When Gale heard what Dean said, he guffawed.
“I was a little surprised too.”
Gale opened his eyes and looked at Dean, who was deep in thought. He said slowly, “However, the most difficult thing to guess in the world is the human heart It is normal to get the wrong answer, let alone when facing someone like Jasper.”
“If he is so easy to take care of, an old fart like me who has lived 80 more years in this world would not have lost out to him.”
Dean bent down slightly and said while lowering his head, “He’s just pulling some cheap tricks. He’s using Old Master Law to pressure you, so how can you say you lost out to him?
“On the contrary, he also lost quite a bit when you brought in the business people from Teo. So, frankly speaking, you still won.”
“Stop speaking so highly of me.”
Gale glared at Dean and said, “Ever since I started plotting against that kid, I was always kept in the inferior position. How old is he and how old am I? Now that I am still plotting against him, aren’t I setting a bad example as an elder?”
Dean said respectfully, “I only know that success determines whether you’re a hero, I never heard of age determining the same thing.”
“Haha!”
Gale laughed.
“Never mind. You will be fully responsible for what is going to happen next. After this, I am sure Jasper will do something. If I need to show my face, you should just go on my behalf.”
Dean nodded. Then, he hesitated and asked, “Grandpa, so we’ll…”
Before he even finished, Gale understood what he meant
After a long sigh, Gale said, “Kid, I came from that special era. I watched the other countries bully ours. Back then it was fine, but after twenty to thirty years, those foreigners would still look down on us.
“You too. When I took you home, you were ten. Ten years before that, this country was the one that raised you.
“So, you cannot be too scheming in this matter. Just help wherever you can.”
“I understand,” Dean answered respectfully.
Gale seemed to be tired, so he closed his eyes and waved his hand.
Dean left deferentially. Then, he heard Gale singing to himself lowly as if he was talking in his sleep.
“As I watched them, I was as courageous as a sword, and when I raised my hand, I could not help but sweat. After I caught the thieves, I raised my sword to chop off their heads. Their blood splashed across the country and created a river of red.”
***
Jasper could not maintain his smile when he sat in the car. He even burst out laughing from time to time.
Henry was creeped out when he saw this.
“Have you gone mad from anger?” Henry asked carefully. Then, his expression became tense, and he said, “Those two are shameless but you don’t have to make yourself sick because of them.
“Okay, we’ll remember them for this. We’ll seek revenge on them when we have a chance in the future. That kid is named Dean, right? I will remember him.”
Jasper replied, “Gone mad from anger? I have gone mad from happiness, okay?”
“I thought Gale would either not participate or at most he would invest some money as a simple gesture.”
“Now, he even offered to lend me the money. Back when he proposed that I put up collateral, I planned to accept it, but that sly old fox is not easy to handle, so if I agreed too quickly, he might try to push for more. That’s why I put up an act.”
“I was wondering why you looked relieved when Dean appeared at the door. It seems that you were only acting!” Henry came to his realization.
“Life is like a movie.” Jasper laughed and said, “Since he agreed to lend us 2 billion US Dollars free of interest, which will amount to about 16 billion Somer Dollars, so why not just take it?”
“However, we still have to pay him back if we lose. Are you really going to pay him back with 50% of JW’s annual profit for the next ten years?” Henry asked.
Jasper shrugged and said, “If we lose, can JW even survive?”
“Damn! This is no-risk trading!” Henry said while feeling terrified.
Jasper said happily, “You can’t say that. After all, they were the ones proposing this. We just accepted their proposal, so I didn’t set them up.”
“Plus, we don’t know the outcome of this fight. Now that they have given us this investment, they will get the money back if we win, but if we lose, everything will be gone.”
“However, if they don’t lend us the money, everything will still be destroyed if we lose. In the event that we win, they will get no share of the profits.”
“If that’s the case, has Gale gone mad?” Henry asked.
“A loan and an investment are two different things. He might have his own plans,” Jasper said flatly.
“However, that has nothing to do with us anymore. It doesn’t matter what he has planned, he won’t try to be a hindrance to us in such a huge matter. At most, he will just watch as we die. However, since he took out so much money, it means he won’t cause us any trouble at the critical moment.”
Henry nodded as if he understood.
“So, where are we going now?”
Jasper narrowed his eyes and said, “Next, we’ll need to meet the presidents of a few Chambers of Commerce. Also, there are a few appointments we have to attend. In short, we have a lot left to do.”
“However, what I lack most now is time. The market will be closed for three days and, in addition to the weekends, it will be closed for a total of five days. Two days have passed since, so we don’t have much time left.”
Henry glanced at the exhausted-looking Jasper and could not help but say, “We’re at this stage anyway, so we’ll just do this step by step. If the sky falls, we have tall people to stop it from falling on us. It’s useless if you tire yourself out too.
“Tonight, I’ll make some arrangements for you to relax. We’ll continue tomorrow.”
Jasper said with a smile, “Do you have anything you can arrange for in Suesville?”
Henry chuckled and answered, “I don’t, but I have money. In this world, what can’t be solved with money?”
Jasper laughed and said, “Okay, it’s dinner time anyway. I’ll go with you and we’ll talk about the rest tomorrow.”
“Okay!”
Henry patted Julian’s driver seat happily and said with a grin, “Julian, drive to the city center. Go wherever is liveliest Today, I’ll only be doing one thing and that’s spending money!”
