“Speaking of Logan, back in the Seattle Jade Quarter, he was a prominent figure among us Atraria people, with the biggest business.”
“Unfortunately, the good times didn’t last long. Last year, he was set up, and the police found ‘happy water’ in the goods he was selling.”
Sophia asked in confusion, “What is ‘happy water’?”
The beggar explained, “It’s a kind of stuff that makes people high when they drink it.”
Sophia understood now.
As they were talking, they saw a dirty man curled up under a dilapidated statue ahead, shivering.
“He is Logan, the person you are looking for,” the beggar pointed.
Leo had already recognized the man on the ground as his old classmate Logan.
Seeing his old classmate, who used to be so full of life, in such a state, Leo couldn’t help but feel a pang of sadness.
You know, when we were in school, Logan had a very privileged family background, so he had the capital to go to Riceland Seattlemere to explore.
And Logan was quite handsome and tall, a standard handsome rich man during his school days.
Who would have thought that after so many years, they would meet again in such a way.
Leo took out a stack of money and handed it to the beggar, saying, “Thank you for guiding us, you keep this money.”
The beggar waved his hands repeatedly, “I can’t take this money. Speaking of which, I also received help from Logan back then. It’s a pity he turned out like this.”
“You should still take this money and find a better hospital to have him checked.”
Leo still pushed the money into the beggar’s hand, “You must take this money. Please help me find a hotel later, I want to take Logan to stay there.”
“Okay,” the beggar no longer refused.
“By the way, what should I call you?” Leo asked.
The beggar scratched the back of his head and replied, “My name is Reuben Cooke, may I ask for your name, sir?”
“I’m Leo!” Leo smiled slightly and pointed to the side, “She is my wife, Sophia.”
“Mr. Bloomer, let’s take Logan to the hotel now,” Reuben suggested.
“Just a moment!” Leo said, walking to Logan and squatting down in front of him, calling out, “Logan, are you okay?”
Logan heard the voice and slowly lifted his head.
Although his face was full of dirt, through the sharp contours of his face, you could still see the original handsomeness of his face.
Logan’s facial muscles twitched a few times, and blurry words squeezed out of his throat, “You… who are you?”
“Logan, it’s me, Leo!”
“Leo Bloomer…? Ah, you are Leo!?” In Logan’s lifeless eyes, there was suddenly a glimmer of light.
Logan seemed to want to get up from the ground, but then he suddenly clutched his head, trembling and calling out, “No, you are not Leo, you are not Leo, I… Who am I? Where am I? I…”
“Logan, look carefully, I’m Leo!” Leo helped Logan up from the ground, grabbing his shoulders with both hands.
“No, don’t kill me, I don’t know, I don’t know anything, it wasn’t me, don’t kill me, please, I beg you, please…” Logan struggled and yelled incessantly, as if he had gone crazy.
“Reuben, what’s wrong with Logan’s state of mind?” Leo asked Reuben, who was standing nearby.
Reuben sighed and said, “He was framed, unable to clear his name, and on top of that, he was physically abused by the one who framed him, leading to severe mental issues.”
Sophia walked to Leo’s side and comforted, “Leo, don’t be too anxious. Let’s take him to the hotel first, then you can have him checked and treated, maybe he can be cured.”
Leo nodded and helped Logan up from the ground, “Logan, don’t be afraid, I’m Leo, I’ll take you away, okay?”
“No, I don’t want to leave, I won’t leave here, you go away, I don’t know you…” Logan shouted, pushing Leo away.
Leo smiled bitterly, realizing he had to first help Logan regain his mental health here.
Leo took out a silver needle box from his body, and a silver needle swiftly pierced a point on Logan’s body.
Logan closed his eyes and collapsed to the ground.
Leo then asked Reuben to help Logan remove his greasy and dirty clothes on the upper body and began acupuncture treatment using the Golden Dragon Silver Needle.
Half an hour later, Leo removed the silver needles from Logan’s body.
Logan slowly opened his eyes, focused his gaze, and when he saw Leo, he spoke in an incredulous tone, “You… you are Leo!?”
“It’s me.” Leo smiled.
Logan struggled to sit up from the ground, subconsciously rubbed his eyes, “Leo, it’s really you!”
“It’s me, let’s go, I’ll take you to the hotel for a bath. You smell so bad, it’s really driving people away.” Leo teased.
Led by Reuben, the four of them entered a nearby hotel.
In the hotel, Logan took a bath and changed into the new clothes bought by Reuben.
Through conversation, Leo learned in detail the reasons why Logan had fallen to such a state.
The reason for the whole thing was actually simple – when Logan came to Seattlemere to start a business, he found a partner named Stanley Ryan.
It was this partner who framed Logan with the happy water incident, and then illegally seized the entire company through improper means.
“Logan, take me to your company now,” Leo said, standing up.
“Go to the company? Why?” Logan asked in confusion.
“To help you reclaim everything you’ve lost!”
Not far from the Jade Quarter, there was a luxurious and upscale office building in a CBD center.
The JY Group founded by Logan and his partner Stanley was located here.
Leo led Sophia, Logan, and Reuben into the building.
Taking the elevator to the JY Group headquarters, the receptionist seemed to not recognize Logan at all when she saw him.
“Hello, how can I help you?” The receptionist asked with a professional smile.
Logan wanted to step forward and show his identity but was stopped by Leo.
Leo said to the receptionist, “Hello, I’m a businessman from Atraria here to talk business with your chairman. Please inform him for me.”
“Sir, do you have an appointment with Mr. Ryan?”
“An appointment? No.”
“I’m sorry, if you don’t have an appointment…”
Before the receptionist could finish, Leo slammed the table and said loudly, “I’m here today specifically to talk big business with your Mr. Ryan. I advise you to inform Mr. Ryan immediately, or you won’t be able to afford the responsibility!”
The receptionist was taken aback by Leo’s momentum and quickly said, “Sir, please don’t be angry, I will inform Mr. Ryan right away.”
The receptionist immediately called Stanley’s office.
After getting Stanley’s approval, the receptionist hung up the phone and personally led Leo and the others to Stanley’s office.
“Leo, Stanley is not easy to deal with, do you have confidence?” Logan asked with some worry in the elevator.
Leo smiled and said, “Don’t worry, after meeting Stanley later, JY Group will be back in your hands.”