Chapter 688

The slap left Albert seeing stars and bleeding from the corners of his mouth. The crowd was stunned to see him sprawled on the floor.

“He’s not drunk?”

They were surprised to see Frederick sober after downing a ton of liquor.

"That was some good stuff. The more I drank, the more awake I felt!" Frederick hiccuped, then added, "Thanks for the hospitality. Now, let's get down to business."

"Some of you took advantage of my absence to extort Aerowind, right?" Frederick asked, his gaze sweeping over the silent crowd. "Those who did that, step forward voluntarily and I'll spare you.”

Instantly, a dozen people trembled as they stepped forward. "Mr. Lester, we're sorry, we—"

"Kill them," Frederick cut them off with a brutal order.

A group of men in suits stormed in, grabbed the offenders, and dragged them to the windows.

"Mr. Lester, you said you'd let us go if we confessed!"

"A man should keep his word! You can't go back on it now!"

"Mr. Lester, please, spare us! We don't deserve