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Chapter 441

Just as everyone was about to ask David what Ms. Hans meant by ‘big boss’.

Sarah stood up suddenly.

“Sarah, what’s wrong?” The girl sitting next to Sarah asked.

All eyes were on Sarah.

“Candy, thank you,” Sarah said.

“Sarah, have you recovered? That is great, the doctor was right. I made the right decision to bring you to your class reunion. Your parents will be so happy when they hear about this,” the girl named Candy said in delight.

“Thank you, thank you!”

After Sarah finished speaking, she left her seat and walked straight to David.

David was a little helpless.

Sarah had spotted her.

“David, can you forgive me? I know I was wrong. I should have listened to you in the first place,” Sarah said in a choked voice.

“In truth, I don’t blame you. Everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness,” David said seriously.

“But my happiness is with you. Is there any hope for us? Could you please give me another chance?”

“Sorry, I have Celia now. Celia is currently my girlfriend, but I hope you can find your own happiness too,” David held Celia’s hand and said.

Sarah looked at Celia while Celia looked back at Sarah too.

“Celia, I know you liked David when you were in high school, so after I started dating David, I deliberately kept him away from you because I was jealous of you. You are beautiful, you are good at school, and your family background is good too, but I didn’t expect that, in the end, I would push David to you myself. I hope you will treat David well in the future, as he is a great person. I guess I’m just not meant for this, and I wish you two happiness in the future.”

Sarah finished speaking while sobbing. Then, she covered her mouth with her right hand and ran out of the private room in tears.

She knew that seeking David’s forgiveness would be an extravagant request and she was mentally prepared when she walked over to David.

However, she was unwilling to give up even the slightest glimmer of hope. After going through so many things, she knew that David was the best person for her.

When David only had 100 dollars on him, he would spend 90 dollars on her, leaving himself only 10 dollars to fill his stomach.

In this life, she might never find another person who would treat her like this. She had buried her happiness with her own two hands.

She did not blame others. She could only blame herself for being vain. During this period, she had always been aware of what was happening around her, but she had been in a daze and was reluctant to speak.

It was not until she heard David’s name that she came back to her senses and wanted to fight for the last glimmer of hope. In the end, as expected, this was the result.

“Sarah!” The girl named Candy rushed out.

The room was quiet again and everyone was staring at David.

“Why are you all staring at me? Eat! It’s not my fault, I only recently got together with Celia after she dumped me,” David said with a wry smile.

“David, we didn’t want to ask about this, we wanted to ask what’s going on with you and why are you suddenly a big boss?” One of the classmates asked.

“Yeah, Ms. Hans said that you are now a big boss and you donated money to the school. How much did you donate that can make Ms. Hans specially thank you?”

“Not much,” David replied vaguely.

“How much is not much?”

“Yeah, you have to give a number even if it’s not much, right?”

“I just donated 200 million,” David answered.

“H-How much?” One classmate asked, stammering.

“200 million,” David repeated.

“200 m-million? Damn, David! Are you loaded now?” One classmate exclaimed loudly.

Everyone was looking at David with a blank stare, including Clay.

Even though his family was pretty well-off in Shu City, that was 200 million!

Even if he combined all of his assets, it might not even reach 10% of 200 million.

Even so, David just donated the 200 million to the school?

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‘How much money does he have? Ten billion? ‘Or 20 billion?’ “U-Um… David, you… you’re not kidding, are you?” Another classmate asked.

“Why would I joke about that? Isn’t Ms. Hans here? How would I dare to spout nonsense?” David said helplessly. All eyes were on Giselle again.

“It’s true. David still cares about his alma mater after he has made something for himself. I am thanking David on behalf of the entire school! Everyone should learn from David,” Giselle said. Boom!

The whole room exploded. Everyone was shocked. David actually donated 200 million to the school.

Was this still David who had been delivering food three years ago? It only took him three years to achieve this. “David, how did you do it?” A classmate asked.

This was the question on everyone’s mind. How could a poor boy who was delivering food three years ago donate 200 million to the school in just three years?

Besides this, he might still have a lot of money. How unbelievable! How incredible! How incomprehensible! How outrageous! Countless words popped up in everyone’s mind.

