222. Encounter (1)
“···· I will finish the briefing above.”
Inside the dark meat processing plant. There, Forrest said, turning off the socket.
The socket was a commissioned item from Heimdall, and it contained the activities of Cho and his party.
The scene where they attacked the warehouse with just three people and crushed the gang of about 80 people.
“·················ogue.”
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All 23 people sitting at the long table across from the forest were silent.
These were the directors or agents of the Crime Firm, and they were the most influential people in the world behind Landa.
Ordinary people would not be able to speak properly due to tension just by being here.
Based on their years of experience and achievements, Forrest did not hesitate and dealt with them leisurely.
The problem that was difficult even in the crime perm was solved with just three warlocks, so it was a possible story.
In the back world, they all didn’t respond easily, but Forrest noticed that he was instinctively satisfied.
He knew better than anyone that if he liked the deal, he kept his poker face to hide his reaction, and if he didn’t like it, he mercilessly scolded him.
That’s why Forrest didn’t open his mouth first and stayed silent and agreed to the negotiation in their own way.
After a while, a man raised his hand. A man with a big nose and big ears, he was the director of this area W.
On the outside, he was a solid businessman running a meat processing company and a laundry factory, but his main business was money laundering. Recently, there have been rumors that they are also investing in the gambling business.
“Can I ask you a question?”
“Please feel free to tell me.”
“Why did you only send three people? Oh, so. That’s great. With only three people, I rolled up a gang… But can’t those three people represent a crew of more than three hundred fighters?”
It was a reasonable question. In other words, only three were outstanding, and the rest could not be seen much.
This dirty trading method was a question that could be asked because it was rampant in the back world.
“First of all, thank you for asking. That’s a great question.”
Forrest skillfully satisfies customers. It was also a service business.
However, it is a special service industry. Forrest immediately vehemently refuted the customer’s opinion.
“However, there are a few things that need to be corrected. First of all, the members of the Fighter Crew are 288, not more than 300. When I was a chef, there were over 300 people, but in the midst of a lot of fuss, it dwindled.”
Some people laughed.
“The second is about why we only sent three people. The reason why only three people were dispatched to that dangerous place was not because they had other intentions, but because they were the most suitable.”
“Adequate number of people? Three?”
another director asked.
A woman with sharp eyes, a red suit and a short skirt.
“Yes that’s right. The current crime perm needs friends who can solve problems efficiently, doesn’t it just want to rush and smash them all? So, only three people were sent. It saves money, it’s easy to move around, and you don’t get any unnecessary glances.”
It was a reasonable statement. If possible, solving problems with a small force was the cleanest law.
“I have a question too… So, the average skill of the fighter crew is about the level of the three people just shown in the video?”
“It is not. Those guys are the executives of the newly reorganized Fighter Crew, and they’re top-notch. There are only thirty-six of my friends with that level of skill.”
“Up to single digit . . . I want the numbers to be specific.”
“I am just trying to do my best as a person in charge. How can you take on a job without knowing the number and details of how many people you need to manage?”
A few of the directors shone faintly with admiration and satisfaction.
“You mean you know all the fighter crew members?”
“Yes, we have a detailed understanding of numbers, specialties, abilities, and tendencies.”
Forrest’s words were true, not pretentious.
Whenever Oliver trained his fighter crew, Forrest also visited and obtained personal information about them, and established a minimal relationship as a broker and a solver.
It’s not as easy as it sounds, but Forrest’s patience and hard work made it possible.
“Okay. Let’s get back to the topic. Mr. Forrest…. So what about those who are not at the top? 252 fighter crew members excluding 36.”
“They are not good enough to take on the task alone. However, if you have enough team members, you can become as powerful as an executive.”
“Do you have any evidence?”
asked the stocky, mean-looking man.
“Sorry, but not right now. You want to prove your ability through practice, but right now, there is only one. Time was tight and we couldn’t come up with more than this.”
The mean-looking man tried to get angry at Forrest’s answer, but a relatively young man interrupted him.
He was Godric Goodhart, the director of District R and the son of Gordon Goodhart.
