Genshin Impact: The Glory of the Herrscher Shines on Teyvat

"I originally thought that under Villette's leadership, you all should be as fair and honest as others, even if you are not all capable and smart, so I can rest assured. But now I find that I was wrong."

"Fontaine's danger is not the fools of winter, nor the monsters wandering in the wild. The real danger of Fontaine lies in the meeting room of this Momang Palace, among you well-dressed officials and nobles."

"If you are rotten, the roots of Fontaine are rotten. Now that this situation has occurred, Andre, please come out and explain the reason."

Andre was actually the official in charge of arms manufacturing and management in Fontaine, so he had an unshirkable responsibility for this incident.

Andre, whose name was called, stood up tremblingly and said.

"Lady Fu... Lady Fu Nina, I really don't know anything about this matter. This... these are..."

Before he could finish his words, a Titan mecha made of water appeared in front of him, grabbed his collar and lifted him up.

"Is this your answer to me? The top official of a department is totally unaware of the things he is responsible for. It seems that there is no point in keeping you."

Finina said coldly, and then the Titan mecha seemed to have received an order, clenching its fist which was bigger than Andre's entire body as if it wanted to execute him on the spot.

Andre was so scared that he wet his pants. Yellow liquid slowly flowed down his trouser legs and he begged for mercy.

"Lady Furninna, I was wrong. I'll tell you everything!"

After hearing that he was willing to confess, the Titan Mech let go of his hand and threw him back to the ground. Then, under the angry gazes of many people, he told everyone he knew about the people involved in the matter. The people he named turned pale one by one, and Alicia wrote down the names one by one.

In the end, Alicia counted carefully and found that there were nearly 20 officials involved, just those she had confessed. It was still unknown whether there were other people who slipped through the net. Many of them might just be pawns pushed out by the big guys behind the scenes.

If we investigate them one by one, the administrative system of Fontaine might be temporarily paralyzed, but if we don't deal with it, it will encourage their arrogance, and who knows what trouble they might cause next time.

After thinking for a moment, Alicia clapped her hands, and a team of security guards walked in from outside the meeting room, attracting everyone's attention.

Compared to Funina, in the eyes of these officials, Alicia is not a good person either. She will really sentence someone to death. Before, the death penalty had never been used when Alicia was not there. Most of them have already received the news that Vashie was sentenced to death today, and the person who suggested it was Alicia.

Although Alicia always gives people a gentle and kind feeling, her attitude towards criminals is extremely strict.

"Andre, as the person in charge of military machinery in Fontaine, you have to bear the main responsibility for participating in the smuggling of military equipment this time. However, considering that you have actively confessed, we can consider giving you a lighter punishment. From now on, you will be deprived of your position and all your property will be confiscated. How about this, Andre, do you agree?"

When Andre heard that all his property was going to be confiscated, he felt extremely sad, but at least he saved his life, so he hurriedly said.

"Thank you, Lady Alicia. I am willing to accept the punishment."

Seeing this, Alicia nodded with satisfaction, and then said to everyone.

"Okay? Next, those whose names were called by Mr. Andre will step out of the line."

The officials whose names were called out by Andre cursed Andre for betraying them in their hearts, and walked to the front of the meeting room with pale faces, waiting for their final fate.

"First of all, I would like to ask everyone, does anyone have any objection to Mr. Andre's accusation?"

The dozen or so people looked at each other. They wanted to argue for themselves, but in the end they were afraid that Andre would come up with some evidence, which would lead to more severe punishment for them, so they had no choice but to plead guilty.

Seeing this, the last bit of fantasy in Alicia's heart was shattered, and she sighed imperceptibly and said.

"Since you have pleaded guilty, you will all be dismissed from your posts and pay five times the amount of money you embezzled. I guess you are not honest people, so you should be able to pay these Moras, right?"

Everyone blushed at what Alicia said, but they could not refute it and could only nod in agreement.

"Since you have all agreed to these penalties, I hope you can truly implement them. You know, Villette should be interrogating Vashé and the members of his criminal organization right now. If it is found that the amount of the fine you paid does not match, there is no need for me to tell you what the consequences will be, right?"

"Of course, you can also tell the security guards what you know about other people involved in this incident. If the situation is true, you can consider exempting part of the punishment?"

"I will report the above punishment to Mr. Villette. As for how many days you will have to go to Merobid Castle to fix the screws, it depends on what Mr. Villette thinks."

Then he asked the guards to take all these people away.

Alicia then turned her gaze to the remaining officials and nobles, and spoke slowly as they avoided her gaze.

"I believe that besides these people, there are many other people involved in this matter. Fortunately, you have the opportunity to turn yourself in. I hope that you will confess your crimes to Navillatte after you return. Those who turn themselves in can be given a lighter sentence, demoted one level, and fined five times the amount of the bribe received. The time limit is three days."

Alicia raised three slender fingers and spoke slowly.

"Of course, for those dishonest people, if they are found to be related to this incident and do not turn themselves in or pay the wrong amount, they must be severely punished?"

"As for those who surrendered themselves, don't think that this matter is over. Your actions will be recorded. The Shadow Chaser will strictly guard against your behavior in the future. If you violate the law again next time, you will be punished for multiple crimes. You must know that Fontaine's death penalty is not just a name now."

At this time, Villette was interrogating Vash and members of his criminal organization with the guards. When she returned to Momang Palace, Alicia took the task of interrogating these criminal officials and nobles upon herself, allowing her to focus on interrogating Vash and others.

When Villette heard what Alicia said, he felt extremely warm-hearted. Finally, someone was willing to take the initiative to help him deal with the work. In a good mood, he handed the matter to Alicia and Funina without hesitation. What he didn't know was that many things would come to him soon.

(One more chapter)