The young man hesitated for a moment and said, "No, our company places strict emphasis on confidentiality. If the client doesn't allow disclosure, anyone who leaks information might face employment consequences."
"What if the other party is a person of power and influence?"
The young man smiled proudly, "We are ranked as the number one global express delivery service."
Amalia raised an eyebrow in surprise.
The young man assumed Amalia was overthinking, but when he delivered the package, two people suddenly appeared, bombarding him with numerous questions.
It was only then that he understood why Ms. Vanquez had asked those questions.
He had remained tight-lipped, and the other side couldn't extract any useful information from him, ultimately letting him go.
"Damn, Ashe is too cunning. He even had it delivered by an express courier," Francisco cursed, and he glanced at Yannis, whose expression had darkened, revealing their underlying thoughts.
"Right, she's entrusted something so important to an express courier. Isn't she worried it might get lost? That's unprofessional," Luka chimed in.
Both of them felt nervous, avoiding direct eye contact with Yannis.
"Enough. I should have known that your lousy plan could never succeed. I shouldn't have believed your nonsense!"
If time could be turned back, Yannis would never have trusted their plan to succeed.
"Young Master Yannis, do you think Ashe found out about our plan, and that's why she used express delivery?" Francisco asked nervously.
Yannis glanced at him coldly and sneered, "With your level of intelligence, it's no wonder you've been played around like a puppet. Suddenly suggesting an offline transaction would raise suspicions for anyone. Especially when the other party has access to such high quality supply lines. Only someone with a complete lack of wits would personally deliver the goods."
Both of them felt increasingly embarrassed as they realized the significant flaws in their plan. At the time, they were blinded by the rosy picture of the future, thinking everything was foolproof. Now, they wished they could find a hole to hide in.
"Young Master Yannis, what if we ask that courier from the express delivery company?" Luka cautiously suggested.
Yannis gave him a cold glance, "Are you going?"
Luka was about to reply but was pulled back by Francisco.
"Don't say such foolish things. The number one global express delivery company must have some background and influence to be so prominent. They can't operate on such a large scale without having some powerful connections. Just look at how seriously they value their employees' safety," Francisco warned him in a low voice.
Francisco's warning reminded Luka of a previous incident where a group of customers had harassed a courier from the express delivery company.
Later, it turned out that all of these customers were from the same family of Spirit Cultivator.
They had intentionally given a hard time to the delivery company's employee because one of their members had a bad experience with that employee.
It had escalated to the point where they hired someone to attack the employee, leading to the complete downfall of that small family.
For the sake of one small employee, and even when the employee's life was not in danger, the express delivery company had taken drastic action.
Since then, everyone had learned not to mess with the employees of the express delivery company.
Luka was suddenly drenched in cold sweat and looked at Francisco with grateful eyes.
"Young Master Yannis, what should we do now?" Francisco asked with a respectful demeanor, bending at the waist.
Yannis's expression softened, and he gave a scornful chuckle. "Ashe might have had a good plan, but who's to say I don't have a few tricks up my sleeve? You two are nothing but hopeless fools. Now, we'll make use of this situation. Didn't you place the order on Red Espiritual Net? I heard that her store does not have official certification"
Francisco's eyes lit up, "Young Master Yannis, you mean we should exploit this opportunity, file a complaint with the Red Espiritual Net, and freeze his 12 million assets?"
"At least you're not completely hopeless," Yannis responded with a playful tone.
"This time, don't disappoint me again, or I'll make sure you both will nevet get out." Yannis's eyes suddenly became sharp.
"Yes, Yes, Yes, we understood," both of them echoed.
After they left, the housekeeper approached, "Second Young Master, are you sure they can handle this matter without any issues?"
Yannis snorted, "A free horse should not be left unused. If they can't handle it, I'll find someone else. However, this Ashe seems not easy to deal with. Investigate her further, use all means necessary, and ideally, expose her from behind the Red Espiritual Net."
"Second Young Master, what if this person is truly an Artificer? Wouldn't we be offending a powerful one?" The housekeeper expressed his concern.
"Why worry? I'm willing to bet that this person is most likely not an Artificer. If she were, her identity would be known, and powerful families would be eager to support her. Why would she sell artifacts on the Red Espiritual Net? Besides, have you ever heard of such a prominent figure appearing in Big Apple City?" Yannis confidently stated.
The housekeeper understood.
Ever since he clashed with the World's No. 1 Artificer shop, Hector's days had been quite unfortunate. First, he had his face slapped by Carlos, and then he was severely embarrassed due to the incident involving Samuel.
The world's No. 1 Artificer shop didn't sink as he had hoped. Instead, it gained even more famous because of him. If not for the slow pace of Ashe's new Artifacts hitting the market, with each one sold, many customers would have already flocked to the store to place orders. Ashe's shop traffic was not limited to just a few hundred people a day anymore.
What he hated the most was that his "business" had become increasingly difficult, and very few customers trusted his words now. The tactics he used to lead and manipulate users away from other shops no longer worked. Many sellers were no longer afraid of him, and some even appreciated Ashe.
The "business" on the Red Espiritual Net was his primary source of income, and now that it was gone, it felt like a huge chunk of flesh had been cut from him. Not only did it hurt, but he also felt helpless.
Hector stared at the posts with red-lettered titles, all of which he had made. These were the most substantial evidence of him being slapped in the face.
Every new and old user who logged into the Red Espiritual Net could see them.
He posted negative comments about other shops. Who would believe him now? On the contrary, customers blamed him for deliberately misleading them. If it weren't for his interference and misleading tactics, they might have placed orders back then.
[ Oh, damn it! Why were those Artifacts priced so high, and without official certification? Who would want to be a sucker? Who wouldn't observe for a while first? Why didn't you say that back then? Now you've missed out, and you blame him! ]
Hector was so enraged that he felt like steam was coming out of his seven orifices. He had repeatedly asked the Red Espiritual Net staff to remove those posts, but he was refused on the grounds that there were no improper comments from the user.
One could say this was karma. In the past, many people had complained about Hector, but because he knew how to exploit the loopholes, he never violated the rules of the Red Espiritual Net, even when criticizing others. This allowed him to thrive. Now, the tables had turned, and the shops he had tricked by him were all applauding.
"Ding dong."
A notification sound suddenly appeared in the lower left corner.
Hector thought it was another person coming to taunt him. However, when he opened the private message, his eyes narrowed, and a flicker of joy appeared in his eyes.
Peerless_CucumberX, a person he had heard of, just like him, made a living through the Red Espiritual Net. The difference was that Peerless_CucumberX was involved in arbitrage between online and offline businesses, avoiding conflicts.
He wondered when Ashe had offended Peerless_CucumberX, to the point that even he wanted to cooperate with Hector.
Regardless of the feud between them, this was a great opportunity that had come knocking, and Hector immediately replied.
"How do you want to cooperate?"
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