“Actually, it’s very simple. As long as you study hard, get involved in society, and understand the needs of the community, you may be able to do it soon too. I started working part-time very early and I have been learning the needs of society and people since way back then. After that, I started to slowly achieve this,” Dand said country He could only say this.

What else could he say?

He could not say that he was the chosen one and he was selected by the system, repat?

“Damn, Boss, you’re too amazing! I’ve decided to work for you.”

“Me too, Boss! Please guide me!” “Boss, I’ll kneel for you!”

“Boss, you’re my idol! Please be my sugar daddy!” The entire room was in an uproar.

Everyone was fawning over David. They could not help it.

This was reality. They must be the luckiest people on earth to have a classmate like David who was a boss.

Whoever did not seize this opportunity would definitely be a f*cking fool David was also answering their questions one by one.

They were all pretty close to each other in high school and whenever they needed takeout, they would contact David.

Clay was also the same. Aside from the small conflict just now, they never had any beef before. Moreover, Clay was the one who supported his business in the form of ordering takeouts the most.

This was why David was willing to come to the reunion and expose his identity.

As for Clay, after discovering that David did indeed donate 200 million to the school, the hatred and jealousy in his heart were now replaced with envy.

When someone was miles ahead of him such that he could not see any chance of overtaking them, he would not have any other thoughts anymore.

Right now, Clay even felt that only someone as excellent as David would be an appropriate match for Celia.

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Then, the class reunion became David’s one-man show.

All the classmates came to curry favor with David, they were trying to get close to him so that they would have plans for the future.

If they could curry favor with David, would they still have to worry about their future?

This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Everyone was in their twenties, so no one was so stupid to care about their dignity at this time.

Since everyone was doing this, you would be the odd one out if you did not. The others would not think that you were aloof from politics and material pursuits, but rather, they would think that you were an idiot.

Would you not be an idiot for not seizing such a good opportunity? Even Clay put his ego aside and admired David.

Yes, his family had a little bit of wealth, but who would not want to climb higher up the social ladder when this opportunity was presented to them?

Could you imagine how rich a person would be if they could just casually donate 200 million? Besides, he figured that he treated David fairly well in high school, and whenever he or his friends needed takeout, he would ask David to deliver them. Even though he was showing off a little, David also benefitted from it.

Furthermore, he had never said anything insulting to David. Everyone’s enthusiasm overwhelmed David a little, so he just told them directly to privately message or call him if they ever needed him. He would try his best to help as long as it was within his power.

Only then did everyone return to their seats to continue eating. After lunch, it was time for chatting. The boys would circle David while the girls circled Celia.

David finally got rid of everyone’s pestering and pulled Rice Cake aside. He wanted to ask about Jonah ‘King Kong’ Murs’ situation. Judging from Colby’s tone just now, something must have happened to King Kong. In high school, the three of them were very close.

So how could he sit idly by when his former friend was in trouble? With David’s current status, as long as he wanted to, there was no problem that he could not solve in Somerland.

However, it also depended on what happened to King Kong. If it was his fault, as long as the punishment that he should received was within the acceptable range, David would not interfere.

This was not because he was heartless, but it was because he had principles and limits.

If someone else wanted to bully his good friend, then sorry, no matter who that person was, they would have to suffer the same treatment ten times worse.

From what David knew about King Kong, he would definitely not take the initiative to provoke others.

What David was afraid of now was King Kong making a mistake because he was impulsive. If this was the case, it would be very troublesome.

“Rice Cake, tell me, what happened? What’s wrong with King Kong?” David asked. “Dave, you are a big boss now, so you must save King Kong,” Colby said emotionally as if he had found a lifesaver.

“How will I save him if you don’t tell me what happened? Tell me what happened in

detail.”

“Alright…”

Colby told David what happened in detail.

After graduating from high school, King Kong did not go to university. He worked on the construction site with Colby because his family was poor.

Although the work on the construction site was very tiring and he had to be exposed to the sun and rain, the salary was higher than that of working in the factory.

This was already good enough for those who had just graduated from high school.

Moreover, King Kong was big and tall, so the foreman asked him to guard the construction site at night. This would be another source of income for him.

Therefore, King Kong would work at the construction site during the day and sleep at the construction site at night.

Not only did King Kong save money on rent, but he also got a sum of money for guarding the construction site. Hence, he was naturally very happy about this.

