Chapter 128: Frightened Horse



Fortunately, I didn’t order mushrooms, otherwise this dish would have been wasted... I didn’t have any psychological trauma towards mushrooms, but the smell in the letter just now successfully made me "sick" again... Klein's expression quickly returned to normal. He retracted his left hand, picked up the cup next to him, and drank the ice water in it in two gulps.

"Another glass." He turned his head as if nothing had happened and instructed the waiter standing at the door of the food preparation room.

At the same time, he held the clothes on his abdomen, slowly stood up, apologized, and walked towards the independent bathroom in the box.

This is opposite to the exclusive food preparation room, located on both sides of the main door.

Fors, who was hiding in the cupboard, heard the footsteps approaching and the bathroom door closing. She couldn't help but lean over to Xio's ear and said in a low voice with a smile:

“This is the second time!

"They have only been in this box for a little over half an hour, and Dwayne Dantès has already gone to the bathroom for the second time!

"The first time it was obviously urination, if it happens again this time, it means that this gentleman's kidneys, testicles or prostate are not in good condition.

"It's out, it's out, it's really just pee. Tsk, he seems to drink a lot of water and go to the bathroom often. Hey, it's not easy to be rich, especially to be a good-looking rich man!"

Xio rolled his eyes at his friend:

“This has nothing to do with you.

“Be serious, be focused, we are on a mission!

"Also, the bodyguard of the congressman named Macht seems to be quite powerful. He might be a Beyonder. We must be careful enough."

Fors had to suppress the desire to communicate, and retracted her body and said:

"They were all guarding the door. They didn't prepare for someone to pass through the wall. It was not professional at all... Well, let's talk about it when we get back."

At this time, Klein had walked back to the dining table and sat in his own seat.

He drank some ice water, sipped some white wine, and said to Senator Macht with a smile:

"I've been in Backlund for almost two months. I've been busy getting familiar with the environment here and haven't been able to start a new business. Every day when I wake up, I see gold pounds flowing out, and not a single bit coming back. Haha, it's time to do something."

He jokingly mentioned his willingness to get involved in the arms trade.

Senator Macht stroked his cup and said with a warm smile:

“I understand, I went through that phase myself.

"How much money can you come up with? I can introduce you to some friends to cooperate with."

Klein responded calmly:

"The most we can get out at the moment is 20,000 pounds."

"You are richer than I thought." Congressman Macht sighed.

Under normal circumstances, a wealthy man who can come up with 20,000 pounds in liquid funds at one time must have a net worth of over 100,000 pounds.

Without waiting for Dwayne Dantes to be modest, he casually said:

"Didn't you buy 3% of Coim's shares before? You can pledge at least 10,000 pounds with it, which can help you ease your financial constraints."

Klein immediately smiled and sighed:

"I have donated this part of the shares to the church and plan to set up a scholarship fund for the poor."

"Donated to the church?" Macht had not met the pastor and bishop of St. Samuel's Church today, and he was out and had not received the invitation, so he did not know about this.

Madam Liana and Hazel, who were enjoying their meal, also raised their heads and subconsciously cast their gazes towards Dwayne Dantès.

Given their social status, there are many friends who can come up with 10,000 pounds in cash, but there are only a handful of them who are able to donate so much money directly, and among these few, perhaps not even one is willing to donate in this way!

No, there is one now, Dwayne Dantes!

“Yes.” Klein nodded with a normal expression. “If it weren’t for the goddess’ blessing, I would have died in the chaotic southern continent. If I had the opportunity to go to school and study when I was young, perhaps my life would have been completely different. I want to give some hope to those children who are eager to change their fate.”

"Your character is as admirable as your generosity." Lady Liana put down her knife and fork and praised sincerely. Hazel nodded slightly and looked at Dwayne Dantès with a much softer look.

Seeing her parents chatting with each other about charity, she apologized and left the table, walked towards the bathroom, pressing her stomach with her right hand seemingly casually.

When she arrived at the front door and was about to turn right, she suddenly turned her head and looked at the cupboard in the pantry.

Her brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of confusion, then she withdrew her gaze and opened the wooden door of the bathroom.

After washing her hands, Hazel seemed to have forgotten what had just happened. She touched the necklace on her chest and returned to the dining table.

After the dishes and desserts were served and dinner was over, the four left the box, took their servants with them, met up with the two bodyguards outside, and prepared to return home.

At this moment, Hazel suddenly stopped and said:

"My earring seems to have fallen in there. Sorry, wait a moment."

