Chapter 650

,Working for the System in Marvel

"Then what?"

"Floating Spirits have a low threat level and are highly curious. Once they become familiar with a house, they leave soon afterward, so we didn't take any forceful measures. Oddly enough, Mr. Benjamin came to us himself. Even after learning about the risks in the house, he still insisted on buying it outright. You know how it is—we're an agency. If the buyer insists on purchasing it, we have no reason not to sell."

"Mm, I understand. Thank you."

Not long after ending his call with Luke, Joseph sent over an email.

The mere dozen or so pages of documents recorded the first half of Robert and Melinda's lives.

Ordinary.

Ordinary could also mean ordinary happiness.

One entry caught Geralt's attention: Robert had been laid off from Beautiful Auto Sales Company in Phoenix City a year ago, yet according to Melinda, Robert had quit his job six months ago to start a business.

After he quit, bank records showed that a sum of money, roughly equivalent to Robert's former salary, had been transferred into his account every month.

The company making the transfers was a shell company, and no one knew who was behind it. It might be possible to find out with an investigation, but that would cost more than 1,000 Beli. It would require extra payment. For 1,000 Beli, Joseph had already done a pretty conscientious job getting this far.

Geralt underlined "Robert," keeping his guard up at all times.

Trying to ambush him?

No chance!

Geralt seized Robert's wrist, his gaze falling on the dagger.

Good heavens. The back of the blade was serrated, and the blade itself had a blood groove.

Forget a kidney—one stab from that thing would take a life.

Geralt lifted his foot