King Kong and Rice Cake have also saved a lot of money over the past two years. After working for a few more years, they would have even been able to afford to get married.

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However, half a year ago, when King Kong was guarding the construction site at night, he heard a scream for help not far away. Hence, he went to have a look.

It turned out that three youngsters who had been drinking were harassing a woman in her twenties and had dragged her to the construction site.

Thus, the woman was struggling and screaming for help Not only did King Kong know this woman, but he was also very familiar with her.

She was the waitress of a nearby restaurant and her name was Faye Chester. King Kong had a crush on Faye, and he would often eat in that restaurant so that he could see her more.

Now that she was being harassed, King Kong felt that even God was helping her. Without hesitating, he picked up a steel bar on the construction site and rushed over.

He wanted to be the hero who saved the damsel in distress. If he saved Faye, he would have the perfect chance interact with her.

It was possible Faye would even agree to be his girlfriend. King Kong was tall and strong, and the three youngsters had drunk some alcohol, so how would they be a match for King Kong?

Hence, they were defeated in just two or three strikes. King Kong knew the power of the steel bar, so he did not dare to hit the youngsters on the head.

Instead, he just hit them on their legs and backs a few times. King Kong, who had just successfully rescued Faye, was very excited, and Faye was very grateful to him.

The two exchanged contacts because of this. King Kong originally thought that this would be the beginning of his happiness, but he did not expect it to be the beginning of his nightmare.

The next day, King Kong was in a state of excitement the whole day.

He had a smile on the corner of his mouth the entire day. Colby also asked him if he was in a relationship, but he just smiled and said he would tell Colby when they had made it official.

However, on the third day, while King Kong was working on the construction site, a few police officers came to find him and asked him to follow them back to the station to investigate what happened the night before. King Kong followed without much thought.

He did not notice anything strange and only thought that Faye had reported the incident to the police.

After arriving at the place, King Kong was directly locked up while no one else came to ask him anything.

King Kong was then charged with rape and grievous bodily harm.

The most unacceptable and incomprehensible thing for King Kong was that the woman he rescued even gave false testimony for the other party. She said that it was King Kong who saw her walking past alone and wanted to harass her.

The three people who were beaten by King Kong instead became the heroes who saved her.

With all the evidence, King Kong was sentenced to fifteen years in prison.

Colby had been running around for a very long time trying to help King Kong, and finally, he found out that the three people who were beaten by King Kong were famous hedonists in Shu City.

Their families had very strong connections in both the underworld and law enforcement.

Meanwhile, the woman was no longer working at the restaurant. Colby had no idea where she went, and he could not find her no matter how hard he looked.

Colby ran out of options. Although he knew that King Kong was framed, he could not find a place to appeal for justice.

The other party also sent someone to find him. Not only did they beat Colby up, but they also warned him that if he was stuck his nose into it again, they would send him to prison alongside King Kong.

After Colby’s father heard about this, he asked him to stop caring about this. If not, his whole family would be dragged into it.

Colby was also worried that he would implicate his family.

It would be useless if he kept investigating because, in the end, he would also get dragged down.

Now, half a year had gone by.

When Colby went to visit King Kong, not only was King Kong covered in bruises, but he was also very skinny now.

Today, when Colby saw that David was now a big boss, he finally dared to tell David everything. He wanted to see if David had any way to help get King Kong out of prison.

After all, they were best friends in high school.

If David refused to help King Kong, then King Kong’s entire life would be destroyed.

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“Are you telling the truth?” David asked in a deep voice.

“Dave, don’t you believe me? When did I lie to you? Plus, we’ve been friends for so long, so don’t you know what King Kong is like? How could he do something like that?” Colby said.

“Alright, I got it,” David replied.

“Dave, you must find a way to save King Kong. He gets beaten every day in there and I’m worried he won’t be able to hold on much longer.”

David did not speak. At this moment, his heart seemed to be surging with lava and it was about to erupt like a volcano at any time.

He stood up and said, “Everyone, since something came up at the last minute, I won’t be able to stay here with you all tonight. I will pay for today’s bill so don’t fight me for it, Clay. Just treat it as me apologizing. If you ever need me in the future, you can private message me or give me a call, and I, David, will try to help everyone as long as it’s within my power.”

