Meanwhile, in the abandoned research facility at the suburbs of Johnstone City...
Tom Barton, Kyle, and about a hundred highly-ranked followers of the Barton Group walked into the empty research center.
"Urgh! How annoying! They moved away before we could catch them!" Tom snarled.
Kyle stood beside him, looking as calm as ever. "Young Master, I'm sure Nathan Cross moved the research facility away because he was scared."
"He ran away?" Tom said, narrowing his eyes and grinning. "Did he actually think he could run away from the Barton Group? Hah! How ridiculous!"
"Master has told me to shield you from every source of harm, Young Master," Kyle said. "Do you have any plans right now? Should we sniff Nathan Cross out first or return home?"
Tom looked at Kyle with a wide grin. "Kyle, you're my personal assassin, so you shouldn't have a problem sniffing him out. Why don't you go to Channing and get rid of Nathan Cross for me?"
"Yes, Young Master!" Kyle said.
"I may be the third son of the Barton family, but I'll rake in three hundred billion for the family all by myself!" Tom said with a wild glint in his eyes. "If I can take over the Liver Cancer Special Meds Project as well, I'll definitely outshine my older brothers and become the heir to the throne!"
"You have our full support, Young Master!" Kyle and his subordinates chorused out loud.
"Book the tickets! We're going to Channing tomorrow," Tom declared.
The next morning...
Penny walked into the Cross Group office as usual and summoned the executives of the company for their weekly meeting.
However, before she could even start speaking, the door to the meeting room was shoved open roughly.
As Penny and the executives looked on in horror, Tom, Kyle, and their subordinates flooded into the room.
"Who are you? Who let you in?" Penny screeched. "Security! Chase them out now!"
Tom simply grinned. "Ms. Smith? There's no need to call for security. I've beaten all of them up on my way here."
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