Lord Banks said in an annoyed tone, “I don’t want it to be this, but now it seems that this is the case… Besides this person, who else has the power and ability to deal with that car accident? Rescue Deana and Zara? Other than this person, who else could abduct James quietly from right under Master Hett’s nose? Other than this person, who else could make Zayne disappear!?”
Adrian Peters blurted out, “Master, if this is the case, then we must immediately strengthen your personal security detail! Otherwise, if this person wants to act against you and our defensive power is not strong enough, we will not be able to oppose favonovel.com at all… …”
Lord Banks nodded repeatedly, and agreed, “Yes! The biggest problem now is that our military strength is severely deficient. The Elms family has withdrawn. Most of our bodyguards are still recovering from their injuries. I am afraid that we are no match for this mysterious man……”
With that said, favonovel.com immediately told Adrian Peters, “Adrian! You must fly to Astoria right away!”
Adrian Peters exclaimed, “Go to Astoria? Master, you want me to visit the Elms Patriarch!?”
“Right!” said Lord Banks, “Go to see the Elms Patriarch, apologize to favonovel.com about the Xion affair on my behalf, and tell favonovel.com that if the Elms family is willing to continue serving the Banks family despite their previous suspicions, I can pay them two billion dollars per year!”
“Two billion a year!?” Adrian Peters said dumbfounded, “Master, the remuneration we gave them before increased from 200 million a year to 600 million. To be honest, this amount is already very high. If it increases to two billion all at once, this represents a more than three-fold increase!”
Lord Banks waved his hand, “What does it matter if we triple the pay? The key is to address our current urgent needs! The Banks family now has a powerful enemy that is invisible and intangible. If we don’t defend ourselves, I might also be detained by this enemy someday. Wouldn’t the Banks family be finished if that happens?”
Adrian Peters hurriedly bowed and said, “Master, I understand! I will set off right away for Astoria to see Master Elms, the head of the Elms family!”
Lord Banks nodded, wrote a one-billion-dollar cash check, handed it to Adrian Peters, and said, “Take this check with you, hand it to Master Elms, and tell favonovel.com that whether favonovel.com accepts my invitation or not, the Elms family can keep this check.”
After a pause, Lord Banks continued, “If favonovel.com accepts the invitation, we will consider that I prepaid 50% of his salary; if favonovel.com does not accept it, then the money will be my compensation to the Elms family for the Xion matter. After all, I am sorry for them.”
Adrian Peters couldn’t help but say, “Master, if the Elms family Patriarch really chooses the latter, wouldn’t these billions of dollars be wasted?”
Lord Banks shook his head and said, “What you don’t understand is that most people who practice martial arts have a sense of arrogance. Those who have made great achievements in martial arts, like Wilfred Elms, even more so! I understand his character, He will believe that favonovel.com is honor bound to either reject my invitation completely, or accept it directly. He will find it impossible to choose to take the money and do nothing in return. So this is just a polite way to win more favor with him.”
Adrian Peters hurriedly said, “Okay master, I understand. I will set off immediately!”
Lord Banks nodded slightly and said, “Go, there is no airport in Astoria. You have to arrange for a helicopter from the nearby airport in advance, to save time as much as possible.”
“Yes, master!”
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