After he finished speaking, David said to Celia again, “Celia, why don’t you stay here with them? Colby and I will go out to handle some business. I’ll pick you up at night.”

“I’m going with you.” Celia got up and walked to David’s side before hugging his arm. “Well then, enjoy everyone and have fun. Just call me if you need anything. I’m sorry, everyone. Goodbye!”

After David finished speaking, he left the private room along with Celia and Colby.

While David was speaking in the private room, no one dared to speak or object.

Since David’s mood was fluctuating, he could not keep his aura under control.

Everyone in the private room was shocked by his aura, including their teacher, Giselle.

She did not expect David, who usually looked so polite and amiable, to release such a great aura. She did not even feel such huge pressure when she faced the head of the education department. After David left, everyone came back to their senses.

“He’s a big boss indeed. The grandeur he had in that speech is incomparable to ordinary people.”

“Yeah, at that moment, I felt as if David was suddenly another person and he became so scary. My heart is still racing now.”

“Only someone in a leading position can have such grandeur, for example, some bosses or big shots. Everyone, let’s continue. David might really have something that he needs to attend to, big bosses are usually very busy,” Clay said.

David took Celia and Colby directly to the place where King Kong was being held. Since only one person was allowed to visit the inmate, Celia and Colby waited for David outside.

When David saw King Kong, he could not believe his eyes. The man who used to be tall and weighed 180 pounds had now lost so much weight that he now only weighed 120 or 130 pounds.

He looked a little weak when he was walking, and it seemed as if even a gust of wind could blow him over. “Dave, why are you here? Did Rice Cake tell you?” King Kong asked.

“King Kong, are you okay?” David asked, suppressing the anger in his heart.

“I’m fine, I won’t die so soon. But if you didn’t come, I don’t know how long I would have been able to last. Thank you for letting me see you one last time,” King Kong said with tears in the corners of his eyes.

David did not know what kind of experience could make a dignified and macho man cry. One had to know that King Kong was notoriously tough in high school. “Don’t worry, you’ll be fine as long as I am here,” David comforted.

“Dave, if I’m gone, please tell my parents that I’ve let them down and I can’t care for them when they’re old. They have no idea what happened to me, and I don’t dare to let Rice Cake tell them. I’m worried that they won’t be able to take it.”.

“You should tell them once you get out of here. Hold on and I’ll be able to get you out very soon.”

“Don’t! Dave, don’t get involved in this. I know they’re very powerful and they must have forced Faye to do that. I don’t want anything to happen to you,” King Kong stopped David.

After walking out of the visitation room, David suppressed his urge to find the perpetrator and avenge King Kong.

Right now, with his identity, he did not need to do this himself anymore.

As long as he said the word, other people would automatically come to him.

“So? How’s King Kong?” Colby asked.

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“He’s fine now, just a little weak. Someone must’ve beaten him up inside,” David said.

“What do we do, then? David, you’ve got to think of a way! King Kong won’t hold on for much longer! It’s only been half a year now, and there are still fourteen and a half more years to go!” Colby said anxiously.

“Don’t worry. As long as I’m here, nothing will happen to King Kong. I won’t allow it!” David patted Colby’s shoulder and reassured him.

After this, David pulled out his phone and sent a message mentioning all the members in the SCC group chat.

David (core): (All members around Shu City in South River Province report to Shu City immediately.) Soon, a few members replied.

[Yes, Sir! ETA one hour!)

(Yes, Sir! ETA one and a half hours!) (Yes, Sir! ETA two hours!)

As an SCC core member, David was in a high enough position to be called “Sir”, and no one ignored his message.

Even the boss of SCC, Clinton, who was rarely active in the group chat, replied. Clinton (boss): (David! Is there any way I can help?] Goldie also replied.

Goldie (boss): (Contact me if you need help, David!] The SCC group chat exploded.

Two bosses had replied to a core member’s message.

This had never happened before in SCC history.

Countless SCC members far away from Shu City regardless of their low, middle, or high-tier membership, dropped what they were doing and sped to Shu City.

They could only imagine how terrifyingly powerful David’s familial background must be if two bosses had replied to his message so courteously.

It would be advantageous to leave even the slightest impression on someone so powerful.

David (boss): [It’s nothing big, Clinton, Goldie. I got this.]

Clinton (boss): (Alright, then.)

Goldie (boss): (Ok!)

