The Founder of the Great Financial Family

Chapter 19: Became an Assistant at the Bank (8)

Captain Karl, after a brief eye contest with Rockefeller, reluctantly agreed to accept Rockefeller's proposal.

Concerned about the higher storage fees he'd face if he missed this opportunity, given his lack of knowledge about the store owner, he decided to take the offer.

"Fine. I'm not too keen on it, but let's go ahead. Just make sure you're not lying, right?"

"Lying? How could I lie to someone as tough as you, sir?"

Karl recalled his subordinates he would meet later, his face contorted as if he had tasted something foul.

'To think, I strutted in here, and now I'll become the laughing stock for paying a 6 percent gold storage fee.'

"There's one condition, though."

At that, Rockefeller tilted his head curiously.

"A condition? What is it?"

"Let's keep this deal between us. So, I'll agree to your 6 percent storage fee, but if someone comes asking, we'll say it was a 3 percent deal. I have my pride to consider."

"But you also mustn't go around talking about this, sir."

"Don't worry about that. I'll take this story to my grave. But if some rough-looking guys like me come to check, just tell them the deal was for 3 percent. That'll do."

Upon hearing this, Rockefeller asked with a hint of conjecture.

"Where are you from, if I may ask? Perhaps... from the Hound mercenaries?"

"You know well."

"Ah, so you're one of them. Just yesterday, some guys like you came by. They wanted to exchange some dalant. Do you know them, by any chance?"

"Those guys are my subordinates."

"Your subordinates? So, you mean to say you're their leader?"

"Yes, I'm the leader. Seems like I didn't look the part."

"Yes... it's quite surprising. I didn't expect the leader himself to come by."

"Well, it's not just any matter. It's about depositing the advance payment at the bank. It's a matter of money. There's no one I can trust. That's why I came myself."

As Karl introduced himself, Carter, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation from inside the shop, had a surprised look.

"A mercenary leader, you say? Then it must be the famous Hound Karl."

Hound Karl was a very famous and strong person, representing the Hound Mercenary Group.

Carter momentarily stopped what he was doing and stealthily glanced inside the store to observe the leader of the Hound Mercenaries.

As the rumors suggested, he was a huge man, capable of fisticuffs even with a small orc, and looked more fierce and rough than the subordinates who had visited yesterday.

"To see the man called the Human Ogre like this. Am I lucky?"

However, the renowned mercenary leader couldn't overcome even a young assistant of the bank and was being taken advantage of.

"It's truly astonishing. Even the world-famous Hound Karl is being swindled like this. Seeing this, it seems I really have a remarkably talented assistant."

Returning to his place, Carter once again admired Rockefeller's guts.

The courage to swindle the world-renowned leader of the Hound Mercenaries was indeed a talent not just anyone could possess.