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Benjamin Knox's Rise to Riches Chapter 202
With two fingers in his mouth, Lieutenant Jason whistled a particular tone, and the door from the upper floor was heard. Following this is the sound of footsteps. Soon, everyone could see two female soldiers pulling a man along with them. This man had a sack over his head and was tightly bound in a rope.Benjamin ignored the confusion on Max and Corey Hassan's faces as two female soldiers came downstairs, dragging the practically blind captive bully's arm. They then pulled over a chair and forced him to sit on it.Max scooted over to Benjamin. “Who's that, Ben?”Benjamin's gaze had turned incredibly cold as he replied to Max without sparing him a glance. “That's the culprit I have developed a personal grudge with.”Benjamin then snapped his fingers, once again silently ordering for the sack to be removed.Max was surprised as soon as he saw the familiar face. “It's you!”It was none other than Brody Cage - the person who led Senior district keeper Jude and those other members over t
Benjamin Knox's Rise to Riches Chapter 203
This would not be the first time Benjamin would suspect that there was a relationship between Corey Hassan and Brody Cage. However, it has to be noted that making this kind of connection would require some far-fetched assumptions to be brought up in the first place.That wasn't ordinarily the case for Benjamin though.Ever since Benjamin dropped the Detroit family at Health-Bind Hospital, he had begun researching those culprits who attacked him. The night he rescued the Detroit family, he had ended the lives of most of the gang men, and thus, he was left with that senior district, Jude, and Brody, along with his two henchmen.With Benjamin's small networking circle, it took a while to get the information he had gathered so far. This was mostly due to the fact that he refused to utilize the power at the prime estate.Basically, he didn't want his grandfather's help.Later, though, Benjamin learned that Brody’s henchmen were dead, and he was now alone, tasked with locating him.It didn
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Benjamin gave no answer to that. “Keep talking.”Corey became less reluctant to confess. “Brody and I found out that the people who rescued us were gang members of the notorious Skull High Gang. With our lives in danger and nowhere else to go, we both decided to remain under their protection. That way, our chances of being trafficked would be slim.”Anthony frowned in slight confusion.“In that case, how did you end up working as a security guard at this place while Brody ended up this way?”Corey turned to Brody once again, with guilt in his eyes as he answered.“That's because, a few months towards being officially initiated into Skull High Gang, I ran away, not willing to be bound to any organization. “Corey Hassan pushed as his tone became slightly heavy.“But ….I didn't take Brody with me this time.”Anthony and Lieutenant Jason shared a look as it rang in their head.Benjamin hummed. “You abandoned your little street brother with a gang. What made you do that? Why not take him
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By the end of that meeting, both Corey and Brody ended up signing a contract with Benjamin. These two ended up being his subordinates exclusively.The two were now seated in the dining area of the house, staring at Benjamin, who sat across them. To the side, Max, Anthony, and Lieutenant Jason watched in silence as the two signed the thick file in their hands.The silence remained until the two finished signing and handed the files back to Benjamin.Benjamin gave them a professional smile. “As per this contract, you two now belong to me. Your loyalty now lies with me as a young master of the Whiteridge family.”Corey shared a look with his street brother before nodding his head defeatedly. “I understand.”“Do you, though? Do you truly understand?” Lieutenant Jason spoke with a raised eyebrow, conveying his doubt over the claim.“What does that mean? We've already signed the fucking documents. What else do you guys fucking want from us?”It was Brody who spoke up this time. He didn't
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“You? Please, you're hardly worth a tenth of the threat that you perceive yourself to be. To me, you were nothing but an ant I could crush at will. But then you became annoying when you had the audacity to summon your fellow ants to bully my friend and his family. Now, I'm simply going to take down the colony from the inside.”Brody felt a chill run down his spine as his brain understood what this meant.This perceived act of kindness was actually a well-thought-out plan on Benjamin’s side. He was going to use Brody to infiltrate the Skull High Gang and destroy their entire organization from within.Benjamin stared into Brody's eyes. “Brody, now that you belong to me, I want to make something clear to you. The mission you will undertake from here will take time before it is accomplished. He got up and began pacing back and forth, in a much calmer manner.“Now, I would have preferred to send my people - someone more competent and well fit. Unfortunately, they lack an essential key to
Benjamin Knox's Rise to Riches Chapter 207
A couple of days later, the Detroit family settled into their new home. With the main mansion being so huge, it has always felt a bit lonely to Grandmother Theresa despite the many housekeepers and the presence of Head Butler Lia Locks.As for her grandson, Theresa understood quite well that the young man was not only busy with studies but also many external responsibilities as the Whiteridge family's direct heir.She also knew of the many issues Benjamin was crawling with: the gang that is now after him, and people like that son of the Tyrone family.But now, she had the familiar company of the Detroit family members, and she took it upon herself to make sure that every single one of them felt welcome.Theresa was telling one who organized a proper funeral for the dead uncle, Jeremiah Detroit. Despite knowing that the drunk loser was nothing but a toxic pest in the lives of the Detroit family members, Theresa understood that the Detroit family would still see the dead man as one of
