Once the train of thought goes astray, it's impossible to get it back on track. Shen Ye simply stopped trying to sort it out. Anyway, the plot had changed too drastically, so thinking about it now was pointless. He might as well just take it one step at a time.

With that in mind, Shen Ye simply focused on watching TV.

About half an hour later, the door to the room opened.

Shen Ye glanced to the side and saw that Roberta had indeed returned. She was carrying a large bag of food in her left hand and a plastic bag full of things in her right hand.

"Hasn't he gotten up yet?" Robert asked after placing the bag he was carrying on the coffee table.

Shen Ye shook his head: "No."

Then he added with a laugh, "He must have been scared by you last night, he might still be having nightmares!"

Robert knew Shen Ye was teasing her, but because of her personality, she didn't want to argue with him. She gave a cold snort and hurriedly rushed into the kitchen.

As Robert entered the kitchen, Shen Ye's smile vanished, and he suddenly had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second, he heard a clanging sound coming from the kitchen.

"Well, my kitchen is starting to suffer too," Shen Ye muttered helplessly.

As it turns out, Robert was only a competent warrior, not a competent maid at all.

After bustling around in the kitchen for a while, she brought out several plates of dark-colored stuff.

"You're feeding your young master this?" he asked, looking at what appeared to be bread on the plate.

"It doesn't look very appealing, but it should be edible," Robert said expressionlessly.

"That's for you, Miss Soldier." Shen Ye shook his head in disdain.

Then, he counted the plates on the table and found there were three plates in total. He then asked, "Do I get some too?"

“Of course.” Robert nodded. “Although I’m not entirely willing either, since the young master is staying here with you, it includes you as well.”

"That would be my honor!" Shen Ye pinched the bridge of his nose; he had a bit of a headache.

“But I don’t want to eat this, I’m afraid of getting poisoned.” He got up, collected the plates, and walked towards the kitchen.

"What are you trying to do?" Robert blocked his way.

"Cook," Shen Ye said, then walked past Robert.

……

This once again proves that Shen Ye has a talent for cooking.

When Shen Ye brought out the fried eggs, golden brown on both sides and with runny yolks, Robert felt a sudden surge of frustration.

"Even those chefs probably couldn't cook as well as him!" Robert thought, clenching his fists.

"Alright, go wake Garcia up, it's time for breakfast."

After setting the plates out, Shen Ye spoke to Robert, who was staring intently at them.

However, no sooner had he finished speaking than Garcia came out of the room.

"Good morning, young master." Robert greeted Garcia.

But Garcia ignored her and simply called out to Shen Ye, "Good morning, Shen."

"Hmm, good morning!" Shen Ye waved casually in response.

This made Roberta even more upset. She clenched her fists again, and if she could, she would want to punch Shen Ye in the face right now...

Garcia quickly finished washing up; the toiletries were bought by Robert.

At the dining table, Garcia looked at the exquisite breakfast and then looked at Robert with some disbelief.

Although he was still somewhat bothered by Robert's actions the previous night, he couldn't help but ask, "Robert, did you do this?"

Robert shook his head expressionlessly: "Yes..."

Suddenly, she remembered something: all morning, she hadn't even asked Shen Ye's name.

However, her actions made Garcia realize one thing.

"Shen, you are much better than Robert."

So, the maid clenched her fist for the third time.

……

(I have a strange feeling that this is NTR.)

(There will be another chapter later)

Chapter 78! The Undercurrent Beneath the Calm

……

Breakfast was not enjoyable.

At least that's the case for Shen Ye.

Perhaps because of Garcia's words, Roberta kept staring at him; if her eyes could fire bullets, he would probably be riddled with holes by now.

"Garcia, after breakfast, come with me to the Black Lagoon office."

Shen Ye quickly finished his breakfast, casually wiped his mouth, and then said to Garcia.

Although Garcia still disliked the woman with the tattoo, Revy's caring words yesterday changed his attitude considerably, and he nodded: "Okay."

However, the maid standing nearby disagreed. She finished her breakfast at the same speed as Shen Ye and then said, "No, they are not good people, and they even took a commission to send the young master here."

“Not a good person?” Upon hearing this, Shen Ye revealed a strange smile. “I remember the Gebrs family used to be one of the thirteen major gangs in South America. Although they have declined, the past cannot be erased by time alone.”

"And you, Miss Maid." Shen Ye pointed at Roberta with extreme rudeness. "Yesterday, you killed so many innocent people without blinking an eye. Of course, you might say that you were deceived and did it unintentionally, but that doesn't change your past."

Shen Ye knew Robert's past, so his words were like a sharp sword, piercing Robert's heart.