Without waiting for Lady Liana to tell the maid to look for it, she turned around, walked around the corner, and returned to the box she had just been in.

Hazel put down the hand that was covering her left ear and went straight into the exclusive food preparation room. She walked to the cupboard and placed her hand on it.

She wanted to open the cupboard door as quickly as possible, but after thinking it over, she carefully held the necklace with her other hand and turned her body sideways to guard against sudden attacks from inside.

Taking a deep breath, Hazel took the opportunity when the waiter was clearing the table inside to pull it hard, revealing the scene inside the cupboard.

There was nothing here except spare cutlery and tablecloths.

Hazel once again showed a puzzled expression, as if she couldn't believe what she saw.

"I can clearly sense that there are valuable items in here..." She whispered to herself, and before the maid caught up with her, she closed the cupboard door and walked out of the exclusive preparation room.

…………

Outside the Intis Serenzo restaurant, Fors and Xio turned around at the same time and looked inside.

“That girl just now actually discovered us?” Fors whispered in disbelief.

If she had not been able to "open the door" and slip away from behind the cupboard in time, she and Hugh would have been discovered and would have been forced to admit that they were secretly protecting Dwayne Dantes.

Xio was also puzzled:

"When she went to the bathroom, I remember you didn't say anything or move around."

"Perhaps... she is also a Beyonder, with some kind of spiritual intuition..." Fors guessed uncertainly, "Mr. Dwayne Dantès's life is really difficult. On the one hand, he often encounters conflicts among nobles and wealthy people. On the other hand, not only does he have a housekeeper who studies black magic in his home, but there are also Beyonders with mysterious abilities nearby. By the way, what is her name?"

"Hazel." Xio was looking for Dwayne Dantès's carriage and hiding underneath it. His eyes suddenly froze. "Fors, look, that person is behaving a little strangely."

Fors followed her gaze and saw a middle-aged man in a black suit pacing back and forth on the edge of the street, looking very anxious and impatient.

"What's wrong?" Fors didn't have time to observe carefully, so he asked directly.

Hugh simply replied:

“He was dressed like a respectable gentleman, but his shoes were dirty and looked like they hadn’t been cleaned for a while. You know, Backlund is very dusty.

"Also, he keeps touching his armpits. I bet there might be a gun hidden there...

“Besides these, his expression and his posture showed that he was abnormal.

"Well... they are coming out soon. I will go to the carriage first. You keep an eye on this man and protect Mr. Dantes."

“Okay.” Fors felt it was troublesome, but at the same time, she was quite interested, so she retreated to a sheltered area and paid close attention to the entrance of Intis Serenzo Restaurant.

Twenty or thirty seconds later, Dwayne Dantès and the Macht family came out, said goodbye to each other, and prepared to go to their respective carriages.

At this moment, a two-wheeled carriage rushed over from the street at a very fast speed and could overturn at any time.

The horse pulling the carriage had crazy eyes, as if it was frightened, and ran into the entrance of Intis Serenzo Restaurant in a panic.

One of Macht's bodyguards rushed forward and tried to subdue the frightened horse, while the other retreated to the side to protect the congressman, his wife and his daughter.

At this moment, the wandering middle-aged man strode up from behind, took out a revolver, and aimed at Congressman Macht's head with a distorted expression.

Klein raised his right hand slightly, then retracted it without doing anything.

He jumped lightly and avoided the front of the frightened horse. At the same time, Fors, who was hiding on the other side, gently grasped it with his hand and pulled it to the side.

The attacker's feet suddenly went soft and he seemed to have tripped over something, falling to the ground without having time to fire a shot.

He became anxious, pushed his hands forward, jumped up suddenly, and started shooting wildly without aiming.

However, when he moved his fingers, he touched nothing.

His revolver had just fallen and landed at Hazel's feet!

Immediately afterwards, he and Jingma were subdued by the bodyguards at the same time.

"Why did you attack me?" Congressman Macht suppressed his turbulent emotions, took a step forward and asked in a deep voice.

The middle-aged man burst into laughter and shouted crazily:

"It's all you! It's all you!

"What are you talking about? Air pollution, what are you talking about using anthracite? My factory went bankrupt, my child died of illness, and my wife committed suicide!"

PS: I will update first and then revise. I was jet-lagged yesterday and was so sleepy that I didn’t write or save any drafts. I will be back to normal tomorrow. Also, I would like to thank the loyal servant Wangcai for rewarding the Silver Alliance of Yishi. Here I would like to recommend his novel, “Light Chaser in the City”~


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