206. Finish? (One)
Fortunately, the conversation ended safely.
After hearing Oliver’s words, Gordon looked dazed for a moment, then burst out laughing and said yes.
‘····good. If you say so, I can’t ask you any more. I can’t give you a definitive answer, but I’ll try to talk to the other directors.’
In fact, the answer is that I agree with Oliver’s proposal. He even showed a willingness to help.
‘For now, I’ll try my best not to collide with the Fighter Crew, so as Dave said, with the help of the Fighters Crew, please catch the rest of the thieves. Then I will put weight on persuasion.’
Oliver replied yes, of course.
When Gordon heard the answer, he praised it, saying it was a pleasant place, then got up respectfully and got back into the car outside the restaurant.
The restaurant staff didn’t show any relief and went straight to tidying up, and Forrest called Oliver into the boss’s office.
“thank you. Forrest.”
Oliver said as he closed the door to the boss’s office.
As a thank you for taking over this meeting with Oliver’s coercion, it was true that it would have been quite difficult without his cooperation.
There was an alternative method called Murphy, but he belonged to the Crime Firm. There was no denying that the best person was Forrest.
Forrest took a sip of his drink, exuding a sense of relief and a bit of confusion.
“Would you like a drink too?”
“Yes.”
squeak. Forest pouring alcohol into a crystal glass.
He held out the glass to Oliver.
“Wait a minute.”
He said as Oliver took the glass. Then he lightly bumped his crystal glass against Oliver’s.
braided.
Clear and bright sound. Oliver asked.
“What did you do?”
“It’s a toast. If you have something to celebrate, do it. I’ve been doing this for a long time, so don’t ask for details.”
Oliver shut his mouth before asking a question.
“But what are you celebrating?”
“Thanks to you, I hit the jackpot in my last years, didn’t I? I was planning on retiring after quietly doing pastimes, but I ended up taking on a very big job. The world is truly unpredictable. Thank you.”
Many of Forrest’s words were true. He was delighted with the unintended luck and was sincerely grateful to Oliver for bringing it.
Yet, his emotions were disturbed at the same time.
He worked hard to keep a certain distance from Oliver.
Are you willing to be friendly but not friendly?
Of course, that didn’t mean I didn’t like it. On the contrary, Oliver liked it.
The distance between emotions was important for a broker who connects work and people.
“I have nothing to be grateful for. Rather, I am grateful. Thanks to him, I was able to keep my promise with Joe safely.”
“Well·····. Now, I’m sorry, but why did you make such a promise in the first place? If it were you, there would have been a way out without that promise. No, it’s more cumbersome to make such a promise.”
Forrest asked, genuinely curious. Not every time, but through Heimdall, he checked Oliver’s battles periodically, so he knew his level.
To be honest, if Oliver’s level was willing, he could not only be hired exclusively by the city’s giants, including the Crime Firm, but also create his own organization like Sheamus, who became a legend on the ground.
As much as business acumen and political power, force was a strong competitive edge in this city.
Oliver thought for a moment before answering Forrest’s question.
“Well····. If you were determined to kill me, I wouldn’t have been able to do anything about it, but there is a way to avoid it. Also, I kill Joe’s friends, so Joe takes care of the younger brothers, but if I kill Joe too, isn’t it a little different?”
“…I feel like I’m speaking the truth, but it’s scary.”
“is that so?”
“That’s right……, are you really not going to take the money?”
The money Forrest was talking about meant nothing other than the educational expenses he would receive in exchange for teaching the people of the fighter crew black magic.
Originally, it could be requested from the fighter crew party, the broker Forrest, and the user Crime Firm, but Oliver refused to receive it himself.
It’s also pretty solid.
“Yes. I said I was helping, but wouldn’t it be strange to receive money?”
“…well, if you get paid properly, the work itself won’t go ahead. It won’t be a penny or two. It’s good for me, but is that ok? I am not in the business of meddling, but what if I spread my skills and knowledge so easily?”
