“What’s wrong?” Mance had not seen the agreement, but he noticed the changes in Michael’s expression.
After realizing there was a hole in the agreement, Mance exploded with rage and slapped him. “Motherf**ker! How could this have happened? You useless piece of shit!”
Michael answered in despair, “I can explain, Mance...”
Mance kicked him aside and said, “To hell with your explanation! You f**king ruined my plan!”
Zeke smirked. “Where are the signature and stamp on the contract?”
Nancy finally broke into a smile.
She thought he was pretending to be cool when he lit a cigarette after defeating Sleek Rat’s men.
So this is why he did that!
This dude is not completely useless, after all.
Before she knew it, her impression of Zeke had changed for the better.
Zeke stared at Garett. “Mr. Zahner, I wonder if this transfer agreement still stands?”
Garett’s face turned pale. He rolled his eyes at Mance and returned to his car.
Before coming over here, Mance had been informed that everything here was under control.
But all of a sudden, things had ended up this way.
Did they get me to come here so I can make a fool of myself?
Mance gritted his teeth and gave Zeke a murderous look. “You think you’ve won the game, Mr. Williams? Nope. You’re wrong. The opening of Raider Group will mark the death of Linton Group! Just you wait and see!”
He hopped into his car and left.
Zeke did not stop him, but a vicious look instantly crept across his face.
He looked at the men in black and exploded with rage, “All of you trespassed and destroyed the project site. You’re not just causing a commotion here. You’ve caused a violent riot!”
What?
A violent riot was a crime that threatened national security!
If they were all found guilty of this charge in court, they would probably have to spend at least eight years in jail!
As someone who was worthy of becoming Mance’s opponent, Zeke definitely had some tricks up his sleeves. This also meant he was capable of pinning the crime onto them!
What he said pushed all the men into the pit of despair.
But what Zeke said next gave them hope. “Now, I’ll give you two options. All of you can either spend eight to ten years in jail, come out as an ex-convict, and be monitored for the rest of your life, or contribute your labor for free and complete this entire project by tonight! I’ll give you ten seconds to think things through!”
In less than ten seconds, everyone immediately decided, “We’re willing to work! We promise to finish this project by tonight.”
They would rather be exhausted for a day than have their future ruined.
Zeke ordered in a stern voice, “Get your ass up and start working then.”
The group of men stood up and headed towards the project site.
Nancy then went up to Zeke and asked cautiously, “Zeke, you... You have to tell me the truth.”
She hesitated and continued, “Are you my hero?”
Zeke’s heart skipped a beat.
Shit, now she is suspicious of me! I shouldn’t have revealed myself before her.
Just when he was about to deny, another group of men started flocking into the project department.
There were about 200 of them.
The leader of the bunch was Darren Collins.
Ever since he became the leader of Riverdale’s underworld, Darren had remained active in this district.
The minute he received intel that Zeke was under the attack of a group of unknown men, he came over immediately.
However, when he saw the mess on-site, he knew he came late.
Feeling remorseful, he went down on one knee and apologized, “I’m sorry, Mr. Williams. We came late.”
All the 200 men kneeled before Zeke as well.
Nancy’s heart palpitated more erratically.
A large group of men bowing before Zeke was exactly the treatment a hero deserved!
She could almost confirm that Zeke was her hero!
Tears started rolling down her cheeks.
Oh God, why did you allow this to happen? This is too ridiculous!
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