Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt - Chapter 91



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Infinite Reincarnation – Arthur Hurt Chapter 91

19-The Age of Discord

Well, it was a story known only to those in the know, but it wasn’t strange for Arthur Hurt’s name to be heard by someone like Tritso, who had to be sensitive to information while managing many people.

Once you hear it, you become curious and interested, so you get more information.

After Arthur roughly grasped the situation, he felt uneasy.

Even though he visited the salon less often, his fame didn’t diminish. It was all because of that guy. From the looks of it, it seemed like he was talking about Arthur even when he wasn’t there. It was really annoying.

“I see. Then I will gather some people and come.”

“Don’t wait.”

Tritso waved his hand.

Arthur felt a bit awkward as he came out. He had tried not to get involved with such dangerous people, but he ended up getting involved again… … No, maybe it was less dangerous now that he was out in the open? It was hard to tell at the moment.

Anyway, it wasn’t difficult to gather together people who had been scammed by JeniCorp.

It was thanks to the merchants who quickly informed their acquaintances of the possibility of Arthur finding JeniCorp. Could this be the power of an old personal network?

So, the number of victims of the fraud was 13. 14 if you include Holden.

They were half in doubt of Arthur’s words.

“Do you really think you can catch that son of a bitch?”

“Can you catch it alive?”

Arthur was honest when asked about their questions. He couldn’t guarantee anything. He would just leave it to the collection experts.

“Isn’t that just a scam to steal your money?”

“If you think so, you can leave.”

Arthur went out proudly.

I didn’t say anything about the fact that I might not get the full amount of money I was scammed out of because I wouldn’t get any news when I caught JeniCobb later. Isn’t that a disadvantage that I have to endure without even mentioning it?

At Arthur’s words, about half of them left. There were seven people left, including Arthur. Judging from their relaxed expressions, it seemed like they had plenty of spare money.

Arthur consulted with them and collected money to give to Trisso.

The percentage of money collected was the same as the amount of money Jenicob had swindled, and Arthur had to pay 5 silver coins. Of the total damages suffered by the 7 people, a whopping 20% ​​was the share of the Tsuraz Craft Guild, so it seems that Jenicob had swindled them without any mercy because they were from outside the region.

Arthur, who had gathered the victims, said this to Tritso, intending to create a hole for him to escape through.

“I tell you again, you might not catch it.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

Arthur nodded nonchalantly, but the other victims who came with him were all angry and complained about how they couldn’t help it.

Tritso had to step in quickly to calm them down at their commotion, even swallowing half of his own words.

“Don’t worry too much, kids. Our kids are incredibly talented. If they haven’t gone overseas, we’ll be able to find their bodies.”

Then he glanced at Arthur. Was he perhaps aiming for this by bringing along so many victims?

But judging from Arthur’s indifferent expression, it didn’t seem like he was thinking that way. Was it his attitude that he could either hold on or not?

Such a judgment by Trisso was correct. With this, Arthur could be said to have sufficiently fulfilled his duties as an advisor to the Capital Branch of the Tsuraz Craft Guild.

Originally, people do the work, but fate determines the results.

Arthur knew this very well, so he could accept any outcome. Moreover, he was not particularly anxious because the consequences of failure were ultimately for Holden. After all, it was not his business.

From Arthur’s perspective, even making this kind of effort was a great favor.

Anyway, it was about two weeks later that the commission I had given to Tritso began to show results.

“Mr. Arthur! I caught that bastard!”

When they got to the office, Holden was all smiles and shook Arthur’s hand.

“What about the loss?”

“There was almost no loss! What a relief!”

The main product of the Tsuuraz Craft Guild was the pocket watch.

Because of its excellent liquidity, JeniCobb avoided going wholesale in hopes of using it as capital to establish itself elsewhere.

Well, I lost a few, but I could afford the losses.

“What happened to JeniCorp?”

“I’m in prison.”

Those who commissioned Tritso recovered a significant amount of the damage caused by the fraud. However, those who decided not to commission him recovered almost nothing, and in their rage, JeniCobb ended up in prison. He will be sentenced to the amount of money he could not return.

Arthur nodded and Holden continued.

“The human resources agency seems like a good place. I guess I won’t have to worry about losing money in the future.”

“uh…….”

Arthur hesitated for a moment about whether to tell Tritso, who ran the human resources agency. If he said the wrong thing, he might end up throwing bad words at someone who was trying to live an honest(?) life.

But if Holden wasn’t given the right information, he could have made a mistake. It wasn’t hard for Arthur to give him a word of warning.

“They must be good at finding people, since they used to do hard work in the slums.”

“ah.”

Holden let out an exclamation. He had learned something new, but he seemed unsure of how to react when the information was unexpected.

Arthur continued.

“They are people who have lived rough lives, so don’t treat them carelessly. Be humble, always be humble. Do you understand what I mean?”

“Of course.”