Intuitively, it was perfectly correct.
A being who makes a living on the knowledge of wizards and warlocks. To them, knowledge was power, power, and a means of earning a living.
Therefore, they did not escape the knowledge, but wrapped it up tightly, put it in their own hands, and only released it little by little when it was worth the price.
On the surface, it may appear that he is shy, but in fact, it is a very natural act.
But Oliver said as if he did not understand the obvious.
“Yes. It’s not like I’m worn out by teaching. It’s a pity that it’s a regular waste of time, but that’s what I have to bear.”
Forrest said nothing more about it.
We talked about the same topic, but the trajectory was so different that the conversation could not be established.
Still, it wasn’t uncomfortable or annoying. No, it was frustrating, but it was a pleasant feeling of frustration.
Can you feel this kind of feeling in Landa?
Forrest thought that the man in front of him was very strange. unrealistically.
“Whoa…. You should stop drinking for a while. I have a lot of work to do.”
“Yeah, right?”
It was. Contracting all the fighter crew members of a little less than three hundred and supplying them to the crime firm was a tremendous amount of hard work.
Even that wasn’t all.
“We need to move the restaurant and increase the number of security companies. I’ll have to find a business partner among the other brokers in Area T. You must be busy without opening your eyes.”
“Are you a broker?”
“Yeah, when the managing solver gets too much work beyond a certain amount, they hire another broker. It’s more like a partnership concept.”
“Oh, I see····. But do I need to move to the restaurant?”
“I don’t really like it either. Because the place is important. However, once it gets this big, it has to be moved. The number of employees, business partners, and solvers will increase.”
Forrest’s feelings shone with conviction, and Oliver asked no further questions.
If Forrest, who has more work and experience, says so, there must be a reason for that.
‘Well·····. By any chance, would you excuse me if I offered to help with the paperwork when signing a contract with the fighter crew?’
Oliver thought seriously.
The reason was none other than preparation for working in the horse tower.
With Merlin and Kevin’s help, he got a job, but Oliver didn’t know how to do any paperwork.
Of course, it’s not the same, but Forrest also works with documents after all, so I thought if I could help out with that job, I would be able to learn some tricks.
But I was hesitant to ask about it.
The Fighter Crew Gun had already been helped, and Oliver, who had no knowledge of paperwork, would help. I didn’t think it was too rude.
Fortunately, Forrest spoke up first.
“Dave. If it’s okay with you, can I ask you a favor?”
“Yes, tell me.”
“When you train the fighter crew members black magic, you’re going to do it in Zone X, right?”
“Isn’t that supposed to be the case?”
“Then can I go with you?”
“Yes?”
“Jorah and others offered to take over the middle management, but I want to manage all the solvers I deal with. Only then can it work properly. If I go with you, it will be easier to work and make friends. Can I ask you a favor? I will pay the price.”
“Then, can I ask you a favor?”
“I just knew how to accept it, but I’m embarrassed to accept it. Do you hate me?”
“·················ogue.”
“Don’t look at me like that. What more can you ask for?”
“Are you working on any paperwork?”
“Half of my work is paperwork. Subcontracting work, gathering information, cross-validating, and contracting with solvers…. Of course I would. But why?”
“Then, can you teach me some paperwork then?”
“… damn, are you going to turn into a broker?”
***
There was a bit of haggling with Forrest, but the deal was a success.
In fact, it wasn’t a deal at all. All I had to do was take Forrest and go to Area X.
In return, Forrest offered to teach Oliver paperwork.
‘Of course, we have to deal with urgent matters before that.’
[You are moving north on Street 41.]
From the communication device plugged into the ear, Jonathan Tim’s Hong Il-jeom Owl said.
Oliver, Bear, and several Pinkman members moved in line with the formation and narrowed the siege.
Then he was able to find Benium and his men who were running away.
