Mr. CEO, Spoil me 100 Percent! - Chapter 490

Chapter 490: The Plan Starts

 

Xinghe explained slowly and clearly. This shocked Sam and the rest.

Sam narrowed his eyes. “You mean they won’t let Philip win even if he decides to cooperate with them?”

“That’s right. Put yourself in IV Syndicate’s shoes, who is more easily controlled? Philip or Aliyah?” Xinghe posed them the question.

It stunned them. Of course, the answer was Aliyah who had been cooperating with them from the start.

“Looks like we have to save Kelly,” Wolf grumbled.

Ali, though, had something else on her mind. She said excitedly, “Who would have thought small characters like us would sway the country’s election? Since when did we become so important?”

Sam was influenced by her words, “Does this mean our contribution will be huge if Philip succeeds?”

“Do you think this means we’ll rise to a position of great importance following that?” Cairn also couldn’t help but ask.

“At least we wouldn’t be small characters anymore,” Wolf said with a smile.

Ali cheered happily, “We’ll be rich!”

Xinghe looked at their excited faces and reminded them with a smile, “Don’t think so far ahead yet; we still need to save Kelly first.”

Sam nodded. “You’re right! We have to save Kelly, for the sake of our future and this country’s future!”

“Right, we must save Kelly!” the rest chimed in unison. If before they were helping out of responsibility, now they were doing this mostly for themselves. After all, this was their only chance at a new chance at life; they had to secure it.

Sam and the guys still remembered what Ali had said: no money, no sex. They didn’t want to be single all their lives.

Xinghe nodded with a smile witnessing their drive and confidence. She returned to her work, not wishing to waste any more time. She had to correct the surveillance and defense system before Mubai and the rest of them sneaked into the base.

In a way, Xinghe’s mission was the most important. She had to succeed before they could proceed with the rest of the plan…

…

On the second day of the election, Philip and the other candidates were still busy giving speeches to rally their supports. Over the few days prior to the election, the candidates couldn’t leave the state hall for fear of mysterious ‘accidents’.

This was especially true for Philip who had the biggest chance at winning. This meant that more people were trying to prevent him from succeeding. One of them was obviously IV Syndicate.

However, Philip had made his preparation, his men were already gathered around IV Syndicate’s main base. After Kelly was saved and he became president, his first move was to demolish IV Syndicate!

However, if the plan failed, he knew he would fail as well.

No one other than Xinghe’s group knew about the forces that acted in the dark, forcing immense pressure on Philip.

…

Xinghe whispered into the ear-mic, “Done, you can go in now.”

Mubai and the rest who were already in disguise and standing in front of the mechanical door. The electronic scanner read their faces and unlocked the door after the auto-sensor was successful.

Mubai’s group walked in calmly, their plan had started!

Xinghe who sat in front of the computer, helped them take down the electronic surveillance that stood in their way.

Sam’s group stared at the screen nervously, afraid that Mubai and his men would be found out. Thankfully, due to the size of the base, there was usually a corridor that was left unattended by the guards.

The electronic surveillance wasn’t an issue because they had Xinghe.

Chapter 491: Such Pain…

 

This organization had too much faith in their surveillance and defense system. Then again, they couldn’t have expected to run into a genius like Xinghe.

With Xinghe’s help, Mubai’s men reached the proximity of Kelly’s cell successfully. However, at that time, a few other people were rushing towards Kelly’s room.

“Hide, someone’s coming!” Xinghe immediately warned them.

Just as Mubai’s men went into hiding, the group of people walked past them, opened the cell door, and entered the cell.

Hearing the door open, Kelly who was cowering at the corner of her bed lifted her eyes with fear. The few men glanced at her with derision and disgust. The one leading the group was wearing a while lab coat.

Fear filled Kelly’s eyes and her face blanched when she saw that white coat.

“No…” She subconsciously retreated back into the corner.

The white coat ordered, “Detain her!”

“NO!” Kelly tried to scurry away, but two powerful men pressed down on her, she couldn’t wiggle even a muscle no matter how hard she struggled.

The white coat then pulled out a syringe and approached Kelly as he stared coldly at her. Kelly had no clue what was in the syringe, but she was sure it was nothing good.

