Becoming the Richest Man Alive

Chapter 124

Lilian felt hopeless when she first saw Casper’s expression. She didn’t want to be the reason he got hurt, but to her surprise, he dealt with the three kidnappers easily.

She couldn’t stop her tears from rolling down her cheeks when she turned to Casper again. Crystal clear droplets rolled down one after another. She finally let go of all the fear and anxiety she had been experiencing all the while.

She cried out loud as if she was trying to get all those negative emotions out of her system.

Casper’s heart broke when he saw Lilian crying like that. A dainty lady like that was treated so poorly because of me…

Ah, I almost forgot. I haven’t learned who the mastermind behind this incident is. Just you wait. I will repay all your “kindness” once I find out who you are, thought Casper as his gaze turned cruel.

He stroked Lillian’s shoulder and spoke comforting words for quite a while before Lilian’s emotions finally settled down.

Hmm… Why is her face turning red, though? Casper got confused about that.

Lilian’s face was slowly turning crimson, while her ears looked as red and delicate as a tomato. Seeing that, Casper suddenly had the urge to step forward and bite on it a little.

Just when he was thinking about that, however, Lilian spoke.

“Can you put your clothes on now?” Her tone was meek.

Even though she was a lively, young woman, seeing Casper half-naked and cooing her like that still made her blush.

Naturally, it wasn’t just because he made things awkward. That position and state would get any woman to blush because it was simply too much.

Casper felt awkward as well. He turned a corner and quickly put on the clothes he put aside earlier.

When he returned, he saw that her expression had changed.

Lilian’s gaze turned sweet, warm, and pure, with a hint of admiration as she stared at him.

Casper sighed upon seeing that. I knew it. She is sinking deeper. Unfortunately, he couldn’t ignore or abandon Lilian either.

With Lilian’s emotions stabilizing, Casper could finally take the time to interrogate the three kidnappers.

He dragged one of them over and kicked the guy until the latter regained consciousness.

Casper grinned at all three kidnappers and said, “However much the mastermind promised you, I will triple the offer and give it to the first one to tell me who the mastermind is. I will even let that person walk out of here just like that.

“As for the others… Well, I’m sure you know that we’re in an unfriendly neighborhood now, and no one will alert the police even if something were to happened.

“That makes it, oh, so easy, for me to cripple you.

“I’d kill you, but death is hardly the worst punishment. A life worse than death is much crueler. Alright then, which one of you would like to experience that?” asked Casper as he grinned.

“Hah, do you even know how much was offered? And here you are saying that you’ll triple the offer? Please. I can cut you up, sell your organs, and I still won’t get that much money!” replied one of the kidnappers.

He didn’t think that Casper could actually pay up.

“How much was it? A million? Two?”

The kidnapper laughed like he had just heard an incredible joke. He dissed, “A million? Take a look at yourself in the mirror, punk. You are not worth that much. We’re given a hundred and fifty thousand each. That’s four hundred and fifty thousand in total. If you can match that, I will go on my knees right away!”

Judging a book by its cover will inevitably cost one dearly in the future. thought Casper. He had no intention of helping or giving the kidnappers any advice, though, so he simply kept quiet.

They lived in a world where the strong fed on the weak, anyway, so there was no point in saying anything.

“You don’t need to care about that. Just tell me who the mastermind is, and I will pay up,” said Casper.

“Why should I trust you? How can you prove that you will pay up after we tell you what you want to know?” asked another kidnapper, who had been keeping quiet until that moment.

“Is this proof sufficient?” asked Casper before he fished a black credit card out of his possession.

“I’m sure you know what this card represents, right?” asked Casper.

“How do we know that that’s legit? If you really have the money, why would you dress like a pauper? This is not a fairy tale, and rich dudes don’t act like poor saps just to experience something new,” dissed the kidnapper who spoke up earlier. He simply could not buy a word Casper said.

“Well, if you don’t believe me even after all that, then I guess there is nothing for us to talk about. I have no choice but to go to the extreme to make you lot talk. You see, I may not be able to make you believe that I have the money, but I can definitely prove how heavy my fists are,” said Casper.

He didn’t really care one way or another. The thugs not buying his words simply meant that he didn’t need to spend that money.

Besides, we live in a world where no one will ever complain about having too much money.

Casper didn’t think that they would be that persistent in keeping the mastermind’s identity a secret. They’re only after the money, I doubt they would actually sacrifice themselves just to protect the mastermind.

“Guess I have no choice but to beat the answer out of you one by one,” said Casper after sighing a little.

“Wait,” said the kidnapper who had been keeping quiet earlier. “I believe you. I will tell you who the mastermind is if you pay me. After that, you can let me go. I promise I won’t say a word of this to anyone else.”

“Oh, really? Why?” asked Casper curiously. He wanted to know why the quiet kidnapper would believe his words just like that. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

Casper knew that his offer was great, but he wasn’t really trying to convince them, so the way he spoke wasn’t very reassuring.

Discrimination was rooted in the core of everyone’s heart, and that discrimination would turn most into ignorant idiots.

It was rare to see someone that interesting, and Casper was curious about what the guy was thinking.

“My instinct’s telling me that you’re not a liar. You are too proud to lie like that, anyway. Now that things have progressed to this extent, and the fact that we’ve already been defeated, it is not necessary for you to make an offer. Yet, you did,” said the guy.

Casper raised his brows. Meeting the guy suddenly made Casper felt like he didn’t waste a trip over.

“Huh… Interesting. What’s your bank account number?”

“6216******”

Casper fished his phone out and tapped into it. A few seconds later, the kidnapper’s phone beeped. The latter had received a notification.

The bank had sent a message over.

Upon receiving the text, the kidnapper answered, “The person who hired us is a woman. Her surname is Taylor, and she looked young, but I don’t have a full name. I heard that she’s a student at Business University, though.

“She wants us to use your girlfriend to take some embarrassing videos of you and send them to her. She also asked us to cripple you.

“That’s all I know.”

Casper asked, “What’s your name?”

“Jeremy.”

“Okay, Jeremy. You may leave. Hurry over to the hospital now.”

“Okay,” replied Jeremy before he staggered away.

They were at a place where no one would call the cops even if they saw someone get hurt. Hence, it was a safe haven for criminals to be their natural, evil selves.

Truth was, Casper had a good feeling about Jeremy. If the latter hadn’t done something as vile as kidnapping Lilian, Casper would’ve really considered being his friend.

I have always kept my word. Since I’ve let Jeremy go, I can’t let the other two off the hook.

Casper turned to them and asked, “Which one of you would like to go first? I’ll make it easier for him.”