Fair Trade - Chapter 55.1

Lily, who felt like she was dead the whole time and said she got seasick even on this big ship, suddenly came back to life. Yuri, who was changing his shirt, clicked his tongue as he looked at Lily whining and clinging to Sei.

“Ok, fine. It’s all good. Come to the bubble pool with me, then.”

“Please, no, I’m sorry, but I’m not good with water.”

“You know the pool only reaches up to your chest. Shall we go and have some fun? What is this? We’re trapped on a ship. It was completely different from the trip I expected.”

“You know this isn’t a trip, Lily. And… I can’t go into the pool anyway.”

The reason was obviously the marks left on her body by him, but Yuri didn’t seem to notice. It was because of his confidence that no matter what she did, he would be able to find her.

However…

He narrowed his eyes at Lily as she looked at him. He didn’t like her. There was often a character who was oddly unlikable, and that was Lily.

She was a racing model as well as a chemist who was good at making bombs… Wasn’t the gap too big?

Moreover, the way Kirill looked at that woman was unusual. That oblivious blonde didn’t seem to have noticed yet.

“Rose!”

“Stop. I’ll go. Okay. I’ll go to the pool with you, so please stop.”

“Really?”

Yuri’s eyes narrowed when he saw Lily hug Sei’s arms in noticeable delight. He replaced his watch with another one and came out into the living room where the two women were sitting.

“I’ll be down and back for a while, so take a rest. Lily, you stop bothering Sei.”

“Me? Hey, Petrov. It’s you who keeps bothering her. Sei, look at you. You’re getting thinner. How much did he bother you?”

Since she had nothing to say to him, he shrugged his shoulders and saw Sei suppressing her laughter with her ears turning red. Yuri lightly lifted Sei’s chin and kissed her.

“I’ll be right back.”

“Where are you going?”

“To the basement. Some problems arose.”

Instead of asking back, she stared at him with an inquisitive gaze. It was hard for Yuri to bear this kind of look. It was like the tickling gaze of a kitten as if it were exploring its surroundings.

The heat started from his toes and slowly crept up. Yuri gave Sei a small kiss on the lips and then smiled.

“Anyway, wait. I’ll come and tell you the results.”

“Okay, then.”

“You’re so obedient… am I scary?”

“Then you can be more honest and open. Anyway, you look busy right now, so I’ll pass.”

“Hmm.”

Yuri lightly pinched her cheek and pulled back to face her smiling face. After leaving the room, his face gradually hardened. With an indifferent expression, as if struggling with boredom, he got into the elevator and pressed the button for the basement level.

The basement guarded by the gang members was quite comfortable. Although it did not emit light, it served as the safest air-raid shelter in the event of an accident.

Stefan stood next to Yuri, who arrived in the basement.

“He wants to talk to you. He’s got some huge guts.”

She thought to herself, ‘Are you putting conditions on the hostage subject?’

But the hostage that Kirill took was well worth it — a serious killer who poisoned an American who was under surveillance.

This means that Nigel’s ‘N’ has been removed from the +4/N left by Jang Young-guk.

Of course, there were more predators up there.

When the door to the basement opened, Kirill and the woman were seen sitting across from each other — an Asian with long black hair. Yuri stopped in his tracks, staring at the woman.

Was this why Kirill spared his words and told him to see for himself?

“Was it you?”

As Yuri approached, Kirill offered the chair she had been sitting on. The woman with her bandaged hand was fairly upright, considering her injuries.

She had the faint characteristic of Asian and black hair like Sei. Even Yuri knew the woman.

“May Young. So was… David the ghost?”

Only then did the woman’s pupils quiver. Called May Young, she was David Meyer’s assistant and shadow. People who didn’t know much about them say May Young was David Meyer’s mistress. She was a famous woman who was already famous in the industry.

She was a researcher-turned-janitor who was better at handling drugs than anyone else.

“It’s been a while, Petrov.”

“The greeting was extreme, considering it’s been a while since we last met. I apologize.”

May Young chuckled at that, and cold sweat formed on her forehead.

“I guess there was a misunderstanding… Mr. Meyer was trying to help you. He received information that there was a ghost on board the ship. So while all this was happening under my watchful eye, I thought he was planning something dangerous…”

“Ah, it was indeed dangerous.”

“So, let’s solve this and talk about it. Mr. Meyer will be worried. He will know that my signal has been cut off.”

Kirill scoffed at the woman’s confident words and shook his head. Then, he fished out the wallet and put it on the table. What was inside was the ID card of an American named Nigel. All five sheets were forgeries, from Nigel to Miriam. He was probably a man who has been called by a lot of names.

Yuri spun one of them around.

“There are many errors in what you say. Great. I’ll set you free. However, we will go to Russia, and then I’ll release you.”

“Mr. Petrov!”

“I will contact David. That is why you’re here. If you were important, the David I know would launch a boat in a heartbeat… If not, then he’ll kill you. Or does it mean that it doesn’t matter if you die?”

Yuri stood up, pushing the chair. May Young raised her head as she looked at him with her pale face. At first glance, it looked like the eyes and expression were asking for mercy, but if you were a trained killer, this level of acting would not be acceptable.

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