When she was held captive, these mysterious men would shoot her up with substances every other day, her mind would be so muddled that she would be forced to write letters to Philip that she had no recollections of writing.

The stuff that they gave her would cause her immense pain; this time would be no exception!

“No… No, STAY AWAY!” Kelly struggled helplessly as the needle head pierced her skin. She watched as the liquid in the syringe got shot into her body…

Xinghe couldn’t hear her voice but could see her torment and despair. Mubai couldn’t see anything but could hear her blood-curdling screams.

“They’re shooting something into Kelly…” Xinghe said coldly.

Mubai asked, “Can we save her?”

“Don’t! If you’re discovered, none of you will get away.” Xinghe’s heart wrenched with pain when she made that decision. They could barge in to save Kelly, but they had to be patient and look at the bigger picture.

If they were discovered, all their plans would fail, and Kelly wouldn’t be saved. Therefore, they had to hold still for now.

Soon, Kelly’s painful moans came from within the cell. Even Xinghe felt she could hear Kelly from the men’s ear-mics.

The worst thing was the white coat’s men were recording Kelly’s pain with a recorder. The white coat stood before the camera and said, “Philip, we’ve given your wife a type of highly corrosive poison. If she is not given the antidote in the next two days, then her internal organs will start to fail. When that happens, even God wouldn’t be able to save her. Plus, before her death, she will experience the greatest pain imaginable to man, as you can see now…”

The camera panned to Kelly, her screams had reached beyond human decibels, her face a mask of absolute agony and hopelessness.

Her wailings would break the hardest hearts.

When Mubai heard all these, he gripped his fists tightly, his eyes a shade of utter viciousness. Everything that happened to Kelly now, Xinghe had experienced before!

They were injected with the same thing.

Now he knew first-hand how harrowing it was for Xinghe…

Being reminded of that period of torment, Mubai was ready to tear the culprit to shreds!

Chapter 492: Destroy Everything!

 

He was hell bent on flattening this organization!

None of them were going to get away, this place must be levelled!

Xinghe seemed to have understood something, her eyes that stared at the screen were frosted over.

“What are they doing to Kelly?” Ali asked in a silent whisper, she got no answer. Everyone’s heart was heavy watching Kelly’s tortured expression.

“Contact Lu Qi to get the antidote formula,” Mubai suddenly ordered Xinghe. Xinghe didn’t ask for the reason, her eyes shuddered, and she replied, “Okay.”

They were indeed doing the same thing to Kelly that Saohuang had done to her. So, this was where he got the poison.

Xinghe immediately contacted Lu Qi. He was surprised when he received her call. He had many questions to ask her, but eventually, he settled with a kind reminder, “Miss Xia, take care. It’s not wise to return now because there’s a warrant out for your arrest.”

“I know, thank you.”

Xinghe hung up quickly and contacted Mubai, “Got it.”

“Thank you.” Mubai’s voice was low and they returned to silence. This was because Kelly was still screaming, and the white coat was recording her. He didn’t seem like he was going to stop anytime soon. Needless to say, they were going to use this recording to threaten Philip.

…

After some time, the white coat handed the recorder to his men and left the cell. For some reasons, Xinghe felt she needed to follow this man. Eventually she followed him into a lab.

The IV Syndicate has such a large base, so it was not surprising that they had labs. After all, they needed to perform ballistics tests on firearms, so there were plenty of weapon labs.

To Xinghe’s surprise, the man walked into a medical lab!

She and Ali were shocked by the things that appeared on screen. There were jars of human organs suspended in unknown liquids littering the spacious lab. There were hearts, stomachs, pancreas, and even brains…

Everything was creepy, it was as if they had walked into a scary movie set but everything here was real.

In the middle of the room, on top of a giant experiment table was a dark-haired woman. Her eyes were closed, face pale and breathing weak. Her head and every part of her body were covered with a metallic sheet and the sheets were connected to a giant device.

The device showed clearly the girl’s vitals and many other information.

Ali almost vomited when she saw this. “They’re conducting human experiments‽”

“Just what else is this organization into other than profiteering illegal munitions?” Sam frowned with disgust.

