"Hm, alright." Richard disconnected the ongoing phone call. He, wearing a nightgown, got up from his seat with the bottle of wine he had sipped earlier while accompanying himself in his room and looking at the night view from outside his bedroom window. He placed the bottle on another table, then put down his phone, took off him robe, and fell asleep.All day long he had been observing the hotel's surroundings and still hadn't gone anywhere to check further, he was still trying to ask the hotel staff, not just one staff but almost every staff he met to find out their opinions.He wanted to find out if what the manager was talking about was just a normal opinion or the opinion of many people there. He found that it was not just the opinion of one or two staff members he talked to; almost all the staff said the same thing. So he was moved to find out more."If their opinions are bad, I must correct their views first and gain their trust." He knew it wouldn't be good to insist on buildi
"Like I said, we can't just stand by and do nothing about this situation." Mike was at the center of the place and gave a passionate speech.He had gathered the crowd to listen to his proposal, which referred to the residents' concerns. "This land is our territory, village, place, and home. Don't let those people destroy our territory. They are not part of this place, which is not their territory, so we must expel them!" He clenched his fists in the air, trying to provoke those listening.Some of them reacted with cheers, supporting the man's words. But some of those still thinking didn't immediately get carried away. They seemed serious about it, and one raised his hand. "Say this place is not their territory because they are not the ones guarding it, but if this area is opened as a tourist destination or even something else, doesn't that also increase opportunities for us?""Yes, for example, our economy will be helped." The man in the other corner, also thinking seriously about it,
Mike, who heard that remark, looked at him fiercely. Naturally, it made the people's guts shrink. He who looked back clearly saw their gazes, which were reluctant to come forward. Most of them were people with low economic backgrounds. Their thinking power was not that high, and they were easily provoked and scared.But not Mike. He was brave and a bit crazy. He didn't hesitate to take a stand and could even be said to be quite impulsive. "Who are you, huh? You think we're afraid of your threats?"Richard continued to walk forward, his eyes exchanging glances with Willson, who took the time to bow his head respectfully to Richard in the midst of the chaos. Richard responded casually and looked back at Mike. "That's as it should be because that wasn't just a threat. Know that I'm absolutely making sure that those of you who ruined this place will be in jail."Richard glanced sluggishly at them, staring at the spies intently and sending fear into them. "So tell me what you're charging u
"Are you sure you're not joking? You're not playing us?" One of them still asked doubtfully.Richard rolled his eyes at the question. "Just wait here for a while, and you'll find out."Right after that, Willson appeared with a large suitcase, and the security immediately found a table and placed it as a base for the suitcase Willson was carrying.Behind Richard, Richard watched them work. It was only when the suitcase was opened to reveal the neatly stacked money that Richard noticed the faces of the people suddenly looking fresh and fit.He smiled with a snort as the change on those faces was rapid and looked so much different. Those previously grumpy, tense, and hardened faces were now smiling brightly and seemed so happy, knowing they were about to get something of value.Again, they made Richard think money was the easy way to solve everything. But he wasn't wrong to think so either, as it was evident that it was precisely what they wanted."Well, this is fun. We won't be going ho
“What is this?! You can’t do this to us!” The village chief who didn’t recognize Richard and knew that Richard was the successor of the Marrison family.He tried to keep moving his body and fighting even though it was clear that he couldn’t match the abilities of the two people guarding him.The man’s eyes stared blankly at Richard, he looked at him with full of disapproval. “Let me go! Tell them to let me go right now!” He shouted in annoyance.Richard who was sitting on the table with a slight lean looked at the man pitifully. His eyes narrowed, with a cold expression. “Why would I order that?”There was no reason for him to do that after what they did to him. He had been patient enough by not destroying them directly.The body that was being held tried to lunge at him, but was perfectly held back by the people Richard ordered. “You’re asking why, huh? Obviously because you have no right to do it! I didn’t do anything wrong! What made me get treated like this, huh?!” He snapped at R
Richard returned to the main residence early this afternoon. Once he finished his business in the village, he stopped to rest there. Upon his arrival home, he was met by James, who asked him to dine together."I heard you just returned from Venus Island." James lifted his gaze from the meat he was slicing on his plate.At the same time, Richard had just put the medium well steak into his mouth. He chewed quietly before answering. "Yes, I just got back from vacation there." Richard wiped his lips with a handkerchief. "I came to take a vacation, but it turned out that the work there wasn't running smoothly either, so I took care of it, Dad."James looked at him and listened seriously. "There was a problem there?""Yes."he took a sip of wine from his glass, then refocused on James. "There's a problem with the funds we've spent. One of the parties there didn't hand over the money we had spent as compensation for the company, so I took action to give them a lesson."James nodded, and he ag
"Have you prepared everything, Smith?" Richard exited his room and glanced at Smith, who was already standing guard nearby.Smith followed Richard at a respectable distance. He nodded and then moved quickly to check the tabs where his journals and the lists he had compiled and marked were. "Yes, sir. I have prepared some as requested, and some need to wait for completion."Richard nodded his head while tidying up the clothes he was wearing. He zipped up his suit by buttoning it, then turned his eyes to observe in another direction. "Good. Ensure the event runs smoothly without flaws." he glanced at Smith in the back. "I can count on you, can't I?" He asked for firmness in his question, which Smith took as a form of responsibility.Smith straightened his body and gaze, then nodded calmly and looked severe. "Of course, sir, you can enjoy the banquet in peace. I will make sure the event runs smoothly." He ushered Richard downstairs after Richard had been reassured by his words.The event
Richard who listened to their reactions briefly grinned slightly to find some of them choosing to be in his arrangement. "I'm glad if some of you understand and understand your position."Some of the people smiled in response to Richard's words. "Of course, we understand what our position is like and what position you have. We don't want to look for trouble or make the relationship between us worse. Like this is good enough, we will take orders that we can do, or even choose not to get involved if we are not expected to get involved." The man who was around fifty years old but still looked so healthy and fit smiled.It seemed that he interpreted his life with simple things, by not worrying too much about many things that were not his, doing things complicatedly like it was not something he chose. Judging from his relief, he was a man who didn't worry about many things and lived straight.Richard watched him with a smile. "Yes, even though this is a sibling relationship, we need to cla