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Chapter 39 - Guns

"Why does he know so many people?" Soren complained as he huffed and frowned while looking at Mikhail who now has another person talking to him.

He had been sitting here watching Mikhail play for almost two hours and in that span, not only did Kael talk with the fiancée of the Prince of England but also with other influential people in the industry.

Such as the one right now. It was a man whom Soren clearly knew because he almost made a deal with him before in regard to their weaponry exchange contract.

It was an old guy who was around in his sixties and Mikhail was smiling as they conversed with each other.

'That's a tough one. He had a lot of conditions when I made that deal with him,' Soren thought as he continued observing the two.

The main business of the organization was related to weapons. It ranged from melee to ranged weapons such as swords, knives, guns, and even nuclear missiles. What they mainly do is sell these weapons to wealthy conglomerates and tycoons who are either insane enough to be obsessed with such things or other underground groups who are against each other.

There are two main businesses the Cavallero Family has. On the surface, they are a legal weapon manufacturer that distributes weapons to militaries and armies across the globe. But being one has great limitations. The amount of weapons they can distribute is limited to such a small amount that it is impossible to make any significant wealth from it. Not to mention, there are other groups who manufacture the same type of business.

That's where things get illegal.

The world needs a bigger demand than what the legal law says. This is where illegal weapon manufacturers come into the picture and the Cavallero Groups are also in charge of the biggest underworld weapon distribution system that they provide artillery to high-ranking officials and anyone who has enough money to purchase their weapons. It includes world leaders like the monarchy, presidents, prime ministers, and a plethora of private individuals who require protection but cannot attain enough weapons due to the law's limitation.

While Allistair had taken in charge of the legal business, Soren was given the spot of the underground business.

Right now, one of their recent clients who declined the contract Soren offered was talking with Mikhail.

'How does he know Mikhail in the first place?' Soren wanted to ask out loud but he didn't want to disturb the conversation between them because it looked like they were coming into good terms as the old man was laughing so hard that he was slapping his weak knees which probably hurt a lot these days because of how hold he is.

Soren didn't want to sound bitter but he just couldn't help it.

Everyone knew Mikhail went into hiding for the past five years because of the personal things that happened between them but why is he known amongst the social circles of the higher power?

Not just this old man but three other people earlier came up to him and greeted him. They all asked him how he was doing and that they would like to discuss more of the businesses Mikhail was offering to those who were interested.

Needless to say, they were all conglomerates with different field specialties such as pharmaceuticals, construction, and even medicinal companies.

Soren could understand how Kael got into business with the medical and pharmaceutical groups though but construction and other fields? He had no clue.

That just proves how mysterious Kael was to him. Soren only knew a small portion of Mikhail's life and when he thrived among the upper classes, it happened during the five years of them not seeing each other and hearing from one another.