Chapter 318: Usurpation (4)

Tick, tock.

The one sound within the director’s workplace was the clear ticking of the second hand. Gedley sat in extended silence.

He gave the impression to be attempting to seem calm, however the wrinkles on his face Taking a look at me have been already crammed with rigidity and trembling.

“Are you speaking concerning the place?”

Quickly, Ged ley pointed to the director’s chair and compelled a smile. I may see that strained smile.

“Sure.”

After all, Bell Moore himself wouldnrt care. He is the type of one who would refuse the director’s place even when it have been provided. He lacks pointless ambition.

However.

“Staff Chief Bell has been very affected person.”

I will not Let it keep that means.

“Affected person, you say?”

Gedley requested, as if shocked.

“Sure. Beginning with the bomb focused at Staff Chief Bell only in the near past.”

I’ll drive Bell Moore into the director’s place.

“As much as the key conferences between staff leaders that occurs each evening.”

I’ll cross all of the deserves, capabilities, and ambitions onto him, and stuff it down his throat till he bursts, even when he hates it, till he turns into the director.

“He is aware of but he endures.”

I checked out Ged Ley. His furrowed forehead wriggled Like a worm.

“Quickly, his persistence will attain its restrict.”

“Ha.”

Gedley frowned.

“To develop into a director in entrance of a director. Have you ever and your boss gone mad?”

His compelled smile had now develop into so distorted it was exhausting to even name it a smile.

“I do not know the small print.”

“I do know. You look identical to a puppet. A puppet with out thought.”

Gedley abruptly expressed his anger in the direction of me.

“Fortunate for you, clinging onto a thread named Bell Moore to climb up. You need to simply follow the one you love Miss Zia.”

He spat as he identified, however I wasn’t bothered.

Gedley has already Misplaced.

I responded with a faint smile.

“Staff Chief Bell Moore has added that he’ll give a deadline for the opportun ity.”

“A possibility?”

Gedley paused.

“Sure. Till the setup of Theia Esil is full.”

Then he burst right into a scornful giggle.

“Do you actually assume you may beat Theia? She’s clear as a whistle. Even your succesful boss cannot do it.”

After all. There is not any one as clear as Theia.

I checked out Ged Ley.

“lt appears you might be very missing within the ability of digging.”

“What?”

At that second, Ged Ley stiffened, and I flashed him a broad smile.

“That is what Staff Chief Bell Moore mentioned.”

Bell Moore’s workplace.

Tick, tock. The peaceable passing of the second hand was the one sound within the room the place Bell Moore sat, eyes opening and shutting to the monotonal rhythm.

“…Rattling, I am sleepy.”

He was desperately attempting to cross the boring hours.

“Ah…”

His complete physique felt stiff.

Usually, he can be asleep at house at the moment.

It wasn’t even time to start out work but.

“Yawn… When will this finish?”

Recently, it was unavoidable due to the Derek incident. Derek had ended up in jail, due to some synthetic intelligence or one thing, inflicting an emergency on the Intelligence Company.

“… H mm.”

Bell Moore positioned his interlocked palms behind his head.

Properly, it is not Like I’ve something pressing to do. Nor do I need to be busy.

Shion Ascal will deal with all of the work anyway.

“…However that man would possibly battle with Theia Esil.”

It is not that he was fully worry-free.

He had inadvertently obtained the operation involving ‘Theia Esil.’

Bell Moore was petrified of her. Not with out cause; he had witnessed her prowess firsthand. A one-woman military able to taking over 100. Critically, she’s no joke.

Ding—

A doc popped up on the Intelligence Company’s intranet.

[Shion Ascal: List of scandals and incidents to release to the press]

It was Shion Ascal’s report on flooding the media with numerous love scandals and sensational articles to bury the Derek incident.

He glanced at it and casually accredited it. That was all he had achieved this week as a staff Chief.

Stamping approval.

“…Ah, sleepy.”

After all, he was considerably involved concerning the inner political dynamics throughout the Intelligence Company.

Shion Ascal was coping with threats from the director about being ‘taken out; however truthfully, he did not take it that critically.

Possibly it was just a few aggressive posturing?

In any case, why would they trouble to verify on him when he isn’t doing something?

So, if he continued to remain put Like this, the director and different staff leaders would naturally again down.

In different phrases, he was overtly planning on doing nothing.

“Yawn… I really want some sleep.”

Bell Moore had no intention of climbing increased. He was fairly glad along with his place as a staff chief, and if he may earn sufficient cash to dwell a lazy life without end, that was greater than sufficient.

After the assembly with Ged ley.

Descending to the parking zone of the Intelligence Company, I obtained a mysterious name.

[Unknown]

Sender unidentified.

—Are you able to hear me?

Nonetheless, the voice coming via the receiver was acquainted.

“Who is that this?”

I requested politely.

—It is Dr. Vito.

Vito had taken the bait. I suppressed a Giggle as I climbed into my parked automobile.

“Dr. Vito, is it?”

I smiled faintly and gestured in the direction of the couch.

