Chapter 253: Bearing it

Angry at himself for being too lax and failing to see this earlier Eric made a mental note to show these guys a really nice time!

What burned the most though was the fact that these guys were making him for a fool. Like trying to cheat some kid to eat his food.

He guessed it was his fault for not properly demonstrating his strength and power properly when he had the chance.

But this just made him even more enraged at whatever was going on at the moment. All this time he would tell others to not let down their guards, and now he had done it himself.

It was truly a big blunder from his side, but he would make sure to give them more than enough attention in the coming hours.

Controlling himself to not directly jump and put the two straight to torture, he just looked at them with a weird look as they approached.

Looking at the mercenary who was supposed to be his contact, he said in a serious voice,

"Is there any problem?"

That guy seemed to have perceived that something was wrong, but he still thought that he was just being overly cautious as he said,

"No Boss, everything is going well, just that this guy is asking for double of the usual. But I will take care of it!"

"What happened to the previous one, he didn't seem to have this kind of idea!"

"That guy was transferred to another region, so we had to find some other guy, and this was the only choice we had at the moment."

He seemed to be crying his problems to Eric like he was going through some real difficulties dealing with this guy.

Eric on the other hand was impressed at his contact's skills. This guy was able to keep a calm mind even in front of him.

So, he decided to play his game a little bit more, as he continued,

"How much more is double exactly?"

That guy seemed a bit startled that Eric didn't know the rate but he thought this was another opportunity for him, as he said,

"2 million dollars, cash!"

'Whew!"

Hearing that Eric pretended to release a whistle of sorts, as he seemed to be in deep thoughts for a moment, and then said with a sigh,

"Sigh~! Ok, as long as he makes sure we won't have any troubles at the border here!"

The contact was startled for a moment as he didn't expect such an answer, but he quickly recollected himself and said,

"You don't have to do this Boss, I will take care of him, you don't have to pay extra money!"

"I don't care about the money, what I care is that these people pass the border without any problems, and are sent to my place as soon as possible.

Pay him the money!"

The guy couldn't believe he had hit Jackpot with this one. He had never thought that someday he would work for someone like Eric.

Still, he showed a difficult expression on his face, as he answered,

"Sure Boss, whatever you say!"

Then he turned around and said something to that guy in his language and in a low voice. The man seemed to be really happy with what he heard as a big smile appeared on his face.

Taking that as the confirmation that the deal was done, Eric looked at the two as he said with a clear voice,

"Well then gentlemen, since we have such a nice place and company here, why don't we enjoy ourselves a little bit!?

The commander had hit Jackpot from somewhere and had some really nice scotch on his tent!"

The contact hadn't expected such a receive, and he was more concentrated on the money part, but he knew he couldn't refuse.

Furthermore, this was a great opportunity for him to create some trust with his employer, even if something happened in the future.

No thief would think they would get ever caught, but the reality was always so much different from their dreams and wishes.

This guy seemed to understand that too, most probably he was hoping that by the time he got caught he would have enough money to buy his own freedom and life.

Or perhaps just wanted to see up to where he could reach, nonetheless, he accepted Eric's invitation together with the army man, as they followed him behind towards the tent.

The reason why Eric hadn't acted immediately after he saw them approaching was that he knew that these guys had brought company.

He didn't know exactly how many, and their strength but he knew that there was no way in hell someone would cross the desert alone.

Especially when they would have to transport, and ensure the safety of such a big group. But they had left their caravan behind in order to act as a safety measure for them.

In other words, even if they were caught, they could use the caravan to threaten Eric and his ladies with that power.

So firstly he had to make sure that he took care of their threat before dealing with these two guys, in order to not cause any casualties.

Eric had the full confidence in escaping no matter what came his way, and his four companions as well, but the situation would be different for the ladies and the kids.

They were all weak and exhausted, so no matter how much they tried to run away they still wouldn't have the chance to do so.

He had found quite a few promising individuals in this group, so he had to make sure that nothing had happened to them.

For that reason, he had to bear with them for a little longer. So, he took them to the commander's tent and took out a bottle of some nice Whiskey.

The commander truly had hit Jackpot into one of his robberies as he had more than a few bottles of this in his personal storage.

It was more than a case of bottles, that clearly Eric had placed inside his Space Ring, who knew when it could come in handy.

Like now for example, with these two bastards! It was truly a waste of a good drink to give it to these two, but he had nothing else to give them.

He had just filled the army guy's glass when he drank a sip, and then engulfed it down like it was nothing more than water.

It was clear from the intoxication on his face that he had truly enjoyed the drink, as he extended the glass for a refill.

Eric's contact seemed to get a bit worried looking at that guy, but he still managed to squeeze an embarrassed smile, as he said,

"He is a true lover of drinks and beauties Boss!"

He couldn't see Eric's face behind the mask, but he knew that he wasn't really that uncaring towards the army man's attitude.

As if understanding the thought of his contact, Eric filled the glass once again, as he said,

"It's truly ok, I feel like we have a lot in common with the Captain here!"

The army guy seemed to have understood Eric's words, as his face turned into a smiley one, and he showed his snow-white teeth.

This guy could look like an animal on the outside but was more than that on the inside. One could easily see that by the way he was dressed, and acting.

There wasn't even the smallest sign of dirt or dust in his clothes, even though he was in the middle of the desert.

In fact, he seemed a bit startled hearing Eric call him a Captain, as he had yet to introduce himself to him, but he still pretended to not have noticed it.

It was Eric's contact who didn't seem able to swallow this, as he asked,

"Boss how do you know he is a Captain!?"

"I just guessed it, don't tell me I got it right!"

The duo clearly didn't believe his words, but still managed to laugh it off, as the contact said while laughing out loud,

"Boss is truly an extraordinary character, you were able to guess it on the first try!"

Hearing that Eric started laughing out loud too, as he kept his senses locked on these two guys. They truly knew how to play the part.

They laughed for a few moments when the Captain seemed to have thought about something as he said while gulping down another glass,

"Women!"

Eric didn't know if he truly didn't understand English, or it was just pretending to, but he could easily understand that this was just a feint from the guy.

He wanted to diverse the topic, and get into Eric's nerves. Perhaps if he played his cards right then he would be able to piss him off enough to cause a little fight.

Then with the pretext of being angry, he might ask for more money. In his head, with his army outside, and the fact that he was a Captain, Eric would never dare to do anything extra to him.

So, this was a great opportunity for him to make some extra money. Furthermore, even if he was doing this to piss Eric off, he still was a true lover of ladies.

Eric took off his mask, showing his face, as he said with a smile,

"Sure, why not!"

'Clap!'

He only clapped his hands, like Akira, Mina, and the mother-daughter duo entered the tent, with pistols in their hands pointed at the two.

The contact seemed to have been terrified from this, as he was having a hard time controlling himself, while the Captain jumped from his seat shouting,

"What is the meaning of this?"

Eric didn't seem to lose the smile on his face, as he said,

"Wow, the Captain apparently knows English!"