Ch. 1681..1690
Life at the Top Chapter 1681
Half an hour later, a low-profile black Cadillac stopped at the door of the building. Bryant walked down the stairs calmly and got into the car quickly.
“Mr. Bryant.”
Just as Cadillac was about to drive away, Soros ran to the side of the Cadillac and stopped Bryant with a smile. The window was lowered, and Bryant looked at Soros before asking, “What’s the matter? I think we’ve covered everything.”
“Mr. Bryant…”
Soros reorganized his thoughts and then said slowly, “You know, I am forced to make decisions for a lot of things, so I hope you won’t have any opinions about my character based off of this.”
“Really? Then should I sympathize with you or be considerate of you?” Bryant sneered.
With a shrug, Soros replied, “Actually, I don’t really care what you think of me. Many people hate me, but I am still living my life happily.”
“Soros, you are leaving yourself open to attack. How much better do you think Half the Harbor Langdon is compared to Jasper Laine?” Bryant asked angrily.
Soros said lightly, “That’s a matter between you and Wall Street. It has nothing to do with me. Half the Harbor Langdon is a traditional Somerland businessman. He believes in physical investment and hates capital operation, so he and I are destined to be unable to deal with each other.”
Bryant snorted and said, “You stopped me just to say this?”
“Of course not.”
Soros smiled meaningfully, resting his hands on the car door. He then stared straight at Bryant and said, “Man, this matter will be made public tomorrow and a series of actions will soon follow. You won’t be so impatient as to tell anyone about this before then, right?”
Bryan replied coldly, “Are you threatening me?”
“This is not a threat.”
Soros shook his head and said, “I never threatened anyone, but I hope everyone that deals with me knows what they should and should not do.”
“Perhaps I am nothing to you, but there are too many people behind this. If you do anything stupid, it will hurt all of our interests, and no one wants to see that.”
“Tell me, you’re a smart guy, right?”
Bryant’s hand that was gripping the handle on the car door was clenched into a fist. Then, he loosened it.
“I understand.”
After Bryant said that, he closed the car window.
Soros pulled up his hands and took two steps back. The smile on his face was mysterious yet profound.
The Cadillac left the place slowly. After glancing at Soros through the back window, Bryant’s face went dark.
“Sir, do you need us to spread the news?”
Bryant’s confidant turned his head and asked. Bryant replied frigidly after taking a deep breath, “Didn’t you hear what he said? Do you want all of us to die?”
The confidant said in disbelief, “You’re the chairman of ExxonMobil! Would he be so courageous?”
“He won’t, but there are people who are. I am nothing to those people!”
Bryant looked off color as he continued, “Go back. Go home and write a report for me. Tell them that I’m having some health problems and I need half a month to recuperate. Then, arrange a plane for me and my family to go to the Alps. Since I don’t have the power to manage it, I won’t.”
“I understand, Sir. I’ll do it now… But what about the company?”
Bryant chuckled coldly and said, “The company’s president, Diesel is their loyal lackey. He will take good care of it.”
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Mid Mountain Residential Area in Harbor City. Kayden pushed open the door to the study in the J. Langdon’s villa.
In this villa, only two people were allowed to enter Half the Harbor Langdon’s study without knocking. One was Half the Harbor Langdon himself, and the other was his successor, Kayden. Even Kayden’s siblings did not enjoy such privileges.
“You’re here…”
Half the Harbor Langdon, who was reading the file, raised his eyelid, glanced at Kayden, and said quietly.
“Father, tonight’ s dinner went smoothly. After you left, I sent all the wealthy businessmen home, but they never made any promises.” Kayden sat across from Half the Harbor Langdon and said.
Half the Harbor Langdon smiled, took off his glasses, and said, “This is normal, but even if you don’t say it, they have already proven their position with actions. This is enough.”
“Just now, I received a call from the United States. Our plan was a success. Now we only have to wait for the announcement tomorrow.”
Kayden pondered slightly and said, “Is it really okay for us to do this?”
