Mr. Chui

Sophia and Rain switch into the hostel own by Mr. Chui one of Mr. Galvez close friend. 

She rented room 315 and the next room adjoining to her suite which is 316, Mr. Chui rarely visits that hostel as he had lots of business including an illegal casino.

But they won't touch Mr. Chui they're only using him as pawn and brooker.

"Princess. .Mr. Chui is visible!"

Anang isa sa kanilang mga tauhan nakaabang sa kabilang building. 

"I'll go out and meet him!"

"Ok!"

Rain said, habang inaayos ang kanyang suit. He pick up the brief case, with cash inside and went straight into the lobby and accidentally bump with Mr. Chui. 

But it was not an accident at all, Rain bump him in purpose. Dahil sa impact nawalan ng balansi si Rain at tumilapon sa ere ang dala-dala niyang suit case at nagsiliparan ang onehundred dollar bills na laman ng brief case.

"I. .I'm sorry Mr. Smirnov!"

Mr. Chui said in apologetic tone and bend his knees to reach the bills that scattered in the floor.

"It's ok Mr. Chui—I can handle this!"

Pero hindi nakinig sa kanya ang matanda, he looks really amazed kung pagbabasihan ang kanyang hitsura tila ba nakakita ito ng anghel sa katauhan ni Rain.

"How. .how much all of this?"

"Ah. .this?" 

Baliwalang tanong ni Rain, habang basta basta nalang isinalampak sa loob ang naturang pera na parang papel.

"If we sum it all, including the one in your hands—this is all one million dollar!"

"What?"

Napamulagat nitong bulalas, Rain laughed discreetly. 

"By the way I had to go, Mr. Chui!"  

Sinipat ni Rain ang kanyang wrist watch, sinadya niya talagang ipakita sa matanda ang mamahalin niyang relos.

"I had an appointed with Mr. Madrigal today—"

"Mr. Madrigal? You mean one of the richest business man in here?"

"I'm not sure but I guess!"

Napatango tangong sabi ni Rain, di na niya inantay na mag salita ang matanda tinalikuran na niya ito habang naka plaster sa mga labi ang ngiting tagumpay. 

"Sis. .He'll be there any minute from now, he's a  real douche bag!" 

Di mapigilang komento ni Rain.

"Copy that!"

Inantay muna ni Sophia na dumating ang matanda bago pumasok sa shower.

When Rain was no longer in sight tila natauhan naman ang matanda, he was wondering what was going on.

"Something is not right in here—I need to check it myself!"

"Bring me the key of Mr. Valerie Kristov's room!"

"Certainly Sir!" 

Nagtataka man ang nasa desk clerk, dahil they have a strict rules that desk clerk should not divulge the room number of guests, but rules did not apply to Mr. Chui as he's the owner, kayat walang pag aalinlangang ibinigay ng lalaki sa kanya ang susi.

"By the way sir—which room?"

"What?"

"Ms. Kristov also has a room adjoining her suite!"

"Well who occupies it?" 

Pero biglang natigil ang matanda ng maalala ang lalaking nakabangga niya kanina.

"Could that be—"

"Oh. .I don't think so sir as Mr. Smirnov has his own suite!"

"Then?"

"As far as  I know sir she always paid the maids to keep them away from that room!"

"Is that so?"

The old man hastily grabs the keys in the desk clerk hands, hindi man lang nito napansin na baguhan ang lalaki.

"Princess. .the old man is on his way to you room!"

"Good job!" 

As soon as Sophia hears the key being inserted into her door she runs into the shower room turn on the water and sing a silly song na kahit sya hindi niya maintindihan kung ano.

"Ms. Kristov. .Ms. kristov!"

Kunyari tawag ni Mr. Chui sa kanya pero maya maya pay nakarinig ang matanda ng tubig mula sa shower kasunod ng malapalakang boses.

"Ki ganda gandang babae ang pangit pangit ng boses!"

The old man covers both his palms in his ears. Habang dahan dahan naglalakad, he saw Ms. Kristov expensive jewelries was carelessly spread out on a dressing table and some of it in the bed. 

"What a rich bitch!"

He inserted the key into the adjoining room, and push it open.

"Who's there? I'll be joining you it a minute!"

