"We'll have a hard time finding Mr. Walter," Bram expressed his opinion in the crowd of the club.
Leo hadn't expected The Big H Club's visitors to completely fill the entire building. For a few seconds, Leo just stared around.
It was true what Bram had said.
Mr. Walter would be hard to find in a crowd like this.
Leo then gave Bram and Hans the code to wait. With faint hope, Leo tried to focus his concentration by looking in one direction.
"System turn on," Leo muttered in the middle of focusing his concentration.
Soon the system's holographic screen appeared in front of Leo's face. The system emitted a very bright light in the darkness of the club's dance floor. So Leo suddenly recoiled in surprise.
[SYSTEM ACTIVATED!]
[HELLO, LEO! WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?]
"What's wrong, Mr. Leo?" asked a panicked Bram.
Leo immediately shook his head. He returned his focus to Meila, his system.
Stepping forward a few meters, Leo said, "Find Mr. Walter. Now."
[REQUEST ACCEPTED!]
[TRACK ACTIVE LOCATION: FIND MR. WALTER]
[Please wait for a while!]
[10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 88%...]
While watching the blue waves on the system screen that indicated it was tracking something, Leo felt a bit dizzy. But Leo tried to focus his concentration.
[ACCESS LOCATION FOUND!]
[MR. WALTER IS ON THE VVIP FLOOR, ON THE THIRD LEVEL OF THE BIG H CLUB, 150 METERS FROM YOUR CURRENT LOCATION]
"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 title of the document.
It was the land Leo was eyeing for the Araizona Center Land Residential Property's big project plan. The most strategic land location near the urban area of New York.
Any business located there will benefit greatly. Because, that area is an area where conglomerates live who volunteer their money to provide business benefits.
If the land was taken by Mr. Walter, then Leo would not be able to carry out the big housing project plan. While he had already received an investment of 50 million dollars for his project plan.
"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 profit, Mr. Walter. This 2-hectare land can allow you to build a grand restaurant with an inn building as an additional option for VVIP facilities.
"The strategic environment in the middle of an urban area and a stopover for domestic and international tourists is the main reason you should take this land."
"Isn't that the land that Araizona Center Land Residential Property will take?" Mr. Walter asked.
"That's right. The investors agreed to build the Araizona home resort because the land was very strategic. The investors are eyeing a huge profit for them."
Unbeknownst to Mr. Walter and the five men around him, Leo was walking with a tray in hand. Leo was disguised as a club waiter.
With a very sharp and wary look at Mr. Walter, Leo approached the VVIP table.
"Excuse me, these are your drink orders," Leo said in greeting.
The gazes of Mr. Walter and the five foreign men on the VVIP sofa instantly shifted to Leo. They seemed to invite Leo to put down a few shots and two bottles of alcohol.
"Are there any orders you'd like to add?" Leo asked.
Mr. Walter immediately shook his head.
"There's no need. You can leave now," Mr. Walter replied.
Leo glanced at Hans who was on the top floor-the floor where the club's electrical connections were located. Hans had deliberately disguised himself as an electrician.
Where he was, Hans gave a thumbs up as a code that everything was fine.
Finally Leo immediately turned his gaze back towards Mr. Walter. Leo secretly said to Meila, the system.
"The Big H Club's marketing promo information," Leo muttered.
[REQUEST ACCEPTED!]
[HERE IS THE PROMO INFORMATION THAT IS ALWAYS GIVEN TO VVIP GUESTS]
Leo curved a satisfied smile.
"Mr. Walter, don't you want to try taking The Big H Club's promo tonight?" Leo asked.
Mr. Walter looked away from Leo. He seemed to find Leo's disguise as a waiter so strange.
"I'm not buying any promos," said Mr. Walter. "Go away! I don't want to see a waiter here!"
"Mr. Walter, tonight's promo is very special. You see, The Big H Club has a special VVIP package with a minimum purchase of only $25,000,000. The normal price is $30,000,000. You will get two vodkas and a VVIP celebration at the club..."
As Leo explained the facilities for The Big H Club's VVIP package, Hans tried to mess with the electricity. Meanwhile on the other side, Bram, who was disguised as a bodyguard, was stepping into Leo's place.
"You know, Mr. Walter, being a VVIP guest we have access to meet other conglomerates."
"I don't need what you're promoting to me right now," Mr. Walter still refused Leo's offer.
"I know you're a great CEO with the best business innovations. You must need connections with those conglomerates." Leo said again.
Leo deliberately grinned at the end of the sentence at the sight of Mr. Walter getting persuaded.
"I know The Big H Club's VVIP guests are the best people," Mr. Walter said.
Leo nodded his head. "If you want to buy the promo price of the VVIP package I'm offering, you can give me your card. You can choose me as your dedicated waiter at The Big H Club."
