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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.

more direct approach

Cheney turned to William with a

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

continue trading, which prevented him

a moment’s thought,

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

using any force at all isn’t an option either –

families over outstanding rent didn’t seem worth it. This was something

strike a balance

with this

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

William glanced at the document and read out the name—Deep Blue

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

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

no young noble gentlemen as

Store was a boutique run by the

was a jeweler from the Blue

the largest jewelry store in the Golden

known for fine jewelry, fashion accessories, fine metalwork,

jewelry store was a

sale – mostly delicate pieces

was hard to imagine that such a huge jewelry store would ever fail to

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

Cheney ordered an apprentice at

object, scanning Milton and William briefly before heading off obediently to fetch the

as a merchant was led to Milton Cheney by

we proceed inside the

hearing Milton’s suggestion, the merchant promptly nodded and

arriving in the Jewelry Room,

was essentially a room designated for

were scattered randomly across the table, and Milton

the Golden Lion Market. Now, under

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

the badge for inspection, dulie examined it, and

authority and

assured, young master, we

responsible for running the jewelry store said,

cooperation? Milton

the outstanding rent.” Cheney’s gaze was fixed on the middle-aged man as he