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Chapter 30: Chapter 30 “Deep Blue Jewelry Store” and “Collecting Rent” (Request for Chase Reading)

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“Young Master, the internal personnel involved have all been sorted out, and a letter has been sent to Father.”

Hearing William’s words, Milton Cheney gently rubbed his eyebrows.

“Have they paid all the due rent?”

“Some of it has been collected, but several Noble families who run the shops have asked for more time.”

“Hmm, I understand.”

Milton Cheney replies quietly, implying his comprehension.

There was no denying that the Golden Lion Market that his father, Earl Arthur, had entrusted to him was a mess.

While everything seemed well on the surface, the reality was far from it.

Corruption was rampant among the underlings, and slackers lazed about.

A number of shopkeepers in the market haven’t paid their rent for quite a while, too.

These large families could easily afford the rent, yet they still delayed the payment, which was starting to vex Milton Cheney.

Cheney wasn’t sure whether Earl Golden Lion was unaware of the situation or was intentionally testing him. Needless to say, he had been busy recently.

After thoroughly investigating the matters at hand, Cheney realized that he could not entirely blame Earl Arthur for the improper handling of money by his subordinates – Earl Arthur rarely checked financial accounts.

Now, Earl Arthur’s jurisdiction spanned the entire Far East Territory, with Far East City being just a part of it.

The Far East Territory comprised over a dozen separate cities.

As single-handed management was impossible, Earl Arthur had promoted some commoners to assist him.

Among them, Moss had always been in charge of the finances of the Golden Lion Market. Moss’s greed was a clear indication of the prevailing situation.

However, this was not because Earl Arthur lacked judgment. In his early years, Moss had indeed proved to be diligent and committed.

But once a person attains power, they start losing self-control. Moreover, some influential families in the market were involved in these matters as well.

take a more direct

turned to William with a

this, William let out a sneer, “Of course, we can. Otherwise, they’ll think they

these shops to continue trading, which prevented

moment’s thought,

run by the nobility have their purpose. Clearing out all of them would disrupt the Golden

any force at all isn’t an option either – they’ll start seeing us as pushovers

of the question, but preserving the relationships with these families over outstanding rent didn’t seem worth it. This was something Milton Cheney was clearly

to strike a balance

with

a name on the paper lying in front of him and

hearing this, William glanced at the document and read out the name—Deep

Cheney and William had arrived at the Deep Blue Jewelry Store, it had already gathered

them were ladies of the nobility, donned in lavish gowns and

however, no young noble gentlemen as handsome as Milton

boutique run by the

charge was a

largest jewelry store in the Golden

fashion accessories, fine metalwork,

integral part of the jewelry store was a

window and displayed goods for sale – mostly delicate

that such a huge jewelry store would ever fail to pay the miniscule amount of rent due to

tell them Royal Family Gold Lion’s representative wishes to discuss

ordered an apprentice at

Milton and William briefly before heading

while, a middle-aged man dressed as a merchant was led to Milton Cheney by the

we proceed

merchant promptly nodded and guided Milton and William

Jewelry Room, Milton instinctively surveyed the

Room was essentially a room designated for jewelry

the table, and Milton was unfamiliar with

don’t care about previous regulations at the Golden Lion Market.

hesitation, Cheney cuts right to the chase. Simultaneously, he hands over a badge to the

the badge for inspection, dulie examined it,

badge confirmed Milton’s authority and affiliation with the

assured, young master, we will adapt to your

man responsible for running the jewelry store said, his tone full of

Milton

the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze