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Life at the Top Chapter 1111
“Who did you call uneducated?!”
Before Cassian could speak, Stan shouted angrily.
He had been interested in the female student beside Mia to begin with, and there was no way he would let go of such a great opportunity to show off.
“You.”
Henry replied, unfazed.
Stan was stunned.
He had never met someone like this before.
A normal person would have retaliated with even harsher words, which would then lead to Stan, the basketball team’s ace player, teaching him a lesson with his fist.
Hence, this single word and seemingly perfect reply had Stan immediately choking and lost for words.
“Why? Does it ruffle your feathers?”
Henry said casually as he glanced at the young student. His smile slowly turned into something more sinister.
Hundreds, even thousands, of men had been screwed over by the hands of Young Master Law-these weak students were hardly a match against him.
“How about I say it differently, then? F*ck you. You think ganging up to bully one girl makes you cool? You guys like bullying people, hmm? Then how about Daddy bully you today? I wonder what you can do about it, then.”
“Where did this madman come from? How dare you cause a scene here at Hoofmorn University?” Mia stared at Henry and said disdainfully.
Henry chuckled joyfully and tilted his head. He narrowed his eyes and told Mia slovenly, “I have nothing against hitting women, b*tch.”
At that moment, Mia’s boyfriend Cassian frowned. He was initially unwilling to involve himself, but he would be made a laughing stock if he remained silent while the person in front of him insulted his girlfriend.
“From the way you talk, you aren’t one of our school’s students, are you?” Cassian asked calmly.
“If you aren’t, that means you’re just loiterers. Who let you in here? Leave my campus now!”
Cassian shouted, his tone filled with authority. Mia’s eyes shone as she watched him defend her.
This was her man. At that moment, she felt the urge to truly date Cassian.
“Well, don’t you sound cool,” Henry exclaimed in surprise. “Why, is the school yours?”
“My uncle’s the head of the Academic Affairs office. I’m telling you, one call from me and security will immediately chase you away!” Cassian sneered.
“F*ck, the head of the Academic Affairs office. Wow, what a powerful position. So scary.” Henry had a terrified look on his face.
However, it disappeared immediately, only to be replaced with an expression as cruel as ones the villains in novels and television dramas often wore. Henry stared at Cassian and said, “That’s a post so insignificant he’s not even worth my time. Yet, you’ re using him to show off?”
Cassian’s expression immediately paled in anger.
His uncle’s identity had been his biggest source of support in Hoofmorn University.
It was his relationship with this uncle that allowed him to act arrogant and bossy all this while. Not even the teachers were willing to offend him because of this, let alone the students.
Hence, he was instantly enraged when Henry rendered the relationship insignificant.
“Do you want to die?” Cassian’s gaze was icy as he pointed at Henry and said, “Just you wait!”
Then, he pulled out his phone and dialed a number.
Meanwhile, Henry mocked him with a casual but extremely overbearing tone the entire time.
“Daddy’s waiting. Make it quick, Daddy doesn’t have much patience.”
Cassian was pale from anger. He glared at Henry frostily as the call connected.
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“It’s me, Uncle Denton. I’m at the third female dorm building where two loiterers managed to get in. They’re harassing us. Please bring a few security guards over to help us chase them away.”
Cassian then put down the phone to smile wretchedly at Henry. “Just you wait. You’re going to be thrown off the campus like a stray dog in no time at all.”
When faced with Cassian’s threat, Henry only said one thing.
“Moron.”
At the same time, Jasper had already calmed Tiffany down.
“Jasper, I really didn’t steal anything. I also didn’t hook up with other people,” Tiffany explained to the man.
Jasper smiled gently and replied, “I know. They’re the ones framing you.”
Tiffany was about to speak when Jasper gestured for her to stop. Cassian was already done with his call by now, so Jasper gave it some thought before deciding it would be better to call Dorian as well.
After all, Henry was a truly extreme person, and those two students would most likely not have a future if they genuinely angered him.
At the end of the day, Jasper should still leave Hoofmorn University with some shred of dignity.
