Mr. Kogar's body was indeed somewhat difficult to handle, given the risk of being exploited by others. So Mr. Jonas chose the most convenient and expedient way... to send him back to the headquarters of the Veyton Consortium. This greatly angered the members of the Veyton Consortium's board of directors, as no one had expected Mr. Jonas to have such audacity. Not only did he defy their orders, but he also killed a representative of the board of directors and then sent Mr. Kogar's body back.
Mr. Jonas's abnormal attitude undoubtedly dealt a severe blow to the Veyton Consortium. Such behavior of killing someone and then returning the body was clearly provocative, but what puzzled the board of directors was why Mr. Jonas dared to do so? Mr. Miste looked at the body in front of him, which had been shot in the head, and his expression became extremely unpleasant. If Jonas dared to shoot Kogar in the head, it indicated that he was equally willing to shoot himself in the head.
The other members of the board of directors looked at Kogar's body and couldn't help but feel a sense of gloom. The fear of Jonas in their hearts also made them consider quickly eliminating him.
"It's simply outrageous." Looking at the body wrapped in black cloth in front of him, a middle-aged man in a blue suit said with a dark expression, and the other members of the board of directors around him also didn't look too good.
"We should directly strip Jonas of his inheritance rights and take back control of his Altair district."
"Killing a member of the board of directors is a complete disrespect to the Veyton Consortium, and we must punish it severely!"
Listening to the chaotic and noisy discussions in the meeting room, Mr. Miste couldn't help but rub his brow and shouted, "Stop it." As soon as his voice fell, the meeting room quieted down. His eyes were dark and complex, and after a while, he said, "This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface. To make him compromise, conflict is necessary."
"Bring Jonas Veyton to headquarters and see what reasons he has... if none... then find a way to strip him of his inheritance status."
The other members of the board of directors, although they thought Mr. Miste was too cautious, didn't say much. In their view, Jonas dared to do this, purely seeking his own demise... directly draw conclusions, and then dispose of him. Daring to lay hands on Kogar had seriously threatened their safety, and these members of the board of directors naturally didn't want to see Jonas unharmed.
But the cunning Mr. Miste obviously thought more... from the previous incidents, Jonas didn't seem like someone who disregarded the overall situation. The fact that he dared to kill Kogar already indicated that he had a trump card. Before this trump card was revealed, Mr. Miste didn't want to directly confront Jonas.
Bringing Jonas to the Veyton Consortium headquarters was also for this reason... if he refused to come, the board of directors would have a reason to directly sanction him; if he was willing to come, then the board of directors could further probe his bottom line. And if the opponent's trump card was really enough to cover up this incident, then conceding a step would also be a good choice for the board of directors. In other words, this was a feast of Hongmen. Although Mr. Miste was incompetent, who would not be more vigilant to sit in this position?
After the meeting, the middle-aged man in a blue suit who had been advocating for stripping Jonas of his inheritance rights and was one of the acting chairmen of the board of directors, Belloc Booz, left the headquarters of the Veyton Consortium directly.
Belloc Booz, this was the name of the middle-aged man, and he was also one of the acting chairmen of the board of directors. As the only member of the board of directors with a different surname, Belloc Booz's methods could be described as decisive and ruthless. In order to rise to power, he endured humiliation and setbacks for twenty years, and finally succeeded in replacing his wife, who was also a member of the Veyton family and was turned into a vegetative state by him.
Although he was an acting chairman, his power was greatly restricted... Belloc was very aware that his current position was not stable, and could even be described as precarious, so he had to use other means to stabilize his position. For example... usurping the interests of others.
Jonas's behavior was undoubtedly good news for him, which meant that he could find a way to pocket Kogar's assets... but even more tempting was Mr. Jonas, the ready-to-be-slaughtered heir. The special identity of the other party had already given Belloc Booz a great opportunity. Once he got rid of Jonas, the other members of the board of directors would undoubtedly support him because of their own interests. This was an opportunity that Belloc had to firmly grasp. He could see that the other members of the board of directors harbored considerable malice towards Jonas Veyton, which also gave him an opportunity to exploit...
If everything developed according to the trajectory he planned, not only could he swallow Kogar's assets... but he could even swallow Jonas's assets. By then, he would firmly establish himself as the acting chairman and become one of the most powerful figures on the board of directors. Just imagining such a scene, Belloc Booz couldn't help but tremble with excitement.
After calming himself down a bit, Belloc Booz took a deep breath. To realize his ambitious goals, the first and most important thing he needed to do was to kill Jonas Veyton. For this, he formulated a detailed plan. As long as Jonas Veyton dared to come to the banquet, he was confident he could take down the other party's head. And the one who would carry out all this was the title-level assassin he contacted from the dark web. ——[Albatross]Pierce.
It cost him a full one million five hundred thousand credits, which made him feel a little heartache. After all, assassinating the nominal heir of the Veyton Consortium, and hiring a title-level assassin, such a level of expenditure was still considered normal. But if the plan succeeded, the one million five hundred thousand credits would definitely be worth it.
"Mr. Pierce, I'll leave the rest to you." Belloc spoke into the private communication device.