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“There is also an immediate ban on illegal ammunition and drugs within this residence! What the hell is going on?! Last time I checked, this is not a fucking estate in one of the pompous districts!”A bunch of new rules had been enacted and these people were not happy about it. Unfortunately for them, there was nothing they could do about it.Unknown to them, a couple of drones captured these neighbors’ reaction to the ‘new regime’, and everything was being broadcast straight to Benjamin's residence.Chester Detroit sat across Benjamin in his private office, watching on a huge screen with a cold smile.Benjamin turned to the older man.“Mr. Detroit, are you happy about this?”Chester nodded his head with a cold gaze. “It feels good, my boy. Watching those who made fun of me now deal with the same issues. For years, my family and I were the butt of the joke. These so-called neighbors saw how helpless I felt being unable to provide for my family and they only made me feel even more ridi
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It was finally the day of the charity hosted by the Tyrone family's business empire. Students around the campus, especially those who knew what was going on, were excited to see how the event would play out.As soon as Andrew and Alexa entered the faculty building, some of the students immediately crowded around them, with microphones and cameras on their faces.“Andrew, how confident are you feeling about the competition you have initiated against Benjamin?”“Andrew, can you tell us your budget for today's competition against Benjamin?”“Over here! What would you do if Benjamin happened to win against you?”Andre stopped in his tracks at the lady's question, turning to the reporter who spoke these words.“What kind of a fucking question is that? You think that I, the favored son of multi-billionaires, would lose out to a degenerate orphan whose dumb luck only afforded him a couple of millions of dollars?”The reporter felt the scrutiny but he knew better than to be hesitant. As a pro
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Watching everything, Isaac Shawl was shaking.Seated right beside him, Benjamin couldn't even watch the screen. Listening to the voice of the true arsonist on the confession video was already enough to get his blood boiling. Though he maintained his putter demeanor, he was currently releasing an uncontainable emotion that bleed into his aura.In fact, unknown to Isaac Shawl, Benjamin’s aura played a part in how he found his body shaking uncontrollably.To be honest, growing up in his childhood home was a long-term trial that constantly tested Benjamin's patience and ability to adapt to a constantly constraining environment.Growing up, most of his neighbors actually bullied him and his grandmother. The two were the constant subject of ridicule that everyone around them used to entertain.Also, there had been countless times that Theresa had endured so much humiliation while taking care of Benjamin.The neighbors constantly criticize her for adopting a baby in her old age, coupled with
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It was the face of a man who looked like Benjamin in his late twenties, but this man had a battered face and his surroundings looked like an enclosed space with dim light.Still, Isaac Shawl could recognize this man. After all, he was the one who hired him to plant the chlorine fluoride tank in Theresa's apartment, which then gave him the ability to blame Benjamin as the arsonist.That's right. The face on Principal Dice's laptop screen is that of the real culprits - the actual arsonist who caused the explosion of Benjamin’s childhood home.Isaac Shawl felt like he was being doused completely in a bucket of ice water, the unforgiven coldness rushing through his spinal cords and permeating through every cell in his body.The shrewd landlord wasn't dumb. Becoming a landlord in a dangerous vicinity of the slums, this man had to hone his street smartness, becoming incredibly adept in maneuvering through terrible situations, especially when the situation was a crime.Just from seeing the r
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Isaac Shawl didn't know what to say. He had never expected that some kind of investigation, especially one that went this deep, was carried out. Back then, the influence of the Tyrone family had been utilized to bribe police stations in that vicinity from carrying out any investigation until they were ordered to do so by the Tyrone family.This was, of course, to make sure the public and, most importantly, the tenants who were being fooled to blame Benjamin for the explosion never found any evidence that would lead them away from the desired target.Isaac Shawl raised an eyebrow at Principal Dice.“What is this? Did you carry out an investigation behind my back or what?”Principal Dice feigned an innocent kind of confusion.“Huh? I didn't know I was supposed to get your permission to look into a case of arson.”Isaac Shawl was a little lost for words but he continued.“Yeah, but you're not a law enforcement agent either. What gave you the right to hold an investigation?! Especially o