“Is this Mr. Clem? It’s me, Jasper.”
“I know, Mr. Laine. How can I help you?”
Dorian’s tone on the other end of the call was so polite it was borderline flirtatious.
Jasper chuckled and replied, “I remember troubling you to take care of my sister, Mr. Clem, but it seems like you’re quite the busy man.”
While Jasper had spoken with a smile, Dorian immediately shot up from his chair once he heard this.
“I made sure to put in a word with all the relevant departments, Mr. Laine. There shouldn’t be any problem at all. Did something happen to Miss York? Please tell, I’ll solve it right away.”
Dorian was drenched in sweat. Ignoring the fact that Jasper was in a research partnership with Hoofmorn University over the stepper and was thus a huge sponsor of theirs, the amount Jasper donated for a new library alone was enough for the university to praise his name.
He was truly screwed if anything happened to Tiffany in Hoofmorn University.
“Come take a look for yourself. I’m at the third female dorm building.”
Jasper hung up the phone after that.
Dorian had no idea how badly Tiffany had been mistreated on campus. He may have been the dean’s secretary, but he was a busy man who could not always watch out for Tiffany. Not that Jasper was obligated to consider Dorian’s difficulties though.
If what Jasper entrusted him to do was not done well, then it was only right that he showed his displeasure.
He had to show ferocity, or they would take his kindness for granted.
By the time Jasper put his phone down, Henry’s confrontation with Cassian and Stan had already reached its finale.
Due to Mia and her friend egging them on by the side as if they were eager to see chaos, the situation was fast spiraling out of control.
Stan and Cassian were vigorous youths, after all, and the fact that they were on the basketball team meant that these two were athletic and strong. After realizing that even the two of them together were no match for Henry in a verbal argument, they became enraged and were about to get physical.
Henry was waiting for them to make the first move. Stan was about to step up and throw a punch when a loud shout was suddenly heard.
“Stop! Don’t any of you have any sense of order? How dare you cause a ruckus on campus?”
A slightly chubby man walked over with large strides, followed by quite a few security guards.
“Uncle Denton! ” Cassian exclaimed happily when he saw the man, and quickly went to greet him.
“It’s these two. They’re outsiders and it’s obvious that they’re up to no good. That girl over there is our student. She’s Mia’s roommate but she stole Mia’s things and even brought these two outsiders in. She should be strictly punished.”
The middle-aged man nodded calmly and walked over to stand in front of Jasper and Henry. With a harrumph, he said, “You two get out of my school right now!”
Then, he pointed a Tiffany and said coldly, “Hoofmorn University doesn’t need thieves like you as our students. Give me your name and come to the Academic Affairs office with me at once. I will deal with you properly.”
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Henry did not like the air of arrogance this man carried. “Wow, how impressive of you.”
Henry said ambiguously before he mocked, “You must think you’re so powerful since you’re this university’s bullsh*t Academic Affairs office’s chief, huh?”
The Academic Affairs office was indeed an authoritative department, one that held the fate of all the students with the university.
As the department head, Denton was used to people being respectful toward him, and he had never been scolded like this before.
He was enraged by Henry’s words, and he stared at the man while saying, “I am this university’s Academic Affairs office’s chief. I have the right to deal with problem students as I see fit.”
“So, will you outsiders get out? Either get out yourself, or I’ll have security throw you out. Guards!”
The few security guards did not dare go against Denton’s instruction, so they immediately surrounded the three from all angles.
Henry narrowed his eyes. He was already very irritated and he badly wanted to beat someone up to vent his frustration.
Tiffany was nervous as well, and she tugged Jasper’s sleeve while whispering, ‘It’s okay, Jasper. I don’t want to cause you two any more trouble. I… I’ll just admit it and apologize.”
“What’s there to admit and apologize for if you didn’t do anything wrong?” Jasper asked calmly.
Then, he turned to look at Denton.
“Mr. May, as chief of the Academic Affairs office, I have to ask is this how you carry out your job? Instead of trying to investigate what really happened, your first course of action is to chase people away.”
Denton’s expression darkened slightly at Jasper’s words.
