201 episodes. It’s like a bad inspiration.
“As you know, the chip was a gift from Gary Parker. How can I sell what my lifelong rival gave me?”
At Robert Bardock’s words, I snorted inwardly.
Are you that sentimental?
It could be a souvenir with memory correction, but as long as the conditions are met, you are the person who will sell it.
‘It’s a similar type, but that’s another difference from Henry.’
Henry was cold and cold, but on the other hand, he could not forget his dead friend and always missed him.
I’ve been watching from the sidelines, so I know better than anyone.
And as proof of that, Henry always carried a chip, but not Robert Bardock.
The chip is not in his arms now.
How do you know if you barely have a chip or not?
Before entering, I looked at the American flag at the front door and scanned the entire mansion.
To be precise, it was the ability to locate the chip.
A desk drawer in the second floor study.
The chip was placed in a pile with various items without any locks.
“Are you not selling, or is the scale not right?”
The corners of Robert Bardock’s lips rise at my question.
“What do you think?”
“I think it’s the latter.”
“Why do you think so?”
“It was packaged nicely as a rival, but when you open the package, it’s not a hostile relationship. Mr. Bardock is famous for chasing after one bite and ending his breath, isn’t it?”
Robert Bardock is the one who won’t let it go when it is defined as an enemy, such as taking over a company that has stopped breathing, increasing his size, and defeating politicians who gossip about himself.
Gary Parker and Henry Bearfax are the only people who can stand it.
“Let’s go on.”
“Henry said, you immigrated to the United States right after Gary Parker’s death. You think that was the end of your P&B group, isn’t it?”
“That’s right, I made a knot in my own way. Do you know why?”
“Well. It’s unpredictable to such a detail.”
“I knew the P&B group was going to self-destruct after Gary died, even if I didn’t finish it with my own hands.”
it’s okay
There’s no way he wouldn’t have been unaware of the qualities of Jayden that Gary Parker recognized.
“That’s why you’re not going to sell it.”
“That’s right. Seeing you want the chip, it looks like you’ve figured out the code, so it’s like helping you and Henry untie the knot with my own hands.”
Aha, you don’t know the details of the situation in Australia.
If I had been so sure that Jayden was a head, I think I would have paid attention to it.
“What do I do? That knot was untied years ago.”
“……?”
“Jaden Parker rolled up the P&B group not long after becoming CEO. He owed the P&B group, including the Royal Crown Group, the debt of all of its affiliates.”
“What? You have to go to the Royal Crown to collect debt. Why is it a P&B group?”
“I guess it’s good to have cash.”
“This stupid, royal crown is the mainstay of the casino industry, no matter how indebted it is, so the government will block it. Moreover, the information gathered by the P&B group has more value than cash…”
So that’s it.
“Anyway, that’s when Henry stepped in and sold all of his shares and took over the debt-heavy P&B group. And he brought it back to life.”
“Heh heh, Jaden was a more nerd than I expected…”
Robert Bardock grinned for a while, then suddenly asked with a sharp look in his eyes.
“Then Royal Crown and P&B are completely separated?”
“you’re right.”
“Heh, it’s probably not Jaden’s own judgment, but Henry’s work on it. No matter how stupid Jayden is, there must have been one or two clever guys next to him. Isn’t it possible for even a child to know if it’s advantageous or not?”
“……!”
I hear it and see
If it was Henry, it would be more than enough work.
‘Why didn’t I think of that? Even Henry’s eyes are not normal.’
Even if it became a lump of fan, he would have been fully prepared to revive it.
A daring method that cannot be done if you do not have confidence in your own abilities.
I think you can see why it was nicknamed the “hermit manager” once again.
“Well then, what’s the plot of Henry this time?”
Robert Bardock began to look like he was going to die for fun.
This is the first face that comes alive.
“How many chips did you collect?”
I can’t tell you that.
“I do not know.”
“Heh, I’ve already collected them all.”
My heart was pounding, but I took it off without expressing it as much as possible.
However.
“You’re pretty good at managing your facial expressions. But when you say you don’t know, it all comes to light. It doesn’t make sense for someone who doesn’t know how many chips you have collected to come all the way here looking for my chips. No, he must have come.”
Damn, you shouldn’t be wasting a single answer.
“If you don’t know anything else, I want to applaud Stanley that he got his as well. Considering his relationship with Gary, I would never have given it to him.”
“……”
Let’s not talk yet.
This also seems to be a question that comes to mind.
“If I had mine, I would be able to secure a 38% stake in the Royal Crown with four chips, and 13% or more if it was Henry.”
“……”
“If you fire Jayden, who do you think will take his place?”
I’m the only one
Because I collected the chips and got 38%.
“I bet you. You’re not.”
This is also a word that comes to mind.
Aww, this stinky squirrel.
“Mr. Bardock, don’t talk nonsense and get to the point. Do you still have no intention of selling chips?”
“If you can honestly answer my questions, I’ll sell you chips.”
“You tell me.”
“Have you already done it?”
Oh man, the cursing almost came out of my mouth.
“Wow, if it weren’t for me, Henry would take over the Royal Crown.”
