“But you should also know that I won’t just stay calm and let something unexpected happen again. Next time, it might not be you, but Dani, Rin, Madame Fon, or others in the shop.”
“If you think a bit you’ll realize that we pay taxes to keep the cops working.”
“And if the cops weren’t acting like a waste of tax money, you wouldn’t be lying here.”
Those harsh words startled everyone. If what Joke had said was heard by someone else, he could be easily put in jail. However, the man did not seem to care about it at all. He looked at his friend. His gaze indicated that he was confident what he had done was right. At that, Artit knew that no matter how much he protested, Joke would not listen.
“And you, Ma’am, took his side? What did you do to make those Red Magic guys accept the offer?”
Artit turned to ask the most senior person in the room. Madame Fon only shrugged back.