“No, and we’ll have a pretty big problem too,” Half the Harbor Langdon answered directly.
“So..?”
Seeing his son’s hesitation, Half the Harbor Langdon said gently, “When we’re doing business, we’ll either do business in the east of the city or the south of the city. In many cases, we can’t do business on both sides together because there is a problem in terms of strength. There is also the problem of the east and south sides of the city not liking each other.”
“But aren’t we opportunists if we do this?” Kayden asked unwillingly.
“Yes we are, but so what?”
Half the Harbor Langdon did not care about this and asked straightforwardly, “If the business in the east of the city is not good, then we’ll go to the south of the city. If the business in the south of the city is not good, we’ll go to the east of the city. A businessman doesn’t look at relationships when they’re doing business, but interest.”
“But father, you said before that we should focus on investing in the mainland market…” Kayden was still hesitant.
“The mainland is more realistic than businessmen.”
Half the Harbor Langdon’s eyes shone with wisdom. He said, “The mainland needs investment. They need businessmen from Harbor City or Somerland descents from overseas like us to bring back US Dollars and boost the mainland economy.”
“Under such a premise, the mainland will not care too much if we act out on our own.”
While talking, Half the Harbor Langdon walked around Kayden, patted him on the shoulder, and said, “Kayden, you are the successor I cultivated. Among my sons, I have always been most satisfied with you. You resemble me in all aspects.”
“However, there’s one thing you lack. You’ve never been poor or experienced hardships. You’ve never experienced the toil of attracting customers in the train station only to get looked down on because you need to sell plastic flowers that’ll only make you a profit of 5 cents. Your throat would have started smoking because you’ve been hollering for the whole day, and yet, you’d still be too poor for food and can only eat bread or starve.”
“Hence, you’ve not savage enough. You have to be savage if you’re in this line of business.”
“The mainland needs us to stimulate the economy and we can make a huge sum of money too, so why not? Why wouldn’t the mainland welcome us?”
“At the end of the day, if we have enough strength, we’ll have enough chips to play with the dealer on any betting table. If we don’t, of course, the situation would be different, but now…”
“We can, and we have to do it with great fanfare. Who can do anything to us?”
Kayden nodded his head slowly and replied, “I understand, Father.”
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“It’s good that you understand.”
Half the Harbor Langdon patted Kayden on the shoulder again and said, “After tomorrow, our life will be more difficult. Prepare yourself and go to the United States with me tomorrow night.”
“Are we laying low?” Kayden asked.
“You can say that. Zachary has caused me a lot of trouble over the past few days and he put me in a very difficult situation. When the event finally happens tomorrow, his attacks will definitely become more intense, so let’s lay low for the time being.”
“The most important thing is the exchange of shares with ExxonMobil. It will allow us to penetrate the deepest level of the upper class in the United States and this will be a great help to our future development. We have to build a good relationship with the Rockefellers especially. This will affect whether we can reach a tacit understanding with the Freemasons.”
“Okay…”
When Kayden heard the word ‘Freemasons’, he pondered with a glint in his eyes and responded while gritting his teeth and nodding.
“Run along now.”
The next day, Jasper was awakened by Greg while he was still deep in slumber.
“Mr. Laine…”
Jasper opened the door and looked at Greg, who appeared embarrassed as he stood outside the door. He asked, “What‘s the matter?”
He knew that Greg would not come to interrupt his rest unless he had a particularly urgent matter. Since Greg was here, something must have happened.
“Reynoldson is here. He wants to meet with you.”
Upon hearing Greg’s words, Jasper raised his eyebrows, went back to the room to get dressed, and asked, “Has the report been published?”
“Yes, it has been sent out one after another and it has drummed up a great response. Most of the Finnish people have rejected this acquisition plan,” Greg said angrily.
“This is expected. For the Finnish, Nokia is a brand that’s like their national treasure, and we are foreigners. If other foreign companies wanted to buy a national brand like Maytai, we, as Somerland descents, would also be disgusted.”
