Ben jumping off the building was something no one had expected at all.
Even Julian only managed to run to the edge of the railing where he watched Ben fall with wide eyes.
“Ah!”
Ian howled loudly and heart-wrenchingly.
As if he had gone mad, Ian was suddenly filled with unimaginable strength in such a hopeless situation. He managed to shake off the two uniformed men who were holding him down. He rushed toward the railing.
Jasper had arrived as well.
Both Jasper and Ian saw Ben’s body freefall through the air and crash harshly against the ground.
There was a loud bang upon impact!
Fresh blood sprayed everywhere, and Ben’s body splattered all over the ground like a watermelon. His organs and blood exploded everywhere, up to a five-foot radius.
No normal person could bear to see such a scene.
Watching Ben die before his eyes, Ian leaned against the railing with his mouth wide open and his complexion ashen.
At that moment, Ian felt all the energy in his body zapped away. It was as if he had aged 30 years.
“He’s dead. He’s dead…”
Ian stared at Ben’s disfigured body downstairs and the crowd that was beginning to surround it. Falling back on his butt, Ian suddenly wailed.
Ian did not say another word when he was finally dragged away in the end.
It was as if his heart had died…
Jasper did not look at him anymore.
Jasper had long talked to Henry about this, and according to Harbor City’s laws, Ian would undoubtedly be charged with a life sentence. He had smuggled too high a value of goods.
It was fortunate that Harbor City had demolished its death penalty, or 200 million worth of smuggled goods would surely end in execution by shooting.
The officers brought Ian away. Having witnessed such a huge problem arise within the company, the other employees were filled with fear. They all left to search for new ways to make a living.
However, Vita did not leave.
Instead, he walked toward Jasper and spoke in admiration, “Everything has been dealt with, Mr. Laine. Just as you said, Ian can’t fight back at all… Thank you. If not for you, our branch would’ve surely been troubled with that two billion Somer Dollar loan.”
Jasper smiled. “It’s nothing. We’re all just taking what we need here.”
Vita chuckled loudly. “You’ve saved my life. I would’ve lost my job and even got put into jail if I couldn’t get such a large loan back.
“Ignoring everything else, you can trust me with transferring Ian’s assets to you. I promise you’ll be satisfied.”
Jasper shook Vita’s hand and replied, “That’s all I request, to have all of the Hull family’s assets. As for the specifics of it all, I don’t really care.
“But, Mr. Layne, do tell me if there’s any problem with the valuation of the assets. I don’t mind paying a little more if it means my friend can have it easier.”
Vita was very content with Jasper’s words.
While he had not participated in Jasper’s plan at all, following Jasper over here allowed Vita to understand a little bit of what had happened between Jasper and Ian.
Having worked in the system for so long, Vita had to be a sensitive and detailed man for him to rise to the position of office manager in charge of asset management.
Jasper had exposed a large smuggling case involving hundreds of millions in Harbor City and destroyed the entire Hull family in the span of a conversation.
The power involved in this incident was beyond what Vita would dare to imagine.
Still, Jasper was far from cold and overbearing with Vita. Jasper’s extreme politeness had Vita respecting Jasper even more.
While it was not rare for youths to be ambitious, the fact that Jasper remained so humble and understanding after he had achieved his ambitions spoke of how limitless Jasper’s future would be!
Vita decided internally that he would treasure Jasper as the other was a valuable asset. Vita smiled. “Understood. I won’t let you suffer any losses no matter what.”
In tacit agreement, both of them rejoiced.
Returning to the hotel, Jasper found Henry sitting with his legs crossed. He was happily watching television while waiting for him.
“Done?” Henry immediately walked over when he saw Jasper enter the room.
Jasper nodded. “It’s all done.”
Henry clapped his hands together and laughed aloud. “Great. Promise me, you’ll let me sell the goods on those two cargos.”
Jasper replied in shock, “Sure, I already promised your dad this anyway. But will he give them to you, though?”
Henry harrumphed and replied proudly, “Of course. Giving it to my dad means giving it to me. He told me to find someone to get rid of all the goods and we’ll split the profit.”
Jasper smiled. “The Hulls have a total of 2.5 to 2.8 billion worth of assets in the Mainland. After paying for the loan the Hulls own, that’s still 500 to 800 million. Well, at least I didn’t lose anything.”
Henry’s eyes shone. “Would you be interested in the import and export trade?”
Jasper glanced at Henry and asked intently, “What’s your idea?”
Henry snickered. “My dad promised me over in Harbor City, so I’ve started to look for people. But seriously though, I just realized how good it is to do import and export trade in the Mainland. A few hundred million in a year, just like that.”
Jasper replied, “No thanks, I’m not interested. You can go for it if you want, but I won’t suggest going too big with it. Something tells me that this industry might only last for these two years. Profit is going to drop when the craze is over.
“By then, your profits will decrease while you’ll need to increase your capital. You’ll be making several million with a capital of several hundred million. It’s not worth it.”
With memory from his past life, Jasper was well aware of the change the import and export trade would go through as the country’s market developed. Not to mention that with competition growing every day, doing business would become more difficult as time passed.
That was why he had never decided to dabble in an industry with such a short lifespan.
However, it was fine if Henry wanted to do it. After all, there was still profit to be earned—albeit not much.
Not to mention that Henry had the Law family supporting him and enough support from all sides. If anything, he could cooperate with the Boyle family, a tycoon in Harbor City’s shipping industry who ordinary businessmen in the import and export industry could only dream of partnering with.
Henry now hung on to Jasper’s every word.
Seeing such a reaction from Jasper, Henry fell deep into thought. “Sure. I’ll do as you say. I’ll take what I can get now so that profit can still be earned. We’ll deal with the future when the time comes.”
Just as Jasper thought that the case with the Hull family had come to an end, he received a phone call.
Gale Hurlbutt wanted to meet him!