David still had no idea that countless SCC members were currently on the way to Shu City thanks to the replies from the two SCC bosses.

Then, David contacted Falcon’s Team Vulture’s Captain, Lucas, and gave him a brief description of what happened so the latter could arrange for someone to handle the aftermath.

Lucas immediately told David to stay calm and wait while he went to contact someone to resolve the issue

David was no longer the man he used to be.

Not to exaggerate, but while David was still a member of Falcon’s Team Vulture, his status was already much higher than that of Lucas’, who was his captain.

If everything went according to plan, David was going to be the eleventh member of the Somerland Parliament.

He would become one of the eleven people who held control over Somerland’s fate and developmental direction.

One could not even imagine the power such a position held.

Lucas immediately contacted the cabinet minister of South River Province and asked the man to go to Shu City and help David out.

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Cade, the cabinet minister of South River Province was in a meeting when his encrypted phone rang.

He walked to the side and picked it up as people did not call his encrypted number unless it was an emergency.

“Hello, this is Cade Nelson, cabinet minister of South River Province.”

“Hello, Mr. Nelson! This is Team Vulture’s Lucas Brown.”

“Hello, Captain Brown! How can I help you?” Cade asked courteously.

When people from Team Vulture contacted him, it was usually because a foreign threat had appeared within his jurisdiction and his cooperation was required.

“Hello, Mr. Nelson. Please proceed to Shu City and take further instructions from a man called David Lidell,” Lucas said.

“Captain Brown, did a foreign threat appear in Shu City? What’s the level of threat?” Cade asked.

He needed to know what level of threat this situation was to decide which people to send over. “None of that. Team Vulture member David Lidell got into conflict with Shu City’s local forces, among which is a government official. I worry that David won’t go easy on the man and cause bigger problems.” Cade was stunned.

He did not understand why he had to physically go to Shu City when he could resolve this matter with a call.

“Captain Brown, I can easily solve this with a call. Do I really have to go to Shu City?” Cade asked. While it was his duty to cooperate with Falcon and other special task forces with their missions, this issue today did not sound like an important mission.

He did not want to offend Falcon, but as the cabinet minister of South River Province, he felt humiliated that he had to personally attend to such a small issue.

“Mr. Nelson, if all goes according to plan, David is about to become the eleventh member of the

Somerland Parliament. If you think that this is a small matter, then there’s nothing left for me to say.” ‘What?’

Cade’s eyes widened in extreme shock.

David was going to become the eleventh meinber of the Somerland Parliament?

As the cabinet minister of one of Somerland’s provinces, Cade naturally knew what such a position entailed.

“How can that be, Captain Brown? I’ve received no news of such thing!” Cade exclaimed.

As cabinet minister of a province, he should have been notified of such news.

“I’m not joking about this! All provincial cabinet ministers will receive news of this very soon,” Lucas said.

“I-I’m on my way. How can I contact Mr. David Lidell?”

“Alright. Get there asap, I’ll send you David’s contacts in a bit.”

Cade hung up the phone and directly announced the end of the meeting, then he held the core personnel of South River Province back.

“Gather your things, we’re heading to Shu City immediately,” Cade told the remaining people in the room.

“What are we doing in Shu City, Mr. Nelson?”

“Yeah, did something happen, Mr. Nelson?”

Cade replied, “A soon-to-be member of the Parliament is in a pinch. We’ve got to go immediately.”

“What? T-Then we should leave now!”

“Yes, yes! We can’t waste any time!”

The whole conference room broke into a commotion when they heard about a “soon-to-be member of the Parliament.”

David took Celia and Colby to a restaurant and asked for a quiet private room.

Then he received a call from Charles once he got inside.

“David! What happened? Do you need me to step out?” Charles asked over the phone.

“It’s nothing, Charles. There’s no need to come over, I’d have already solved the matter before you arrive anyway. I’ll tell you more when I return to River City in a few days,” David replied.

“”Alright. I’ll be waiting for you, then,” Charles said.

With David’s current strength, there was nothing he could not resolve in a small county like Shu City.

Since this was a small matter, there was no need for anyone else to intervene on his behalf.

David ended the call with Charles and asked Colby, “Tell me about those three.”

