Norman was stricken by Ian’s words.
“I’ll admit that you have a point, but are you really going to ask Old Master Hurlbutt in Suesville for help just like this?
“This is too unrealistic. Old Master Hurlbutt retired a long time ago. There’s no way he’d help you for such a small issue.”
At that, Ian scoffed. “Of course, there’s no way Old Master Hurlbutt is going to personally lend me a helping hand. What I need is the old master’s influence. I want to gather everyone from the Haddock Chamber of Commerce!”
Ian’s eyes shone as he looked up at Norman. “Under those circumstances, just how difficult could it be to crush Jasper?”
Norman’s expression changed. “Say Old Master Hurlbutt gives the green light and we manage to borrow most of Haddock Chamber of Commerce’s strengths, still… We’re owing too many favors here.”
Ian’s expression turned wretched as he roared, “So what? I don’t care about anything else! I can repay the favors I owe and I can give whatever benefits they want, but there’s no way in hell that I’m going to forgive Jasper without taking revenge!”
No longer recognizing the familiar partner he once knew, Norman sighed.
To be absolutely honest, Norman was beginning to feel afraid considering how Ian’s actions now were detrimental to himself as well.
Sure, they were all businesspeople from Haddock, but Norman was too aware of how the others worked.
Even if Old Master Hurlbutt gave the green light, it was unlikely that the others would do anything unless they were certain of a win.
They were not the kind to do anything without benefits.
As such, it was destined for the Hull family to suffer greatly this time.
However, Ian was currently blinded by his hatred and cared for nothing else. All he wanted was to get rid of Jasper once and for all. He was willing to pay whatever price for it to happen.
As such, Norman made the rational move and remained silent.
At the same time, Norman could not help but admit internally that he wanted to see such a scene play out… After all, the one suffering losses would be Ian.
No matter how close their families were, the Hulls would still be the Hulls and the Gardners would still be the Gardners!
…
The following day, Jasper appeared at the airport.
At the arrival hall, Jasper saw a tall and handsome man walk out casually from afar. He had a bounce in his steps, and there was a beautiful lady deeply immersed in a conversation with him by his side.
The two walked over to Jasper, and the girl bade Henry farewell before leaving with light steps when she saw Jasper.
“Bye, Mandy. I’ll call you.”
Henry waved the girl goodbye with a casual smile.
He then wrapped an arm around Jasper’s shoulder and boasted, “How’s that? I met the girl on the plane, a fourth-year student in Southeast Province Teaching Academy. She’ll be my source of entertainment while I’m here.”
Slapping Henry’s hand away, Jasper replied, “I’ll have to disappoint you then because you’re going to be busy very soon. Don’t think you’ll have the time to meet and have a relationship with that Mandy girl.”
Henry followed Jasper out of the airport and threw his backpack to the backseat of the car once he got close. He then stretched his body and laid on the Bentley’s passenger seat. With a grin, he asked, “My dad said you made enemies here. What happened?”
“I won’t stop until I’ve crushed them. Exciting, isn’t it?” Jasper spoke plainly as he drove.
Henry shuddered and sat up. “I thought my dad was kidding. How do smart and sly youths like you make enemies? I thought you were kind to everyone and don’t backstab people at all.
“Ah well, whatever. Just tell me where that f*cker is and we’ll go look for him right now. I’m going to kill that motherf*cker!”
Jasper glanced at Henry and smiled. “He’s in Waterhoof City, and he has his own forces. It’s likely that he has a lot of people helping him. Are you sure you want to go up to him and demand his death just like that? Just the two of us?”
Henry waved his hand dismissively. “So what? You remember Mitch Langdon? I fought that stupid f*cker seven, eight years ago. F*cking moron asked me to meet him at St. John’s Road to negotiate and it was me against six to seven of them. I’m still right here, aren’t I?
“Why are you being so polite with me, man? We’re closer than that. We’ll just kill the f*cking idiot who thinks he’s better than us! Helpers? Hah! I just need to make a call to Harbor City and I’ll have trucks full of gangsters up here for you anytime.”
Jasper smiled. “It’s enough for me to know that you’re willing to help. But I might actually need your help with a few things this time.”
Henry grinned. “Finally, a time when you’re the one asking me for help. Alright, just tell me what you need me to do. Who are we screwing over?”
“Ian Hull,” Jasper replied.
Stunned, Henry gave it some thought. “Is this f*cking idiot related to the stupid f*cker, Ben Hull?”
“You’ve met him before. It’s Ben’s dad,” Jasper replied.
“Good job, man. You’re already targeting your elders now, huh? Hell yeah! That’s my brother. I knew you wouldn’t forget me when you’re doing something like this. Though to be honest, I’m no longer interested in f*cking over those morons who are the same age as us,” Henry chatted excitedly.
Jasper replied plainly, “I’ve already driven Ben crazy.”
“…” Henry turned to look at Jasper in shock. “What the hell did you do? How do you even drive a person crazy?”
Jasper did not hold any details back as he told Henry what had happened.
Midway through retelling, Henry was already infuriated.
“F*cking hell! What f*cking brave idiots those two are! Is it so hard to follow the goddamn rules and not attack women? They’re even worse than me. They f*cking had it coming for them!
“If anything, I’d say you went easy on them. I’d have killed those f*ckers and buried them in the mountains for good if I were you.”
Jasper replied, “What I want to demolish is the entire Hull family. That way, those two will also die with the rest of their relatives. What I did before was just collecting a little interest.”
Henry was excited. “Wonderful. So what next? I didn’t come all the way here to watch you f*ck people up. You’ve got to let me join you.”
“I still need to meet someone first and then we’ll head to Waterhoof City,” Jasper replied, his eyes slightly narrowed.
“Then you can make as much of a fuss when we get to Waterhoof City. You have the green light even if you want to wreak havoc.”
Henry’s eyes shone brightly as he started flushing in excitement.
“This is so f*cking up my alley. Who are you meeting tonight? Do you want me to come with you?”
“No, it’s okay. I’m just meeting an old friend, you don’t know him.” Jasper smiled.
The person he was meeting tonight was none other than John Jackson.
If history proved him right, then contacting John would provide Jasper with a trump card strong enough to rid the Hull family once and for all.
