A/N: Sorry guys if there's a problem with the languages that are used in this chapter. I used Google translation from English to that language. So, it might not be the exact truth. But, the English version is just below.)
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Understanding that he had been too excited that he failed to say things well, Jack retracted his hand as he spoke again. "Pay up and I'll tell you what that guy was saying. You are not expecting my service for free, are you?"
Valnaro and the others stared at Jack with widened eyes. It was obvious that none of them could believe what he was saying at that moment.
It wasn't that they couldn't believe that he was asking for payment, that was something understandable as even all those 'masters' were paid before they came over. But, what they couldn't believe was the fact that Jack actually knew the language that the bearded guy was speaking in.
This was completely out of their expectations. And this was the moment that those who were initially displeased by Jack came forward and said their pieces.
"What nonsense are you babbling? You? Are you saying that you can actually speak in whatever language that this guy is speaking in? Don't be delusional and stop wasting our time here." A bald middle aged man stated as he looked at Jack.
"Zamanın bu kadar önemliyse buradangitmelisin çünkü burada bir işe yaramazsın.Zamanını boşa harcayan senken, başkalarınızamanını boşa harcamakla suçlamak." Jack stated as he looked at the guy.
He had no time to waste with this idiot. He didn't want to delay the completion of the system mission that he was here to accomplish.
There was no way that he was going to spend his time arguing with a side character. So, he went ahead and spoke to him in a language other than Aziminian.
The moment that Jack finished his words, there was silence in the room. All the people present stared at Jack in surprise and astonishment. None of them had thought that Jack could actually speak in another language.
Furthermore, this was the language that this guy, the bald head, was proficient in and that was what made him unique in the room. But now that Jack could actually speak in the same language, then he was no longer unique.
What Jack had spoken was in Turkish. The meaning of the words that he had said was as follows..
"If your time is so important, then you should get out of here because you are useless here. Blaming others on wasting your time when you are the one that is wasting it."
Valnaro looked at Jack and finally spoke after about a minute of silence. "You…you can actually speak in other languages other than Aziminian?"
Jack looked at him with a raised brow as he asked, "You thought that I asked you to bring me here so that I can stand to the side? Of course not. I told you to bring me here so that I can see if I can understand what the guy over there was saying. In the end, I actually can."
As he finished speaking, Jack narrowed his eyes as he stared at the bearded guy. And for some reason, the moment that the bearded guy met Jack's eyes, he shuddered. But still, there was conviction in his eyes as he tried maintaining his gaze with Jack.
In the end, he turned away as he couldn't handle the invisible pressure that came from Jack's stare. At the same time, he was wondering to himself, 'Could it be true that he can actually understand what I was saying? That's impossible! That's the code language. Unless he is a member of our group, there is no way that he can know that language.'
'And, no matter how I look at him, I can't recognize him at all. This means that he is not part of our group at all. So, he must be bluffing, right? Yes, that must be it.'
Jack on the other hand shifted his gaze and looked at Valnaro and asked, "Are you going to pay for my services?"
Valnaro looked at Jack and asked, "Isn't this case still related to your hotel? If you find out what he was saying or how he is related to the attack, it would help you solve the problem of knowing who it was that had organized for them to reach the hotel."
Jack looked at Valnaro and rolled his eyes as he spoke. "Don't make a fool out of me. This concerns the national security, which is your greatest concern. That means that you will be the biggest beneficiaries."
"On the other hand, finding the person that was behind the issue is nothing hard for me as long as I put in some effort. I wasn't doing that because it was supposed to be part of the deal that you were supposed to complete for my goods."
Valnaro sighed. He knew that Jack wasn't someone that he could convince that easily. Furthermore, he was someone that always kept his words. So, he had to do what he was supposed to do.
Since he had paid the others, he would simply do the same thing with Jack. It wasn't like money was a big issue for them as they were sponsored by the government in the investigation.
So, he looked at Jack and said, "Okay then. I'll be giving you a total of $5M for your services. What do you think?"
Jack looked at Valnaro as of he was looking at a retarded person. Then, he said, "What kind of price is that for my services? You should know that I'm not a beggar."
Valnaro looked at Jack as he frowned. But thinking about the wealth that Jack possessed, it was clear that $5M was nothing but pocket change to him.
