97. Carrier (2)
After getting ready, Oliver went straight to where Forrest said.
The Hoffman Transportation Company on 35th Street, which is part of Crime Firm’s logistics, had a small sense of humor.
There was a low wooden fence around the open site, and there were dozens of trucks that seemed to be unused.
It was quite old, but it was still on the good side compared to the building in the innermost part of the site.
When the building was built, the finish was removed and it looked ugly like a naked mouse.
There, in front of the building, a group of people were arguing in a noisy manner.
“Let go of this, teenagers! I’m going to harpoon those fucking bastards right now! If you get a bullet in the head, you’ll learn something!!!”
A man shouted.
He was in his mid-to-late 20s, and he was younger than the people around him.
He was filled with all sorts of passionate emotions, including anger, irritability, and entitlement, which made him very excited.
Literally, a state of being swayed by emotions.
On the other hand, others around him were trying to suppress emotions such as irritability, disappointment, gloom, and frustration, trying to dry the man.
“Ah, I understand the sentiment. president. Let’s wait a little longer, shall we? Murphy says someone is coming soon-”
“-Do you think I can’t blow the driver’s head off by myself?”
“No, no. Could it be? But, don’t you know? The city is noisy these days. It’s not good to stand out when you’re sensitive. When it’s appropriate, we’ll re-educate. Now is a very bad time.”
Older men took turns persuading younger men.
Fortunately, the young man seemed to be worried about whether it had been eaten, but it was quite impressive to Oliver, who was watching.
Although they exchanged stories closely, there was little emotional interaction with each other and only different thoughts, but nonetheless, they did not show anything on the outside.
“ah.”
Oliver saw Murphy from afar, watching the situation still.
He patted his chin and watched them arguing without saying a word.
I was thinking deeply about something. It shines with a cunning light.
“Mr. Murphy.”
Oliver walked over and spoke to him.
Murphy, who was raising his eyebrows with a narrowed eyebrow, straightened out his expression and greeted Oliver politely.
“Ah, Warlock. You came. I was waiting.”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Oliver.
They all looked at Oliver with a sense of welcome, but after a while those feelings turned into questions and doubts.
An awkward silence fell for a moment, then said a fat middle-aged man.
“Hey, hey, Murphy…. Is this person the solver you talked about?”
The fat, middle-aged man shone with contempt, to the contrary, Murphy responded with firm faith.
“Yes, my name is Dabro, the warlock I was talking about. I’ve been in a great deal.”
Murphy’s sure endorsement prevented everyone from speaking up, but Oliver could see that they hated him at all.
I just didn’t show it on the outside, but then, someone said.
“Because I knew this was going to happen. Did you tell me before?”
Everyone’s eyes were focused. There stood a man in his 40s in a neatly dressed suit.
He appeared to be in his mid-30s, but his attractive all-back hair and neat beard were impressive, probably from an expensive barbershop.
“Who are you?”
“…I am Hilton, a warlock who signed an exclusive contract with the Hoffman Family. I’ve been with him since the boss days.”
While Murphy answered Oliver’s question, a man named Hilton pointed to Oliver.
“Isn’t everyone supposed to believe in one kid who looks like he’s 20 or so and go fight them now? Then, the chauffeur baboon will look at us even more ridiculously. I’ve already gained a lot of troubleshooters through the labor union, and my momentum has improved… It’s like pouring oil on it.”
Then a muffled voice was heard.
At first glance, I heard words such as ‘baby’, ‘certainly a little…’, and ‘looks shallow.’
It wasn’t that I was particularly angry or displeased.
Oliver and those people met for the first time today.
It was natural if they didn’t even know each other and therefore lacked trust.
It wasn’t too serious because Oliver worked hard to instill faith in him.
But, for some reason, Murphy looked at Oliver’s expression and said urgently.
“everyone. Again, I guarantee the Warlock’s skills. I saw it myself. I’m speaking under my own name, but only one skill is certain. So, don’t say anything disrespectful to the person you’re having trouble with. He is the one who personally requested me.”
Murphy was basically polite, but he didn’t hide his displeasure.
The people on the other side were also embarrassed, so they started fussing and shouting, and although Hoffman was a high-level organization, it didn’t seem like he was at the top.
‘Or is there some secret that I don’t know?’
It’s not serious, but I was a little curious. If I ask, will you answer me?
“…only the cheeky district. How dare you shout at our family for a new topic that has just taken place. I couldn’t have imagined something like this when Mr. James was there.”
Hilton said with malice. He seemed to be doing that on purpose, and the atmosphere became serious.
A plump and sad-looking man intervened.
“Hey, hey. Let’s all calm down. Murphy This is the guy he’s been trying to call, but we’ve been a little rude, haven’t we?”
“I brought a young warlock in a serious situation, so you want me to stay still?”
“I’m sorry, Hilton Warlock. This is a person who has recently made a name for himself in this area. How many times have I not already told you?”
“The reputation of solvers is half an illusion. Real talented people are bound to belong to a faction wherever they are… president. Just do as I suggest. Give me a little money and I’ll bring some of my old friends and catch the cheeky truck drivers as well as the robbers who threaten our business.”
Then others came and said something. It was about a lack of money, but there seemed to be some kind of conflict.
There were many things he wanted to ask Murphy, but Oliver decided to start with his own business.
There was an order to work, and you had to start with your own work to be able to ask for something.
“excuse me?”
“…?”
