Rise Again As A Rich Man
Rise 21 - Project theft
"So how? Have you found any clues as to who has taken the T Corp project that we're supposed to be working on?"
"I've done according to your request, and I've been informed that the company that has seized the T Corp project from our company is Lucompany."
"What?!"
"The information from the spy I paid for said Lucompany had suddenly taken on the project, and their leadership immediately agreed. After a short discussion in a few days, they immediately decided to cooperate and immediately signed the contract right then and there. After that, you can make sure T Corp immediately cancels cooperation with our company."
"Damn!"
Gerson clenched both his hands tightly. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. Lucompany— is one of the teri— class companies when compared to his company—he never imagined would do something unexpected like this.
"How dare they seize the project that my company is supposed to handle. All this while I only thought of them as a small company that would never even be able to rival me and would never be a hindrance. But unexpectedly, they were instead waving the war flag by ascending to higher levels in the wrong way."
"They are brave. They even took risks without ever thinking twice who they were dealing with."
"This can't be allowed. I won't stay silent."
Gerson looked up at his confidant. Jemmy still with the same face. Undaunted even though the expression of his master was very obvious with an annoyed face full of emotion.
"Jemmy, I order you to go back and watch Lucompany's every move. Tell them every move and step they take in handling the project. I need to know in detail, what they're doing."
"Good, sir."
"You can go."
Jemmy bowed before finally stepping out of Gerson's study. The man disappeared behind the exit.
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Isaac fell silent without a word. His face looked slightly paled with sweat pouring down his forehead. His heart was hunting, his body was trembling until it almost made him fall.
"L-Lucompany?"
"It's papa's company."
"But, what does grandfather mean to steal the project? Did you, uh, steal the Constantine family project?"
Isaac was still trying to digest every word he had just heard through his grandfather's conversation with Jemmy—his confidant.
I really can't believe this is happening. He never thought that his father's company would be spoken from the mouth of Gerson—s, the leader of the Constantine family.
No way papa stole the project. Papa is an honest man, and from a long time ago, papa never played dirty in business matters. Because papa once said, playing dirty in business is the same as digging a grave for his own family.
And I believe, papa would never do that.
"Attent. If you're accused of stealing Constantine's family project, doesn't that mean there's a chance that Hamilton's family went bankrupt a few years ago was Constantine's?"
Isaac's face turned pale. All the information he had seemed to be continuous with each other and slowly complement each other every piece he had been trying to find.
"Now everything makes sense."
"If papa goes bankrupt because of the work of the Constantine family, then that explains why my family is difficult to get back up once back in the capital."
"But in this case. Something's wrong."
"Well, I feel like something is up. Especially when I heard Grandpa's accusation about papa doing the heist on his project."
"Is there not a missing piece?"
"It's possible that the missing pieces are the reason why grandfather's accusation could lead to papa."
"Don't you. Does anyone trick papa into making Constantine's family hate Hamilton's family and then try to destroy him? Don't you think all this has been planned?"
"If all my assumptions are correct, then I must find the key to the matter first, so it will be easy for me to prevent the Hamilton family from falling bankrupt."
Isaac clenched his hand tightly.
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Wh-tok!
The door was slowly knocked, making the attention of the man who had been sitting inside there turn toward the arrival of the sound.
"Lake in!" he said, allowing the woman who became his secretary to enter.
"Sir, your guest has arrived" said the woman now standing on the doorstep.
"Please let him in."
"Good."
The woman went out and let her in.
Clap up!
The door closed tightly so that no one could listen to their conversation.
"You're finally coming too. I've been waiting for you for a few days." The man got up from his big chair, stepped over to the sofa while allowing the man who had just arrived to sit on the empty sofa in front of him.
"You're so hard for me to call. Just make me nervous. I thought that the plan would fail because you couldn't be contacted."
"Of course not, sir. I deliberately did not lift the master so that the mission I was working on went smoothly. And you see the results for yourself. Everything went as you expected."
"really? You mean, you managed to get them to believe in this trap?" The man's facial features instantly changed the moment he heard his sentence.
The man who had just arrived nodded slowly in response.
"I've done everything according to your request, and everything I've done well as expected."
The man in front of him laughed crisply while clapping his hands. He looks very satisfied with how it works which is completely in accordance with his expectations.
"It's not wrong that I chose you to carry out this task. You're great, and you I can count on. I'm really satisfied with the way you work."
"Thank you, sir."
The man before him reached into his suit pocket while stopping his booming laughter. He then pulled out a thick envelope that appeared to contain money.
Brakk!
He threw it hard at the table in front of them.
"This is the payment for your hard work!"
The man smiled and grabbed the envelope in front of him. He opened it and counted the contents.
"Thank you, sir. Next time, if you need my services again, I will be very ready to run every task you give."
"Yes, I'll call you again."
"I'm sorry."
The man got up, left the man's study and left him alone in his room.
After the man, he went to the window and stood there.
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