The warm, yellow light inside the car and the cold shadows of the buildings on the street cast over Zhu Ning's face.
Hearing the shouts, she lifted her eyelids, glanced down indifferently, and then opened her lips.
"What were you doing earlier?"
"Take him away."
"Miss Zhu! Miss Zhu! I was wrong, Miss Zhu!"
"I know I was wrong, Miss Zhu. Please—"
"Miss Zhu—"
The man was dragged away, his desperate cries drifting in the wind. A shadow seemed to fall over the hearts of the others as well.
On the other end of the phone, the president was惴惴不安. "Herr Heinrich, I..."
"You're planning to run for office recently, aren't you?"
There was a sudden sharp intake of breath on the other end.
"Herr... Herr Heinrich."
Heinrich said, "The real darkness must be brought to justice."
"Y-yes, I understand..."
The call ended. Inside the venue, the others didn't even dare to breathe. Wilson stood there nervously. "Herr Heinrich, I..."
Heinrich placed his hand on his shoulder. "The young lady understands your difficulties. We'll have to trouble you to take care of things in the future."
"Definitely, definitely. As long as Miss Zhu needs anything, I'll fully support her. Definitely!"
Zhu Ning's voice came from inside the car. "Then I'll trouble you in the future, Mr. Wilson."
The young girl got out of the car and handed him a business card. "Let's have coffee together sometime."
Wilson took the business card and fished out a folded piece of paper from underneath.
He was slightly stunned. He opened it with two fingers and saw a series of numbers on it. His eyes widened. The young girl smiled and said, "The young lady intends to start some charity work in Philadelphia, but we're new here and don't know much about the local laws and regulations. We'd like you to help us plan it."
Wilson's face instantly flushed with excitement. "I understand Miss Zhu's kindness. I'll definitely convey it to society. Also, Miss Zhu, if you have any needs in Philadelphia in the future, you can contact me directly! I'll serve you with all my might!"
The young girl got back into the car. "Cen Shen just sent a message. The surrounding surveillance cameras have been taken care of."
Zhu Ning handed her a second check through the window. "Okay."
Wilson suppressed his excitement and put Zhu Ning's charity funds in his pocket. "Everyone, follow me now. Let's go and arrest the real criminals!"
"Received!"
They saluted in the direction of Heinrich and Zhu Ning, then drove away at full speed.
The person in charge of UST swallowed hard. "Herr... Herr Heinrich, Miss Zhu..."
The old man patted his shoulder. "Do you know what to say about what happened tonight?"
"Y-yes, I do." He stammered, "I saw nothing."
"Wrong." The old man said, "You should announce to the outside world that Miss Zhu is the master of Herr Heinrich of the Skull and Bones Society."
"Anyone who touches her will have Herr Heinrich pay them a visit."
The person in charge's eyes widened in shock.
He saw no sign of joking in the old man's eyes.
A storm of shock welled up in his heart.
Was Heinrich really going to become the sharpest sword in Zhu Ning's hand and be her backer?
"I... I understand."
The young girl showed her sincerity. "Our young lady has a heart for charity. Please plan it well for us."
His eyes caught sight of the numbers on it. His breath caught in his throat. "I understand! I'll definitely plan it well!"
After saying that, he bowed deeply in Zhu Ning's direction with a flushed face, then turned around and drove away.
After everyone had left, the car door opened. Zhu Ning got out of the car. Heinrich bowed slightly. "Miss."
Zhu Ning nodded. "You've worked hard."
She looked in the direction where Wilson had left. "There are quite a few spies of the Sunlight Group among them, aren't there?"
"I'll take care of them all."
Only then did Zhu Ning smile. "Thank you."
On the other side.
After the man was hung up on by Heinrich, he angrily smashed the porcelain. Then he called the Rockefeller family to demand an explanation.
The Rockefeller family, who had been waiting by the phone for news, were instantly excited when they heard the phone ring.
Alice shouted, "Uncle, Uncle Joseph! The phone's ringing. Zhu Ning must be dead. Hurry, hurry and answer it. Good news is coming!"