Xinghe didn’t comment, she quickly retreated out of the lab and returned to check up on Mubai’s situation. Not matter what this organization was involved in, they would find out soon enough. Then, they would destroy it all!

Xinghe’s group didn’t sigh in relief when they returned to Mubai’s side. Kelly was still struggling in pain. Just like how it had been for Xinghe, she was suffering through the worst night of her life.

Everyone who heard Kelly could share her visceral pain much less Xinghe who had experienced it personally before. If possible, Mubai wanted Xinghe to stop her surveillance; he was afraid that this might bring up dormant traumas in her.

Chapter 493: Edit Your Speech

 

However, Xinghe was expressionless. There was no twitch in her emotions. She should have been the most traumatized, but she was the one that was the most collected of them all.

After some time, Kelly finally collapsed from pain. The men stopped filming and left.

“Go now!” Xinghe ordered immediately. Mubai’s men thronged into Kelly’s cell and started the nerves-inducing rescue operation!

Outside, dawn had arrived. The people outside the state hall started to wake up.

Today was the last day of the election, the only two candidates that reached the final were Philip and Aliyah. After that day’s counting of votes, the new president would be announced. However, before that, each of the candidate had the final chance to give a speech.

Philip, in his military uniform, sat expressionlessly in the waiting room. He looked outside the window with no obvious expression. The door was suddenly pushed open.

Aliyah waltzed in. Philip knew who it was from the sounds of the heels without turning around.

“Philip, why don’t you go first for the speech?” Aliyah asked him lightly. Her tone though wasn’t inquisitive. Her question sounded more like a directive.

Philip turned around slowly. His pair of dark eyes stared at her and he said no words. However, a question was clear in his eyes. What tricks are you playing this time?

Aliyah’s colored red lips curved into a thin smile. “However, you might want to edit your speech. We’ve already helped you with some corrections, they’re all in this video, why don’t you look at it.”

After that, she pulled out a phone and passed it to Philip. Philip didn’t take it. “What is this?”

“You’ll know after you see. You’ll regret it if you don’t see this.” Aliyah’s smile was smug. Philip’s heart twitched with fear, but he didn’t show it on his face. He took over the phone guardedly, and as he switched it open, what he saw wrench his heart with pain and lit up his fury like flame to oil.

In the video, Kelly was tossing around in obvious pain. Her every scream a sharp knife to his heart.

Philip whipped his head up and glared at Aliyah. “What did you do to her‽”

Aliyah didn’t show any trace of fear, in fact, her smile became wider. “Continue watching, you’ll find out soon enough.”

“Philip…” Suddenly, a man in a white coat called his name. The man stared emotionlessly at the camera and said, “We’ve given your wife a type of highly corrosive poison. If she is not given the antidote in the next two days, then her internal organs will start to fail. When that happens, even God wouldn’t be able to save her. Plus, before her death, she will experience the greatest pain imaginable to man, like how you can see it now… I know you want to save her from such a horrid death. If you do, then surrender your right to run. Remember, only by stating that you’re not going to run for president can she live.”

After that, the white coat left the camera with a satisfied, cold-blooded smile. The rest of the video was a horror show featuring Kelly’s torment. As if to upset Philip, the camera kept focused on Kelly’s pained expressions…

The video lasted until Kelly fainted from overwhelming agony.

This whole time, Philip was forced to see his wife endure, but he couldn’t do anything. Finally, the phone was snapped into two in Philip’s hands!

He grabbed at Aliyah’s neck and glared at her with blood lust.

Chapter 494: Announcing his Surrender

 

His voice came from the darkest depths of hell. “Didn’t I warn you not to harm her‽ Aliyah, if you’re looking for death, then I will fulfil your demand!”

He was ready to squeeze the life out of her.

“If I die, Kelly will also be dead!” Aliyah hissed through her teeth, “Philip, kill me if you dare.”

Philip widened his eyes and used a great amount of self-control to release his grip.

“What do you want?” he demanded, his eyes still burning with vengeance.

Aliyah looked at his helplessness and smiled satisfactorily. “What do we want? Obviously, we want you to voluntarily step down from the race. I’ve even prepared the reason for you. Just say you’re not feeling physically well and you don’t think you’re capable of shouldering the responsibility of president. It’s that simple.”

