The Black Swan Behind

126 [Bonus chapter] Viggo Fisher

“We have to work for the Apollo group?” Jack immediately looked at Albert seriously.

“Of course. This place is theirs. Did you think it’s mine? I work for them too.” Albert replied while exhaling smoke as he spoke.

Marcel immediately grabbed his brother’s hand and squeezed it tightly. He looked at Jack meaningfully. There was a worried look on his face.

“You don’t want to?” Albert asked. “Well.. It’s not late to back down. Because, if you guys are already working here, it might be a bit difficult for you to get out. But...” he emphasized his tone at the last word, “If your work is good, your status can be rise higher than just a bar waiter. Moreover, you are guys with the nice tall body. And I bet you boys already know, right? The higher the status, the higher the salary.”

Jack looked down in deep thought. He glanced at Marcel’s hand which was still on his arm. He knew that his brother would not know what decision to make. But Jack didn’t have much choice. He was the type of person who was willing to take risks to save what he had now. Because of this, everyone knew Jack Douglas as a brave boy.

“I accept it,” Jack answered. Marcel immediately turned to his older brother with a face of disbelief.

Albert smiled, “Okay. Then how about you, fatty?” he looked at Marcel.

“I.. I..”

“Don’t worry. I won’t place you in a hard position. Maybe you’d just be a waiter all the time. And I won’t get in your way if you want to get out of here either. As long as.. you keep that fat body of yours while working here.” Albert laughed.

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Marcel looked at the man with a confused face, “Why do I have to be fat?”

“I was thinking, maybe you’d entertain a lot of customers with your goofy-looking face. Anyway, you’ll be useful, I believe.” He winked. “So, how is it? You guys are the ones I’ve spent the longest time interviewing.”

“Could we talk outside for a minute?” Jack asked.

“Hh.. What a troublesome brat. I’ll give you three minutes. Hurry up!” Albert replied lazily.

Jack immediately pulled Marcel out of the door and closed it.

“Jack, are you sure about this? That guy looks sly,” Marcel asked directly.

“We have no choice, Marcel. Where else is there a job that pays that much? Even the three jobs I’ve been having now can’t compare to the salary that Albert could give us. And what’s more profitable, this job is only done at night. So, during the day, I can still do other side jobs and you can still go to school.” Jack explained at length.

“Is.. is that so?” Marcel mumbled.

Jack nodded, “We’re just going to be waiters, Marcel. Even though he said it would be difficult to get out later, I’m sure we’ll be able to get out safely in the end when we have enough money to move out of our current house.”

“What if that doesn’t happen? What if we never save enough money?” Marcel asked.

“That won’t happen, Marcel. I promise I’ll get you out of here when things get better. I’ll find a way out. I promise you. Now all that matters is mom’s recovery.” Jack replied.

Jack’s answer made Marcel think. Her brother was right. If they continued to be afraid and didn’t dare to take risks, then they would forever be trapped in poverty, not moving from the deadly circle. And what’s worse, they might not have time to save their mother who was suffering from a malignant disease. Finally, Marcel nodded with conviction and they went back into the room.

Two pieces of paper were signed by the two teenage boys. Papers that tied them in a work contract for two full years. They had to work in Paradise Cave as waiters and they also become subordinate to a gangster group called Apollo.

The nights changed fast. Jack and Marcel started working hard in Paradise Cave. It was true what Albert had said. Marcel was loved by many customers because he looked cute with his fat body. But Marcel was never the least bit happy because the people were entertaining themselves by verbally abusing his physique.

Just a few months after they started working, something that the brothers had never experienced before happened. It was when suddenly, the workplace’s atmosphere became very tense because Albert informed that the Apollo leader would be coming to the bar for a meeting with his colleagues. A man with a slightly fat body, blue eyes, and blond hair. His name was Viggo Fisher.

The leader of Apollo who was always surrounded by dozens of men in black formal clothes was visiting his number one gold mine called Paradise Cave. The man sat on a large sofa with several Ladies-bar on his right and left. A waiter came to serve drinks on the table in front of him. Viggo looked at the waiter with a judging face.

