The old man looked up in disbelief and cried, “No! I don’t believe you! There’s no way my son would have been a deserter!” “He was a traitor if I say so!” Owen then kicked the old man away and wanted to leave. When Andrius, Noir, and Sonia came in, they saw Owen kicking the old man away which infuriated them. Andrius’ heart bled terribly. The soldiers gave their lives on the battlefield, yet their families were being treated poorly. Aside from not getting the compensation, the man called the deceased soldier a deserter. It was an atrocious act! Horrifying! On a smaller scale, it was just a million in compensation. On a larger scale, it was a grave betrayal of the soldiers, tantamount to digging one’s grave! Bang! Noir could not bear the atrocity the man committed. He ran over with a strong kick, sending Owen seven to eight meters away before the latter crashed to the ground. Owen was instantly crippled and failed to get up on his feet. “Sir, how are you?” Andrius
Andrius felt relieved. He said to Norman, “Mr. Houser, don’t worry. I will find out what is going on and I will give you a satisfying answer.” “Thank you. Thank you so much.” Norman held Andrius’ hands tightly, expressing his gratitude. It seemed like he started to treat them differently. After a little chat, Andrius and Sonia headed to the Martyr’s Society while Noir stayed behind. …“Ms. Timberland!” At the Martyr’s Society, the same receptionist welcomed her. However, when he saw Sonia, a hint of guilt flashed on his face though it was swiftly concealed. Andrius and Sonia were not just anyone; they were able to spot the guilt on the receptionist’s face. They entered the parlor. The deputy chairman, Samson, quickly came down to meet them. “Deputy Chairman Jones.” Sonia was expressionless as she skipped to the point, saying, “I made an eight-billion donation the other day. I want to know how the society is planning to use it and whether it has been utilized.” Sams
“Confidential, my *ss!”Andrius could not stand it anymore and kicked Samson. Samson crashed and knocked into a whole bunch of things before finally landing on the ground with a wail.Andrius ignored him and turned on the computer.Soon, he saw the transaction records, one of which was four billion that had been transferred to a secret account.“Samson Jones!” Andrius instantly lost his temper. Endless flames of anger flared in his eyes, burning wildly. “What do you have to say for yourself now?”“You... I...”Samson glared at the two people and suddenly had a bold idea in his heart.Plus the one billion from before, it added up to five billion in total. Furthermore, there were also various other unethical things. It was enough for him to lose his head.Thus, he simply threw caution to the wind.Silence them!“Where are the guards?”Armed soldiers rushed in immediately following Samson’s sudden shout.He pointed to Andrius and Sonia, a ruthless look flashing in his eyes. “T
Sonia forced a smile and said, “The temptation of huge amounts of money is a fatal one. Mr. Samson really is incorrigible.“Yes, yes, yes.” Cloud promised, “However, that’s in the past. Now that I’m in charge, I naturally won’t let this kind of thing happen again. I can’t disappoint entrepreneurs like yourself, Ms. Timberland, and enterprises like Celestial Enterprise!”“Don’t worry, Ms. Timberland. I’ll try my best to recover the four billion, and I’ll spend all the eight billion of the donations on the families of our martyrs.“Then, in the name of the Martyrs’ Society, I shall publicly thank Celestial Enterprise for its generosity so as to maintain transparency.”Andrius was relieved when he heard Cloud’s reassurance.Cloud executed Samson, proving that he was very decisive and did not drag his feet. He also promised to recover the four billion and affirmed Sonia and Celestial Enterprise’s contributions. That was a rare and valuable trait.After some pleasantries, Andrius and
Meanwhile, Noir found Andrius and informed him about this matter. “Andy, the new president of the Martyrs' Society, Cloud Forger, intends to hold an auction. He’ll use all the auction proceeds on the martyrs’ pensions and settlement for the family. He said that he wants to make a small contribution to the martyrs.“He also invited me to participate. What do you think?”As the captain of the Shadow Wolves, Noir would not simply be representing himself if he attended such public events. He would be representing the Wolf King as well, so he had to report to Andrius.“No problem.”In Andrius’s opinion, this was naturally something good. “Cloud has some good ideas. He’s a good seedling. Observe his character for now. If he’s alright, then the soldiers will have nothing to worry about in the future.”He did not know that Cloud had ulterior motives and was actually targeting Celestial Enterprise.With Noir’s nod of approval, Cloud naturally borrowed Noir’s influence and spread the news
These dignitaries were all smart and cunning.That person immediately shut his mouth.“As president of Celestial Enterprise, I, Sonia Timberland, am also willing to provide a guarantee for the martyrs who sacrificed their lives for Florence. I bid three billion.”She added another freaking 500 million.The crowd was stunned, but they had insufficient financial resources and could only sigh in resignation.“Three and a half billion!”“Four billion!”Only Dean and Sonia were raising the price.Furthermore, their increments were 500 million every time.No matter what amount Sonia shouted, Dean would immediately one-up her and blurt out a high number as well. Some of his comments were goading.Sonia already had a plan, so she did not care.“It’s already five billion...” Luna listened to the prices the two were yelling and could not help but feel speechless. “Simon-Tooke is really willing to cough up their hard-earned capital just to win the Wolf King’s favor.”She could natural
US dollars?Everyone was instantly stunned by those words.What the hell?That was an international joke!Seven and a half billion US dollars.According to the current exchange rate, that was 45 billion Florencian dollars!45 billion!Ordinary bigwigs and enterprises would pee their pants just thinking about that amount, let alone be able to fork it out.Celestial Enterprise obtained the capital’s Crestfall family and the Miller Group’s industries. Along with the assets of the Timberlands, they could be considered a monster in their own right.However, they already donated eight billion to the Martyrs' Society, and now they had to spend another 45 billion...It was enough to make this monster suffer a fatal blow!Celestial Enterprise might be able to fork out the money today, but what about in the future?What would they do about their future?In any case, this auction was enough to greatly strike a blow to Celestial Enterprise.Sonia was dumbfounded on the spot. She said
He was an unscrupulous swindler.Noir thought that he had potential before, but...Oh, well.However, the Wolf King did not give any instructions for the time being. It was clear that he had other plans, so Noir held back his anger and did not fall out with Cloud.“You’re pretty good,” Noir only said those three words with a faint smile.The meaning was self-explanatory.Cloud thought that Noir was praising him and immediately became even more smug. He took the opportunity to say, “Tomorrow is my godfather’s birthday banquet. Could you do us the honor of attending?”Noir’s eyes narrowed as he asked, “Who is your godfather?”“Dean Mitchell, the chairman of Simon-Tooke.”Dean Mitchell!Although his name sounded like a Florence native’s, he was actually a foreigner.Cloud actually acknowledged a foreigner as his godfather...What a sellout!Noir’s evaluation of Cloud lowered further to the point of contempt. However, he still patiently agreed. “Sure, I’ll go. Where is your go