Trafford’s Trading Club - Chapter 892

Volume 10 – Chapter 43: We Will Make You Feel At Home!
After a careful search, the agents on the street finally came to a surprising conclusion: They lost their target, allowing Bucky to escape successfully in full view.

The news was like igniting a trigger. The fire spread into the command team of this operation team immediately and struck the head in charge of the operation team.

The team leader believed that he had used all the cuss vocabulary accumulated over the past few decades on the operation team members, but he still couldn’t calm down.

After drinking two cups of ice water in a row, he only recovered a bit of calmness. But, his temperament was still like a rooster defeated in a fight.

“There are 15 members in the operation team, four of which are senior-level agents, and we have planned ambushes all around. We even have intelligence provided by informants.” The operation team leader slapped the table fiercely, “Yet, the last report handed to me is that you all caught the wrong person!”

The group leader’s eyes were wide open. After Jose’s death, the position was vacant. Many people were eyeing that spot.

As the commander of this operation, it happened to be an excellent opportunity to take credit and prove his worth, but he didn’t expect that he would fail at the most critical point of his career.

For this reason, the team leader who was struggling to get a higher position stared fiercely at a man in the meeting room who was enjoying the takeaway food. He said with great dissatisfaction, “You don’t seem to be surprised we can’t catch Bucky at all?”

The man picked up the napkin next to him and wiped his mouth. His etiquette was impeccable. If it weren’t for this guy’s identity, the operation team would have thought that this guy was the descendant of a nobleman.

“I have helped you and done my job. Then, no matter how it turns out, it has nothing to do with me, right?”

“Brother Doflamingo!” The operation team leader couldn’t help but grit his teeth.

“What’s your name?” The man raised his head slightly, with a weird smile on his face, “My name is Saint Francis right now. I’m supposedly a doctor from Yale University.”

“You…” The operation team leader glared at the slow man again, but he couldn’t do anything about it.

He knew that he had no power to command this guy. Otherwise, this guy who appeared in the hostage-taking incident as a felon last night wouldn’t sit here and observe his operations.

To be more accurate, this felon was either backed by the prominent figure of the country who was the boss behind the operation team leader or acted as a collaborator with that central figure. This time, he only came in the name of assistance.

But even so, the operation team leader was still so irritated by it!

“Dr. Saint Francis!” The operation team leader said solemnly, “Bucky has run away. What do you think happened?”

Doflamingo… Saint Francis said indifferently, “As expected of Bucky, he has luck that is incomprehensible to ordinary people. In other words, I’m not surprised that he can leave safely during the arrest process.”

The operation leader knocked on the table, “I’m asking you, what else can we do to lure him out?”

Saint Francis shook his head and said, “Nothing. This arrest has exposed that someone under Bucky has rebelled. Bucky is a timid guy but also an overly cautious person. He feels insecure all the time. That’s why he never thought of leaving once he was imprisoned. By the same logic, since the person receiving him had betrayed this time, then he would never find any one of his subordinates to continue to meet him. Unless one day, he thinks that all the traitors who betrayed him or hidden have been eliminated.”

“So, I can’t do anything about it anymore?”

“That’s your business.” Saint Fran shrugged. “Having Bucky’s men betraying him this time has exposed the chess piece I have placed around him. In the future, he may track the betrayer down and find out it’s me.”

Saint Francis stood up and said, “Although I’m not afraid of Bucky, once this guy uses that strange luck, it may cause me some trouble. So you’re on your own now.”

With that, Saint Francis pushed the door directly to leave. A blonde girl dressed in a professional suit immediately greeted him as the door opened. This girl appeared as Saint Francis’s secretary.

However, in less than half a day, Dr. Saint Francis, who graduated from a prestigious school and had made remarkable achievements in many fields, quietly appeared in the political arena of this country.

The next thing for him to do was run for election and become a senator.

The conference room door was closed, and the operation team leader swept the papers on the table to the floor in anger. In the end, he sat down in a complicated mood.

Are you kidding me?

Such a murderous felon, who killed countless people, becomes a senator candidate in less than half a day. Worse still, he has the chance to be the central pillar of this country in the future.

“Has this country fallen to this level?”

The operation team leader sighed for a long time, looking at the temporarily assembled screen, and felt that his strength was exhausted. Finally, he picked up the microphone with difficulty and said lifelessly, “Let’s retreat. We will plan and deploy the next capture plan later.”

…

—”Hmph, most probably you are a monster with sharp teeth, four legs, and a terrifying mouth!”

—Perhaps, you are a rotten zombie with only a few strands of hair!

This voice echoed in the lobby as if the universe’s willpower had amplified it.

Of course, this feeling was purely an illusion.

