The Consortium’s Heir By Benjamin Chapter 168
“Those who snickered will be sent to prison, where they’ll pay for all their previous wrongdoings. As for
those who didn’t snicker, I’ll let you off the hook by only taking your assets as punishment,” Darius
dered.
All six members opposite him paled drastically.
Their legs wobbled like jelly as they lost all their willpower. Desperate, they wanted to grovel at Darius’
feet and plead for his forgiveness, but they did not do so.
Their pride stood in the way. They clung to the hope that Darius had likely made many enemies. They
felt one of those enemies would try to take Darius down. An example was
Murray Hotel’s backer, Dream Investment Group, whom they figured could eventually get rid of Darius.
Thus, they decided to wait for that to happen.
Little did they know how wrong they were.
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Dream Investment Group would never do anything to Darius again as they knew they were no match
for him. Thepany’s boss had also lost apetent bodyguard while trying to assassinate Darius.
Although a new bodyguard was now in the picture, thepany would have to postpone their attacks.
until said bodyguard returned to their side.
The member who stood in front spat foul words at Darius, cursing without the slightest clue that his life
was in thetter’s hands.
Darius raised his arm to look at his watch, then lowered it again. “It seems none of you bothered to
investigate my background before standing here and yelling at me. If you had done a little research,
you’d realize you have no authority to speak now.”
The man was still processing those words but suddenly felt cold shes on his face.
Then, in the blink of an eye, he trembled uncontrobly. He dared not open his mouth anymore as he
lay on the ground. Despite his silence, his eyes revealed how he felt at that instant.
Before Darius said a word, the man noticed the iing official and let out hysterical yells. “Darius,
how dare you mess with me? Don’t you know doing so will put you in jail? You’ve already got the
money and now, you’re attacking someone less wealthy like me!”
Darius’ gazezily roamed over to the man. “Everything is already happening. I can go with this official
and hand them your illegally obtained wealth. Or, I could add a twist to what you’re using me of-|’||
beat you up and pay the police some money to avoid jail time. Alternatively, I can bribe the police into
letting me beat you guys up.”
The man’s face became ashen.
He thought, “There’s no denying the feasibility of Darius’ words. Everything he says makes sense,
which means the chances of my survival are zero to none. Moreover, mypany doesn’t have any
funds for me to use as bail money! This is all Darius’ doing!”
He felt like a pair of invisible hands were suffocating him then. Even if it was just his imagination, he still
could not breathe well.
Hey on the ground, rxed his every muscle, and hoped he would eventually stop breathing. Thus
he won’t need to face a difficult life of debt and imprisonment.
It was clear that he would not have such a chance.
The official came over and cuffed his wrist before grabbing his cor and lifting him off the ground.
The official, towering at six feet, nodded to Darius and expressed his gratitude with a firm voice. “I
thank you greatly on behalf of every official. Without you, our measly sry would be nothing short of
pitiful. We would never umte much in the way of savings either.”
Darius kept a nk expression throughout the exchange.
He did not verbally express anything, but his faint smile seemed as though he was indeed responsible
for the officials’ increased sry. In reality, there was more to the situation.
“It’s not a big deal. I was only doing my job as a civilian.” Darius spoke humbly and sincerely.
However, that was far from the truth. Darius felt that investing in officials and giving them money would
bring him many unexpected benefits. However, it meant he could not rejoice over his current sess.
Darius had nned this earlier but did not expect things toe to fruition so quickly.
He turned to face Erin, shing her an approving smile. After all, none of his ns would work if it were
not for her. Plus, she was incredibly efficient in making things happen.
All that meant a great deal to Darius, who felt it was necessary to raise Erin’s sry.
The man refused to ept how things had turned out. His eyes widened with rage while he barked,
“You can’t do this! You, officials, should preserve the sanctity of thew. It’s your job. How dare you
ignore your responsibilities for money? I can sue you for this!”
Darius shook hands with the tall before putting his hands back into his pockets. When he heard what
the man said, he turned to the official with a grin. “I’m confident you guys can handle this better than
me. So, I’ll entrust you with this.”
The official was moved and believed every word Darius said. He nodded. “Rest assured,
Mr. Reid. We have plenty of experience with dealing with such things. We’ll provide ideal results in the
shortest time possible to please you.”
Darius then pivoted to look at the other five members standing aside, their mouths dry with fear.
“I’ve already said what I had to before offering you guys a chance, so I’m sure you’ve processed my
words. by now,” he remarked. “I don’t know what your stances are in the matter, but I believe my
message has sunk in. I hope you remember the consequences the next time you make a mistake.”
He paused for breath before continuing, “I can pay this official a lot of money for the chance to beat you
guys up and make you pay a painful, immeasurable price. It’ll only cost 50 thousand dors to beat one
of you up, so doing that to all of you will cost 250 thousand dors. That’s cheaper than a single bowl at
my family’s residence.”
None of them spoke.
Shock overwhelmed their senses when they learned the extent of Darius’ wealth. None of them could
afford to pay 50 thousand dors for a mere bowl, so they mped their lips shut, no longer daring to
utter a word.
That brought on a sense of relief in Darius, who finally got a break from listening to theirints.
He then turned, ready to head back to his office as he still had to deal with the anxious person hiding
behind the filing cabs.