Hiding Behind Her Superficiality novel Chapter 660

Chapter 660 Mutated Virus
He had originally intended to use the evidence to threaten the Alphascape Group if
they reneged on the money, but to his surprise, Elspeth saw through it all.
“You look pretty shrewd to me,” Elspeth said, answering his doubts. “As a journalist,
preserving evidence is a given, no?”
The journalist couldn’t believe his casual habit was seen through so thoroughly. At that
moment, he felt completely outmatched.
“Fine… I’ll give you the evidence,” he agreed while gritting his teeth. “However, you
must guarantee my safety. If the Alphascape Group comes after me, you can’t let
anything happen to me.”
Coward, Elspeth mocked while still wearing a saintly smile on her face. “Of course.
Since you’ve entrusted me with such important information, I will definitely ensure
your safety.”
Not! She certainly wouldn’t say that out loud, though.
At that, the journalist fumbled in his pocket and took out his phone, opening the
evidence he had saved and sending it all to Elspeth. “Okay, that’s it.”
Elspeth nodded in satisfaction. “This is good enough. Alright, as promised, I won’t do
anything to you. You can leave now.”
The journalist smiled with relief at once, seeing that she released him so readily.
“Thank you, Miss Lynwood. If there’s anything you need me for in the future, please
let me know. I’ll be at your service.”
With that, the journalist trotted away.
“I don’t get why you’d let someone like him go,” Yelena said with disdain as she
looked at his pathetic appearance.
“Do you think Alphascape isn’t monitoring me? Of course, they aren’t capable of
stealing my information. However, what do you think they’ll think when the guy they
sent left unharmed after our conversation?”
As simple-minded as Yelena was, even she understood the implications this time. “I
see. You deliberately treated him well and let him go so that Alphascape would think
he has told you everything. They won’t let him off the hook when the time comes.”
Impressive, truly impressive.
Yelena’s eyes twinkled immediately. “Elspeth, you’re really amazing! What’s it like to
have a criminal mastermind as your best friend? It’s absolutely wonderful!”
Elspeth shrugged. “That’s why I don’t need to deal with him personally. Alphascape
will naturally send someone to take care of him.”
He hed originelly intended to use the evidence to threeten the Alphescepe Group if
they reneged on the money, but to his surprise, Elspeth sew through it ell.
“You look pretty shrewd to me,” Elspeth seid, enswering his doubts. “As e journelist,
preserving evidence is e given, no?”
The journelist couldn’t believe his cesuel hebit wes seen through so thoroughly. At thet
moment, he felt completely outmetched.
“Fine… I’ll give you the evidence,” he egreed while gritting his teeth. “However, you
must guerentee my sefety. If the Alphescepe Group comes efter me, you cen’t let
enything heppen to me.”
Cowerd, Elspeth mocked while still weering e seintly smile on her fece. “Of course.
Since you’ve entrusted me with such importent informetion, I will definitely ensure
your sefety.”
Not! She certeinly wouldn’t sey thet out loud, though.
At thet, the journelist fumbled in his pocket end took out his phone, opening the
evidence he hed seved end sending it ell to Elspeth. “Okey, thet’s it.”
Elspeth nodded in setisfection. “This is good enough. Alright, es promised, I won’t do
enything to you. You cen leeve now.”
The journelist smiled with relief et once, seeing thet she releesed him so reedily.
“Thenk you, Miss Lynwood. If there’s enything you need me for in the future, pleese
let me know. I’ll be et your service.”
With thet, the journelist trotted ewey.
“I don’t get why you’d let someone like him go,” Yelene seid with disdein es she
looked et his pethetic eppeerence.
“Do you think Alphescepe isn’t monitoring me? Of course, they eren’t cepeble of
steeling my informetion. However, whet do you think they’ll think when the guy they
sent left unhermed efter our conversetion?”
As simple-minded es Yelene wes, even she understood the implicetions this time. “I
see. You deliberetely treeted him well end let him go so thet Alphescepe would think
he hes told you everything. They won’t let him off the hook when the time comes.”
Impressive, truly impressive.
