Seeing that the representative of Moore Trading had accepted the delay, Charlie turned to Merlin and asked, "What time is the deputy manager coming in tomorrow?"

Merlin quickly checked and then told Charlie, "The managers work in two different shifts: from 8 am to 4 pm, or from 4 pm to midnight. He is currently working the shift from 4 pm to midnight and will be coming in at 3.30 pm tomorrow."

"Okay." Charlie said, "That will be it for now. We'll be back tomorrow afternoon. Just remind him that he must not tell anyone we're here."

Merlin immediately relayed those words in French to the deputy manager, still under Charlie's mind trick, and he naturally agreed to it.

And with that, Charlie and Merlin left the management office and walked back to their hotel.

-

The next day, Merlin put his French to good use, quickly finding a local supplier to get a set of work overalls similar to the ones they used in Duca Mines.

Then, he and Charlie put together a plan for taking the Duca Mines