Otaku Translation: I! Anomaly Cleansing Agent! C37

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Amidst the black goat's incessant urging, Leon narrowed his eyes in thought. Instead of barging directly into the room, he glanced back at the plaque by the door and then called over the security manager to inquire: "When we passed that conference room earlier, I thought I heard someone talking about the public water pipes. Who’s inside?"

"That’s Conference Room Two. As for who’s inside… let me check." Having been mentally broken down, the security manager betrayed the company without any qualms, pulling out the visitor schedule from his pocket and flipping through it quickly.

"Found it… It’s representatives from the Department of Public Works’s River Management Bureau, the Ministry of Agriculture’s Water Resources Bureau, Char Department Store, and members of several old noble families like Lionheart Lion, Tower Shield York, and Rose Marseille. According to the schedule I was given, they’ve occupied that conference room for nearly three days now. They’re probably... discussing compensation..."

Hmm? So it really is related to the water pipes?

Leon had initially fabricated the excuse about overhearing discussions on the water pipes just to extract some information about the goat’s heart. But to his surprise, his random guess had hit the mark—those inside the conference room were indeed connected to the public water pipe incident.

After marveling at his own luck, Leon pointed toward the conference room behind him, cracked a slight smile, and gave the security manager a knowing grin.

"This... this is something I really can’t do..." Seeing Leon’s expression, the security manager shuddered, then pleaded with a pained face:

"I’m just a small manager in the security department! Taking you to the archives to look through records is the limit of what I can do. I can’t possibly sneak into that meeting. The people inside are completely out of my reach. Someone like me doesn’t even have the authority to look at the meeting minutes. You…"

"Relax, I’m not asking you to help me sneak in. I’m just pointing out some security vulnerabilities." Patting the security manager lightly on the shoulder, Leon gently reminded him: "A lot has been happening at your company recently. Those barbaric mobs outside harassed us just today. You should be more vigilant. For instance, right now—with representatives from the Department of Public Works, the Ministry of Agriculture, Char Company, and old noble families—all these important guests in a meeting—how can there not be security personnel stationed at the door?"

"..."

Looking at the security manager, whose expression showed dawning realization, Leon made his request: "There should be spare uniforms in your security department’s duty room, right? Find me one that fits someone of similar build… Hmm… One guard might seem odd. Call another guard who’s quiet and keeps to himself to stand watch with me outside the conference room. How’s that?"

After hearing Leon’s request, the security manager’s breath caught. Instinctively hoping this demon would avoid contact with anyone who might expose him, he gritted his teeth and proactively suggested: "How about I stay here with you instead…?"

"No, no, no. You’re the security manager. How could you personally stand guard? Besides, you have more important tasks to handle." Flatly rejecting the security manager’s suggestion, Leon calmly instructed: "While I’m standing guard here, go to the archives and bring out the relevant files. For those you can’t physically remove, transcribe the key parts and leave them in your office. I’ll come by to pick them up after my shift ends.

“Hmm… To avoid me taking the wrong things, leave them under the family photo on your desk. Oh, and judging by the insignia on the uniform in the photo, your wife seems to be a teacher at Victor Parish Elementary School? If I’m not mistaken, your daughter likely attends school there too, right?"

As the security manager’s eyes widened in sudden terror, Leon removed his hand from the man’s shoulder, smiled warmly, and encouraged him with an earnest gaze: "It’s wonderful. A lively and adorable daughter, a gentle and beautiful wife who’s a teacher, and yourself—a mid-level employee at a major company. Your life is already more fulfilling than ninety percent of the people in the capital. So, promise me—be a good husband, and more importantly, a good father. Don’t disappoint them, alright?"

...

"I’m sorry, but I cannot accept this." After reviewing the seventh revision of the compensation proposal, the middle-aged man with long golden hair shook his head and calmly refused: "Since the initial fundraising to renovate and expand the municipal water pipes, our Lion family has invested heavily in every round. The dividends over the past two years have barely allowed us to break even. If we proceed with this compensation plan, not only will this year’s dividends be wiped out, but we’ll also have to return last year’s dividends. Our Lion family will not accept this."

"Our York family disagrees as well."

"The Marseille family opposes it."

"Three of the six directors have already rejected it. It seems there’s no need to continue this round of voting."

After glancing at the expressions of those in the meeting room, the facilitator shook his head and addressed the visibly upset middle-aged woman on his left: "Mrs. Char, although you contributed the most during the establishment of the Waterworks Company, I still suggest you revise the proposal. The naive solution you’re proposing is absolutely impossible to pass."

"Revise… How can this proposal be revised any further?"

Whether her patience had been worn thin by days of back-and-forth or if she was angered by the facilitator’s veiled sarcasm, the beautiful middle-aged woman, whose eyes bore faint crow’s feet, abruptly stood up. Meeting the cold gazes of the others, she furrowed her delicate brows and demanded angrily: "We only took thirty percent of the profits during dividend payouts, but now we’re being asked to pay fifty percent in compensation! What more do you want? Should Char Department Store bear all the responsibility alone?"

"Mrs. Char, please calm down." After the woman finished venting, the middle-aged man from the Lion family tapped his knuckles lightly on the table and spoke with a composed demeanor: "We’re not saying Char Department Store should bear everything. We simply object to the method of compensation. Rather than locating so-called victims and compensating them individually, we prefer a more ‘flexible’ approach.

“For example, we could spin off the other five divisions—energy, irrigation, sewage, etc.—into a new company. Let Char Waterworks Company pay all the compensation, and then it can simply shut down."

Leaning back into the sofa behind him, the man gazed calmly at the shocked woman and added: "Since the issue lies with the water supply business, the compensation should be limited to the profits generated by that division. There’s no need to involve other parts of the Waterworks Company. Personally, I think this is a very reasonable outcome. Don’t you agree?"

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