PopularNovelChapter 1625
On the other side of the phone, Julian put down the receiver, then raised his hands high and said, "I have no
intention of resisting, don't scare my employees." Booker wanted to step forward to explain but was stopped by
Julian's gaze.
The Cloude family was implicated in a poisoning incident, which had blown up so much that almost half of
Duskhaven's citizens suffered.
Everyone at Cloude Corporation was to be taken to the police station for questioning, including Booker.
As the CEO of the Cloude family, he was naturally subjected to intense interrogation.
That was an unchangeable fact.
Sophie, hearing the dial tone on the other end of the phone, knew Julian had been taken away by the Duskhaven
police.
"Damn it! The Silent Shadows really are ruthless!"
Adler frowned, their pincer attack had cas a surprise, no wonder there had been no movement lately; they
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"The Silent Shadows are clever. They know they can't confront our four major families directly, so they target our
business partners first, making them realize that partnering with us brings no good end," Sophie said coldly. "If
we let this continue, the downfall of our four major families is only a matter of time."
"What do we do then? Are we supposed to just sit here and watch as our business partners and friends are
picked off by The Silent Shadows, taken away?"
Jenna stomped her foot in anger at this moment.
"The Silent Shadows are just trying to intimidate us. They want us to know that opposing them won't end well.
What The Silent Shadows want is our complete submission. The only thing we can do now is to take the
initiative. We need to strike first." "Take the initiative? What do you mean?"
"The leader of The Silent Shadows has been hiding. So, I'll take the initiative to invite him to meet us."
Adler was dumbfounded: "Sophie, have you lost your mind? This is so dangerous. What if they catch all of us in
one fell swoop?"
"| also think this plan is too risky. Even if we meet this so-called leader, we might end up dead."
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"To catch a thief, first catch the king. If The Silent Shadows’ leader so desperately wants the core stone, then it
must be very important to him. What if we offer the core stone in exchange, showing weakness? If The Silent
Shadows wants
submission, then what's wrong with feigning submission?"
Jenna asked doubtfully, "But hasn't Odie already handed over the core stone? Where are we going to find
another core stone?"
"That's simple. We just tell The Silent Shadows that the core stone Odie handed over was a fake, right?"
"What?"
Everyone looked at each other, thinking this was a very cunning plan.
Jenna couldn't help saying, "But doesn't that mean you're betraying Odie? Aren't you afraid he'll die?"
"He dared to face The Silent
Shadows alone. I think he's not
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afraid of death. But that boy
Jenna could tell Sophie was truly angry this time.
It looked like Odie was in for a tough time. Meanwhile, at a villa on the outskirts of Devonport. Reece had also
received a message from Sophie.
Sophie wrote in the message that
sheke whereabouts of the
get
core stone, and if they wanted to the core stone, they would have to spare the Cloude family.
Seeing this message, a faint smile appeared on Reece's face, one he didn't even notice himself.
"What are you looking at?"
Kena cout of the room and immediately saw Reece standing by the window.
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