Jasper put on his clothes and said as he walked. After saying this, he chuckled and added, “However, capitalists will never change their minds because of public opinion. Who cares about what they think?”
“By the way, my meeting with him this time can only last up to 30 minutes. I will miss the opening if I’m late. You must help me keep an eye on the time.” Jasper reminded Greg.
“Understood, Mr. Laine.”
When he arrived at the reception room arranged by the hotel, Jasper pushed the door open and laughed immediately after seeing Reynoldson.
“My friend, as expected, we re meeting again so soon.”
Jasper went up enthusiastically and shook hands with Reynoldson as the latter stood up.
Reynoldson’s expression was unpleasant. He shook Jasper’s hand and said, “Laine, you are despicable.”
“This is like a compliment to me.”
Jasper shrugged, sat on the sofa, and said to Reynoldson, “So, Mr. Reynoldson, did you come here today just to discuss my morality?”
Reynoldson gritted his teeth and said, “You put me in a very difficult position after you exploited our meeting to promote that kind of thing to the public. Laine, you must give me an explanation!
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Jasper said flatly, “Mr. Reynoldson, I think you haven‘t realized the situation. Our meeting is a fact, and it is also a fact that I intend to acquire Nokia. Since they are all facts, I didn’t fabricate any content. It’s just that the media got hold of the news, so what explanation do I need to give you?”
“If even that requires an explanation, then how do you explain you coming here to seek me out now?”
Reynoldson was furious. He replied, “Do you know how much pressure the board of directors and shareholder meetings put on me over the past ten hours? They all think that I colluded with you to sell the greatest national brand in Finland.”
“What a joke. You are just a high end wage earner. Even if you have some shares on hand, they are only a small minority. If I wanted to collude with someone, it’d be with the major shareholders on the board of directors. Why would I collude with you?” Jasper asked rhetorically.
Reynoldson was taken aback, and his face turned purple from resentment.
“Then why did you come to me last time?” Reynoldson asked.
“For a chat, of course. It was to determine whether I would succeed or not. It’ll be great if there was a chance for cooperation, but it’s fine if there wasn’t.”
Jasper shrugged.
At this moment, Jasper was a hoodlum from the east in Reynoldson’s eyes.
“Laine, I don’ t know if this is your negotiation strategy, but I must tell you that if you do this, it will only make your chances of success even slimmer.”
Reynoldson calmed his burning rage. He looked at Jasper calmly and said, “It is difficult for foreigners to understand what Nokia means to the Finnish citizens. Maybe there are some possibilities for you to acquire Nokia if you keep a low profile and pass through all the necessary levels.”
“But now you have made it known all over the country. Who do you think will sell their shares to you under such tremendous pressure from the outside world?”
Jasper laughed upon hearing that and said, “They will reject me, but… They won’t reject the US Dollar.”
“What does it matter to me whether a company is powerful and spectacular to the Finnish?”
“To me, all I see is a mobile phone company with decent assets and good technology, and that this company is caught in the conflict between shareholders and management. If one accidentally falls out with each other, both parties will be destroyed indiscriminately. It doesn’t matter who wins or loses, the mobile phone company will be the one that gets ruined in the end.”
“Do you not understand this or do the shareholders not understand this?”
“Either take advantage of the current high value to cash out and leave after accepting the large sum of dollars from me, or wait for Nokia to be eliminated.”
After Jasper finished speaking, he stood up and stared at Reynoldson. He continued, “Mr. Reynoldson, you’re standing on a tightrope and there’s a cliff under you, but the initiative is on the opposite side. Now I will hand you a pole, but it’s up to you whether you want to accept it or not.”
“However, you have to understand that I can give my pole to the weak because it is easier for the weak to compromise, but it doesn’t mean that I can ‘t unite with the strong and kill the weak first.”
Reynoldson scrunched his face. The craggy square face with a heavy beard that was unique to the Finnish was filled with worry and conflict He needed a little time to digest this or perhaps find a way to get out of this situation.
