Chapter 611


    Ezrah was kneeling in the corner with his hands tied behind his back. His clothes were in disarray,


    and his face was livid. He was in a mess. It was visible that Paul and John had tortured him.


    Hansen walked over and stopped right in front of him.


    Ezrah looked up and stared at him with high vignce.


    "Mr. Haris, can you tell who I am?" Hansen asked in a neutral tone. He had a faint smile at the


    corner of his lips.


    "You are..." Ezrah asked in fear as he inspected Hansen''s face carefully.


    The smile on Hansen''s face faded away and was soon reced by a sharp gaze. His gaze


    wandered on Ezrah''s body as he smirked, and said in a neutral yet domineering tone, "Mr. Haris, it''s


    okay if you don''t know me, but I do know you very well. I''d advise you to cooperate with me today


    and answer all of my questions. It''s for our own interests."


    The young man standing in front of him seemed noble, instead of looking like a street punk. In fact,


    when Paul and John were interrogating him, Ezrah already could tell that he hadn''t been kidnapped


    by gangsters. From the way they were interrogating him, he knew that they weren''t doing that for


    money, and were trying to get dirt on Yadriel through him. Ezrah was even more terrified of that.


    If Ezrah told them about Yadriel''s crime, then Yadriel would neither let Ezrah nor his family get away


    from that. Ezrah knew that very clearly. So, he would rather keep his mouth shut than to challenge


    Yadriel.


    "Do you really know who I am? I''m working for the government. Do you know what consequences


    you''ll face for kidnapping me?" Ezrah yelled. He had to act tough in this situation.


    "Is that so?" Hansen smiled. He still maintained his expression as he said, "Ezrah, you know that


    arms trafficking is a huge crime, and you''re Yadriel''s subordinate. Every crime hemitted, you


    were there to help him. Even if I were to execute you today and hand over all the evidence against


    you, I''d only receive credit for what I did. The superiors will not question my actions."


    Hansen smiled mockingly as he rolled up his sleeves and bent down to reach Ezrah at eye level.


    "You are Hansen Richards from A City?" Ezrah asked in shock as he finally got to see Hansen''s


    face clearly through his swollen eyes.


    "Yes, indeed. What''s wrong? Could it be that you have participated in Yadriel''s plot against me?"


    Hansen nodded as he lit up a cigarette. He took a puff before stuffing the cigarette in Ezrah''s


    mouth.


    Ezrah took a few violent puffs, and it was already half of the cigarette. He was in a clearer state of


    mind after smoking the cigarette.


    "Tell me, what in the world do you want?" Ezrah took another puff before spitting out the cigarette


    butt and asked in a vile manner.


    Hansen stared at him with his neutral expression and said coldly, "It''s simple. Just tell me everything


    you know about Yadriel, and I can guarantee that you''ll be alive. Otherwise, you and your family will


    be facing the disciplinarymittee, and you know very well what that would mean for your future."


    Ezrah looked at Hansen with his eyes wide open.


    Hansen calmly took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, and waved them in front of Ezrah


    as he said, "Let''s get to the point. These documents here are evidence of part of your crimes. If you


    aren''t willing to cooperate with me, then I''ll hand them over to the disciplinarymitteeter today.


    It will take less than an hour for them to run a thorough inspection on your entire family. So, tell me,


    what lies in your future if something goes wrong?"


    Hansen deliberately paused for a moment and looked at Ezrah.


    Ezrah was trying his best to figure out what the stack of documents in Hansen''s hands was. His


    face slowly turned pale and ashened.


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    "It''s very simple. At such a critical period, if something goes wrong, then do you think Yadriel will


    save you? No. He will instead cut you offer even kill you off if it means he gets out of this safely."


    Hansen continued to cut to the chase as he said, "Why don''t you think about it for a second? Yadriel


    might kill you if you betray him, but that will take at least a couple of days. As of now, he isn''t aware


    that I''ve captured you. If you choose not to betray him, then with you still as my captive, releasing


    you or not, I will hand over evidence of your bribery. You will still face the consequences of Yadriel


    trying to kill you or even your family. Therefore, what if you work with me instead?"


    Hansen paused and looked at Ezrah with his sharp gaze.


    Ezrah''s face was as pale as death, but he was also listening carefully.


    "If you cooperate with me, as long as you can provide me with evidence against Yadriel, then we


    can take him down immediately. He will no longer be a threat to you. As for you, your sentence will


    be reduced, as you''ll be testifying against Yadriel, and the most you get will be 10 years in prison.


    You get to keep your family safe. If you behave well in prison, then I will also try my best to bail you


    out in advance. I have weighed out the two options for you. Try to think about it. I''ll give you an hour.


    Ask my men for me once you''ve made up your mind. They''ll be guarding outside." Hansen analyzed


    in detail for him before standing up. He nced coldly at Ezrah and turned around to leave.


