Chapter 709
Jack seemed to have given them too huge a dose. The intense ordeal lasted for more than an hour.
Eventually, the three were exhausted.
Jack quietly handed Victor a knife. "Kill one of them."
Victor's face turned pale as he asked, "What?"
"If you don't kill them, they will kill you."
Victor's eyes gleamed with menace as he suddenly lunged forward and stabbed his lackey with the knife.
"Good. You kill without even batting an eye. How ruthless!"
Jack laughed maniacally like a demon had overtaken him. "I just recorded how you killed your lackey. A billion-pixel high-definition video, where everyone will be able to see even the tiniest detail, like your nose hairs. What do you think? Should we post it online?"
Victor was so terrified that he collapsed to the ground. At the moment just before he lost his consciousness, he thought he was doomed. There was no way he could recover from this.
Although taking Victor down gave Jack some satisfaction, the real culprits were Axel Kane and Fabian Scarborough, who pinned Caspian to the table.
Jack recently discovered that Axel was a force to be reckoned with in Alnewgo's underworld society-bringing him down would take considerable effort.
However, before taking Axel down, he needed to get to Leslie first.
The Clines were deeply connected to Axel. It was likely the Clines were the ones who pulled the strings behind Axel's actions against Jack.
Leslie had been in high spirits over the past two days.
Axel showed up, and Jack was locked in the detention center, suffering a severe beating.
Unfortunately, Jack was a one lucky bastard. Not only did they fail to get him to confess, but Jack managed to beat up the boss in the punishment chamber.
Jack was a force to be reckoned with. However, no matter how powerful a force he was, he would be stripped of it soon enough.
Although Jack didn't meet his end in prison, the recent plunge in Genesis Games' stock price brought immense satisfaction to Leslie.
Another thing that pleased Leslie was that, after Ronan issued the lawyer's letter, along with a small bribe from Cline Corporation, the journalist who had exposed the high-speed rail project as a hoax to steal national funds and public insurance money acted as though nothing had happened. As a result, Cline Corporation's high-speed rail project regained its spotlight, regaining more popularity than ever. Not only did it appear on the news, but it also gained popularity among various banks, agricultural initiatives, and financial products.
Some elderly folks were skeptical of these financial products. However, their concerns were immediately eased as soon as they heard the staff say, "Do you not know about this product? It is all the rage and featured in the news! It's part of our country's key development project!" With those words, they would quickly forego their hesitations and happily make the purchase.
They even introduced these products to their families and friends.
However, Leslie celebrated too soon.
Just as Cline Corporation was raking in profits, a crisis finally erupted.
An anonymous source posted online, exposing that the high-speed rail project under Cline Corporation's flagship was a scam.
This source claimed that the high-speed rail project was merely a cover-up to
scam national financial support and the money of its citizens.
The land in the Newlight District of Alnewgo, purposed to build this high-speed rail project, was abandoned with no signs of any construction.
This was the biggest scam of the century.
The moment the news was released, it immediately gained the attention of the public, including Cline Corporation.
As the Deputy CEO of Cline Corporation, Leslie immediately activated an emergency public relations protocol.
First, he contacted the publisher of the headlines and attempted to threaten or persuade them to delete the article, leaning slightly more toward achieving his goal through intimidation. Additionally, Leslie utilized his connections and requested that the relevant parties block the publishing account.
However, the truth would eventually come to light.