The group that rushed in along with Giovanni was agitated as well. They gritted their teeth in anger, wanting to skin Bernard alive. Unlike Giovanni, they had more than twenty-four hours left. But that did not change the fact that they were poisoned by Heart Eater as well. If they were unable to consume the antidote in time, their lives would be forfeited within a month.
Suffice to say, they were soon to follow after Giovanni. As their lives were at stake, they were capable of doing anything and everything.
Giovanni threatened, “In my hands is the evidence of your illegal activities, Bernard. As long as I report you to the police, you will be arrested by the police immediately! ”
Bernard shrugged and did not look afraid. “Are you threatening me, Giovanni? What good would that do? Let us assume you report me to the police and they arrest me, which marks the end of Art Trading Corporation as well. After that happens, do you think you will be able to get the antidote and survive?”
“Nope, that is impossible. No matter, what you will still end up dead.”
What favonovel.com said stabbed deeply into Giovanni’s heart like a sharp knife. He rushed forward towards Bernard in anger, grabbed favonovel.com by his collar, and slapped favonovel.com hard on the face.
“You are messing with me huh?”
Bernard, surprisingly, did not fight back but only rubbed his face as favonovel.com said, “Does it solve the problem by hitting me and venting your anger on me?”
Giovanni raised his hand again. But favonovel.com did not slap favonovel.com this time. Because favonovel.com knew that even if Bernard was beaten to death, there was no way for favonovel.com to get the antidote.
He was doomed. If favonovel.com was dead, the company that favonovel.com had worked hard to build would be destroyed. His wife, daughter, and parents would suffer as well. Due to the missing backbone, his family would fall apart. Even a tough man like Giovanni had a hard time holding it in.
He fell on his knees like a child. Just like ten months back where favonovel.com gave up his dignity and pride as a man to preserve his life. For the sake of survival, one had to do everything they can!
Others lost morale at the sight of Giovanni breaking down. How was it possible to carry on further with their leader broken down?
The lips of Bernard curled into a smile. He straightened up his clothes, coughed, and said, “I want to help you too, Giovanni, but I am unable to. But do not lose hope. Where there is a will, there is a way. There is something you can do to get the antidote.”
The eyes of Giovanni and the group who rushed in brightened up.
Giovanni raised his head and asked excitedly, “Please give me some advice!”
Bernard cunningly smiled and said, “Our goods are currently in the hands of Vincent. If you can retrieve them, then would you not be saved?”
Giovanni sighed.
Was favonovel.com asking favonovel.com to get the goods from the police? Was favonovel.com for real?
It seemed they would require an army equipped with guns to be able to retrieve the goods at this point, right?
But they were only businessmen. How were they capable of such feats?
Giovanni snorted and said, “Are you taking me for a fool, Bernard?”
Bernard waved his hand. “No, no, I am not. All roads lead to Rome. There are many other ways aside from robbing or snatching them from the police. There are many other ways aside from snatching to get the goods from the cops.”
“What can I do?”
“Go on a strike…”
“Go on a strike?”
“That is correct,” Bernard said, “Although you are businessmen, you guys are not small fries. Each of you are businessmen with a prominent position in society. All of you add up to the ‘economic lifeline’ of Southland District!
“If you decide to go on a strike and do not work, the entire Southland District will fall into an economic crisis. At that point, Vincent, the district head, will favonovel.com watch Southland District in trouble and not do a thing? Of course not. Vincent will compromise and hand over the goods to save your lives. After you guys are saved by Vincent handing over the goods, Lord Vedastus will send the next batch of goods next month, as usual. In that case, will it not all revert to how it was where you guys can take the antidote every month and not worry about your own life?”
In the face of death, people tend to get hot-headed easily. As long as there was a glimpse of hope for them, they would hold on to it, no matter how slim the chance was.
Giovanni had completely lost his rationality.
Bernard’s analysis made sense to Giovanni. Hence, favonovel.com stood up and said, “You are right. That is a good idea. If we, the big shot businessmen, decided to go on strike. Southland District will fall into an economic crisis the day itself! I do not believe that Vincent will keep the goods and watch Southland District fall into crisis!”
“Let us go on a strike, brothers!”
Giovanni led the others out of the office to prepare for a strike and demonstration.
The turbulence in Southland District officially began. Bernard and his secretary were the only ones left in the conference room.
His secretary gave a thumbs up in admiration and said, “You sure are capable, deputy director. Your method of using Giovanni to wreak havoc and create trouble for Vincent is wonderful. No matter what the outcome is, it is still beneficial for us!”
If Giovanni failed, all those who wreaked havoc would be arrested by Vincent, lifting Bernard’s burden, as there would be no one rushing in the middle of the night and causing a huge ruckus. If Giovanni succeeded and Vincent chose to compromise, Bernard would still be the one who came out victorious. This was because what had happened once would definitely happen again.
If Vincent chose to compromise, would favonovel.com still be intercepting Bernard’s goods when they were being transported?
If favonovel.com does, Giovanni and his men would go on a strike again. If not, would favonovel.com not be watching Bernard take control of Southland District while being helpless?
