LORD CHESTER COMES BACK

The woman’s name was Chloe Stewart, a top economist at the Bank of Lordran. She had another identity as the daughter of the Bank of Lordran’s president, Nelson Stewart. Otherwise, she would not have appeared before Jun Chester on Nelson Stewart’s behalf. Most importantly, her IQ was over 150, making her one of the smartest people in the world. In her thirties and still single, she was a strong candidate for the next president. Having been accustomed to big scenes since childhood, she still appeared very nervous in front of Jun Chester.

She couldn’t help it. She knew Jun Chester’s identity as Lord Chester, unmatched in status within Lordran. The tribute that the sixteen-nation alliance needed to pay Lordran over the years was recorded in the laptop in front of her. But they were still short of over 110, 000 billion! This money could level and rebuild Lordran’s transportation network ten times over! Both sides were responsible for the missing funds. On one hand, it was the responsibility of the sixteen-nation alliance-they defaulted. On the other hand, it was Lordran’s responsibility-they didn’t collect the debt!

At this moment, Chloe Stewart was extremely frustrated. Meeting with Jun Chester was not her intention. It was entirely because her father, Nelson Stewart, was afraid of Jun Chester that she had come in his place.

Indeed.

Jun Chester’s expression turned gloomy upon seeing the total amount owed by the 16-nation alliance. Chloe Stewart felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles! Jun Chester finally spoke, tapping the table in front of him heavily with his index finger.

“I really don’t know what you all are doing. Seven years, and only four trillion has appeared in my account!”

“Do you think we’re begging the alliance?”

Sweat covered Chloe Stewart’s forehead.

“Please, don’t be angry. I know, and my father knows, that this is entirely our responsibility!”

“But… these countries are all defaulting!”

“As the economic department, we can’t use overly aggressive methods to ask them for money!”

“Besides, Supreme Lord said that four trillion isn’t too little. After all, even if they don’t pay a cent, we can’t go to war again.”

“We need peace!”

Jun Chester snorted coldly, but just as he was about to say something, a middle-aged man seated nearby looked over.

“You clown, I think you really deserve an Oscar!”

“As a business representative of Lordran, it’s already the highest honor for you to attend the martial arts tournament, and you’re still showing off here!”

“Four trillion isn’t enough! What department are you representing?”

“Do you know, I am the chairman of Lordran Mining. Our annual net profit is just over a hundred billion, and I’m already overjoyed, while you have four trillion in your account, and you still think it’s not enough!”

“You’ve made this account quite realistic, almost making me believe you!”

The middle-aged man speaking was Riordan Wells, a mining tycoon in Lordran. He had been the richest man in Lordran for three consecutive years and was always in the top thirty on the world’s rich list. He had a bold personality and disliked people boasting in front of him. To be precise, he couldn’t stand people boasting about their wealth in front of him.

He had been listening to them for a while. He didn’t know Jun Chester or Chloe Stewart, but he felt that these two were the losers in Lordran’s business representatives. They must be falsifying their accounts, and their figures were too outrageous.

Four trillion? Why not add a few more zeros at the end?

Jun Chester glanced at Riordan Wells. He didn’t know this person at all. He couldn’t help it; Riordan Wells’ status in Lordran was too low. He was just a mine owner… Jun Chester couldn’t see him at all.

Just like an elephant and an ant, would an elephant care about an ant? No.

But Jun Chester still glanced at the nameplate on Riordan Wells’ chest and learned that he was a miner. Jun Chester didn’t bother with him, continuing to speak to Chloe Stewart.

“You are all useless!”

“Call Supreme Lord; I want to see the king of Sparrow.”

Chloe Stewart secretly lamented but still called Supreme Lord.

“Supreme Lord, Lor… Mr. Chester is very angry. He wants to see the king of Sparrow and ask him personally.”

The elder’s voice on the other end of the phone was low.

“Alright, I know.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jun Chester took the phone and said to Supreme Lord.

“Also, bring their tribute agreement they signed back then. I want to review it.”

Supreme Lord felt awkward and said, “Alright, alright, don’t be angry. We’re not in a hurry; we’re not short of money right now.”

Jun Chester frowned.

“We’re not short of money? Then why do we have to pay for using the highway? Why is the tax rate still so high?”

Supreme Lord was speechless.

“Okay, okay, I’ll go to the thirteenth basement and find Ladis for you.”

Jun Chester didn’t say anything else and hung up the phone. Riordan Wells, sitting nearby, looked at Jun Chester with disdain in his eyes. Suddenly, Riordan Wells laughed.

“Fine, kid, an Oscar, huh! Being able to brag is actually a talent. Tell me, what department are you working in now?”

“Resign and follow me. Our PR department really lacks someone like you. You’re really good at bragging, and you look so genuine. Our group is going to raise funds soon, and we actually need you!”

Riordan Wells took out a business card and pushed it in front of Jun Chester. Jun Chester didn’t even look at it. On the other side, Chloe Stewart glanced at Riordan Wells’ business card and slightly furrowed her delicate eyebrows.

To tell the truth, as a top-tier economist, the daily transactions she handled amounted to hundreds of billions. She had naturally heard of Riordan Wells.

Last year, he was investigated once for tax evasion, and if it weren’t for his timely payment of the owed taxes, he would have been arrested. Now, he was still quite arrogant. Chloe Stewart originally didn’t want to bother with this guy, but he was just too annoying. She casually took a business card from her pocket, bypassed Jun Chester, and pushed it in front of Riordan Wells. Chloe Stewart said coldly,

“Lordran’s top-ranking economist, Deputy Director of the Tax Clearance Bureau, Chloe Stewart.”

Riordan Wells was slightly taken aback. The next moment, his face changed dramatically. On Chloe Stewart’s business card, there was the steel seal of Lordran and the steel seal of the Tax Clearance Bureau. Not many people in Lordran recognized these two seals, so they couldn’t be fake!

Riordan Wells swallowed and carefully picked up Chloe Stewart’s business card to take a closer look. Chloe Stewart spoke once more.

“Riordan Wells, you should feel lucky that I didn’t check your accounts last year. Do you really need to boast here?”

“Do you know who the man sitting next to you is?”

Riordan Wells looked at Jun Chester and stammered,

“He… he, he, he… who is he?”

Chloe Stewart snorted coldly.

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“Tell me, who is he?”