"Hoh~" Sofia looked at Bryan while making that sound then muttered : "He also does have that inside him huh!"

  Charles wanted to cackle like a demon after seeing Jeffrey's face darken after getting insulted in front of everyone by a junior which he thought he can push around however he liked after mistaken him for being timid in consideration of giving face to his backing which is the governor himself.

  David realized that he made a big mistake of trying to intervene when his boss was already about to make a big move to put this senile old fellow in his pce and made a mental note to apologize the first chance he gets while retaking his pce between the two human towers Vincent and Kelvin.

  "Y-you stinky brat... What did you call me?" Dr. Jeffrey Hall snatched the sturdiest and heaviest of his golf clubs from his bag before pushing it aside then looked towards Bryan while shouting these words as he approached him slowly and kept waving the golf club in the air.

  "Whoa!"

  "Move away."

  "This fellow must've lost his mind."

  "Shouldn't we call security to remove him before somebody gets hurt?"

  "Just calm down will you! If you're worried about your ass catching any stray bullet then keep your distance and shut your mouth."

  "Yeah. Things were getting dull anyway, this is some good entertainment right there."

  "Wouldn't it be bad if that old fellow did something reckless to Mr. Bryan and got himself beat by one of his bodyguards?"

  "Humph... That's what I'm excited to see the most right now actually!"

  "Me too!"

  "Yeah. This arrogant old bastard deserves at least that much after throwing his weight around for more than three months."

  "Last time he suddenly visited my estate and kept trying to make a move on me then one of my daughters... Bleh! So disgusting."

  The men and women in the group quickly moved away and watched from a safe distance then watched Jeffrey's act of bravado as he kept swinging the golf club around as if he's sword fencing an imaginary opponent.

  Vincent immediately moved to stand in front of Bryan while Kelvin maintained his position but once Jeffrey saw these two bodyguards suddenly being on the defensive it actually boosted his ego, "Hah! What's wrong little fellow? Afraid of getting your daylight altered huh! Such a cowardly little fellow... Why don't you try and repeat what you just said earlier to this grandpa? Let's see you run your mouth, come on."

  Vincent shook his head because this old fellow's chance of actually hurting himself are much higher than hurting others with that weird aqua-dance he's performing in front of everybody.

  "I'm afraid. Indeed I'm afraid," Bryan nodded which caused everyone to frown in confusion or sigh in disappointment, "I'm afraid you'd do something which would end with you in prison too early, after all... I want you to walk among us for a bit longer until your blind eyes are opened to the truth you've been ignoring for so long."

  Jeffrey was smiling widely once he heard Bryan's answer and stopped threatening him with the golf club in his hand, his head was raised and his nose was pointed towards the sky as he stood there four meters away from Vincent and acted like a proud peacock dispying its pretty feathers.

  However, once he heard Bryan's words at the end Jeffrey had an extremely bad premonition and suspicion started to creep into his heart while doubting why is this young man so confident.

  Especially when Bryan stood in front his tall bodyguard and moved towards Jeffrey in front of everyone until he was within the range of the golf club before stopping and opening his mouth to slowly say : "The mining site which governor Evan is banking on you to deliver good results and the only reason you're being seen as worthy of his protection is in fact nothing but... A fake lode!"

  Everyone gasped while Jeffrey's hand shook and he stood there as if he was struck by lightning while a single thought pyed on repeat within his mind : 'How did he know?'

  But all his emotions of shock, confusion, and distress were instantly transformed into vexation, anger, and blind hate!

  "Shut your mouth." Jeffrey shouted while swinging the golf club at Bryan's head.

  *Whoosh* *Swack*

  "Now everyone here is my witness, you just attempted to kill me with a deadly weapon." Bryan said calmly after the thickest part of the golf club nded on his hand which stopped it from nding on his left temple at a close distance of two inches then gestured for Vincent to stay back with his free hand before adding : "If we add this crime of attempting murder to the crime of public funds appropriation which governor Evan is going to charge you with after discovering that you've been misleading the government for more than two years and hiding the truth, then... You blind earth worm are going to rot in jail while enjoying the company of rapists, true murderers, and serial killers until you die!"

