Volume 2 Chapter 31 - Not playing with him (1/2)

“Lord Baron, Xu Yi has left the City Lord’s Manor.” Butler Brunei respectfully reported this to Baron Belil Stagg.

“Un.” Baron Belil gave a slight nod to show he heard.

If Xu Yi saw the current Baron Belil, he would definitely be very surprised.

The current Baron Belil was sitting up straight with a calm look on his face along with a confident smile. It wasn’t like that careless appearance Xu Yi had saw, it was like he was a completely different person.

After elegantly sipping his tea, Baron Belil thought for a bit before saying to Butler Brunei, “He should have been in the City Lord’s Manor for around half an hour? It seems like his relationship with Lord Count Sean is pretty good.”

Butler Brunei nodded, “Yes. Count Sean greatly favours the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, openly showing his support for Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce. If it wasn’t like this, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce wouldn’t have developed to this degree in Banta City.”

“I think that for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce develops this quickly, my beloved big brother Leslie should have played a large role.” Baron Belil said with a faint smile.

Hearing Baron Belil mention his previous master, Butler Brunei lowered his head and said nothing.

Baron Belil looked at him and revealed a faint smile, “Butler Brunei, big brother Leslie had you stay here because he wanted you to watch over Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce for him, right?”

Butler Brunei hesitated a bit before seriously replying, “The Lord Viscount never said anything like that. He just felt that since I knew the situation well, it would make it easier for whoever the family sent to take over.”

“Un, you have indeed helped me quite a bit during this time. If you weren’t big brother Leslie’s subordinate, I really would want to keep you.” Baron Belil praised Butler Brunei before changing the topic, “But Butler Brunei, because of your attitude towards Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, I can’t actually keep you here. If you accidentally make a mistake because of your thoughts, it may not just be bad luck and could also implicate me or even our entire family.”

Butler Brunei looked at Baron Belil in surprise, “Lord Baron, this…..isn’t it too exaggerated? I am just a small butler, how could my attitude have any effect?”

“Although you are just a small butler, if you stay here, you will represent my big brother Leslie. Big brother Leslie is the eldest son of our Stagg Family and the only successor of the Lord Due, so his attitude will represent our Stagg Family’s attitude. So based on this relation, your attitude to many people can be represented as our Stagg Family’s attitude.”

Butler Brunei knit his brows, “That means…..The Lord Baron is worried that others will misunderstand through my attitude towards the Frestech Chamber of Commerce that the Stagg Family favours the Frestech Chamber of Commerce?”

“That’s right.”

“Then I’m even more confused. The Frestech Chamber of Commerce is a pretty decent company and Xu Yi is quite smart. If they are taken it, it would help the family very much, so why is Lord Baron doing this?”

Baron Belil looked at Butler Brunei. Butler Brunei had served the Stagg Family since he was young and now he had served them for close to sixty years. He was normally very cautious person and didn’t speak much, but now that he had asked this much for the Frestech Chamber of Commerce, it confirmed many questions in his heart. It showed that he indeed had a favourable impression of the Frestech Chamber of Commerce or rather Xu Yi.

If his attitude represented Leslie’s attitude, it means that Xu Yi and the Frestech Chamber of Commerce were worthy of this favour.

If it wasn’t because of the family’s choice, he might really try to win them over.

After thinking about it, Baron Belil answered, “The reason is very simple, it’s because Xu Yi is too close to her highness queen Seveni.”

Butler Brunei was stunned. His face changed and after considering it, he couldn’t help lowering his voice and carefully asking, “The Lord Duke…...has made his decision?”

Baron Belil sipped his tea and looked up at Butler Brunie before casually saying, “That is not something you’re qualified to ask, you just need to do your own things.”

Butler Brunei’s heart skipped a beat before he took a step back with his head down and didn’t say another word.

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The sun was still high in the sky when he left the City Lord’s Manor, it was currently noon. Xu Yi looked up at the sky before heading to the research facility to the south of the city.

He didn’t choose to take the horse carriage before because he wanted to use the walk to gather his thoughts.

He didn’t receive any accurate information from his meeting with Count Sean just now.

After all, in such a short amount of time, Count Sean couldn’t receive any more information to give Xu Yi a more accurate judgement about Baron Belil.

Although he was very shocked that Baron Belil suddenly raised the rent to a hundred thousand and even cursed Baron Belil as crazy, Count Sean couldn’t do much about this.

In the end, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce’s factory was on the Stagg Family’s land and it all depended on the Stagg Family.