The Founder of the Great Financial Family

Chapter 96 (1)

Goblin Dollar (4)

As Rockefeller was thinking about this,

Ricardo, who had already left the ghetto Nuovo area, decided to meet a few more people to gather more information.

They were all related to the Lyon Guild.

As time passed,

The last place he visited was one of the prominent mansions in Lyon.

Ricardo, who secretly visited the owner of the place, suddenly spoke to Benjamin, who was sitting anxiously in the study.

"I met the person you mentioned."

Since his voice came out without any sign of presence, Benjamin replied with a surprised expression.

"You startled me! No, how did you get in? You scared me!"

Benjamin, who was surprised, patted his chest several times and turned his head towards the direction of the voice.

However, there was no one there.

"What, what? Where are you now? Where are you talking from?"

Ricardo didn't seem to have any intention of showing himself to him.

"It's a bit different from what you said."

"Different? No, what's different?"

Benjamin, who couldn't see Ricardo's appearance, recalled the appearance when he visited earlier and continued the conversation.

"Listen, young friend."

Although he felt a chilly sensation running down his spine, Benjamin tried to shake off the thought and continued speaking without showing any discomfort.

"You seem to be ignorant. That person is not helpful to you guys."

Originally, Benjamin's plan was this:

If the Ismail family moves due to the issue related to the deposit interest, secretly contact them and eliminate the young man named Rockefeller.

He thought that the character named Rockefeller would be a thorn in the side of the Ismail family anyway.

"Who is suffering now because of the unnecessary deposit interest? Wasn't it the Black Label Union that has been supporting you guys so far?"

"That's right. Due to that, the Black Label Union is suffering significant damage."

At those words, Benjamin's mouth curved into a wide smile.

"That's right! That's what I'm saying. But did you just let that person go? What did you do? Did you deal with him? You guys should be able to eliminate your opponent like a ghost."

Ricardo, who looked cold-hearted, replied to Benjamin, who was full of expectations.

"No, I just left him."

"What? You just let him go?"

Benjamin had an expression that he couldn't understand.

"Why did you just let him go? I don't understand. Did you have a reason to keep him alive?"

"You have many questions. This time, I will ask."

For some reason, Benjamin felt uneasy and unconsciously swallowed his saliva.

"What do you want to ask?"

"You told me. That person is an unnecessary person for us."

"Yes. Unnecessary. Isn't that obvious? Aren't you saying that because you don't know your current position?"

"I heard you attended the guild meeting."

"Guild meeting?"

"The guild meeting that took place this time."

"Of course, I attended... it."

"Then you must have heard what he said at the meeting."

Benjamin, who was alone in the room, rolled his eyes around and replied.

"What did I hear? And why aren't you showing yourself? Come in front of me first. It makes me nervous when you talk from an invisible place."

Behind Benjamin, who was sitting in the study, Ricardo stood with an eerie expression.

His expression was infinitely cold.

"If you heard what he said at the meeting, you must have known that he was going to support the Second Prince during the Crown War, right?"

"That's..."

Surprised, Benjamin quickly turned his head and looked behind him.

But there was only silence there.

"..."

For a moment, Benjamin realized the presence of cold sweat running down his temples.

Something... felt extremely uneasy.

'It's dangerous.'

His opponent was from the Ismail family.

If he was caught, he would be eliminated without anyone knowing.

As soon as he felt that,

Benjamin suddenly jumped up from his seat and tried to shout outside.

"Hey! Uh..."

At that moment, Ricardo grabbed Benjamin's back and covered his mouth, slowly bringing a dagger to his neck.

Feeling the cold metal touch his neck, Benjamin was startled and stiffened, and Ricardo whispered softly in his ear.

"Shh~ It's noisy outside, so you can't be loud."

Benjamin nodded several times and Ricardo, who had sat him down, began to speak unilaterally.

"If you had simply entrusted us with a one-sided request, this wouldn't have happened. We would have understood then."

Benjamin's eyes widened as he swallowed his dry saliva with difficulty.

He didn't know why, but it felt as if the Grim Reaper had appeared before him.

"But this way, we're in trouble too. The crime of trying to deceive us for your own petty gains. That price is never light."

Despite his mouth being blocked, Benjamin tried to scream for his life, but for some reason, his body wouldn't listen.

Then, he felt a sudden loss of strength throughout his body.

His eyelids were so heavy.

As Benjamin slowly lost consciousness, Ricardo gently released his blocked mouth.

"And it seems that keeping you alive will only cause more trouble. You are unnecessary to both us and them. Please quietly exit from our affairs."

With those final words, Benjamin's eyelids closed completely.

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