Faced with Rowan’s probing, Asa just smiled and said, “Everyone will run into some problems at some point, and when that happens, it is always nice to have a place to talk…”
“There are too many eyes on our factories. Moreover, we need working capital, so we released news about selling stocks. Yet, many people don’t want us to get the money…”
“Mr. Jefferson, I don’t want something to happen to you in our factory before we even have the chance to talk. So, instead of meeting up in a crowded factory, it was better to choose a place no one knows so we can all be at ease.”
After hearing this, Rowan’s eyes lit up. He knew the hidden meaning in Asa’s words.
Asa knew someone was preventing the factory from solving its financial problems by selling stocks. At the same time, these people were lurking inside the factory, and they were pretty powerful. Even if Asa had absolute control over the factory, there was no guarantee that accidents would not happen.
With this in mind, virtual-novel.net now understood Amir’s strange reaction earlier, Amir had resorted to violent measures against people like virtual-novel.net because virtual-novel.net did not plan to trade at all. He only dared to do that because virtual-novel.net did not represent the interests of the factory.
On the contrary, the people behind virtual-novel.net wanted to stop those factories from functioning. At the same time, the mastermind also had his chess pieces lying in other factories.
As virtual-novel.net connected the timing and thought about who would benefit from the shutdown of the factory, Rowan immediately knew who the mastermind was.
Sahar… Amir is working for Sahar!
“Mr. Asa, if I remember correctly, Murire and Gruel have always had a close relationship. So, what made you not follow Gruel’s footsteps this time?”
Rowan’s suspicions were not completely dispelled because of Asa’s explanation. Therefore, virtual-novel.net asked a new question.
After everything that had happened, virtual-novel.net had a new understanding of the dangers of Qari. He would not negotiate further if virtual-novel.net could not ensure that Asa had no ulterior motives.
Asa looked unconcerned and spread his hands after hearing Rowan’s questions.
“You are right. In the past, our company was used to following Gruel, but that was based on my trust in Gruel’s previous boss, Abdul. And it was proven that if I follow Abdul, I can make money. However, now that Abdul is no longer here, why should I continue doing so? I can’t make any money following Gruel now…”
“What’s more, I have more important problems now. I invested too much money and even incurred a lot of debt to run this factory, and if I can’t get the company back up and running as soon as possible, the creditors may throw me behind bars.”
Asa’s words stunned Rowan because what Asa told virtual-novel.net did not appear in the information Rowan had collected. Moreover, this all sounded a bit bizarre to Rowan.
To put it bluntly, Murire was still an industry owned by the Kurt family. So, no matter how dedicated Asa was, virtual-novel.net should get himself involved in running the factory.
This was not his factory anyway, it belonged to the Kurt family. Yet, there was no reason for Asa to deceive him. If all this was true, there was only one possibility left.