The young blood of the Crime Firm, who inherited the organization and the board of directors after his father.
Of course, even though he was young, he didn’t look very young because of his father’s blunt expression and presbyopia. Anyway, he said.
“Don’t be too tight… Whatever it was, didn’t it deliver results on a tight schedule? If there is a problem in the future, it will not be too late to go there and discuss it.”
When one of the current directors defended it, the murmuring voice went away.
In the first place, it was more like a battle of spirits rather than stumbling and falling because of a real problem.
As soon as the situation was settled, the last question came up.
Surprisingly, the last question was asked by District R’s director, Godric Goodhart.
“The history of Landa is long if it is long, and short if it is short. The link of trust is so weak that even a little pressure can break it.”
stark fact.
“Can you trust them completely? If things go wrong, Mr. Forrest, who is acting as the middleman, will be the most affected.”
In a way, Forrest opened his mouth to a statement that was intimidating and worried in a way. There was no fear on his face.
“When it comes to that matter, I’d like to tell you to rest assured, but I’d rather have someone else talk about it than me… Can you help me for a moment?”
Forrest called someone. It was Oliver, who was watching quietly from a corner.
At Oliver’s appearance, the director, his agent, and other bodyguards murmured.
This reaction could now be called Oliver’s position on Landa.
Alone, he defeated the flesh cook’s apprentice, subdued the fighter crew, and even made a bold proposal to the crime perm.
Even rumors say that the Kimbell family, who has grown rapidly through the current magic liquor business, has benefited from that solver a lot.
In a way, it was natural for the air to shake.
“hello. Directors. My name is Dave. Nice to meet you.”
Oliver walked over to where Forrest was standing and greeted him calmly.
The young solver was quite polite, but the directors felt somehow alien.
Because it was very different from the manners of an ambitious for profit or a coward born of fear.
The respect that is usually shown to crime firm directors is based on interests and fears.
However, the young solver in front of him was not like that at all. He did not seek special interests, nor did he fear.
That is, the usual attitude. It was a story that was not much different from dealing with other clients.
Although it was not specific, the directors who felt it vaguely saw the young warlock in front of them, with different emotions such as curiosity, bewilderment, and displeasure.
A warlock who shows respect for himself without profit or fear. Isn’t it fun?
“Is that Dave?”
“Yes.”
“I heard from Gordon that if the fighter crew broke their promise they would take responsibility and kill them, are you serious?”
Everyone’s eyes shone fiercely. To find out if the young warlock was lying to them or bluffing.
Oliver answered briefly.
“Yes, if you break your promise.”
“You mean you’re going to kill 288 people by yourself?”
“Yes, if you break your promise.”
mechanical answer. But people knew that that man was speaking the truth.
It is not possible to see emotions like a warlock, but the eyes and senses that survived the afterlife told me that it is.
I couldn’t believe it. How dare you say that you are going to kill 288 people.
Crime perm also makes killing a profession, but it’s not on the same level.
Perhaps he had read the strangely changed airflow, Oliver said as if making excuses.
“If you break your promise, I will kill you. If you don’t, there’s no problem, right?”
“Well····. I’m not arguing, all of the 288 solvers have been trained by you, so they’re in a strong state, and they’ll get stronger in the future. I’m not asking, I’m really curious.”
A young man acting as the director said, deliberately, provocatively to see Oliver’s reaction.
However, the young warlock gave a more shocking answer, far from being furious.
“Well····. You are right. So I also thought of a few ways.”
“Way?”
“Yes, I thought it would be better to prepare in case you don’t know.”
The air became heavy.
“Can you be specific?”
“Well····. There is a way to spray disease-weakening black magic in Area X, or there is a way to make up for the lack of head count by killing other people one by one and processing them into corpse dolls.”
Everyone was silent. He instinctively knew that the hideous method was the truth, not the pretentiousness.
The atmosphere is getting cheaper once again. Oliver spoke again.
“So the fighter crew will not break their promises with the crime firm……. Of course, I believe that the directors of the crime firm will keep their promise. Do you have any other questions?”
There were no questions.
***
Fortunately, the contract between the Crime Firm and the Fighter Crew was successfully concluded.