Jasper was not in a hurry anyway. He estimated that about 20 minutes had passed, meaning he still had 10 minutes to entangle with Reynoldson.
Jasper finally obtained the upper hand in this negotiation, and he did not want to mess up at this time. It was unknown how much time had passed, but just as Jasper was getting impatient, Reynoldson spoke. “Laine, how do you ensure our success? You said that I’m just a manager and my team and I own very few shares in Nokia. We have only 3.7% and it can’t influence the board of directors’ decisions, let alone the general meeting of shareholders.”
This question made Jasper laugh with satisfaction.
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“We? I like this title.”
Jasper asked Reynoldson to sit down affectionately and continued, “According to the current situation, Nokia‘s chairman Ingvar holds 9.6% of the shares, but he is already the largest individual shareholder. Yet he is a complete nationalist, so it is unlikely that he will agree to sell his shares.”
“There is also Finland National Telecommunications Group, which holds 11% of Nokia.”
“Of the other two largest collective shareholders, one is the worker’s union holding 9.2%, and the other is the Finland National Social Security Fund, holding 22%.”
“Some other shares are scattered around the hands of individuals or other companies, but most of them are locals in Finland. Meanwhile, about 30% of them are circulating on the stock market.”
Reynoldson was not surprised that Jasper would know this information. Since Jasper genuinely intended to acquire Nokia, itwould be strange for him to not know about this.
“Yes, the largest collective shareholder is the National Social Security Fund, but they do not participate in any decision making or operations. They will only take a cut of the annual profit, so this portion of the shares is impossible to obtain.”
Seeing that Reynoldson’s role had changed quickly and he had begun to help Jasper, Jasper smiled and said, “Yes, but we can fight for the worker’s union and the National Telecommunications Group’s shares.”
“The worker’s union? They are not an easy bunch to deal with, ” Reynoldson said.
In Western countries, the worker’s union was a very troublesome organization. Various rights defenders would bargain with business owners and go on a strike if they were not satisfied.
As a president, Reynoldson was disgusted by the union.
“It’s easy to deal with an organization when there are many people whom we can talk to. The fortress is often breached from the inside.”
Jasper chuckled and said, “Nokia’s worker’s union follows the National worker’s union, which has 11 representatives.”
“Among them, only 3 representatives are working in Nokia while the other 8 people can’t get any benefits from Nokia. What if I give them enough benefits so that they vote appropriately when the time comes?”
Reynoldson looked at the young man from Somerland in disbelief. He said, “If you do this and get caught, it will counted as bribery and you will go to jail.”
Jasper almost burst out laughing.
This Finnish man with a huge beard was really childish and cute.
“It doesn’ t matter. I will handle this, so you don’t have to worry about it. As for the National Telecommunications Group, it is simpler. Just give them an interest that is more valuable than Nokia‘s shares in their opinion.”
Just as Jasper finished saying this, he saw Greg come in suddenly, gesturing to himself eagerly. Jasper glanced at the time subconsciously. Two minutes had passed since the opening.
Jasper stood up suddenly and said to Reynoldson, “Mr. Reynoldson, I have some urgent matters that must be dealt with immediately. You can talk to Greg as he can represent me.”
Although Reynoldson was puzzled, he still replied, “It’s okay. I will talk to him about some details. Go ahead if you have something to take care of.”
“My apologies. I look forward to our next meeting.” After shaking hands with Reynoldson, Jasper hurried out.
“Mr. Laine, something went wrong.”
Greg’s first sentence made Jasper frown.
He walked quickly to the room and said, “Tell me the main points. You should go and entertain Reynoldson once you are finished.”
“Wall Street capital suddenly went long with large sums and is putting pressure on all of our short positions. The stock prices soared and we can’t hold on anymore. Everyone in the country is super anxious.”
“What’s Jake and the team doing? Do they not know that they should handle this with the emergency plan?” Jasper asked.
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“They did, but they couldn‘t stop it. They couldn‘t stop it at all.”
