Conrad had never expected to fool Jasper with a scheme that seemed so costly and elaborate.
Thus, Conrad had from the very start abandoned the Langdon family and begun planning his scheme.
In his opinion, it would be best if Jasper was fooled by this scheme, but he knew the chances of that happening was tiny.
After dealing with him multiple times, Conrad understood exactly why Jasper was so terrifying.
Thus, he did not have a lot of hope.
He placed even more hope on the fact that he had secretly abandoned the W. Langdons and had another plan directed at Sena.
Conrad, who had done thorough research on Jasper, knew that Jasper would immediately be alerted if he took action against any of the companies the man owned.
Jasper had complete control over these companies because they had never been listed publicly. Nothing could escape his eyes.
Sena was the only one that was different.
After all, Sena had been listed publicly on the Nasdaq Composite. The company’s shareholding structure would be a multi-class structure for sure.
Conrad knew Jasper would maintain a firm grip of control over Sena, but he did not care. He did not want to fight with Jasper for Sena but rather cause Sena to completely collapse once he was done making his move.
No one knew that Conrad had already begun laying out the share prices for Sena, and that was the last trick he had up his sleeve.
“Oh, Jasper. This time, it’ll be a battle of wits between the two of us. On the surface, I’m using the W. Langdons as a cover-up for what I’m about to do in the dark. I’m going to pull the rug out from under you through the Nasdaq Composite… Tell me, how are you going to win this time?”
…
Without surprise, the team of experts in the minerals industry that Jasper had gotten in contact with through Elbert Mcgee did not find anything out of the ordinary in Hill County.
After two days of field research, the report the team submitted to Jasper stated that there was indeed a large reserve of aluminum ore within the depths of Hill County. Moreover, these ores were worth billions because of their high quality.
The only downside was that Hill County was an undeveloped place with harsh conditions. A large amount of money would need to be invested before the ores could be mined…
Jasper put down the report the experts had submitted and dialed John’s number.
“John, it’s me.
“Haha, let me apologize in advance. I was in America before this and had a lot of things to take care of. That’s why I wasn’t able to keep in touch with you guys.
“You’re not wrong, I do have a favor to ask from you today.
“I was wondering if you could ask around your company and the other major banks in Southeast Province if Conrad Monty has taken any large loans that are worth millions?
“Yes, it’s quite urgent. I wouldn’t have called you if it wasn’t.
“Alright, I’ll wait for you to get back to me.”
Within an hour of ending his call with John, Jasper received a message from him.
Conrad had requested a special financing loan of 2.9 billion dollars from Agricultural Bank.
It was a three-year loan that would be used for business development, with the collateral being the aluminum mine that had been newly discovered at Hill County.
The loan had not yet been approved because the lender had not been determined yet. Thus, it was still pending while Jasper and Conrad finalized the contract for the newly-established company and an expert from the bank did field research on the mine.
“Jasper, not only does Agricultural Bank view this loan as one of utmost importance but other banks, including mine, would like to claim it as ours too. Conrad has a lot of money under his name, and the banks are not worried that anything may happen. The amount of money he wants to loan is huge in Southeast Province. It’ll be a win for anyone who manages to secure the deal.
“Since you’re the one asking, let me add on something else. Make sure nothing happens. 2.9 billion dollars is a lot of money, and a huge fuss will be made if anything happens. No one will be able to handle it.”
John’s words swam around in Jasper’s mind as he sat in his office and thought deeply about things.
What could be confirmed now was Conrad was seemingly giving Jasper a huge opportunity to take hold of.
The minute he took it, it would clamp down on him and render him immobile. When that happened, the one gaining profits would be Conrad, while Jasper had to shoulder all the responsibility.
After a long while, Jasper called John again.
“John, help me get in touch with whoever is in charge of the Agricultural Bank’s Southeast Province branch. I want to treat them to a meal.”
After another few minutes of pondering, Jasper dialed another number.
“Old Master Hurlbutt, how has your health been lately?” Jasper asked as he smiled.
“Oh, it’s nothing. I was just wondering if you could help refer me to a few people?”
“I want to meet the head of the state mining enterprise, someone reliable.”
…
JW Company and Monty Group were about to collaborate and form a brand new company. This particular company had only one task, which was to focus on the development of the mining industry.
This piece of news was a shocker that traveled like lightning through the entire upper class of Southeast Province.
Not a single soul trying to make a living in Southeast Province did not know that Jasper and Conrad were sworn enemies. They had been in so many feuds that you could practically write a book about them. In short, the two simply hated each other.
However, they were working together now?
The industry they were collaborating in was none other than the minerals industry, which Jasper had zero experience in while it was where the Monty family thrived.
The upper class of Southeast Province was more willing to believe Jasper had killed Conrad or vice versa than they were to believe the two were working together.
It was as if a cat was working together with a mouse.
However, the news was already out now and no one had dared to spread rumors that involved both families.
It was true, then.
While the upper class society of Southeast Province was still in shock, the new company was established with fanfare.
It was located near the Southface River Project, which would be officially ready in just a few days!
The company was registered to operate on the sixth to the eighth floors of the Southface River Tower.
Both Jasper and Conrad attended the unveiling ceremony. Photos of the two of them cutting the ribbon and shaking hands as they smiled at the cameras were published by all major printing companies in Southeast Province.
It was also deemed the creepiest photo of 2001 by the upper class society of Southeast Province.