    "Also, let me make this clear. Although I''m a businessman, I value integrity and keep to my word.


    Otherwise, the Richards Group will not reach its status as it is today. I don''t always make promises,


    but when I do, I make sure I can fulfil them. For me to say this much to you today, I''m trying to save


    you. It doesn''t mean that I''m a good-tempered person just because I''m patient enough to exin


    things to you. If you cross the line, then I''ll make sure you know that I''m not someone you can mess


    with."


    With that, Hansen walked out.


    There was a deathly stillness in the air as Ezrah slumped down on the ground.


    In front of the dark floor- to- ceiling windows, Hansen was staring into the distance. He was thinking


    of Jenna.


    "Young Master Richards, are you certain that he will give in?" Luqman asked as he walked in and


    sounded less than confident.


    Hansen turned around in silence as he put on a faint smile.


    "Ezrah is a smart man. He knows what he should do, and he''ll give in," Hansen said calmly, "I just


    don''t know how much he knows about Yadriel. Although he is Yadriel''s subordinate, I doubt Yadriel


    will reveal something as confidential as the arms trafficking deal to Ezrah, especially when he is


    such a cunning politician. He has always been careful, but we should still get whatever we can out


    of Ezrah, just to stop him for the time being."


    "That makes sense," Luqman chimed in even though he wasn''t confident about that either.


    An hourter.


    John came over.


    "Mr. Richards, Ezrah is willing to confess," John said with slight excitement.


    Hansen and Luqman nced at each other and nodded.


    Another two hours passed.


    Hansen sat on the couch, looking a little tired as he rubbed his temples, shutting his eyes.


    "Thank you for your hard work, Young Master Richards." Luqman handed him a hot towel and


    thanked him gently.


    Hansen epted the hot towel and wiped his face.


    "Young Master Richards, it is indeed as you predicted. He doesn''t know about the arms trafficking


    deal, but he did participate in moneyundering. This is a useful hint." Luqman nodded in


    recognition.


    Hansen wiped his hands and put the towel away.


    "Mr. Wood, we don''t know the origin of the two amounts worth billions of dors mentioned by


    Ezrah. Can we manage to stop Yadriel with this?" Hansen looked up and asked in a serious tone.


    Luqman pondered for a moment before saying, "I will send someone to hand him over to the


    disciplinarymittee this instant. If they were to start the auditing process, then it will definitely


    impact him. We should make use of the opportunity and start looking for evidence on his arms


    trafficking deal if we want to take him down with this, once and for all."


    Hansen nodded in silence.


    Luqman made a phone call after sorting out the information they obtained.


    Soon, a secretary walked in and took the briefcase before leaving.


    "Mr. Wood, what do you think about this? I''ll use my connection and get you some votes, so that


    you can at least get even with him. This will slow him down as he will have to face another round of


    the election. He will have concerns with his funding, and to get more funding, he will have to close


    the arms trafficking deal as soon as possible. By then, we will get the evidence we want," Hansen


    said with his low voice.


    Hearing this, Luqman smiled bitterly and said, "Young Master Richards, it''s already toote even if


    you ask the entire Richards Group to vote for me. He is way beyond me. I will only put you all


    through the trouble for nothing."


    Luqman seemed slightly sad after saying that.


    However, Hansen smiled in disagreement and said," Mr. Wood, I think we still have a shot at this."


    "What do you mean?" Luqman looked up in astonishment.


    "Well, there''s someone else you can look for. With his help, I think half of Yadriel''s votes will be


    gone. It''d be a critical hit to him," Hansen said with great confidence.


    "Who is it?" Luqman''s interest was piqued.


    "Johan Moore," Hansen uttered, word by word,


    with a smile.


    Luqman was startled for a while before shaking his head in sorrow.


    "Young Master Richards, Yadriel is Johan''s disciple. Meanwhile, I have nothing in rtion to Johan.


    It won''t make sense for Johan to support me," Luqman said. It sounded impossible to him. Luqman


    knew he wasn''t capable enough to get Johan''s attention, let alone his support.


    However, to Luqman''s surprise, Hansen burst intoughter.


    Hansen leaned slightly forward and said, "Mr. Wood, as far as I know, Johan has not intervened in


    Yadriel''s election so far. He did not help Yadriel either. Yadriel, on the other hand, has asked to visit


    him several times, but Johan has not entertained him at all. Johan didn''t make any promises to


    Yadriel, which is why I think this sounds like an opportunity for you."


    Upon hearing this, Luqman''s eyes lit up.


    "But, Young Master Richards, if I ask to meet Johan now, then I doubt he will want to see me.


    Moreover, what do I have with me to get his attention?" Luqman was still not confident enough.


    Hansen sighed with a smile and did not say anything in return.


    At that moment, Luqman''s phone rang. He stepped aside for the phone call.


    Paul entered from the outside.