Chapter 186 – A New Day for a Gatekeeper.
Phillips, who had been flipping through the letters several times, woke up from his desk at the sound of a knock coming from outside.
“Who are you at this late hour… ?”
There had never been a guest to come at a time like this.
So Phillips carefully opened the door, delusional about who was standing outside the door.
“Hi!”
“You are… !”
The blue-haired beauty who gave me the letter, and the black-haired man behind her. They are obviously close aides to the next boss.
“Sorry for the late hour. Can I come in?”
“Yes, yes… It’s shabby, but come in…”
Phillips ushered them into the room and stood in front of them awkwardly.
Phillips, who did not expect such a high-ranking person to come to his house, hid his angry face, regretting that he had tidied up his room a little longer.
“Philips, nice to meet you. How many times have you seen the face before? My name is Hanseong.”
“Yes, yes… I’ve seen you by Germi-sama’s side.”
Phillips grabbed Hansung’s hand, shook it, and smiled awkwardly.
“Did you read the note?”
“Yes, yes… I read it.”
“Then the conversation will be fast. I wrote down the story that Johannes’ behavior was suspicious. Have you ever seen something like that?”
“Nothing… I’ve never seen anything out of the ordinary.”
“Hmm… I can’t…”
Upon meeting Hansung’s eyes, Phillips momentarily felt his breath stop. The note said that Johannes’ recent behavior was questionable. If so, at least Germina and her entourage know more than just dubiousness.
It must have been the polite word dubious to express it discreetly.
But he, who was by Johannes’ side, never felt that way. That’s because he followed Johannes every day and played the role of a folding screen. He never looked carefully at anything or thought about it.
Could it be that he fell into mannerisms and neglected his work?
“I’m sorry. I’ve never watched or thought carefully about his actions…”
“… This can be happen. It’s something that can happen.”
At the words of Hansung, who seemed to agree, Phillips sighed in relief and defended himself.
Yeah I didn’t do much wrong It’s a mistake that ‘anyone’ can make, right? I’m about one You can make any mistake.
“If you are an ordinary gang member, that is. Are you a cog like everyone else?”
“Ugh.”
Hanseong glared at Phillips mischievously while sitting on a chair. Phillips couldn’t help but recoil, feeling like a frog standing in front of a snake.
“You can’t do that. It’s hard to believe, but Germi-sama has a lot of trust in you. We know you’re no ordinary person. Phillips, you are special. I know he will be a special person who will lead the organization ‘with us’ in the future.”
“We… Together…”
At the word us, Phillips felt something jump in his chest. He became an accessory to the organization, and he felt that he was recognized as a colleague, having been treated like a stranger.
“Philips, are you going to live your whole life worrying about leaving behind others?”
“No…”
“Shouldn’t you climb to a higher position at least once?”
“Yes… Yes… !”
“Look at me. Phillips.”
Hansung rose from his chair and came right in front of Phillips.
He was tall and had slender, snake-like eyes.
Hanseong grabbed Phillips by the shoulders.
“We believe in you. Watching Johannes is something no one else can do except you.”
“…”
Only, what only I can do. Hansung’s hand on his shoulder felt heavy.
He finally felt the weight of responsibility.
Phillips, who woke up early in the morning with a swollen heart, went to work earlier than usual.
The night worker who was guarding Johannes’ home welcomed him with a happy expression when he saw Phillips, who came about an hour earlier than the original shift time.
“Did you go to work early?”
“I just woke up early.”
“Hey, I’m off work. I should go and have a beer and sleep.”
The sight of the night clerk hurriedly leaving work, tapping him on the shoulder, made Phillips curiously concerned.
“Did anything unusual happen that night?”
“Anything unusual?”
“Okay! Was there something strange snooping around? Johannes, I heard you went out somewhere.”
“No, wouldn’t there be something like that?”
“Girl… ?”
Phillips was impressed by the night attendant’s ambiguous reply.
“I don’t know, I also fell asleep in the middle so I can’t remember exactly.”
