Life at The Top novel Chapter 853

The next day, many people were still discussing the news about the establishment of Cloud Rider Mining Company when they received a fresh new piece of gossip.

The two state-owned enterprises that had just signed contracts with Cloud Rider Mining Company found out that the so-called aluminum mine at Hill County had all been a set-up!

The sales contract they had signed was also fraudulent!

Once the two state-owned enterprises found out, they immediately halted the upfront payments they were supposed to make to Cloud Rider Mining Company. That helped prevent any major losses for the two enterprises.

However, the two state-owned enterprises would take legal action against Cloud Rider Mining Company for the fraudulent contract.

Everyone’s initial reaction was to laugh when they first heard the news.

They had just signed the contract yesterday, but they were claiming it was all a hoax today? Everything sounded ridiculous. It must have been some guy with a death wish who was spreading the rumors about.

However, as more and more detailed news was released, everyone achieved an understanding.

Some even claimed to have seen with their own eyes the huge aluminum mine at Hill County. Except for that one layer on the surface, it was just soil and rocks all around without even a trace of aluminum ore.

In an instant, everyone felt a wave of shock ripple through them.

Jasper and Conrad’s collaboration had always smelled fishy. Now, the basis of the whole collaboration, the mine, was said to be fake.

Who was the one who had been tricked?

What would Jasper and Conrad do after this?

Everyone stared intently at Cloud Rider Mining Company, which had only been established for a day, as they waited for the company to issue a statement.

However, creepily enough, there were no reactions at all.

Both Jasper and Conrad seemed to not care one bit about the rumors flying around. The two seemed to have gone mute as they did not provide any updates.

While the rest of the world was flying into a frenzy over the reveal of the set-up, Jasper was having coffee with John.

“I had an old friend of mine harvest these black tea leaves from their hometown, a tiny village in Empress Wood Village. There’s only this tiny bit available for harvest, and you can’t buy it no matter how much money you have. Tastes good, doesn’t it?” John said to Jasper.

Jasper picked his cup up and took a sip. It tasted sweet, refreshing, and much better than your average tea.

“Not bad. This is good tea,” Jasper said.

In his past life, he had never understood why the rich enjoyed drinking tea. However, now that he had achieved a certain level of status himself, his stance on this topic had changed.