Philip knew this was coming. “Looks like you people have been guarded against me and not really sincere in cooperating with me.”

“We do wish for cooperation, but it doesn’t mean that we’re willing for you to win the presidency.”

“How can I trust you people when you’ve violated your promises again and again?”

Aliyah smiled. “Do you have another choice?”

That’s right, he was cornered. They had Kelly and they now were forcing him into submission by threatening her life. He had no choice but to yield. Even if they wanted his life, he didn’t think he would do anything to object. However, he was not willing to admit defeat, had he really run out of options?

Why hasn’t Mubai saved Kelly?

Philip planted all his hope on them and it appeared like he had made the wrong decision…

Aliyah looked him and knew he had selected to compromise. “Philip, don’t worry because I still love you and will prevent them from harming you. Even if you don’t get to be the president, I will elect you as my vice; you will still have control of this country.” Aliyah leaned intimately into his body. “Come on, don’t be mad. You need to go and prepare, it’s almost time for your speech.”

Philip stared coldly at her and warned, “Aliyah, one day, you will die by my hands.”

Aliyah smiled like a shameless vixen. “If you do, you’ll just be killing Kelly and I don’t think I would mind that.”

“…”

“Honey, it’s time for you to show yourself to the public. I believe you know what to do, right?” Aliyah blew him a kiss but there was a threat in her eyes. Philip took a deep breath and shoved her roughly away, he then strode out of the room.

Aliyah smiled triumphantly watching his back before she also followed him out.

Philip eventually found his way to the speech hall. Thousands of voters saw him arrive and they cheered enthusiastically. About seventy percent of the voters gathered there were his supporters. Some of them started weeping in joy when they saw him, and a chanting of his name erupted among the crowd.

Other than those gathered there, those gathered in front of their TV sets also cheered him on. Everyone was excited and joyful, because they believed their country’s hero was finally going to bring them out of the endless war.

They believed he would bring them happiness and hope to this country that desperately needed it.

However, little did they know, Philip was painfully thinking, preparing to give his abdication speech!

Chapter 495: The Phone’s Vibration

 

The chanting in the hall lasted for a long time. However, Philip had a drawn face and had spoken no words. He stood upright on the stage, but a stubborn haze seemed to have clouded over his eyes.

His expression, gaze, and every twitch of his emotion was enlarged and broadcasted on screen. The whole world was tuned in and seemed to have the same questions on their mind. What is wrong with him? Did something happen?

Until the hall quieted down, Philip opened his lips with visible difficulties. “My dearest comrades, friends, and fellow countrymen! Thank you for your constant support and love, they have been my biggest motivators, but today… today…”

He choked on his words. Philip was a hot-blooded general, not known for his sentimentalities, but at that moment, people could see his eyes watering.

He had to surrender and to disappoint the hope people placed on his shoulders. He had to disappoint his men, the soldiers that had died for his cause.

He didn’t mind the president’s seat that much, but the moment he gave it up, he would let down the hope of millions and millions of people. This decision was harder than making him kill himself. However, before he was these people’s hope, he was Kelly’s husband; he couldn’t let her down. Therefore, he had to make this choice…

As if they could feel Philip was going to make a serious announcement, everyone started to get antsy. They looked at him with uncertainty, praying that he wouldn’t let them down.

The only person who was happy, excited, and glad was Aliyah who was back stage. After Philip made his announcement, the country would be hers. With the country as the stepping stone, she would eventually dominate the whole world!

Philip seemed to be able to sense her irreprehensible joy and turned around to look at her. He saw the manic glow in her eyes.

“Kelly…” Aliyah didn’t avert her eyes instead mouth the woman’s name voicelessly. Philip’s face darkened, and Aliyah started to laugh. Philip would give up the whole world to give that woman a sound slap on the face!

Philip gripped his fist and suppressed his burning fury. He again turned to face the crowd.

“But today, with a heavy heart, I have to make an announcement,” Philip opened his lips to say, “And that is…”

Right at that moment, Philip’s phone which he’d placed in his suit pocket, close to his heart, started to vibrate. The moment it did, Philip’s heart seemed to mimic its vibration.