He did not care about unreasonable people like Henry, since all he had to do was have security throw him out and end the matter at that.
However, Jasper’s words put him in a tight spot.
If he did not deal with the issue well, then his reputation on campus would be greatly affected.
After all, this was a student dorm building, and many people were watching the scene.
“Of course I’ll dig deeper into this. That’s why I’m having that female student follow me to the Academic Affair’s office. As for you outsiders, there’s no need to understand anything. The university doesn’t welcome you!” Denton said coldly.
“My friend is right. Indeed, how impressive of you,” Jasper commented calmly.
Denton harrumphed and his expression turned more irritable.
“Enough. I don’t have time to waste with you vile people. Get lost, right now! Otherwise I’ll have security guards throw you out. Hoofmorn University won’t be blamed for being too harsh on you when that happens!”
“That’s right. We told you to get lost but you just won’t leave. How are you so shameless to keep bothering us?” Mia mocked with a sinister tone.
“From what I see, these two people are definitely trash that’s never been to university before. They’ve come to experience the view here at Hoofmorn University, but it’s such a shame. Unfortunately for them, trash will always be trash. They’ll always smell bad even if an easy woman brought them in.”
Stan chuckled. He had the urge to show off in front of Denton, so he walked over to stand in front of Jasper. He raised his fists and said, “We told you to leave, so why are you still here? Do you want me to get physical?”
Henry narrowed his eyes and stared at Stan. “It’s bad enough that those two btches kept yapping over there, you dumb fck. Raise your f*cking fists again and Daddy will make you regret it.”
Denton immediately fumed, “You still want to fight?!”
“Are you blind? Did you not see that this f*cking idiot raised his fists first?” Henry turned to shout angrily.
Denton was paling with anger and he roared, “Fine, then. You two have no sense of order anymore. Don’ t wait any longer, guards. Throw them out right now! ”
The bodyguards exchanged a look and stepped up to drag Jasper and Henry out.
Just then, a man rushed over to the dorm building.
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It was Dorian who rushed over.
“What are you doing here, Mr. Clem?” Denton had a pleasing and fawning smile on his face as he jogged over to Dorian and greeted courteously when he saw the other.
Dorian glared at Denton harshly and ignored him, waving his hands to shout at the security guards to back off.
“Move, all of you! What do you think you’re doing?!”
The security guards were confused. They were just trying to throw someone out on Denton’s orders, so they had no idea how they had angered Mr. Clem.
Denton was also stunned. He did not know how he had offended the dean’s secretary either.
At that moment, Dorian had already made his way to Jasper and said remorsefully, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Laine. It seems like I made a fool out of myself.”
Jasper replied calmly, “Fool or not, I am very disappointed in some members of Hoofmorn University’s managerial staff. The quality of thestudents here is also very unimpressive.
Dorian felt his cheeks burn in shame.
“Tell Mr. Clem what actually happened, Tiff,” Jasper called Tiffany over and said.
With Jasper here, Tiffany felt much braver as she recounted everything that had happened since she arrived to Dorian, paying particular attention to the incident that morning.
Following Tiffany’s explanation, even Denton’s expression morphed dramatically, much less Dorian’s.
Frankly, anyone who heard the things Mia and her friend had done would feel exceptionally furious.
Dorian looked at Mia and the rest sinisterly. He clenched his jaw and said, “This is the first time I’ve learned that Hoofmorn University has failures like this!”
Mia was panicking.
She did not know who Dorian was, but she was well aware that Denton was the most powerful person she could come into contact with. If Denton acted extremely carefully in front of Dorian, without even daring to breath recklessly, then it did not take a genius to understand that she was screwed.
Frantic, she tried to defend herself, “That’s not right. You can’t just listen to her words alone.
“Someone did use my makeup this morning, and she was very suspicious. She’s just exaggerating everything! I was just afraid that a bad person ended up as a student of the university, so I did it with the university’s best interests…”
“I can testify!”
A clear female voice rang out before Mia could finish speaking.
No one knew when Erin had appeared. The girl squeezed through the onlooking crowd and told Dorian.
