Chapter 523: Retrieving an Item_1

“What?”

Bran Cook blinked and asked aloud, “What did you say?”

He suspected he had heard wrong.

After all, at Arvid Woody’s office, the two of them had had a good talk.

As long as the cooperation for today was successful, Nando Brandon could get three hundred million.

Now, it seemed like things had changed?

Quella Radcliffe was equally stunned. According to Bran Cook’s words, she was clearly the victim!

But why did Nando Brandon suddenly betray them?

Could it be a sudden attack of conscience?

But that was impossible!

She subconsciously looked towards Julius Reed and noticed her husband was smiling at the moment.

“Nando Brandon! What did you say? There’s no need for a reversal now, you can just announce your endorsement for me straight away.”

Bran Cook walked over, his voice deep as he spoke.

He thought that Nando Brandon had made a mistake.

“I don’t have any reversal,”

Nando Brandon looked at Bran Cook and said apologetically, “Since I’ve signed a contract with Miss Radcliffe, I naturally have to honor the agreement. Now, in front of everyone, I will make it clear for the last time.”

He walked up to the microphone at the podium and said, “I’m willing to endorse Miss Radcliffe, and during this time, I will only endorse her, exclusively.”

Wow!

The audience erupted into an uproar!

The small business owners who had been pale as death just now became excited at this moment.

“Nando Brandon, you’re playing me!”

Bran Cook grabbed Nando Brandon’s collar and said viciously, “Spill it! Are you under threat? Say it! What’s really going on! You already promised me, how can you go back on your word?”

He was about to collapse.

Bran Cook couldn’t afford to lose; he desperately needed to win a splendid battle today.

So many people were watching below, he had lost too much face today.

If he could humiliate Julius Reed and his wife, maybe he could salvage some dignity.

Especially seeing the look of despair on Quella Radcliffe’s face just now, it had felt incredibly satisfying!

But now, he was the clown.

In front of everyone, he became a pitiful clown.

“If you really want to talk about being threatened,”

Nando Brandon coldly looked at Bran Cook in front of him, “Right now, you’re the one threatening me.”

“Fuck your mother!”

Bang!

Bran Cook threw a punch, hitting Nando Brandon directly in the face.

“Go to hell!”

Bran Cook, having lost all rationality, was about to charge forward.

“Mr. Cook, how can you hit someone!”

Julius Reed grabbed Bran Cook’s shoulder and said, “You have to honor a bet when you lose. If you want to blame someone, blame your own incompetence!”

“Julius Reed! What kind of tactics did you use to…”

“Do I even need tactics?”

Julius Reed looked at Bran Cook and shook his head in disdain, “Against you, I really just need to lift a finger.”

After saying that, he suddenly exerted force in his hand!

Thump!

Bran Cook felt a strong pressure coming at him and involuntarily knelt to the ground.

The room fell silent.

They had just seen Bran Cook kneeling in pictures and videos.

But.

It wasn’t nearly as shocking as it was now!

The real scene was right before their eyes.

Bran Cook, who once seemed invincible and enigmatic in their minds, was now kneeling on the ground.

Kneeling before Julius Reed.

He really looked like a dog kneeling before its master.

“You don’t need to call me ‘Dad’ anymore. I wouldn’t have a spineless failure of a son like you, and if I were your real dad, I’d prefer to jump into the river and drown myself.”

After saying this, Julius Reed turned to Itai Huntington and Quella Radcliffe, “I have other things to take care of, you guys go ahead!”

He clapped his hands and, amid many astonished gazes, strode away from the podium.

Just like when he arrived.

A man as swift as the wind.

“Someone! Please escort Mr. Cook out!”

Itai Huntington saw that Bran Cook was emotionally unstable and feared he would harm herself and Quella Radcliffe, so she immediately called security to escort Bran Cook away.

But what she didn’t know was…

The moment Bran Cook kneeled, both of his knees were completely shattered.

One of his shoulders was also broken.

Even if he wanted to stand, he couldn’t do it at all.

“Now, does anyone still question the position of Quella Radcliffe as the general manager?”

Itai Huntington asked commandingly.

Below, there was complete silence.

As businessmen, we must first value integrity.

Originally, it was agreed that the future course of the Gonzalez City business alliance, and the selection of the general manager, would be decided by this bet.

Everyone had also agreed to it.

Now that Quella Radcliffe had won, although it was unexpected for most, since the word had been given, it could only be honored.

And with Bran Cook now practically crippled,

even if he were put in the position of general manager, he would hardly command respect.

Better to lie low for now and wait for a new candidate to emerge.

“Since no one objects, then I announce that everything will be done according to Quella Radcliffe’s proposal! Anyone who opposes can’t blame me, Itai Huntington, for not being sentimental!”

Up on the stage, Itai Huntington once again displayed her dominant queenly demeanor.

…

Gonzalez City by the water.

At this moment, Julius Reed is sitting by the dock, looking at the endless sea, and laughs, “I should be sitting here fishing.”

“What refined taste in leisure!”

Beckett Carmichael chuckles, “Master, shall I buy this dock and build you a fishing platform?”

If Julius Reed nodded, he would immediately go and do it.

Initially, he had doubts about the abilities of this master, but the move shown at the Northern restaurant truly convinced him!

Too strong!

“I’m not interested in that.”

Julius Reed picked up a pebble and constantly weighed it in his hand.

“When exactly will that power you talked about come?”

As soon as he walked out of the Five-state International building, he received a warning from Beckett Carmichael.

After hearing about the smashing of the Northern restaurant, the power behind the restaurant owner Odingle was ready to come to Gonzalez City to settle accounts.

Upon receiving the news, Beckett Carmichael immediately informed Julius Reed.

“They are expected to arrive at Gonzalez City dock by tomorrow dawn. I have a friend who happens to be a senior executive in the family where Odingle belongs. This information, he risked his life to send over.”

Beckett Carmichael speaks with a hint of mystery, “As for who exactly is coming, he isn’t sure. But they are definitely formidable, at least much stronger than the likes Odingle has around him.”

“How about you come with me to the capital to avoid them for a while?”

“Just a few lowly thieves, nothing to worry about.”

Julius Reed looks at Beckett Carmichael, “If I were to ask you to retrieve an item for me from the Tempest Mountains, how quickly could you get it here?”

“What item and where is it located?”

Beckett Carmichael asked.

“At the peak of the Tempest Mountains, on a desolate mountaintop. I can give you exact coordinates, can you get it to me before dawn?”

Julius Reed kept fiddling with the pebble in his hand.

“No problem! I’ll arrange for someone to take care of it right away, and definitely bring it to Gonzalez City before dawn!”

Beckett Carmichael pulls out his phone, “I have a private plane, and I also have employees in the Tempest Mountains, I guarantee the task will be completed.”

“Good! After obtaining the item tomorrow, bring it directly here. Remember, it must be before dawn.”

Julius Reed, looking into the distance, smiles and says, “Have you finally run out of patience?”

Splash!

As he speaks, he shoots the pebble from his hand into the water, causing a splash.

“Master, do you enjoy this too? I like making splashes as well!”

Beckett Carmichael, like a child, picks up pebbles and throws them hard into the water.

“Here are the coordinates, and the item is a long wooden case.”

Julius Reed stands up, takes out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and hands it to Beckett Carmichael.

After the two leave, a corpse wearing top-notch diving equipment surfaces on the water.

The corpse’s head has been pierced by the pebble.

PS: Happy New Year!

The Year of the Rat is here, wishing everyone good health and all the best.

May each year be better than the last, a future bright as silk, and all your wishes come true!

Thank you all for your support along the way.

Thank you for your company.