As he spoke, Asher widened his eyes, pretending to look shocked and said, "Impossible?"
"Can there really be someone so naive?"
Clement choked on a mouthful of old blood in his throat, almost spitting it out.
Ariana's expression also became extremely ugly.
"Pfft—", Only Charlotte on the side laughed out loud.
It was only then that Clement and Ariana noticed that there was another person beside Asher.
The two people's faces simultaneously showed angry expressions.
Before they could get angry.
Clement, looking at Charlotte's appearance, suddenly raised his eyebrows.
He didn't know if it was his illusion, but he always felt that this face looked somewhat... indescribably familiar?
It was that kind.
As if seen somewhere, yet not quite familiar.
Looking at Charlotte's face, Clement couldn't say a word for a while.
And then he didn't have the chance to speak anymore.
President Robb directly brought the Beast Tamers of NY City's Beast Tamer Alliance over.
"Take them away," He didn't give Clement and Ariana a chance to speak at all, directly waved his hand, letting people take the two away.
Only then did President Robb walk to Asher, looking him up and down, "Are you alright!"
President Robb's tone carried nervousness and concern toward Asher.
Asher shook his head.
He touched the pet beasts surrounding him.
Only then did Little Raven and the others quiet down.
Fur standing up?
Nope, that never happened.
They were just protecting their Beast Tamer better.
That's right.
Exactly like that.
Seeing this, Asher hooked up the corner of his mouth, then looked at President Robb again, "Sorry for troubling you to come personally, Uncle Robb."
"It's only right to run this trip for you," President Robb didn't hold back.
He never hid the real reason why he valued Asher.
Nor did he mind Asher knowing this.
If something really happened to Asher, President Robb would be the first to rush over faster than anyone.
Asher's matters were big matters. Absolutely cannot let anything happen to Asher.
"These two people and this so-called East Soren Corporation are really...", Charlotte couldn't help shaking his head too.
'Stupid.'
Although she didn't say the word, that was exactly what she meant.
'Too stupid.'
So stupid that it was unbearable to watch.
"East Soren Corporation?", President Robb, hearing this name, quickly turned his mind, and then showed a look of sudden realization.
"I remember that's an old group, right?"
"The previous chairman was quite smart and capable to develop East Soren Corporation to its current level."
"But a few years ago, the old chairman aged, and handed over the position to his only son, that son...", Speaking up to here, President Robb shook his head.
Didn't continue speaking.
Asher and Charlotte understood what President Robb meant.
The new chairman probably wasn't capable.
"Actually, if it was just incompetence, it would be fine, but he's extremely ambitious too," President Robb sighed helplessly.
"There's a saying, how does it go?"
"Not afraid of the second generation living off parents, just afraid of the second generation starting a business."
Asher and Charlotte both laughed.
'Ahem!'
'I don't lack morality.'
'Anyway, it was that guy who was brainless first.'
"What's the name of East Soren Corporation's current chairman again? Let me think...", President Robb looked like he had dealings with East Soren Corporation.
After pondering for a moment, he still couldn't recall.
Finally, he waved his hand and said, "Anyway, not a capable person, but lots of ideas."
"Also really despises the business his dad built, thinks daily-use products for beasts are petty."
"Very disdainful of it, thinking his dad lacked vision."
Asher clicked his tongue.
How to put it... a man needs self-awareness of his own abilities.
Unfortunately, this new chairman wasn't such a man.
"That's not all," President Robb shook his head again.
"This new chairman, as soon as he took over, started drastically reforming, innovating, trying to change East Soren Corporation's original industry path and market target."
While speaking, the savage beast beside him curled its lips.
It could be seen, President Robb truly looked down on this new chairman.
"Let's not talk about him, what an unlucky thing," President Robb cursed, "I'll go contact that old fellow Slade later."
"If he doesn't discipline his own son, who does he expect to?"
It sounded like President Robb was quite familiar with the chairman of East Soren Corporation.
But President Robb had no intention of covering up for him.
He even wished to drag the man out and beat him up directly.
"Hope their people don't come bothering me again," Asher also said.
Regarding this Casito family's affairs, Asher had no interest at all.
