“SPASIBO, mister Khanter. (Thank you, Mr. Hunter)” pasasalamat ni Mr. Vasiliev kay Christian. “Yesli ne vy razoblachayete Gamil’tona, ya, nesomnenno, vykopayu mogilu dlya svoyey kompanii I poteryayu svoy imidzh prosto iz-za doverchivogo cheloveka, kotoryy etogo ne zasluzhivayet. (If it is not you who exposes Hamilton, I will undoubtedly dig a grave for my company and lose my image simply because of a trusting individual who is not deserving.)”
“Takiye lyudi, kak on, yavlyayutsya pozorom v nashey industrii, I ikh neobkhodimo iskorenit’, chtoby ne zapyatnat’ ch’yu-to reputatsiyu isklyuchitel’no iz-za ikh beznravstvennosti. (People like him are a disgrace in our industry, and they must be eradicated to avoid tarnishing someone’s reputation solely due to their immorality.)”
“YA v eto veryu. (That’s something I believe.)”
Biglang gumuhit ang lungkot sa mukha ni Mr. Vasiliev nang sandaling iyon na agad namang napansin ni Christian.
“G-n Vasil’yev, v chem delo? (Mr. Vasiliev, what is the matter?)”
Napatingin ito kay Christian. “Menya prosto bespokoit, kak eto otrazitsya na yego sem’ye I detyakh. YA nadeyus’, chto oni spravyatsya s etim. (I’m just worried about how this will affect his family and children. I’m hoping they’ll be able to handle this.)”
Napaangat ng kilay si Christian ngunit mabilis ang kanyang sarili.
“Kakaya zhalost’! Yemu nuzhno byt’ boleye ostorozhnym, tem boleye chto u nego yest’ sem’ya I deti, o kotorykh nuzhno zabotit’sya. (What a pity! He needs to be more cautious, especially since he has a family and children to look after.)”
Napabuntong-hininga si Mr. Vasiliev. “On dolzhen. (He ought to.)” malungkot na saad nito ngunit matapos nang ilang saglit na panlulumo ay inayos nito ang kanyang sarili at humarap kay Christian.
“V lyubom sluchaye, podpishite kontrakt, I my s etim pokonchim. YA izmuchen segodnyashnimi sobytiyami I khochu prosto rasslabit’sya. Segodnya ya khotel by provesti vremya s zhenoy I docher’yu. (Anyway, sign the contract and we’ll be done with this. I’m exhausted from today’s happenings, and I just want to relax. Today, I’d like to spend time with my wife and daughter.)” saad ni Mr. Vasiliev.
“Den’ byl ochen’ dlinnym. (The day had been extremely long. )” pagsang-ayon ni Christian sabay abot sa folder na may laman ng kontrata.
Agad naman na kinuha iyon ni Mr. Vasiliev ngunit bago niya binuksan ang folder ay tumingin ito nang seryoso kay Christian.
“Mister Khanter, vy pytayetes’ skryt’ ot menya chto-to, o chem ya ne znayu, kak eto sdelal Gamil’ton? (Mr. Hunter, are you attempting to hide something from me that I’m not aware of, as Hamilton did?)” seryosong tanong ng negosyante.
“Gospodin Vasil’yev, mne nechego skryvat’. (Mr. Vasiliev, I’ve got nothing to hide.)” buong-buo na sagot ni Christian.
Tinignan siya ni Mr. Vasiliev nang ilang saglit at saka binigyan siya ng ngiti. “Eto poleznaya informatsiya. Moye doveriye, po krayney mere, ne propadet darom. (That’s useful information. My trust, at the very least, would not be frittered away.)”
Matapos noon ay ibinaling niya ang kanyang tingin sa folder na hawak niya at pagkabukas nito walang paligoy-ligoy na pinirmahan ang kontrata. Matapos noon ay binalik niya rin ito kaagad kay Christian.
“Mister Khanter, bol’shoye vam spasibo. YA nadeyus’ vesti s vami bol’she del v budushchem. (Mr. Hunter, thank you very much. I hope to do more business with you in the future.)” At nakipagkamay si Mr. Vasiliev sa binata.
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