Philip was startled but quickly pulled out his phone.

As his eyes laid on the caller ID, Philip disregarded the decorum required for the situation and answered, “Hello!”

The crowd was an immediate chaos. Why would Philip pick up his phone in the middle of his speech? What’s happening?

Philip had forgotten he was being broadcasted all over the world, his focus was completely on that phone call.

The call came from Xinghe. Her calm and collected voice came from the other end, slow and steady, but powerful and strong.

She told Philip, “Philip, you don’t need to make that announcement, because you will win. Congratulations, we’ve saved Kelly.”

“What did you say?” Philip gripped the edge of the podium. At that moment, he felt his life was being revived.

Chapter 496: The End of their World

 

It was as if the world was coming alive!

“We’ve saved Kelly. It’s your call whether to lay waste to IV Syndicate or not, just say the word,” Xinghe added softly.

Philip was finally his usual confident self again. His eyes were practically shining as his blood boiled. His presence swept across the hall. Like a newly awakened lion, he was ready to take on the world.

“Of course,” Philip gripped the phone and ordered, “Destroy them now!”

He’d had enough of this god-forsaken organization.

Xinghe smiled. “Very well, but I still suggest we take this opportunity to present the world with a good show.”

“That’s a wonderful idea.” Philip laughed as his gaze sought out Aliyah. The latter felt flushed by the feeling of fear.

What is going on?

She would find out soon enough.

Philip turned to the thousands of citizens and endless cameras, and announced with authority, “My fellow countrymen and citizens of the world, today I want to make a serious announcement, but worry not, it is good news. IV Syndicate’s main base has been located. Today I will not give a speech but a demonstration! I will use my actions to show the world the consequences of coming after my country’s citizens and safety! This destruction of IV Syndicate is only the beginning, this is what I, Philip, promise you!”

Philip’s booming voice stunned everyone present and the whole world. They heard everything he said but they still had a hard time processing it.

Just as the whole world was dazed, the large screen behind Philip changed!

It showed a large expanse of desert filled with a sea of military units, soldiers, helicopters, and fighter jets.

A fighter jet flew over the desert sky and dropped a bomb. It exploded, and a mushroom cloud appeared in the sky.

The bomb revealed to the world the IV Syndicate’s underground kingdom. The people in the base were stunned by the explosion.

They had been focusing on the election, waiting for Philip to surrender, but the next thing they knew, Philip said he was going to destroy them. Before they could understand what was happening, the screen behind Philip showed the surface level of their underground base. That couldn’t be mistaken.

But why didn’t their surveillance say anything if an army of such an enormous size had gotten so near?

The whole base was running around like a group of headless chickens, they bumped into each other trying to launch a counter attack.

“Quick return fire and launch our own missiles. Activate our defense system!”

“What‽ The missiles aren’t reacting!”

“The defense system is non-responsive; the system is down!”

“Who opened the doors? The military is coming in—”

This sentence sent the whole base into chaos.

“Quick go and grab Philip’s b*tch. We’ll have to use her as leverage!”

They thought they could use Kelly to bargain their way out of this. However, the men quickly returned and reported, “This is bad, she’s not there anymore. Someone’s let her go!”

None of the offense or defense systems could be operated. They couldn’t stop the soldiers from marching in and their most valuable hostage had disappeared.

The whole IV Syndicate felt like their world was ending.

Chapter 497: Stunned the Whole World

 

Aliyah also felt her world was ending. As she gawked at the screen behind Philip in utter disbelief, her face slowly drained of blood. She couldn’t believe the things that were happening before her eyes.

Every citizen in Country Y was equally shocked.

The strong and mysterious IV Syndicate that had been harming Country Y like a malignant tumor had been found, and not only that, had been purged!

Is this a dream?

Other than those that supported IV Syndicate, the normal citizens that valued peace had tears welling up in their eyes. This image was broadcasted all over the globe.

Country Y citizens dropped what they were doing and rushed to witness this historical moment of their country. The war happening on screen made them feel a rush of nervousness and excitement.

Those who were more sentimental were already weeping openly, even others that were more reserved had red eyes.