“What? Where do you find such irresponsible words?!”
“Why are you so hot all of a sudden? Because it’s nothing different than usual. I don’t change much if I do a little bit of work.”
I’m about one
At those words, Phillips felt the heat in his head drain away. He felt his head go cold.
It was absurd that this guy was on the same level as himself.
This guy is no different than just an extra. If you live like this, you will have to do this for the rest of your life.
“Anyway, I’m off work.”
Phillips clenched his fist as he waved his hand and looked at the back of the night clerk lightly leaving work.
I’m different from those guys. ‘Ordinary’ people act irresponsibly like that, but I am different.
‘Cause I’m not an ordinary person You have to bear this weight on your shoulders.
I began to feel the weight of responsibility on my shoulders proudly.
*****
“But why did you choose that guy?”
As I left Phillips’ house and went back to the inn, the old man, who was walking with his arm in his arms, looked at me.
“Looking at the records, he was an ordinary guy who had worked under Johannes the longest but had no record of anything.”
“Because ordinary people want to be special. If you get a taste of people’s attention even once, you will be able to take a look at the heavy burden that doesn’t fit your weight. Good to use.”
“Hmm… Our Hanseong, isn’t it cool?”
Roin started to seduce him by crushing his big breasts.
Oh shit
“Tomorrow I will go to another executive and do the same thing as today. There is a guy similar to one of my subordinates, so you should do the same for that subordinate.”
“Can I greet you warmly tomorrow as well and hand over the note?”
“Huh.”
It’s not even a job to cook hogu puppies. After all the seeds are sown, the cadres will be busy doubting each other, and if there is a guy who has even the slightest bit of a bad heart, the subordinates will let you know, so there is nothing to worry about.
*****
“Huh…”
Phillips, who was about to yawn with his mouth wide open due to the strong drowsiness that had recently been working while sharpening his nerves, bit his teeth hard and suppressed the rising yawn to death.
Johannes, who had breakfast, was loafing around after receiving the morning business report from the branch heads.
Today is no different from my usual routine.
“Hey! I’m going to the boss, so prepare the wagon!”
“Yes.”
Phillips responded as usual to Johannes’ instructions from inside the room, then instructed the stable’s staff to prepare the wagon.
“Are you going to the boss?”
“Okay.”
“These days, executive meetings are frequent.”
“…”
Phillips, who was about to ignore the coachman’s reply as usual, hesitated momentarily.
‘If it were me in the past, I wouldn’t have any doubts about these things and would have thought it was just like that. But now I’m different. The reason why the boss often gathers executives… ?’
-Johannes is suspicious.
Suddenly, the contents of the note came to mind.
Could it be that this meeting was to find out the conspiracy that Johannes was trying to betray? But he is Johannes, who has cheated on himself as well, having been around for years.
It’s no wonder that the next boss’s aides find it difficult to pinpoint solid evidence.
So he must have asked for help.
Evidence of Johannes’ betrayal. Finding it is something only you can do.
The old man’s ruby-like red eyes came to mind.
A kind smile that treated you kindly.
If we find and bring back evidence of Johannes’ betrayal, will we see that smile one more time? Will he be able to stand next to him and take a high seat in the organization?
“Im here.”
When I arrived at the building where the boss was staying, several wagons were parked, as if other executives had already arrived.
After passing through a rather familiar hallway, I headed to the room next to the escorts of other executives who escorted Johannes to the room where the boss was staying.
“How is your executive?”
“It’s just like that. Sometimes it’s frustrating to see people working behind the scenes. I can do better than that.”
Haha! It seems that the ability is a bit weak because they are nobles who were lucky enough to occupy a position when they were young.”
After all, all the stories that people say after gathering are just gossiping. These guys gossip and ridicule to satisfy themselves, but I’m different.
I will look for more convincing evidence.
Because I’m different from these guys. Because you are a special person You guys should be satisfied with talking behind your back. I’ll show you in action.
