Chapter 37

Just before setting off, I had just learned about the “Demon Set,” and in less than three hours, I actually found the whereabouts of one piece, “Miscellanies”? Is my luck really this good? Amidst Black Goat’s impatient urging, Leon squinted his eyes to think for a moment and didn’t barge into that room directly. Instead, he turned back to look at the nameplate on the door and asked the security manager: “When I passed by the meeting room behind just now, I thought I heard someone talking about public water pipes. Who are the people inside?”

“That’s Meeting Room No. 2. As for who’s inside… let me check.”

After breaking through the psychological barrier, the security manager seemed completely unbothered about selling out his company, pulling out the itinerary对接for receiving guests from his pocket and flipping through it swiftly.

“Found it… It’s representatives from the Road Administration Department’s River Bureau, the Agriculture Department’s Water Conservancy Bureau, Chaer Department Store, along with Lionheart Lane, Tower Shield York, Rose Marseilles, and several other old noble families.”

“According to the itinerary given to me, they’ve occupied that meeting room for almost three days already. They should… be discussing matters related to compensation…”

Hmm? Really has something to do with water pipes?

Leon originally just wanted to find an excuse to fish out some information about the Miscellanies. Talking about hearing someone discuss water pipes was all made up on the spot.

But unexpectedly, this random guess turned out to be correct; the people in that meeting room were indeed involved in the public water pipe incident.

After marveling at his own good luck, Leon pointed at the meeting room behind him, slightly curled the corners of his mouth, and gave the security manager a knowing smile.

“This… this I truly cannot do…”

Upon seeing Leon’s expression, the security manager couldn’t help but shiver, then pitifully pleaded:

“I’m just a small manager in the security department! Escorting you to the archive room to flip through records is the limit of what I can do. There’s no way I could sneak in there.

The people having the meeting inside are far beyond my reach. Someone like me doesn’t even have the qualifications to read the meeting records. You…”

“Relax, I’m not asking you to help me sneak in. I just want to point out some security loopholes.”

After patting the shoulder of the security manager, Leon gently reminded him: “Your company has had quite a few incidents recently. Those savage mobs came around today too. You should start being more vigilant.

For instance, right now, the Road Administration Department, the Agriculture Department, Chaer Corporation, old noble families… With so many important guests participating in the meeting, how could there be no security personnel on duty at the door?”

“…”

Looking at the security manager whose expression seemed to suddenly realize something, Leon requested:

“In your security department’s duty room, there should be some uniforms for changing, right? Find one that fits me… Hmm… Having just one security guard seems odd. Call another honest and quiet security guard over, and let us guard the meeting room together, how does that sound?”

After hearing Leon’s request, the security manager momentarily held his breath, instinctively hoping that this demon would have less contact with people who might expose him. He clenched his teeth and suggested:

“How about I stay here with you…”

“Not, not, not. You’re the manager of the security department. How could you possibly stand guard personally? Besides, you have more important tasks to do.”

“Hmm… To avoid me taking the wrong things, just place them under the family portrait on your desk. Oh, and judging from the emblem on the uniform’s chest in the photo, your wife seems to be a teacher at Victor Parish Elementary School? If I’m not mistaken, your daughter should also be studying there, right?”

Seeing the sudden look of horror in the security manager’s eyes, Leon retracted his hand from the manager’s shoulder, smiled warmly, and encouraged him: “That’s great! With such a lively and cute daughter, a gentle and beautiful wife who’s a teacher, and yourself as a mid-level employee of a large company, your life is already better than ninety percent of the people in the capital city.

So, promise me, be a good husband and an even better father. Don’t disappoint them, okay?”

“…”

“Sorry, but I can’t agree to that.”

After finishing reading the seventh revised version of the compensation plan in his hand, the middle-aged man with long golden hair shook his head and calmly refused: “Since we started raising funds for the renovation and expansion of the municipal water pipes, each round our Lane Family has invested quite a bit of money. The dividends these past two years have only barely covered the costs.

If we follow this compensation plan, not only will this year’s dividends be entirely deducted, but we’ll also have to return last year’s dividends. The Lane Family won’t accept this.”

“The York Family disagrees as well.”

“The Marcellini Family opposes it.”

None of the six directors agreed with the first proposal within the content seen on 69shu.bar!

“Since three out of the six directors have refused, it seems there’s no need to continue with this round of voting.”

After observing the expressions of everyone in the meeting room, the chairperson shook his head and said to the middle-aged woman on his left side who looked extremely upset: “Madam Chael, although you contributed the most during the establishment of the Water Power Corporation, I still suggest you revise the proposal. Your idealistic solution method will absolutely not pass.”

“Revise… how else can this plan be revised?”

Not sure if it was the continuous tug-of-war over the past few days that wore down her patience, or if she was provoked by the underlying sarcasm in the chairperson’s words.

Although the crow’s feet at the corners of her eyes were already showing, the middle-aged woman, who still maintained a very beautiful appearance, suddenly stood up. Facing the cold gazes of the others, she furrowed her eyebrows and angrily questioned: “We only take away thirty percent of the dividends, but when it comes to compensation, we have to pay fifty percent! How else do you want to change it? Let our Chal Department Store bear everything?”

“Madam Chael, please calm down.”

After the middle-aged woman vented her anger, the middle-aged man from the Lane Family bent his finger joints and lightly tapped the table, looking composed as he said: “We didn’t say that Chal Department Store must bear everything alone. We just have objections to the method of compensation. Compared to finding those so-called victims one by one and compensating them individually, we’d rather handle it more ‘flexibly.’

For example, directly splitting off the energy, irrigation, sewage treatment, and other five businesses outside of water supply, establish a new company, let Chaer Water Power Corporation compensate all the money, and then go bankrupt directly after that.”

Looking at the woman across from him who was full of shock and anger, the middle-aged man leaned back against the sofa behind him, maintaining a peaceful demeanor as he added: “Since the problem lies in the water supply business, the compensation should stop at the profits obtained from the water supply business. There’s no need to involve other parts of the water power company. Personally, I believe this is a very reasonable outcome. What do you think?”

(End of Chapter)