“This time, it is not only Wall Street capital. Countless hot money and retail investors have also participated.”
“The second the market opened, ExxonMobil announced that it had successfully reached a cross shareholding agreement with Harbor City’s Fongroup. ExxonMobil will give Fongroup 25% of its shares. In exchange, Fongroup will transfer 27% of their shares to ExxonMobil.”
Those words cause Jasper to stop in his tracks.
“It’s been 2 minutes since the opening, what’s going on in the Harbor City trading center?” Jasper asked.
Greg sighed and said, “It broke up. The entire Harbor City trading center is split. Kayden took at least two-thirds of the funds and sided with Wall Street, while Henry took the remaining one-third of the funds and opened up another battlefield. Now, he is cooperating with the domestic attack against Wall Street.”
Even Jasper felt tightness in his chest at this moment.
“Jasper, you look horrible. Do you want to call a doctor? You can’t collapse at this moment.”
Greg watched as Jasper’s face turned from green to pale, then said hurriedly.
Jasper raised his hand to stop Greg from calling the emergency services and said, “Listen, I can’t go anywhere now. I need to go back to the room to direct them.”
“You go and talk to Reynoldson first. You can make some concessions on the small details, but you can’t concede on the principled factors. If it doesn’t work out, just say you don‘t have the authority to deal with it and that you need my permission.”
“I know my body. It’s okay, I’m just a little irritable. I will be fine after a while. If I don’t go at this time, the accumulation of Somerland’s capital the 10 years after reforming and opening-up will be wiped out.”
“Greg.”
Jasper grabbed Greg’s wrist and continued in a deep voice, “I can only trust you now that we’re in Finland. So, you must handle the other matters properly.”
Greg gritted his teeth with red eyes. Then, he nodded heavily and said, “I know, don‘t worry!”
“Good…”
Jasper pushed Greg out of the elevator and pressed the button to close the doors. After the door was closed, the elevator rushed directly to Jasper’s floor.
He entered the room and closed the door. At this moment, a rapid alarm sounded from the computer. This was an early warning device Jasper had set up beforehand. Once the positions reached a dangerous level, the alarm would sound.
Jasper divided it into three levels, but now, the alarm was ringing like it was going to break.
Not only that, but there were continuous video requests from Jake. These calls were numerous times more urgent than the ones back then.
Sitting in front of the computer, Jasper took a deep breath and clicked on the video call.
“I am back.”
After the brief statement, Jake, who appeared on the screen worriedly while covered in sweat, immediately burst into tears.
“Mr. Laine! Mr. Laine is back!”
Jake turned his head and yelled behind him. Then, Jasper heard thunderous cheers from behind him. Jasper finally realized that unbeknownst to him, he had become a god in some of their hearts.
It seemed that as long as he was there, he would be able to lead them out of all crises and impossibilities.
However, could he really?
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Jasper scanned through the current situation as quickly as possible.
Jake also suppressed his excitement and tried his best to narrate in a calm tone, “Mr. Laine, the current losses of the Nauritus City trading center and Waterhoof City trading center are 21% and 16% respectively, which are the largest losses since the establishment of JW Foundation.”
“The Harbor City side is still unreachable. What we know is that Harbor City has been completely divided…”
Jasper waved his hand to stop Jake from continuing his report on Harbor City. He said, “I will deal with Harbor City myself. Don’t worry about it. Now, abandon all the positions that have been liquidated. Close the positions that have not yet been liquidated slowly and make some space for now.”
Jasper knew that his command would cause at least a loss of one hundred billion Somer Dollars, but he had no choice. This was the only correct option right now.
If they continued to be so frenetic, then there was no need to fight the next battle. Everyone might as well just find a suitable rooftop to jump off from.
“Understood… Mr. Laine, the little prince of the Waterhoof City trading center is on the line. He asked to talk to you.”
Jasper nodded and said, “Let him in.”
