Raina looked at her palm that had been cut open by the pebble, and got up. She took out a few certificates from her bag, and said to the orc sternly, "This is the real estate certificate that the city lord's castle has stamped and verified. I am the owner of this shop now. I am now officially warning you that if you continue to occupy my shop and hurt me, I will request the city lord's castle to intervene."
"Y-you said it's yours, so it's yours. I still think your certificate is fake." The orc's expression changed slightly when he saw the real estate certificate in Raina's hand. However, he quickly raised his voice, and said, "This is Bennett's shop, which is also the property of the Marquis Family. Our master said that if anyone dares to cause trouble, we will go to the city lord's castle together and see how the Marquis Family's property became someone else's!"
After saying that, the orc turned around and went into the shop, and slammed the door shut.
"These fellows …" Raina clenched her fist in frustration. Her fingers touched the wound on her palm, and she couldn't help but frown in pain.
"Raina, are you alright?" Phyllis, who had just returned to the dormitory, quickly went up to Raina, and patted the sand off her clothes. She looked at the wound on her palm, and couldn't help but be worried and angry. "Did those fellows hit you?"
"Phyllis, I'm fine. I wanted to go into the shop, but they didn't let me in. They pushed me. It's just a small wound." Raina shook her head with a smile as she looked at Phyllis, who was blowing the sand off her hand with a heartache, and then carefully wrapping her palm with a scarf.
Phyllis said angrily, "Those fellows are scoundrels. This shop is already yours, but they said it was theirs and refused to leave! When Boss and the rest come back, they will definitely help you! "
"It's alright. The real estate certificate is with me. They won't be able to refuse to leave." Raina shook her head, but her expression was still a little worried. "It's just that the renovation of the shop is about to be completed, and we should have started hiring employees in the next two days. We've spent the past two days here, so we didn't have time to test the taste and go to the market. These things will have to be postponed."
"It's okay. I think the hot pot you made yesterday was already very delicious. If you can make it that good with substitute ingredients, your business will definitely be very, very good," Phyllis encouraged with a smile.
"Not yet." Shaking her head, Raina said with a solemn expression, "I feel that there's a problem with yesterday's tripe. We need to find a more suitable supplier. There are also many areas that need to be improved on the hotpot base. There are still many problems."
"Then I'll accompany you to the market. I don't have anything to do in the afternoon anyway, and I'm worried that those guys will come after you again. At least I can protect you," Phyllis said with a smile as she wrapped her arm around Raina's.
"Yes, thank you, Phyllis." Raina also smiled, and the two left hand in hand.
"Young Master, we've chased them away, but …" The orc who had pushed Raina earlier came to the second floor and looked at the young man standing at the window with a hesitant expression.
"You just didn't expect the property deed to be in that woman's hands, right?" Jonah frowned as he looked at the two young ladies who were walking away slowly. There was a hint of anger in his voice.
The orc took a few steps forward, and lowered his voice as he said, "You see, do you need us to take her property deed …"
"Snatch it?" Jonah laughed. He turned to look at that orc with a dark expression, and said, "You idiot. Don't you know how Bennett got in? The entire Chaos City is in a state of panic now, and an idiot like you still has the cheek to say something like that.
Furthermore, Bennett has only been in there for a few days, and this shop is already under this woman's control. Do you really think she has nothing to do with the city lord's castle and the Gray Temple? "
"I've done my research. This woman was born in the slums. She doesn't have a father, and grew up with her mother. She used to be an accountant in a small shop, and only recently became a service staff member at Mamy's. I don't think she has anyone backing her up," the orc said hesitantly.
"Idiot! Do you think the city lord's castle picked a random person to help the poor?! " Jonah was so angry that his hands were shaking. He waved his sleeves, and said, "Send out this warning. Without my father's and my orders, don't lay a finger on this woman or Mamy's. Anyone who has anything to do with this restaurant will not have a good ending."
"But Master said we have to take down this shop. If this woman still comes …"
"I will tell Father about it. Bennett's downfall is a good thing for the Marquis Family, but it's also a bad thing. Be more careful with your words and actions in the future. No one in the underworld will let us off on account of Bennett in the future," Jonah warned with a dark expression.
"Yes!" that orc hurriedly replied.
Jonah turned to walk downstairs, and said, "Prepare the carriage. I'm going to the teahouse."
The horse-drawn carriage quickly stopped in front of that teahouse called Ben. This was the most luxurious teahouse in Chaos City. It had been closed for several days because of Bennett's arrest. However, the city lord's castle and the Gray Temple's seal on the door had been removed. There were even a few tall demons and orcs standing guard at the door.
"Young Master." All the guards bowed respectfully when they saw Jonah alight from the horse-drawn carriage.
"Is Father inside?" Jonah asked with a frown as he glanced at the seal that was thrown aside.
"Yes. Master is inside," a demon answered, and opened the door for him.
In the luxurious teahouse, Bowen was leaning against the fireplace with a pot of tea in front of him. The steam was rising slowly, and a mink blanket was covering his legs. He smiled at Jonah, who came in, and said, "Have a seat."
Jonah sat down opposite Bowen, and directly asked, "Father, isn't it a little inappropriate to remove the seal without the Gray Temple's permission?"
Bowen picked up the teapot, and slowly filled a teacup. Then, he placed the teacup in front of Jonah, and smilingly said, "Try this cat ear tip from Vic Mountain."
"Father …" Jonah didn't reach for the teacup, and worriedly said, "Father …"
"Jonah, do you think Bennett's arrest is a good thing or a bad thing for us?" Bowen asked Jonah.
Jonah thought about it seriously, and said, "Bennett has done many illegal things. This day would come sooner or later, and he might even implicate the family. Now that he's arrested, it's like removing a fireball that could explode at any time for the Marquis Family. It's not a bad thing."
"Whatever Banner owns, it used to belong to the family. However, that's his, not ours. Now that he's been arrested, he left behind such a huge mess. We don't want those things that don't taste good, but if we lose some of them, it will be a huge loss to us and the family. " Bowen picked up the teacup, and took a sip. He revealed a strange smile, and said, "We can give up those dirty properties, but we can't lose a single thing that we should have.
You don't have to worry about the city lord's castle and the Gray Temple. The Marquis Family has been in Chaos City for so many years. If we can't even hold onto our own properties, how can we be considered the four major families? "
"But …"
"Just watch. These properties won't run away." Bowen smiled, and gestured for Jonah to drink his tea.
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