This marked a new beginning for their country, finally a time for them to prosper, a time to usher in a new era of joy and happiness. This moment would forever leave a mark in Country Y. At the same time, Philip who acted as the commander of this operation, elevated himself into a legendary hero status in the citizens’ eyes.

“Philip, Philip…” Inside the hall, the chanting of his name began anew. More was led by this this and people started to scream his name with a crazed fervor. “Philip, Philip!”

Those on the street who stopped to witness this on their phone also joined in. The name ‘Philip’ that day resounding across the globe. It stunned the whole world!

Even Saohuang back at City T had seen it.

“Boss, how could this happen?” Sun Yu said with disbelief watching the destruction of IV Syndicate on screen.

Saohuang was expressionless.

“Boss, the organization is now destroyed. Will they trace it back to us?” Sun Yu asked anxiously.

Saohuang surprised him by saying, “It’s good that it’s destroyed.”

Sun Yu was astonished. “Boss, what are you saying?”

Saohuang stared at the TV screen and said slowly, “I don’t need them anymore. Their destruction will guarantee my freedom, no one will be there to hold me back anymore!”

Sun Yu understood his meaning instantly. IV Syndicate’s existence was both good and bad for Saohuang.

Saohuang could use the organization’s power to climb to the top, but this connection would ruin him if unearthed. Now that IV Syndicate was destroyed, no one would be able to uncover the skeleton Saohuang’s closet. It was a cause for celebration.

Furthermore, he was in the progress of crushing the Xi family and was only days away from being named the leader of the Flying Dragon Unit. Now, his last reservation, IV Syndicate had been destroyed.

Everything was going perfectly for Saohuang.

He laughed happily. “Looks like God does love me! It is time for Feng Saohuang’s era!”

Sun Yu immediately offered his flattery. “Congratulations, boss! Even God is on your side, therefore it’s only a matter of time before the whole world is yours!”

Saohuang laughed even harder, relishing the fact that the world would soon bow to his command.

Little did he know that his world would crumble soon.

…

Back in Country Y, Philip had firmly established his place in the country’s history. With the destruction of IV Syndicate, his position of the leader of the country was unmovable.

Even without a speech, his position as president was secured!

Chapter 498: Off to Military Court You Go!

 

At this time, Philip could do anything he wanted, and no one would have an opinion. Thankfully, he was not a tyrant. Speaking of a crazy tyrant, he turned to look at Aliyah who had appeared to have frozen into an ice statue.

Philip took slow, purposeful steps towards her with a smile. Aliyah’s body shook with fear watching him approach. Her instincts told her to run—

At Philip’s signal, the guards moved to detain her.

“What are you doing? Let me go, I am General Aliyah, who dares to detain me‽” Aliyah struggled like a crazed woman, but she was no match for a group of trained soldiers.

By then, Philip had reached backstage and stood before her.

Aliyah looked at him and cursed loudly, “F*ck you, Philip, you lied to me; you don’t care about Kelly’s life at all! You lying bastard, you planned all this from the beginning. How could you sacrifice Kelly’s life just to become the president‽ You liar, Kelly will die because of you!”

Aliyah thought Kelly was still in IV Syndicate’s base. Philip could only laugh when he heard Aliyah curse at him.

“As if you care about Kelly’s life so much,” he chided sarcastically. “Aren’t you the one who wants her dead the most?”

Aliyah responded with a sarcastic barb, “You’re not qualified to lecture me on that! You tricked me into believing that you value her life, but now you’re willing to kill her with your own two hands for the sake of this presidency. What kind of husband, what kind of man are you that you can use your wife as a sacrifice‽ You don’t deserve to be the president; you don’t deserve to lead this country. I will expose your real identity to the whole world and let everyone know how cold-blooded and fake you are!”

This was Aliyah’s only way out now, so she stuck to it like her life depended on it, which was rather true. However, Philip’s next sentence crushed all her hope, “Do you think I would do this if Kelly wasn’t safe?”

Aliyah looked at him with shock. “What did you say?”

Philip replied slowly, savoring the moment, “Too bad for you, Kelly has been rescued. She is recovering at the hospital; you must be very disappointed to hear that, right?”

