Chapter 84 Changes

That morning, in the room on the third floor of the suburban office building, a man in a very ordinary casual outfit hurriedly opened the door.

"According to the report sent by Mr. Lyle, this morning, the people from the Oluk Chamber of Commerce rushed to the castle of Ashurufate with fast horses. After staying in the castle for a short time, Ashurufate left the castle with him and rushed to the headquarters of the Oluk Chamber of Commerce."

Although it was said that bribing the servants in the castle to carefully monitor Ashu Rufat was not successful, it would be easy to arrange a few spies outside the castle.

"What's next?" asked Shirley, the owner of the office.

"Ashu Rufate came to the headquarters of the Oroq Merchant and went straight to President Grey's office. He has locked the door since then and has been discussing something inside, but he has never come out."

"Sure enough, is the meeting held?" Shirley replied, "Continue to stare."

"But there is one extra thing. Mr. Lyle reported that he may have found someone sent to stalk."

"So what if I find it?" Shirley said sarcastically. "Just ask Lyle to ask those spies to pay a little attention. In fact, there is no need to hide it now. He must have understood that someone is planning it. By the way, what about the price of fur today?"

"It has risen to thirty-four silver coins, and the upward trend is still expected." The subordinates also felt a little more excited. "And we did not invest any additional funds. This price increase was caused by others joining in. Miss Shirley, should we further announce the news about Tolia Province? Today the drought in the place has had a great impact, and fur production will definitely decrease greatly, especially otter fur. If this news is announced, a lot of idle funds will immediately pour into the futures. In just one or two days, the price will increase by at least half."

"No need." Shirley replied. "This news should be released first. If the news is announced now, it will probably directly destroy the will of bears to resist. They may give up and choose to compensate. In this way, even if they win, they will not get many results."

When his subordinates left, Shirley had not had time to do anything else, and another knock on the door rang.

"Come in." As she spoke, Lyle walked in from outside. He hung his hat on the hanger on the side, and then sat down on the hospitality chair honestly and unceremoniously.

"What?" His appearance surprised Shirley a little.

"I have put a lot of effort." Lair now no longer has the awe of Shirley as before. At least, the awe has been reduced a lot. However, Shirley no longer cares about this now. As long as he can cooperate and provide assistance as a local snake, she will not mind his attitude. After all, there is only less than a month left. "I finally got the trouble. The one from the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce..."

"You bribed the head of their futures department? This is an amazing achievement!"

"How is that possible!" Lyle replied. "If I had this ability, I would award myself a gold medal with the words "Great Powers" on it. Besides, it would be useless for me to bribe him. The Shuangma Chamber of Commerce is very concerned about this. Almost every other day, unless I collude with the senior officials of the entire chamber of commerce to cheat, I will not find any opportunity at all. What I bribed was the small staff responsible for doing business. Even so, it cost me a lot of money."

He looked at Shirley, who had no expression at all. Damn it, I'd be Big Brother Io! After hearing this, Io had already generously stuffed a stack of banknotes into his hands!

"This should be considered public funds, right?" Lyle finally made the words clear.

"Is this considered public funds expense?" Shirley smiled in her voice. "So, what is the matter of investing a lot of money in fur futures? Is it considered using power for personal gain?"

Damn it, how come this woman knows everything! Lyle cursed in her belly, but in the end she didn't shout out the roar in her heart.

"What level of assistance does that little clerk in charge of the business agree to?" asked Shirley. "Can you do it without hiding it from your superiors?"

"No. Even if you can, it will be only once, it's meaningless and cannot change the overall situation." Lyle replied. "But he agreed to disclose the trading information about buying down to us... Of course it is a secret. In this way, we will know how much the other party invests and how much it is."

"Better than nothing," Shirley replied.

"Information is the most important thing. Don't you always say that?"

"It was indeed the case before the battle officially began. Hiding yourself and understanding the enemy is more important than anything else. But now that the battle has officially begun, it has become much more secondary." Shirley replied. "The situation will change. What information did you get from that little clerk?"

"The Oluoke Chamber of Commerce has indeed added buying orders three times in a row," Lyle replied. "But it has failed to stop the upward trend. They have only two options now, either give up and leave with a loss. Or they have to increase buying orders on a large scale at one time and completely cut the price down."

"Very good." Shirley replied with a smile. "If they admit to compensation, how much will it be lost?"

