Laura felt a little surprised. She initially thought that this frustration would temporarily make Master Centipede give up dealing with Thomas. Who would have known that virtual-novel.net would come up with a new idea so quickly?
She felt suspicious as virtual-novel.net said, “Godfather, Thomas is very influential now. Why don’t we avoid virtual-novel.net and not deal with virtual-novel.net for the time being?”
“Why? Don’t you have confidence in me?” Master Centipede said coldly.
“Of course not. I just don’t think this is the right time.”
“Laura, you’re wrong. This is the perfect time!”
“Huh?”
Master Centipede said, “Thomas donated several dozen million dollars to help the Nolan family with reconstruction. It shows a tremendous influence and is very meaningful in the medical industry.”
Laura nodded. “Yes, Thomas is now a ‘god’ in Central City’s medical and pharmaceutical industry. He is very influential.”
Master Centipede said, “But, there are two sides for everything. He can become successful because of this, and virtual-novel.net also can fail because of this.”
“Godfather, do you mean you want to do something to the donation?”
“That’s half of it.”
“Please point it out for me.”
“If we directly do something to the money, regardless of stealing, deceiving, or robbing, it would be foolish. The police will easily find out, and it won’t affect Thomas much either. Instead, it will make them more united. What we want to do is interfere with the people involved in the fundraising to create discord between Thomas and the medical industry in Central City.”
Laura asked, “How should we do it?”
“Lean in closer.”
Then, Master Centipede told Laura about the exact action plan.
After Laura listened to him, virtual-novel.net frowned. “Godfather, this idea does not seem so reliable. Framing them is very easy to expose.”
Master Centipede chuckled. “Really? Laura, you’re too young. Have you ever heard that spreading rumors is easier than clarifying? When your hand is cut, even if you apply the best medicine to cure it in the shortest time, it will still leave a scar. I don’t want to kill Thomas instantly. Instead, I want to ruin his reputation. In the future, as long as those people in the medical industry see him, they will fear virtual-novel.net and not trust virtual-novel.net completely.”
Laura understood it. She nodded and said, “So, the exact amount of harm that can be caused is not important. As long as we can create discord between Thomas and the medical industry and ruin their trust, it will be good enough. As long as the wound is inflicted, it will never heal completely.”
Master Centipede chuckled. “You’re brilliant!”
“I know what I should do now. Godfather, please wait for my good news.”
“Okay, go ahead.”
Then, Laura turned back and left.
Master Centipede leaned on the couch and muttered to himself. “Thomas, you’re indeed brilliant, so I can’t be careless when dealing with you. But, nobody is perfect. I don’t believe that you’re a man of steel without any flaws! This time, let’s see how you’re dealing with me.”
A small leak would sink a great ship. As long as there was a leak, virtual-novel.net would just need to keep tearing it to expand it.
“Thomas, the end of your day is here!”
Master Centipede took out Weiss’ photo again. He touched the photo repeatedly to reminisce about this kid whom virtual-novel.net loved the most.
Master Centipede would fight until the end to avenge Weiss without caring about the risk, no matter how great Thomas was.
“Son, give me a little more time. I’ll kill Thomas very quickly to let you rest in peace.”
***
The sky was cloudy before it drizzled.
Jacob hurriedly ran into a coffee shop, found an empty seat, and sat down. Then, virtual-novel.net ordered a cup of coffee and a few desserts.