“Impossible! Last night she was still…”

“The hospital report said that she has survived the critical period. Do you wish to see it?”

Aliyah was finally convinced Kelly was saved. But when did he locate IV Syndicate’s main base, plan everything, and save Kelly?

Aliyah had no idea these things were happening behind her back; her body shivered from fear.

She thought everything was in her control. As long as they had Kelly, Philip would be her puppet. Who knew all along she was the one being toyed!

Philip did so many things in the dark and the scariest thing was he was never found out. They didn’t notice anything wrong with him.

Now that IV Syndicate was done, it was all over for her as well…

She thought she was going to get the whole world but she now she had lost everything she had. Aliyah’s face was ashen like her soul has escaped from her body.

Philip was done having this dance with her. He ordered, “General Aliyah has been found to be colluding with IV Syndicate to harm this country’s safety! Detain her for now and we will try her at the military court!”

“Yes, sir!”

“No, let me go, my grandfather was the president of this country, you cannot do this to me—” Aliyah started to struggle again but she couldn’t do anything against her eventual fate of being a criminal, waiting for her judgement.

Chapter 499: Xinghe, You’re the Most Generous

 

IV Syndicate’s end was cemented now. With Xinghe’s tampering, all the electronic systems in IV Syndicate were disabled.

The military got into the base easily, like a tornado, they ravaged those surprised terrorists. With Mubai acting as the lead commander, he was working hard to make sure no one got away. Those who refused to surrender would be executed on the spot.

Facing such a strong enemy, the base was soon taken over. Xinghe’s side obtained a landslide victory!

They managed that in only half a day. When that happened, almost the whole country cheered.

Sam’s group started dancing with joy.

“We won! IV Syndicate is over! We won!” Sam yelled at the top of his lung, he felt like he was dreaming.

Ali also added happily, “I didn’t think that there was still hope for peace in this country in my lifetime.”

Indeed, taking down IV Syndicate was the beginning of the hope for peace. There were still other illegal organizations out there but with the strongest of them all crumbling, taking care of the rest was only a matter of time. Destruction of IV Syndicate meant they had won half of the way. As long as the rest of Country Y worked together, peace was no longer a dream. This was a hard-earned victory that was like salvation for Country Y’s citizens who were already tired of all the fighting and wars…

Since Philip was the face of this operation, they naturally attributed this long-awaited victory to him. They didn’t know about the others that contributed behind the scenes.

…

Seeing the amount of news about Philip that appeared online, Sam grumbled with some dissatisfaction, “These reporters know nothing, the greatest contributor for this operation was Xinghe.”

“That’s right. If not for Xinghe, how could they have taken down IV Syndicate so easily,” Ali concurred.

“Mr. Xi’s contribution was not small either,” Cairn added in fairness. Indeed, Xinghe and Mubai had done the most to make the operation a success. However, that was knowledge privy to the few of them only.

Xinghe, who was sifting through the organization’s information, heard them and replied softly, “We don’t need the recognition, that’s our deal with Philip.”

Philip would have the recognition and they would have Saohuang’s proof of criminality.

Ali giggled and said, “Xinghe, you are the most generous person I’ve ever met.”

She didn’t care for fame or fortune; everything was transient to her. However, it was also because of this outlook on life that others were willing to go the extra mile to impress her and be nice to her.

Her attitude seemed to have brushed off on the people around her as well. They learnt to be appreciative, to value everything they had.

This changed Sam’s earlier thoughts. “Should we still go and seek credit? It sounds so petty now.”

“Perhaps we can ask for a job?” Wolf suggested.

Cairn followed up by saying, “Maybe we can join the military?”

Sam shook his head immediately. “I don’t like it, being a soldier is too restrictive!”

“Then, we settle for nothing?” Ali too was conflicted. They had nothing, so they really wished to ask for something.

However, since the biggest contributor, Xinghe didn’t actively go to seek rewards; it seemed out of place for them to do so.

Xinghe looked at them with mirth in her eyes. “All of you might get more than you could ever dream of.”

“Why?” Ali was curious.

Before Xinghe could explain, Mubai walked in suddenly.