“I’m Mia, Monica, and Tiff’s roommate. My name is Erin and I can testify on Tiffany’s behalf. Everything she said was the truth.”
“Mia and her friend have been causing trouble all this time, especially because her boyfriend Cassian is Mr. May’s nephew. They’ve never respected anyone.”
“As for the things they’ve done, you can ask anyone in our class and they’ll say the same thing.”
‘Erin, do you want to die?” Mia shrieked.
Erin replied calmly, “I stayed quiet for so long just to wait for an opening.”
Mia wanted to say more but Dorian cut in sharply. “Enough!”
Dorian took a deep breath and bowed to Jasper deeply. He then said remorsefully, “I’m really sorry, Mr. Laine. It looks like I’ve got to straighten out the habits of some students in our university.”
“It’s more than just students, though. Isn’t it?” Jasper said calmly.
Dorian turned to look at Denton when he heard these words.
The latter instantly paled.
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Denton could be considered an experienced man, seeing as how he had been working for more than half his life. He could tell that Mr. Clem was not the most important character here. At most, the man had arrived to deal with the issue.
The true main character was Jasper.
Denton’s lips quivered when he looked at Jasper.
Mr. Clem was the dean of Hoofmorn University’s secretary. While he did not hold a high administrative position, half a rank higher than Denton at most, the man’s identity was special.
Dorian would not be the dean’s secretary if he was not also the dean’s confidant.
If Jasper refused to let today’s incident go, then Dorian would surely report the matter to the dean.
If that were to happen, a mere chief of the Academic Affairs office would surely be crushed.
Denton felt lightheaded at the thought.
“You… you must be Mr. Laine, right? Mr. Laine, there’s got to be a misunderstanding here.”
Sorrowful, Denton begged Jasper for mercy, “I admit that my attitude was bad just now, but I just wanted to deal with the issue as quickly as possible.”
“How about this, Mr. Laine. I’m sorry, I really am. Please forgive me as I’ll make sure to look back on my actions and learn from my mistake.
“I’ll also deal with the issue regarding Miss Mia and Mr. Cassian strictly!”
In the face of grave danger, Denton did not think too much as he sold his nephew and the boy’s girlfriend out in hopes of placating Jasper’s anger.
“What’s the meaning of this, Uncle Denton?!” Cassian shouted, his complexion pale.
“Shut up!”
Denton glared at Cassian harshly and roared, “I wouldn’t have been dragged into this if you didn’t act so bossy because of your relationship with me. No more calling me your uncle, you little brat! I don’t have a nephew like you!”
Cassian’s pupils contracted in disbelief at what his uncle said.
At that moment, all he could do was his anger and resentment on Mia.
“You b*tch! This is all your fault! I wouldn’t have gotten involved in this if not for you!”
Mia paled when Cassian roared at her.
Despite her ability to scheme and be a snob, she was just an ordinary university student and she had never experienced such an aggressive scolding before.
She did not dare to say anything after Cassian shouted a that, and all she could do was tremble in place.
“That is enough.”
Jasper said calmly. He turned to Dorian and continued, “Mr. Clem, whether today’s incident is due to the university’s lack of regulations or because someone is trying to slander the school is the university’s internal affairs.
“I’m sure that the university has an extensive set of rules to deal with these issues, so an outsider like me will refrain from interfering too much.”
Dorian let out a deep exhale when he heard Jasper’s words.
It seemed that at the moment, Jasper had no desire to further press the issue.
Dorian would be put in a difficult place if Jasper did. “Alright, then, Mr. Laine. I’ll make sure to give you a satisfactory reply,” Dorian replied seriously.
“Whether I’m satisfied or not doesn’t matter. The students’ satisfaction comes first.”
Jasper replied meaningfully.
Dorian’s gaze sharpened on Denton and he said grimly, “Mr. Denton May, I suggest you make preparations to explain yourself to the university board!”
After that, he turned to Mia, Stan, and the rest and said fiercely, “The university is a sacred place for learning. It is not a place for you people to conspire and be immoral!”
