Genshin Impact: Can’t the executive just give up?

He just objectively told Tartaglia that Zhongli was taken away by the General Affairs Department, but he did not ask Tartaglia to do anything.

As for wanting to rescue Zhongli, that was the business of the executive officer "Young Master" and had nothing to do with "heretics". Even if the peaceful days were broken and Zhongli had complaints, it could not be blamed on Rhine.

Since the plan was successful, Rhine didn't plan to stay any longer.

After returning to the Jade Pavilion, Lai Yin sat next to Ning Guang as usual. Just as he was about to take a break, he saw Ning Guang put down the things in front of her and look at him.

"Mr. Bai, do you still need to rest?" she asked.

"Well, that's not necessary." Rhine said. He just had nothing to do for the time being. If he was tired, he was certainly not that tired.

"That's good. I want Mr. Bai to accompany me to meet Zhongli." Ningguang chuckled when she heard that.

"Although Zhongli has many doubts, it is not a good idea for us to remain silent. I want to try and see if I can get something out of him."

Ning Guang calculated that although the General Affairs Department could not get the result, she might not be so sure.

Having been in the officialdom and business circles for many years and now firmly sitting in the position of Seven Stars of Heavenly Power, Ningguang's eloquence is naturally extraordinary and cannot be compared with that of ordinary people.

"I have analyzed some of Zhongli's affairs. Although I cannot guarantee anything, with my ability, I am sure I can get some information from Zhongli that others cannot find out."

"..." Rhine was silent.

Rhine didn't know whether Ningguang had that ability, but if nothing unexpected happened, she would most likely not have that opportunity.

After all, Tartaglia has already gone to the General Affairs Department to ask for someone, and it is highly likely that the means he will use will not be gentle.

Although he will not dismantle the General Affairs Department, after finding Zhongli's location, Tartaglia will be able to take Zhongli away smoothly without any delay.

In this case, does Ningguang really have a chance to display her outstanding eloquence?

However, since Ningguang had made the request, Rhine couldn't object to her without a valid reason.

After all, he was just a personal bodyguard. Although Ningguang respected him very much, he had no reason to interfere with Ningguang's decision-making.

"Okay." Rhine closed his eyes and nodded in agreement.

"In that case, let's go." Ningguang didn't want to delay the matter.

……

"It's Lady Ningguang." The receptionist from the General Affairs Department greeted Ningguang hastily when he saw her.

Ningguang got straight to the point: "It's me. Where did the General Affairs Department put Zhongli? I want to ask him something."

"Please come with me."

Since the visitor was from Tianquan Star, there was no reason to refuse the invitation. He brought Ningguang and quickly came to the room where Zhongli was imprisoned: "Lord Ningguang, this is it. Zhongli refused to answer our questions. We have no choice but to use this method for the time being."

The receptionist thought that according to the normal working procedures of the General Affairs Department, the matter would be investigated at least 80% thoroughly before informing Qixing, but he did not expect that Lord Tianquan would come here just as they went to investigate.

Walking into Zhongli's temporary room, what caught my eye was a standard single room, fully equipped with tables, chairs, benches, and even tea sets.

A calm young man stood in front of the windowsill, one hand behind his back and the other hand resting his chin with his knuckles, looking at the potted plants in front of him, as if he was considering how to cultivate them well.

Lai Yin said to the receptionist beside him: "You go out first. Lady Ningguang has something to ask Zhongli."

Time is tight and the task is heavy. Rhine doesn't want to delay too much. Before Tartaglia comes, he just hopes Ningguang can finish her words quickly and leave.

Otherwise, if he ran into Tartaglia, Brother Ya would not care whether it was Tianquan or Diquan in front of him, he would only focus on knocking down all the obstacles in front of him and then pull Zhongli to escape.

Zhongli also noticed the person coming.

The one standing in the front is a graceful woman in a gold and white cheongsam, with bloodshot eyes, frosty hair, fair skin and beautiful looks. She is naturally the Tianquan Ningguang.

As for the person behind her...

"Well, Rhine is here too?"

Zhongli knew that when he asked Rhine to save Ningguang, Rhine was dressed in this outfit, and when he used his divine power to check whether Rhine had arranged for him, Rhine also looked like this.

Zhongli was just curious, what did Rhine need from him?

"Mr. Zhongli, my name is Ningguang. I have long heard of your great name, and today I have come to ask for your advice." Even though she was facing Zhongli, who was suspected of colluding with the Fatui, Ningguang still behaved in accordance with etiquette.

Zhongli replied: "It's not really a request for advice, Miss Ningguang, just go ahead and tell me."

After they sat down, Zhongli personally poured tea for Ningguang and Lai Yin. Even though he was under house arrest, Zhongli was unwilling to lower his living standards. At least tea was a must.

"Sorry to trouble you, Mr. Zhongli." Rhine said politely in the face of Ningguang's puzzled gaze.

Ningguang felt that, given their status, they shouldn't need to express their gratitude for pouring tea.

But Rhine doesn't think so.

Prince Yan pours the tea himself. How many people can encounter such a thing?

Ningguang's focus was not here. She picked up the teacup and looked at it carefully. Although there was no explanation, she was surprised that the tea set provided by the General Affairs Department seemed unexpectedly exquisite, even not inferior to the famous kilns in her collection.

No, how is that possible? Maybe the lighting here is not good and I must have seen it wrongly?

"Ah, that's the tea set from Qiaoying Manor. The glaze is gentle and the porcelain body is thin but tough. The blue and white on it is also made of Yebo stone powder of at least candlelight grade, mixed with the juice of wild colored lilies. It is bright but not glaring, and does not block the light transmission of the porcelain."

Seeing that Ningguang seemed interested in his tea set, Zhongli began to explain it to her.

“I see. I didn’t expect the General Affairs Department had such fine equipment that is in no way inferior to the collections in the Jade Pavilion.” After listening to Zhongli’s explanation, Ningguang was a little surprised that the standard of “house arrest” was too high, but she didn’t think much about it.

Zhongli was silent.

In fact, those were not provided by the General Affairs Department, but were brought by him himself.

The General Affairs Department did provide basic daily necessities, but Zhongli was not satisfied, so he took advantage of the fact that no one was around and went back to the Hall of Rebirth to pick up a set of tea sets that he had bought at some point, and went to the Glazed Pavilion to buy some pastries.

Well, the piece in Rhine's hand is the "Tea Moonlight" he just bought. Although it is not as classic as the traditional recipe of Qiaoyingzhuang, it is also pretty good.

By the way, the tea they drank was also the Chenyu Tea Dew made by Zhongli using the Chenyu Fairy Tea he brought with him.

Zhongli is unwilling to be careless in these aspects, but sometimes he has no choice due to the conditions.

For example, the thing that he was most dissatisfied with right now was that the layout of this house did not conform to the traditional Feng Shui of Liyue. However, if he made any adjustments, it would probably be discovered by the people in the General Affairs Department, so he had to give up this plan.

In short, Zhongli had no awareness at all that he was under "house arrest".

……

"Lord Ningguang went to question Zhongli. I didn't expect that such an important figure would come to our place just because of a guest from the Wangsheng Hall."

"That's normal. That Zhongli is suspected of colluding with the Fatui. This is treason! This kind of thing is indeed worthy of the Seven Stars' attention."

In the lobby of the General Affairs Department, two staff members were chatting.

Meanwhile, an orange-haired man pretended to handle formalities while listening around.

"I see, Mr. Zhongli is here indeed."