The Ultimate Revenge System

Chapter 5. System Strength

"Wow! You have this much money, Benyard?!" Pablo was shocked after seeing a large brown envelope containing a pile of money.

Before Pablo could order his right hand to beat up Benyard, who was controlled by Victor, Victor deliberately placed the briefcase of money on the desk.

Now, Pablo wasn't the only one gaping at the pile of money in Victor's briefcase.

"How can you have this much money, huh?!" asked Pablo with a hearty laugh.

Victor could barely contain a sardonic smile. As Randelf had once taught him, people would turn out to be very good when it came to money.

"Of course I'm getting a bonus from my work so far."

Pablo's eyebrows immediately furrowed. "Your work?" he asked, then laughed mockingly. "You're just an office boy. You've been complaining about not having any money. What kind of work are you talking about?"

Victor was confused. There was no thought in his brain. His answer was just a spontaneous attempt to avoid Pablo's suspicion.

SYSTEM: Tell him you're making good profits from crypto investments. If he asks for proof, I've already taken care of that.

"I am saving, and earning profits from my crypto investments!" Victor replied.

After hearing Victor's answer, Pablo looked at him in astonishment. Pablo couldn't believe it.

"You do crypto investments?" asked Pablo, looking at Victor suspiciously.

Victor nodded his head. Although secretly he was also worried that his gesture as Benyard raised more suspicion.

"Why? I'm trying to learn—"

"Very good!" Pablo immediately cut Victor off while clapping his hands once.

"What if I ask you to do business with me?" Pablo asked, continuing his conversation.

In front of Pablo, Victor looked confused. For some reason he felt uncomfortable. Throughout his eight years in the business field, Victor has always found cases of fraud starting with invitations like this.

SYSTEM: Do you want to confirm whether Pablo is lying or not?

SYSTEM: If yes, you can answer and the system will calculate Pablo's lie rate.

"Doing business?" asked Victor, looking thoughtful for a moment. "Gosh, that's surprising."

"You simply invest all your money into a club that we will run. The profits from the club go to you at 50 percent. How's that?"

Victor looked at Pablo for a few seconds. At that moment, he couldn't help but smile a faintly lopsided smile.

"Yes..." Victor answered Emanuella's request, his system. But then, he quickly corrected, "I could have accepted your business offer. But, there's something that's bothering me."

As silence fell, the holographic screen in front of Victor's face flashed:

[Two Missions Accomplished!]

[Unlocked Ability: Lie Detector!]

Then the system display changed again.

[CALCULATING THE LIE RATE...]

[Process... 10%... 30%... 55%... 68%... 88%... 91%... 100%]

[LIE RATE: 98%]

Victor sighed heavily, and at the same time felt relieved. It turned out that his instincts could still function in this moment. His guess was right.

"What are you afraid of?" asked Pablo.

"A small profit," Victor replies. "Can't it be 70 percent and 30 percent?"

Pablo was surprised by Victor's question. He looked at the two men on either side of him. They all looked incredulous at what Victor had said.

"Hey, since when did you dare to challenge me?" asked Pablo.

Intrigued, Pablo folded his hands on the table and leaned back in his seat. Pablo looked at Victor with interest.

"Looks like you've got a new personality, Benyard? You want to get that much profit share?" Pablo asked again.

Victor just sat back and relaxed.

"My investment is not small. This is the rest of the money I have. I can't afford to lose," Victor retorted.

Pablo thought for a moment. His lopsided smile indicates that he is increasingly challenged and attracted to Victor.

"If I give you that kind of profit sharing, you have to give me more profit too," Pablo said.

This is enough.

Victor cannot waste time with someone like Pablo. This day has been very tiring.

"No, no, no. I still refuse your request," Victor replied firmly.

When Pablo and his two men were surprised, Victor quickly closed his briefcase of money. Victor didn't care what Pablo thought at the time.

"You just turned me down?" Pablo asked, not taking it well.

Victor immediately nodded his head. "Of course. I'd rather give this money to do business with someone else," he retorted.

Pablo laughed sarcastically, looking at Victor with a dismissive expression.

"Damn it! You're wasting my time!"

Pablo was about to stand up and attack Victor, but the sound of a phone call stopped him. Looking down, Pablo grabbed his cell phone and immediately picked up the call.

"Hello, Big Boss! Ah, for the club? We've taken care of it! The transaction went smoothly, no hitches!"

Victor received orders from Pablo to leave the room. So Victor grabbed the suitcase in his hand and headed for the door. But he stopped in his tracks when he heard Pablo's words.

"All right, Boss Jackson! I'm going to get rid of the people on Victor's side! Who's next?"

Victor instantly stiffened where he stood. His grip tightened as he clenched the briefcase tightly.

Unfortunately, Victor couldn't get close enough to Pablo to talk to Jackson. Having just turned around, two of Pablo's men had already approached and pulled him out roughly. Meanwhile, Victor was suddenly in a daze as he wondered what Jackson was up to.

Who will Jackson get rid of?

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[NEW MISSION: Come to The Golden Lane Restaurant and meet someone named Reynald. Give the rest of your money to invest in the restaurant]

Victor turned his gaze to the building in front of him. After rereading the system mission, Victor was confused for a moment. The name of the restaurant written on the system mission was clearly legible.

Why was it that when he came to The Golden Lane Restaurant, Victor found an unkempt building?

Victor grimaced uncertainly as he matched the image of the restaurant on the system screen with the building in front of his eyes.

"Are you kidding me, Emanuella?" asked Victor.

SYSTEM: You've come to the right place, Victor. Go inside and meet Reynald.

"How could you tell me to invest money in a restaurant that... looks like it's on the verge of bankruptcy?" Victor wasn't sure.

SYSTEM: I couldn't possibly tell you to do something that would harm you, Victor.

SYSTEM: If you don't want to do the mission, that's fine. But you must be prepared for the consequences-

"Fine! I'll do what you want!" Victor spontaneously said in a raised tone.

Because of Victor's spontaneous speech, the people around looked at him strangely. Victor was secretly embarrassed.

With quick steps, Victor immediately walked into the restaurant. As he expected, the restaurant was very quiet. There were only two customers and a man busy behind the counter. Everything inside the restaurant looked very minimalist.

Victor even saw cobwebs on the wall near the entrance. The speakers weren't on, the lights were dim, and the seating wasn't exclusive at all.

'What kind of place is this?' Victor asked himself.

"Welcome... oh my, Benyard! You've finally come here!"

Victor's gaze immediately moved to the source of the voice. The man who had been busy behind the counter was already looking at Victor. He had an enthusiastic look on his face as he stepped closer to Victor.

"Why are you coming now? I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

Victor frowned. Did Benyard know this person? What's going on?