Overcome everything just to find you

Chapter 20

"I didn't expect you to know the CEO of Carson Energy Group!" Kevin said when he met only Marcus and Kevin.

"When he first wanted to start a company, I only came out for a year or two. I was young and energetic. I saw that he was passionate and capable but lacked funds, so I gave him a lot of money at that time. Money was used as the start-up capital for his business. Later, he did not expect that he would actually make it, and the scale was not small. After a few years of his success, I came to the United States to do some business and also to meet At that time, he proposed to give me a part of the shares and give me a certain dividend every year as a return, and I agreed. That's why a sum of money comes into the account every year. It's a pity that he is not satisfied with the status quo, but he wants to go restless way, and ended up in jail.”

"Fortunately, isn't the company supported by someone now? There is no need to worry too much." Kevin wanted to comfort him.

"That's what I said. Just looking at the stock market during the period when he was investigated, the company fell a lot, and because of this, some people don't want to continue to cooperate. Even if there are Smith and some others, But it’s not good for such a huge company as a whole.”

"After all, the image has been damaged. Even if you want to go back to the prosperity before the incident, it will be difficult."

"Yeah. There's nothing I can do."

"Everyone's ability is limited, let alone you are not God. By the way, there will be a dance in a few days, shall we go?"

"prom?"

"Yeah. I didn't really want to go, but it's not bad as something to relieve boredom." Kevin said, looking at the gray sky.

At this time, someone ran towards them behind them, calling Marcus' name.Marcus and Kevin stopped and waited for the man.Seeing that Marcus did not move forward but stopped and waited for him, the man switched from running to striding and walked in front of Marcus.The man took a few breaths, said a few words to Marcus, and then hurried away.

"If you are free," Marcus said with a questioning tone, "if you are free, let's go together."

"it is good."

The two got very close, and Marcus took the opportunity to hold Kevin's still cold hand and walked forward without changing his expression, but Kevin became nervous involuntarily.The moment Marcus held the ground, Kevin looked at Marcus.

"Is it not possible?" Marcus knew that Kevin had looked at him just now, and saw the slight tension in Kevin's eyes, so he asked.

"public area."

"What about public places? We're licensed." Marcus smiled evilly. "By the way, if I'm going to the dance, I don't have formal clothes yet. Here, I don't have a suit."

"It seems to be oh. Then go buy a set. Always have a set just in case you need to use it."

"Go shopping in the afternoon, okay?"

"Okay. Don't you want to make it to order? Or buy ready-made clothes?"

"I'm afraid I don't have enough time for custom-made clothes. It's enough to buy ready-made clothes for the time being."

The two took a break at noon, and at two o'clock in the afternoon, they went out.Kevin knew that there was a suit shop with good suit fabrics and styles, so he took Marcus to that shop.Marcus picked out a navy blue one at the store, and Kevin picked him a black one.Finally, after what sounded like a peaceful discussion to outsiders, Marcus ordered the dark blue one.Then there was a little friction over the color of the tie.However, Marcus did not stick too much to his own opinion this time, but followed Kevin's aesthetics and put on a black tie.

"Where are the leather shoes? Do you want to buy a pair here?" Kevin saw leather shoes in a corner of the store.

Marcus glanced at the corner where the shoes were placed and said, "No, I have them."

After the clerk packed the clothes and tie, Marcus paid with his card.The two returned home after leaving the suit shop.

Although it was only after 6 o'clock, the sky was getting dark.Marcus and Kevin flag down a taxi on the side of the road, and Marcus tells the driver the name of the place. After 6 o'clock, after get off work, people are still walking in a hurry, some people even look haggard, and some people carry the fast food they bought.Originally, it was almost past the rush hour, but there were still many vehicles on the road, and it took more than half an hour to drive for more than ten minutes.

"It's been a long time." Marcus said to the people who were already sitting in the room after letting Kevin into the room.

"No, I just arrived." The person sitting at the dining table said that he saw Marcus and the others coming, got up from the chair, and walked towards them, "I was in a hurry this morning, so I didn't have time to introduce myself, I'm sorry .My name is George Smith. Nice to meet you."

