Chapter 22: Culprit of the Zane Corporation?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Porta was located in the eastern part of Landgon, under the jurisdiction of the Green Dragon. Although the Green Dragon was returning to the barracks with 20,000 White Coats at this time, this had in no way hindered his investigation in Porta.
[Reporting to the Almighty, the celebration of the Zane Corporation will be held tonight at seven o’clock at Grand Hotel Porta. They have invited the Headquarters of Eastern Defense to attend.]
After receiving the news, Bruce White’s eyes turned cold, and immediately said to Kirin, “Kirin! Tell the Green Dragon to RSVP to Thomas Zane saying that the Headquarters of Eastern Defense will be pleased to accept their invitation, and has appointed an important official to attend in person!”
Understood!
Kirin, who received the order, was immediately on the move.
...
Grand Hotel Porta!
This hotel was one of the grandest five-star hotels of the best quality in Porta. It was here that the celebration of the Zane Corporation was being held.
The successful IPO of the Zane Corporation meant that from now on, the Zane Corporation would officially join the ranks of the premier corporations in Porta.
This celebration had a dual purpose. One was to celebrate the IPO, of course. But, the second—which was the most important of the two—was to declare to everyone in Porta the official rise to fame of the Zane Corporation and establish the corporation’s foothold in Porta!
Because of this, most of the people in attendance at the celebration tonight would be well-known figures in Porta.
But these people were no longer so important to the Zane Corporation or, for that matter, to Thomas Zane and Peggy Vade, at this moment.
Because just now, the two of them received words that an important official from the Headquarters of Eastern Defense would be attending their celebration in person tonight.
The minute they received the news, Thomas Zane and Peggy Vade couldn’t believe their good fortune.
They had sent the invitation purely as a formality and never expected that it would be accepted.
They never expected that they would succeed in inviting the Headquarters of Eastern Defense—or that an important official from the Headquarters itself would be appointed to attend. Furthermore, this was relayed to them by the King of War himself, Green Dragon!
Wow!
At this moment, there were looks of ecstasy on the faces of Thomas Zane and Peggy Vade.
“God’s blessings! A real blessing from God!” Thomas Zane said excitedly. To him, this was even more exciting than the IPO of the Zane Corporation.
Peggy Vade was jumping for joy as well. “Thomas, we’ve done it. This time, even the Hugo Group will be underneath our feet!”
“Hehe, the Hugo Group can step aside and suck it! From now on, the Zane Corporation will be the top giant in Porta! Hahaha...” Thomas Zane was so puffed up with pride at this point.
“Hey... In all of this, I have done the most, okay? If it weren’t for my suggestion to get rid of that scourge of a man, Bruce White, how could there be a Zane Corporation today?” Peggy Vade couldn’t wait to claim the credit.
When Thomas Zane heard what she said, a sinister smile appeared on his face. Indeed, Peggy Vade was the reason why he was able to take down Bruce White and successfully sent him to jail.
Before becoming Bruce White’s fiancée, Peggy Vade and Timothy Zane were already together. Then, at a project party, they took the opportunity to get Bruce White blackout drunk and told him that he had stolen Peggy Vade’s virginity. This was how Peggy Vade became Bruce White’s fiancée.
That was only the first—but also the most critical—step that paved the way for his seizing of power later on.
A while later, Thomas Zane successfully used Peggy Vade to forge evidence of Bruce White’s alleged embezzlement and paid off some longtime employees of the company. Together, they framed Bruce White and sent him to jail.
However, the most damning evidence was forged by Peggy Vade. Each one of them bore Bruce White’s signature, and because such evidence was so definitive, they simply could not be denied.
When he thought of this, a smug smile appeared on Thomas Zane’s face. “If it hadn’t been for you and your clever tricks behind the scene as Bruce White’s fiancée, how could Bruce White disappear so quickly?
“Speaking of which, I don’t know how this brother of mine is faring now in prison, hahaha...”
Peggy Vade jumped in obsequiously at this time as well, “What else? I heard that there was a very popular game in prisons about picking up the soaps. He better watch himself bending over so much...”
The two looked at each other and burst out laughing. They couldn’t wipe the smiles off their faces even if they wanted to.
Several top executives from the Zane Corporation immediately proceeded to lick their boots when they spotted the chance. “Look at Mr. Zane and Ms. Vade, what an enviable couple they are. If it weren’t for them, we would still be exploited by that Bruce White.”
“Speaking of Bruce White, that bastard should have been released from prison by now, right? And who knows where he is hiding. If I see him again, I will give him a great big slap in the face!” someone said suddenly.
“Hahaha... I’m afraid you won’t have the opportunity to do that. He almost bankrupted our corporation back then, how would he ever dare to come back? He will be drowned in a vat of all of our spit!” someone jeered.
When they heard that, Thomas Zane and Peggy Vade glanced at each other knowingly with an unspoken smile.
The others had no idea, but as the instigators themselves, they knew very well that Bruce White would probably never surface again.
Afterward, an ebullient Thomas Zane couldn’t wait to walk up to the stage and pick up the microphone.
Obviously, with exciting news such as the personal attendance of the Headquarters of Eastern Defense, how could he miss such a good opportunity for further propaganda?
Therefore, he couldn’t wait to announce this piece of good news to the world.
Tap! Tap!
Thomas Zane stood on the stage and tapped the microphone solemnly, a look of incredible exuberance on his face.
When everyone in the audience saw the look on his face, they began to tease him.
“Alright, alright, everyone, quiet down, please. I won’t prolong it any longer. I do have some news that is even better than the IPO!
“The Headquarters of Eastern Defense has agreed to attend this celebration of the Zane Corporation and will be sending an important official to attend in person!”
Wow!
As soon as his voice faded, the audience was in an uproar. Everyone had faces full of envy.
Headquarters of Eastern Defense was an entity that even the top giants, such as the Hugo Group, had been eager to recruit. No one thought the Zane Corporation would be the first one to get such a bigwig to attend.
This was enough to demonstrate just how valuable the Zane Corporation was to the Headquarters of Eastern Defense!
Before that, no one expected that the Zane Corporation would be favored by the Headquarters of Eastern Defense, but Thomas Zane had somehow made this impossibility a reality.
At this point, who could stop the rise of the Zane Corporation?
For a time, thunderous applause followed and everyone sent forth their congratulations.
When the event inside was reaching its highest point, the outside of the hotel was just as deserted in comparison. There were just a few random passers-by and some employees from the Zane Corporation lingering around.
Most of these employees were not favored by the Zane Corporation, or else they would not have been assigned to watch the doors on such a festive occasion as this.
At present, Bruce White showed up outside the hotel with Kirin. They were just about to walk in when they were stopped by someone. “Where is your invitation? This is a private event.. You are not allowed inside unless you have an invitation.”