Genius Warlock-Episode 171
Real estate rental management company Eggshell.
Oliver visited this place.
It's a company that sits between Landa's landlord and tenant, and I found out about it through the newspaper..
It emphasized customer confidentiality and easy and fast service, all of which were factors that satisfied Oliver..
"Welcome, sir. How did you get here??”
When I visited one of the branches set up in various areas of Landa, a man who appeared to be an employee approached me..
He was chubby and had a bright smile, but contrary to his appearance, he had quite calculating feelings..
In particular, I quickly glanced at Oliver's outfit through narrowed eyes laughing..
"I came to look for a house.."
“aha..… . What kind of house do you want? What is the price?”
Oliver began to recite line after line as he had thought before..
"The location of the house I want is between zones K and O, and I want a place with good security as much as possible. And I want a single-family home where I can live alone rather than a multi-family home. I want a long-term lease for at least 2 to 3 years, and it doesn't matter if I pay in full or in a lump sum, but I definitely want a house with a spacious warehouse. I have as much money as I need.”
The employee's eyes and emotions shined with a specific and calm attitude..
"aha… .. This was rude. Could you please follow me for a moment if I don’t recognize you as a precious guest??”
The staff rubbed their hands and Oliver guided them..
The place I was guided to was the office..
The employee searched for folders in a neatly organized cabinet as if preparing them in advance, took out several and held them out in front of Oliver..
"Oh, don't stand, please sit here comfortably..”
Oliver sat down as the employee said..
The employee opened the folder and urged Oliver to read it..
"You made a wise choice by coming here. As you know, the real estate market in Landa is fierce, right? So, there are people who try to get inflated prices while looking at people, and there are also people who try to scam people. Compared to those places, we are certain. We also listed stocks..”
Oliver nodded..
It's not detailed, but I heard something to some extent..
Landa, which prides itself on being the most developed city in the world, boasts correspondingly high real estate prices. Enough to exceed the bounty of the leader of the Kel Free Independence Army..
So, as the employee said, there was a lot of fraud. That was probably why Oliver came here. He said it was safe because the stock was listed..
"hmm..… . I like these five places.”
Oliver looked through his files and chose five places..
It was all a lump sum payment of rent, meeting the conditions Oliver had mentioned. The price seemed a bit expensive, but it didn't matter. Thanks to hard work, I was able to afford it..
When the employee saw Oliver's attitude, his voice became softer..
"Oh dear.… . I haven't even served refreshments to our precious guests. sorry. Please wait a little while and we will prepare it for you, but since it is so refreshing, how would you like to go see it now? I'll take you straight to my car..”
Oliver did not refuse. It wasn't urgent, but I wanted to move quickly and find a new location if I could..
Just as the employee and Oliver were about to get up, they heard someone approaching from outside..
"Hey, store manager.”
A female employee opens the door and approaches with an embarrassed expression. she asked cautiously.
"what? I'm talking to a customer.?”
"sorry. that… . Your lover came to visit you..”
".....??"
Oliver paused for a moment. A lover?
"Oh, did you decide to meet here??”
Just as Oliver was about to answer no to the employee's question, he thought for a moment..
“….Where are you now??”
"In front... .. I will tell you after checking..”
Oliver went out to meet his self-proclaimed lover..
As I walked down the hallway to the waiting room, I saw a woman there wearing a crochet and a simple but neat dress..
If Oliver had been someone who only looked at her appearance, it would have taken him quite a while to figure out who she was, but fortunately he was able to recognize her right away because he looked at her emotions rather than her appearance..
It was Miss Coco. Intelligence merchant and member of the Sisterhood. It's been a really long time.
“nose-"
"-Shhh.”
Coco, wearing a different outfit than usual, raised a thin finger to her lips, which were covered in light pink lipstick like her clothes, and made a noise..
It means to be quiet. Oliver just followed what he was told..
“..…Shall we go out for a moment??”
***
A cafe quite far from Eggshell.
Coco brought Oliver there.
I didn't know why, but I just followed what he was told..
In the process, I had to ask for understanding from the disapproving Eggshell employees..
"I want tea and scones. Dave, what would you like to eat??”
"Me?”
"Yes, if you come into the store, you have to order something..”
That was correct.
"Well, black tea for me too. and..… . Do you have pie??”
"Yes, of course. I recommend the tart pie..”
"Well then, please do that..”
The employee walked away with a friendly smile typical of service workers..
"thank you. I'll eat well.”
"Am I living??”
Oliver asked in surprise..
"Of course, men should buy it. That's the rule."
“..…Really?”
"Really. I've never been on a date?”
"what is a date?”
"Just kidding?”
"......."
"You really don't know? Oh my god, my god. Have you never walked around and had fun alone with a girl? … If you're here for work, don't tell me. At that moment, a thought crossed Oliver's mind..
"I tried it once.”
"Ha, that's a relief. I was really surprised because I thought I'd never done it before..”
"Then why not??”
"Yeah, that shouldn't happen. It's so sad. By the way, was it pretty?”
A sudden question. Oliver was not embarrassed and thought carefully before answering..
"……It was beautiful, but now I don't know.”
"Oh my, it’s beautiful. who is it?”
"hmm..… . I don't think you should talk about other people without their consent..”
"Oh my, this is no fun..”
"Are you here to ask that question??”
"Of course not.”
Coco suddenly stopped talking and thought..
"hmm..… , first of all, let me be clear..”
"Dave has to pay for the tea here. Even for my pride as a woman."
Although these words are completely incomprehensible, Coco's words were sincere..