At this moment, the gloomy face of the little prince appeared on the screen. He did not ask Jasper why he was late, and he did not lose his temper because of the terrifying situation.
This was the difference between elites and ordinary people. He knew that the best thing he could do right now was not to argue with Jasper but to work together to overcome the difficulties.
“Kayden is digging his own grave.”
This was the first thing the little prince said.
“No one can stop him if he wants to die. Besides, maybe we’re the ones who are going to die,” Jasper replied.
The little prince replied with a chuckle, “Businessmen from a small place like Harbor City really have no foresight. By angering the Laws, they have already exhausted all their ingenuity and authority. There will be a time when he will bring trouble to himself.”
“I have to contact Henry to talk about the situation over there. Now, I have two requests.”
Jasper did not continue on the topic of Harbor City for too long and soon asked.
“Go on,” the little prince said calmly.
“From now on, I want total command of the Waterhoof City center. The transaction data and screens of the entire Waterhoof City center will be connected to the Nauritus City center in real-time. No one can override me or give me any instructions.”
After the little prince considered Jasper’s first request for a moment, he nodded and said, “Okay, I can promise you this.”
“The second request is that I need you to seal up all of Half the Harbor Langdon and his sons’ investment projects in the mainland.”
The little prince’s complexion changed drastically. He gasped in horror, “Jasper, are you crazy? Do you know how risky this is? I’m talking about political risk.”
“If I don’t seek revenge against Half the Harbor Langdon’s, why am I still doing what l am doing now?” Jasper let out a low growl, his eyes as malevolent as a beast.
The little prince looked at Jasper blankly. After a long time, he shook his head and said, “I can’t promise you that.”
“It’s not that I don‘t want to, but that I don’t have the ability. You know all well as I do that no one in Somerland can do this kind of thing.”
With a sigh, the little prince consoled, “Jasper, you don’t need to care so much about this. Your performance now is amazing enough. No one expected Kayden’s betrayal, so even if you lose, no one will say anything.”
“As long as you are here and JW is still around, will Swallow Capital create any trouble for you with regards to the money you borrowed?”
“You can make a comeback if you’re given some time. You have the approval of Swallow Capital now, you know, and this approval was not easy to come by. Honestly, in private, that idiot, Lord Alvarado and I envy you so much.”
“If there might be a consortium in Somerland in the future, then you’ll have the biggest hope.”
“Now, do you think it’s worth it to destroy the good impression Swallow Capital has of you over something that can’t affect your future?”
Jasper took a deep breath and said, “Many times, I would overthink the short-term and long-term benefits before I act or speak. If short-term interests conflict with long-term interests, I would weigh the pros and cons of each.”
“If I can’t move forward step by step, I will choose to take a step back before taking two steps forward.”
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The little prince nodded in agreement and said, “This is what I admire most about you. You are slick and sly enough that you’re able to understand the situation. Because of this, you don’t make muddleheaded decisions.”
“But…”
Jasper’s tone suddenly quietened, “Everyone wants to constantly move forward in life. If one bows and bends their knees to please the interests of all parties just to seek survival in the cracks so that they can eventually become the body of the greatest interest, eventually, they will be past their prime and their minds might already be worn down.”
“If I was repressed for ninety nine years and was eventually given the chance to act wantonly in my final year, I wouldn’t be able to do it anymore even if I wanted to.”
“Hence, I will seek revenge whenever I see fit. I can compromise plenty for benefits, but when it comes to traitors, I’ll kill them when I see them. I want to know if their remarkable abilities are better than my blade.”
The little prince looked at Jasper. He was left speechless for a long time. At this moment, a certain mutt in a wheelchair’s evaluation of Jasper flashed in his mind.
He was so deviously smart, and he was a talent that was hard to come by. Unfortunately, he was more cautious than overbearing. The people from the south were meticulous enough, but at the end of the day, they lacked a dominance and decisiveness.
‘Damn it, the crippled Brown. Push your f*cking wheelchair here and take a look. What would you say to the current Jasper now?’
