After Fu Nina reacted, she looked as if she understood.

She suppressed the curled corners of her mouth and replied seriously: "Secretary General Richard, this is a serious work error, but the City Hall has been too busy recently, and negligence is inevitable. This will not happen again."

"Thank you for your understanding, Lady Furninna." Richard bowed slightly to show his respect and thanked Furninna for her magnanimity in a serious manner.

Linnet looked at the two of them singing in unison, and she suddenly felt that the Water God was quite suitable for this job, as they were both born actors.

"Have you thought of the reason?" Funina asked impatiently.

"Of course, Lady Finina, there is no innate love or hatred in the world, and no one would slander the gods of their hometown for no reason. And the newspaper's targeting of you is obviously not accidental, there must be a deeper reason behind it."

"Now we just need to find the reason, and all the problems will be solved..."

Volume 6: Chapter : Kujo Sara's Handle

"That being said, how easy is it to accomplish all this in such a short period of time?" Funina sighed. She had a clear understanding of herself at this moment.

How is it possible to investigate the tricks behind it in just one or two days?

And since the other party dares to do this, it means that there is a force behind them supporting them. Maybe by the time they find the clues, the other party has already dealt with everything.

There is simply no way that enough evidence could be left.

"Lady Finina, please do not underestimate the intelligence network of the City Hall." Richard took out a bill from his arms and placed it in front of Finina.

"This is..." Finina had already guessed something, but because happiness came too suddenly, she still couldn't believe it.

"Like I said, Lady Funina, you just need to trust me." Richard took every opportunity to cultivate Funina's trust.

In fact, Richard doesn't even need to say this now, because Funina's trust in him is already full.

What did Richard's behavior look like in her eyes?

Turn the tide in the fall, and help the building to fall!

He is a loyal minister of the country!

"This should be the president's personal account book. It records in detail the transactions with various foreign forces. On the one hand, it is for accounting, and on the other hand, it is for fear that those forces will turn against them later." Richard gave a definition to this fake account book.

Would the president of that newspaper have such an account book?

Maybe there is, maybe there isn't, but it doesn't matter.

Because whether or not the other party colluded with foreign forces is an established fact, and it is extremely easy for a politician to fill in the process based on the results.

Although strictly speaking there are definitely problems with the procedure, it doesn't matter.

What Richard needs to do is to revitalize the whole incident in a 'reasonable and legal' way, rather than pursuing procedural justice.

No one would delve into this matter, not even Zhuyingting, because Zhuyingting's position was on the side of the Water God.

Foreign forces that collude with the newspaper will not do so, because there is no need to go to so much trouble for a discarded pawn.

The day the newspaper was closed down, the day Richard found out that there was something fishy going on with the newspaper, the outcome was already decided.

The reason why Richard chose the idea of ​​forging the bill was actually out of helplessness, because he couldn't tell Lady Fininna, hey, I switched from the Winter Fatui and can check the bank statements of the Northland Bank at any time.

How do you say "take both ends"?

If you really say that, Richard would probably become Li.

A private room in Mero Petersburg!

"In this case, I only need to hand over the account book to Zhuyingting, and closing down the newspaper will be reasonable?" asked Funina.

"Not only that, you can also get a political achievement - you have eliminated a major hidden danger for Fontaine as soon as you took office, and destroyed the conspiracy of the evil forces." Richard, the writer of the evil forces, said.

Finina's eyes lit up, but she was a sensible god and a good boss, and she knew that all this was caused by Richard.

"Richard, this is clearly your achievement. It's not good to attribute it to me, right?"

"The Executive Minister and the Secretary General share weal and woe. We are one, Lady Funina. Your success is my success. Moreover, you obviously need this credit more than me." Richard said sincerely.

There was one more thing he didn't say, which is that without your "wise" leadership, he would have no chance to accomplish this feat, right?

If Fenina had been a little more cautious, listened to more advice, and done some homework before taking office, she would not have ended up in such a passive situation.

Of course, Funina didn't know that Richard was a man who said one thing to her face and another behind her back. On the contrary, she thought that he was a good subordinate who cared about his superiors. She was very moved and said, "Then the reward should definitely be given."

"Lady Furninna not pursuing my previous dereliction of duty is already the greatest reward for me." Richard smiled, appearing decent and calm.

What a good secretary and a good minister!

If data could be used to display Furniture's current favorability toward Richard, then the message "Favorability +1" would appear crazily above her head.

Soon the "evidence" was handed over to the Shadow Chaser Court. In order to ensure the safety of her life-saving straw, Funina specially sent Clorinde to the Shadow Chaser Court with the account book.

This strongest duel agent, who is also Funina's bodyguard, may not have much presence in the city hall on weekdays, but in terms of strength, she is definitely one of the best in Fontaine. With her around, there will definitely be no accidents in the account books.

After Zhuyingting received the account book, he immediately went to the Northland Bank to verify the authenticity of the account book.