Valerie shouted in a very hard english na ikina ismid ng matanda.

"Just take you time, no hurry!"

 Pagkabukas palang niya, he smelled a musty, unused smell in the room he stepped in. Napakunot noo sya habang pinapasadahan ng tingin ang naturang suite.

"That brat said no one occupies in her—"

Pero natigil sya ng makakita ng malaking electrical cord na naka attached sa wall socket snaked into the floor but disappeard into the cup board.

He suddenly open the cup board ganoon nalang ang kanyang pagka mangha ng makita kung ano ang nasa loob. 

A hundred-dollar bills fell from the cup board and scattered into the floor. He then saw a row of wet hundred-dollar bills held up by clothes pegs on a wire strung across the cup board, hanging out to dry.

He saw a machine with a draped cloth covered on it, dahil sa kuryusidad he open it, he gasped in shock when he saw what was inside.

Mr. Chui uncovered a small printing press with a still wet hundred-dollar bills on it. Next to the press were sheets of blank paper the size of american currency and a paper cutter.

Mr. Chui jerked when an angry voice of Ms. Kristov roared in the room demanded. 

"What the her ar'ye doin in herr?" 

Galit na bulyaw ni Valerie sa matanda.

Di naman mapigilan nito ang mapalunok ng makita ang kanyang itsura, she just wearing a robe and a towel wrap arround her wet hair.

"What on tarnation is goin on here?" 

Di makapaniwalang tanong ni Rain ng makita si Mr. Chui sa loob ng kwarto ni Valerie.

"Count. .counterfeit!"

Mr. Chui said softly. 

"You were running arround in this counterfeit money?"

He studied Valeries expression carefully.

Anger. .denial and then defiance!

"Come lets talk about it!" 

Ani Rain, he'll personaly does the talking this time baka anu ano na naman lumabas sa bibig ni Valerie.

"Fine!" 

Rain admitted.

"But it doesn't matter no one can tell these from the real thing!"

Alam ni Rain kung ano ang tumatakbo sa isip ng matanda, but Rain is also confident that the old man is not stupid enough and besides if this will brought into the authorities ang matanda parin ang malalagay sa alanganin.

"These bills are as good as gold!"

Rain smiled while leaning his back in the sofa. There was a contempt in Mr. Chui's face, he then took one of the wet bills from the wire and examine it.

They were excellent! Anito sa sarili.

"Who cut these dies?"

"Well. .if you are intested in this machine we're going to sell this with the first—"

"How much?"

Interesadong tanong ng matanda, he lift the bill up, again, turn it upside down to study it.

"Ah—"

Rain said when he remembers something.

"You might as well run a test on it first, if these money is really acceptable!"

"Good, Idea!"

"You can grab as many as you can!" 

Utos ni Rain habang palihim syang pinandilatan ni Sophia.

Anito he called one of his runners, to exchange some of the bills in the money exchange after a few minutes the guy come back and give him the money.

"Did you manage to exchange it?"

Di makapaniwalang tanong ni Mr. Chui sa lalaki. Nagtataka namang napatango ang inutusan. 

"Well let me do it, baka mamaya pinagloloko mulang ako!" 

Mr. Chui said uncertainly. Five minutes later he's already in the bank handling the hundred-dollar bills to the bank teller.

"Ah. .yesterday, I went gambling and I win this odd bills they might cheated on me you know, counterfeit!"

He said softly baka mamaya fake nga talaga at sya pa ang mahuli ng mga autoridad.

Natawa naman ang teller matapos pag aralan ang pera, she run her finger on it and held it up.

"This money is genuine sir!"

"Really?"

The teller nodded smiling. Mr. Chui breath in relief, while grinning.

"That bitch is selling her fortune!" 

Natatawang sabi ni Mr. Chui sa sarili. He thought of grabbing it first before the other does.

"Five hundred million!"

Rain said in a confidence tone.

"This machine can produce one million dollar in a week. .well anyway if you don't want then I'll gonna give a go to someone else who offer me six mil—"

"Ok no problem, I'll call Mr. Galo!"

Anitong nagtagis ang mga bagang, he looks so desperate. 

"Ok then we're going to give you until tomorrow!"

Pagkalabas na pagkalabas ng matanda tinawagan agad nila si Mr. Galo to offer him something.