“The three of them are Shu City’s trust-fund children. Gilbert, Shu City’s wealthiest man Eden Gill’s son; Jed, Godfather Vaughn’s son; and Lincoln, Shu City’s Deputy Minister Nichols’ son,” Colby replied. It had taken him a month and all the money he earned over the past few years to obtain this information about the three of them.

He was devastated to find out that despite knowing who these people were, he could not afford to make an enemy out of any of them and had even gotten beaten up.

“A businessman, a gang boss, and a government official. Interesting.” David scoffed.

“What do we do now, David?” Colby asked.

“What else but wait?”

“For who?”

“Someone who can make these three kneel and repent.” “What?” Colby was dazed.

David continued to drink his tea.

While the winds of chaos blew hard in South River Province outside the private room.

Almost every SCC member within South River Province’s borders had rushed to Shu City.

These people were all from distinguished families in various large cities.

No one had experienced the shocking effect of all these members on the move at the same time until today.

At the same time, the cabinet minister of South River Province was also bringing all South River Province’s high officials to Shu City.

David was about to become the eleventh member of the Somerland Parliament.

Lucas would never dare to make up news like this, so if he said it, it was most likely true.

In which case, cabinet minister Cade of South River Province had to act respectfully.

This was because if Cade made an enemy out of David, he might just be fired from his position as the provincial cabinet master once the latter joined the ranks of Parliament.

Cade was afraid that he would be late, as River City was quite a distance away from Shu City. It would take six to seven hours just to drive there.

Thus, the man decided to take the helicopter.

Cade and the others had just left when his subordinates contacted Shu City’s officials.

They informed the members that Mr. Nelson was about to arrive in Shu City and told the officials there to prepare to welcome the minister.

This caused havoc among Shu City’s officials and the cabinet minister there immediately began to arrange for a welcoming.

The whole of Shu City instantly became busy.

David drank his tea idly.

Soon after, someone messaged him privately to tell him that SCC members closest to Shu City had arrived.

David told them to wait first.

There was someone else he was waiting for.

David believed that Lucas knew what he wanted.

If there was a government official among his opponents, it was only natural to have another government official resolve the issue.

David wanted to attack from multiple aspects and give these people a taste of their own medicine.

He wanted them to feel helpless, to feel terrified, and to feel despair.

He wanted them to release King Kong and send the man back, then get on their knees and apologize. As for whether they would be forgiven, well, that would depend on King Kong. David was confident that King Kong would not forgive these people.

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Three hours later, David received a call from Cade, the cabinet minister of South River Province. David did not waste time on small talk and directly told him what happened as well as the government official’s involvement in this, then told the man to deal with the problem appropriately.

At the same time, David also informed the SCC members present in Shu City to try and oppress Shu City’s wealthiest businessman, Eden, and gang boss Milton with their own methods and suffocate the two of them financially.

Shu City was just a small county, Eden and Milton just happened to have a few connections in Shu City.

They could not even be considered aristocrats.

Faced with the oppression from aristocratic families in large cities around Shu City, the two of them were defenseless and were fully crushed.

Whether it was in terms of commercial or illicit businesses, these families were more than enough to completely destroy Eden and Milton.

Around an hour later, luxury cars gathered at the restaurant David was in.

These were all luxury cars that cost millions of dollars.

No one in the county had seen so many luxury cars at the same time.

David received the news as well.

He stood up and said, “Come on. They’re here.”

David held Celia’s hand as Colby followed behind them.

The three of them arrived at the entrance and saw six people kneeling before the restaurant with twenty to thirty other people around them.

Colby’s eyes widened when he saw the six kneeling on the floor and shuddered in shock.

It was the three Shu City trust-fund children who framed King Kong, as well as their fathers.

They were powerful people in Shu City, yet here they were shaking as they knelt in place.

Even an idiot could connect the dots, and Colby immediately looked at David who was a short distance in front of himself.

The admiration in his heart surged like a powerful flood and threatened to overwhelm him.

As expected of David, the man was just too awesome.

All David did was sit down and drink tea before his opponents would approach and kneel before him.

David ignored the six who were kneeling on the ground, and turned to the others who were standing, “Thank you all for coming. Come on, I’ll treat all of you to a meal!”.

“You’re too kind, Sir. We didn’t even do much.”

“That’s right! We’re just here to see you in action, Sir. We hardly did anything.” “You’re all here anyway, so let me treat you, okay? Do it for me.” Then, David walked and led them away.