To actually call him over only to pay him something so small, then that was nothing other than disregard to him. Valnaro thought and after a while, he gave another price. "What about $100M?"
Even though they were supported by the government, that didn't mean that they were allowed to spend money recklessly. Furthermore, even if Jack got to tell them what the other guy was saying, perhaps that information might lead them to more investigation.
And, the more they investigated, the more the amount of money that they would be required to spend. So, he had to make sure that he did things according to the budget that was set.
Jack looked at Valnaro. In the end, he snorted and raised a finger in the air. "$10B, nothing less than that or the deal is off." Jack stated seriously.
"That's ridiculous! We ourselves were only paid $600k each to come over and help with the investigation. Who do you think you are that you can ask for $10B for simple translation? Why don't you go and rob a bank?" Another man, who was standing beside the baldy that had spoken to Jack before shouted as he pointed at Jack.
Jack's eyes turned cold as he looked at that guy. Then, he asked, "Do you have a bank?"
"Eh?" The guy was definitely not expecting such a question. But still, he answered, "Of course not, I'm not that rich to own a bank."
"Then, why are you telling me to go and rob a bank? You are trying to use me to make other people as poor as you are?" Jack questioned before he turned to face Valnaro.
"Captain, as you can see, we have a criminal in the room. You have all the evidence through the recordings by the camera and a bunch of witnesses, you included. So, why are you not arresting him?"
Valnaro: "….."
Others: "…."
They were left speechless by Jack's words and accusations to say the least.
Seeing that Valnaro was not reacting, Jack shook his head in disappointment. Then, he looked at the guy and continued, "You were asking about who I was? And, you were trying to compare the two of us? Let me ask you, do you understand what that bearded guy over there was saying?"
The guy who had just been brought out of stupor by Jack's words subconsciously shook his head.
Jack nodded then continued, "You received $600k so that you can come and look at the guy speaking, just so that you can at least hear another language and boast to others."
"But what about me? I can do the job. If you can be paid $600k just so that you can come and watch others, what about me that is supposed to do the real job of getting the required information from that mouth? Don't you think that I deserve more than $10B?"
"Si vous pensez que je ne suis pas censé recevoir cemontant, vous devriez au moins me montrer pourquoisi vous pouvez faire ce que je peux." Jack continued in French.
The group was stunned that Jack could actually speak another language so fluently.
[Meaning: "If you think that I'm not supposed to be paid that amount, you should at least show me why if you can do what I can."]
This time, it was Valnaro who replied. "Jack, you should know that these guys are always busy with something. For them to be here, we had to go through a lot to convince them to come over."
"As for the price that you are asking for, that's completely above even the budget that was given to us so that we can carry out the investigation."
Jack narrowed his eyes at Valnaro before asking, "Was I free when you found me?"
Not understanding where this was heading to, Valnaro still shook his head. "Not really."
"Then, how come I wasn't paid to be here? And what's more, I'm going to make sure that I get the correct information from that guy. That means that I won't simply be telling you a lot of nonsense that he is going to be blabbering. I'll have to make sure that the information is related to the investigation that is being carried out."
"And, so why if the money is not enough? You can always request for more. After all, we do pay the taxes, if even more people end up dead, the amount of money that the government will be receiving will get lower."
Valnaro remained silent for a while as he contemplated the truth in Jack's words. He too knew that it was true that Jack had to get the information according to what they wanted and not what the other party wanted to tell them.
In other words, it was like they were leaving the investigation to Jack, the sole person that could actually translate the meaning of the other guy's words.
"Okay then. But, the maximum that I can grant you would be $1B. No more than that because this would be eating into my budget of the company for the following three years." Valnaro replied through his gritted teeth.
"Captain, you can't do that!" Robin, one of the assistant captains said as he looked at Valnaro in horror.
Valnaro looked at him and said, "You don't have to worry. I'll shoulder all the responsibility."
Robin could only stay quite as he saw how resolute Valnaro was. It was clear that he wouldn't be changing his decision at all.
"Now that's good. I guess we just have to sign the contract and then-" Jack was just talking when he was forced to stop.
[Task Completed. Professional Human Language Mastery now permanently belongs to the host.]
Jack: (☉｡☉)!
