SWNOVELS Chapter 29
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Chapter 29: Chapter 29: ‘Brazen Greed’ (Seeking Chase Reading)
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Inside a room in City Hall, Milton Cheney was flipping through an accounting manuscript in his hands.
Next to him stood a man explaining each income and expense item on the manuscript.
From start to end, Cheney read through it very seriously.
“Young Master, this is the complete income and expense report for the Golden Lion market over the last three months, all
included in this manuscript,” a chubby middle-aged man standing next to him explained obsequiously.
This middle-aged man was Terrence Liddell, who had been previously in charge of the Golden Lion Market.
“William, take a look.”
Cheney handed the manuscript he was holding to William who stood behind him.
Cheney did not speak, and William silently flipped through the manuscript. After a while, he looked at Cheney and nodded
slightly.
“Is it just for the last three months? Do you have the details from before?” Cheney asked Terrence.
By this time, Cheney had taken over the Golden Lion market for several days and he was gradually getting acquainted with the
responsibilities of a market supervisor.
It was not an easy task, not as easy as Cheney had initially imagined.
“This...
Cheney naturally noticed Terrence’s hesitation. He could tell at a glance whether these people were embezzling or not.
But sitting in that position, if they didn’t embezzle at all, it’s impossible. Cheney just wanted to know how much they had
embezzled. “Oh, is that inconvenient?”
Hearing the impatience in Cheney’s voice, Terrence quickly said:
“No, not at all. It’s just that I don’t have the manuscripts from more than three months ago. They’re with the Finance Officer. I’ll go
get them for you right away.”
Seeing Cheney nod without a word, Terrence quickly went out to fetch the previous accounting manuscripts.
Time passed by as Cheney’s fingers gently tapped on the table in front of him.
This was something he had picked up from Earl Arthur.
Now he had also developed this small habit. When thinking, he would unconsciously tap the table in front of him.
Cheney didn’t have to wait long before Terrence returned, handing over a stack of manuscripts respectfully.
Cheney accepted them, picked up one casually and started browsing through it.
As soon as the words on it caught his eye, Cheney frowned.
He quickened the flipping speed of his hand. The more he read, the deeper his frown became, and the surrounding atmosphere
became somewhat silent.
Cheney put down one manuscript and picked up another, reading on with growing shock.
Good heavens! I’m taken aback!
These people really aren’t afraid of Earl Arthur inspecting the accounting manuscripts. So blatant!
“Call the Finance Officer over here, I have some questions to ask him!” Cheney suppressed his anger and said quietly.
You should know that every coin here is the Golden Lion Family’s money.
“It’s over!”
Cold sweat trickled down Terrence’s forehead, eyes filled with a touch of panic.
“Yes, Young Master.”
Hearing Cheney’s words he quickly replied instinctively.
After a while, Terrence brought a slender middle-aged man into the room.
The slender middle-aged man was dressed in the uniform of a finance official. Upon seeing Cheney, he immediately gave a
respectful salute and then stood aside.
Cheney knew this man was Moss Carter, the Finance Officer, so he picked up the manuscript in his hand and threw it on the
ground in front of Moss.
At this time, Moss of course also understood what had happened and quickly picked up the manuscript from the ground.
“Explain this. How can a circus performance cost 20,000 gold coins?” Cheney’s tone was very calm, his eyes coldly staring at
Moss.
Although Cheney was not an expert in this field, he knew that a circus performance could not possibly cost 20,000 gold coins.
If circuses were really so profitable, everyone would run a circus.
Milton Cheney’s words were not only heard by Terrence and Moss, but also clearly by William who stood behind them.
Remember, William, besides being a Grand Knight, was also a former accountant for Earl Arthur, so he was extremely sensitive
to money.
“How dare they?”
This was William’s first reaction to hearing Milton Cheney’s words.
He was aware of their nature, but he hadn’t expected them to dare embezzle such a large amount of gold coins.
What does 20,000 gold coins mean?
You should know that a slightly better Knight Sword only costs about fifty gold coins, two thousand gold coins can buy four
hundred Knight’s Swords.
An ordinary slave also costs just a few dozen gold coins, twenty thousand gold coins can buy a few hundred slaves.
This is not as simple as being a parasite, this is completely sucking blood from the family.
And to dare to embezzle such a large amount, they must have been embezzling for a long time without being discovered, which
gave them such big guts.
“Silent? Does the Golden Lion Family raise you just to let you suck the blood from the family?”
Milton Cheney was getting a bit angry at this point.
He had considered that these people might be embezzling money, but he didn’t expect them to be so blatant.
You could at least tamper with the manuscript a little!
Is the deterrent of his father, Earl Golden Lion, so small?
The people underneath actually dared to be so unscrupulous!
“You don’t even bother to alter the accounts, you really dare to record it, not sure whether to call you cunning or ignorant?”
Milton Cheney was a bit speechless at this point.
Embezzling money was one thing, but recording evidence of their embezzlement so easily on the manuscript.
Just how much had they embezzled in the past without being discovered to be this arrogant.
What Milton Cheney did not know was that they did not tamper with the manuscript, not because they did not want to, but
because he arrived before they had the chance.
They also did not expect that the young master of the family would take over the Golden Lion Market, Earl Arthur having given
them absolutely no prior notice.
Moreover, they had never been discovered before, which was why they dared to do so.
Seeing the two men in front of him trembling and sweating, standing there without uttering a word, Milton Cheney sighed in his
heart.
“All right, I don’t care how much you’ve embezzled in the past, return the embezzled gold coins and then handle things by
yourselves.
Of course, rest assured, anyone involved cannot escape, so you won’t be lonely on Hades Path.”
Hearing Milton Cheney’s words, the two men were completely panicked, kneeling on the ground without any regard for their
dignity.
“Young Master, I know I was wrong, please give me another chance. I will work diligently for the family in the future!”
Although they didn’t know what the Hades Path Milton Cheney spoke of was, they understood the meaning in his words.
Listening to the pleas of the two men in front of him, Milton Cheney remained calm.
“Now you know to be afraid? Too bad, it’s too late! You’ve embezzled so much, dying ten times wouldn’t be enough.”
As his words fell, Milton Cheney turned to look at William, who nodded slightly in acknowledgment after sighting Milton Cheney’s
eye signal.
As inhabitants of Far East Territory, the Golden Lion Family naturally held the power of life and death over these people.
Saying that you have to die means you really have to die, it’s not a joke.
The two men kneeling on the ground, hearing Milton Cheney’s words, went completely soft. They knew their end had come.
Realizing he was doomed, Terrence’s face instantly twisted into a monstrous expression, and he crawled over to Milton Cheney.
“Young Master, this has nothing to do with me, it’s Moss who had us do it, and also Jim, Cohen, Dover, it’s all them, Young
Master, I have nothing to do with
His plea was so pitiful that even Moss, also kneeling on the ground, suddenly looked furious.
Seeing Terrence crawling towards him, William, who was standing behind Milton Cheney, stepped forward, kicking Terrence
over.
Terrence’s words didn’t change Milton Cheney’s expression at all. It still remained calm, but he nevertheless received a reply
from Milton Cheney.
“I’ll investigate..”