A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

Chapter 4 4. Repaying debts is a matter of course
  On the construction site of Powell Construction Company, there is a simple room made of iron sheets with a fan and a desk.

Mr. Depp, the project manager at this construction site, was happily browsing the latest issue of the Newcastle Voice.

Mr. Depp is the most promising young engineer of Powell Construction Company in recent years. The buildings he undertakes are always more stable, and he happens to catch up with the trend of post-war urban construction. It is said that he will be able to enter the company headquarters in the near future and enter the real world. 's management.

Levi carried his suitcase and knocked twice on the open door.

Mr. Depp, who was leaning on the chair with his legs crossed, removed the newspaper covering his face and frowned when he saw the person coming.

"Li? If you don't go to work, why do you come to me?"

"Come and get what belongs to me." Levi opened the chair opposite the desk and sat down. "You have already owed me two months of salary. This morning, I was kicked out by the landlord."

Mr. Depp, a tall, lanky man wearing a baggy casual suit, put down his newspaper.

"Li, I'm sorry that this happened, really." Mr. Depp said, "But now, we have problems with our flow, and the material costs paid by Party A have shrunk recently..."

Levi listened patiently to what he said, with an imperceptible smile on his lips: "If it weren't for the fact that there was a box of 1 cigars on your table, I might still believe what you said. Just this box of cigars , enough for all the workers on the construction site to have lunch.”

"Please stop making excuses, I have to get my salary today."

Mr. Depp's expression gradually turned gloomy. He knocked on the table and said, "Lee, I want to remind you that it was with my help that you got this comfortable and well-paid job as a security officer."

Levi shook his head: "Come on, Mr. Depp, you and I both know why you want to help me."

Mr. Depp closed his mouth coldly.

Before time travel, Levi was a civil engineering guy with excellent grades.

Several cement concrete formulas from the 21st century in his mind were enough to cause dimensionality reduction in this era, but Levi did not have the energy or conditions to promote his own formula.

Mr. Depp, who is eager for promotion, needs Levi's knowledge.

On the condition of providing a job and preferential treatment, he obtained Levi's formula, and relied on this to gradually stand out among many project managers.

"Greedy guy." Mr. Depp thought dissatisfiedly, "but now that I know his recipes, he is no longer important."

The reason why Mr. Depp did not kick Levi away as soon as he got the formula was that he found that Levi could indeed drive away the gangsters and homeless people who came to steal things.

Maybe this is because of the Kung Fu of the Seris people? But it doesn’t matter. There are many people in Seris, so I just need to hire one more...

A mocking smile appeared on the corner of Mr. Depp's lips, and he shrugged pretending to be relaxed:
  "Okay, I can pay your salary first. However, you are not a formal worker of Powell Company, there is only a short-term contract between the two of us...so you do not have the subsidies and bonuses stipulated by the company, only the most basic basic salary. I I’m sorry, but that’s the rule, the rule.”

"Before, based on my humanitarianism, I have been trying to find ways to add extra salary to you, but now my financial situation is not optimistic. What I can pay you now... let me think about it, 50 Philippine dollars, that's all. Mr. Depp said with a smile that paying 50 Philippine dollars to get rid of a trouble was a good deal for him.     The monthly salary of a construction worker is 30 to 80 Philippine dollars.

Levi sighed and leaned back in his chair: "It's a pity. I didn't want to get into such a tense situation, sir."

"Let me tell you something you don't know, I have applied for a patent for my formula."

Levi did not have a passport, but according to state law, he could apply for a patent with two years of gas and water bills.

Mr. Depp was startled slightly, then stared at Levi angrily.

This was what he originally wanted to do. He originally wanted to stabilize his position by applying for patents for the company after entering the company's headquarters.

"Really? Hahaha, you are so careless, Li." Mr. Depp sneered, "You should read our contract carefully. During the validity period, neither party to the contract is allowed to apply for formulas and patents privately, otherwise it will be Facing liquidated damages and at least three years of financial crime charges.”

Levi smiled slightly: "Mr. Depp, what is the amount of liquidated damages in the contract?"

"Thirty percent of one party's loss or gain..." Mr. Depp's pupils suddenly shrank.

"Yes, you don't have any evidence to prove that I benefited from this patent or caused you losses." Levi said calmly, "Moreover, the standard for filing a financial crime in New Cale State is to make at least one Philippine dollar."

"Of course you can entrust a private detective to investigate, but let me tell you, the result is the same as what you saw."

These words coming out of Levi's mouth were very convincing. He was wearing a cheap 40-cent shirt and trousers, his hair was messy, and he looked completely impoverished.

"So what? You just applied for a patent first. Do you think I can't be an engineer without your formula?" Mr. Depp said in a bad tone.

"No, no, no." Levi's mocking tone became more intense, "Of course you can continue to work as an engineer. It's just that I'm thinking, if I file a lawsuit in the state court against your buildings that use my cement formula if……"

"Litigation? Hahaha... Just because of you, you want to sue me? Want to send me to jail? Just because of your cheap clothes and your disgusting yellow skin, you may not even be able to hire a lawyer... ...No, they probably won't let you in the office!" Mr. Depp almost laughed angrily. He can tolerate his patent being registered by others, but he can never tolerate others daring to threaten him, especially if it is a patent. A yellow-skinned monkey!
  Levi listened quietly to Mr. Depp's words. It wasn't until the other party's voice softened that he spoke calmly:
  "No, of course I know that I can't win against you, so the person I am suing is not you..."

Mr. Depp's laughter stopped suddenly, a chill rose from his body, and he looked at Levi in ​​disbelief.

"The one I want to sue is Powell Construction Company." Levi said with a smile, and his eyes slowly moved to the newspaper that was put aside.

"Of course, I also know that I am even less likely to win the lawsuit against Powell Construction Company. But winning the lawsuit is not my purpose. I just want to create some public opinion. I think many newspapers will be interested in this matter...such as "Newcastle" The Voice, or the Federal Phoenix? What do you think, Mr. Depp?”

　Still looking for follow-up reading and monthly tickets

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)