Only to see a few people coming toward him.

Standing in the lead was Cade, the cabinet minister of South River Province.

“Hello, Mr. Lidell! I’m Cade Nelson,” Cade greeted with an outstretched hand as he saw David. He was utterly shocked at this moment because of how young David was. The latter was only in his twenties.

Cade could not believe that this twenty-year-old young man was going to be the eleventh member of the Somerland Parliament.

The current set of ten members were all at least forty years old.

It was unthinkable that David managed to join their ranks despite being in his twenties.

David would be extremely powerful once he became a member of the parliament, and considering his age, David had a bright future ahead of him.

It was even possible that David might actually have the chance to become the number one member of the Somerland Parliament.

Cade knew that getting David on his side would result in insurmountable benefits. David had also reached out to shake Cade’s hand. “Hello, Mr. Nelson. I’m David Lidell.”

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“Mr. Lidell, we’ve already sent your friend to the hospital. He’s rather weak and it’ll take him some time to recover completely. How should we deal with the rest?” Cade asked.

“Mr. Nelson, I was hoping you would catch everyone involved in this. I do not want to see people of power using their authority to harm ordinary people.”

“Yes, of course, Mr. Lidell! I’ll straighten out the whole of South River Province once I return! I promise this won’t happen again.”

“Thank you, Mr. Nelson. Are you free right now? Perhaps we could talk over a meal?” David invited. David was not an impudent man, and Cade was indeed treating him with courtesy despite being a provincial minister and his elder.

“I would love to!” Cade replied.

As if he would reject the opportunity to get to know David better.

Not when he came all the way here just to leave a good impression on David.

“You first, Mr. Nelson!”

“No, you, Mr. Lidell!”

They then left together.

Behind them, the SCC members watched as David and Cade chatted among themselves.

“Holy sh*t, isn’t that the South River Province cabinet minister, Mr. Nelson?”

“You’re right! As expected of Mr. Lidell! He’s so awesome! Even Mr. Nelson treats him with courtesy.”

“Walk faster! We don’t want to get left behind!”

The group of twenty to thirty members quickly followed David in a row of twenty to thirty cars. Once David and his group left, Eden, Vere, Milton, and their sons were left to kneel on the floor.

There were also a lot of people gathering to watch from afar.

The six of them were well known in Shu City, so it was natural that they attracted much attention as they knelt on the floor.

Not that the crowd dared to approach them as they feared retribution from these six.

David and the others may have left, but Eden, Vere, Milton, and the others did not dare to stand yet.

They were still terrified from what happened an hour ago.

“Talk! Who did you three offend, hmm? Not only did we face pressure from various aristocratic families in South River Province, but our provincial cabinet minister came as well! We may be your dads but that doesn’t mean we’re obligated to follow you into trouble!” Eden looked up and smacked Gilbert’s head, questioning sternly.

“Dad! I-I don’t know either!” Gilbert said pitifully.

“You don’t know? I told you to be careful of who you bully, didn’t I? I told you to steer clear of people

you couldn’t afford to offend! Look what you’ve done now! We’re all screwed!” “Dad! What do we do now, then?” Gilbert asked shakily. “What do we do? What else can we do but kneel and wait here?” “Vere, did you not receive any news?” Milton asked Vere.

They were all involved in the incident with King Kong and were local forces in Shu City. They had the same interests and they benefited and lost as one entity.

“Nothing at all! We were still preparing for Mr. Nelson’s arrival, but the moment he arrived, he had me come here and kneel to repent! It might not be the end for us if we’re forgiven, but if we’re not, our lives are over in Somerland,” Vere said solemnly.

He still had no idea what was going on.

However, he knew that this was a huge matter as Mr. Nelson himself had come to solve the issue.

It still chilled him to the bone when he recalled Mr. Nelson’s attitude just now.

“What? They’re that powerful?!” Milton fell to his butt in shock. “We’re screwed! Screwed, I tell you!

Completely screwed!” Eden muttered to himself.

“Dad! I don’t think it’s our fault! Sure, we’re horrible to people but we’ve been in Shu City the whole time! We’ve never acted out of line when we left Shu City, so there’s no way we could’ve offended someone so important! What if they’re coming after you guys instead?” Lincoln analyzed.

