“President Leacock, here’s the surveillance footage we captured,” Cherry handed the tablet to President Leacock.
President Leacock took it and pressed the play button. Quickly, he understood everything that had happened in the parking lot a while ago.
President Leacock smirked and asked Cherry to show the tablet to the other executives in the room.
After all the bosses watched the segment of surveillance video on the tablet, they couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
It was just a beat-up Mercedes-Benz E-Class; they had thought it was some fancy luxury car.
“Driving this kind of car and still trying to participate in the auction at Villa No. 9? It’s like trying to fly to the moon and stand beside the sun,” Mr. Hudson joked.
“President Leacock, I’m certain now that this guy, the Henley family’s freeloading son-in-law, has some serious issues in his head. Crashing a shabby car into the barrier and claiming to be here for qualification certification.”
“Driving a low-end Mercedes-Benz and claiming to have fifty million in savings, this kid is just here to make us laugh.”
“That Benz must be his wife’s. A freeloader. I might believe he secretly saved a few thousand bucks, but claiming to have fifty million in savings? That’s a massive joke.”
Listening to the executives’ mockery, President Leacock waved his hand at Leo, “Kid, it’s just a Mercedes-Benz E-Class. I’ll have our staff take it to the 4S store for repairs. You can come pick it up later. You can leave now.”
In President Leacock’s eyes, this kid had barged through the guardhouse, and him agreeing to fix the car was already giving him a huge favor. Leo should have the sense to leave.
But little did he know, Leo’s expression grew even colder as he looked at President Leacock, saying deliberately, “Is repairing the car all there is to it? Your security damaged my property and disrupted my important business. How are you going to make this right?”
Everyone in the room, including the secretary Cherry, couldn’t help but laugh.
A guy who’s a freeloader claiming that his “important business” was affected?
Was he referring to cooking dinner?
“President Leacock, I can’t take it anymore; this kid is definitely a moron!”
“Kid, if you can’t even enjoy your free food with the Henley family, what important business could you possibly have?”
“He’s not that bad looking; maybe he’s going to work as a gigolo in an upscale club. Hahaha…”
President Leacock, after struggling to suppress his laughter, looked at Leo and said, “Kid, don’t try to amuse us anymore. You mentioned you had some important business, right? Well, you better leave right now.”
“You guys want to laugh one more time?” Leo’s voice was like an icy breeze from the Arctic, instantly freezing the atmosphere in the room.
Suddenly, everyone felt as though they had been pricked by needles, and an inexplicable palpitation surged through their hearts.
President Leacock had a strong premonition that if he dared to laugh one more time, he’d be in big trouble.
“Your… what important business are you talking about? Before we fix your car, I can lend you a temporary one,” President Leacock said insincerely.
“My important business is that your security damaged my car. Now I can’t my wife to work,” Leo replied.
Damn!
A collective cry erupted in the hearts of everyone present. Driving his wife to work was considered an important matter!?
This guy had taken freeloading to a whole new level.
Several people wanted to laugh, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t find it funny. They had sensed a hint of hostility in Leo’s words earlier.
“What kind of compensation do you want?” President Leacock asked Leo, his tone growing more serious.
“Since your people damaged my property, I naturally expect compensation,” Leo replied.
“Compensation?” President Leacock wasn’t quite sure. “I’ll get your car fixed. What else do you want?”
“My car got smashed, and I don’t even want it repaired. So, you owe me a new car. Of course, cash compensation is also acceptable,” Leo said confidently.
“You… you’re trying to extort me!” President Leacock exclaimed.
Leo nodded, “If you want to see it that way, that’s fine too. When you make a mistake, you should pay the corresponding price, whether in cash or a new car. I’m giving you a chance.”
From Leo’s tone, it was clear he wasn’t negotiating with President Leacock; he was commanding him.
The four men in the room had never seen anyone act so brazenly before. They realized that President Leacock couldn’t tolerate this.
“Kid, this isn’t a place where you can act tough and arrogant. On my turf, it’s not your place to dictate terms! Cherry, call all the security here and make him understand how to speak to me respectfully,” President Leacock ordered Cherry.
However, Cherry didn’t move and stammered, “Pres-President Leacock, all the security personnel are injured. They’ve all been taken to the hospital.”
President Leacock suddenly remembered that in the surveillance video they just watched, Leo had indeed knocked down all the security guards.
“I advise you to make the right decision carefully, or you’ll definitely end up begging me on your knees,” Leo’s voice pierced President Leacock’s ears.
President Leacock had never been threatened like this before, and his anger overwhelmed his reason. He cursed, “You…!”
But before President Leacock could finish his sentence, there was a sharp, resounding “thud.”
It was the sound of President Leacock’s head hitting the desk.
No one in the room had seen how Leo managed to press President Leacock’s head onto the desk.
As Leo applied more force, President Leacock’s cries of agony filled the room.
Then, in the presence of the others, Leo reached for a penholder on the desk and grabbed a pen. He swiftly jabbed it into President Leacock’s hand.
The pen pierced through President Leacock’s palm, through the desk, and pinned President Leacock’s hand to the desk.
President Leacock’s cries became even more wild, and the people in the room were horrified, trembling with fear.
They couldn’t believe that a freeloader would dare to physically attack President Leacock, and worse, use a pen to pin President Leacock’s hand to the desk!
Such audacity and fearlessness were unprecedented for the four bosses.
“In my book, escorting my wife to work is a big deal. If anyone affects my big deal, I’ll make them suffer!” Leo’s words made everyone in the room no longer think he was being arrogant, but rather, they felt a shiver down their spines and were relieved they hadn’t provoked Leo.
President Leacock was genuinely scared now, full of regret. He, who had always lived a life of privilege, couldn’t bear this kind of pain.
“Mr. Bloomer, I know I was wrong. I can give you a car or money, and I can also arrange the qualification certification for the villa auction immediately, Cherry can handle it for you.”
With his hand pinned to the desk, blood streaming, President Leacock didn’t dare move. He was afraid this insane guy might accidentally take his life.