"Pleasure to work with you, Captain."
Clovis smiled. He was truly defeated by her. "That’s how it is, Kanaria. It seems that we have a new addition. You should tell her about the usual arrangement and the split."
"Sure." Kanaria nodded. After knowing Melody was Peach and that she planned to become a mobile operator, Kanaria didn’t have any more objections.
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door, startling everyone.
"Mhmm?" Melody didn’t think there would be another person visiting them. And even if there was one, they would be contacting her.
As if understanding the severity of the situation, the other side introduced himself behind the door. "I am with the police. Gregory is the name."
"This voice…" Clovis raised his head, remembering the name and the voice. Without hesitation, he opened the door, finding the muscular man who once helped him. "As expected… it’s you, Mr. Gregory."
"Hahaha. To think we would meet again. I initially didn’t want us to meet again, but when I heard you were helping us this time, I volunteered myself to be the one asking you a few questions about the incident." Gregory extended his hand.
"Mr. Gregory?!" Kanaria and Melody widened their eyes in shock, but for a different reason.
"Oh? Isn’t this the young lady of the Renvolt family? I guess you are in his group." Gregory smiled before recognizing Melody. "Aren’t you the one I tried to recruit a few years ago… Peach, was it?"
Kanaria felt a bit overwhelmed. She never thought that the head of the police department, Gregory, would be coming in person. And it seemed that Clovis knew him.
Melody, on the other hand, was embarrassed because she had rejected him in the past.
"I see." Gregory took another look and finally understood why they gathered here. "Anyway, since you are here, it’s perfect to ask a few questions. First of all, the government wants you to keep quiet about the incident."
"Are they planning to take credits?" Kanaria frowned.
"That is one of the reasons. The other reason is because of something else, which I can’t disclose to you."
"Are you talking about the mule?" Clovis thought this was the only reason why the government wanted them to keep quiet. Everything started because of him, so there was no way he wasn’t related.
Even Gregory looked a bit surprised that they knew about him. His face turned grim as he said coldly, "You should know that even if you know, you should remain quiet about it."
"There are already a lot of people wanting to kill me." Clovis wanted to see Gregory’s reaction. The people who tried to kill him had never done it personally. Depending on Gregory’s reaction, he would be able to confirm whether his guest was correct or not.
Gregory let out a long sigh. "Well, I don’t want to argue with you. It’s better if you keep quiet about it… It’s not just for your safety, but also for others."
Gregory’s eyes glanced at Melody’s brother, making Clovis shrug.
"Fine. What can the government offer in exchange?" Clovis smirked, but the fact that he asked this the moment Gregory indirectly mentioned Dante meant Clovis was asking for protection. They would do a lot of risky things, so to ensure that Melody wouldn’t worry about Dante, he had to find a way to protect him.
The Renvolts and Havensons might be able to help, but he didn’t want to be overly reliant on Kanaria and Jay’s connections.
"The government will give you fifty thousand for each person here. In addition, your name will be erased to ensure that you won’t be involved in further conflicts. And… I can probably give you a name that will fulfill your request."
"You’re not going to do it?" Clovis frowned.
"No. He is a person who is indebted to your grandfather like me, but he doesn’t want to be related directly to your family. He hasn’t shown up until now. Still, if it’s only protecting someone who is indirectly connected to you, I think he won’t have a problem."
Clovis thought for a moment. "Can’t I just find him myself and get another reward from you?"
"If you can find him, then feel free to do it."
Clovis clicked his tongue. "Alright. I can agree to the conditions."
Melody never thought that Clovis would put her brother’s safety as a priority even though she had just joined the group.
Melody clenched her hands into fists, swearing that she would work hard for the group.
Clovis, on the other hand, glanced at Kanaria and Melody to see if they had a problem with the condition or not.
After seeing them shake their heads, Clovis asked, "Alright. What’s next?"
"It’s nothing but formality. I’ll just ask some basic questions and be done with it."
Gregory interviewed them one by one. It was just a brief interview as he didn’t take more than five minutes for each person.
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Now that he had finished his work, Gregory immediately headed to the door. To their surprise, Gregory stopped for a second before saying, "You guys are going to participate in the raid next month, right?"
"Yes. How did you know?"
"I have seen your name in the register. This is just a piece of advice from me. It seems that you are being targeted in this raid. Originally, this was only a Tier 3 fallen territory, but there are some rumors saying that this place has become a Tier 4 fallen city."
Clovis became serious. The enemies should have known about him defeating a Tier 3 proconsul by himself, so they might bring in the Tier 4 beasts to kill him this time.
Still, Clovis remembered that Vania had given them a key to a secret laboratory. Even though they shouldn’t join, they might have to take this risk.
Besides, people like Ivan would be there as well.
"Thank you for the warning, but we will still go."
"Alright. If that’s your decision after knowing the danger, who am I to stop you? I wish you luck and I hope that we don’t have to meet again." Gregory waved his hand before exiting the room.