That one phone call was enough to knock Jeremy into an abyss.
He could not figure out how someone who had appeared out of nowhere could tear apart the project he had gotten for himself.
Such a person was either a lunatic who was really good at acting, or they were actually legit.
Jeremy glanced at the Bentley parked behind Jasper and gulped. He felt chills running across his entire body.
Could a lunatic afford to drive a Bentley?
Moreover, based on what had just happened, it was clear that this man was Wendy’s current boyfriend and the son of the farmer woman he had just laughed at!
Jeremy was incredibly decisive when he realized he was in deep trouble. He immediately knelt before Jasper and said, “I’m sorry, I failed to recognize your talent. I looked down on you because of my own twisted views!
“I have a mouth too big for my own appetite!
“But that project is our family’s lifeline. None of us went through any backdoors, everything was done properly through bidding. Please forgive me this one time…”
Jeremy spoke desperately, the sincerity and look of apology on his face were not faked at all.
Jasper watched Jeremy’s performance calmly and waited for him to finish before he said, “Very well. I shall investigate if you got this project legally through a bid or not.
“If you did get this project through a bid, I won’t hold anything against you. However, if bribery was involved, not only will the person who accepted the bribe face time in jail, but you will also suffer consequences as the person who initiated the bribe.”
The expression on Jeremy’s face changed when he heard what Jasper said.
“Who the hell are you?” Jeremy asked dazedly as he raised his head to gaze at Jasper.
“You have no right to know who I am yet.” When Jasper finished that sentence, he ignored Jeremy and turned to walk to Sally. He asked, “Mom, are you alright?”
Sally shook her head and said, “I’m alright.”
Jasper took Wendy’s hand and escorted Sally back to the car. Julian, who was behind them, stood in front of Jeremy with a stony expression on his face as he said, “Didn’t you say it was an impressive feat that you had managed to secure a contract in the Southface River project?
“He’s in charge of the Southface River project.”
Julian did not give Jeremy’s colorless face another look before he turned and left.
Jeremy could not stand even after the Bentley had driven off. He had a sullen expression on his face when he thought about how his world was going to collapse around him.
Soon, two vans pulled to a stop in front of Jeremy and several men jumped out from them. The leader ran over to Jeremy and was shocked when he saw the state Jeremy was in.
“Mr. Morris, what happened to you? Where’s the person who hit you? Don’t worry, I’ve brought all my men along with me. I’ll make sure justice is on your side.”
Jeremy was not in the mood to explain anything to these thugs and could only mumble, “Sh*t, I’m done for. My entire family is done for. What should I do?”
The man who was the leader of the thugs was confused, but he could more or less guess what had happened from what Jeremy said.
Could it be that Jeremy had angered the wrong person today?
This immediately caused the man to go on high alert. The way he looked at Jeremy immediately became less friendly as he asked probingly, “Young Master Morris, should we also leave now that they’ve left too?”
“Look, my men all abandoned whatever they were working on to come here. Do you think we can get some compensation?”
Jeremy shuddered and seemed to come back to his senses as he glared at the man. He roared, “What compensation? I let you eat and drink all you f*cking want but you’re asking me for payment now even though you didn’t do anything when I was in trouble? Do you think my money grows on trees?
“F*ck all of you freeloaders! Would I be in this mess today if you weren’t circling me and dragging me into messes? F*ck off! All of you f*ck off!”
The expression on the man’s face grew ugly as he was berated in front of his men. He glared at Jeremy as he said, “Morris, I’m showing you respect by calling you Mr. Morris today. If I don’t feel like doing so, will you believe me if I say I’ll cut you to death?
“You have to pay for us traveling out here today whether you want to or not! Or else, don’t blame me for not being courteous.”
Jeremy stared at the man in front of him and at his men who were staring greedily at him. He felt his vision go black.
…
Jeremy’s issue was insignificant to Jasper.
However, this prompted him to sense that there was a major hidden problem in the real estate agency.
Just like how a problem had been discovered in the investment company back when he was battling the Hull family. However, the problem that was discovered in the real estate agency seemed to be even more serious.
“Jasp, what are you thinking about?” Wendy was sitting on a chair after she returned home, and she saw Jasper sitting at his desk with a dark expression on his face.
He had been maintaining that posture for almost half an hour ever since they returned from the supermarket.
“I’m thinking if the problem in the real estate agency is a major one or not,” Jasper replied.
Wendy frowned when she heard that. “You mean Jeremy’s case of bribing employees and getting hold of projects through the backdoor might not be an isolated one?”
“Isolated case?”
Jasper smiled.
Jasper had been reincarnated with his memories from his past life. He had seen too many cases of people taking advantage of loopholes and cases of corruption within a company.
When corruption happened, it was probably a whole nest of cases—the kind where you only needed to discover one case before you discovered the rest of them.
“The real estate agency might be a brand new company, but most of the middle and top managers were transferred over from Schuler Group. This brand new company would be the perfect place for these experienced people to get up to no good.”
Jasper said calmly, “After all, your dad has run Schuler Group for more than ten years. There’ll be far fewer loopholes there. But the real estate agency is different. A new business requires a new set of rules. The sly ones would easily be able to spot loopholes that benefit them.”
Wendy frowned as she said angrily, “My father only transferred those he trusted over to the real estate agency. They…”
Jasper replied calmly, “Take higher-ups like Sean Tucker, for example. He wouldn’t get involved in such matters for such measly benefits, but what about those in the middle level of management? You need to understand that mid-level management is what truly makes up the foundation of a company.
“If anything goes wrong there, it would be much more difficult to deal with than if one or two higher-ups got into trouble.”
“So what do you plan to do?” Wendy asked.
“We can’t be soft when dealing with corruption within the company. No compromising or indecisiveness is allowed. We have to deal with matters the way they present themselves.” Jasper massaged his temples as he smiled at Wendy and said, “But tomorrow’s the last day of work. Everyone will be on winter break starting tomorrow. Let’s talk about this after New Year’s.”