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Principal Dice pulled out a file contained within one of his shelves and retrieved a document, sliding it over the desk to Isaac Shawl.“Landlord Shawl, you should go through the content of this document.”The landlord frowned as he looked down through the document on the desk, unable to understand beyond his recognition of a few things.“Um, Sir…Principal Dice, I can't understand most of what is in this document. I, along with so many of my people, did not finish beyond the scope of middle school. I'm afraid you'll have to elaborate on this.”“Oh, alright.” Principal Dice nodded with a tight-lipped smile before pulling the document back toward him with two fingers.“Landlord Shawl, this document reveals that there was a heavy trace of chlorine trifluoride that indicates, at highest probability, to be the gas which was used to cause the explosion in the first place.”Principal Dice glanced up at the landlord. “Is that right?”Isaac Shawl's gaze shifted from side to side, his eyes refl
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The room was layered in an atmosphere so tense that the thickness of it could be easily felt by the skin and could be cut through with a knife. The horrible landlord, Mr. Isaac, says right beside Benjamin with his hands bound in handcuffs. He, along with the numerous protesters had been arrested by the police who arrived on the university campus a couple of hours ago. He was about to be taken along with everybody when the police received words from their superior.According to the call, Principal Dice had called in a favor - he needed to talk to the old landlord before he was taken to the police station.As for the rest of the protesters, the police were allowed to take them away first, and Mr. Isaac would be sent to join them behind bars later.Now, the old man sat in his seat with a squared shoulder, worried that Benjamin would suddenly lunge and attack him. The seats they were occupying were not very far from each other.The old man recalled Benjamin's gaze after watching his girl
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A couple of minutes later, the video came to an end. The holographic screen went blank before it faded to reveal Andy's holographic bald head once again.“And that concludes all gathered visual pieces of evidence of File Arson.” Though these words were supposed to be spoken with a much lighter tone to relieve the sadness in the atmosphere, Andy couldn't make it as convincing as he should have.It was like the AI assistant itself was finding it hard to o pretend like it hadn't just played the worst video possible right now. Andy had just displayed a video that contained key moments in how the true arson at Benjamin’s former home had truly taken place.In the series of videos, it is revealed that a bunch of masked men had snuck into the one-room apartment that Benjamin grew up in, raised by his foster grandmother, Theresa.Here, these masked men carried a sizable tank into that apartment. They then proceeded to ransack the room, obviously looking for something valuable they could steal
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The super chaotic scene was witnessed by the students from the upper floors, and some of these students began cheering on the chasers and the chased ones.Seeing the opportunity to get away was here, the secretary held Benjamin by his arm, immediately blushing as she found that Benjamin’s arms were quite too big for her fingers to wrap around. Even more so, she felt the sturdy muscles that rippled beneath every movement of that body part, despite the thick layer of clothes Benjamin had on.This young man wasn't really incredibly handsome, he was incredibly fit as well.She accepted this considering the fact that Benjamin had held that muscular culprit by the neck with such incredible strength just a moment ago.Benjamin was oblivious to the secretary's state of mind, agreeing with her words for him to take this chance and leave.Benjamin turned to Olivia. “I think you should go stay with April. Keep me updated on how she's doing.”Olivia saw the silent plea in Benjamin's gaze, finding
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The short and muscular culprit was scared. Though his neck was thick, Benjamin's fingers wrapped around a good portion of it, enough to strangle him in the first place. With his terrifyingly brutal strength, he could feel the breath of life being stolen away from him.Meanwhile, Olivia felt her heart shaking by the feeling Be Jasmin gave off from the start and everything that played out before her eyes.From this, she deduced that Benjamin wasn't…your typical intellectually gifted young man. She had always known this but this physical display of intimidation made her realize that Benjamin was on a whole different level. It was simultaneously incredible and scary.She turned to Max to find that the guy was not as dumbfounded or taken aback as she was. In fact, Max was the most calm about the scenario that was playing before everyone here.Turning to the secretary, Olivia round her just as awed by Benjamin’s display as everyone else.With her observant eyes and sharp mind, Olivia deduce
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For the first time in forever, Benjamin felt his heart grow cold with intense fear as he watched April lie motionless in his arms. His right hand, placed right behind her head, had gone wet with her blood.“I'm glad you're safe.”Those whispered words from April's lips right before she lost consciousness went a shockwave down his body. He couldn't move, just kneeling on the ground as he stared at his fake girlfriend with shocked eyes.It was safe to say that the world had faded out of his awareness as he focused solely on the unconscious lady. Even though he didn't witness every single moment that led up to this point, he could easily deduce it.These people. These greedy-ass old neighbors of his…..They had intended to hurt him physically, and April took the hit for him, probably out of impulse.Benjamin felt really complicated in his heart, struggling to process his emotions, a truly rare occurrence.At that moment, he felt a firm hand on his shoulders.“Young man! Young man, please
