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The flashes and thunder of teleportation caught the Master of Espionage off guard, and he tumbled from his chair, hitting the back of his head painfully.
- TAAAAYMOOOOON!!! YOU SCARED ME! - the boss stammered. - I MEAN, WHAT IF I HADN'T BEEN ALONE?! WHAT IF I WERE HAVING A MEETING OR IF I WERE HERE WITH A WOMAN?! WEREN'T YOU TAUGHT TO KNOCK? HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN WHERE YOU WORK?
- If I had seen your person here with a woman, I would have thought I'd walked through the wrong door, - the old prankster smirked.
- SHUT UP! AND YOU HAD BETTER GIVE ME THE RESULTS OF YOUR WORK, OTHERWISE... - The Master turned as crimson as was possible for someone with black skin and reached for the desk drawer.
- Everything's fine, boss! I was in Deepwell on your orders.
- AND?!
- All good, here is your ointment, - Arnz handed the oily tube to the boss. - And what a witch works there, a regular red-haired vixen! Oh, how we bargained, how we bargained...
- I HOPE YOU REMEMBER THAT NOT A WORD OF THIS TO ANYONE, OTHERWISE I'LL SKIN YOU ALIVE? - The Master, glancing furtively around his tiny office, hid the tube under a folder of parchments.
- Of coooooourse! - the inspector raised his palms and put on his most vile and fake smile. - You know my word is granite!
The boss remained silent for a while while Taimon stood in that pose.
- NOW GET OUT, WHY ARE YOU LINGERING!
- But I'm not lingering. Listen, boss, I've found out something interesting...
- NOT NOW, TAIMON. I NEED TO... ATTEND TO... BUSINESS. - the boss glanced at the stack of parchments under which he had hidden the tube; his face expressed suffering and large drops of sweat, rolling down from his forehead, splashed onto the desk.
- Just let me tell you first, it's interesting! Anyway, I went to wet my whistle at the local dive, and I caught an interesting sight! Guess what? - the inspector asked, leaning on the desk and meaninglessly shuffling the papers scattered across it.
- I AM NOT GOING TO GUESS ANYTHING, YOU ARE MY SUBORDINATE AND YOU WILL LAY IT ALL BARE FOR ME, OTHERWISE I'LL RIP YOUR HEAD OFF AND PLAY BALL WITH IT!
- Oh, you, - Arnz smiled fatherly. - So there I was! I walk in, and there's a knife fight! Well, "knife fight" is a strong word...
The inspector thought for a few seconds.
- Well yes, a knife fight! Some bald guy, sort of like you, and a shaggy one, well, roughly speaking, like me. Or like your wife.
- GET TO THE POINT!
- Right! Anyway, I walk in, perform a Push, and they all fly apart like bowling pins! Ha-ha-ha! You should have seen their faces! One of them hit the counter and his head snapped! Just like a ragdoll! Ha-ha-ha! - the inspector burst into laughter, and his boss joined him, dabbing the corner of his eye with a handkerchief from an excess of emotion.
- HA-HA-HA, YES, YOU ARE QUITE THE JOKER, TAIMON! HA-HA-HA! SOMETIMES I EVEN REGRET THAT, GIVEN YOUR ASSETS, YOU ARE SUCH AN IDIOT! HA-HA! WHAT DO YOU EVEN DO IN THE AGENCY? HA-HA-HA! - the boss choked with laughter.
- Ha-ha!.. Uff... Right! - the inspector continued. - So, I sat them down and demanded explanations. Well, while the owner was bringing me a pork chop. One of them immediately soured, the shaggy one.
- AND THE OTHER ONE? THE BALD ONE?
- And the second one started throwing threats at me, saying he's an ambassador, or not, war, assassination, his eyes even lit up, he was almost foaming at the mouth! Ha-ha! Now that was funny! Anyway, I made them pay forty coins for the stool, just for the laugh.
- YOU'RE BOLD, TAIMON! A STOOL COSTS TEN COINS, I WENT TO THE STOOL SHOP YESTERDAY.
- Ha-ha! Well, just for the laugh! Then I split it with the owner.
- AND WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME ALL THIS AND WASTING MY TIME?! - the Master gnashed his teeth.
- To report that I decided to tail them! They're very suspicious. The first group, four people, headed to Erasem and went to an inn. And I beat them there! I carried out the surveillance using this magnificent invention, - the inspector pulled a piece of parchment with two slits in the middle from his breast pocket. - It allows you to track people absolutely without any suspicion! I swear it!
- IF YOU DON'T PRAISE YOURSELF, NO ONE WILL! STOP KISSING YOUR OWN BACKSIDE AND FINISH THE REPORT!
- Right! A bit later, a second group followed, twice as large. I sent my assistant after them... - Arnz gave a conspiratorial wink, causing his old face to wrinkle even further.
- THE STRAW GOLEM?
- Precisely. I embedded him in a peasant's cart and he reported their movements to me.
- I TOLD YOU LONG AGO TO THROW HIM OUT OR BURN HIM! - the boss spat, fidgeting in his chair.
- He helps me a lot, boss... And he deserves his wages, - the inspector whispered with a serious face. - Either way, they are all in Erasem now and I will continue to tail them!
- WHY? YOU KNOW I WON'T PAY YOU FOR THAT.
- We'll see about that, Master! - Taimon slapped the boss on the back and stood up. - Permission to leave?
- GET OUT!
- Sir... - the inspector hesitated. - I've been working for you for fifty years, and a question keeps bothering me... Why do you always scream? You can't seem to talk normally at all.
- GET OUT OF HERE! GET TO WORK!!! - The Master ripped a shoe off his foot and threw it at the inspector, but missed by two meters and broke the window.
- Yes sir! - Taimon saluted and teleported. A monstrous vortex scattered the papers around the office, and sparks nearly singed the boss's robe.
With a trembling hand, the Master dug out the tube, opened it, and frantically squeezed some onto his palm. Instead of medicine, there was mustard in the tube.
- TAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - a terrible roar tore through space.