Benium is a human meat cook’s subordinate, a cook’s colleague, and a notorious vicious criminal in Gallos.
The main crime was terrorism, and because of that, Landa also said that a fairly high bounty was attached.
“I know the bounty is quite high, but my subordinates are not very smart!!”
Bear swung his ax and shouted at Benium’s men, who were fleeing down the narrow road.
The subordinate, who was caught behind him, tried to stop it with his body strengthened with black magic and a cleaver, but the sword broke and his chest was cut diagonally from his shoulder.
“huh!!”
Bear swung Benium’s minions out of the ax and swung it off as if he was stumbling around.
Thanks to this, Benium’s men, who had been cut from shoulder to chest, splattered with blood, were thrown on the wall and scattered like garbage.
[What if I accidentally kill him?!]
[If he’s going to be beaten like this, isn’t it worth capturing anyway? The real target is Benium. It’s just clearing away any obstacles that get in the way.]
A brief quarrel between Owl and Bear could be heard through the communication device.
Whether or not he was wrong, Owl did not argue any further, and Jonathan joined in.
[Bear is right. Bullets can’t even be taught by a human meat cook anyway. The important thing is Benium. If the rest get in the way, get rid of it. Dave Mr. please.]
Jonathan finally picked up Oliver and said:
That was probably because Oliver killed at least three warlocks who had been given the knowledge of a human flesh cook.
The first manipulative warlock had no choice but to do his job, but the cook and the fat pig face felt a sense of responsibility because Oliver had done it at will.
“Yes, I will try.”
[Good. then····. now!]
Jonathan detoured at the signal and blocked the front of Benium.
Considering that the Benium runs as fast as a car, what a great running ability.
A battle uniform that uses a trained body, magical powers, and manastones as raw materials. It was thanks to the combination of all three beats.
Benium, who didn’t notice because he was concentrating on the back row, was startled and hurriedly stopped, and Jonathan aimed his huge revolver at the gap.
Mana accumulated as much as its gigantic size. When the trigger was pulled, a huge gunshot rang out with a mechanical clicking sound.
㇇–!!
The magic bullet that flew with the shock wave pierced everything in a straight line.
He tore and crushed all of Benium’s subordinates, which he could not avoid, and had a power comparable to that of a sniper’s sword-off shotgun.
“Shit!”
Benium, who lost all of her men in one shot, gave strength to her legs strengthened by black magic and jumped onto the roof to avoid it, and Bear, who had been chasing tenaciously, jumped up and swung her double axe.
“Wow!”
The ax with magical power cut even bricks like cheese, but Benium, who was fast moving, acrobaticly evaded, held something in his mouth and vomited it out.
green venom.
The venom that covered him from head to toe, and smoke came out of Bear’s battle suit with a chirping sound.
Weeing…Tadang!!
That was then. A purple magic circle appeared in the air, and large bullets poured out and hit Bear.
The bullet was shattered and the holy water inside neutralized the poison.
Damage suffered, but kept to a minimum.
After securing safety, Bear shouted and swung his double ax to the side.
“Ha-!!”
The meat was crushed by an unexpected counterattack, and Benium, with broken bones, retreated back, spilling internal organs and ribs.
He didn’t die that way either.
“Such a dog…”
Benium felt anger and tried to counterattack, but saw Oliver approaching from the back row and tried to escape without counterattacking.
The large wounds on his chest and abdomen were already healing.
“I just can’t go.”
Jonathan and the rest of the team climbed up the building and blocked Benium’s escape.
An isolated benium on top of a building.
As if his patience had reached the limit, he made a ferocious look like a chef and murmured.
“I tried to quietly shut it off, but the damn thing sucked…”
With him, his cheeks and neck were dyed green.
A wide range of disease-weakening-type black magic.
[Poison Cl-]
[―Cling Spider Web]
Oliver activates black magic first. A black cobweb covered Benium.
Benium hardened as if time had stopped.