"The Grand Ocean Restaurant construction project received a $10,000,000 investment from Mr. Pablo Nerulda-an investor and CEO of one of Italy's largest companies." Mr. Holland read the title of the article displayed on the living room's LED screen. Meanwhile, Leo was already seated on the long sofa and did not move his gaze from the LED screen. Now, Mr. Holland was with Leo, Hans, Bram, Jack - Leo's younger brother, and Mrs. Holland. When Leo had just returned from the meeting with Mr. Handrick, there was already Mr. Holland and his family in the living room. "Have you become Mr. Walter's side, Leo?" asked Mr. Holland. Leo briefly looked at Mr. Holland and shook his head. "Of course not, Father. Why should I switch sides to Mr. Walter's side?" asked Leo. Mr. Holland immediately sighed heavily. "Then, if you get the investment money for the Grand Ocean construction project, what about your new business innovation construction project?" he asked. Leo had expected Mr. Holland to w
"Mr. Jonsen, known in the mafia world as Blanco Scandla Piscasso, is a mobster known for selling illegal alcohol and cocaine narcotics. "He has distributed cocaine narcotics to various countries on several continents, but there are several countries that are the center of his sales, namely Mexico, Italy, Canada, and Los Angeles. His sales profit reached 500 million dollars," Mr. Holland said as he read out the explanation of the information he had gathered. Leo frowned sharply and looked at Mr. Holland in surprise. He didn't expect that Mr. Holland had already found information about Mr. Jonsen. "Where did you get the information about Mr. Jonsen's mafia side?" asked Leo who looked at Mr. Holland curiously. "Did you forget that your father is a CEO who deals with companies overseas?" said Mr. Holland. "I own hotels in Canada and Italy, but I keep it a secret that I own them. I asked a trusted man named Mr. Bjorka to manage the hotel, and while I was monitoring from afar, Mr. Bjo
"WOAH! I'm really very happy! The Grand Ocean Restaurant construction project successfully secured investment funds from Pablo Nerulda!" Mr. Walter said in a quite loud voice while clapping his hands. Leo sipped his drink with a proud smile. More precisely, he was proud of himself for being able to prove his contribution to the Grand Ocean Restaurant construction project. An hour ago, Leo received an invitation to a meeting from Mr. Walter with the four heads of the DID Cartel. The meeting was a celebration of Mr. Walter's success in getting investment funds from Pablo Nerulda. "Ten million dollars may not seem like a lot of money to us, but you got it from Mr. Pablo Nerulda," said Catrina, the woman who was the CEO of the electric car company. But behind the scenes, Catrina was a female mobster known as Abella D'Plantos. Leo curved a smile of formality at Catrina. After that, his pair of eyes glanced at Jonsen who was looking at him through a look that implied hatred. "It's
"Can't you accept that I managed to steal the attention of a DID Cartel teammate?" The sound of Leo's steps echoed in the silent hallway. Stuffing his hands into his pants pockets, he walked over to Mr. Jonsen who was standing by the open window smoking a cigarette. Leo's arrival caught Mr. Jonsen's attention. Instantly, Mr. Jonsen's face and gaze became disgruntled and he looked out the window. Mr. Jonsen's reaction made Leo unable to help but smile. It wasn't long before Leo's steps arrived beside Mr. Jonsen. After that, Leo extended his open palm. "Can I ask for your cigarette?" Leo asked without the slightest hesitation. Mr. Jonsen looked at Leo's palm through cynical eyes. There was no answer but he looked forward again. "Why did you come to me?" asked Mr. Jonsen exasperatedly. Leo immediately chuckled at Mr. Jonsen's question. For some reason, the more Mr. Jonsen showed his dislike for him, the more Leo was challenged. "Fine if you don't want to give me your ciga
"Who is with Mr. Walter and what are they doing?" Leo muttered.Finally the map on the system's hologram screen automatically zoomed in. Leo immediately saw the red dot turn into what looked like CCTV footage. Leo was a bit surprised because Mr. Walter was very clearly seen with five men. There were already some beers on the table, they seemed to be laughing while chatting seriously.There was a laptop whose screen a man was pointing at Mr. Walter and four other men. Leo was curious about the laptop's display, which vaguely displayed a lot of writing."Zoom in, laptop object," Leo muttered.[REQUEST ACCEPTED!][LAPTOP OBJECT: ZOOM IN]The system screen zooms in to the maximum limit. It can be seen that the red circle makes the laptop screen the center of focus.After that, the system scans for three seconds, then a more HD version of the laptip text appears.Leo squinted his eyes, clarifying his vision."Plans to build a culinary branch in Upper Side Land?" muttered Leo, reading the
