Chapter 381: Chapter 269: Slaughter
Los Angeles, Kangxi Bar!
Danilo Averson walked out of the bar, arm in arm with a scantily clad blonde bombshell, reeking of alcohol.
As the son of the contemporary patriarch of the Averson Family, Danilo was a well-known playboy in Los Angeles, always chasing after women, especially movie stars, which gave him an extraordinary sense of achievement.
The woman he was holding, for instance, was Jillian, who had just played the lead actress in a blockbuster film.
“Danilo, you promised you’d invest in a movie with a strong female lead for me,”
At the entrance of the hotel, Jillian gave him a fiery kiss, quite pleased with the catch she had made.
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This playboy was rich and generous, a rare breed of sugar daddy.
“No big deal, I’ve invested in a ton of films in the past. Spiel, Carme and those other world-famous directors, I know them all, I can definitely make you famous,”
Danilo spoke with great confidence, yet he hadn’t guaranteed anything. He was just toying with her; spending tens of millions of dollars on a big production for one woman was foolish. He wasn’t stupid enough to treat money like it grew on trees!
With the rate he went through girlfriends every half month, he’d bankrupt the family fortune at this pace.
“Humph, Danilo, trying to weasel out of it, are you?”
Jillian was no small-time actress. Hearing this, she rolled her eyes at Danilo, pushed him and stumbled, then stormed off, angrily clutching her purse.
“I like a woman with spirit,”
Danilo licked his lips, took his keys, and hopped into his Ferrari, driving towards the brooding Jillian on the side of the road.
Vroom vroom!
His phone vibrated. Danilo pulled it out and saw it was a call from his father.
“Dad, I’m busy with something important here. Let’s talk later,”
While talking on the phone and driving the Ferrari, Danilo made faces at the sulking Jillian on the roadside.
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“Are you messing around with those actresses again? Get your ass back here now, or I’ll break your legs,”
Pedro’s voice was furious over the phone. He was dealing with a feud with the Jieke Group, and his good-for-nothing son wouldn’t listen to a word.
“Dad, you’re being too cautious. What can Jieke Group do to me while I’m out chasing girls? I have to go; hanging up now,”
Pedro hung up the phone. Danilo honked twice and smiled at Jillian: “Jillian, I was just joking with you. It’s just one movie right? Investing that little money is nothing for me. Come on, get in the car, I’ll take you to some fun places.”
“Are you going to keep your word?”
Jillian had just turned around, about to say something, when suddenly she saw a dump truck at the traffic light ahead disregarding the red signal and plowing straight through.
Fear flooded Danilo’s eyes as he tried to steer out of the way, but it was too late. The dump truck floored the accelerator, smashing the Ferrari into a store on the roadside, shattering glass and debris everywhere.
But that was not all. The dump truck slowly reversed, then floored the accelerator again and rammed into the Ferrari for a second time, turning it into a crumpled and twisted sheet of metal.
Click!
The door of the dump truck opened, and a man in a mask got out.
He was carrying a can of gasoline, which he poured over the truck and the mangled car. Glancing at Danilo, who showed no signs of life, he tossed a lighter, and as flames roared into being, he quickly disappeared into the streets.
Jillian, having witnessed the entire scene, stood with her mouth agape, utterly horrified, and could only let out a piercing scream.
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Asder Medical Research and Development Center.
The head of the R&D Center, Luke Avelson, was inspecting the departments. As a genius with an extremely high IQ from the Averson Family, he managed the core medical laboratories of Asder Pharmaceutical.
The center invested billions of dollars annually in new drug development, employing over five thousand researchers to work here, accumulating wealth for Asder Pharmaceutical.
“Fernando, any progress with the Tianyuan Myopia Pills?”
Walking into a laboratory, Luke inquired about the research progress.
“It’s the same old story; we can’t analyze that Universal Medicine Quality, making it impossible for us to replicate it. Honestly, Luke, this research project is pointless,”
Fernando shrugged his shoulders. He was also a member of the Averson Family, and like all large families, it had its share of mediocre and talented individuals. Raised with elite education from a young age, the number of talented ones was naturally higher.
“Medicines are often found by accident, keep researching. Maybe God will smile upon us, and we will uncover the secret of the Universal Medicine Quality,”
Luke shook his head, indicating he would continue to invest funds.
“Relying on luck might be less likely than hoping Jieke Group goes insane and openly shares their patents,”
Fernando complained, having no hope for such an outcome.
Through the research on Tianyuan Myopia Pills, Tianyuan Hair Growth Liquid, and Strengthening Pills, he had realized that the products of Jieke Group had chemical structures and properties that were greatly different from any he’d known before.
The unique Universal Medicine Quality in particular was completely enigmatic, no matter how much they researched.
He only knew that it was this substance that affected all aspects of the human body, giving such miraculous effects to Jieke Group’s pharmaceuticals.
“Instead of waiting for Jieke Group to volunteer their secrets, we can dismantle and dissect them. On one hand, we’ll engage in warfare, and on the other, we’ll use commercial sanctions. Once Jieke Group can’t bear it anymore, we’ll devour the inheritance of this fallen giant. Although we’ll have to share it with other pharmaceutical companies, it’ll be enough for a feast,”