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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.

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William with a suggestive

sneer, “Of course, we can. Otherwise, they’ll think they can walk all over

to continue trading, which

a moment’s thought,

their purpose. Clearing out all of them would disrupt the

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

out of the question, but preserving the relationships with these families over outstanding rent didn’t seem worth it. This

strike a

begin with

Cheney pointed to a name on the paper lying in front of him and

document and read out the name—Deep Blue Jewelry

time Milton Cheney and William had arrived at the Deep Blue Jewelry

in lavish gowns and headpieces, adorned with precious jewelry

however, no young noble gentlemen as handsome

Store was a boutique run by the Blue Eagle Family in the Golden

charge was a jeweler from the Blue

store

fashion accessories, fine metalwork, and luxury

part of the jewelry store was

goods for sale –

store would ever fail to pay the

your manager here and tell them Royal Family Gold Lion’s representative wishes to

Cheney ordered an apprentice

object, scanning Milton and William briefly before heading off obediently

middle-aged man dressed as a merchant was led to Milton

we proceed

merchant promptly nodded and guided Milton and William to the

arriving in the Jewelry Room, Milton instinctively surveyed

was essentially a

randomly across the table,

at the

chase. Simultaneously, he hands over a badge to the representative from the

representative swiftly accepted the badge for inspection, dulie examined it, and handed

Milton’s authority and affiliation with

assured, young master, we will adapt to your

the jewelry store said, his tone

cooperation? Milton was

let’s start by catching up with the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze was