“The reason why I called you this time is that I am ready to be tested again! I will pass this time!”
After hearing this, Mr. Murik was relieved. He was afraid that Saul would never recover from this fall, but he did not expect Saul to recover so quickly.
“Okay, then I’ll arrange for someone to come and do the test for you.” Mr. Murik quickly told Osmond the news, and he seemed a little impatient when he heard it.
”It’s not that I don’t agree, but come and see for yourself, Mr. Murik. The list has expanded to include dozens of oil fields. We should always follow the first come, first served rule, right?”
The reason why Osmond did not want to go was, of course, he wanted keep buying time.
He was following Miss Bella’s orders, and once these oil fields were targeted, he would be unwilling to give them a chance to make a comeback again. Thus, Osmond naturally wanted to delay as long as he could.
However, Osmond did not know that Mr. Murik had a very good relationship with Saul.
At this time, Mr. Murik spoke.
”Um… Professor Osmond, please do it for my sake. Help my friend. He lost a lot from the failure last time.”
Osmond knew he would be exposed if he continued speaking when he saw how persistent Mr. Murik was. Hence, Osmond nodded immediately.
“Okay then, but I have to go later. I will test the people on the list one by one during the day, and I will go to Mr. Jefferson’s place in the evening.”
“No problem, it’s a deal then!”
When Osmond agreed, Mr. Murik was ecstatic. He immediately relayed the news to Saul, who thanked him too.
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