  In the beginning Jeffrey was gritting his teeth and pulling the golf club with all his power trying to free it from Bryan's grasp however, once these words painted a vivid image of his almost certain future Jeffrey's arms felt and his knees betrayed him.

  Everyone watched in silence as this baldy fell to the ground and kneeled in front of Bryan while holding the golf club with both hands and looking up with vacant eyes full of loss and desperation.

  "Fucking hell... This bastard was putting a front all this time!"

  "He deserves to die."

  "Yeah."

  "Rot in hell you piece of shit."

  "How dare you hit on me? And still have the audacity to hit on my daughter!"

  "Give me back the Rolex you took st Christmas."

  "Forget about having any more of my trucks in your damn mining site you bloody chartan!"

  "Time to put an end to endless requests of raw materials and manpower."

  "I'm calling my legal representatives, every single resource I provided the government is better returned or paid for or I'm suing all of you!"

  The more these men and women talked the more Dr. Jeffrey Hall felt like he's sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss, "Please everyone, listen to me first." Until Bryan let go of the golf club and looked at the group then said that.

  "Huh!"

  "What is it Mr. Bryan?"

  "We understand that you want to throw him in jail but we're still owed money by the government here."

  "Yeah. How could we allow this fraud to manipute all of us for so long without doing anything about it?"

  Bryan just smiled before calming them with his hands before opening his mouth to say : "Of course I understand why you all want to bury this fellow six-hundred feet under at the moment but I'm not trying to stop you here, I'm trying to help all of you avoid taking any further losses... Especially in such difficult times."

  "What do you mean?"

  "Please expin."

  "Indeed. We can't let such a swindler weasel his way out of this trouble."

  "Alright." Bryan said before moving to stand next to the kneeling Jeffrey and put his hand on his head then rubbed the bald skin as if he's patting some kind of dog while adding : "I'm willing to exchange my personal guidance to help each and everyone of you resolve some of your most complicated troubles in exchange for your silence to what happens here today plus the paperwork indebting this blind earth worm, whoever betrays my trust and break this promise between us better be prepared to have all of us as their enemy because you have my word... I'll resort to every dirty trick in the book to ruin their life and let them spend the rest of their days regretting the moment they dared to cross me."

  Everyone stared at Bryan after hearing this serious threat and some of them were starting to change their minds after having the idea of actually releasing this news ter, but now they're deciding to bide their time and wait until they get better information on this Mr. Bryan which appeared out of nowhere.

  Jeffrey tried to get up but five fingers squeezed his skull and pushed him down which caused the man to feel like his fate and life are within the grasp of this young man who suppressed him both physically and mentally.

  "All I'm going to say is this... I can make all your dreams come true but I also can do the same for your worst nightmares." Bryan muttered while forcing Dr. Jeffrey Hall to look up at him from his kneeling position then added with a smile on his face : "Your new master promises to take care of your small issue with governor Evan if you promise to behave yourself in the future... M'kay?"

  Jeffrey felt like the dark clouds which bnketed his word in a yer of bck desperation were just scattered away by the words of this smiling young man but, even when he's feeling like he's finally able to breath again after being suffocated with hopelessness... Jeffrey Hall didn't need to second-guess himself because the one looking at him might seem harmless and benign but behind that facade is a frightening monstrosity which wouldn't hesitate to take whatever it needs from him at all costs!

  Jeffrey nodded repeatedly to convey his agreement and Bryan let go of his head then patted him on his bald head twice while saying : "Good boy." Then went to wards the group and left Jeffrey Hall sitting there feeling like he just survived an encounter with the grim-reaper himself.

  Charles noticed how Jeffrey was sweating bullets and gasping for breath while getting up from the floor slowly like he's a hundred and twenty-something years old, feeling sorry for him he took a bottle of cold water and walked towards the bald man then pushed it in his chest.

  But only then did Charles realize why Jeffrey was in such an unsettled state, it was when his eyes followed the geologist's line of sight and fell on the part of the golf club which Bryan received on his hand earlier.

  There he saw the area which is supposed to be the thickest, heaviest, and strongest on the metal golf club, instead of being oval and fttened it was deformed, elongated, and irregur.

  The shape was a lot like someone squeezed a sausage with his hand... Only this time the object wasn't made from minced meat!