"I've checked Donald's account details and found that before each time he donated items to support your protesters, he would receive a significant sum, exactly twice the amount he spent!"
Xiao Ye's words made Laila raise an eyebrow. "So, you're saying someone gave him money to donate half of it to those protesters? It's not hard to understand – he was bribed, someone gave him benefits to go against us."
"And then? Don't tell me you didn't find out who gave him the money."
Xiao Ye smiled bitterly. "I did find out, but that person died in a car accident yesterday."
"How 'coincidental'?" Laila usually didn't believe in such coincidences. Looking at this situation, the probability of someone silencing the person was at least 99%. To easily take a person's life just to keep them quiet showed how ruthless and cunning the mastermind was. No wonder he warned her that she was in trouble.
People who liked playing games outside the legal rules were not Laila's favorite. Those who could win but not accept defeat were usually such individuals.
Moreover, a rich man's son wouldn't be comfortable or willing to put himself in a life-threatening situation.
Xiao Ye continued, "And there's another piece of bad news. I just received information that Donald is also dead. Another car accident."
Laila's pupils contracted. "An intentional car accident?"
"Worse! We can't find anything suspicious. It just looks like a normal traffic accident. Moreover, the owner of the vehicle that caused the accident died on the spot, making it challenging to trace anything."
It was indeed becoming troublesome. Laila pondered for a moment. "If it's dangerous, you should back off. I'll inform my grandfather and have him assign more professional people to investigate."
It was just a protest activity, yet someone was ruthlessly taking multiple lives. This wasn't just ruthless; she had to inform her grandfather about it.
Xiao Ye agreed with her suggestion. "It's indeed better to inform him. I've been away from there for a long time, and it's not convenient for me to handle such matters alone." He wasn't an arrogant person and wouldn't get upset just because others didn't recognize his abilities. In comparison, the boss's safety was more important.
Laila nodded, asked a few more questions, and then ended the call. After thinking for a while, she organized her words and informed her grandfather about what had happened.
As soon as Oswald heard the news, he was furious. Daring to target his little angel and resorting to such extremes! Even hurting her was unthinkable, let alone taking multiple lives.
His granddaughter, whom he cherished so much, encountered such a threat. How could he endure it? The old man made a direct call to the White House to protest. Were they paying so much money to our company just for others to play around?
Another boycott, an arson case, and now silencing people – a story more exciting than a movie was unfolding before his eyes. What infuriated him the most was that it happened around his granddaughter. What were those police officers even doing?
The old man directly spoke out. If they didn't provide a clear explanation, he would switch to another party in the next election!
The President was also shocked when he heard this, but not because of what happened to Laila. Instead, he was startled by the old man's statement about supporting another political party.
If such a prominent figure, wielding the propaganda weapon and having a high social status, switched to the opposing party, it would undoubtedly be a nightmare!
Therefore, the respected President consoled Old Moran while exerting pressure below to ensure the investigation was completed within a limited time. He also specifically had someone make a call to the police chief, giving him a severe reprimand.
He warned him not to take everyone for fools. The deaths of two individuals related to the case, both in a car accident and the car owner dying on the spot – who couldn't see the connection? Regardless of the reason, it was necessary to thoroughly investigate to reveal the truth for the continued support of the Moran family.
After warning the police chief, the person conveying the message had one last thing to say: "Do you know how much money the Moran family donates to the police system every year? If not for those donations, your comrades might not receive much compensation if they die, your old buddies might not have retirement pensions, and the in-service police officers might not enjoy any benefits after retirement!"
There was no more direct statement than this. All the police officers who knew about this matter took action, determined to thoroughly investigate the case.
Here, it must be said that Faaris was indeed ruthless. It seemed that in his eyes, those who depended on him for their livelihoods were like ants, and those who didn't need to depend on him were not even worth being considered ants. If he wanted their lives, he took them, without even a moment of repentance.
So, when he framed Roy, he directly eliminated the "potential trouble" when he found out things were going beyond his expectations.
Compared to that, Mr. Cooper, who only knew how to talk and write, was like a ripe persimmon hanging on a branch, showing off its vibrant colors when hanging but turning into a face-down splash when it fell on the ground.
If it weren't for his numerous flaws, those people wouldn't need to die. He was a bit clever, knowing to make the money circulate through multiple hands, making it less likely to be traced back to him. However, it was precisely his cautiousness that led Faaris to eliminate the entire line.
Faaris didn't care whether those people would reveal the information. Since he promised to help Cooper escape responsibility, he would definitely do it cleanly.
From the second-hand clothing store owner to Cooper, all the middlemen involved in this matter, none were left alive. To avoid trouble, he handed the matter over to the professionals below, ensuring that those people died in "accidents" in different ways.
Xiao Ye only found two of them because he hadn't had the chance to investigate further. And those two, quite coincidentally, were all dealt with in car accidents. Consequently, those investigating the matter focused their attention on them, overlooking others who had lost their lives in "accidents."
Someone like Donald, the owner of a second-hand clothing store, could easily earn enough money to live comfortably even if he just sat at home. However, his greed led him to accept unexpected gains, resulting in the loss of a promising life.
This proved that greed was indeed a sin, not just a saying thrown around casually.
Knowing how Faaris dealt with his troubles, Cooper fell into a long, silent depression. He not only feared but also harbored an intense hatred towards Laila. If it weren't for her appearance, the Phoenix Company, which had caused him so much suffering for so long, would have gone bankrupt long ago. If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have fallen into Faaris's hands, with no chance of escape.
All his current miseries were her fault, and he would make her taste the despair he was feeling now!