"Mr. Leo Sebastian Holland, what did you ask to meet me here for?" Leo arched a very wide smile when his long name was mentioned by the man before him. He took a deep breath, then let it out. "I didn't expect you to know so much about me as to mention my full name?" Leo replied with a joking chuckle. In front of Leo, the man named Zaves sat with his back against the wall and looked at him through sharp eyes. There was no expression except for suspicion. Zaves was also actually annoyed that Leo could find him enjoying time with a woman. "Who doesn't know about you? A newcomer CEO who suddenly managed to increase Araizona Group's profits in just a short time," Zaves said with a lopsided smile. "Of course. My name has been a trending topic for the past few months, so I don't need to introduce myself to you much," Leo replied with a small smile. Having said that, Leo then straightened his sitting position. He stretched the tie on his shirt collar. "I hope our meeting is one t
"You must not be able to believe what happened to your family right away. Now, you go rest in your room."Leo, who couldn't argue, finally followed Hans and Bram. They took him to the second floor using an elevator, then walked down the hall.Along the gold-walled hallway, Leo was mesmerized by the framed photos of the family members. All the family members in the photos appeared to be wearing luxurious clothes.Leo then arrived at a grand room with windows stretching wide. He could see the view of the hills.When standing in front of the wide glass window, Leo could see a private golf course, a horse riding field, a large swimming pool, and two buildings of unknown origin. Leo saw a very thick sense of luxury in this mansion area."Enjoy your life as the heir of Mrs. Holland's family, Mr. Leo," Bram said.Leo looked back and saw Bram and Hans bowing. As if paying their respects."After this, you will have a meal from the waiter, Mr. Leo. Enjoy your meal," Hans said."Thank you, Hans
"I met with Mr. Zaves, Father," Leo gave a report after he was in front of Mr. Holland. Mr. Holland stopped the movement of his hand that was writing something down. He had a surprised look on his face after hearing Leo's words. Slowly, he raised his face and looked at Leo as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard. "What are you saying now?" asked Mr. Holland, frowning in displeasure. Leo already knew that Mr. Holland would not approve of his actions. "Since when did you act on your own without seeking my approval, Leo?" Mr. Holland protested. Calmly, Leo immediately curved his smile. "May I sit down?" Leo asked politely. After Mr. Holland nodded his approval, Leo then pulled out a chair and sat down with a heavy sigh. Leo began to face Mr. Holland who looked at him very seriously. "I know you will disagree with my actions, Father-""Of course. Do you know how terrible the environment of such people is?" interrupted Mr. Holland directly, his tone implying a very clear
"Reporting to the police is useless, they always side with the people in power, who have a lot of money and don't care about victims like me, Mr. Joshua," Ghenna replied, suppressing her words. Mr. Joshua was somewhat taken aback after hearing Ghenna's words. Moreover, the look in Ghenna's eyes that radiated fear also began to imply sharpness. "I don't know why you just so you know, I've also escaped several times, but those people managed to easily track my whereabouts. And when I came back I got even harsher treatment from them," Ghenna replied, almost in tears. "Whenever I fought back, they always threatened that my scandalous videos would be shared with the media. I was just afraid of hurting my parents if they found out and saw those videos..." "So, I could only pretend to drink the drink and quietly spit it out without the boss knowing," continued an emotional Ghenna and burst into tears. "I'm not sure the police would help you and refuse to cooperate. Many policemen
"I can't let Mr. Walter get the land," Leo muttered. After successfully finding where Mr. Walter was located, Leo immediately flicked the system screen. So that the shadow of the system screen disappeared instantly. Leo looked at Bram and Hans who looked confused. "Come on, I know where Mr. Walter is!" Leo said then. Despite looking clueless, Bram and Hans just walked after Leo. They slipped between the visitors on the dance floor. Despite looking clueless, Bram and Hans simply walked after Leo. They slipped in between the patrons of the dance floor. Leo walked very fast so that he could quickly come to the VVIP floor. In the middle of his steps, his pair of eyes accidentally looked at the bar maids passing by. Leo immediately thought of an idea. His steps stopped abruptly, making Bram and Hans stop their steps as well. "Bram, Hans, will you execute a plan for me?" Leo asked Bram and Hans. *** "This plan to build a culinary branch will certainly provide a large pr
"I'm not sure they'll be approachable," Bram replied, also wearing a worried expression. "The most important thing is that we defend that land, Bram. We can't let the investors of the Araizona Center Land Residential Property development project fail," Leo tried to reassure. Bram did not answer. But from his expression, he seemed to want to carry out Leo's plan. "If we fail to get the land and the investors have already given us 50 million dollars, the investors won't trust us. Araizona Group Company's reputation will suffer," Leo said, looking at the LED screen seriously. The whole room fell silent. They didn't dare agree, nor did they dare argue. Doubt engulfed them all. Because what they were dealing with now was the DID Cartel-a huge and unbeatable narcotics business network. Mr. Holland was worried about how Leo could survive against the DID Cartel. This was the first time for Leo to face such fierce business competition. "Leo, how can you fight them?" Mr. Holland asked.
