167 Meet And Gree (2/2)

”Please, call me Dan. I don't deserve to be called mister by my elders.” Responded Daniel with a polite smile.

The old woman, clearly impressed by Daniel's good manners, smiled sweetly, and said ”I am the founder and previous president of the 'Healing Touch' company, and these are my daughter, the current president, and my granddaughter. We deal in..”

”In healing pills, enchantment, and on a smaller scale, alchemy, light, and time spheres. Of course, I've heard of your company as well.” Said Daniel, interrupting the old woman's presentation. He then pointed at his entourage, and said ”These are Emelnie, our company chief of communication and public relations, and one of our future administratives, her daughter Alesia.”

Once again, the old lady was impressed by Daniel's preparation. She looked at him with attention, and after noticing something in the way he looked, spoke of, and presented Alesia, a feeble thought in her head disappeared. Instead, she said ”I have heard of your beauty by my grandson. He never stops talking about the platinum blonde beauty that has recently joined 'The Superior Alchemy'. I can see why now, and that your beauty is clearly inherited.”

After a few compliments, Daniel and the old lady talked about the possibility of future collaborations, and finally, they bid farewell.

In the five hours before the beginning of the main event of the competition, the three of them had to endure many of these kinds of encounters.

At some point, Daniel noticed a middle aged couple.

Both of the man and the woman looked depressed, and didn't seem like they were happy about being present to this big event, at all. From the woman's eyes, Daniel could see that she had spent the past few days crying, while the man, moved and interacted in an apathetic way.

Due to the sheer amount of participants, to each person had been given a small patch with the name of their company, and their logo sewn on it.

On the chest of these two individuals, was a family crest with a single word written on a red bow. This word, spelled the name Helvha, and indicated that the two belonged to the Helvha family.

It didn't take long for Daniel to remember where he had read the name Helvha.

The Helvha family was one of the many groups that had fallen victim to one of the assassinations that had been commissioned to the broker.

The reason why these two people were here, was because they were the heads of the Helvha family, and according to the logbook, the person which belonged to their family which had been killed, was the young mistress of their family.

This explained the state of the couple, after all, they had recently lost a daughter to what looked like a vicious robbery.

Daniel approached the frantic couple, which noticed him after he reached five meters of distance, and turned to look at him.

”Who are you?” Asked the man.

”I don't want to bother, but I've recognized the name and the crest of your family from your patch. I only came to give you my deepest condolences for your loss.” Said Daniel while showing genuine compassion to the two of them.

The woman placed a hand on her husband's back to calm him down, and said ”Thank you, Mr. Hiel.”

”You know me?” Asked Daniel with faint surprise.

”Of course.. You've caused quite a stir within the collective. Even if you haven't caused a big damage, you would have, had you grown further, and continued to operate on your own.” Responded the woman through a forced smile.

The surprised disappeared from Daniel's face, leaving space to stern expression. ”I would have liked to see how much my company could have grown on its own, unfortunately, these are dark times. After that attack to my company.. You can understand me.”

Deep confusion appeared on the man's face, which said ”What do you mean by that?”

Daniel pretended a hint of embarrassment, and said ”Well, I have heard the rumor that your daughter has been assassinated by one of her love rivals.. If I am mistaken, I am terribly sorry.”

The moment these words left Daniel's mouth, the hearts of the two stopped in unison. Their faces filled with shock, and it seemed that they had came to a sudden realization.

Daniel could see the rage grow steadily within the man's blue watery eyes. Which was only interrupted after he heard his voice once again. ”The competition is about to start.. If you need anything, do come and look for me. I might have a few more comforting words for you.”

The middle aged couple took a deep breath, and after taking in Daniel's words, they nodded at him, and watched as he walked away.

Since the moment Daniel had seen the various hit jobs in the broker's logbook, he had already decided that he would share these information with the victims. Unfortunately, he could not be too obvious about it.

This time, he had decided to pretend that he had heard a false rumor about their daughter being killed for a matter of love.

Some people might have thought that Daniel was incredible insensitive for saying something like that, but to the victim's parents, which knew the story to a much deeper level, what Daniel had said was not an insult, but a revelation instead.

The two quickly realized that there was a possibility that what Daniel had said, could be what had actually happened.

Finally, the last words pronounced by Daniel, convinced the two of them that he was actually trying to tell them something, and that he wasn't a simple insensitive youth with false information.

The moment Daniel walked away from the couple, a person appeared in the middle of the stage.

This person was well dressed, and seemed to be around forty years of age. He was good looking, and possessed a good build, but despite all of his qualities, Daniel's eyes were drawn by a single smaller detail.. The missing ring finger on his right hand.