Mr. Walter read the name tag on Leo's work uniform. "Your name is Kendrick? I really admire your speaking skills."
Right after Mr. Walter said that, the club's main lights suddenly went out. Then one by one, the small lights that were faintly illuminating also went out.
The crowd came to a complete halt. The beat of the music disappeared.
"Hey, what's going on?!" Mr. Walter panicked as he looked around.
Leo saw Mr. Walter and the five men in front of him turning on the flashlights from their respective phones.
Soon Leo also saw Bram arrive from the left side of the VVIP sofa. Bram whispered something to one of the men holding Mr. Walter's laptop.
"Mr. Walter, your bodyguard said Leo came here looking for you," the man said.
Leo wanted to laugh at Mr. Walter who didn't realize he was Leo. Because the work uniform at this club required the use of a mask.
"We should leave with this laptop," said Bram, who was posing as Mr. Walter's bodyguard.
Mr. Walter looked wary after hearing Leo's name.
"Tony, you take the laptop and leave as soon as possible! Take advantage of the club's dark situation to avoid Leo!" said Mr. Walter.
Bram finally took the man named Tony away. In Tony's hand was Mr. Walter's laptop. Before Bram left, he had glanced at Leo to give him the code that the mission was successful.
The club situation became panic-stricken.
In the middle of the situation, Mr. Walter said to Leo, "Hey, Kendrick, let's go now. I want to buy that VVIP package you offered earlier."
"I want to buy that too. I need connections to other conglomerates!"
Then the other three men said the same thing.
Leo smiled with satisfaction.
"Give me your cards. You can wait here because it will take a while," Leo said.
"What about the club's power failure?" asked Mr. Walter.
"The electrician will fix it, it won't take long," Leo said calmly.
It was so easy for Leo to get the cards of Mr. Walter and the four men he was with. Except for Tony, Mr. Walter's personal secretary, who was away with Bram.
Leo then walked away from the VVIP sofa while snapping his fingers. The distance between his location and Hans' location was not far, so the finger flick was the code that the mission was complete.
In just two minutes, just as Leo descended to the dance floor, the lights came back on. The beat of the music could echo again.
Hans quickly ran from his location before The Big H Club's original electrician arrived. He followed in the direction Bram had gone.
While on the other side, Bram, who had brought Tony, headed for a quiet hallway. It was the hallway leading to the VIP evacuation lane that not many people traveled.
Bram's steps stopped. Bram turned his back to Tony while removing his mask.
"Hey, why did I just notice the awkwardness of your gesture?" Tony asked.
Bram turned his gaze to Tony. After that, he grinned.
"You're trapped, idiot."
"Narcotics network distribution plan?"Leo couldn't help but feel surprised after reading the LED screen in the gathering room of Mr. Holland's mansion. Moments ago Leo had managed to take away the flashdrive containing Mr. Walter's business plan data and brought Mr. Walter's credit card.In the private gathering room in Mr. Holland's mansion, Leo along with his parents, Bram, Hans, and Bennedict - Mr. Holland's personal secretary, read Mr. Walter's business plan data.Leo did not expect that there was a narcotics network distribution plan in Mr. Walter's flashdisk."What is this?" asked Leo confused."The DID or The Dragon In the Dark Cartel narcotics network will expand its narcotics distribution alliance to New York.""The headquarters for drug deals will be The Giant Resort & Restaurant, a restaurant to be built by Wal Innovate Group."Hearing Bram and Hans read the information in Mr. Walter's business plan, Leo was dumbfounded."That's Mr. Walter's company," Leo said to Hans, who
"Mr. Leo, I have the results of the information about Mr. Walter's credit card transactions."Leo and Bram stopped their steps when they heard Hans' voice. From the side, Hans walked over holding a paper in a hurry.Seeing the serious look on Hans' face made Leo know that there was important information. Leo felt a sense of enthusiasm as well as a sense of caution. "What did you find?" Leo asked. When Hans was beside Leo, he handed him a paper."I found a suspicious transaction two years ago. It coincided with the year when Mr. Walter was suspected of drug dealing business, but somehow a few months later, Mr. Walter was cleared of the charges""Drug dealing business? Two years ago?"Leo frowned after hearing Hans' explanation. Two years ago, Leo had indeed witnessed Mr. Walter who had been charged with drug dealing business. In that business, there was considerable fraud committed by Mr. Walter.Unfortunately, in just a short time, Mr. Walter was cleared of the charges.Leo was
"Leo! You've finally returned to the Araizona family! We've been waiting for you!"Leo still couldn't digest what was happening now.After a brief introduction with Hans and Bram, Leo was forced to join them in the car. To be precise, they went to this magnificent mansion-with a gold carving with the name Araizona Family above the main double doors.Leo's arrival was warmly welcomed by an elegantly dressed woman. There was a middle-aged man who walked up to him wearing an expensive blacksuit.Behind the two strangers, there were four other people. Two women and two men. All of them wore luxurious clothes."I missed you so much!" the woman said as she spread out both hands.Leo felt awkward when she was about to hug him. But he let her embrace him tightly."I've been waiting for you for years, Leo. I can't let you leave this family again," the woman said.From the side, Hans approached and said, "Mrs. Holland, we found Mr. Leo drowning in the lake. Luckily we still had time to save him
