Me! Cleaner!.

Chapter 98 Nails and Domination (Two in One)

A little later, in a suite on the east wing of the main building of Ryan Manor.

"Lord Thomas."

After respectfully bowing to the blond middle-aged man, the butler who was responsible for entertaining Leon and the other man began to report:

“After the two guests entered the exhibition building, they tied up the third person and placed him on the sofa, then went into the genealogy hall and stayed there for nearly six hours.

We have counted according to your request, and they have read about 70 records, mainly covering the past 60 years, and the contents cover six aspects, including chronology, major events, genealogy, missing and death lists, and industrial reports..."

Everything else is fine, but why is there a list of missing and dead people?
"and many more!"

Upon hearing this, the blond middle-aged man frowned, raised his hand to signal the butler to stop reporting, and took the initiative to ask:

"Are you sure they were on the first floor the whole time and didn't go upstairs or leave?"

"Yes."

The elderly butler nodded and said:

"After learning their intention, I locked the second and third floors. I kept the keys with me at all times, and asked two maids to serve in the tea room. I also assigned a servant to clean up the fallen leaves in the yard. If they left, they would be discovered immediately."

That should mean he never left...

Looking at the old butler's determined look, the middle-aged blond man couldn't help but frown.

So... am I overthinking? Are they really here to recognize their relatives? But if they are just here to recognize their relatives, then this combination is too weird, right?
……

After thinking for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what these three people were here for. The middle-aged man had no choice but to lower his head and look at the visitor registration form at hand with a frown.

The daughter of the Minister of Defense, the new employee of the Cleanup Bureau, and the rebels who participated in the assassination of the princess, none of these three people can get along with their family.

Especially the daughter of the Minister of Defense. Her father was a reformist in the military and the first senior military official to side with the princess. Before he came to power, he had always been thinking about prying open his family's arms business.

In this assassination, those damn rebels deliberately used weapons leaked from their own arms company. They probably saw this contradiction and wanted to hand a knife to the Minister of Defense.

The situation turned out to be exactly as he had expected. Under the influence of his family, the task force was originally prepared to ignore this clue. However, after the defense minister's daughter joined, she immediately proposed to investigate the source of the weapons.

Fortunately, Lord Bobby reacted quickly. He used his wife's birthday as an excuse to invite a large number of old nobles to the banquet. At the banquet, he interpreted the investigation as a signal that the princess was preparing to take action against the old nobles, temporarily slowing down the progress of the investigation.

And if he hadn't played this trick and delayed the daughter of the Minister of Defense, leaving enough time to clean up the evidence and people, his own arms company would have been bitten hard this time, and a big piece of fat would have been taken away!
Thinking of the female police officer who had sent more than a dozen investigation letters and refused to let go, the blond middle-aged man's face darkened slightly.

Her father is a vicious, black old dog, and this woman's style is the same. Once she bites someone, she will never let go!
As for the remaining two people, let alone the rebels, their original slogan was just to oust the incompetent royal family and cede major powers, and by the way, limit the power of the nobles and their seats in parliament.

But recently, for some unknown reason, these rebels suddenly became ten times more radical, even claiming that the royal family and the nobles were all lice in the crotch, and that they would be caught and crushed to death sooner or later! Now they have become their own mortal enemies!

And the Cleanup Bureau...

The blond middle-aged man tapped the registration form on the table with his fingernails, made a heavy mark on Leon Ryan's name with his fingernails, then waved his hand to signal the butler to leave. He then left the suite with the registration form and went to the main building of the manor through the connected archway.

"Thomas?"

After hearing the knock on the door, the young man who was working on the report at the desk looked up in surprise and said to the middle-aged man at the door with a smile on his face:
"It's so late and you haven't rested yet? Are you such a hardworking person?"

"Mr. Bobby."

After greeting, Thomas, who looked to be in his twenties or at most thirty, with wrinkles on the corners of his eyes, bowed respectfully and said:

"You are too kind. Compared with you, my diligence is really insignificant."

