CHAPTER 26
Author: VKBoy
last update2025-03-13 20:42:43

At Hamilton’s mansion.

The ten o'clock sun was warmer than usual during this winter.

“You’re telling me that forty tons of our gold bullions have magically gone missing during transport,” Elmond was sitting under a gazebo in the garden and was feeding the pigeons while talking to seven male workers standing before him.

“I have great respect for truck drivers,” Elmond added, “but only as long as they do their job properly. I trusted your company and gave the transport deal, but you do this to me.”

“I-If we wanted to steal from you, sir, we would have done it discreetly, sir,” the head of the travel agency said.

Elmond glanced at his chief captain Drake. “How should we reward them for their work?”

“W-We don’t need any wages since we couldn’t finish the job,” the head of the agency hurriedly said.

“We can give them lots of bullets for making gold worth billions disappear,” Drake voiced his mind aloud.

“No, since they like gold so much,” Elmond was calmly staring at those workers who were
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