Chapter 53: Inquire Around

"Mr. Wayne, this is Rachel, your guide. Rachel, this is Mr. Wayne."

"Hello Mr. Wayne, I'm Rachel"

A woman standing behind a man in a butler's attire... Or rather, the girl, smiled gently at Tim after the man finished his introduction.

"Just call me Drake"

Despite changing his name, Tim still prefers to be called Drake. The butler-like man ushered the girl in and left the room. Tim looked at the girl carefully, the heavy makeup still couldn't hide the woman's childish face, and he deduced that the girl was at most 15 years old.

"Wayne.... What does Mr. Drake want to play? ”

Tim didn't move at all and just looked at her, which made Rachel stand in embarrassment, and in order to alleviate the embarrassment, she took the initiative into her own hands.

“.. Yes... There's nothing you want to play, please sit here."

Tim patted the spot next to him and motioned for the girl to come over and sit down. Rachel received the guest's request, and naturally walked over and sat down, she made a position closer to him than Tim had signaled, and only needed to lean slightly, and the girl's entire upper body could be attached to Tim.

Tim didn't like this environment, but after following Bruce for so long, he seemed to have inherited the Gotham Baby mask perfectly. He didn't refuse Rachel's obvious hint, but put one hand around Rachel's waist, and then pretended to be helpless and said:

"Ah, I'm just curious what it's like here, so come and see, do you have any good ways to play?"

"Huh? Is Mr. Drake here for the first time? ”

Tim's remarks made Rachel a little curious, and with his background, Violet should have invited him to apply for a membership card a long time ago.

"Well, Bruce, you know my guardian, he's a bit obsessed with age."

Tim smiled at Rachel about his troubles, watching Rachel's expression closely. The girl's facial muscles perfectly matched an arc when she heard Tim say this, and she pretended to be sympathetic:

"It's a hassle to have a strict guardian."

“... That's true, so I'm going to ask for my big brother's card, and by the way, see what's going on here."

Tim's performance was perfect, and from the woman's expression, he was sure that she had seen herself as a rebellious boy who was very fond of outgoing and a little dissatisfied with her strong guardian.

"So....... Can you tell me about what's interesting here? ”

Whispering in her ear didn't make Rachel lose her mind. Having worked here for so long, she knows very well that in order to mingle here, you have to understand the real meaning behind every word of the client.

Before being called in to be the boy's guide, she already had a general idea of his preferences and behavior patterns. The Violet Club has a dedicated person who collects this information and organizes it in the boldest possible terms, so that each guide can get to know his or her client.

The boy would be the next heir to Wayne Enterprises, but Bruce. Wayne is still the real power of the company. Rachel wasn't stupid enough to provoke the man, and although he didn't come here very often, Rachel believed that with a word from him, he could get out of the fancy club, and no one cared where he went.

"So, what does Mr. Drake like to play?"

Rachel skilfully slipped out of Tim's arms, moving so naturally that she was clearly professionally trained.

Tim now somewhat understands why these victims don't want to be the opposite of the Violet Club and do everything they can to hide it.

Almost all of the people who are sold here are children from the bottom of society, where they have the opportunity to learn, to have enough to eat, to live a life of drunkenness, beautiful clothes, high-end cosmetics, luxury jewelry, these things that were completely unimaginable in their previous lives.....

“.... Is there anything to drink? ”

Tim asked rhetorically with a smile. He wasn't in a hurry, and he didn't expect to get all the answers at once, the club had probably taken root in the entire upper class of Tan after a few years of operation, and it was almost impossible to get rid of it, unless there was a scandal like the one that shook the foundation a few years ago.

Tim believed that the "guides" would meet the needs of the guests, but it was impossible for them to say it themselves, and it was difficult to obtain evidence.

No, this girl is completely brainwashed, and what he needs is someone who has just come in, who is skeptical of everything here and wants to leave.....

"How's the champagne?"

Rachel pulled a bottle of champagne out of the wine cabinet, and Tim saw the vintage on the bottle with sharp eyes, and lamented his soon-to-be-empty purse. Although he had a regular job at Wayne Corporation, and he also had stock dividends and wages, this bottle of wine still made him groan a little in the bottom of his heart. I guess the only person who can blink an eyebrow is someone of Bruce's level.

"Of course it's good"

Agreed, Rachel quickly opened the bottle of champagne and poured the amber liquid into two tall glasses, the rich and delicate foam gushing up from the bottom of the glass to the surface of the liquid with a series of crisp and small popping sounds, bringing out the mellow aroma of champagne that spread through the air.

Tim took a goblet and chatted with Rachel very happily, from Rachel's hobbies, to his own hobbies, from Rachel's work to his own work troubles, chatting and chatting unconsciously asked some questions about violet.

Rachel is professionally trained, and she says it must have been a lie to her that she had only been here.

She knows exactly what questions can be answered and what words can't be answered. When Tim asked what kind of guests usually came here, Rachel replied easily to the upper class.

Everyone knows that the Violet Club is a private club for the upper class, and all the people who come here are either rich or noble.

Rachel was generous enough to say that Tim asked how many friends she had, but she didn't know how many bodyguards there were in the club.

Although Rachel was well hidden, Tim could detect her fear of the club's bodyguards in her small gestures of clutching the hem of her skirt.

It doesn't look like the club is completely dependent on human greed to control these kids, they must have some other means to deal with the disobedient guys. If evidence can be found that they used violent means to coerce these "guides" into making deals, that would be good news for them as well.