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“While Hoofmorn University doesn’t require every single one of its students to be geniuses or to become formidable figures in society, we require that our graduates be upright members of society at the very least!”
“The four of you will be monitored, and this incident will appear in your report cards as a demerit. Stan and Cassian, this is your senior year, yes? If you still want your graduation certificates, then I suggest both of you self-reflect and think about what you did wrong!” Dorian’s words had Mia and the other three completely shocked.
Especially Stan and Cassian, who had never expected this incident to affect their graduation.
In the current era, a university graduate, especially one from Hoofmorn University, was a huge boost to someone’s identity.
It could be said that if one was a graduate of Hoofmorn University, then getting an office job was already a given. People around them would also look at them with envy and admiration.
Demerits like these would follow them their entire lives and could never be erased.
Mia’s complexion paled and she turned to look at Dorian frantically. Then, she turned to Jasper, and finally rushed toward Tiffany before falling to her knees with a thud.
“I’m sorry, Tiff. It’s all my fault, I’m a sorry excuse for a human being. I shouldn’t have bullied you!”
Mia wept and slapped herself as she spoke.
“I admit that I was envious of your branded clothing. I just wanted to pick on you-you didn’t do anything wrong at all. I was just blowing up every minor issue. “You didn’t steal my makeup, I intentionally framed you.”
“I’m sorry! I’m a horrible person!
“I can’t have a demerit on my record or be monitored. My life will be over! My family will treat me like a disgrace if they found out, so please! Help me beg for mercy! Forgive me just this once!”
“I won’t do it ever again. So please!”
Mia’s begging was heartbreaking and Tiffany looked conflicted.
Mia looked pitiful as she continued to beg. Tiffany glanced at Jasper, but she did not know how to start.
“What’re you thinking about, silly girl? Now’s not the time for such nonsense.” Henry glanced at Tiffany. He had a feeling that if he didn’t nudge her in the right direction now, then this silly girl would become soft-hearted and excuse her. Hence, Henry spoke up before things got ugly.
Tiffany was stunned for a bit before she looked at Jasper. Seeing the crescent-eyed smile on the latter’s face, she immediately understood.
Tiffany was a smart girl, she just lacked the experience when it came to dealing with various situations. She was at lost on what to do, but she certainly was not stupid.
For example, now that Henry had reminded her, she immediately understood the situation. As Jasper had said, this was an issue classified under the university’s internal affairs and he was in no place to interfere.
Meaning that this incident would be handed over to Dorian, who would deal with the issues as per the university’s regulations. If she conceded and asked Jasper to spare them, she would be casting Jasper under the spotlight and into a difficult position.
‘Then what is he supposed to do?’
‘Jasper will be taking back his words if he agreed, thus completely going against his principles.’
‘But if he does not agree, me asking on Mia’s behalf would put him in a dilemma.’
After arriving at this thought, Tiffany immediately stepped back and distanced herself from Mia.
Mia was in despair when it happened.
“Alright. It’s time for us to leave, now,” Jasper said calmly.
“I’ll make a formal statement later,” Dorian said.
Jasper nodded, then he pulled up Tiffany and told Henry that they were leaving.
“Jasper, Erin’s my only friend here. Can I bring her with me?” Tiffany asked softly.
Jasper paused for a moment before he glanced at a shocked Erin a short distance away. Jasper immediately smiled and replied, “Of course. Bring your friend along then.”
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Hoofmorn University canteen.
In the humongous university, there was a smaller area in the canteen with private rooms that allowed people to order food to dine-in; It was rather similar to restaurants and hotels in that regard.
It was currently lunchtime, so Jasper and the others then went to eat lunch at the canteen.
“I told you before, didn’t I? I told you to look for me if you have any troubles, so why’d you endure all this mistreatment alone over the past few days?”
Jasper finally brought it up while they ate.
Tiffany replied softly, “I didn’t want to be a bother.”
“There are many things that you may consider a bother for you, but require no more than a phone call from me to resolve. You have to contact me if similar situations arise again, alright?” Jasper said gently.