"Kevin Morgan, nice to meet you." Because Smith can't speak Chinese but only English and simple French, Kevin also communicates in English.

"Don't look at him as the CEO now. Before Richard Carson's accident, he was obsessed with artistic creation. He stayed in the studio or visited museums all day long, and didn't care about business at all." Marcus joked.

"Haha, stop talking. I was also forced, otherwise I would never get involved in business. Sit down, don't stand."

"Really? Do you dare to say that you didn't give Richard any advice in normal times?" Marcus asked in a questioning tone.

"Suggestion?" Kevin was a little confused.

"Smith graduated from Harvard Business School, and Richard is his younger brother." Marcus explained, "Without Smith, the company would not have developed so fast and developed to where it is today. Especially in Richard After the accident, without the Smith Group, the trees would have fallen and the monkeys would have dispersed."

"Wolf made me sound like it was very important. The people in the company are not so ruthless, there are still people who are very friendly, and they didn't see Richard being arrested and immediately took the money and left." Smith said for them Pour over the red wine.

"How long has he been in?" Marcus asked looking at the red wine in the red wine glass in front of him.

"It's been more than half a year."

"How long was the sentence?"

"More than seven years, nearly eight years." After saying this, Smith drank the red wine in the glass in one gulp.

The food ordered was served. No one spoke while the waiter was laying out the food. The atmosphere in the whole box was extremely solemn. Smith kept drinking, only pouring some into the cup each time, and then finished it in one gulp.Kevin and Marcus didn't drink.When there was no one else in the box, Marcus said, "He asked for it. You can stop managing anything in the company and let it run its course."

"How is it possible?" Smith drank too much, a little tipsy, and spoke in a high voice, "How can I say that, I also watched the company develop bit by bit, not to mention that George's painstaking efforts were incorporated into it, how could it be possible to let it go? Fend for yourself. Of course you can say that if you don’t care about things, but I’m not.” The excited voice echoed in the box.

"When can I see him?" Marcus asked calmly and without changing his face, but the calmness at this time did not have a cold breath.

"You can visit the prison on the 10th of every month." Smith clasped his hands tightly, and he could clearly see the veins on the back of his hands.

"I'm sorry, I made you laugh," Smith said to Kevin suddenly, "I can't control my emotions." Smith laughed while talking, how distressed that smile was.

"No need to be so polite," Kevin responded.

"You haven't had much rest recently, have you? Go tell the board of directors that you need a few days to rest."

"No, in the current state, there is no time to rest at all, and the company has not yet stepped out of the danger zone." Smith decisively rejected Marcus's suggestion.

Marcus sighed and said, "Okay. What can I say as an outsider, it's up to you to decide what you want to do." Then he started eating. "Let's eat vegetables. Don't think about it tonight."

Next, Marcus and Smith did not mention anything about the company, but talked about Smith's paintings and the emotional life of Smith and Richard. Of course, Marcus' recent situation cannot be missed.

Marcus and Kevin dropped Smith off at his home before returning home, opting to walk instead of taking any form of transportation.

"Are you full?" Marcus asked. "You didn't eat much. How about we eat more?"

"Don't you have these?" Kevin raised the packaged vegetables in his hand, because Smith didn't have much time at home, so Marcus and the others took them home. "If you are not full, you can go home and reheat these. I remember there is still leftovers at home."

"You. Okay, listen to you."

Before going to bed, the two lay on the bed.

"What are you going to do about Richard?" Kevin asked.

"Don't deal with it. He deserves what he deserved. Let him remember this lesson." The moment he knew about Richard's accident, Marcus also thought about using his contacts to get him out of prison early, but now, Marcus Instead, Smith felt that he should reflect on what he had done in prison, so as not to waste Smith's expectations and attention to him.

A few days later, the dance party arrived.Both Kevin and Marcus put on suits, and Kevin wore some perfume as usual.After getting everything done, Kevin and Marcus arrived at the ball half an hour before the party started in the called car.

The dance party was held on the first floor of a hotel, and the scene was very delicately arranged, with champagne glasses and red wine glasses everywhere.There were quite a few people who came, all of them were middle and high-level people in society, well-known politicians, mayors, famous lawyers, members of Congress, important people in business, and even doctors and teachers were present. exist.

