Marlon looked at the curious crowd with enthusiasm and said, “I heard that this guy was fighting dogs for milk on the street and got bitten by a female dog, ending up in the hospital! He even drank an old lady’s milk on the street and was taken to the police station! If you’re telling me a fool like that has some kind of background, I’d certainly scoff at the idea!”
Leonel looked at his elder brother and said, “Don’t judge a book by its cover! Perhaps he’s regained his memory? Think about it! Would the Adams family be that stupid? Would they let an idiot become their son-in-law? What would be the point?”
“Leonel, maybe the old man in the Adams family doesn’t like his granddaughter and deliberately arranged this, who knows!”
“So, Marlon, what are you suggesting?” Leonel’s gaze sharpened as he looked at Marlon, countering his argument.
Marlon chuckled and said, “In my opinion, let’s not waste time on this. Just hire a sniper to take out Georgia and be done with it! The kidnapping you mentioned last time, I think it’s all too complicated. As it happens, I know a retired sniper. Perhaps he could come in handy right now!”
“Marlon, are you saying I’m not capable of handling this?” Leonel asked bluntly.
Marlon rarely caught Leonel failing at something, so he could really make a big deal out of this. If Leonel couldn’t do it but he could, it would mean he still had a chance at the position of family head.
Becoming the family leader of the number one family in Hiphia meant fame, fortune, and immense power. For men, the two most important things in life were, first, power, and second, women.
Power always came before women, and that was the allure of power.
Marlon was the eldest son of the Ford family. He wasn’t stupid, but he wasn’t outstanding either. Compared to his third brother, he didn’t have any advantages. On the contrary, he had always been at a disadvantage. In recent years, Leonel had almost completely overshadowed him.
Gerry only valued Leonel now. Of course, Marlon wasn’t content with this. After all, who wouldn’t want to sit in the family leader’s position? For years, he had been looking for opportunities to prove himself, but never got the chance.
Now, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Marlon!
If he could prove himself just once, he might be able to be the family leader in the future!
The most tragic thing about these big families was that there was only one position for the family leader.
“Huh!” Marlon chuckled and said, “I didn’t say you’re incapable, Leonel! Don’t underestimate yourself too much.”
“Then what do you mean, Marlon?” Leonel’s eyes grew sharp.
Their gazes locked in confrontation. If looks could fight, they would have already come to blows.
“Old Mr. Ford! It’s terrible.” Suddenly, a hunched old man walked in from outside.
It was Farrell. Farrell, his face full of anxiety, pushed open the office door.
Gerry was startled, then turned his head towards Farrell, glaring as he asked, “Farrell, why are you becoming more and more unruly? Didn’t you see we’re in a meeting?”
“Old Mr. Ford, something terrible has happened!” Farrell’s face looked like he was about to cry.
“What’s going on?” Gerry asked calmly.
Farrell said, “All of the Ford family companies are being investigated! All businesses have been shut down for investigation.”
If Leonel’s words earlier were a bomb, this sentence was undoubtedly a cold arrow piercing the heart. This arrow seemed to be coated with deadly poison, deeply wounding Gerry.
“What’s the situation? Who the hell did this?” Gerry’s voice trembled, the muscles in his cheeks quivering constantly. His eyes under those white eyebrows turned blood-red, his whole demeanor looking as if he was about to kill someone. At his age, both his temper and mentality should be as steady as a mountain, but Gerry was cursing like a hot-blooded young man when angered.
He was the type who became more volatile with age.
Shutting down Gerry’s businesses in Hiphia was like cursing the God! Everyone knew that the Ford family was all-powerful in Hiphia. Although the Vincent family was the second-largest family, their connections were nothing compared to the Ford family’s network.
Farrell lowered his head and said, “I… I don’t know! I just received the notification.”
“Now, everyone call the relevant departments and ask who dares to hurt the Ford family!” Gerry was completely agitated, his voice becoming strained.
He picked up a phone himself and dialed the highest-level number of the relevant department in Hiphia.
The call was quickly answered, and Gerry asked in a very unpleasant tone, “Zachary, what’s going on with my company? How come it’s suddenly been shut down for investigation? Give me an explanation.”
There was silence on the other end of the line, no immediate response, but Gerry could clearly sense someone was there.
“Zachary, speak up. What do you mean by this silence?” Gerry was getting anxious.
After a few more seconds of silence, a trembling voice finally came through. “Gerry! I have no choice. These are orders from above, I’m just following instructions! You’d better take care of yourself.”
With that, the call was abruptly ended, as if Zachary didn’t want to say anything more to Gerry.
“Damn it!” Gerry slammed the phone hard on the table. With a loud crack, the phone instantly shattered in his hand.
“Dad! We just got a call from Laina, saying the hotel has been shut down!”
“Dad, all of our big supermarkets have been sealed!”
In the next few minutes, the entire Ford family fell into chaos. All their businesses were sealed off in this short span of time.
Gerry had never encountered such a bizarre situation in his life. His face changed colors several times, fluctuating between dark and light. Direct orders from above, but who was this “above”?
Someone actually dared to go against the Ford family? And they managed to restrain so many people.
Leonel’s eyes had narrowed to slits. Suddenly, he opened them and muttered, as if to himself, “It’s too late! That guy’s revenge has already begun.”
“Dad, what should we do now?” Cutler asked nervously.
“Creak!” Just as everyone’s emotions were on edge, the door was pushed open. Outside stood a middle-aged man, his whole body trembling, his gaze blank, emanating a strong smell of urine.
His crotch was completely soaked. Who knew how much he had relieved himself to get that wet.
“Cheetah!” Leonel’s eyes fixed on Cheetah’s face in surprise. After looking him over, he asked, “Cheetah, how come it’s you? What happened to you?”
Suddenly, the dazed Cheetah burst into tears!