CHAPTER 23: 23. LOOKING FOR MANAGER

"I don’t like any of those, find me someone else."

The woman hurriedly searched for other documents and showed them to him.

Riki immediately picked up the document that had accidentally fallen, and he recognized the face on it. It was the face shown on the list from his system.

Riki sat back up straight and handed the document to the woman.

"I like this person, I’ll choose this one," said Riki.

The woman was surprised to see who Riki was referring to.

"Are you sure? Even though he’s very good, his reputation isn’t great. He was just fired because he was accused of—"

"Is there any proof that the accusation against him is true?"

"Yes? Oh... actually, it hasn’t been proven yet, but..."

"Then there’s no problem, right? Introduce us to him."

The woman smiled resignedly, then contacted someone. Shortly afterward, she said, "He said he’ll be here soon. He sounded very happy to hear that you want to meet him."

"Are you sure, Riki?" Evan whispered right into Riki’s ear, causing Riki to move his head away from Evan.

"Of course I’m sure, let’s just wait here a little longer."

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the room. The woman excused herself to see what was happening outside.

"I’m curious, I’ll go out too, okay?" said Evan. Without waiting for Riki’s answer, he followed the woman to see what the commotion was about outside.

Not wanting to be alone, Riki eventually followed Evan, but he only planned to peek at what was happening.

It turned out to be a commotion caused by someone looking for a job. However, Jobvac was quite strict in screening anyone seeking employment. They even screened companies looking to hire workers. Jobvac would not accept untrustworthy companies.

Since Evan and Riki were looking for a manager on behalf of Little Heaven, whose name was well-known, Jobvac easily accepted them.

For those seeking employment, there is a written exam to assess their skills in a particular field.

The person protesting might not have passed the exam, and he couldn’t accept it.

"What’s going on here? I answered everything correctly, and I don’t have a bad reputation either. Why wasn’t I accepted, while this person was accepted so easily? He has a bad reputation! We went to the same university!" said the young man who was rejected.

"Why are you talking as if I’m not worthy of being accepted, Jake?" replied the person mentioned by the rejected young man, Jake.

Jake snorted, then answered, "Of course because you’re not worthy, Louis."

"You bastard!" Louis grabbed Jake’s shirt collar and continued, "Do you know that this place belongs to my uncle? Of course I was accepted and you weren’t, because I told my uncle that you shouldn’t get a job anywhere."

"You’re the bastard, Louis!" Jake grabbed Louis’s shirt collar as well.

Riki, who initially didn’t want to get involved and was just peeking, eventually tried to separate the two.

Not because Riki was annoyed at people just watching, but because he recognized Jake’s face on the list the system provided.

"Enough! I don’t know you guys, but stop it. I’ll hire Jake, so don’t worry." Riki said.

Louis let go of Jake, stepped back, and smoothed out his shirt.

"Hear that? There’s a kid who wants to hire you! You really deserve to work for an amateur company," Louis said, trying to provoke Jake again.

But it didn’t work because Jake wasn’t listening to him. Jake was too focused on Riki’s previous words.

"Are you really going to hire me? Seriously? If you’re here, that means you’re trustworthy, right? Let’s discuss everything now; I need a job quickly!" Jake said to Riki.

"Hey, aren’t you listening to me?" Louis protested, ignored.

Riki, who also ignored Louis, led Jake back to the previous room.

"Riki, are you serious about hiring him?" Evan asked, also returning to the previous room.

Louis, who was annoyed, approached the Jobvac employee, "Hey, who are they? The ones who brought Jake?" he asked.

The employee, who dared not approach because Louis was the owner’s nephew, finally spoke.

"Oh, they’re the owners of Little Heaven, Mr. Louis."

"Little Heaven, the plant shop?"

The employee nodded, "That’s right, they’re a big store that’s currently seeing a significant increase in sales. It’s the store that—"

"Ah, damn it!"