As long as they didn't disturb him.
Asher couldn't even be bothered to understand.
"Alright," President Robb didn't think there was anything wrong with what Asher said, and nodded.
"That brat set his sights on the Heart of Machinery, wanting to force a buyout, definitely because his entrepreneurial ambitions haven't died."
"Heh!"
"Really thinks his East Soren Corporation is awesome enough to casually threaten NY City's talents?"
"Just wait."
President Robb narrowed his eyes, looking extremely unfriendly.
To President Robb, offending Asher was offending him.
No need to wait for years later.
Asher was already now an indispensable name card of NY City.
Touch Asher? Prepare to die.
President Robb had already thought of 108 ways to cause trouble for them in his mind.
"Then I'll leave first, you have a good rest, definitely don't wrong yourself because of these small-brained fellows," Before leaving, President Robb sincerely said to Asher.
Asher laughed again, "Alright."
———
After sending away these two slightly brainless but not completely brainless fellows.
Charlotte kept glancing at Asher from time to time.
Asher: "?"
Asher turned his head and met Charlotte's gaze.
"What are you looking at?", Asher bluntly said, "If you have something to say, don't hold it in, just ask directly."
"You keep looking at me, it's quite uncomfortable."
"Ahem!", Charlotte coughed a few times, feeling a bit embarrassed.
After thinking, she said, "You're really not angry at all?"
Not blaming Charlotte for being curious. Throughout the whole process, Asher's emotions were too stable. So stable that it was a little overboard.
Asher smiled, "Why should I be angry?"
Charlotte could tell that Asher truly thought this way.
Why should he be angry?
"Because they spoke harshly?", Charlotte said uncertainly, "And they underestimated you, threatened you, didn't put you in their eyes at all."
Asher smiled, "But is it useful?"
Asher counter-asked, "Rather than saying they were threatening me, it's more like they were trying to scare me."
"Treating me like a real kid."
Charlotte was speechless.
'Exactly!'
Anyone with some brains would know.
Asher was a Level 2 researcher.
Touch Asher? Tired of living?
Unless Asher himself backed down, otherwise the East Soren Corporation's size really couldn't match Asher's value.
"Even though you don't care much, this kind of thing is still nasty," Charlotte thought for a bit and still said, "Since I witnessed it, I can't pretend it didn't happen."
"I'll also report it to Star City headquarters."
Really think threatening and intimidating a beast professor valued by the Beast Tamer Alliance would have no consequences? East Soren Corporation was in the business of beast daily-use products.
What they needed wasn't an ordinary business license.
They needed a special business permit from the Beast Tamer Alliance.
They had to pay two taxes.
One part to the government.
The other part to the Beast Tamer Alliance.
Naturally, Charlotte wouldn't do anything excessive to East Soren Corporation.
Just a simple financial audit.
Surely East Soren Corporation would have no problem, right?
Even if something did happen, what did it have to do with her?
Let's see how tough East Soren Corporation really was.
Charlotte assigned the task.
Seeing this, Asher gave her a thumbs-up, "Good."
———
For two whole days without seeing Clement and Ariana return, Giovanni didn't worry about the two at all.
Instead, he was cursing.
"Two useless pieces of trash!"
"Still no news till now!"
"Just a snot-nosed brat!"
Thinking of Asher, Giovanni felt a surge of inexplicable anger, "That should have been mine!"
'My treasure!'
'Got snatched by Asher first!'
'Damn it!'
Giovanni was even imagining, if he successfully intimidated Asher, how he would trip him up.
Best if Asher suffered but couldn't say anything.
Giovanni never considered what he would do if Asher didn't take the bait.
In Giovanni's view. Asher at that age, with that background and education, couldn't possibly have the guts to resist him.
And then... While Giovanni was still immersed in his beautiful fantasies. Slade Casito, his father, furious, stormed into his office, kicking open the door, waking him up.
"Dad?", Looking at the old man who had the bodyguards kick open the door and angrily rush toward him, Giovanni's eyes still showed confusion.
As if not understanding why the retired old man was here.
"I'm not your dad!"