"No wonder you didn't want to come, and no wonder you thought it would be a good time to pass the time." After Marcus looked around the scene for a week, he whispered in Kevin's ear.

Kevin smiled without saying a word.

"Go home after finishing the work, okay?" Marcus was staring at a man in a black suit jacket, a little bald, holding a glass of red wine and chatting with others while speaking.

"Okay. Split up?"

"It's up to you. The prey has been found." After finishing speaking, Marcus picked up a glass of red wine from nearby and walked towards the man who was staring.

Seeing Marcus walking towards the prey, Kevin also went to find interesting prey by himself.

It didn't take long for Marcus to walk to Kevin. At this time, Kevin was chatting with a member of Congress, talking about the current political situation in the United States, whether the president's actions can win the approval of the public, and so on.Kevin briefly introduced Marcus to the congressman, and the congressman left wisely when he saw someone coming.

"So fast? Is there any gain?" Kevin took a sip of the undrinked Bordeaux red wine in the glass.

"It's useful to get a little bit out. He doesn't seem to want to cooperate with Smith very much. He thinks he is young and has no experience. He said that he will withdraw the capital after he can earn back the cost."

"What do you think?"

"I'm afraid that after he withdraws his capital, he will have even less hair than now."

Kevin smiled, "I'm afraid I didn't even have hair at that time." Kevin said jokingly: "By the way, there is another person. On your right, the one who is chatting with the woman in the red skirt, and his company is also The commercial giant has some cooperation with Carson Energy Group."

"Okay." After learning some basic information about this business giant, Marcus immediately approached his prey quietly.Kevin, on the other hand, was watching what happened.Of course, during this period, that is, before the ball officially started, some people also took the initiative to chat with Kevin.

Just before the dance, Marcus leaves the prey and returns to Kevin.

"how?"

"Better than the previous one."

"Enough." After a pause, Kevin said, "The dance is about to begin."

"when are we leaving?"

"What? Want to leave before you start?" Kevin smiled provocatively.

"How can such a good night be wasted in this kind of place." Marcus said solemnly.

"Always leave after a dance, otherwise it's not very good. Besides, I haven't had anyone to say hello yet."

"Important person?"

"It's about the same. If you want to survive here, you have to rely on them."

"Okay. We'll leave when you're done."

After the ball started, Marcus stayed in an inconspicuous corner, looking at all kinds of masked people at the ball.Hmph, how many people can come without any purpose, and who is not "unscrupulous" in order to achieve the purpose, Marcus thought to himself.While Kevin was chatting with others, several women in gorgeous dresses invited Marcus to dance, but Marcus directly refused without any euphemism.More than an hour later, Kevin and Marcus left the hotel.

A few days later, Marcus made an appointment with Smith and invited him to his home for dinner.During the dinner, Marcus and Smith talked about his views on the company's future operations. Although Smith disagreed with some details, he generally agreed with it.When Smith asked Marcus to help out at the company, Marcus firmly vetoed it.Marcus claimed that he was just a vagrant and was used to living freely. He never worked a day in the company, so he didn't want to go there and hurt Smith.Marcus asked Smith if he would go to see Richard, but Smith hesitated and did not answer immediately. After a pause for a few seconds, Smith said that he did not want to see Richard. Neither went.Then there was a silence.It was Kevin who finally broke the silence.

After the meal, Smith didn't stay long and went back to the office to continue dealing with things.After seeing off Smith, Marcus opened a can of beer himself while Kevin was doing the dishes.

"Smith and Richard, they love each other and like each other. Smith once thought that Richard would not do such a dirty thing, and believed that he really wanted to run the company with his feet on the ground and worked hard little by little. Didn't expect this to happen." After taking a sip of his beer, Marcus continued, "So I'm disappointed in him."

"I see."

"I want to visit him in a few days. But what can I say if I go, reprimand or scold him?" He drank more than half of a can of beer.

"Go and have a look. Ask him if he knows what he did wrong? Just know."

Marcus didn't say anything after that, just drank in silence.