The next afternoon at three o’clock, Ji Huan waited for Colivan’s arrival in the testing area on time.
The demons who had originally planned to ask some questions withdrew with a wink. After Ji Huan promised tomorrow’s class, he took Colivan into the room.
Ji Huan brought Adan with him, while Colivan only brought one subordinate.
Both sides had a Q&A on the credit mechanism that Ji Huan wanted to establish, and then Colivan agreed to take out several businesses he was responsible for and let Ji Huan evaluate them according to the current standards.
“If the evaluation results are good, I hope there are outstanding talents that can be recommended first.” The tall demon smiled.
“Workplaces with high credit ratings will naturally be given priority in the future.” Without answering his question directly, Ji Huan nodded and then glanced at Adan.
Adan had been sitting there, seemingly constantly listening, but it was more like a fugue.
They didn’t talk for long, and when the clock struck at four o’clock, the piercing siren sounded again from outside the street. The chaotic scene a few days ago was repeated, almost unchanged.
Ji Huan immediately looked out the door——
“Please be patient, I’ll send someone to see what exactly happened.” Colivan said, and the bodyguard-like subordinate who came in with him immediately went out to take a look, and came back after a while to report:
“It was Mr. Dayalu and Mr. Fekini who were assassinated and died on the spot.” Although this bodyguard who looked like a door panel was bulky, his reply was concise and exceptionally clear.
Colivan seemed to be stunned, but he quickly regained his normal posture. Turning his head, he looked at Ji Huan and Adan: “Dayalu and Fekini, one is the second-in-command of my organisation, and the other is the second-in-command of our rival organisation. After the Nine Demons were killed, all the affairs of each organisation have actually been handed over to the second-in-command of each organisation.”
As Colivan spoke, Ji Huan’s eyes changed slightly when he heard a certain word in his words:
Killed——
He used the term “killed” instead of the current public term used by various Yefar’s organisations: “assassinated.”
In the local language, these two words are very different. The latter represents ‘not dead yet’, while the former represents ‘already dead’.
Colivan seemed to realise that he had accidentally slipped his tongue. He was stunned again and said after a while: “I made a mistake. I’m sorry, please don’t say it out loud.”
“My boss… passed away on the day of his assassination.” He added in a daze.
A layer of water slowly appeared in the rough eyes of this big demon. Before the water was about to overflow, he took out a paper bag from under his cloak, tore it open, and took out the pink-blue handkerchief inside. He held it with rough fingers and gently wiped his eyes with his handkerchief.
Without that layer of tears, he looked like the powerful demon before.
Only then did he notice what he was holding in his hand. He glanced at the crumpled handkerchief, and looked up at Ji Huan, “I’m sorry, this is a gift for Mr. Hei Dan. I accidentally used it myself and… got it dirty, I’ll give him a new one another day.”
Every time Colivan asked Ji Huan to hand over something to Hei Dan, the contents in the paper bag were the same, a handkerchief. However, these handkerchiefs were available in various materials and colours, and Ji Huan couldn’t refuse them. Over time, Hei Dan had several more gorgeous handkerchiefs, some of which were very large, and he even knew how to wrap them around his neck as a small scarf.
As time went by, Colivan became Hei Dan’s “Uncle Handkerchief.”
Although he couldn’t pronounce Colivan’s name, when Ji Huan mentioned “Uncle Handkerchief”, Hei Dan’s careful eyes could immediately match the name with the demon!
“It doesn’t matter, you have already given him too many handkerchiefs…” Ji Huan was about to say it doesn’t matter, but the other party had already stood up.
“I still need to ask Mr. Ji Huan to keep what I just said confidential. The boss has been so kind to me. I…I couldn’t help it for a moment.” Colivan once again asked Ji Huan to keep it a secret. After saying this, he frowned: “As soon as this happened today, Yefar will definitely become more chaotic. I don’t know how many demons will die…”
“Humph!” But someone suddenly snorted coldly and everyone turned their heads following the sound. Several people’s gaze fell on Adan, who had been wandering around in a fugue.
The short and frail old demon jumped down from the sofa with a “click” sound: “No matter how many demons die, to us, it’s just a matter of changing the tenants.”
“Ji Huan, remember to call the tenants one by one according to the tenant list. If it is confirmed that the tenant is dead, offer your condolences and…” The old demon who was halfway past the door suddenly turned around and said, “Even if they die, remember to pay the rent in full.”
He said this to Ji Huan, but his eyes clearly fell on Colivan.
Although he felt a little strange, Ji Huan still nodded.
Colivan was startled, then smiled bitterly, he turned his head, and extended an invitation to Ji Huan: “Mr. Ji Huan, you should be able to get off work early today, right? The road back today must be difficult. In order to avoid trouble, let me take you back?”
Ji Huan did not refuse.
It has to be said that this choice was correct. Levels of checkpoints were once again set up on the road, and compared to previous ones, this time, demons were even prohibited from entering and exiting many places! Fortunately, he took a black car belonging to an organisation member, otherwise Ji Huan might have been blocked in the middle of a certain section of road tonight!
“Thank you, I’m sorry for the trouble today.” After being taken all the way to the corner of the road in front of his home, where the car could no longer drive, Ji Huan got out of the car and stood at the corner, expressing his gratitude to Collivan again.
“You’re welcome. Anyway, I will come and visit Mr. Firzaha as usual.” Colivan just smiled.
“…He…actually, he basically doesn’t come back here.” After thinking about it again, Ji Huan brought up the old matter again.
Not a single piece of his own clothing was left here, and there was nothing in the room that belonged to “him” now. Ah Jin didn’t seem to regard this place as his home, not even a place to rest…
Ji Huan pursed his lips.