"You're my death!"
From receiving the news, to investigating the entire course of events, plus observing his son's actions, more than a day had passed.
During this day and a half, Slade had tossed and turned sleeplessly.
He couldn't figure it out.
When he was young, he was at least a first-generation rich man who built his fortune by himself.
Although East Soren Corporation wasn't some massive commercial empire.
At least it had a certain status in society.
If it had kept developing well for a few more years.
The Casito family becoming a famous family wasn't impossible.
He hadn't expected.
That his son turned out to be such a good-for-nothing.
"Even being a good-for-nothing is fine, but why did you have to provoke someone you couldn't afford to provoke," The more Slade thought about it, the angrier he got, waving his cane without mercy at Giovanni.
"Dad! You're hitting me..."
The old man's strength was too great.
Clearly already so old. Who would have thought the old man's strength was still this great.
Giovanni wanted to run. But he couldn't escape.
Whether it was the entrance or behind him, they were both blocked by the bodyguards Slade had brought.
Want to run?
Slade beat his son while cursing, "Serves you right, you bastard! How dare you lay hands on Professor Asher? How dare you be blinded by greed?"
"How dare you lack judgment?"
"See if I don't beat you to death today!"
Giovanni was still jumping up and down, shouting loudly, "So what if he's a pet professor? Isn't he just an ordinary boy? How could he compare to our East Soren Corporation?"
"I was just trying to acquire him, not asking him to give it for free! What's wrong with that?"
"I was sending him money, okay?"
Slade became even angrier.
It was bad enough his son had no judgment.
But he also had no brain?
Originally, Slade only intended to hit him a couple of times to vent his anger, but now he hit even harder.
At this moment.
A voice from the secretary Slade had brought came from outside the door.
"Master, Star City headquarters sent people to the company to audit the accounts."
Slade's cane, which had been furiously whipping his son, stopped.
Giovanni's face suddenly turned pale.
Seeing this, Slade's heart suddenly gave a heavy thud.
"You little brat, what else have you done?", Slade glared at Giovanni with fire in his eyes.
"I...I...", Giovanni's eyes wandered, not daring to speak.
What else was there that Slade couldn't understand.
Although some things were common occurrences, if the bottom line was crossed...
Originally still full of strength to beat his son, Slade instantly seemed drained of all his energy, his whole body hunching over, looking like he aged more than ten years all at once.
"I spent so many years working diligently to build up East Soren Corporation, and after handing it to you for just a few years, it has already...", The old man's hurried voice carried anger, but even more was hatred of iron not becoming steel towards his disappointing son.
"Dad! You have to help me," Giovanni also realized the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly crowded next to his old man.
Slade leaned on his cane with both hands, and waved to the bodyguards nearby.
Before Giovanni could react.
Two bodyguards directly grabbed him.
Giovanni: "?"
Giovanni looked at his own father in shock.
"Dad?"
Slade no longer had the furious expression like when he had rushed in just now.
The excessive calm instead made Giovanni even more terrified.
"Let's go, meet the investigators from the Star City Alliance," Slade walked outside, "If you haven't done anything, naturally there will be nothing."
"If you have done something...", Speaking up to here, Slade didn't even look back at his son.
"Then deal with it however it should be dealt with."
"Dad! I'm your biological son!", Giovanni finally felt fear.
He shouted loudly, trying to awaken even a trace of the old man's fatherly love for him.
"I knew from the beginning you were someone with high ambition but low ability," Slade said, "I had considered, after handing the company to you, it might shrink."
"But as long as it allowed you to recognize yourself and grow up, I felt it wasn't a big deal."
"But I didn't expect..."
Slade let out a long sigh, looked back at his son with a complicated gaze, "I should have entrusted the company to a professional manager from the start."
"Letting you take over was my mistake."
In one sentence.
Slade directly denied all the things Giovanni had done over these years.
Giovanni's teeth itched with hatred.
But Slade said nothing more.
———
When Asher received the apology gift from East Soren Corporation, his expression was still dazed.
"Hm?"
"Apology?"
Asher looked at the things outside the research institute, with a few hints of confusion in his expression.
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