CH 15

“I’m here.”

As Belita entered the branch building, people who were working like last time screamed and ran.

“Boss! Why do you come here so often? You were here last time!”

“Did you come because you missed us?”

“Are you going to stay longer today?

Belita lost her mind when she was buried in an instant among the employees shouting like chicks. Even though she said several times that there was no need to welcome her so excessively, no one listened.

Belita, who had always been lonely when she worked in Korea, was honestly just feeling awkward rather than liking this.

“Austin said he was looking for me. I’m here. Where is he?”

So today, Belita, who pushed the heads of the rushing employees, pulled out her neck and looked for Austin. Complaints rang out everywhere to hide him quickly, but the person who was in charge suddenly stuck his head out of the crowd as if he didn’t care.

“It’s an honor to be the only one who finds me among all these people.”

“Why did you come out, Manager? Then, the boss will leave quickly!”

” Go back in! How dare you! ”

” You’re going to monopolize the boss alone! ”

Austin smiled with that handsome face as the staff pushed him and wept.

” If you want to monopolize the boss, would you like to be the manager instead?”

That word was enough for those who gathered to disappear in an instant. There was no one here who doesn’t know Austin’s murderous workload, and of course there was no one who desires to take over.

” This is the dignity of the manager.”

In an instant, Belita was amazed when the surroundings became empty. Austin, who seems to have lost quite a bit of weight in three years, laughed fiercely in front of the clapping Belita.

” It’s the dignity I’ve achieved, all thanks to you. If you’re jealous, why don’t you share the work?”

” I pay a lot of money. If you don’t want to, would you want to walk with the Olden family with me? If you want, I’ll change your position with the twins.”

“I asked to see you because I wanted to tell you something.”

Austin quickly turned into a reliable subordinate, as if he had never expressed his dissatisfaction.

Since the purchase of the building, Austin has been almost a resident here, but of course, he has learned more about the Olden family than anyone else, as he and the twins have now served Belita closest.

Rather than living at risk in the main house, he just feels more comfortable to suffer from the heavy workload here.

And this is what he said, but in fact, it was Belita who was the busiest and has been working the hardest.

“I’ve got a few things to get approved.”

“What is it?”

The two entered Austin’s office at the innermost part of the branch. The inside was a mess with all kinds of documents and stuff.

“Hey, you are the best in the Empire, but why is your office organized like this? You’re probably the worst at organizing as much as you are good at your work.”

Belita clicked her tongue at the appearance of the office as if a bomb had exploded. Even though the inside was in this state, it was amazing to see Austin finding all his documents well.

“My theory is that everything should be ranked. It’s an honor to be considered the worst.”

“You have a knack at talking nonsense.”

“Thank you.”

Austin smiled and held out the papers to her. It was related to the Lurop harvest that was entrusted to Stacey.

“We have a separate warehouse to store Lurop, but I think if the amount increases, there will be problems such as rotting. So I was wondering if we could raise the Lurop separately if you really need it.”

“Raising a Lurop? I never thought of that.”

To be exact, she has no idea how to raise a plant. No matter how much she’s a developer, she doesn’t decide on such little things.

“Lurop is a weed, but can we grow it?”

“The fact that it grows well anywhere is important. If we buy suitable land to grow the Lurop, then we’ll find the answer. There’s no problem with the funds anyway, right?”

Belita nodded because it was true.

Even the tens of billions of assets she initially had have never suffered from financial difficulties thanks to Austin’s steady work in three years. If she had money now, she wouldn’t be swayed even if she bought land the size of a soccer field.

“Buy a sparsely populated place and choose only reliable people.”

“There’s nothing good about it being known, so it would be nice if it was in a ridge.”

“Yes.”

“You should buy some other places in case it doesn’t grow up there. Didn’t we make money for a time like this?”

“It’s not as if you’re buying a mine, but spending money to buy land to grow Lurop instead. I’m about to be sad all of a sudden.”

“That’s because I don’t have enough extra money to buy a mine……. Do I really have to say this?”

“Hmm.”

When Belita gave a fine flow, Austin coughed and avoided eye contact. No matter how good his ability is, it is difficult to secure enough funds to buy a mine in three years.

Of course, she can buy it if she overdoes it.

“It would be nice to buy a mine, though. I’ll be able to make a lot of accessories for our Margaret.”

Belita grumbled sadly as she signed the document. Austin, who had been completely inspired by the loveliness of Margarita for three years, quietly asked.

“If it’s a small mine, wouldn’t it be okay?”

“Are you going to make Margaret wear low-quality jewelry?”

When Belita rebuked, Austin opened his mouth as if he had realized it greatly, and soon slapped himself on the cheek.

A low-quality gem to that lovely person. How dare he think of such a thing with his smart head.

Austin reflected sincerely.

“Oh, and these days, Andra is being suspicious.”

