Frank then told Jason, "Just a couple of men will do. They won't be sending anyone important here to negotiate—we have to keep them on the hooks to rein in the big fish."Jason nodded in agreement. "You're right! You must have thought this through!"Early next morning, Jason arrived at Whitney's mansion in his Range Rover to pick Frank up.After Frank got into the car, Jason cleared his throat, and the two youths sitting behind promptly greeted him, "Good morning, Mr. Frankton!"Frank turned to find that they were both wearing tight trousers and loafers while sporting buzz cuts—the run-of-the-mill look of a typical hooligan.On top of that, Jason had to tell Frank, "Don't judge them by their appearances—they can hold their own in a fight."Frank was not sure how he should react to that.Nonetheless, along the way, Jason asked, "There's something I don't get—the address stated on the app has to be where their company operates. Why don't we just charge in, instead of doing this in
Jason nodded. "Of course I'm sure! I've told them to stay hidden while you come with me to check out the situation, and then we can beat them up after if we want to. Let's go!"With that, Jason drove Frank all the way to an abandoned factory on the west side of town.The two hooligans had clearly been waiting there for a while, and they waved at Jason and Frank when they saw them, hurrying to their side."How's things?" Jason asked."We've been watching the whole night," one of them reported. "At least twenty cars drove in there!"Jason nodded and turned toward Frank."This is most likely their base."Frank nodded, pointing at the distant town. "The land here is worth its weight in gold—they would have demolished a rundown factory ages ago. But just to be sure, I will go in and check. You boys wait here."With that, Frank headed around to the back of the factory, leaping over the wall.He immediately saw a rundown seven-floored office building and heard a rush of footsteps whe
Frank strode up to the geezer, seizing him by the neck and lifting him up in the air. "So, you're the owner of Easy Credit Service?"As the two women with the geezer realized what was happening, they tried to call for help but were instantly knocked out by an invisible force.At the same time, the geezer tried to speak but could not say the words, even as he felt like he was inches from death."Speak!" Frank snapped, impatient."Y-Yes… Please," the geezer pleaded. "We're not enemies, right? Don't do anything stupid!"Frank smirked. "Do you know Stanley Durban?""W-Who's that?" "You don't know him?"He certainly could not hide his confusion from Frank's eyes, and Frank was left puzzled too. Was he barking up the wrong tree? "What about Chandlerton and Lipton Hill?" He pressed nonetheless.The geezer shook his head repeatedly—he did not know where those places were."I get it now!"Even as Frank realized that the geezer had nothing to do with Stanley, he suddenly flung hi
Jason laughed even more cheerfully. "Well, you shouldn't ask too much. I can't tell you at the moment."Frank did not press the issue since Jason clearly wanted to keep it a secret, but he also decided to find a way to make Jason talk.Returning to Chandlerton, Jason arranged for a banquet table in Frank's honor, where he told Whitney about Frank's feats. "You had no idea… I thought he would be in trouble, but I was so shocked when he punched his way downstairs!"Whitney was smiling too. "You think? The thugs brought in this guy named Jayce Stather, but Lugh planted him in a wall in the blink of an eye. You can still see his good work.""That's amazing!"Jason held a thumbs-up before asking Frank again, "Mr. Frankton, why would you still farm when you're that amazing? Just come with me to the big city, and let's get rich together!"Frank had no such intention… that was, until he saw what Jason and his men could do.He had to tag along with Jason and see who his benefactor was.
Nonetheless, Miles soon remembered an important question. "Where are you boys going?""Don't worry, Dad," Jason assured him. "We'll definitely obey traffic rules—no drunk driving! I'll get a designated driver, so it's safe!"It was only then that Miles stopped worrying, while Jason and the others left.Half an hour later, Jason's Range Rover stopped outside the largest karaoke lounge—it was amazing to see a Range Rover there, let alone an Audi. Shocked, the valet promptly ran over to open the door for Miles and was even more happy when he saw that it was a man who clearly looked rich."How many seats, sir?""Five! And give us the best room!" Jason barked. "Oh, and send as many ladies as you can—four men ain't a party!""Alright!" The valet nodded and ran off.On the other hand, Frank was unsure how he should react as he alighted as well—Jason had really been living the good life, with the way he knew how things worked at the karaoke lounge.Jason only went on to show that he
Frank was unsure as to how he should react—something like that would only work here in this far flung corner, as it had been used a million times over in the city."Come on, handsome. Let's have another!"Gigi raised her glass again, and while Frank clinked glasses with her again, he soon excused himself to sit as far away as he could.He was not interested in the lady's tale, since not everyone was that tolerant of the same old tale.Soon, Jason returned, and Gigi used the same trick on him, telling him her sob story.While Jason had been to the big city himself, he was clearly not as experienced as Frank was, as he totally bought Gigi's story!"Poor girl, how terrible!" he cried. "Tell me, how much are you owing? I'll pay it off for you!"Gigi's eyes lit up right then. "Really? Well, it's not much… Just fifty grand!""Oh, that's easy. Let's just exchange numbers, and I'll wire you the money!"Seeing that Jason was really going to do it, Frank was prepared to stop him, but Bo
Frank then turned toward the troublemaker. "Gigi, was it?"Gigi was on her feet, glaring at him in turn and oblivious to who she was messing with. "Yeah. What about it?""Let's set things straight for the record!"Frank ignored her completely and turned toward a confused Jason. "Bob is telling you the truth. That woman's life isn't as tragic as she makes it out to be. It is true that her salary is low, but their tips are also sizable—do you really think that she would miss that much money?"Don't lose yourself to the alcohol and disappoint a brother."Jason actually sobered up at Frank's lecture, coming to his senses just then.And seeing that Jason's attitude was changing, Gigi promptly clung to him, pouting. "Don't listen to him, Jason! He's just running his mouth!"However, Jason shook her off and snapped in annoyance, "I have money, but I'm not stupid! Don't think that everyone would fall for your tricks! Now leave!" Gigi shot Frank a furious glare but merely stormed off.
Jason laughed loudly in turn."I can have all the money I need, but I still won't spend anything on a chick like you! Also, aren't you cheapening yourself, trying to get payback over spare change?"Jason's retort left Gigi incensed, and she snapped, "Go! Kill them all!"At her orders, all the thugs Gigi brought did not waste a moment, charging straight at Jason and the others.Jason smirked and waved in response, and his three henchmen leapt forward as well.They left everyone stunned the next instant. Despite their weak appearance, they were strong enough to floor each of the thugs with a single punch, and there was nothing those thugs could do about it!"Not bad! I'm surprised you can put up a fight!"Gigi suddenly rolled up her sleeves as she leapt toward the three henchmen, flooring each of them with a second punch.Then, before she could hurt Bob further for exposing her earlier, Jason leapt forward, seized her wrist, and squeezed.There was an audible crack as Gigi's wrist