Chapter 991

Gauging His Capabilities

Matthew nodded slowly. “Looks like someone is really dead-set to take us down! Who do you think is
behind this problem?”

Tiger mused for a while and muttered, “I believe there’s a high chance of them being from the Ten
Greatest Families! After all, there aren’t many who are in control of the market in Eastcliff. Master
Newman and Mr. Wayne could not possibly pull off such a disgraceful act. So, the only possible suspect
would be someone from the Ten Greatest Families!”

“Haha! Do you think the Ten Greatest Families have the guts to do so?”

Taken aback by the turn in tone, Tiger inquired, “Do you mean that there is a mastermind behind the
Ten Greatest Families? But if you look across the city, only Master Newman and Mr. Wayne are
powerful enough to provide backing for the Ten Greatest Families.”

Matthew shook his head. “You shouldn’t limit your horizon to Eastcliff. Why don’t you look farther?”

Taking a deep breath, Tiger tried to think of the other possibilities. “Look farther? You mean we should
look into Eastshire?”

Instead of replying, Matthew started making orders. “First, investigate the person who called dibs on all
the construction materials in Eastcliff. We can take our time to deal with the rest of the issue later.”

Tiger immediately nodded. “Sure, Matthew. I’ll work on it right now.”

After hanging up, Matthew sank into deep thoughts.





The city of Eastcliff, which was the territory of Billy Newman, had always been peaceful. Nothing of this
sort had ever happened in the area.

He assumed that his meteoric rise in the city might have attracted some unfriendly attention, which could
be from the enemy of Billy or even his own!

No matter who the mastermind was, they must have been well-prepared given that they had made a
move.

Since Billy was about to leave soon, Matthew knew that he had to grow his influence within a year to the
point that he could self-preserve. Otherwise, once Billy was gone, he might be dead meat.

This incident involving the scarcity of construction materials was only an attempt to test him.

The person behind this wanted to gauge his capability and the response from Billy.

You know what? I need to deal with this myself! I can’t let Billy interfere in such a trivial matter! If not, I
would be unqualified to inherit Billy’s territory!

After mulling on it a little longer in the office, he contacted Wilson Lach to invite him out for tea.

If it was true that someone from the Ten Greatest Families wanted to attack him, Tiger would not get
much intel from the investigations, for they must be on the lookout for Tiger.

Among the Ten Greatest Families, the Jacksons were considered closest to him, so the mastermind
must be wary of the Jacksons as well.

Therefore, to find out more about the situation, he decided that the best way forward was to approach
the Lachs.

……



After getting the money, Leia skipped her way downstairs and looked around the courtyard, only to
realize that her friends were nowhere to be seen. Therefore, she wandered over to a security guard.
“Hey, there. Where did the group of people who were here go?”

The guard gave her an annoyed look and replied coldly, “I have no idea.”

His reply irked her. “They were freaking grown-ups standing around here. Are you saying that you have
no idea where they went? What are your eyes for, aside from staring at me angrily?”

Obviously, he was irritated by the sudden insult. “My duty is to patrol the hospital, not helping you to keep
an eye on someone else. If you can’t find those people, you should lodge a police report. It is not my
responsibility to search for them on your behalf, and I am not going to do you a favor.”

Her face contorted in anger as she pointed at him. “Did you hear yourself? What’s with that attitude? I
was just asking!”

Unbothered, he turned around to leave.

“Hey, I’m not done yet! Did I allow you to leave? Where are your manners? What kind of lousy hospital
would get a guard like you to work for them?” She snapped at him at his heels.

Now the guard was completely incensed. He turned around to point at her. “Shut up! I dare you to speak
another word!”

Leia’s neck stiffened as she yelled back, “Are you intimidating me now? Tell you what, my boyfriend is
nearby! When he’s back with his friends, I’m going to ask them to beat you up!”






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