Chapter 98

98 98. Lord Mauli And NHC

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Today, was a day of auctioning of high slaves and prostitutes. So the hall was filled with people with a lecherous nature who are also very cruel when it comes to saving their faces or ego.

In a private balcony room from where the stage can be seen perfectly well, also one of the VIP rooms. Entertaining the guest, the second owner himself, from this the value of the guest can be calculated.

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“So how are the goods today, are there any noteworthy or competent ones among them, Mr. Miris Alamin!” The guest spoke in an aged voice and breathed out cigars with style. The old man held a silver and gold lining dragon-shaped cane in one hand. Sitting by putting one leg above the other, smoke from the cigar lingered around in the background making him look like a domineering old man with a black styled beard and fedora-style cap on his head which covered his eyes and only his mouth was visible showing a smirking smile.

“Hahaha! Lord Mauli, I don’t know if you find this batch of goods to your liking but I can say for sure that this batch is much better than the past few batches!” Mr. Miris Alamin laughed nervously while giving the old man his best flattering smile with subtle praise about his goods.

“Hmmn! Puff! Well, I will see what kind of goods you secure this time around!” The old man or Lord Mauli hummed while smoking his cigar and breathing out. He looked towards Mr. Miris Alamin and slightly uncovered his eyes from the cap shadow, his voice sounded like a warning to Mr. Miris Alamin who looked at the narrowed eyes of Lord Mauli with apprehension.

“Please don’t mind our poor reception and order whatever service your heart desires, Lord Mauli!” Mr. Miris Alamin stood up and offered the old man a servile attitude and his hospitality in apology for whatever the old man had in mind.

“Hahaha! You know me well Mr. Miris Alamin. Do send five or six well-mannered and pretty handmaids to give me service on your way outside!” Lord Mauli laughed, spitting his cigar away and said while gesturing to him to go out so he can enjoy his time alone in the VIP room.

“Yes...yes! Leave it to me and I will prepare the best handmaids for you myself and send them to your room shortly after!” Mr. Miris Alamin replied in an obvious obedient manner and hurriedly appeased the old man’s ego then he went to prepare what the old man had asked of him.

“Click!” (Door closing voice)

Mr. Miris Alamin went out from there to find his partner who was in charge of training the maids to pick the best among them by himself.

Inside the room,

“Old Master, why did you act that way? Your image would be tarnished if others knew about it.” Suddenly a middle-aged man stood behind Lord Mauli and asked with a bewildering expression as he was not able to comprehend why would his master put his reputation in the dangerous spot and for what reason.

“Hahaha! Butler Koro, you do know that when you want to achieve greatness in life, you have to sacrifice something for it!” Lord Mauli laughed hearing his butler’s obvious questioning and replied while caressing his beard looking like a sage.

“But what can this lowly person help the old master with!” Butler Koro became even more confused after confirming that there was a purpose to why the old master acted that way.

“You should know why we come here a frequent month, and the success of our family in these troubled times depends on the research results of the New Hemo Centre(NHC). That’s also the reason why I am willing to provide whatever they need from me.” Lord Mauli reminded Butler about their objective for coming to this kind of establishment, his voice was filled with respect and slight dread when he mentioned the NHC and also why he was following their every order.

“Yes, Old Master! You mentioned this last time so I tried looking into the history behind the NHC and the people in power behind it but I don’t have much luck except for what the old master already knows.” Butler Koro nodded as if reminded about something that he had a hard time digging into. He was also reminded of his recent failure to get anything substantial about the matter so they gave up on it.

“Yes, even a few of my old connections are working for them and even warn me about going against them or offending them on any matter. So I am convinced that following NHC wasn’t the wrong choice and so long as we can pass these troubled times, I am willing to make a deal with the devil itself, much less NHC.” Lord Mauli’s voice wavered a little like he was reminded of something dreadful which he didn’t want to cross with, even then he was determined to face those fears if he could achieve his goal.

“As expected of the Old Master, you have great wisdom and courage to face even a high mountain.” Butler Koko praised him with admiration in his eyes looking towards the old man’s dependable back which carries the weight of many people’s expectations.

“Hahaha! Butler Koko, you don’t have to gloss over my ego. Anyways you should go and select a few candidates which may catch your eyes from the prepared batch by Mr. Miris Alamin so we can go on our way from this wretched place!” Lord Mauli laughed hearing the butler’s admiration-filled words which soothe the old man’s heart a little. Lord Mauli then instructed the butler to pick up what they came here for and leave the decision up to butler Koko to select from the batch as the old man has full confidence in butler Koko’s eyes when it comes to looking at a person’s potential.

“As you command Old Master! Then please excuse me!” Butler Koko acknowledged the old man’s order and left the room to carry out the order.

“Sigh! I am getting old doing this kind of work. I hope that my decision to send these young victims over to NHC isn’t the wrong one as it is the responsibility for their lives that I have to take in the end which made my heart hurt. I thought I had long hardened my heart to face them one day and yet I feel a wave of oppressive feelings sometimes. Still, I am not ready for it, as I need to pay the way so my grandchildren won’t have to live in this hell hole of the world!” Old man Mauli sighed once the butler left the room while rubbing his back feeling the soreness. He had faced uncertainty for a second before reverting to a determined one and once again reminded himself what he had done to achieve his goal and how many lives are in his hands.

His mind wondered about the old days when he was young, how those days were peaceful for the world. But now he can only pray and work hard so his future generation is also able to witness those peaceful times.

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