Tiffany nodded vigorously and replied, “Alright. Thank you, Jasper.”
“There’s no need to thank me.” Jasper smiled.
“Oh, would you prefer to live off-campus? I’ll just tell the university later,” Jasper asked.
Tiffany immediately shook her head. “No need. I’m fine living in the dorms.”
“But there’s no guarantee that another person like Mia won’t appear in the future if you continue to live in the dorms. The university’s huge, and there are all kinds of people out there.” Jasper felt doubtful.
“About that, the universities actually have high-end apartments for students from special or wealthy families,” Erin suddenly mustered the courage to speak, having been eating silently the entire time before this.
Jasper glanced at Erin and replied with a crescent-eyed smile, “That’s great. I’ll have Mr. Clem arrange for your stay at the high-end apartment then, Tiff. The environment there’s better and it’s still on campus, so it won’t affect your studies.”
“You seem to be quite close with Erin too, so the two of you can live together. But I think a dorm for two is enough, as you’ll still be able to look out for each other then. I’ll have someone talk to Mr. Clem about the fees and procedures.”
Erin was ecstatic when she heard Jasper say this.
While the university did not function with the main goal of making a profit in mind, some wealthier students were still given special treatment.
This meal they were having now cost half of what normal students paid for meals throughout the entire month. Normal dorms cost only a few hundred a year, but these high-end apartments cost one to two thousand a month.
Erin was just a child from a normal family, and she had never thought about living in a high-end apartment before this.
Hence, she had not expected to one day get to live in one thanks to Tiffany.
Jasper took in Erin’s secret rejoice and turned to ask Tiffany with a smile, “What do you think of this arrangement?”
Tiffany nodded and replied, “It’s good. I’ll go with your plan, Jasper.”
“Alright, then. Now that that’s over, let’s eat,” Jasper picked up his cutlery and said.
Jasper and Henry then walked around campus alongside Tiffany and Erin after lunch. Then, Jasper contacted Mr. Clem about changing the accommodation before the two ladies went back to pack up and move away.
After all that was done, Jasper and Henry returned to the hotel.
Once they walked out the campus doors, Henry turned to grin at Jasper and say, “That Erin girl. No matter how I look at it, she’s definitely the scheming kind. Are you sure Tiffany can handle her?”
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Jasper replied calmly, “I have no qualms with her being a little smart, but the last thing Iwant is someone too stupid. What I need is someone who can be Tiff’s friend for the four years she’ll be spending in university. Her being benefited doesn’t matter much to me. I’ll only be concerned if she meets some idiot like that Mia again.”
“Moreover, scheming or not, it’s still Tiff’s life. I can’t d o everything for her, so she’s going to have to deal with it herself.”
As Jasper and Henry returned to the hotel to rest, someone else was in a horrible mood.
“Mr. Ball, that’s the situation now. The entire stock market is very calm and we’ve already identified some entities that bought shares secretly. It’s not a large amount, but we’ve got our eyes on them in case they make a move.”
Alban waved off the subordinate who was reporting the situation as the furrow in his brows deepened.
“Three days. Every hour is important, but Jasper’s not doing anything at all. What’s he trying to do?”
Alban had always prided himself on having mental prowess just as impressive, or even more impressive than anyone else. Yet, here he was, confused by Jasper’s lack of action.
Like everyone else, Alban thought that Jasper would make a huge move this morning when the market opened.
The man would either buy Seatreasures Group’s shares like crazy and find an opportunity to sell it short, or he would try and affect Seatreasures Group’s share price with pieces of negative news.
Despite this, the morning trading hours had now ended and the market was currently closed for lunch, yet there was still no sign of Jasper.
This was an illogical move, which had caused Alban to not stop frowning since this morning.
“It can’t be that simple.”
Dudley snorted beside him and grabbed a piece of watermelon to pop inside his mouth. The man said pridefully, “He must’ve given up. His claim wasn’t realistic, to begin with, and it’s bad enough that he decided to make a bluff. Why would he jump into the fire and screw himself over after that?”