Although he answered as calmly as possible, Robert Bardock opened his mouth with a meaningful smile.
“Yeah? I heard your honest answer, Alfred.”
“Yes, Chairman.”
“Go to the library and get it. You’ll find it in the drawer.”
“All right.”
The butler’s old man brought the chip in less than three minutes.
“Then let’s negotiate. I think a 20% stake in Dark Star is appropriate. I don’t think Chris and that friend will give you more stake.”
“That chip is enough for me, too. So, has a satisfactory agreement been reached?”
“No, there is one condition.”
That’s right, there’s no way
“You tell me.”
“If Darkstar loses to Shipid, I’ll get the chips back. So, it’s impossible to open the safe where the bearer stakes are stored until then. Do you agree?”
“Don’t you know that horse racing is also a gamble? How do you guarantee victory?”
“Because winning is more important to me than the stake of the horse. If Dark Star wins instead, I will return the stake to you.”
In a nutshell, if Dark Star wins, I take it all, and if it loses, I lose everything?
“Okay. That’s it.”
No matter how much Derby Mara is called the reincarnation of Eclipse, the only career I’m going to put forward is the Epsom Derby.
Darkstar, on the other hand, is the guy who won the Epsom Derby-class grand prize three times.
“But how did you get to know Henry?”
To Robert Bardock’s sudden question, I narrowed my eyebrows and answered roughly.
“I just came and met you.”
“I’m not a friend to entrust the representative of the affiliate to the person I met on the way…”
I can see why Henry is reluctant.
When we are together, I feel like my energy is going fast.
“I’m a friend of all ages and races, so let’s just say that.”
“You’re a friend… that’s a good word. I’ve never had one, so I don’t know.”
It seems like you don’t have any friends.
who wants to be by your side
“You know what? Henry is just like me. I heard he didn’t have friends until he met Gary.”
“Is that so.”
They see each other as similar.
Is it homophobic?
“Sometimes I think about it. What if I had a chance and became friends with a guy like Gary. If I had, I would have been sincerely for that friend like Henry.”
“There is a saying that the earliest time is when you think it is too late.”
“No, it’s too late at the latest. Now, when I meet people, I measure things too much. At this age, yes.”
Oh yes. That’s right.
“So you can’t be Henry’s friend. I know him well. He was able to befriend Gary because he was young. And for humans like us, one friend in life is enough.”
“……?”
What do you want to sound like?
“Please, I hope that Henry will regard you as a friend as much as you regard Henry as a friend.”
***
After leaving Robert Bardock’s mansion,
I closed my eyes in the car with the excuse that I was tired.
It was to look through Robert Bardock’s ring he had marked when shaking hands.
Because I tend to be the most vigilant right after meeting.
‘We’re talking about something…’
Also, English is not easy to read.
In addition, the conversation with the old butler was very short.
So I couldn’t figure out a single word properly.
‘Wow, I don’t know what the old people look like.’
I look at the face to understand the atmosphere, but whether it is because of wrinkles, which are traces of time, or because of age or age, the slight change in expression does not show any emotion.
‘By the way, Henry has other plans?’
Robert Bardock’s words never leave my mind.
Every word he said was like asking if he could trust Henry.
‘Of course you can.’
He is the person who gave me a lot of advice and made me sit as the representative of All Mining.
Although there was a shadow of Gary Parker, there was no reason not to believe him, who did so much to me when I had nothing.
‘But does Henry really think of me as a friend?’
I wondered if he would treat me like I am now even if I lose my ability.
‘No, why is the ability gone? Let’s not think in vain.’
If it had been gone, Gary Parker wouldn’t have given him advice not to hide his abilities and not develop them.
‘Hey, I’m just upset.’
I shook my head slightly to shake off my thoughts and tried to sleep, but it didn’t go as well as I thought.
‘It’s like a bad inspiration.’
***
“Chairman, do you want the two of you to experience a quarrel?”
At Alfred’s words, Robert Bardock grinned.
“Heh heh, I’ve been in charge of it for years, but I have to do that.”
Robert Bardock remembered Gary Parker, who contacted him the day before his death.
He mentioned his fierce youth and expressed his gratitude that he was able to be faithful every day because of his confidence.
And 7 years later, someone will come to receive the Royal Crown’s founding commemorative chip, so if you have any love or hatred, you ask him to hand it over.
“It was Gary’s first and last request, so I did it, but I can’t just give it to him.”
He sincerely thought so.
He exchanged it for a 20% stake in Darkstar, but it wasn’t worth much to him.
After the Arc de Triomphe is over, the stake will be erased from your mind.
“Let’s have fun and see what the consequences of a cracked trust are.”
“If it’s Henry Bearfax, wouldn’t it be okay?”
“No, I don’t know. It’s because he’s the worst in this field. Do you know why?”
“……”
Alfred didn’t answer.
It was because he had been serving his master for decades and watching how resourceful Henry Bearfax was.
“He’s a guy like me, so no matter what he says, the other person won’t believe him.”
“Edward will be suspicious of Henry Bearfax.”
“right.”
Robert Bardock rolled his lips and smiled.
“The useless chips have made for some pretty interesting spectacle.”