As for the result, needless to say, after the crime was confirmed, the newspaper president was sentenced to permanent exile in Mero Petersburg for serious crimes such as defamation, manipulation of public opinion, and collusion with foreign forces to endanger the public security of Fontainebleau.

Because the evidence was so sufficient and he pleaded guilty, he was sent to Meropeburg without even going to trial.

The only thing that made Funina feel regretful was that she was ultimately unable to find out from the newspaper president who the bastard was who had spread the rumor about her.

Humph, don’t let my Funina catch you, little black guy!

Little Blackie, oh no, Richard also took this opportunity to put a few more blames on the newspaper president and shifted some of the mess that was left behind onto his head.

Since you can't get out anyway, why not help me settle the account? The organization will remember your contribution!

Summarizing the incident afterwards, Richard settled the score, gained Furninna's trust and also realized her true nature of being 'strong on the outside but weak on the inside'.

Finina was also very pleased with herself for surviving the disaster and for getting a credit for nothing. She didn't even think about the fact that as a water god, this credit would be of no use to her.

Politicians want political achievements to prove their own value, but for Fontaine, the existence of the water god itself is the greatest value that needs no proof.

At most, he could gain praise and favor from the people of Fontaine and some false reputation.

You know what, Funina just falls for it.

In the end, Finnina still rewarded Richard by taking him to watch a trial in the VIP seat of the Opicle Opera House.

Perhaps in Furninna's opinion, there is no better reward than watching a trial with ups and downs.

Richard, who was sitting at the highest point, thought so too.

It’s not that he really likes the farce off the stage, but his position is theoretically the closest to the cardinal who can make oracle judgments, except for Villette.

Richard raised his head and looked at the huge machine. Even though he hadn't opened his elemental vision, he could feel the enormous power within it.

He didn’t know if it was Richard’s illusion, but he always felt that there was something hidden behind that energy body.

But these are not what Richard should consider now. His top priority now is to deal with Funina.

Although he has gained Furninna's trust, he is still a long way from taming her.

What Richard needs is an obedient minister, not a naive one.

Therefore, in the process of taming, Richard will also train this Lord Water God in his own way, at least it will be impossible for the same low-level mistakes to occur again.

Well, let alone after experiencing a peak match like Winter Solstice, looking back at Fontaine, I felt like I was frying fish.

And this feeling was magnified to the maximum when facing Funina.

Fu Fu, you've been sold and you're still helping count the money! (Sigh)

At the same time, Inazuma also received the news.

Although he didn't know the specific situation, the spies planted by Inazuma in Fontaine also got some information.

Rather than the superficial situation, it is obvious that Inazuma received much more detailed information than ordinary people in Fontaine, including Funina's embarrassment at the press conference.

When Kujo Sara heard the report from his subordinates, his face was full of question marks.

The water god of Fontaine... is he so unreliable?

How could you make such a low-level mistake?

In comparison, our own General seems much more outstanding, worthy of being called General!

Kujo Sara was extremely grateful that she was serving Lord Takenami-jinn Ogosho, as it was obvious that her shogun would never make such a low-level mistake.

Yae Shinko saw all the changes in Kujo Sara's expression, and she could guess some of his inner thoughts.

"Could this kid think that Ying is better than the water god Fukaros?" Yae Shinko's head ached uncontrollably when she thought of the guy hiding in the Pure Land.

Everyone thinks that she, Yajōgō, is in charge of half of the Inazuma family, is arbitrary and authoritarian, and her power is comparable to that of the General's Mansion. However, they don't know that this family will fall apart without her!

Because of the fear of losing, he gave everything to the puppet, found a place to hide, and pursued the so-called eternity.

This behavior is even more childish than Funina's!

"I lost, Lord Yaemitsu." Kujo Sara did not deny it, but said it openly.

It turns out that there really are such unreliable gods in the world!

Because he was deeply influenced by Inazuma's education of respecting gods and being loyal to the emperor, in Kujo Sara's mind, gods are symbols of power, wisdom and nobility.

The previous judgment was actually reasonable. Only the followers of Ming Shen, such as Yae Shinko, who often come into contact with gods, know clearly what kind of people the so-called gods are.

"Since I lost, then the bet..." Yae Shinko blinked her beautiful eyes, and she was about to start collecting the spoils.

"I accept the defeat." Kujo Sara felt that it was just a matter of changing some clothes and taking a few photos.

Moreover, according to the promise of Yae Shinko, these photos will not be circulated, so Kujo Sara naturally doesn't care.

"H-Lord Yae?" Kujo Sara looked at the closet full of strange clothes, and she looked at the fox beside her with horror.

The pink fox smiled and said, "Wear whichever you like, miko's uniform, samurai's uniform, secretary's uniform, defeated general's uniform... Lord Kujo Sara~"

"I don't like any of them!" Kujo Sara complained in his mind.