“I will think of a way on this matter. Just wait for my updates.”
The little prince’s attitude softened, but he still said, “But don’t hold on to too much hope. It’s hopeless because it’s insane to do that in Somerland.”
At this very moment, in Harbor City Trading Center. As the eye of the storm, it was strangely peaceful.
No one was speaking but the atmosphere was tense. Kayden stood at the door of the trading center with a lot of people behind him. They were the members of the trading teams. After all, why would the rich who followed him in withdrawing their capital risk coming here?
“Are you not going to move out of the way?”
Kayden glanced coldly at the few people in front of him who were stopping him. These people were Henry’s subordinates, but when they were faced with Kayden, they were trembling because they lacked confidence.
“Can you stop me?”
One of them gritted his teeth and said, “Young Master Law said that no one is allowed to leave before he gets here.”
“Young Master Law? Does he own Harbor City now?” Kayden yelled coldly.
The people on the opposite side shuddered and their faces looked miserable.
“F*ck off!”
Kayden cursed and he looked extremely domineering. “I’m going to catch a plane right away. Anyone who gets in my way will suffer.”
Just as the subordinates could not stop Kayden anymore, they heard hurried footsteps coming over at the critical moment. They turned their heads to look and they almost cried out of excitement.
Henry was striding over toward them now.
“Young Master Law!”
One of the subordinates ran over to tell Henry about his grievances while being close to tears, but Henry pushed him away.
“Get lost!”
After pushing the subordinate away, Henry walked in front of Kayden and stared straight at him.
Kayden curled his lips and said faintly, “Hen…”
After the first syllable, Henry clenched his right fist and with a heavy and ferocious right hook, his fist landed directly on Kayden’s left cheek.
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Henry was still young and strong.
To ensure he became a long lived hedonist, Henry had always paid attention to exercise. He would still indulge in a life of debauchery, but he would not overdo it. Therefore, he was much fitter than his peers. More importantly, he had also learned some tricks from Julian.
Henry did not think about the consequences of this powerful punch at all. He just used all his strength to throw it.
However, this punch caused Kayden to fly backward. He was like a human shaped stick as he was propelled by the huge impact before hitting the wall with a muffled thud. Then, Kayden’s body slowly slipped and fell to the ground, leaving a shocking bloodstain on the snow white wall.
The punch and the impact hit Kayden, but they were more like thunderbolts as they exploded in the souls of all the people on the scene.
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone knew about Henry’s hedonistic character, but they did not expect him to be so bold.
If Kayden was killed by the punch, it would be a huge deal!
Meanwhile, the vision of Kayden, who was on the ground in the corner, turned black for a while. The only thing he could hear right now was a heavy buzzing in his head.
He almost fainted after being punched. Half of his head felt numb, and he could not even feel the pain. He raised his head to look at Henry.
Henry also walked toward him at this moment.
After Kayden’s subordinates saw this, how would they dare to let Henry, the troublemaker who would do anything, get close to Kayden? Hence, they hurriedly ran to block off Henry.
“Go away.”
Henry tilted his head and spat out two words with a grin.
His appearance and attitude were the same as when Kayden told his subordinates to go away, yet it was way more arrogant and explicit.
The subordinates looked at each other. Although they were afraid of Henry, they did not push him away immediately.
“Young Master Law, please have some respect…” One of the bodyguards who had followed Kayden for more than a decade said with a smile.
However, before he could finish what he was saying, Henry looked at him coldly. “Respect? Who are you and why are you worthy of my respect?”
The bodyguard’s face turned green and then pale, his eyes were also full of humiliation. He gritted his teeth and said, “Young Master Law, if something happens to Mr. Langdon, you won’t be able to handle it either.”
“Why can a dog like you dictate whether I can handle something?”
After Henry said that, the bodyguard clenched his fists as his body trembled slightly. He had been with Kayden for more than ten years and most people in the outside world treated him like he was also part of the J. Langdons. Everyone would pay him some level of respect wherever he went. However, after what Henry said today, he who thought he had some status, immediately understood that he was still a dog in the eyes of these upper class people.