“Sorry while you are busy. Everyone seems to have doubts about my skills, so why don’t you test me? Then, I guess we won’t have to fight each other.”
Everyone looked at Oliver with subtle emotions at what Oliver had said.
It’s like seeing something foreign that doesn’t fit the situation.
At that moment, a well-dressed warlock named Hilton said. Some misunderstanding, he showed hostility.
“under····. Your young friend is in good spirits. How are you going to prove it?”
“I don’t know. How can I prove it?”
“under! he’s just an idiot There is a simple way.”
With those words, Hilton extracted emotions from the test tube at once.
At the same time, a black magic circle formed in the air, and a Hat Bullet with murderous intent was loaded.
The dark magic circle was used as the central axis of condensing power instead of the fingers, and it was a pretty interesting idea.
The inefficiency is greater, but if done well, it might give you a surprise.
“Then, where can I see your strength-”
━ 👌👌👌👌👌
Faba Bababang ━━━━━━!
Oliver’s shadow tentacles rose from under Hilton’s feet in an instant, smashing Hat Bullet as he was preparing.
It was an instant, less than a second, and everyone who saw this scene couldn’t keep their mouths shut.
Hilton, Hoffman Family One, Murphy.
“················ogue.”
“················ogue.”
“················ogue.”
“·····ah. sorry. Maybe I misunderstood? I thought you were going to test your skills with a light match?”
Oliver spoke softly, but the mood showed no sign of improving.
Eventually, Oliver whispered to Murphy.
“Shall we just go?”
“no! no! no. Do not go.”
Intervening was a young man wrestling with other older men with a shotgun, who introduced himself as the boss of the Hoffman family, Jimmy Hoffman.
“I took over the family in the footsteps of my father, James Hoffman. nice to see you····. Murphy has brought in the right person. thank you.”
All of a sudden, interest in Hilton faded away, and people flocked to Oliver instead.
Like a boat I met while drowning.
“Are you going to help us?”
“Yeah, I signed a contract with Mr. Murphy.”
“Good…. very good! Murphy, as long as this case works out, I’ll grant you all the terms and conditions you want. I promise you in your name.”
“thank you. Jimmy.”
“Then let me help you right away. First off, we’re going to get rid of those cheeky truck drivers and the troublemakers who help them.”
“…?”
Oliver looked at Murphy without a word. This was a story that was not in the contract.
In fact, Murphy, with a puzzled expression on his face that he was coming, begged Oliver for his pardon, and then took Jimmy to a corner and said something.
The story turned into a shout out in the middle of a word or two,
The man named Jimmy screamed as nervously as he had seen him for the first time.
what is it He was very emotional, nevertheless, Murphy politely and persistently persuaded.
take responsibility for yourself Once there was a story asking me to believe, but then Murphy came here alone.
“Jimmy gave me permission to negotiate on my behalf. Could you please help me?”
***
Oliver followed Murphy to the parking lot where the drivers of the Hoffman Transport Company were on strike.
It wasn’t far, but on the way, Murphy gave a brief overview of the Hoffman family.
Jimmy, who was good-natured, succeeded his father as the boss of the family a few months ago, succeeding in his father’s footsteps, both in terms of reputation and resourcefulness, but explained that he felt a bit impatient.
“Right. So that’s why I was so angry. Please understand. I’d say it’s a young man’s unique impatience. yes.”
The chubby man with benevolent wrinkles said as if arguing.
His name is Frank. It was the one who stopped Hilton when he taunted him.
He had been assigned by Jimmy for the purpose of help and surveillance, but somehow he seemed very close to Murphy.
“by the way. That’s great. Murphy…. You brought this person! No, I heard the story and believed it, but seeing it in person was even more amazing. Thank you so much. You guys also relieved our urgent funds… Even at such a young age, you are amazing.”
“no. I also need the Hoffmann Transport Company’s sales network, so I don’t need to praise it too much.”
It was a good match, but when you look at the emotional state, there was something more sticky than words.
It is something implicit that is exchanged without saying anything. It was a bit shady, but I thought I knew what it was.
‘But it’s not the time to ask yet.’
“By the way, Black Mage. You said you knew one of the drivers on the driver’s side earlier, didn’t you?”
“Yes, according to Forrest. They said it was Mr. Arthur.”
“Ah, I see. Isn’t he a strange person with a stone on his arm? What was that…?”
“A golem prosthetic?”
“ah! Yes Yes. That’s right. That made some of our kids beat up. It’s a complete boulder… He hit the truck with his fist and rolled a few laps. Oh my gosh····. Eventually, we saw it and curled up our tails, which hurt Jimmy’s pride. Hilton that guy keeps throwing bullshit. When Mr. James was alive, he was meek, but as soon as he dies, he acts as if he were the boss.”
Frank’s words were a mixture of dissatisfaction and a subtle message.
Murphy knew and pretended not to know, but somehow this floor looked pretty interesting too.
“I’m happy though. Arthur seems to be in charge now, and knowing the Warlock knows, at least it’s easy to start a conversation.”
“I don’t know if you will like me. I’ve never had a detailed conversation. Besides, I’m not very good at persuasion.”
Oliver said as he recalled the negotiations with the innkeeper. I ended up just hearing the screams.
“I will persuade you. Warlock, just open the door for us to talk to, and look behind you in case of any unforeseen circumstances.”
Murphy said so secretly with excitement and ambition.
Apparently, his purpose was not simply to help the Hoffman family and secure a sales network.
I personally wondered what it was.