Speaking of which, Boss Luo didn’t put on the specially prepared mask since he had left his homeland. Of course, now he no longer needed the mask as a cover, even if he met an acquaintance.

Even if Bucky had seen the boss and the maid last night, Bucky’s knowledge and perception of the duo seemed illusory.

The ability to temporarily seal off the opponent’s perception of them seemed to have triggered subconsciously. Luo Qiu didn’t think of finding out when this ability would trigger. That was more so because the boss was going with the flow type, and he liked to be a conservative with his resources.

But, what level of imagination is needed to imagine me as a monster?

How much hatred does he have for women to compare women to zombies?

Luo Qiu wasn’t a narcissist, being so conscious about his looks. He wouldn’t deliberately look at his reflection on the mirror of the shop windows on the street. Even so, he was far from ugly. How could he be described as a monster?

“It seems that the customer has experienced something… well, something special.” However, Luo Qiu still had a good temper and patience despite this weird encounter.

But Bucky didn’t seem to agree.

Because he felt that he was too smart, and he could see through the young couple at a glance, even though he didn’t know where the couple came from.

But since there was such a thing as Lucifer, it wasn’t unbelievable to have something similar.

At this moment, seeing the appearance of the young men and women in ‘stunned,’ Bucky sneered, “Stop pretending, show your true form! It’s quite hard to maintain this form, right? I’m not a country bumpkin. Even if you’re really a monster or a rotten zombie, I can still speak to you well. More so that it will make me feel that you have at least a little sincerity.”

Monster*2. Zombie*2.

Boss Luo was silent. The maid kept a charming smile before the master expressed himself.

“Why don’t you speak anymore?”

Bucky frowned at this time, “Are you not monsters and zombies? Something else more disgusting? Okay, I don’t mind! I’ve seen octopus monsters before, and I won’t despise you. But it’s best that you’re not a muddy monster. I’m not too fond of the smell. By the way, this girl… Forget it. You can be counted as a female. Your perfume is great. That’s to conceal the stench, right? Where can I get it? I can bring them to some guys I know. I can’t stand the stench on them every time. By the way, they have bad breaths too!”

Monster*3. Zombie*3. Octopus monster*1. Mud Monster*1. Female*1. Odor*1. Bad Breath*1.

Seeing that the man and woman were still silent, Bucky shrugged. He pulled the stool that had automatically moved to his side again and sat down directly.

He put his hand on the back of the chair and leaned slightly to one side with a somewhat bossy manner.

Bucky said in a relaxed tone, “Relax, even if I see through your tricks, it isn’t a big deal. But if you want to find me a deal, I’m afraid you will be disappointed. I heard Lucifer say that there will be some hot-headed amateurs coming to this world from her hometown every once in a while. These amateurs aren’t quite capable. They can’t lure human beings, and they don’t even see reality clearly. Sometimes, they stupidly challenged the preys marked by higher-level demons. In the end, they didn’t even know how they died.”

As Bucky spoke, he revealed his collar intentionally — As the button on the collar opened, there was a looming black tattoo.

There seemed to be a skull with a pattern surrounded by black wings on the left and right sides.

It seemed to be speaking out—I’m marked by a high-level demon!

“We are indeed newcomers to this place. Thank you for the kind advice, dear customer.” Boss Luo smiled slightly.

Bucky waved his hand at this time as if he was an experienced person, “It’s fine. I have gone through this a few times before, and I’m more experienced. You two should be rookie demons, right? How about this, newcomer? Are you familiar with this place? If you have any needs, let me know. After all, Lucifer and I are great friends. I have to take care of her compatriot. After all, you guys helped me a bit and saved me from being chased by those agents. By the way, I have spoken so much, and my throat is a little dry. That “who” give me a drink!”

That Who*1.

Duang!

Something was thrown on the floor—The source of the sound seemed to be a staircase on the side of the lobby.

Bucky looked over curiously now. He realized that there was an old man dressed up in the 1960s style with an afro. That sight caught him in surprise.

The old afro man quickly bent over, picked up a vinyl record, and said in a cold sweat. “That…I, I, I…I have forgotten a couple of songs and didn’t make it in time, so I plan to get a couple of vinyl discs to head back quickly and install the background music (BGM) for the game. I, I, I didn’t hear anything. I didn’t hear it! I, I, I, I’m heading back to work!”

As the old afro man stopped speaking, he disappeared at the end of staircases with a trail of his afterimages still lingering.

He’s a Brave Adventurer! What a Brave Adventurer!

He’s the Adventurer who dares to face the dismal of life.

You’re such a role model!

But isn’t it better to stay alive?

Dear Adventurer, I will go to your grave to clear the weeds and burn incense for you this time next year.

