“What are you up to?” Jasper asked, walking up to that employee’s desk.
“Huh?” That man obviously did not expect Jasper to know how to speak Corean. Although he was slightly taken aback at first, he shrugged and replied, “I’m in charge of the numerical values. I was just planning to fix the value.”
“With a pen?” Jasper asked indifferently.
From his voice, Jasper could tell that this man was Diamonique, the man who claimed to have slept with several women.
Diamonique frowned and replied curtly, “What do you people of Somer descent know? Don’t ask if you don’t know.”
“Are the Coreanans so skilled now that they can modify the numerical values without even turning on the computer?” Jasper asked.
Diamonique could not stand the humiliation anymore and sprung up from his seat, flying into a rage out of embarrassment. He said to Jasper, “What do you mean by that? Do I need to report how I work to you?”
“Of course!”
Jasper raised his voice abruptly.
“I’m the one who’s paying the salary of each and every one of you here!”
Jasper’s words left the entire office in pin-drop silence. Everyone, including the leader, Mr. Adams stared at him with a contemptuous gaze as though they were staring at somebody with more money than sense.
After hearing what the interpreter said, Terry stood next to Jasper and introduced him, “This is Mr. Laine. He’s our big boss.”
“So what if you’re the big boss? Why don’t you try firing us if you’re so capable? None of the technicians in Somerland can interpret our codes. You can’t do anything without us.”
Diamonique refused to give in after listening to the interpreter.
Jasper laughed. “Yes, you’re right. It’s precisely because our technicians aren’t good enough that I have spent a tremendous amount of money to poach you from Coreana.”
Diamonique puffed his chest out after hearing those words and was just about to speak when Jasper cut him off, giving him no chance.
“In order to reward you for being absolutely right, you’re now fired.”
“Huh?!”
Diamonique was not the only one who was stunned. Even Mr. Adams and Terry were struck dumb.
In order to serve this group of men well, Terry had endured tremendous humiliation these days. He thought that Jasper would placate the group because after all, these men were the key to making this game a success. Now, however, Jasper was firing someone as soon as he arrived?
In addition to being surprised, Terry felt a great sense of pride and pleasure.
Sure enough, Big Boss was still the most domineering. He could make whoever would not stop yammering to pack up and leave straight away. He would never indulge these Coreanans who had their noses in the air.
“Terry, get the procedures done for this man immediately. Pay him the necessary compensation, not a single cent less. Once it’s all calculated, I want him to get out of my face immediately,” Jasper roared.
“Yes, sir!” Terry responded in a sonorous voice. This was his first time carrying himself with an air of pride and satisfaction after a very long time.