"Haha, it's different."

After inviting him in, the young man said with a smile:

"The reason why I work hard is because I am preparing to take another step forward. Not only do I want to inherit my eldest brother's title, but I also want to sit on the seat of the head of the family.

And now you are sitting in the elder seat, managing one-sixth of the family's wealth, and also serving as a representative for foreign negotiations. It is beyond your ability to keep all these, so why are you still working so hard?"

"..."

Looking at Thomas, whose eyebrows were gradually covered with cold sweat, the young man smiled and said:

"Thomas, it seems like there have been a lot of problems with the things you're responsible for recently? And you're still working so late... Is it because the tasks I assigned to you are too heavy? Do you need me to help you unload the burden?"

"Mr. Bobby...Mr. Bobby...please listen to my explanation..."

After sensing deep dissatisfaction from the other party's words, the blond middle-aged man quickly spoke:

“I have really tried my best to deal with the Charles Department Store, and under normal circumstances, that company would have been dragged down.

But no one expected that old Charles would come up with the idea of ​​selling goods for compensation, and tied all the victims who were supposed to attack the department store to his side, making the municipal government dare not take action.

And after I found out that something was not right, I didn't just sit there and wait, but immediately contacted the other two families for support, and even tried to find a way to summon a Holy Spirit.

As long as the Holy Spirit causes a large-scale casualty incident, the Highway Administration will have an excuse to intervene and stop the promotion of Charles Department Store, but the Cleanup Bureau just happens to..."

"Okay, don't explain."

The young man bent his knuckles and knocked on the table twice, stopping Thomas's explanation, and said calmly:
"Of course I know that you are just unlucky, and you are not really hopelessly stupid. Otherwise, you would not have the opportunity to stand here and explain to me."

Looking at the blond middle-aged man who subconsciously let out a long sigh, the young man narrowed his eyes slightly and emphasized in a slightly cold voice:

"But no matter whether you had extenuating circumstances or were forced to do so, you still messed up what I asked you to do!

Thomas, tell me, how long will it take you to take over Charles' and get what I want?"

"Almost! We'll get it soon!"

Thomas couldn't help but tense up when he saw the young man's narrowed eyes. He said with a cold sweat on his forehead, "The Holy Spirit of the Scale Gold Cult was dealt with by the Cleanup Bureau, and other similar beings were also frightened and dared not take action. So we changed to solving the problem in the way ordinary people do.

We have kidnapped the only daughter of the owner of Charles Department Store and she is now locked up in the Rose Manor of the Masseni family. Although the old man is still holding on, it won't be long before he surrenders and hands over what you want!"

"Is that so?"

After recognizing the blond middle-aged man's expression and confirming that he was not lying or making excuses, Bobby Ryan nodded and said calmly:

“Thomas, I have said before that when dealing with businessmen like him who have risen from the storm, neither commercial means nor administrative suppression are as effective as the most direct means of violence.

You coveted the assets of Charles Department Store and were worried about the counterattack from the Chamber of Commerce and the parliamentarians, so you asked me not to take action first, but after going around in circles, you ended up back to square one..."

Looking at Thomas who was shaking again, the young man couldn't help but shook his head and said with some disinterest:

"Well, considering that you have been quite useful over the years, I will forgive your stupidity this time, but you'd better make sure you can keep your word, otherwise... don't blame me for not appreciating our friendship over the years."

"I... maybe two weeks... No! One week! At most one week, I will definitely get what you want back!"

"You better be able to."

After beating up his subordinates who were not doing their job well, the young man lowered his head and continued to flip through the arms company's financial statements. Then he asked:
"By the way, why did you come to see me so late at night?"

"Ah? Good news! It's good news!"

After hearing the young man's question, the blond middle-aged man remembered why he came. He hurriedly and cautiously took two steps forward and placed the registration form on the table with both hands.

"Master Bobby, the person with the mark on it is a new employee of the Cleanup Bureau."

