anovelconsole Chapter 1056: Inspection Team
Chapter 1056: Inspection Team
Chapter 1056: Inspection Team
In the Cargo hold, David was already waiting next to the stairs that led outside the plane, waiting to glare at the men or women who entered to look at his spoils.
Alexander joined him, crossing his arms to make himself seem bigger. It wasn't an easy feat, though, given he was only five-ten and was cut, not buff.
"Did you count all the crystals and stuff we brought back?" he asked David as they waited.
"Every last crystal and every weapon is accounted for, save for that sword you gave the smuggler in Finland. And I've marked every piece with mana for those who weren't already.
"If someone tries to pocket anything, I'll know immediately. No sticky fingers are getting off this plane with our property," David replied smugly.
"Good. No casualty or heavy wounded, but you can rough them up good," Alex said with a grin of his own.
"There will be no roughing of anyone, gentlemen," Killian interjected, reaching the cargo hold as Alex said this.
"Hey, butt out, tea-sipper. No one asked for your permission," David growled.
"Good. Because if you had, I wouldn't have given it. This comes from Kary. Keep it civil. I'll deal with any would-be thieves, and you can stand there and glare as a deterrent. But you don't touch them. We don't want to attract ire on foreign soil. Understood?"
Alex clicked his tongue, not amused that Kary asked Killian to chaperon them on this. But he wasn't going to tell her off, no sir.
He liked his head screwed onto his shoulders and giving her shit for this would result in his head getting unscrewed and probably shat in. It was a pass for him.
"Fine. You deal with them. But if any of them so much as twitch aggressively, I'm reacting in kind," David groaned.
"Aww. You'll have my back? How nice and uncharacteristic of you, corpse hugger," Killian mocked.
"Pfft!" Alex spat, trying to contain his laughter.
He immediately lost his "Imposing" posture, folding around his arms around his stomach as The balled out in laughter.
"Energy crystals from a Korean Mudang. She said they would bring us good fortune and protection. My friend is very sick, and we figured we couldn't buy too much, right?" he joked, trying to get her attention away from them.
The woman's eyes briefly flitted in his direction, the explanation confusing her, but she couldn't keep her eyes away from the crystals for too long.
"You got ripped off," the woman said, extending her hand toward the crystals.
Alex grabbed her wrist, his eyes suddenly icy.
"Excuse me, but could you not touch them directly? The Mudang told us to handle them without direct contact, lest they lose their purity," he lied, trying to get to back off.
But the woman's gaze hardened, and she shook her wrist free from Alex's grasp.
"Don't lay your hands on me, laowai," she growled.
"Call me what you will, lady. But don't touch the crystals."
The woman shot him a snide grin, pulling out a pair of nitrile gloves from her pockets.
"I'll put these on if you insist, but I am counting those gems. Stand back," she ordered.
Alex grunted, but before he could argue with her, Killian stepped in front of him, pushing him
back.
"Knock it off, Alexander. Let her count the crystals. If she takes one, we'll know and can do something about it. Until then, don't interfere with her job," he whispered.
Alex glared at him but didn't reply, only clicking his tongue.
It was too late, anyway. The woman had already slipped on her gloves and was counting every mana crystal, one by one, looking at each one with scrutiny, making sure it wasn't smuggled diamonds or some other precious gem.
And she was being very diligent. Almost too diligent.