Looking at the silent Robert and the pensive Garcia, Shen Ye continued, "Garcia won't stay here for long. He still has to go home, after all, his father is waiting for him there."

“I’ve only been here a short time, and some things can’t be solved by force alone. If you want to get back safely, you need someone to help you.”

"Coincidentally, the Black Reef Chamber of Commerce has that capability. They know a lot of people, including that bar you blew up yesterday. Well, that unfortunate guy was affiliated with an organization called the Moscow Hotel. The fact that we can enjoy breakfast so peacefully today must be because they stepped in and solved a lot of problems."

As one of the two major powers in Roanapur, the Moscow Hotel not only regards this place as their base, but also acts as its protector. Any outside forces that want to cause trouble here must inform them in advance. The Black Reef Chamber of Commerce has always had a good relationship with them, and Balalaika also has a good impression of Shen Ye. Therefore, the reason why some things that have happened in recent days have not had any follow-up is largely because the Moscow Hotel has resolved them.

This is why Shen Ye has been living a relatively peaceful life until now. Besides rarely going out, there is also the fact that external forces are wary of the Moscow Hotel. After all, not everyone can look directly at the wrath of a group of former SL retired soldiers.

"You're right."

After a moment of silence, Robert spoke up, admitting that Shen Ye had persuaded her.

“Very good.” Shen Ye nodded, then took out a cigarette, but shook his head as he looked at Garcia, who was still eating his breakfast in small bites.

……

After breakfast, Shen Ye refused Robert's offer to wash the dishes, as he was extremely wary of this woman who called herself a family maid.

"I'll pay for anything if anything gets damaged, and I've already bought a new water glass," the maid muttered.

Shen Ye ignored her, tidied up the table, and went into the kitchen.

Then they took them out and headed to the Black Lagoon office.

Black Reef Agency wasn't far from where Shen Ye lived; it only took a few minutes to drive there. After getting out of the car, Shen Ye pounded on the agency's door.

"Levi, Dutch, Bennie, and Locke, whoever wakes up, open the door!" Shen Ye shouted. He knew that these guys usually slept very late unless they had something to do, including Locke. This poor corporate slave's good habits, which he had developed over several years of work, were ruined by them in just one month.

Sure enough, the door was opened after several minutes of knocking.

Locke opened the door, rubbing his eyes sleepily. When he saw that it was Shen Ye, he forced himself to perk up and said, "It's Shen Sang. Daqi said last night that you would come this morning. I didn't expect you to come so early."

"Hmm, please come in, I'll make you some tea."

After leading Shen Ye and the other two to their seats, Locke went to make tea, and then went to knock on each door to wake Dutch and the others up.

Garcia curiously looked around the Black Lagoon office's living room. This child was too well protected; his mind hadn't fully changed yet. As the heir to a mafia family, he possessed an innocence that didn't match his status.

“Shen, this place looks even messier than your house,” Garcia said after looking around for a while.

“You can’t expect a group of people who resort to violence to have any good habits. To be honest, the environment here is much better than when I came a few days ago,” Shen Ye said.

“Of course, we have guests to entertain, so we tidied up a bit last night,” Dutch said as he came out of the bedroom.

"As expected of you, Dutch. It seems you already know why we came to find you."

"Well, after all, the Labres family is a family with a name and a reputation. Although they have declined for the time being, they still have resources at their disposal. If they can make good use of them, they might be able to revive. Of course, I have to pay attention to such a potential stock."

For the Black Reef Chamber of Commerce, having one more friend is far better than having one more enemy, not to mention that it can also make money.

“If that’s the case, then things are much easier.” Shen Ye took a sip of the tea Locke handed him, then continued, “Have you spoken to Balalaika?”

The Black Reef Merchant Guild's ship is a torpedo boat that can only navigate in coastal waters, so they do transit work. If you want to send Garcia and Roberto back to South America, you have to either take a plane or a ship.

However, Roanapura has no airport, so they can only travel by ship. To avoid trouble, they need to find a trustworthy person to take them, and only Balalaika can do that.

“I did.” Dutch was an incredibly quick-witted man. He nodded. “However, Balalaika doesn’t have time to make arrangements recently, so they’ll have to stay with you for a few more days.”

“That’s no problem.” Shen Ye nodded, then asked, “Has Balalaika run into any trouble lately?”

“Yes, and it’s related to you.” Dutch looked at Shen Ye. “She said that recently strangers have been coming into Roanapur, and they are all well-trained people. From what she said, they should be professional soldiers. Anyway, it made her a little uneasy, so she sent a lot of people to keep an eye on them, and also invited a lot of people from the Triads.”

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