“Please don’t say that…” Colivan smiled again, and then he suddenly stopped talking. Then he suddenly turned his head and looked back. After a while, he turned his head again, with a strange ecstasy on his face: “Look, isn’t this what I’ve been waiting for all this time?”
Taking a step forward, Ji Huan’s gaze passed over Colivan’s body, stopping at the other side of the corner.
As the sun set, he saw Ah Jin again, whom he hadn’t seen for several days.
There was still no luggage, but Ah Jin’s hands were not empty this time. He was holding a beautifully packaged box.
“It’s for you.” As if he didn’t notice Colivan at all, he walked straight towards Ji Huan and handed the box to him.
Holding the heavy box in both hands, Ji Huan glanced at the black-haired man. After meeting him for the first time in such a long time, Ji Huan’s heart felt a bit strange, but the other man’s expression was as calm as ever, and he…
The black-haired man’s gaze had already shifted to Colivan’s face.
“Oh! This box… This is a VIP gift box for the Figma auction! I heard the day before yesterday that you bought the most valuable item of the day at that auction, a precious gemstone called the Heart of Darkness. Could this be it?”
Ever since he found out the identity of the black-haired demon, Colivan has been paying special attention to the newspapers outside.
The other party’s apparent whereabouts were reported clearly in the newspapers, so he naturally did not miss the news that the other party used hundreds of millions of gold bars to buy the largest gemstone in the world a few days ago.
By the way, the newspapers also analysed a lot of potential recipients of this gift from the black-haired demon, but the moment he saw the box today, Colivan knew that all the analyses in the reports were wrong.
Such a precious gem, it finally came to Yefar.
Spending a lot of time waiting here and visiting every day was indeed the right choice.
Feeling lucky again, Colivan immediately spared no effort to introduce himself: “Mr. Firzaha, do you still remember me? I am Colivan. I have met with you twice before. I have always wanted to visit you, but you are often not at home. I am honored to meet you again today. I wonder if you can give me a chance. I want to ask for some advice from you…”
This big demon always gave Ji Huan the impression of being calm, polite, and smooth, but in front of Ah Jin, he looked a bit like those young demons in the employment market who work hard to sell themselves to employers.
Ji Huan stood aside holding the box without interrupting the conversation between the two.
Um…let’s just call it a conversation, but Mr. Colivan was the only one talking from beginning to end.
The black-haired demon just stood there, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if he was smiling, but more like an expressionless face.
“Okay, then please come in.”
Nodding slightly, he crossed the corner and walked straight towards the quiet street. He stopped in front of the black carved door, and Ji Huan saw him take out a key from his pocket, opening the door very naturally.
“Where do you want to talk? Is the study room okay?” There is no office in this house. The only place where guests can be received is the study. After thinking about it, it seems that the only place is the study.
The study room is kept clean and tidy by Ji Huan every day, so it would not be impolite to receive guests there temporarily.
After putting the box away properly, Ji Huan asked the two demons beside him.
“Hm.” Ah Jin nodded, and Ji Huan led the two of them to the study room upstairs. There was no coffee at home, so he brought two cups of sugar water over and closed the door on his way out.
So there were now only two demons left in this study room.
The soft was covered with a layer of plaid cloth, which was later bought by Ji Huan to replace the sofa cover.
Although he didn’t have the ability to make significant changes to the room, he still added many things to the home within his ability after receiving a fixed salary.
After replacing the curtains and adding a sofa cover, the originally dark study instantly became much brighter and warmer.
On the cute plaid sofa, two demons sat opposite each other.
Just after the study door was closed, the previous warm atmosphere disappeared in an instant. Colivan felt as if the air around him was being compressed in an instant, and his heart suddenly shrank.
Swallowing his saliva, he whispered: “Mr. Firzaha, I finally meet you…” Colivan chose to start with this sentence.
The black-haired demon opposite stared at him and said after a while, “You are very smart, you know to come here to wait for me.”
“There are too many people in Yuma City who want to see you, sir, so it’s not my turn there. But I’m the only one here.” Colivan responded.
A smile appeared at the corner of the black-haired demon’s mouth: “Knowing how to be the only visitor to this place, knowing to give the same gift repeatedly, leaving a deep impression while reminding others of the place where we first met, you are really smart… “
“Well alright, smart demon, you can now tell me what you want from me.”
“I just sent someone to assassinate the Nine Demons. I had no intention of killing them, I just wanted to teach them a lesson. They died, which only shows that there are already problems within your organisation. If you want to avenge the Nine Demons, I have already introduced Asimu to you.” Leaning on the plaid sofa, even the cutest pattern can’t make him look more approachable. The black-haired demon is like a mass of darkness. Wherever he sits, it feels cold.
After listening to the words of the black-haired demon, Colivan, who had been smiling all the time, suddenly became ferocious.
“Thank you for introducing Mr. Asimu to me. I have already avenged our boss! That guy died this afternoon, along with his enemy. It was these two guys who colluded to kill our boss that night!”
He became a bit overwhelmed with emotions, his blood vessels burst, his complexion turned pale, and big tears appeared in his eyes again. He allowed his emotions to rage for a while, and then took out a crumpled handkerchief from his pocket and wiped his tears again.
“Just hiring Mr. Asimu to assassinate two people cost me more than half of my savings. Next, if I want to further achieve my goal, I need a strong sponsor.” The demon wiped away the tears and calmed down again. As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at the black-haired demon across from him.
“As you can see, I am just a small leader in the middle level of the organisation. Due to the recent chaos, I have barely managed to get into the top management. I have no background and lack strong abilities, but…”
“It would be different if I had your help.” His expression suddenly became fanatical.
“I want to become the new Nine Demons. The organization is already too corrupt. I want to establish a new organization, but my ability alone is not enough. Mr. Firzaha, can you help me?”
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