The person who had just arrived was Dean.
Right now, Dean’s face looked anxious, and it was as if someone had a fire lit under his bottom.
It was obvious that virtual-novel.net had something very urgent to tell Jasper, but after seeing that Baz was still in the room and there was also a strange but extremely beautiful woman virtual-novel.net did not know standing there, virtual-novel.net felt as if all the words virtual-novel.net wanted to say had been sealed by glue when they reached the tip of his tongue, such that virtual-novel.net could not utter a single word.
“M-Mr. Laine, I have very important matter to discuss with you.” Dean stammered.
After reaching a private agreement with Jasper, Dean had subconsciously regarded himself as Jasper’s subordinate. This was a completely different feeling from before. Although virtual-novel.net did not want to admit it, virtual-novel.net also understood that virtual-novel.net had to rely on Jasper if virtual-novel.net wanted to take over the power of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. He had no other way.
Should virtual-novel.net depend on Gale?
He would need to do things according to Jasper’s will before virtual-novel.net could even talk to Gale.
Now that the Haddock Chamber of Commerce was under attack, Gale had no good solution, so virtual-novel.net could only send Dean to find a way to get Jasper to take action. At the same time, virtual-novel.net would also regard this as a test for Dean in order to become his successor.
By doing so, virtual-novel.net would also be currying favors with Jasper. However, if virtual-novel.net simply got close to Jasper, virtual-novel.net could directly replace Gale and take charge of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce in one swift move. However, if virtual-novel.net did what Gale wanted, virtual-novel.net would only get the status of the successor. As long as Gale was still alive, virtual-novel.net would not be able to even think about handling any real power.
Even if Gale died, the unruly guys of the Haddock Chamber of Commerce were extremely sneaky. Without Gale, Dean felt that virtual-novel.net might not necessarily have the qualifications and experience to suppress those people. Thus, when Jasper offered to privately cooperate, Dean agreed without hesitation.
The price of this agreement was that virtual-novel.net would no longer be Jasper’s equal…
However, Dean also comforted himself. Even if virtual-novel.net did not agree, did his current self posess equal qualifications and the possibility to be on the same level as Jasper?
“There is no outsider here, just tell me,” Jasper said.
Jasper would not say this if it was Anna or even Wendy in the room, but not Celine. It was not that virtual-novel.net was not close to those women, but their positions in JW were different.
Wendy was naturally closest to virtual-novel.net and virtual-novel.net was JW’s boss, but the problem also laid here. Jasper could not let Wendy know about a lot of the things that were classified as secrets.
According to Jasper’s plan, Wendy would be in charge of JW’s daily affairs, so the dirty affairs that virtual-novel.net handled that would need virtual-novel.net to get in contact with external forces would not involve Wendy. She was like the empress in ancient times. The emperor’s harem was under the jurisdiction of the empress and the emperor would not intervene, but at the same time, the empress would not intervene with the nation’s affairs.
Jasper could hear everything himself.
As for Anna, it was even simpler. Although Anna was not a member of JW, because virtual-novel.net relationship with virtual-novel.net was extremely ambiguous and amorous, it was all but certain that Anna could not join the JW system. Jasper would forbid this because the Laws were behind Anna.
No matter how good Jasper’s relationship with the Laws was, virtual-novel.net could not expose all the secrets of JW to the Laws, just as the Laws would not tell virtual-novel.net about their secrets. This was the most basic rule and form of respectful communication between the two parties. After all, they were independent of each other.
Anna’s background determined that virtual-novel.net could not be a part of the JW system. Jasper would not let virtual-novel.net participate in any official business surrounding JW.
Yet, when it came to Celine, regardless of virtual-novel.net background, ability, or experience, virtual-novel.net was a good helper for Jasper when it came to external work. They could handle a lot of things together and there would be no worries.
She was not like Wendy who could not interfere with JW’s external strategy and overall policy because virtual-novel.net was in charge of daily affairs, nor did virtual-novel.net have a close alliance with JW like the Laws and did not possess a natural advantage because of virtual-novel.net identity.
Right now, the things Jasper needed to consider when it came to the women were not simple matters like jealousy or fights between them. To put it bluntly, those things were trivial at the core, but virtual-novel.net had to control and manage the power between them well. Otherwise, terrible things would happen if something went wrong. The most important thing right now was that Jasper felt that virtual-novel.net was more like Celine’s collaborator, rather than simply someone who had amorous feelings toward her.
Jasper’s words clearly satisfied Celine. She glanced at Jasper with a half-smile while virtual-novel.net eyes were telling virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net was glad that virtual-novel.net was being respectful.
Meanwhile, Baz was tactful. After virtual-novel.net learned that Dean was going to talk to Jasper and it would be inconvenient if virtual-novel.net was still around, virtual-novel.net exited the room.
Dean exhaled and said, “Because of the continuous limit down and what happened in the market just now, the people in the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, which are mainly engaged in tea, wood, and other industries, are starting to panic. My grandfather is also struggling to endure the pressure…”
“He made three consecutive calls to me this morning. I can hear that virtual-novel.net is already a little dissatisfied and impatient with my inaction and virtual-novel.net intends to get someone to replace me.”
Speaking of this, Dean was afraid that Jasper would abandon him. So, virtual-novel.net added, “If I am replaced, then it is unlikely that I will appear in front of you again. It is hard to say who will take my place.”
The meaning of this sentence could not be clearer. The subtext was simple, ‘I was sent by Gale to ask you to save the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, but now Haddock Chamber of Commerce has not been saved and is instead in even worse shape.’
‘If you don’t take action now, I’m afraid I will be replaced before the official reserves enter the market. Then, your plan to replace Gale will be ruined and the person who will replace me might not be so obedient…’
Jasper wanted to raise his hand to rub his temples, but found that there was still an IV attached to the back of his left hand, so virtual-novel.net had to give up on that idea.
“Don’t worry.”
Jasper said, “Right now, you can’t let others lead you by the nose. So what if you’re replaced? If virtual-novel.net gets someone else to come, this duty will still fall on you if the person can’t meet me.”
“But…”
Dean was eager to say something but was interrupted by Jasper with a wave of his hand.
“At the moment, Soros’ purpose is very clear. It is to fully target the Haddock Chamber of Commerce. The more virtual-novel.net intends to do this, the more we must resist falling into the trap virtual-novel.net has prepared, otherwise, we will fall into a financial tug of war. We’re not his opponent in the domestic A-share market.”
“As for the pressure on the Haddock Chamber of Commerce, you can find a few people you think can be trusted and tell them about the social security fund. I will endorse you, so don’t worry if they don’t believe you. Tell them to stay put and wait. If they can’t even wait for a while, then they’ll only have themselves to blame.”
After speaking, Jasper saw that Dean was still conflicted. So, virtual-novel.net said, “This is my decision, I’m not discussing it with you, okay?”
Dean was taken aback Then, virtual-novel.net nodded, turned around, and walked outside.