"Of course, are all the arrangements ready?" Pierce's voice, after special processing, made it completely indistinguishable as male or female.
"Everything is ready. Now, I will transfer thirty thousand credits to you as a deposit. After the task is completed, the remaining one million two hundred thousand credits will be paid."
"Deal." On the other end of the communication, Pierce's voice sounded somewhat indifferent, as if he didn't take this job too seriously. After all, the target was just an heir of their own consortium. In this world, the easiest type of task to complete was to assist in internal struggles within a consortium... After all, with the restraint of the left and right hands, no matter how capable the target was, they couldn't cause too much trouble.
Thinking of this, Pierce on the
other end of the communication couldn't help but cross his legs and say, "Wait for my good news..." With that said, the communication was directly terminated. Then followed a long silence.
Belloc stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling traffic downstairs, and recalling what the other party had said in the communication just now, he couldn't help but smile. Everything was ready, and now all he needed to do was wait. If Jonas chose to attend the banquet, he would not only face settlement but also a deadly trap set for him. However, for now, Jonas, who was far away in the Altair district, knew nothing. A dark cloud was gradually gathering and heading towards the direction of the Altair district.
Kogar died silently, without making any waves. The board of directors was not as useless as Jonas had imagined. At least it did not voluntarily hand over its handle. The news of the Hongmen feast naturally spread to the Altair branch soon. Jonas didn't plan to explain the situation directly in the communication. Some things had to be fought for face to face. So he readily accepted the invitation to the Hongmen feast.
Of course, before doing these things, there were other security measures to be taken. Jonas had to consider the possibility of the board of directors overturning the table, after all, this thing was unpredictable, just like Kogar never thought he would be left here before coming to the Altair district. The security forces at the headquarters of the Veyton Consortium were not weak. If the board of directors wanted to overturn the table, it would be very difficult for Jonas to break through from here.
As a precaution, Jonas brought all the temporarily available people with him this time, Ennis, Eiffel... and the tool girl, Shiura Ryouko. Upon learning that she finally didn't have to clean the toilet, Shiura Ryouko's performance was somewhat excited, but then she realized that following Jonas to the headquarters of the Veyton Consortium didn't seem to be a good job either, so she frowned again.
It is worth mentioning that before setting off, Jonas asked Ellis to hack into the private emails of several members of the board of directors and learned some interesting things. Belloc Booz, one of the acting chairmen of the board of directors of the Veyton Consortium. A few days ago, traces of browsing the dark web were recorded. And according to Ellis's tracking, he finally found the task Belloc had posted on the dark web. ——Assassinate Jonas Veyton.
This task had been accepted by an anonymous user for a high reward of one million five hundred thousand credits. Seeing that his own head was so valuable, Mr. Jonas couldn't help but be astonished. He even wanted to exchange his own bionic head for bounty. Unfortunately, reality is not like a game, where there are so many bugs to earn gold coins.
After investigating so much information, Miss Ellis was a little sleepy. She rubbed the little girl's head and let her rest in her arms for a while. Jonas began to think about how to deal with the board of directors' overt and covert layout next. However, before he could think for long, Jonas felt the girl's body in his arms move slightly. The soft body completely leaned against Jonas's body, and he didn't know if the girl was really asleep or pretending to be asleep, with her white stockings legs being quite unruly.
This made Jonas unable to calm down and think. There was no way, Jonas had to hold the girl's restless little feet, which provoked a light sigh from her. The girl couldn't pretend to sleep anymore, so she lifted her head from Jonas's arms and looked at him sneakily.
"Miss Ellis, if you're not asleep, you can just get up." Jonas's tone was somewhat helpless. But the girl obviously didn't intend to stop there. She pretended to close her eyes, and her small feet wriggled out of Jonas's hands. She arched her body towards Jonas's arms, apparently wanting to continue pretending to sleep. But... if you're pretending to sleep, just sleep, why are you moving around? ——Does this girl even know what she's doing?
"Miss Ellis... stop moving." Jonas couldn't help feeling annoyed, and his tone also carried a hint of warning. Apart from verbal warnings, Jonas also kept reminding himself mentally. ——Firstly, I am not...
The soft touch from his waist came, and the girl's small hands became restless. Before his thoughts arose, Jonas threw them out of his mind. ——Go to hell, yes, I am! He looked at Ellis fiercely, who shrank like a startled little rabbit, but the flavor of her reluctance was about to overflow.
"Miss Ellis, you should be very clear about what this means, right?" Three strikes, it means YES!
"I know..." The girl couldn't pretend to sleep anymore, lowering her head, murmuring something. Then, she gathered courage, raised her head to look at Jonas, and said, "Actually, Mr. Jonas, I am willing to do whatever you want..."
A long silence followed. Looking at the silent Jonas, Ellis seemed to sense something and opened her mouth. A huge sense of loss enveloped her, and Ellis took a while to regain her composure. Just when she thought nothing would happen, the girl felt her body being lifted. Feeling the warmth coming from the other party's arms, Ellis's heart couldn't help but beat faster. She raised her head, looked at Jonas, was about to speak, but the next moment, her words were directly blocked.
"Um—" After stiffening for a moment, her body collapsed onto the sofa. Spring was in the air.