So Oliver just nodded. It's not that expensive.
"Instead, I'll give you some good information. I'm an information merchant..”
"What is it?”
"Don't rent a house there. Eggshell.”
Sincerity.
"Why??”
"It's an insolvent company.."
"Is that so?”
"Yes, it is a company that usually receives a lump sum of money from tenants, gives it to the landlord as monthly rent, and makes a profit in the process, but due to the impact of this prison attack, the delicate flow of funds was disrupted..”
"Is it serious??”
“Imagine that all the blood vessels in your body are twisted..”
"ah..… . But how do you know??”
"that-"
“-The tea and dessert you ordered came here..”
The store employee brought out the ordered tea and dessert and placed them in front of each person..
Coco said while taking a sip of tea..
"...That's because that's our talent.."
"Sister hood.?”
"yes. I can't tell you the details because it's a trade secret. You can understand.?”
"Did you find out my location using that trade secret??”
"Well, the method is different, but it’s similar. Even though we don't have power, we have a lot of talent..”
"So, can you tell me what's causing this? If it's a request, I think it's right to go see Mr. Forest..”
"There are two reasons.”
Coco said as she took a bite of the scone..
"First, I tried to request it, but they said they wouldn't accept work because it was a break period..”
"yes, that's right.”
"Are you kidding me? I told them to go there.”
"sorry. Due to circumstances."
"under… . The second is that it is a bit difficult to compete in the conditions. My client's situation is not that comfortable yet. Dave, whose reputation has grown, can he afford the ransom?.”
"The client??”
"I called you professionally once. Rather than a client, it's closer to conveying the words of a close acquaintance..”
"Anyway, it's not a request from Sisterhood..”
"Yes it is. If that were the case, I wouldn't have come dressed so plainly on purpose.."
"Sorry, Miss Coco. jeon-”
"-First of all, can you at least hear what's going on? Even though I'm just a messenger, I'm not trying to make a fuss..”
"......."
"Don't be like that... huh? Please just listen to me. If that's the case, Dave has nothing to regret, and I'm grateful. If you want, I can introduce you to some good real estate other than Eggshell..”
Oliver thought for a moment. I didn't sense any malice from Coco. Rather, I felt a little worry and a feeling of caring for someone..
So I got a little interested..
“….All right. Let's talk.”
"Are you accepting it??”
"no. First, let’s just hear what the request is. Because you saved me from almost losing money by signing a contract with Eggshell.."
"I'm glad you know. If I had refused, she would have brought it up and asked me to give her change..”
Coco soon returned to her normal self, giggling..
"But before hearing the request, who is the client??”
"It's Jane..”
***
"haha.”
In the corner of Forrest's restaurant, Forrest, as a broker, smiled broadly..
Oliver asked worriedly..
“Are you okay??”
"Don't worry. Are you just laughing because it's ridiculous? Sometimes we forget how scary women can be. I never thought I would submit a request like this... . But it's even more absurd that you accept a request like that. I thought you weren't interested in that kind of thing, but was I mistaken??”
“?? I'm sorry, but what do you mean??”
"Why did you receive this request??”
Forest asked, holding up Jane’s request..
The request was for security, just like it was for her father Edith.
Security for four days while participating in the auction house.
The remuneration was 40 million Rand in advance and 40 million Rand in success fee..
There was a sense of boredom with Oliver's current career, but the important thing wasn't the money..
"I liked the extra pay..”
"During the mission, it helps you purchase black magic books..”
"yes."
It was like that. Although it was not an amount that he could force himself to move during his break, the reason Oliver was interested in this work was because there was an opportunity to obtain books on black magic..
The auction that Jane will participate in this time is a fairly large auction in which crime firms are also involved, and it is said that in addition to legitimate auction items, there will be a lot of hidden stolen goods..
A kind of end-of-year release.
Used to dispose of stolen goods piled up in a warehouse.
Of course, the auction house also believed that this would be more beneficial to overall profits and implicitly accepted it..
A movement truly unique to this city.
"I heard that only those with a ticket can participate, so I'm thinking about purchasing it while protecting the young lady..”
"If you're a security guard, you're still attached, so is there any time to buy one??”
"The lady said she would buy it for me, so I don’t think there will be any problem..”
"Those ladies really understand how to persuade you..….”
"Is there a problem??”
"I can't say it doesn't exist. I've just been busy filling out orders, but if I suddenly accept work like this, it's obvious that other clients will feel bad. Even though this floor is special, it is a kind of service industry, so there are no complaints..”
"ah..… . I didn't think of that..”
"It seemed like it. I still want to accept it?”
Forest was worth less than other requests, and the work itself wasn't worth the money, so I wanted to say no, but because I knew Oliver, I asked back..
Oliver's answer was not unexpected..
"yes.”
“under… .. Then, I have no choice. It has been officially received. Let me try to talk to this lady..”
"thank you.”
"By the way, surprising.”
"yes?”
"Miss Jane. Her father had gifted her a considerable amount of property, so she thought she would live quietly and comfortably for the rest of her life, but why did she bother to go here?.”
"Isn’t it just an auction house??”
"On the surface, yes. If you go a little deeper, Landa is also a social venue where I build my network..”
"Network?”
"Yes, by showing off wealth and insight. Of course, she could be looking for a good husband, but I don't think that's the case..
Now that he thought about it, Oliver remembered that Jane had attended a social gathering at a hotel a few days ago..
"So, why do you want to attend there??”
"well? Maybe he doesn't want to live quietly, eating up the wealth he inherited from his father..”
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