Holden nodded with a serious expression at Arthur’s advice.

However, something happened that even he, who kept humility in his heart, could not accept. Those who had been scammed by JeniCorp but had not received any compensation came to the office to protest.

The reason for the protest was that they were the only ones who received money from JeniCorp.

When Arthur arrived, Holden was losing his temper and a collision was on the verge of happening.

“No, shit! Stop being so stubborn!”

“You’re saying that? Can a person be that selfish?!”

“Yeah, yeah!”

“What’s going on?”

Arthur said, but both sides were already excited, rolling up their sleeves and making a mess.

“everyone!”

Arthur let out a voice that came from his stomach, and everyone’s eyes turned to him. Perhaps because he often sang with Amelia, the voice was ingrained in him.

“What is going on?”

At Arthur’s question, Holden blushed and came to his side.

“Counsel Arthur! That’s it,”

And then he explained the situation.

Arthur, who heard the story, clicked his tongue inwardly and looked at the people.

They were the ones who didn’t add a single penny to the commission fee. They probably wanted to catch Jeni Cobb, but they didn’t have enough money to invest in something that seemed unlikely.

This is why there is a saying that poverty has a cost. Because we lack the ability to hedge risks, we suffer more damage when risks occur, and we also miss out on opportunities to recover losses.

Even for those in such difficult circumstances, interest rates are set higher, as loans to them are more likely to be delinquent or not repaid.

This was the same as the law of nature. There is even a passage in the Bible that says those who have will receive more, and those who do not have will have even what they have taken away, so the people who wrote the Bible in ancient times were aware of this principle.

But I couldn’t be a fool just because my circumstances were tough. It was easier and safer to be feared than to be loved by everyone.

Arthur asked the fraud victims.

“Did you come only to our store, or did you also talk to people who have recovered some of their losses?”

“No! Why are you talking about so much useless stuff?! Are you going to eat well and live well by yourself?”

When a man raised his voice, Arthur glared at him sharply and said.

“What is your name?”

“It’s called Hadou!”

“You will not receive any money under any circumstances.”

“what?”

“Listen carefully, everyone here. We will not have any conversation as long as that person is here.”

“hey!”

“If I were you, I would rather get down on my knees and apologize than yell at you, or I would run around asking for money. You seem to have more free time than I thought, don’t you?”

The man named Hadou shouted with his face red, but Arthur spoke quietly without even raising his voice.

“I’ll count to ten from now. If that person is still here by then, there will be no more conversation between you. One.”

“Hey! You little shit!”

“two.”

“Do you want to die?!”

“three.”

“Hey, shit!”

“Stop it! Stop it!”

“Hado, you human! Read the mood, you punk!”

As Arthur started counting, Hadou tried to rush in, but someone nearby quickly stopped him.

There, Arthur’s counting numbers approached ten, and he became anxious and even threatened Hadou.

“You little punk! If something goes wrong, you die and I die!”

Those who were more impatient than Hadou stepped forward. Hadou felt that he was screwed by the sight of their young eyes. However, he couldn’t kneel down to a young boy from outside the country.

What he chose to do was to reluctantly bow and apologize.

“I’m sorry.”

Arthur glanced at him and finished. He didn’t bully him into kneeling. He just took the initiative in the situation as an example, and that was the end of Hadou’s role as an extra.

To go any further would have risked obscuring the point, and Arthur had no wish to waste his time on such a thing.

It would have been much more productive to finish it as quickly and neatly as possible, then go home and pat Viana’s butt in the remaining time.

“So, the people who came here are the ones who were absent when I asked you to capture Jeni Cobb. Is that correct?”

Everyone nodded to Arthur’s question.

Arthur continued.

“Have any of you visited and talked with anyone other than us?”

At those words, the people slightly avoided Arthur’s gaze. Did they mean they had talked to him or not?

Well, either way, it was clear that they were taking this side lightly. The reason seemed to be territoriality. Could it be a sense of discrimination, that they were natives of the capital city and this side was a country bumpkin from the countryside?

This type of discrimination is subtle and persistent, and it happens without us necessarily being conscious of it, but it is unreasonable in that it is not particularly malicious, and depending on the situation and person, it can even be vicious.

But that was human nature.

School ties, regional ties, blood ties. My family was more important than my neighbors, and my neighbors were more important than some unknown bastard from some rural area.

Wouldn’t a senior or junior who went to the same school be more trustworthy than an arrogant guy who is good at his job and is capable of doing his job? Even if the reason why he is arrogant is so poor that you can’t even explain it.

That’s why Arthur joined the guild. To gain the fence of a group.

“Let’s not do this. Let’s gather all the victims together and talk.”

“Then, can we also receive compensation for the damages?”

“Well? But it wouldn’t make any sense to just pass the burden on to us like this, would it?”

Arthur’s firm and clear attitude, along with the conditional room for conversation, suppressed people’s excitement and made them think a little more rationally.