“Why does such a fat kid work here? Doesn’t he look disgusting? Don’t you think so?” Albert asked a man who was sitting in the chair next to him as the manager of Paradise Cave. Viggo’s words also made all the guests laugh.

“Oh.. He entertains customers a lot with his fat body and stupid face.” Albert replied casually while cleaning the ashes of his cigarettes into the ashtray.

“He’d better not be a bother here,” Viggo mumbled while fading his laugh.

“We will see later,” Albert shrugged his shoulders.

On the other hand, one of the ten waiters lined up waiting there was clenching his fists tightly. Jack was very angry to hear his brother insulted like that. He glanced at Marcel who was still kneeling beside the table with a sad look. Were they so despicable that they deserved such treatment? Why were these people so mean? How many lives of families they had ruined? But how could they still laugh innocently?

CRASH!!

Marcel gasped as his chubby hand nudged a bottle on the table and spilt its contents. He slowly raised his face to see Albert who was looking at him with a so done face. Then, he turned his gaze to the hideous figure in the middle of the sofa who turned out to be staring at him with an annoyed face.

“IDIOT!” Viggo freely kicked Marcel’s body so hard that the guy fell to the side. Then, his hand immediately grabbed the spilt wine glass bottle and lifted it into the air to prepare to hit the stupid fat waiter’s head, “I hate useless people like you the most,”

The man swung the bottle he was holding down, but suddenly, a hand grabbed his wrist tightly. He was surprised and immediately turned around and saw two dark brown eyes staring intently at him.

Quickly, the guy was arrested by Viggo’s men. It turned out the guy was also a waiter.

“Jack! What are you doing?!” Albert glared at him with a disbelieving face. That kid was really looking for death by acting like such a madman towards the notorious leader of Apollo.

“Hit me instead. Don’t hurt him.” Jack exclaimed while he was lying on the hard bar floor with several men hardly pressing his back down.

“Jack!” Marcel exclaimed, trying to help his brother, but he himself was immediately arrested.

This was the only time Viggo found a weak person who dared to attack him. And what was even more surprising, the guy was not only weak, he was a waiter. Normally, even a waiter would not dare to look at him openly. But this brown-eyed guy was different.

Viggo smiled widely and stepped closer to Jack, “Don’t you know who I am?”

“I know. You are Viggo Fisher, the leader of Apollo. I know you wouldn’t easily forgive others. Therefore, I beg you not to harm the boy. Make me his replacement.” Jack answered firmly, breathing heavily from the weight pressing against his chest.

“No. Don’t do that. It’s my fault. Please forgive us. Please spare us.” Marcel added with a pitiful face. From the rumours he often heard from other waiters, Viggo was notorious and never thought twice about killing people. If they both died here, what about their mother and grandmother?

Viggo chuckled a little before glancing at Albert who looked dumbfounded at what was happening, “What’s this, Albert? Are they brothers?”

Albert nodded doubtfully, “R.. right. They are both brothers. Sorry for what happening, Boss. I didn’t know they would do something so rude to you. Their works are usually pretty good, so I purposely chose them as special waiters to serve the Apollo meeting today.” He explained with his head bowed respectfully.

“Two troublesome boys, huh?” He looked back at his men who were still kneeling on the floor. “Let them go!” he ordered.

“Yes!” the men answered and did so.

“I hate it the most when anyone breaks my composure. Not only that. You idiots even make a fuss in front of my important guests. But, I admit, with that lowly servant status, it turns out that you boys have guts.” He folded his arms across his chest, “I will kill you both.”

“What?!” Jack and Marcel immediately raised their faces in surprise.

“But, since I’m being kind today, I’m giving you some leniency. You two can save yourselves. I appreciate your bravery as a man. That way, I’d give you both a chance to fight my wrestlers. If you two could win, then, I will raise you as my wrestlers. But I certainly won’t hold my wrestlers to finish you off here. So.. good luck,” He smiled as he snapped his fingers.