Alban harrumphed. He glared at Dudley’s uncaring behavior and said disappointedly, “When will you stop being so stupid?
“Who do you think Jasper is? If he dared to say something like that last night, then it means that he’ll make a move. Otherwise, Jasper can forget about ever doing business in the country again. You think Jasper can’ t decide on the right course of action in this situation?
“Don’t use your stupid brain to try and predict what other people are thinking. Especially when it’s Jasper we’re talking about His behavior is something your dumb brain will never be able to understand.”
Dudley felt embarrassed after Alban reprimanded him without restraint. With a dark expression, he said, “Dad, do you have to go so far when you boast about an outsider’s intellect that you need to talk down on your own son?”
“It’s obvious now that Jasper gave up. He knows that throwing his funds into the market won’t cause a dip in Seatreasures share price and he’ll only end up losing what he puts in. There’s no way he’d do something so stupid.”
Alban harrumphed and said irritably, not in the mood to further explain to Dudley, “Shut up, will you? You useless excuse of a son. Jasper’s two years younger than you and look at the difference between you two!”
Dudley got up furiously, and said, “Then have fun looking at the stock market on your own. I’m going out.”
“You’re spending time with that Lisa again? I’m warning you, that woman isn’t as plain as you think. She’s been using you all this while, so keep your distance.”
Dudley was about to say something when the office doors were suddenly pushed open.
A subordinate entered the room hastily and almost knocked Dudley onto the floor.
Dudley was about to scold the man when the subordinate in question reported with an utterly terrified tone. “Mr. Ball, something bad is happened! Swallow Capital released a statement to that they’re attempting to rectify the pharmaceutical industry!”
“They’re putting a stop to all rebates pharmaceutical companies offer doctors, with the goal of specifically targeting the collusions these doctors have with hospitals to squeeze customers of their money!
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“Mr. Ball, three investigative teams have already arrived at the group and they’re currently combing through our accounts. Everyone in the group is terrified, Mr. Ball. What do we do now?”
The subordinate asked Alban.
Alban was stunned by the sudden news.
He had been doing business for decades and he believed that he had experienced his fair share of ups and downs. Yet, he still felt frantic when he heard this news. It had been years since he last felt like this.
Alban’s expression was very dark.
As the chairman, he had single-handedly and slowly brought the Seatreasures Group up from a small pharmaceutical factory about to go bankrupt, to the magnificent business it was today. He was well aware of how many unclean trades his group had done over the years.
The money he gave those doctors and hospitals as rebates alone amounted to more than one billion!
Should this be discovered, Alban would be the first one to be crushed and destroyed.
“Calm down!” Alban slammed his palm on the table and said.
No one knew if this roar was directed at himself or his subordinate.
Alban then paced around the study irritable before he replied darkly, “Tell all senior executives in the group, the vice-chairman and the general managers of all departments that they are to remain calm!”
“If those investigative groups want to investigate, then cooperate, but make sure that things they should not see remain a secret.”
“Go!”
After he shouted at the frantic subordinate to leave, Alban frowned deeply as his gaze flickered.
Dudley also realized the severity of the situation and he asked, “Dad, could this be one of Jasper’s tricks?”
“Bullsh*t! ”
Alban scolded, “What do you think is happening now? Swallow Capital has directly given the order for officials to enter the group and start investigating.”
“You think Jasper is some crown prince? The government would not let anyone interfere with something like this. They’ve already been preparing it for a long time.
“Half a year ago, I caught wind that the government was going to investigate the medical treatment and pharmaceutical industries. I just didn’t expect it to come so quickly and at such a coincidental time!”
Alban took a deep breath to suppress the unease within him. He picked up his phone and made a few subsequent calls.
Despite this, it seemed like the formidable figures he was close friends with all seemed to be outstation or in a meeting now. None of them were reachable.
After hanging up the last call, Alban threw the telephone on the floor.
“These b*stards! All of you fawn over me when I’m handing out benefits, but now you’re all choosing to go missing!”
Dudley piped up cautiously, “What now, Dad?”
