Chapter 502 Cody's Anger
Now Larry roughly knows that the failed plan from a hundred years ago, the unfinished plan, was to use Gu to control the whole world.
And leading it was the Harris family, mainly consisting of Gu raising people.
Of course, it wasn't just the Harris family - there must have been other forces involved too.
As for how the plan was stopped and what secrets lie within, even Paisley doesn't know.
Now the plan from a hundred years ago has been restarted, and he must stop it.
"By the way, what are you planning to do with this fortune?" Paisley asked.
Larry's face showed helplessness as he said, "I didn't expect Megan, the person in charge of VitaGen Medical, to bring people to stop me. Now the Free Army has gone back, the helicopter has left too, and this fortune is mostly gold bars - it's going to be hard to take it back."
As he spoke, he fell into thought.
After several seconds, he said, "If there's no other way, I'll have to get the Cabinet Room involved and have their strong fighters come take it back."
"Absolutely not," Paisley warned him in time. "Right now all the different forces are guessing which side the Cabinet Room belongs to. The Cabinet Room has shown extremely strong power - now is not the time to expose it. Once the Cabinet Room's strong fighters come to help you take back this fortune, the Cabinet Room will be exposed."
Larry thought about it and felt she had a point.
The Cabinet Room was now his trump card - unless absolutely necessary, he definitely couldn't expose it easily.
"Then what should we do?"
Larry was out of ideas.
This fortune was worth trillions of dollars.
Without this fortune's support, just relying on the few hundred billion dollars Alden gave him wouldn't last long at all - he couldn't compete with VitaGen Medical.
Paisley shook her head and said, "I don't know either. In any case, the Cabinet Room can't show itself now. Right now only Grandpa knows about the Cabinet Room, outsiders don't know yet. As for the money, we'll have to find another way."
"Yeah, that's all we can do."
Larry nodded lightly.
That night, the two of them just sat by the campfire in the mountain forest.
They talked about many things, and before they knew it, dawn had broken.
The two got up and left White Mountain.
The helicopter had already gone back. To leave this place, they could only cross through the mountains to get to a nearby city and buy plane tickets back.
The mountain path was difficult, but they were both in very good physical condition, so traveling wasn't too hard.
It only took half a day - by noon they had walked out of White Mountain and saw a road.
They followed the road for a long time before finally encountering a car.
Larry flagged down the car and hitched a ride to a nearby city.
By the time they reached the city, it was already evening.
This was just a small city with no airport at all. The two had to take another car to a city with an airport to buy tickets to Sunset City.
Originally Larry was planning to return to Sunset City.
But he was worried about changes in the situation at Aurora Citadel, worried that Megan had already released the photos, worried that after Paisley returned, she would implicate the Bennett family.
At the airport near White Mountain.
In the waiting area.
Larry picked up his phone and called Abigail in Sunset City to ask about the situation there.
He learned that PaxGen Pharmaceuticals had been secretly winning over some small families and small businesses.
But the Everlife Hospital was making big moves, constantly challenging other pharmacies, and some pharmacies had been forced to close.
In short, the situation was pretty bad.
"Is Esmeralda okay?" Larry asked again.
Abigail's voice came through the phone: "Her condition is still stable, nothing major, and she's also working very hard at martial arts practice."
After learning this, Larry felt relieved.
"I need to go to Aurora Citadel for a bit. I'll be back to Sunset City in a few days. Call me if anything comes up."
"Okay, sure. I'm busy right now, gotta go."
Abigail hung up first.
Paisley beside him glanced at Larry who had just finished his call and asked, "Nothing wrong in Sunset City, right?"
"Just Silvermoon Apothecary still causing trouble. Everything else is okay for now."
"That's good."
Paisley also felt more at ease.
"By the way, what's Mr. Strother's background?" Larry couldn't help but ask.
Paisley shook her head: "I'm not sure about that. I don't even know his full name. I've only heard Grandpa mention that his strength is very powerful - at least sixth realm or above. As for whether he's crossed into the seventh realm, I don't know."
Larry's expression became serious too.
He hadn't expected Greg to be so powerful.
He didn't say anything more and just thought to himself.
After waiting more than two hours, they began boarding and got on the flight to Aurora Citadel.
When they arrived at Aurora Citadel, it was already 6 AM - almost daybreak.
They walked out of the airport.
Larry asked, "Going straight back to the Bennett Manor?"
"Yeah."
Paisley nodded and said, "Let's go straight back."
She casually hailed a taxi by the roadside and got in.
Larry followed right behind her.
Just before 7 AM, Larry and Paisley appeared at the gate of the Bennett Manor's main courtyard. There were already Bennett Manor servants sweeping fallen leaves at the entrance.
"Ms. Paisley Bennett, you're back."
The sweeping servant greeted Paisley, then moved closer and said quietly, "I don't know what happened, but yesterday Mr. Cody Bennett flew into a rage. You should be careful."
Hearing this, Paisley's body trembled.
Larry's expression also became serious.
It seemed Megan had already sent the photos to Cody, and they might have even spread throughout their circle.
Paisley looked at the Bennett Manor's door. At this moment, she felt like it was a gate to hell - once she stepped through, she would fall into an inescapable abyss.
But still, she walked forward.
Larry followed behind her.
The Bennett Manor was very quiet in the morning.
Paisley walked straight toward the back courtyard.
In a pavilion in the back courtyard.
An old man sat cross-legged.
A terrifying aura rose from his body. Faintly visible was a stream of tangible energy rotating around his body, forming a fearsome magnetic field.
When Paisley appeared in the back courtyard, she saw Cody practicing martial arts. After a slight hesitation, she still walked over and stood 30 feet away, calling out, "Grandpa, I'm back."
Her voice echoed through the quiet courtyard.
Cody, who was practicing martial arts, opened his eyes.
In that instant, the visible energy flow around his body suddenly moved, forming a blast of force that shot out rapidly, directly attacking Paisley.
Paisley's body was sent flying 100 feet away and crashed hard to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
Cody stood up, and his body flashed, appearing in front of Paisley. He raised his palm, gathering terrible Qi in it.
"What are you doing?"
Larry rushed over in time to stop him: "Cody, she's your granddaughter. What are you trying to do?"
Paisley also ignored her injuries and got up from the ground, kneeling down.
"Paisley, do you know how big a mistake you've made?" Cody's old face was stern, his expression filled with anger.
Paisley knelt on the ground, her delicate body trembling.
Larry explained, "It was Megan's scheme. She brought Mr. Strother's four great warriors to White Mountain. We were all restrained, which is how she framed us. Paisley and I are innocent."
"Shut up."
Cody scolded, "Is it your place to speak? Don't I know you were framed? I believe it, but does the Rivera family believe it?"
"Paisley, oh Paisley, you knew Megan wasn't an ordinary person, yet you were still so careless. You've put the Bennett family in dire straits."
"I was careless. Please punish me, Grandpa."
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