At this moment, Kayden struggled to stand up. His mouth and nose were bleeding profusely, and he lifted his head to look at Henry coldly. “Do you have the balls to beat me to death?”
“Beat you to death?”
Henry laughed maniacally and grabbed Kayden’s collar to lift him up. Henry continued, “I want to chop you into pieces so badly.”
A grin blossomed on Kayden’s blood face. He said, “However, you can only fantasize about it.”
The murderous look in Henry’s eyes intensified. At this moment, he really wanted to choke Kayden to death.
However, he knew that he could not do so.
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Once he did that, not only things would go out of control, but he would also be finished. It would be useless for anyone to try to protect him.
“Hehe, do you want to kill me?”
Kayden saw the murderous look in Henry’s eyes. Although the intense pain caused his head to feel heavy for a while, his thoughts were gradually becoming clearer.
“You dare not.”
Henry gritted his teeth and said, “Don’t irritate me, I will really kill you.”
Kayden snorted. His threat was useful when directed toward ordinary people, and it was also useful for Henry when he was
behaving normally.
However, he was a hedonist who was beyond domineering. If he was truly triggered, he would really kill Kayden. Kayden did not feel it was worth it exchanging his life for Henry’s.
Therefore, Kayden stopped egging Henry on.
“Let me go. Since you can’t detain me, it’s over now that you’ve punched me to vent your anger.”
Kayden struggled to walk to his bodyguard, who immediately supported Kayden.
After taking a look at Henry, Kayden wiped the blood from his face and said, “Law, you got balls. This is the first time I’ve been beaten like this. We’ll take this slow and I’ll take revenge on you slowly.”
Upon saying that, Kayden turned to leave with the help of the bodyguard.
After he turned around, Henry’s large foot immediately followed him. His foot landed firmly on Kayden’s bottom, leaving a size 11 shoe print.
Meanwhile, Kayden was caught off guard and he fell flat on his face. He only stopped after sliding forward a few meters.
Henry strode over, stepped on Kayden’s back, and stared at Kayden with a sneer. “Hey, son of a b*tch, I normally didn’t want to offend you because you’re Half the Harbor Langdon’s son, but now that you two have become traitors and stabbed us behind our backs, do you still expect me to respect you?!”
“Can’t you see the situation now that you’re still talking so boldly to me? Are you looking to die?
“Today, I will explain to you clearly so that you can hear me. Yes, I can’t kill you today, but I can still injure you so badly that you’ll need someone to carry you out of here. You and your father are willing to become dogs for foreigners and you still expect someone to support you after I beat you up? It’s useless for me to beat you up if that’s the case!”
“Also, I won’t kill you today because I want to see you die more thoroughly. For mutts like you and your father, it is more painful for you to lose all your money than to kill you, right?”
Henry stomped on Kayden’s back. After the latter screamed out in pain, Henry sneered, “You betrayed your country for glory. I want to see how the two of you die!”
“Why aren’t you mutts f*cking off with you master?”
After Henry yelled that, the bodyguards did not even dare to breathe too loudly. They lifted the muddle headed Kayden and left the scene as fast as they could. After these people left, the trading center became quieter.
However, there were still many wealthy businessmen and staff who had chosen to stay. They were all looking at Henry eagerly.
After taking a deep breath, Henry clenched his fist slightly.
No one told him what to do now. And no one told him what to say.
He was a hedonist who only knew how to cause trouble, but now, he could only rely on himself to get things done.
He wanted to keep the flesh and blood of the Harbor City trading center as much as possible. After all, it might be a help to Jasper even if it was just a little amount.
“Everyone!”
Henry exhaled slowly and glanced at everyone present with a serious expression.
“I don’t know how to sweet talk. Most of you here know how to do that better than me. So now, I can only promise you one thing. If you don’t leave today, the Laws and Jasper from the mainland will never forget you all for providing us help in our hour of need!”