Chapter 887 Ronin Didn’t Show Up
As Branden saw the message from Catherine in the office, the icy solemnity on his face gradually faded, and his lips curved into a smile.
If it weren’t for the work still unfinished, he should be at home resting with Catherine instead of facing this mountain of files.
Paxton noticed Branden was in a good mood, so he bravely reported the situation, “Sir, there’s been some news from outside that our land in the western suburb didn’t sell. Now, more and more people are starting to question it, and that’s not good for us.”
Paxton didn’t understand why Branden would hand over the land in the western suburbs to others.
It was obviously a profitable deal, but now they were letting someone else take it. They had been keeping this news under wraps and had no idea who had leaked it.
The situation was getting more and more complicated, and it was very likely to bring a huge crisis to the Duncan Corporation.
The information leakage issue hadn’t been resolved yet, even though Branden used strong tactics to suppress the media last time. Suppressing the media might work, but the voices from below were hard to suppress.
The news of the unsuccessful sale of the western suburb land had leaked again. It was safe to say that it had caused quite a stir in the city.
Paxton looked at Branden with some concern and said, “Sir, there are rumors going around that we have to compensate Breen Group because of a data breach, so we don’t have enough funds to support the western suburb project, which is why it fell through.”
After listening to Paxton’s report, Branden had a completely nonchalant expression.
He never understood why, when he suggested that they could exchange under any conditions, the other party chose the plot of land in the western suburb. It turned out their real intention was this all along.
If there hadn’t been a leak of information, the failure to sell the land in the western suburbs wouldn’t have had any impact on the Duncan Corporation at all.
Now, with two big projects failing back to back, if this news were confirmed, the outside world would definitely question the Duncan Corporation’s ability.
Once investors lost confidence in their stocks, there was a risk of everyone selling off together, which could easily crush the Duncan Corporation.
Branden grabbed a few documents from the table and threw them to Paxton.
At first, Paxton didn’t understand Branden’s purpose, asking, “Sir, what’s this?”
“Get it arranged and tell the media about these projects. Just say they all fell through,” answered Branden.
Paxton looked up at Branden again, making sure he wasn’t joking.
Although he couldn’t understand the deeper meaning, Paxton didn’t hesitate to carry out the order. “Alright, I’ll get it done right now.”
When Catherine went to Zobber’s place, Zobber and Withal had just ordered takeout food.
When they saw Catherine coming, they immediately called out to her to sit down. “Catherine, come join us. Ronin should be on his way already.”
Although Zobber still had doubts about Ronin, the old friendship was still there, and they could still have a great time together.
Looking at the table full of delicious dishes smothered in chili oil, Catherine picked up a bite and put it in her mouth. But then she suddenly felt nauseous, so she quickly grabbed a nearby tissue and spit the food out.
Noticing her unusual behavior, Zobber quickly went over to ask how she was doing. “Hey Catherine, what’s the matter with you? Is there something wrong with the food?”
Seeing this on the side, Withal also picked up some food to put in his mouth. “No problem at all. It tastes great. Catherine, didn’t you used to love eating spicy food like this before?”
Catherine rolled her eyes at him and said, “You said ‘used to.’ My stomach was not good, so I rarely eat these things now.”
“Yeah, didn’t you see how light the food Mr. Duncan cooked for Catherine normally is? It’s not surprising that she’s not used to it after not eating this stuff for so long.” As Zobber was chatting away, she moved the two vegetable dishes over to Catherine. ” Catherine, these are light-favored vegetables. Have a try.”
Catherine nodded and ate a few mouthfuls of vegetables. It was true that vegetables reduced that feeling of nausea.
After they started eating for a while, Zobber suddenly realized something.” Didn’t Ronin say he was on his way? Why hasn’t he shown up yet?”
She nudged Withal on the side with her hand, saying, “Give him a call.”
Despite feeling a bit disgusted with her, Withal obediently took out his phone and called Ronin.
Ronin hurriedly rushed to Zobber’s house with the takeout he had bought.
He just got a message saying that Catherine also arrived. He purposely went around several blocks to buy her favorite snacks.
Just as he walked out of the dessert shop, he felt someone following him.
He especially turned into a side alley, getting ready to shake off the person following him. To his surprise, as soon as he entered the alley, he saw Finn crouching in front of him.
Ronin’s face immediately darkened, and he glared at Finn with a hostile look in his eyes. “Do you really need to do this to see me?”
“Hmph!” Finn scoffed and looked disdainfully at Ronin. “If I want to see you, I’ll have someone beat you up and drag you to me on your knees.”
Ronin completely ignored Finn’s provocation. ‘This kid can talk the talk, but he’s got no real skills,’ said Ronin inwardly.
Seeing Ronin wasn’t moving and didn’t want to argue with him, Finn said frankly, “Boss wants to see you. Come with me!”
After knowing the truth, Ronin immediately furrowed his brows.’
Damn, why did they choose this timing? ‘he cursed inwardly.
Seeing that Ronin did not move even when he mentioned the boss, Finn was somewhat furious. “Ronin, don’t get too cocky, kid. Boss wants to see you. If you don’t show up, you know the consequences, right?”
Ronin certainly knew it, but he had other stuff going on right now.
“I have something else to do. I’ll tell the boss later.” With that, Ronin turned around to leave.
Seeing this, Finn waved toward the dark corner.
A few dudes rushed out and quickly subdued Ronin. With so many enemies, Ronin didn’t stand a chance against them.
To stop him from running away, Finn injected some medicine into Ronin’s neck. Ronin felt his eyes go dark, and then he just blacked out, completely losing consciousness.
Withal called Ronin three times, but Ronin didn’t answer.
He couldn’t help but worry about Ronin, saying, “What if something happens? I just messaged Ronin that Catherine is also here, and he happily replied that he’ll be here soon. Why isn’t he even answering the phone now?
Withal’s words left the atmosphere in the room suddenly a bit serious.
Twice of the time as long to get here from where Ronin came from had passed.
‘If it’s just a regular accident, there’s no way Ronin wouldn’t pick up Withal’s call. It’s probably because he’s been attacked and can’t even answer the phone,’ thought Catherine.
She calmly ordered, “Check it out.”
“Will do!” Zobber immediately jumped up and rushed to the computer without even bothering to tidy up the table.
After Ronin returned, Catherine immediately put a locator on him. The first thing they wanted to do now was to figure out where Ronin was.
Soon, there was news coming from Zobber. “Catherine, I got something. Come quick.”