The afro boss held the vinyl record he found with shocking admiration in his heart. He rammed his head into a machine installed in a room on the second floor and finally disappeared.

…

A few seconds after the old afro man disappeared, Bucky rubbed his eyes, feeling that what he saw was an illusion. How could he leave a trail of afterimages through a simple sprint?

But if it’s a demon, it doesn’t seem too strange.

Bucky looked at Boss Luo and asked curiously, “Aren’t your employees here quite distinctive? But why do you hire such a unique old man with this kind of fashion? Wow, you really respect the old and care for the young like a philanthropist? By the way, after talking for so long, don’t you provide any drinks for greeting? Your service here is quite poor!”

“Sorry, we overlooked that.” Luo Qiu leaned slightly, showing an apologetic appearance, “I didn’t pay attention to the customer’s needs and habits.”

Bucky said graciously, “It’s fine! Anyway, it’s normal for newcomers not to know the way to do things. You just need to be taught a lesson, and things will get better!”

“You are right!” Boss Luo became more humble, “We have to reflect on that.”

Bucky squinted his eyes at this time. Hmph, it seems that the newcomer this time is quite polite and tactful, not at all like the hot-headed amateurs whom I met a few years ago. Every time, they have to attack me violently first. After they saw Lucifer’s mark, only did they come over crying and beg forgiveness from me.

Since they’re pretty polite and tactful, I shall introduce them to be acquainted with Lucifer. Besides some of Lucifer’s ‘employees,’ Bucky brought some men over to work there in the Flaming Lips Bar.

For example, the female demon beast who sucked Cage’s energy clean last night.

“Haha, you don’t need to reflect on yourself or anything.” Bucky said delightfully, “I’m a generous person.”

“No, no, no.” Boss Luo shook his head and insisted, “To make the guests feel at home, I think it is necessary to change the layout here a little bit. For the negotiation to proceed happily, it is also important for us to use the environment and atmosphere that our customer is familiar with.”

“Oh, I have said you can skip the trouble.” Bucky chuckled, “My strength is that I like to guide new people, especially like your kind who is so tactful. Hey, how come this place feels hotter? Have you turned the air conditioner on?”

“Dear respectable customer, this place is really heating up.” Boss Luo snapped his fingers suddenly, “Then, let’s begin our consultation in the underworld?”

“Oh, okay… What?” Bucky blinked.

Then, he saw the floor tiles of the lobby were opened one by one. As the floor was removed like a jigsaw puzzle, orange and red rays began to fill the surrounding area, followed by a billowing heatwave.

The floor tiles disappeared completely. Bucky lowered his head and saw the red liquid flowing slowly under the chair, even continuously bubbling.

In the air, the pungent sulfur smell came surging at this time. Bucky even had intense suffocation assaulting his lungs.

His stiff neck lifted his head in difficulty. The young man in front of him had his skin cracked. In the end, it turned into a huge monster.

As for the woman who looked more perfect than Charlotte by many calibers, she suddenly put her hands on her hair and then slowly tore it apart.

She appeared like a butterfly breaking through a pupa—a bloody head emerging from a crack in the torn scalp.

The initially sweet voice turned into the screeching rusty gear noise. It served a special drink.

It was a purple bubbling and smoking liquid with a bloody skull as the container.

“This special drink is made with lizards, ogre brains, sulfur, and mouse plasma. I hope you will enjoy it.”

As the ‘container’ slowly approached, Bucky covered his mouth in shock, feeling the pain worse than a hangover.

But at this time, there was a roaring voice above his head, “Customer, don’t you like it? I can get my servant to serve you another one.”

Bucky raised his head subconsciously but saw three identical heads appear above him. The three heads connected to a colossal body. Above this body, there was a big mouth, revealing circles of sharp teeth.

Drops of saliva flowed from the monster’s three mouths and dripped on Bucky. He was like being splashed over by a basin. Worse still, the saliva was green, like stomach juice.

Bucky blankly reached out his hand to wipe off the sticky stuff on his face, then took a deep breath, and suddenly screamed, “Help me!”

He stood up instinctively. But after leaving the stool, he instantly lost the support against gravity and fell straight down. Bucky clung to the foot of the stool immediately at this moment, letting his body hang in the air.

“Dear customer, I forgot to tell you. What lies below is real magma.”

The colossal monster above made a deafening sound.

As if to verify this statement, the ‘container’ containing the strange drink suddenly slipped from the maid’s bloody hands.

Puff!

Falling into the magma, the container melted in an instant.

“Help…Help! I want to go back to prison!”

With saliva and snot spewing out, Bucky shivered in fear. His legs tightened on the only stool suspended above the magma.