A Man in Marvel, Working for the System
Kara hesitated for a moment before saying, "I lied about something. Have you heard of Demon Hunters?"
Geralt said, "Uh..."
Susan had called Geralt "Mr. Winchester" in the Gates Group conference room. Kara must have heard it too. So the question was, she seemed to have had no reaction to the surname Winchester.
Was the Winchester name not famous enough, or was Kara also only half-baked?
Geralt rubbed his nose. "Uh... I know a tiny little bit."
Kara said, "Mm, I'm a Demon Hunter, though I haven't been in the business for long. For certain reasons I can't explain, I have to find Daniel Gates. This is very important!"
Geralt smiled. Maybe it was very important to her.
But what did it have to do with him?
Kara continued, "Your jungle survival and tracking skills are incredible. I need your help. If we find Daniel Gates, I don't want a single Beli of the reward."
Geralt kept smiling.
The reward had nothing to do with her in the first place!
Seeing that Geralt was completely unmoved, Kara said, "No matter the outcome, I'll pay you another hundred thousand Beli privately."
Geralt's eyes lit up.
Now that was more like it.
Kara said, "Ten thousand as a deposit. I'll transfer it right away."
Geralt shook his head.
Kara shouted, "A hundred thousand isn't a small amount!"
Geralt said, "I mean, you can't make a transfer."
Kara chuckled. "I brought a satellite phone... Damn it, why isn't there even one bar of signal?!"
She didn't even know that. Definitely a rookie.
Kara dug through all her pockets and pulled out a small stack of cash. "Can this work as the deposit?"
About a thousand Beli.
It would do.
Geralt took the cash. "Deal."
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