A Handsome K*nky Gangster Reporter - Chapter 82

#82

“Turd. There are many reporters with different mindset  in this world. There’s not just trash like you.”

Of course, he still didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.

“You’re fired. You don’t have to come back to our newspaper office.”

Turd’s eyes trembled with anxiety.

I know what he’s thinking right now, but it was not that, so I didn’t have to worry.

I got up, shook off my skirt and turned away from Turd. Phillip watched my face with a worried look.

“Phillip, will you hold Turd in here and release him in a few days? I’ll make an article, and if George Abe gets caught by the police, let him go.”

“Do you mind if I don’t get rid of him?”

“He betrayed me. He didn’t do anything illegal. I didn’t do anything bad enough to get me k*lled. Ah! There should be a camera that I gave to Turd. Did you get it?”

As soon as I finished speaking, my subordinate, Phillip, handed me our newspaper’s other camera.

‘I’ll give it to Mary now.’

It seemed like she was sad that I didn’t hand the camera to her. I had to declare Mary an official reporter and hand over the task now.

The next day, Repo’s article on George Abe’s illegal activities was described in great detail in the Golden wild Goose Daily. The police, who uncovered the evidence by referring to the contents of the article, quickly arrested him. The Imperial Palace people quietly watched public opinion for a few days.

“What are you doing?”

As I drew a circle with my hand, Mary peered from behind and asked what I was currently working on.

“Oh. A survey. I thought it would be quicker for people to understand this.”

“Public opinion survey? What’s that? Wait. Is it about the public opinion regarding the engagement between the Crown Princess and George Abe?”

When I took the paper from her hand, Mary narrowed her eyes and started reading it carefully.

“The engagement must be broken off, 75%. 5% death penalty for violators. 1% against breaking the engagement. Other opinion 19%? Boss, when did you make this investigation to your readers?”

I waved my hand at the surprised Mary.

“Uh. What. Have you never seen people manipulate polls before?”

Unlike me who just smiled without remorse, my employee was embarrassed.

“Manipulation?”

“Yes, manipulation. Why, what’s wrong?”

“Oh, my God. No.”

Mary had a lot to say, but she gave out the attitude as if she didn’t.

After the results of the survey made by our Golden Wild Goose Daily was published, Empress Fionia quickly broke off her relationship with George Abe.

“Prince Abe and Princess Violet have agreed to cancel their engagement. Illegal drug trafficking in our kingdom can never be allowed, and our imperial family strongly demands for the court to punish George Abe.”

In place of the ailing emperor, Empressj Fionia officially announced the annulment of Princess Violet’s engagement to George Abe in front of the parliament and the people. Her forehead seener a little tense which was probably because she was angry. However, this time the empress’s appearance could not be published in the newspaper per the request of the imperial family. I could only got access to her written remarks and send it to the press conference just like other reporters did. 

Perhaps due to George’s status as a nobleman, he only received a five-year prison sentence. However, the Head of the Abe Family also officially declared that they would prohibit George from making any appearance in public. Therefore, George Abe’s life wouldn’t not be nice after getting out of prison.

When I researched the news, I found that many people who received drugs from George Abe suffered from side effects. There were also those who suffered from permanent disfigurement of their bodies for the sake of momentary pleasure.

Count Abe spent a lot of money promising compensation to the victims to appease angry public sentiment. In addition, due to further revelations by our reporters, the illegitimate children sown by George Abe were also guaranteed funds.

I wondered what Turd Payne, who was fired from our newspaper after this incident, would think. Of course, I would never meet him again after this.  

After that, new regulations called the Press Guidelines of the Imperial Palace were issued by the respective newspapers.

Which also came with a threat of being treated as a disruptive force and subject to arrest if they violated the reporting guidelines.

* * *

I gathered the employees and announced the statement.

“I will diversify the business.”

We’ve decided to increase the proportion of publishing.

I proposed a collaboration to designer Ferronel Fletcher, and was scheduled to release a collection of dressing room photos for the empire’s fashion world this year. Of course, the models became employees of Madame Arete’s bar, which was the main cast of ‘The Red’.

This time, they was going to show their faces and be proud to pose as models. Perhaps, they had quite a handful of experiences, so this time they posed more easily and finished the shooting in no time.

“Turning the chin slightly to the left will make you look a bit more graceful. Good! Should we aim for the camera this time? I like your expression.”

Surprisingly, Mary was more talented in photography than being a reporter. She made things up herself and added efforts for lighting on her own accord. As a result, she managed to produce results that were much richer and more sensual than the photos I took.

‘After seeing Mary’s ability, the first volume of The Red looks very unsightly.’

Mary should be the photographer for Volume 2.

I decorated the empty space beside the office with a studio, and it became quite useful. It was time for Anna to help out beside Mary, instructing me to do the details behind her, and so long to focus on the photography.

“Shouldn’t we be singing a song for the next shoot?”

Looking back, Ciel, the blonde-haired pervert, or the crown prince’s bodyguard stood with a sly smile. The Ferronel designer who had been watching the shoot with a serious expression all along, suddenly brightened up.

‘His handsome face is suitable regardless of his age.’

Ferronel came to my side and asked.

“Oh, who is this?”