"Mr. Leo, the news about Mr. Walter belonging to a narcotics organization has spread everywhere." Bram gave a report after two weeks had passed. In the living room of Mr. Holland's mansion, Leo, Hans, and the Holland family were gathered together watching the news on television. For two weeks straight, ever since Leo had leaked about Mr. Walter being a member of the DID Cartel, all the news media had been playing the same topic. Leo already had nothing to say. As the news about Mr. Walter spread, Leo saw many people trying to find out about the DID Cartel."Leo, did you consider in advance that your actions would cause a crowd?" asked Mr. Holland. Leo turned his gaze to Mr. Holland who was still looking seriously at the television. "This is exactly what I predicted, Father. I knew they would find out about the DID Cartel," Leo replied. "Did you deliberately create this kind of excitement as a diversion?" Mr. Holland asked seriously. Leo nodded his head. "Yes, I did want to distr
"Mr. John has been found guilty of the premeditated murder committed against you, Mr. Leo."Leo looked at Bram who handed him his tablet to tell him a news article. In the car heading to the Araizona Group Company's corporate building, Leo read one of the news articles."The narcotics business at the AHA Club was also exposed. So he owns the biggest club in London?" Leo asked.Bram nodded his head. "That's right, Mr. Leo. After the investigation of yesterday's case, the prosecution found several acts of lawlessness committed by Mr. John."For a split second Leo read the rest of the news caption on the article. After that, he closed the tablet while letting out a long sigh."I already guessed that someone like him must have various illegal businesses behind. I just don't know how to uncover them," Leo said.Bram glanced at Leo through the small rearview mirror above his head."I'm still someone who doesn't have any power. I even borrowed money until I was almost killed by him," Leo sai
"Welcome everyone. Once again, we are all back in a meeting for one of Grand Ocean Restaurant's business innovations!" The flash light from the cameras shone right at Mr. Walter. As planned one week ago, today was a repeat of the meeting to discuss the plans for the Grand Ocean Restaurant. Since Leo had made a statement through a press conference about the DID Cartel, the news about the DID Cartel had suddenly disappeared. A week passed and many people were no longer talking about the DID Cartel. In the large company hall room, Mr. Walter faced the guests. This time he only invited a few CEOs of large international companies, well-known investors-including the five heads of the DID Cartel and Leo as the main investor, and journalists from media companies that Leo had paid. "I know the news about the DID Cartel a few weeks ago shocked you a lot. Ah, it was a very exciting news," Mr. Walter said with a chuckle. Leo just looked at Mr. Walter seriously. He sat in the very front seat,
"I don't know what you're talking about," Jonsen said as he gave a meaningful smile that was quite sardonic. Hearing Jonsen's words, Leo raised both eyebrows in astonishment. Somehow Leo already felt that there was something to hide just from the look on Jonsen's face. To be honest, Leo tried to provoke Jonsen to tell the truth. But after hearing Jonsen's reaction, Leo was curious if his guess was right. "I'm not sure you don't understand, Mr. Jonsen. Is it that after you kill a few people, you don't remember what they did?" Leo asked, insinuating Jonsen. Jonsen then laughed dismissively as he bowed his head briefly. He casually inhaled the cigarette smoke and looked up to exhale. "I just remember how they whimpered begging to stay alive," Jonsen retorted with no pity on his face. Leo's heart warmed up a little. He wondered if his suspicion was correct that Jonsen was involved in the death of his parents. He tried to restrain himself from being provoked by the emotions in hi
"Mr. Walter, can I talk to you for a moment?" Leo said, stopping Mr. Walter who was talking to some other company investors. Mr. Walter's gaze shifted to Leo. So did several investors who were in front of Mr. Walter. Seeing Leo's presence made them immediately put on expressions of surprise and astonishment. "Oh, Mr. Leo is also at this event?" asked one of the retail company CEOs, Mr. Orphan. Leo gave a brief smile in greeting. "Of course. What's keeping me from coming after Mr. Walter's invitation?" Leo replied with a chuckle. Mr. Orphan nodded his head in understanding. "Do you also intend to invest in Mr. Walter's business innovation? Aren't... you guys business rivals?" Getting that question made Leo flinch for a while. During his silence, he looked at each other with Mr. Walter as if asking how to answer. "I'm still considering it and don't want to tell you yet. Oh, about us being business rivals... just ask Mr. Walter," Leo replied. After Leo's glance fell on him, Mr.
"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