Tom also shouted beside her. "Sure enough, the Wolfhead Society is efficient. As expected, our Rockefeller family has great prestige. Everyone has to give us face! Uncle Joseph is amazing!"
Joseph was flattered by their words. He said proudly, "The president and I are classmates of the same grade. He and I were the closest when the Wolfhead Society was first established. Zhu Ning is just a nobody. As soon as I open my mouth, would the president not help me?"
"You have great influence!"
Alice urged beside him. "Hurry, hurry, hurry and receive our good news!"
"Right away."
They strode towards the phone. Joseph even picked up the receiver with a smile. "Hello..."
"Fuck you! Fuck all of you!"
The smile on Joseph's face froze instantly. He looked at the receiver in disbelief. "What did you say?"
He couldn't have heard wrong, could he?
Was he just cursed at?
How could this be?
He couldn't accept it, but the other side repeated again, "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you!"
"I wish I could kill you!"
"P-president... What exactly happened..."
"Are you still pretending? Isn't this all a conspiracy you designed? You knew that Herr Heinrich of the Skull and Bones Society was Zhu Ning's private lawyer, yet you still asked me to stand up for you. You just wanted to bring me down! You betrayed my trust and sold me out!"
"Herr Heinrich is Zhu Ning's private lawyer?!"
Joseph was shocked beyond measure!
He suddenly turned to look at Tom and Alice. He saw that their eyes were evasive and they looked guilty. They didn't dare to meet his gaze.
"You actually kept such a big thing from me?!"
The two immediately shook their heads nervously. "No, Uncle Joseph. We didn't know either. We have no idea."
Alice also said, "Yes, Uncle Joseph. We didn't know that Herr Heinrich was from the Skull and Bones Society!"
"You even knew he was from the Skull and Bones Society!" Alice immediately covered her mouth. Joseph realized something and immediately asked, "President, did Herr Heinrich come to you?"
"Not only did he come to me, but he also used my plan to run for office to warn and threaten me! And it's all your fault! Joseph Rockefeller!"
"It wasn't me, President!" He shouted, "It was Tom and Alice of the Lowell family who deliberately concealed it! I was also deceived!"
"Uncle, we didn't do it on purpose. We just wanted you to save Mom and John first."
"Uncle Joseph, you really misunderstood. We didn't expect Herr Heinrich to be from the Skull and Bones Society either. If we had known, we would have told you. We just wanted to save John."
"You didn't know about Herr Heinrich's identity in the Skull and Bones Society, but why didn't you remind me that he was Zhu Ning's private lawyer? Just this one thing is enough to sentence you to death!"
"Uncle! We really didn't mean to harm you!"
"Don't call me uncle anymore. From now on, our Rockefeller family will cut off all ties with your Lowell family. Let your mother die in prison by herself!"
"Uncle!"
Joseph argued with the two from the Lowell family. The president on the other end of the phone was furious. "Enough! Stop acting in front of me! I really regret helping you. You've ruined me so badly. I hereby announce that your Rockefeller family will be permanently expelled from the Wolfhead Society. You'll no longer be able to enjoy any resources related to our Wolfhead Society! You'll also be put on our blacklist and become our enemies for all eternity!"
"I will avenge myself against you with all my might!"
"President!"
The call ended. Joseph kept calling on this end of the phone. He called back countless times, but all he got was the busy signal. He didn't give up and used his connections to ask for help to contact the president and show his goodwill, but the replies he got from all the calls were uniformly cold.
"The president just gave an order. You betrayed the president. From now on, we're enemies. You'd better not call me again, or I'll consider it a declaration of war."
"Rockefeller, you're so bold. You dared to betray the president! And you even dared to call me after betraying the president! Wait. We'll come right away and execute justice on behalf of the president!"
Soon, the butler rushed in. "Sir, there are suddenly a lot of people outside. They say they're here to arrest you!"
Soon, a large number of agents surrounded the entire mansion.
"Joseph Rockefeller, you're suspected of masterminding multiple criminal cases. Please come with us now!"
"Arrest him!"