The employee and the people around him were startled when Louis suddenly grabbed a flower vase and smashed it on the floor.

Luckily, it was made of plastic, so it just rolled around on the floor.

Louis’s gaze returned to the previous room. Then he left the Jobvac office, leaving the employee feeling greatly relieved.

Finally, Louis left.

Not long after, the man they were waiting for arrived. He came rushing in, looking quite disheveled.

However, when he introduced himself to Riki, Evan, Jake, and the female employee, Riki saw several possible reasons why he had been accused and fired from his old company.

It could just be jealousy.

The young man in front of Riki was handsome, standing at around 180 cm tall, with clear skin. He was well-groomed, and anyone would agree he was handsome. However, he seemed very awkward when introducing himself.

His name was Daniel, just two years older than Evan.

After discussing a few things, Daniel and Jake finally agreed to work with Riki and Evan. They signed a contract witnessed by Jobvac employees, so that if there was any breach of contract, Jobvac could easily handle it.

[You have completed your second mission!]

[Your reward is an office building that will be suitable for your company’s future office, plus an additional 6 points]

[The ownership documents for the office building will be sent to your apartment for security]

"So, who will be the manager, and who will be your assistant?" Evan asked after they were in the parking lot.

Jake and Daniel were also with them.

"What if we assess their performance first? Who is suitable to be the manager at Little Heaven. So, tomorrow you’ll go to Little Heaven; you know the place, right?" asked Riki.

"Of course i know it; who doesn’t know that store? It’s very famous! Since I also like plants, I sometimes buy plants there," said Daniel.

"I don’t know, but I’ll find out," replied Jake.

Hearing that, Riki had his answer.

"No, then let Daniel be the manager at Little Heaven, while Jake... tomorrow we’ll just go to my apartment, okay?" said Riki.

Jake’s eyes widened, "Am I not getting hired?"

They laughed at Jake’s reaction, which was somehow very funny. His worried face looked so silly.

"Don’t worry, Jake. Riki is going to start a new company. That company will oversee several businesses Riki owns. Little Heaven is just one of them. Riki also has a very large men’s clothing store," said Evan.

Riki nodded in agreement with Evan’s words, "That’s right, I have some properties to inspect tomorrow as well. You can drive, right?"

"Of course I can, I have a driver’s license now," Jake replied quickly.

"In that case, we’ll be busy, so come in the morning. I’ll give you the address of my apartment later."

With that, the issues regarding the assistant and store manager were resolved.

The next issue was helping Evan move from his old apartment to his new apartment at The Mannor Residence.

Evan purchased the cheapest apartment unit at The Mannor Residence, priced at $550,000.

Though it was the cheapest option, everything there was still very luxurious. There were no cheap apartment units at The Mannor Residence owned by L.I Company.

"Is that all your stuff, Evan?" Riki asked, surprised that Evan only had one large suitcase and two large bags for the move.

"This is plenty, Riki. I gave some of my belongings to my friends at the old apartment. I can buy new furniture later for the new apartment." Evan said.

"Alright, then."

Evan’s belongings were already packed in the trunk, so they were ready to head to The Mannor Residence.

The sound of people running could be heard loudly at that moment.

Evan, who was easily curious, didn’t immediately get into the car. He noticed a young man with his face covered by a white mask and his head covered by a hood, hiding among the parked cars around there.

"Evan? Come on, get in quickly, don’t worry about—"

[Your third mission today is to help a celebrity being chased by a hired killer]

[Your reward is a clue about the person responsible for your mother’s death and an additional +3 to all stats]

Riki was speechless after hearing the system’s voice and reading the text on the hologram screen.

Not only was he shocked by the mission he had to undertake, but he was also shocked to learn that someone had caused his mother’s death.

But wasn’t his mother’s death due to illness?

Several men approached, running swiftly.

Riki swallowed hard.

Were they the hired killers the system had mentioned?