I brought in the men who worked as coachmen at Gloria’s house as menswear models, but I felt like I was 2% short.

As a model, Ciel was the perfect subject. His honey-colored hair looked good, and his elegant facial lines attracted people’s attention at a glance. In addition, the halo effect that I saw when I first saw him seemed to also appeared on other people’s eyes. Because it was just before the heart shape came out of the eyes of the people who saw her face. 

“Oh my God, I never expected to see him here again.”

“You’re still handsome.”

Some models pointed and pretended to know him.

My eyes met the designer’s and immediately nodded in agreement with each other’s ideas.

That statue… No, I mean, he is perfect. To be used as a model.

‘This will look good on you.’

Although I could have told the others to do this, I felt guilty. There was no such article in this world that forbids cooperation. The more models, the better.

“Just at the right moment. Can you do me a favor?”

“?”

“You can change into these clothes and come out.”

Ciel, who suddenly accepted the clothes I gave her, looked puzzled and stared at my clothes alternately. It seemed that he still didn’t grasp the situation.

“Why don’t you try getting into modeling? We’ll be taking photos with Madam Ferronel’s clothes this season.”

“Model. Me, you mean me?”

Ciel was confused when I nodded broadly. Then he went into the temporary dressing room without saying anything. Today, I was using the night workroom used by reporters as a dressing room for models. Hearing thr rustling sound inside, Ciel peeked behind the door and poked his head out a moment later.

“Hey, I need a few minutes.”

“What’s the matter? You can get changed all by yourself!”

“Ha. Ha ha. What? It’s a bit….”

Oh, right! It was because I tend to take it easy, but he was a part of the noble lords’ families. These were the words of a well-grown noble who should have someone to take care of him and help him change his clothes.

The expressions of the women who were present on the set became flushed after Ciel said he needed help. The women came forward to each other saying that they could help him. Ciel pointed his finger at me appropriately out of confusion. 

“Hailey, who is close to me, can come in.”

“No. ….”

The way the others looked at me became terrifying. A sense of envy and jealousy was heavy in the air and it even pricked my cheeks. If I refused to attend him here, they seemed ready to sacrifice their lives to serve Ciel by changing clothes. Not wanting to make a scene, I entered the changing room quietly.

In the center of the room stood the person who was sparkling without a break until I forced myself to glare.

“Why did you take off your clothes?”

Looking at his torso that showcased only his bare skin, I was so shocked that I thought my heart would leap out to the ground. His huge chest muscles were enormous and even his abdominal muscles were an exceptional sight as they were split in a shocking way. I had to cover my mouth in a haste because I was afraid that saliva would spill out of my mouth again.

“You said I can change.”

“Yes… It’s….”

Thank you very much for this view.

When I couldn’t take my eyes off her body, Ciel asked with the corners of her lips drooping.

“Do you like my body? Why don’t you touch it?”

“Hmm! Not bad either. I don’t want to touch it.”

She was an imposter, but she was interesting because it was true. Unlike the coachman, Ciel was a man of natural dignity. I felt my mouth become wry and my heart beat fast and my whole body rang.

‘I can’t believe his bodyguard is more attractive than the Crown Prince. There’s a reason why my novel was ruined from the start.’

I was intoxicated by his charm and even made my eyes roll around.

I shook my head from side to side to sober up. Even though I grew up seeing Claude’s face, why do I still have a weak immune system against handsome men?

Since this is a fictional world, it’s only natural that the main character is handsome.

‘Wake up. You even promised the Countess that you wouldn’t meet him.’

Of course I promised not to meet him as a man in general, but I didn’t say I wouldn’t use him for my work. If the photo book comes out later, would Countess Marise want to come and argue with me?

Even so, I didn’t receive any money from the Countess or have a contract.

“Is this right? It’s a bit uncomfortable.”

The mouth of Ciel, who was wearing an awkward shirt, widened as if he was satisfied. It seemed that he was feeling proud of simply wearing a shirt for now. .

“You’re dressed upside down.”

I quickly grabbed his sleeve, took out his arm, and turned his clothes upside down. Yes, the design of this shirt was hard to tell which one was in front. It was a complicated design.

Designer Ferronel had changed the design of menswear this season. Meanwhile, the empire often emphasized morality and asceticism, and wore dark black suits or soft clothes designed for men.

He kept the entire basic framework of the suit, making the Kravat look like a woman’s scarf with colorful colors and patterns. The shirts in the suits are also made with innovative designs. Moreover, there were also option of extremely colorful formal attitr, but when I got other models to try it on, I wondered if it should have been excluded from the filming because it didn’t match the whole vibe.

“If it’s this person, will she look good in colorful?”

Fancy clothes for people who have gorgeous looks. Ciel, who was wearing a light beige shirt, handed me a jacket with a pink geometry pattern. It was said that what complement the fashion was the perfect face.

‘A man’s color is pink.’

It was a bit unfortunate that black and white photos were the best suited with the current technology.

When I removed the wrinkles on his shirt and looked at him, Ciel’s expression distorted in strange way. I felt that her red eyes became a little darker than before. He reached out to me and brushed my hair with his fingers.

“Hailey. I’m someone who will not let my woman be lonely. After I get married, I will never have an affair with other women.”