“Yeah! I agree with Lincoln. There’s no way we could have offended someone so powerful in Shu City!” Jed chimed in.

“We’re innocent, Dad! This isn’t our fault at all,” Gilbert said pitifully. “Then who are we dealing with? Why are they doing this?”

Chapter 450

David brought everyone to Frangipani Restaurant and booked the entire place while also paying the bill for his high school reunion meal.

David, Celia, and Colby then sat with Cade and the other core officials in South River Province at another table.

Meanwhile, the members of the SCC split to sit across three tables.

As far as they were concerned, this trip to Shu City would have been worth it if they could just see David and leave an impression on him.

Seeing Mr. Nelson was beyond their expectations.

These officials were the most authoritative people in South River Province.

As expected of the man whose mere text had garnered the replies of two SCC bosses and the courtesy of South River Province’s cabinet minister. They could only imagine how powerful David was. Not even all three SCC bosses could receive such treatment from Mr. Nelson, not when Cade was their elder.

Honestly, not even their fathers, people of a status lower than the three SCC bosses, would treat an ordinary youth with the same degree of respect Cade was giving David. This emphasized how powerful David must have been.

David and Cade chatted happily while they ate.

Celia was the only other calm person, as everyone else felt overly self-conscious.

After all, Cade was the cabinet minister of South River Province and David was a soon-to-be member of the Somerland Parliament. Both of their statuses were unreachable.

Cade did not feel too out of place as he was no stranger to meeting important people, but this was the first time the others had met a soon-to-be parliament member like David.

The other officials were not of a high enough standing to come into contact with members of parliament, as provincial cabinet ministers were already the most authoritative people they came across.

Therefore, they could only agree and smile while the other two conversed.

Celia felt proud as she watched David talk cheerfully with the others.

She did not care whether David was wealthy or poor, or whether the man was well known or not.

However, the more successful David became, the more it proved that her taste in men was

“We still don’t know anything. Just keep kneeling, they’ll come back eventually and we can decide what to do later once we know the truth.”

“Wait, so do we keep kneeling now?” “Obviously! What else do you want to do?”

immaculate. Naturally, she was also elated for David’s success, as it was every woman’s wish for her man to be a hero.

She truly wanted to thank Sarah for dumping David, thus giving her the chance to be with the man.

The most reserved man at the table was Colby.

As someone who was part of the lowest rung of society, Colby was immensely pressured to be suddenly sitting at the same table with the cabinet minister of South River Province. He did not know where to put his hands and did not even touch the dishes before him.

David did realize Colby’s awkwardness but there was nothing he could do. A few words of comfort would not change Colby’s behavior. What he needed was more exposure to situations like this.

Pearl was the best example of this.

She may have been the lobby manager of Golden Leaf Hotel, but she would surely panic if she had to sit and eat with Cade.

Now, after the training over the past few months, spending hundreds of billions and managing East League Capitals that had a net worth of more than a trillion dollars, Pearl had slowly learned to exude confidence and power.

She would be able to talk to everyone confidently if she sat here today.

After drinking with a few tables around them, David said, “Mr. Nelson, I still have a few classmates over there. I’ll be back shortly, so please enjoy the dishes.”

“Go ahead, Mr. Lidell! There’s no need to worry about us,” Cade said politely.

David brought Celia and Colby to the private room he had earlier eaten lunch it.

The ex-classmates were still as rowdy as ever..

They had no idea of the chaos that wrecked through Shu City over a short afternoon.

Everyone was terrified when Cade ordered a strict investigation into the incident with King Kong Jonah.

They did not want to be dragged into the matter.

Everyone who had done business, commercial or illicit, with Eden and Milton immediately issued a statement distancing themselves from the former two.

This was the first time a few dozen families in South River Province had teamed up to attack. Any mishap now could lead to their complete destruction.

Everyone greeted David enthusiastically when they saw him.

“Mr. Lidell! Come sit, we’ve been waiting for you!”

“Mr. Lidell! You’re finally back! We’ve all been waiting!”

“Sorry, guys, something came up today! I actually came here to apologize, I don’t think I’ll be able to eat with you guys tonight. Have fun, though! And make sure to contact me if you ever go to River City. Come, I’ll have a toast to all of you,” David said as he raised a wine glass.