"It's quite large and may even lead to direct bankruptcy. It is precisely because of this that they have added additional investment. But they can no longer add it because if they invest money in it, even the funds necessary to purchase fur may be problematic."

"So the president named Grey came to their major shareholder." Shirley said. "Since they came to Ashu Rufate instead of choosing to admit compensation directly, it means they still have hope... This means they are determined to continue to invest more instead of choosing to admit defeat."

"It's okay, we'll soon know the details of their additional funds." Lyle replied. "The bribery transaction has been completed, and now you need to send someone to keep a fixed contact with him."

"What code are you going to use?"

"A white handkerchief is tied with four knots on four corners." Lyle replied. "It is just a temporary method. For the sake of confidentiality and security, it is best to let a fixed person contact him. Of course, he particularly emphasized that only messages can be conveyed verbally, and things cannot be written down."

While speaking, someone knocked on the door. However, before anyone could reply, someone pushed open the door. It was a woman wearing a blue suit for cleaning work—the kind that looked a bit dirty—dress, wrapped in a big towel on her head, carrying a bucket in one hand, a broom in the other and a mop in the other.

Lyle looked at the cleaning lady for some reason. What's going on? What's the matter with cleaning now!

"Sister!" Shirley screamed in anger.

"Sister?" Lyle looked up and down at the woman dressed up by the female worker. If Shirley hadn't called this, he wouldn't have thought that the cleaning lady was Shirley's sister. Because no matter whether it was temperament, dressing, or any other subtleties (as for women, Lyle has always been very confident in his own eyes), she was completely a maid.

So far, Lyle has not seen the true face under Shirley's veil, but he can imagine how arrogant the woman would have under the veil. There must always be a contemptuous smile on the corners of her mouth, and the eyebrows should be full of arrogance of beings with a high profile and arrogance. This woman's sister... well, is an ordinary cleaning lady who can't be more ordinary? Of course, if you look closely, she is a pretty woman, but lacks any noble temperament.

But what happened next surprised him even more because the scene in front of him was like a pantomime in a theater.

"What are you doing here! I said I don't need your help!"

"What does it matter if it's dirty here? Do you think I'm participating in a sanitation competition? In a month and a half, we'll leave! Leave here completely."

"Yes, leave here from now on...leaving from this small town where birds don't shit, so you're wasting your time!"

During the whole speech, Shirley was the only one talking (or shouting), while her sister never made a sound. Not only did she not make a sound, but she didn't even do gestures, expressions or other things. However, from the perspective of the third party, Lyle could clearly feel that the two could communicate. Shirley was talking, and this "sister" was talking in a voice that the third party could not hear.

"Nothing is wrong! Go back quickly!"

The cleaning lady left, Shirley returned to her seat and sighed. It was only at this moment that she looked like an ordinary woman.

"Lyle, when do you think Ashu Rufate will come to you?" Shirley immediately started the topic again.

"Let's come to the door? Why do you come to the door? Why do you come to the door?" Shirley's topic changed so quickly that Lyle couldn't come to his senses at once.

Shirley hummed in her nose, "Of course we are here to negotiate! As long as he is not an idiot, he can always find the manipulator behind this matter."

"But, on the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce...the information of these customers is confidential..."

"Can you know the information by buying small staff, can he not? He may not choose this method, but he is also a local squire and nobleman, so he can naturally put pressure on the Shuangma Chamber of Commerce through connections, from the governor, the sheriff, the financial officer and other personnel. In this way, he will sooner or later know who we are and where we are."

"What's the use of knowing?"

"Come to negotiate." Shirley laughed. "In fact, this is also the safest and best result. Both sides took a step back, and he avoided complete bankruptcy, and I made a small sum of money to complete the task at the same time... Of course, the most important thing is that there will be no sequelae. However, I believe that things may not be that simple. If he is really just an ordinary person from a mercenary, then he will choose to compromise. If he is really a person of origin, if he has a large amount of funds to be used - he should choose to fight with us to the end."

"Haha, fortunately both are acceptable results for me." Lyle smiled proudly when he heard the woman.

"What will I do next?"

"Continue to strengthen the surveillance of his castle, especially the guests who come to visit, and pay more attention. They must also report their long trips to me immediately. As for the matter of that small staff member... since it is said that a person who needs a full-time person to contact him, it is the most convenient for you. After all, you are a local, aren't you?"
Chapter completed!