"I think Mr. Walter would have spread it instead of exposing that the alcohol contained methanol," said Leo who was thinking seriously. "There was a case where a mafia gang was smuggling illegal narcotics, but they wrapped it in a different package," Hans said. Leo looked at Hans with both eyebrows furrowed. Out of curiosity, Leo's sitting position spontaneously leaned towards Hans. "Has there ever been a case like that? And how did they end up?" Leo asked. "Their actions were not uncovered for many years, but one of the members turned out to be an undercover private detective team. The private detective team cooperated with police detectives and many parties-I honestly don't know them by heart. So their actions were uncovered after six years," Hans replied. "They needed to wait six years undercover to be exposed?" "No, two years. Six years is the time they did the business," Hans replied. Leo let out a long sigh. "Ah, I must dissuade Mr. Walter before he has t
didn't expect to meet the heir of Araizona Group Company. I'm Mr. Pedro, Director of Araizona Group. I'm very happy to welcome you." Leo arched a warm smile in reply to Mr. Pedro's words. "Thank you, Mr. Pedro," Leo said. Before Leo could say anything else, Bram suddenly approached him. Bram whispered something very serious to Leo. "Mr. Leo, someone is waiting to see you in the VIP room." Leo's eyebrows furrowed at Bram's words. Leo briefly looked at Bram as if asking who was coming, then Bram replied by shaking his head. "That person asked not to mention his name in front of you," Bram explained. "Should I come there now?" asked Leo. "They seem urgent to talk to you." Leo finally looked at Mr. Pedro and the staff. "I really appreciate your hospitality. Sorry, I have to meet someone who wants to talk to me now. It's an urgent situation," Leo excused himself. It wasn't long before Leo stepped out again with Bram. Followed by two bodyguards who led them to the VIP
With an expression that could no longer hide his nervousness, Zaves laughed sarcastically. Zaves looked even more irritated at Leo. "Ah, damn it. You suddenly came up to me and pointed that recording gun so you could corner me, just to ask about that bastard?" Zaves said in a grumbling tone. Leo suddenly frowned when he saw Zaves' reaction. "That bastard?" Leo quoted Zaves' nickname for Mr. Jonsen. "That's right. The bastard who's been scamming people and saying he'll distribute the best alcohol-when it's brand counterfeiting?" Leo couldn't help but laugh mockingly. Somehow hearing Zaves' words gave him goosebumps. "Oh my. You say that as if you're different from him. You're the same," Leo retorted, his tone implying irritation. Zaves immediately protested, "How can I be just like him? He killed many people with his fraudulent acts-" "Can't your fraudulent act of cheating voting data kill people? If you don't become a leader who makes wise policies, then it's th
'Damn, Mr. Jonsen is quite dangerous with his very strong instincts,' Leo thought with some annoyance. Mr. Jonsen, on the other hand, raised both eyebrows with a suspicious glance. There was an arch of a smile that implied he was satisfied with being able to corner Leo. "I don't know what people like you usually do before negotiating with a third party?" Leo asked. Instantly Mr. Jonsen's faint smile faded. "Oh, or rather, what you do before negotiating with anyone. If you mean, I negotiated with Mr. Pablo personally before the negotiation meeting with Mr. Walter like you did, I didn't do that." Mr. Jonsen immediately frowned sharply and felt offended at Leo's remark. He spontaneously straightened his sitting position and looked at him with a threatening gaze. "I don't understand why you say that," Mr. Jonsen said. "I don't do things like that. Are you doubting my negotiation skills?" "Oh, of course not. The one who just underestimated me is you, Mr. Jonsen. You und
Mr. Walter was a little taken aback by Leo's words. But a few seconds later, he laughed awkwardly. "No way. How can you think he hates you?" asked Mr. Walter. Leo let out a small hiss and pretended to think even more. His index finger was now tapping his own temple. "I don't want to judge him badly either, Mr. Walter. But, when I spoke with Mr. Jonsen a few minutes ago, I felt that resentment. He didn't seem to accept my presence as a major investor," Leo retorted. Having said that, Leo lifted his face and straightened his gaze to match Mr. Walter's. While focusing his eyes on one point, he read the notification on the system screen. [WALTER ORLANDO] [FEELINGS: DISGUSTED (88%) ANNOYED (77%)] Leo secretly curved a lopsided smile reading Mr. Walter's current feeling prediction. "I know you might be annoyed with me because I might sound pretentious when I say this," Leo said, deliberately provoking Mr. Walter further. The look of astonishment on Mr. Walter's face inst
On the way, Leo deliberately contacted Bram via video call. Shortly after the video call was picked up by Bram, he watched as the camera panned to Mr. Jonsen who was gathered on the VIP sofa with three other men. Not just the three other men. But also the LCs who accompanied them. All the women on the couch, for some reason, looked like they were very drunk. "Wait, didn't Mr. Jonsen just arrive a few minutes ago?" Leo asked. Hans also took a quick glance at Leo's phone screen. Curiosity was evident on his face, wanting to know what had happened to Mr. Jonsen. "Don't you think it's strange that these women were already very drunk when Mr. Jonsen arrived just a few minutes ago?" Leo asked again. Hans nodded his head. "Yes, it should be. Did they use a very high dose of alcohol, or were the women given something before Mr. Jonsen arrived?" Leo looked very thoughtful after Hans said that. He suddenly felt very curious and wanted to know what was the reason. On the other h