Chapter 845
Chapter 847
The worker froze , his face draining of color . “ Mr. Greenwood ? Gilbert Greenwood ? ”
One of the men in black nodded grimly . “ That’s right . He sent us to end you . You’re gonna die today . ”
Fear cracked the worker’s voice . “ You must be mistaken ! How could Mr. Greenwood want me dead ? Call him again and ask . There’s no way he wants to harm me ! ”
“ Cut the nonsense , ” one of the guards snapped .
“ I’m telling the truth , ” the worker insisted . “ Just call Mr. Greenwood and ask . We’re working together . Has he already forgotten ? ”
A cold laugh escaped the guardsman . “ He hasn’t forgotten a thing He says you know too much . Only the dead won’t talk . He also said that you’re worth more dead than alive right now . ”
The worker’s voice trembled . “ What do you mean ? ”
“ Don’t you get it ? Once you’re dead , all the public backlash will fall on Lincoln Enterprise , and they’ll be crushed . Mr. Greenwood says your life is worthless anyway , so he’s using you to take down Lincoln Enterprise . At least your death will serve a purpose . ”
One of the guards glanced at another and gave a sharp nod . “ What are you waiting for ? Get rid of him . Mr. Greenwood’s waiting . ”
“ We’re on it ! ”
Two men brought over a length of hemp rope and looped it around the worker’s neck , pulling it tight .
The worker was sharp . At first , he doubted the men sent by Gilbert He figured Gilbert wouldn’t actually want him dead – but now , with the rope choking him , the suffocating pressure crashed down all at once . Panic overtook him .
He scrambled to claw at the rope .
“ Let me go ! Why is Mr. Greenwood doing this to me ? We had an agreement ! He told me to pretend to break a leg on the job so I could pin it on Lincoln Enterprise . He even got a few of my sons to stir up trouble . I did everything he asked ! Now Lincoln Enterprise is drowning in bad press , just like he wanted . I did exactly as I was told . Why does he want me dead ? He won’t get away with this ! ”
The guards exchanged a look , then suddenly loosened their grip .
Seizing the moment , the worker jerked free and kicked one of the guards down , then he scrambled up and ran .
He vanished from sight like a man fleeing for his life .
The men in black stood up and approached Shaun and Halsey . “ Mr. Lane , the worker got away . He was so scared that he even soiled himself . ”
Shaun’s lips curled into a knowing smile . “ He’s got nothing but hatred for Gilbert now . ”
He turned to Halsey . “ He’ll contact your father soon and turn on Gilbert . ”
Halsey’s eyes sparkled with surprise . She hadn’t expected Shaun to have someone impersonate Gilbert’s subordinates .
Gilbert was sneaky and cunning , but he probably never saw this trick coming from Shaun .
Noticing Halsey’s gaze , Shaun smiled and said , “ When dealing with these kinds of people , you have to use extreme measures . It’s the art of fighting fire with fire .”
Halsey nodded . “ You really are something . ”
At that moment , one of the black – clad guards handed over a voice recorder . “ Mr. Lane , this is the recording from earlier . ”
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Chapter 847
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Shaun took it and placed it in Halsey’s hand . “ Keep this . Everything the worker said was recorded . It’s proof enough to turn things around for Lincoln Enterprise . ”
Halsey clenched the recorder tightly .
Shaun had everything covered .
She knew she had made the right choice coming to him .