A new employee of the Cleanup Bureau?

The young man behind the desk raised his eyebrows, picked up the registration form and took a look, then said in surprise:

"Leon... Ryan? That woman from the Cleanup Bureau actually hired a new employee from our family?"

"No, that person has black hair and is from Lane County. It should just be the same surname."

After briefly explaining Leon's situation, the blond middle-aged man said excitedly:

“But this person came to visit today and said that he suspected that his ancestors might have some connection with the Ryan family, and he seemed to want to recognize them as relatives.

And your ability to absolutely control your own bloodline and subordinates happens to be so, so as long as I include him in the family tree, you can plant a nail in that cleanup bureau!"

An employee of the Cleanup Bureau...come to me to recognize your relationship?
After hearing what Thomas said, the young man frowned again, and his fingers began to poke the registration form on the table unconsciously, and he began to wonder if the Cleanup Bureau had discovered something.

After all, an employee who had just joined the Cleanup Bureau and was not very strong, took the initiative to come to the door to recognize his relatives and took the initiative to step into the scope of his "power". This was simply a pie in the sky, and the opportunity was a little too good.

But could this good opportunity that comes to your door actually be a trap for you? For example... um... this one seems to be a little lower...

After recalling the horrific record of a certain red-haired girl, the young man couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth slightly, laughing at his own suspicion and fantasy.

And he set a trap... Why have I been so honest all these years and almost never used my abilities outside of Ryan's house?
With that woman's strength, if she suspected or even targeted him, even a true god would be beaten up, or even killed! With my current level, am I worthy of someone else setting a trap for me?

"Okay, I'll give you credit!"

After laughing at his own suspicion, the young man finally smiled a little and said to the middle-aged man with happy eyes:

“If you can really accomplish this and let me plant a nail in that cleaning bureau, in addition to stabilizing your position, I can also give you some unimaginable rewards.

In addition to a youthful appearance, it can also provide a healthier body, stronger functions, and even extra lifespan! "

"Thank you, Master Bobby! Thank you, Master Bobby!"

"No need to thank me, you deserve this."

Looking at Thomas, whose face was flushed with ecstasy, the young man smiled and said:

"If you make a mistake, you should be punished. If you do the right thing, you should be rewarded... But I don't plan to intervene directly in this matter."

After staring at the blond middle-aged man, the young man grinned and said with a smile:

“The fewer people who know about my ability, the better. So I am going to give you a portion of the power of ‘domination’, so that you can have the ability to control that Leon and become the ‘middleman’ between him and me.

From now on, you will organize the information he obtains from the Cleanup Bureau and present it to me separately. No one else is allowed to see it... Oh, and one more thing."

After raising his hand to the corner of his mouth and making a zipper gesture, the young man looked at the overjoyed cannon fodder in front of him and added with a smile:
"I have just issued a new command to your soul. Once my existence is revealed, your soul will immediately annihilate itself.

So when you communicate with that Leon, you'd better be careful with your words. I don't want you to turn into a shapeless piece of rotten meat because of something stupid like letting something slip!"

After hearing the young man's warning, Thomas couldn't help but look startled and quickly responded.

"I...I understand...Master Bobby, don't worry, I will definitely..."

"Okay, no more nonsense."

Finally hearing some good news, the young man, who was in a good mood, lowered his head and continued to work at his desk while asking:

"Thomas, is there any other news? If not, then you should get to work."

"I'll go right away! I won't let you down this time!"

Not only did he successfully escape the disaster, but he even got a big benefit. The middle-aged blond man with joy in his eyes quickly made a promise, then returned to his room, called the butler, and went to find the elder who managed the identities of family members overnight, preparing to enter the guy named Leon into the list.

However, less than five minutes after he left, a figure in a black coat took advantage of the cover of night and floated all the way from the shadow of the outer wall to the fifth floor, then mysteriously opened the locked window from the outside and went directly into the bedroom of the blond middle-aged man.

(End of this chapter)