Sister, Don’t Marry That Guy – Chapter 101

Chapter 101

“Hehe, this old man is late.”

It was evening, with the darkness settling in, a darker day than usual.

Calidupen’s face looked a little gaunt, as if he hadn’t seen him for a few days.

“No, you’re not late. You’re actually early.”

Although his face was gaunt, his expression was full of pride.

I hadn’t seen myself in a mirror either, but I wondered if I looked similar to Calidupen.

“How were the results?”

A faint smile appeared on Calidupen’s face, which was half-backlit by the magic lamp.

This old man’s eyes were as sharp as those of a bird of prey.

“More than I imagined, very good.”

Calidupen picked up the documents and placed them on the desk.

“Here they are.”

I reached out for the documents.

There were two types of documents; one was quite thick at a glance, and the other was closer to a single sheet.

“Actually, considering the person we were investigating, I thought it would be difficult to find anything significant, but the reality was different.”

“It was easy?”

“Of course, it wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t as difficult as some of the things this old man has dealt with in the past. First of all, First Young Master, he hid things very well with his remarkable abilities that are not befitting of his age… but his subordinates weren’t as thorough.”

“So, how is it?”

Calidupen politely held out his hand and pointed to one of the documents.

“First, the thicker document is related to the Kadin Merchant Guild.”

Then he stroked his chin.

“Hmm, I know that it’s rare to find a large merchant guild that’s clean, but this one is quite serious. Among them, the most documents are the evidence of collusion with Count Jartu, which you were also looking for, Young Lady.”

“I already knew that Kyle was working with Jartu through Kadin.”

“Yes, that’s right. I found out that he didn’t leave any direct evidence.”

When I turned the document over, I saw a document stamped with Count Jartu’s seal.

Next to it was the name of the head of the Kadin Merchant Guild, along with a seal.

“However, we have obtained evidence of his indirect involvement, such as moving customs officials and putting pressure on the trial with the support of Blackwinter, First Young Master.”

A cold smile crossed Calidupen’s shadowed face.

“This is enough evidence to show that he not only drove a good family into debt, but also engaged in blackmail.”

I nodded.

As I flipped through the papers one by one, I saw various wrongdoings of the Kadin family. They mainly exploited the goods of small businesses or colluded with other large merchant guilds to arrange monopolies.

And that they colluded with officials to evade taxes.

‘They’ve been eating well in every way.’

As I was looking through the documents, I stopped at the last page.

Then, my eyes widened.

‘This is…’

“Calidupen, how did you find this?”

When I asked with a surprised expression, Cal smiled more deeply than ever.

It didn’t take long for a similar expression to appear on my face.

What is this? Something big came up?

The previous documents were already enough to get Count Dover out of danger.

But ‘this’ written on the last document was…

It wasn’t just about helping the Dover family.

‘I can deal a fatal blow to that Kyle bastard!’

Just imagining it made me feel refreshed.

No matter how much that Kyle bastard is soaring right now, he is not completely independent yet.

If I could land a big blow, it would not only take time to recover, but he would also lose that much power.

‘Then I can try a lot of other things.’

For example, in the current situation, I could save a character I cherished and loved, no, an older sister…

“Young Lady. That’s not all.”

Calidupen’s voice reached me as I was lost in thought while looking at the documents.

I was already caught up in the refreshing feeling, so I felt a little dazed.

“Huh? There’s more?”

“Yes, would you please take a look at this document as well?”

What Calidupen handed me was the thinner of the documents he had brought.

It was a pile of paper that I wondered how many sheets there were.

“What is this?”

“It’s a safe deposit box usage certificate.”

Safe deposit box? There were banks here too.

Although it was not as highly developed as it was on Earth, I knew that they stored money like deposits and withdrawals, and also did similar things as loans.

I had also heard that large banks sometimes rented out personal safe deposit boxes to nobles and the wealthy.

The best place to embezzle public funds.

In other words, it’s a perfect way to create slush funds.

“Would you look here?”

Calidupen opened the last page of the thick document and spread the thin document next to it.

“You have already confirmed ‘this incident’. As you can see, the Kadin Merchant Guild made a huge amount of money from the events listed here.”

“Right, if it’s exposed, even First Older Brother would be in big trouble, right?”

“Yes. And that money would have naturally gone into the pockets of the Kadin Merchant Guild. That’s how it should have been. But that wasn’t the case.”

Calidupen tapped the thin paper.

“Most of the huge amount of money that the Kadin Merchant Guild made through inappropriate means went into one safe deposit box. Lipe’s contribution was great in discovering this.”

“That safe deposit box is… none other than.”

I paused for a moment. I felt a sense of coolness and heat rising in my chest at the same time.

“It was Kyle’s safe deposit box?”