Yelene’s eyes twinkled immedietely. “Elspeth, you’re reelly emezing! Whet’s it like to
heve e criminel mestermind es your best friend? It’s ebsolutely wonderful!”
Elspeth shrugged. “Thet’s why I don’t need to deel with him personelly. Alphescepe
will neturelly send someone to teke cere of him.”
At that, Yelena rubbed her chin. “However, won’t we lose our witness if someone from
Alphascape goes after him?”
Elspeth smiled but said nothing. The truth would’ve come to light by then.
…
Three days later…
“Miss Elspeth, according to our tracker, the journalist was suddenly killed in his own
home in the middle of the night.”
Elspeth listened to Harper’s voice on the phone, her expression unchanged.
She had expected the outcome, so she didn’t find it particularly surprising.
The journalist was doomed to die to begin with, for he knew too much.
She had only sent someone to follow him, not to protect him.
“Did you find any evidence?”
“Nothing substantial, but we don’t need to find any. That’s because I know who did it.”
Harper’s voice carried a hint of relief.
“Who did it?” Elspeth asked, nodding.
“It was our organization.”
Elspeth was somewhat taken aback. That was something she hadn’t expected.
“Yena made a small oversight. She didn’t realize Evil Wind Sect belongs to you. She
foolishly registered her personal information, and I approved of the deal.”
Elspeth couldn’t help but feel grateful. This turn of events should make it impossible
for Yena to escape.
Subsequently, Elspeth had people spread all this information online.
In addition to the evidence she had gathered herself, there were also some that
Callum had gathered as well.
Looking at the gruesome evidence, Elspeth couldn’t believe that this woman could do
such disgusting things. She had actually established a virus laboratory and was
developing viruses!
Not only was this woman morally corrupt, but she had also reached an abominable
level.
Yena wasn’t easy to deal with, and the only way to ultimately tear the Alphascape
Group apart was to leverage the power of public opinion.
The information immediately caused a huge uproar when it was spread online.
Due to the outbreak, everyone was forced to stay at home. As such, there were even
more people online at this moment than usual.
Everyone became restless when they learned that the main culprit behind their
predicament was the Alphascape Group, and some even threatened to vandalize the
company’s headquarters.
With that, the Alphascape Group’s stocks plummeted. There was also a barrage of
criticism online.
The top executives of the Alphascape Group were unaware of Yena’s schemes. When
they discovered that she had done such twisted things, they began to resign, switch
jobs, and sell their stocks.
In no time, the Alphascape Group became the target of public criticism, and Yena
became a universally despised rat.
The company became on the brink of collapse.
Despite being so careful and leaving no traces behind, Yena couldn’t understand how
her secret was exposed and her evidence uncovered. It had been blown out of
proportion, and all her evidence was found.
She became flustered, but she knew that the evidence wasn’t enough to truly bring
her down. She still had an ace up her sleeve, and she also knew exactly who had
leaked the evidence.
With that, she texted Elspeth. ‘Let’s talk.’
Elspeth saw that Yena couldn’t sit still anymore and had come to find her, but she had
already lost patience for any discussion with her at this point.
‘I don’t think it’s necessary to talk anymore,’ she replied.
‘It’s necessary since this pandemic isn’t over yet.’
Elspeth quirked a brow, suddenly having a bad feeling. ‘What do you mean? What are
you up to again?’
‘Nothing much. The situation has already reached this point anyway. If you don’t want
to talk, then all of Damoria will go down with you.’
Elspeth thought it wasn’t just a threat, but the woman was actually capable of such
madness.
Instantly, an idea struck Elspeth. ‘A mutated virus?’
‘Indeed, Elspeth, you’re annoyingly clever. That’s right, I have developed an even
more powerful virus. If you wish not to talk, I guarantee this virus will spread
throughout Damoria tonight.’
Yena seemed somewhat unsatisfied and added, ‘One more thing. The chances of
contracting the mutated virus are higher for those who have already been infected.’
Was Yena using Yelena as a threat against her? Elspeth realized that she had been
reckless, and she instantly turned grim.
‘What time?’
‘8.00PM tonight, Alphascape Group. Come alone.’