His words made the suppliers' cheeks flush due to embarrassment.
Then again, they were business people. Naturally, they had better mental strength than others. That was how they could put aside their ego and continue begging Zeke for forgiveness.
Even so, Zeke was unfazed as he rejected them with no hesitation.
Finally, the suppliers lost their temper at Zeke.
A man with a big beard stepped forward, saying, “Zeke, stop being so unreasonable. You should learn how to live and let live.”
Suddenly, Zeke clapped. “That's a nice proverb! Then again, I don't see you guys doing the same when you pushed Linton Group to the limit.”
The bearded man said, “Very well, Zeke. If you want to burn all bridges, then so be it. You'll lose a huge sum of money by paying us the penalty fee. We, on the other hand, won't face any losses. In fact, we'd even earn a sum of money. This is a great deal. Please pay up the penalty fee now.”
With a half-smile, Zeke stared at the bearded man. “Okay. Please tell me your name.”
The bearded man announced, “My name is Javon Zabinski.”
Zeke took out a cheque and asked, “Okay. So, how much does Linton Group owe you?”
Javon replied, “One hundred million.”
Zeke scribbled the words “one hundred million” on the cheque.
When Javon was about to reach out to take it, Zeke stopped him. “Hold on. I have something to show you.”
“What is it?” Javon was perplexed.
Zeke took out a stack of documents from the drawer and slammed them on the table.
Javon eyed Zeke suspiciously. “What's this? Are you trying to use a stack of useless stuff to scare me? Do you really think that'll work?”
Zeke answered flatly, “Why don't you take a look? We'll see if it works or not.”
Javon picked up the documents and glanced through them. His face reddened in an instant.
He fumbled through the large stack of documents, looking flustered to the max. “Sh*t! This is my company's account! How dare you steal them? T-This is against the law. I'm going to call the police!”
Zeke responded, “Oh, you don't have to go through that trouble. I've already called them for you. You're a bold one, Javon. You actually made fake accounts to evade last year's taxes that are worth one hundred million. According to the law, you'll have to pay up to eight hundred million if this is discovered. On top of that, you'll have to be imprisoned for one and a half years.”
“You jerk! B*stard!” Javon grabbed the documents and burned them. “Hmph, they're all burned now. You have no more evidence. I'm going to sue you for defamation.”
Zeke shook his head, sighing. “I must've overestimated your IQ. Do you really think I'll show you the original documents? They're copies. I've given the original ones to the tax administration.”
“Y-You...” Javon breathed rapidly from the rage surging within him.
Right then, the sound of a police siren could be heard from the outside.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a police car speeding over. The words “tax inspector” were written clearly on it.
The crowd did not even have to think to know that the officers were coming for Javon.
His cheeks flushed with panic, and naturally, his first reaction was to flee.
However, Zeke had already predicted his moves.
Zeke released an Ammo Needle, sending it onto Javon's knee.
His leg went numb, and he could no longer move.
He crashed to the ground heavily, causing one of his teeth to break upon impact.
The tax inspector stepped in and scanned the scene, demanding, “Who's Javon Zabinski, the legal representative of Javon's Cultural Development Corporation?”
Everyone shifted their gazes onto Javon, looking confused.
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