“Would you want to take a seat down? I hope you select the better path.”

Berhorn mentioned nothing. He eyed me cautiously and slowly sheathed his sword.

“What would you like?”

As he sat down on the couch, I nodded in satisfaction.

“I assumed you have been somebody reasonabLe.”

Berhorn smirked.

“I do know your identify.”

“Thats lucky.”

“However I used to be towards the actions in Ortus. Stirring up hassle so straight simply attracts undesirable consideration… like now.”

Clearly, he was dissatisfied with the present state of [Vancheon].

“I do know. Mr. Berhorn, you are somebody who sees room for negotiation. Thats why I’ve come to you.”

“Room for negotiation? How did you even know I am with Vancheon—”

“What’s essential is that this.”

I set down a suitcase with a thud.

“l’d wish to request a favor from you, Mr. Berhorn.”

Contained in the suitcase was a considerable amount of money, most likely round 5 million Ren.

“Please retrieve paperwork from inside Vancheon regarding Theia Esil.”

Berhorn frowned.

“Who’s Theia Esil? She’s not with Vancheon.”

I widened my eyes, and he smirked.

“Did you get it fallacious?”

“No. You won’t remember, however that girl is certainly with Vancheon.”

“What… Ah.”

It appeared Berhorn lastly understood what I meant.

I pulled out just a few pictures from my coat.

“Riley, because it seems, was with Vancheon. She was a spy inside Libra. I, too, was deceived.”

The pictures confirmed Riley and Theia Esil collectively, taken by Grawl when the 2 have been interacting.

Berhorn scrutinized the picture.

“These may simply be coincidental captures.”

“Thats why I am asking to your assist. If we are able to Hyperlink this picture with inner proof, it could be ample to make use of as proof.”

“…”

Berhorn checked out me. I continued with a touch of amusement in my voice.

“This picture alone, and the interior paperwork you present, imply nothing individually. However collectively, they create that means.”

“That could be true.”

“Sure. Mr. Berhorn, simply create the paperwork and hand them over to us.”

“And if I refuse?”

“You’U develop into our enemy. Instantly.”

I pointed at Berhorn.

It was a transparent menace of quick penalties if he didn’t comply.

Berhorn appeared to ponder for a second, however it was a short consideration.

“There’s not a lot alternative, is there? The truth that you recognize who I’m already suggests somebody has betrayed me.”

“Properly, you are free to assume that.”

He shrugged his shoulders. At that second, I pulled out a hidden portray.

It was a canvas by a well-known artist, straight taken from the Libra Artwork Faculty.

“Take into account this a present.”

Berhorn’s eyes sparkled like stars at that immediate.

Certainly, as all the time, disgustingly sincere.

Locked away within the detention middle, Derek withered daily, but he awaited sure days. Uncharacteristically, he even marked them on the calendar, eagerly anticipating the periodic ‘gourmand’ treats.

“Mr. Derek.”

Right now, lastly.

A guard appeared from past the detention middle.

“You’ve got a customer.”

A smile Derek himself did not count on crept onto his lips.

He walked out into the hall.

They no Longer handcuffed him. Now, his solitary cell was outfitted with a TV, web entry, and even a luxurious mattress.

The surroundings was solely totally different from proper after his incarceration, a testomony to the facility of ‘time’ and ‘affect’.

Throughout Derek’s time in detention, quite a few scandals involving celebrities, amorous affairs, medication, and assaults had erupted. It was a technique defined to him straight by Shion Ascal.

He had acquired very provocative information from someplace and handed it to the media, step by step diminishing the exterior scrutiny on Derek.

A really intelligent methodology, certainly. The man was overflowing with functionality.

“Thats the customer.”

“Proper…”

Upon arriving on the customer’s room, Derek first smiled contentedly, however then,

“ls it actually you, Johanna?”

His face contorted unexpectedly on the sight of his customer.

“Why are you right here?”

Johanna. She brushed again her roughly dried hair and smiled at Derek.

“What do you imply? I came over as your sister.”

She then scanned Derek up and down in his jail uniform, her expression gleefully malicious.

“I refuse.”

Derek turned to Go away, however the guard intervened.

“Ah, Mr. Derek. There may be yet another customer. Ms. Johanna’s go to was organized sudden ly…”

“Another?”

“Sure.”

Thats when the door to the customer’s room opened.

Derek reflexively swallowed his saliva, whereas Johanna waved her hand dismissively with out even trying in that path.

“By no means thoughts. Hey, guard. Ship the opposite man again.”

But the opposite customer, who had trudged ahead, abruptly stood close to her.

“MS. Johanna?”

Johanna’s eyes widened on the voice.

“1”

Silently, she turned her head as if trembling.

There he was. The person she had consciously prevented. It had been too lengthy since Johanna had seen his face. Their eyes met. Her coronary heart raced, and her cheeks flushed pink.

In the meantime, Derek observed the Lunchbox within the man’s palms. His coronary heart additionally raced, and his cheeks twitched. His Lips moistened and turned a deeper shade of pink.

Each had remarkably unconscious bodily reactions.