“Yes.”

Calidupen tapped the bottom of the paper. At the end of his gaze was a seal.

‘It’s Kyle Blackwinter’s seal.’

It was a seal that symbolized Blackwinter, anyone could see it.

And the animal shown inside the seal.

The bird with only one wing was a symbol that indicated the person closest to the successor.

It was a seal that only Kyle Blackwinter could use at the moment.

“Is this document reliable?”

“Yes, as you can see, the bank manager’s seal is also stamped on it.”

I couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.

If the Kadin Merchant Guild’s documents contained a fatal incident,

This was the decisive evidence that made it impossible to separate the Kadin Merchant Guild and Kyle.

With this, Kyle would never be able to escape.

“I got this with some help from an old connection.”

Perhaps because I had such an admiring expression, Calidupen coughed slightly.

Soon, I praised him while waving my hands in the air, and the old man also didn’t seem to dislike it.

“Hehe, you’re certainly generous with your praise. Very good. The Head of Family was also like that. You’re just like him.”

“I feel like I could take on the leader of a rebel army with Calidupen right now!”

“Oh my, I am grateful for your deep affection for this old man.”

Calidupen had an awkward expression, but on the other hand, he looked touched.

I gathered the papers and held them in my hand.

“Good. Now, we just need to decide when to use this.”

Yes, the timing of when to use this is important.

We need the most efficient timing, the timing to deal the most fatal blow.

“Do you have a moment in mind?”

“Well, I do have a time in mind… but I’m not sure.”

Originally, I was going to use the information as soon as Calidupen brought it, but my mind has changed a little.

Because our wonderful old man Cal brought back some unexpected, big-time information.

“If the information is dangerous and bigger, the stage for it must also be bigger.”

I turned my head.

“Lipe.”

Currently, in the library, the secret reception room, were me, Calidupen, Lipe, and Rainante, who was guarding me.

“You did a great job, you worked really hard. You’re amazing.”

“Ah, no, Young Lady!”

Lipe shook her head with a flushed face.

I praised her a few more times before turning my gaze.

“Rainante, go and bring Stefan here right now.”

“Understood.”

Exactly ten minutes after Rainante left, Stefan came to the library.

For some reason, he looked a little out of breath, as if he had been panting.

“What’s wrong, Older Brother… why are you out of breath? Did you run here?”

“I’m the one who wants to ask, what is it, what’s going on? What’s the matter?”

Stefan asked with a slightly urgent expression.

“What’s wrong, are you sick? Do you need a doctor?”

“Huh? No…?”

“Then what is it? Don’t tell me… is your merchant guild finally going bankrupt?!”

“What are you talking about? And what do you mean by ‘finally’!”

When I glared at him, Stefan flinched and subtly avoided my gaze.

“No, it’s because you suddenly called me this evening. I thought something had happened!”

Ah, I didn’t tell him the purpose through Rainante, but what was he thinking?

On the one hand, looking at his messy clothes and flushed cheeks, as if he had run here, made me feel embarrassed.

…Since when did he think of me like that?

‘Well, I knew he was thinking a lot.’

I scratched my cheek awkwardly and met his gaze.

“The reason I called you here in a hurry is because I have something to ask you.”

“What is it?”

“You’ve participated in the regular meetings before, right, Older Brother?”

I had read about it in the novel.

In this Blackwinter family, a regular report meeting is held every two weeks, where only the most important vassals gather.

Those who assist in managing various major tasks of Blackwinter, such as managing local territories, accounting, internal affairs, and detailed management of monster by-products, were said to have the greatest power, except for the direct line of Blackwinter.

“I don’t know the date. What is the date?”

“What’s with that question? Can’t you find out by asking your subordinates? Anyway, the first meeting of this month has already passed, and there’s one tomorrow afternoon…”

Stefan said, glancing at Calidupen.

As he said, it was something that could have been easily found out through Calidupen as well.

“No, I need you, Older Brother.”

The important thing is that Cal has never attended that meeting.

“I need the opinion of someone who has attended that meeting.”

“…I haven’t participated often either.”

I smiled faintly.

“That’s enough. At least you were able to participate in that position as someone who was expected.”

Although he was completely overshadowed by that Kyle bastard, Stefan was the second most likely successor, surpassing his cousins.

Of course, everyone didn’t recognize him because the gap with that Kyle bastard was too big.

I think he was frustrated himself.

“You’re more amazing than you think, Older Brother.”

“……”

At those words, Stefan frowned. He frowned and then bit his lip tightly.

Like a child holding back a rush of emotions.

“……So, what do you need?”

“Just answer my questions. That’s all I need. But in great detail, every single detail.”

I smiled brightly. Now it’s our turn to step up.

Because I plan to make a mess at that regular meeting.