“Mr. Laine, this time I came here with Homer’s greatest sincerity.”
The man in front of him was talking smoothly about some extravagant embellishments but he did not say anything substantial.
“But I don’t see your sincerity.”
Jasper turned his head to look at the moonlight outside the window, ignoring the person in front of him.
However, the man was still reluctant to give up, and once again, he put the letter of intent in front of Jasper. “I understand your concerns, Mr. Laine, but the current situation is beyond our control. Since the matter has already escalated to this point, we will prepare the greatest remedy to prevent Lane Automotive from suffering even greater losses. Of course, I also hope that you can give our company a break, Mr. Laine.”
Jasper knew that although the man in front of him was not so sincere, at least he was sent by Larry, so Jasper would have to give in no matter what now. Things had already escalated to this point, and if he remained stubborn, it would not do Lane Automotive any good.
“We can cooperate, but I can’t use this letter of intent.”
“I have already asked someone to prepare the best possible letter of intent and contract. If your company agrees, we can proceed immediately.” After saying that, Jasper put the contract and the letter of intent on the table.
The man rushed to the desk in front of Jasper and picked up the contract and the letter of intent before standing in place whilst reading it carefully.
“Mr. Laine, there isn’t any major problem, but perhaps you misunderstood us. We will definitely withdraw the complaint against Lane Automotive and make up for the damage to Lane Automotive, but isn’t it too much to ask us to give up our shares if we want to collaborate with you?”
Jasper saw that the person in front of him was already furious. Thus, he gave him a half-smile and continued to ignore him.
“If you think it’s too much, then let’s not cooperate.” Jasper’s words were calm and flat, throwing the man in front of him completely off guard.
He did not expect Jasper to say this so calmly. Now he also fully understood why Jax was forced into that state.
***
“What are you doing? Stay away from me!” Jax’s face was full of surprise and fear.
He kept backing up, but there was a dead-end behind him, and soon, he had nowhere to go.
“Jax, don’t you know what are the consequences of betraying Mr. Weis? Where did you get the courage to do that? Listen, Mr. Weis is very angry and the consequences are severe right now.”
When Jax heard Larry’s name, his legs turned weak. He did not expect Larry to find him so quickly.
“Sirs, please have mercy. I really didn’t want to betray Mr. Weis, I have my own hardships and no one wants to see the current situation either!”
The few men had evil grins on their faces.
“I’m really sorry, but we were also entrusted to do this. If you continue to stand here safe and sound, it will affect Mr. Weis’s next plan, so we can’t keep you around.”
Jax was even more frightened by this, and his legs began to shake violently. He was leaning against the wall behind him and his face was pale. At the same time, his lips were trembling and he could not speak.
“You coward!”
A different voice came from the alley.
It was as if a light was shining on Jax.
“Help! Help me!”
Jax subconsciously rushed toward the source of the voice, but the man in front of him did not give him any chance to run before crushing him directly under his feet.
“Where are you running to?”
Jax was instantly treated as a little ant that was crushed at the will of others, and he no longer dared to move casually.
Holden shook his head helplessly and walked into the alley with the people behind him.
“Are Mr. Weis’ men so unruly?”
When the man heard what Holden said, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Holden. “Who are you?”
“It doesn’t matter who I am, but you have to hand the person under your foot to me.”
The man frowned and looked at the few men beside him, who quickly shook their heads to express that they had no idea what was going on.
The two sides did not talk too much and instead showed their strengths through their hard-hitting punches. Even so, it was obvious that Holden came prepared as he brought more people, and the people he brought had better fighting skills.
“Take him away!”
***
At this moment, the person sent by Homer was still trying to convince Jasper.
Jasper said nothing and continued to stare out the window by himself.
Suddenly, the door opened…
Jax was thrown straight in and he fell to the ground. The person in charge took two steps back in fright and he stared at Jax in disbelief. “Why are you here?”
Although Jax felt pain all over his body, he tried his best to get up from the ground to avoid the people around him noticing.
“Why can’t I be here? I am in charge of this project!”
Jasper smiled. “Do you two want to fight over who’s the person in charge? You can come back to me once you figure it out.”
“No!” The man immediately stopped Jasper. “Mr. Laine, I agree to your request!”
Jasper smiled slightly and stretched out his right hand. “I hope we have a pleasant cooperation.”
Jax was completely dumbfounded. He was sluggish as he stayed on his ground. It turned out that Jasper saved him this time because he still had value. The notice of his dismissal had not been issued from the headquarters yet, and Larry could not directly appoint and remove personnel at Jax’s level with just his words. He had to go through the standard procedures stated by the headquarters. However, obviously, his existence posed a threat to this new guy who just took office.
Since Jax was able to get this position, he was not a fool. He understood that if Jasper agreed to collaborate with him, even if it was done through groveling, then the newly appointed person in charge would immediately lose this coveted position before he could even warm his seat.
Since this matter was also a test of whether the person in charge could be successfully fill his role, obviously, the person in charge would not allow any mistakes to happen.
Jax stood in place and smiled wryly. Then, he walked over and knelt behind Jasper with a plop.
“Right now, I’m an outcast to Larry and I’ve been fired from Homer, so if you don’t mind, Mr. Laine…”