This eliminates the risk of fighter crews fighting crime pumps and at the same time creating stable jobs.
“By the way, do I have to keep teaching you black magic?”
Oliver, who sat in Forrest’s car, asked Forrest.
He looked at the paperwork again and answered.
“No, what you are teaching is to the extent that the crime perm is satisfied, there is no need to do that anymore…. Maybe because of what the director said?”
Oliver nodded.
After signing the contract, a director approached Oliver and said that he would pay a large sum of money if he continued to teach the fighter crew black magic.
Oliver didn’t have a proper answer, so he said he would think about it.
“Don’t worry too much. I don’t really want to teach you a fighter crew, but rather I meant to keep you tied up.”
“Are you?”
“Yeah, it’s much easier to get a job later if you make that kind of link.”
“ah····. okay.”
Oliver answered without thinking. However, a subtle change in Forrest’s emotions took place, and he opened his mouth at once.
“You are strong.”
“Yes?”
“You are strong. One of the solvers I’ve dealt with so far… No, aside from my erratic career, you are now one of the strongest at Landa. Maybe in a little while, I might become a representative of Randa.”
“I appreciate the compliment, but isn’t it too much?”
“Not at all. You survived the puppet, you fought and won the flesh cook’s pupils, you even subdued a crew of fighters on your own, negotiating with a crime pump. As a single solver. Come on now, but it’s great. You don’t seem to care.”
That was true. Oliver did not feel particularly proud or superior in what he had done.
‘Cause whatever happened, it just happened.
“But it would be better to get rid of that attitude sooner or later. It’s not about intoxicating yourself with your abilities. You just have to figure out your own values and position, and act and think accordingly. Otherwise, no matter how talented you are, you will be taken advantage of.”
“If Forrest-sama will help you, wouldn’t it be okay?”
Oliver said from his experience. In fact, the issue of remuneration was taken over by Forrest instead of Oliver, and he always delivered satisfactory results. More than just money, it’s also about safety.
But Forrest’s reaction was different.
“Thank you for trusting me that much, but that’s not a very good attitude.”
“Yes?”
“Credit is an asset to an intermediary, but in other words, it can be sold as long as it guarantees profits beyond credit. The middleman is not an absolute immutable system, but just a merchant… Also, even if you keep your credit, the broker is incompetent and can cause damage. So, it’s not good to be too dependent on anyone. In the end, in Landa, the only person you can trust is yourself.”
Surprisingly, these words were sincere. Similar advice was given in the past, but at that time, the main trend was to give trust, but now it is mostly altruistic feelings for Oliver.
In other words, this advice now was not a very good word for my job as a broker.
I was told not to trust him too much. was not in line with the interests.
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Nevertheless, he said to Oliver: Because Oliver is worried.Then I suddenly remembered what Sheamus had said.
Don’t trust Forrest too much.
“Oh right. Get this.”
Forrest suddenly held out a box from the side.
“What is this?”
“Pink Man commissioned auction items collection price. These are the books and magic items you were supposed to receive. Seeing the reaction, I must have forgotten.”
“Oh, yes…”
“If I hadn’t told you, I would have been working as a ball.”
“sorry. We will be careful now.”
“Please don’t… Let me check things out.”
Oliver stopped trying to check things, but suddenly stopped. Seeing that, Forrest asked.
“why? What’s wrong?”
“No, it’s not a problem, there’s something I want to ask you.”
“What are you curious about?”
“It’s no different, the last time, sh… huh?”
Oliver didn’t speak, but felt something in front of him and looked ahead.
A contradictory existence that is both heterogeneous and familiar.
Suddenly, a presence appeared in the car’s headlights.
Al, who was driving the car, was startled and tried to break the steering wheel.
“What is this…!!”
It was a man with bandages all over his body, and he was holding a huge sword like an iron plate.
He stood still as the car ran.
“no way····?”
Hopefully it was true The moment the vehicles were about to collide, the bandaged man raised his bayonet and slammed the vehicle as it was, and the vehicle flew into the air with an unusual roar.
“Oh, what a surprise.”
Oliver sighed in admiration.