Chapter 716

After the beating, Jack lit a cigarette and asked Leslie, "Do you want to live or die?"

"Live! I want to live! I'll do whatever you say if you spare my life." Leslie scrambled over, hugging Jack's leg desperately.

"Great." Jack pulled out a pen and paper and turned on a video recorder.

"Write down every dirty deal the Cline Corporation's been involved in. And while you're at it, list everyone else who's been targeting me."

"I'll write! I'll tell you everything! Please don't kill me." Fueled by fear, he started scribbling furiously, spilling every harmful deed by the Cline Corporation.

Jack was more than pleased to see Leslie so eager to confess. The next day, Leslie bruised, battered, and barely standing-was released.

When Leslie returned to the Cline Corporation, he saw government officials in uniform swarming the building.

Leslie knew the Cline Corporation was done for. The high-speed rail project alone was enough to bury the company forever. But now, with charges of money laundering, tax evasion, and a laundry list of other crimes surfacing, there was no saving it.

Any one of those charges could have destroyed them. Together, they were a death sentence. Chapters first released on find·novel·net

Leslie's father had seen it coming. When the handcuffs were finally placed on his wrists, he lowered his head in silent regret.

Leslie was arrested shortly after. As the vice president of the Cline Corporation, there was no way Leslie could distance himself from the company's dirty dealings.

But the fallout didn't stop with just the Cline Corporation. The company's rise had relied heavily on networks and under-the-table exchanges. Now that the company was collapsing, the officials involved were also being investigated, many placed under disciplinary review.

Even Alnewgo's underworld ruler, Sebastian, was not spared. His ties with the Cline family ran deep. He also had a personal, illicit relationship with Leslie's mother. That was one of the key reasons he had always sided with the Cline family.

Sebastian would naturally be dragged into the mess now that the Cline Corporation had fallen. But he had gone into hiding early.

Sebastian was crouched in a dark corner, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at a pile of documents.

According to the latest findings, Jack was responsible for all of these.

What angered Sebastian the most was that Jack had taken down Victor with just him and Boris alone. Not only did Jack subdue Victor, he even managed to make the latter switch sides?

If Sebastian was right, Victor was probably being blackmailed-Jack must've gotten his hands on something damning.

Sebastian had no choice but to admit he'd seriously underestimated Jack. Jack's abilities were far beyond what he'd expected. Sebastian felt threatened.

Still, strategy always trumps brute force.

Sebastian figured if Jack had that much potential, maybe he could recruit the latter as a useful follower. That was a good idea. After all, no one ever complained about having too many loyal followers, right?

So, on Sebastian's orders, Fabian led a large gang over to Elite Bar the very next day.

Megastar Entertainment Club still hadn't reopened. Sure, Jack had wrecked Victor and left him crawling, but Sebastian was the real power behind the scenes. And since Jack hadn't bothered to send any pandering gifts, chances of reopening Megastar was slim.

Not that it really mattered. Now, every club that used to belong to Victor was officially under Jack's control.

If Victor so much as made a move, Jack could make him regret ever being born.

These new bars were raking in way more cash than the old Megastar Entertainment Club ever did.

And with that, the Elite Bar had officially taken Megastar's place as Jack's new headquarters.

Caspian wasn't appearing much these days as he was still healing from the stab wound by Fabian.

Word was, Fabian was planning to show up that afternoon to settle the score with Jack. So after lunch, Jack headed over to the Elite Bar, ready and waiting. He had a score to settle with Fabian.

By now, Jack's hold over Narthorn District was solid. Victor had once been planted by Sebastian to keep things under control. But just like that, he was ripped out.