Austin was only able to bring up his next concern after he had said he would never make such a statement again.

Andra was one of the great hands in the darkness of the empire, and like Olden, they made a lot of money from all kinds of illegal things. Of course, it wasn’t as great as Olden’s since they are hand in hand with the imperial family, but they used to hit Belita several times in the early days of her organization.

Whenever that happened, Belita used the technique of hitting the back of the Olden family’s head to hit them a lot on the head.

“They’ve been committing more crimes these days. The number of times is not comparable to before.”

Austin handed over the Andra investigation report. It was a sight to read.

“Is it a prohibited item this time? I guess that’s how much they’ve built a very strong connection with the Border Patrol captain? Ugh, such scumbags.”

“And the money we give to the captain of the border  is more than what Andra gives.”

“Very good. I’m steadily achieving my goal of becoming a non-recyclable waste. You’re doing great.”

“Then I must be a waste, too.”

“We are one mind and body. Don’t forget.”

As Belita rounded her thumb and forefinger to form a money shape, Austin smiled softly as if he was suddenly feeling rich.

He knew best that he had made a lot of money.

“Of course. I’ll take the lead and become the worst waste.”

“It’s a very good mindset.”

The two smiled happily at each other.

Unlike Andra, of course, everything they did was legal, so it was a joke. Because the bribe was also for a better future and, more certainly, to arrest the criminal.

“What should we do now?”

“Get out of my way.”

Austin smiled significantly as Belita gave a neat answer.

“You must have drawn blood and eaten as much as you want, and you must have laid a lot of spider webs. Will you turn your back on me before it gets dangerous?”

“Of course. Who would have learned that Andra gave money to the captain of the guard? Of course we taught that to the captain of the garrison. So if you don’t take it out now, you’ll get caught together.”

“He’s a really bad guy.”

“Would this ever turn into waste? You have to make it more vicious.”

Belita took good care of the Andra report without returning it. She felt at ease when she put these important things in her inventory.

Instead, she gave Austin all the love letters that Luger had sent to Magarita to burn. Austin was disgusted by the pervert’s thick letters.

“I can’t believe I have to receive a love letter from a man and burn it. My situation is getting very sad.”

“Why? If you want to get one, I could give you one.”

“Are you crazy?”

Getting a love letter from Belita. Austin trembled all over, frightened, as if she was saying something terrible. Belita’s eyes even flashed as he hurried to the door.

When she sees him like that, she wants to tease him more.

Belita vowed to give him a love letter with a heart one day.

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“It’s too late.”

Before she knew it, Belita hurried to walk in the dark in the alley.

It was too late to joke around with Austin. It was difficult for her to disappear for too long. Because Luger’s surveillance of her will notice she’s acting suspiciously and Luger will become even more suspicious.

So far, it was possible to cover it to some extent with the help of the twins in her residence, but it was not known how long it would last.

“Who on earth set such a guy as a target character?”

Belita kicked a rolling stone, grumbling at Luger.

“Huh?”

At that moment, Belita stopped walking with a strange feeling of discomfort surrounding her whole body. The place was filled with a rich, fishy smell.

It was blood.

“Where else did the murder happen?”

The alley behind Galenga, where the branch is located, was the darkest place in the empire, so it was a place where not only theft but also murder occurred frequently. It wasn’t scary because she’s been here for three years and she’s been living in such an ugly situation.

Once she couldn’t hear the sound of fighting, she felt like there was only blood left or a corpse left. Then there was no need to avoid it, so Belita pressed the hood of the robe she was wearing deeper and hurried on her way.

But the moment she turned the corner of the alley, she had to stop.

“……of all things.”

Inside the alley, a man was panting against the wall. Every time he spit out his breath, dark red blood from his lips hit the floor. That seemed to be the smell of blood she smelled.

‘Do I have to help him?’

It’s better to face a dead body, because the situation has become ambiguous since he’s vomiting blood. She couldn’t come forward and help because she shouldn’t be caught here.

‘But if I just leave, I’ll feel uncomfortable.’

Of course, I didn’t mean to help myself. Belita looked at the man constantly spitting blood and spoke with the utmost restraint.

“Are you hurt? I’ll call someone, so wait a little bit.”

She slowly recoiled, raising her hands so that he did not feel threatened. But the man didn’t seem to have the slightest intention of letting her go.

“Why didn’t you just go? It would have been better for you to pretend you didn’t see it.”

“…….”

The man’s face was revealed at first glance through the dim moonlight shining on the entrance of the alley with a drowsy voice.

Reddish brown hair, vivid red eyes, and even a tear dot around his left eye.

Belita stiffened all over as he had a beautiful appearance that she would never forget once she saw it.

‘Crazy.’

Belita bit her lips tightly. She’s never seen him here before, but she still knew his face so well.

Noah, why is Noah Elsius here?

In the middle of a dark back alley

Why are you here?