“I have to go back to the group immediately, or they’ll be in chaos without someone to lead them.” Then Alban grabbed his clothes and immediately had someone prepare a car and a plane.
“You stay here in Waterhoof City. Do not cause me more problems. I don’t have the time and effort to deal with you now.”
Alban warned Dudley sternly before he left.
Dudley nodded and replied, “Don’t worry, Dad. Rest assured, I have a sense of propriety.”
“I sure hope so.”
…
This notice from the country’s government had come extremely suddenly.
Not even people in the medical industry had gotten wind of it before this, let alone outsiders.
All inspections of pharmaceutical enterprises and medical treatment facilities around the country were set off almost simultaneously after the statement was released.
The industry was instantly in complete chaos.
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Countless people were taken in straight from their homes and workplaces to aid in the investigations.
The people getting brought away were mostly heinous individuals with a mountain of evidence proving their dirty work. These were people that would certainly be thrown in jail after they had gone through the formal procedures.
This storm wreaked through the entire country and it almost flipped the medical treatment industry and pharmaceutical enterprises on its head.
As one of the first five largest privately-owned pharmaceutical industries, the Seatreasures Group was pretty much in the eye of this storm.
At the same time, countless people slammed their palms on the table and exclaimed that even the heavens were helping Jasper when they saw the news.
The stock market, known to be the most sensitive measure when it came to news regarding the world’s industries, had already begun to react.
The moment the statement was released, the pharmaceutical sector’s index began to plummet. All share prices of listed enterprises relating to medicine began to crash.
Shares of the largest privately-owned pharmaceutical enterprises in the country began to tank, spearheaded by Seatreasures Group. Not even investors or organizations could hold on to their stocks once news of officials investigations of those enterprises broke.
Sell!
Sell!
Sell!
Everyone immediately sold their shares of the relevant enterprises.
At this moment, shares of pharmaceutical enterprises were like hot potatoes that nobody wanted to hold.
The share prices were dyed a tragic red, and the blood-like color representing the disintegration of an astronomical amount of funds that had been invested in the pharmaceutical enterprises.
The harsh drop in the pharmaceutical sector caused an overall drop in the larger market as well.
Everyone was instantly terrified.
While Harbor Stock’s situation was not as tragic as the domestic class A securities market, Seatreasures Group’s share price was still drowning in a sea of red.
Investors were not idiots, and countless people immediately began to sell their own shares once news got out. No one dared to fight the market at such a time.
The mystical sight of only sales and not buy-ins subsequently appeared.
Seatreasures Group’s market price dropped by 3 billion in half an hour!
At that moment, Jasper had already returned to the hotel and was in a video call with Jake.
“Mr. Laine, it’s just too startling. Other than the financial tsunami stock crisis and the bursting of the dot-com bubble, I’ve never seen shares prices drop so fast before. We’ve already achieved the 10% drop that you aimed for today!”
Jake’s voice was laced with shock and respect.
He finally understood why Jasper asked him not to make too big a movement. He had bought shares back then, and without doing anything at all, the funds had already dropped by 10%.
Moreover, this drop in share price seemed to be just a small part of an ongoing trend. No one knew how much money would be left in the end.
Jasper’s laptop screen displayed the trendline of Seatreasures Group’s share price on Harbor Stocks.
As of this moment, Seatreasures Group’s share price had already hit the limit down. Millions of sell-out orders had resulted in Seatreasures Group’s share prices lying unmovingly at the limit down.
Jasper smiled softly and asked, “What do you think we should do next?”
Jake was stunned by Jasper’ s sudden question.
‘Next?
‘There’s still more to come?
‘Wasn’t the deal just to cause a 20% drop in Seatreasures Group’s share prices within three days?’
‘From the way things look, Seatreausers Group’s share prices will definitely hit limit down tomorrow no matter what. By the end of tomorrow, the 20% goal will be easily achieved without us needing to do anything.
‘What more do we need to do?’
“There’s no way Alban will go down so easily. After all, Seatreasures Group is listed on Harbor Stocks and he is in a much better position than the other pharmaceutical enterprises listed as domestic class A shares,” Jasper said calmly.