Chapter 569: "I Want to Be a Good Man"
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Matthew arrives at the jail on the outskirts of Miami as Link's lawyer, and he offers to see Claude Ross, who is being held there.
Claude Ross was released on bail because of the seriousness of the case and the attention of the whole United States.
He was confined to this prison until he was interrogated.
When Claude Ross finally wanted to see Matthew, Matthew had been waiting for half an hour. And he asked the prison guards three times in a row to call someone. Of course, he stuffed some Franklin to the prison guards, otherwise the prison guards would not be so easy to talk to.
"Link Hans has something to say to me?" Claude Ross was no longer in the same spirits as he had been. The police arrested him with conclusive evidence, and he is now even considering whether he should plead guilty and seek a lighter sentence. But knowing that you are going to jail, no one can be calm. "Hurry up. β
Matthew stood up and smiled and said to the guards, "Mr. Officer, can you let me talk to Mr. Ross alone for a few minutes?"
The prison guard had just taken two thousand dollars from him, and he didn't embarrass him at this time, saying, "I'm just outside." β
After he left, Matthew sat down again and said, "Mr. Ross, Link knows that you have more than 230 million dollars in your account, of which 200 million were swindled from him. So this time he intends to get the money back. β
Claude Ross's heart sank when he heard him mention the money in his account, but he immediately remembered that his account was in the Bahamas. He sneered and said, "Link, he's a big shot, of course he can steal my money." Maybe I can meet him in prison. β
Matthew continued to talk to himself: "He has entrusted me with filing a complaint against those responsible for counterfeiting wine β that is, you and Luke Truss. By the way, Luke Truss is dead, so you're the only one left responsible β you need to compensate him for the financial loss of a billion dollars. β
"Haha, a billion dollars in compensation? Do you think the courts are fools? A billion dollars. Haha......"
Claude Ross is now nervous when he hears about a billion dollars, and if it weren't for the lure of a billion dollars, he wouldn't have ended up in this field.
The prison guards outside heard his maniacal laughter, opened the door and looked at it, and when they saw that there was nothing unusual, they scolded, "Be quiet!" He waited for Claude Ross to stop laughing, and then closed the door again.
Matthew laughed and said, "Mr. Ross, the annual sales volume of Blue Lagoon wine is more than nine billion dollars. Do you think it's a lot to ask for a billion dollars in reputational damage? And somebody asked me something about prison. For example, he asked me if there had really been an incident in which a prisoner had been raped to death by a chicken[21] in prison. β
Claude Ross jumped up and yelled nervously, "Are you threatening me?
This time, the prison guard rushed in directly and took the baton and pointed at Claude Ross ruthlessly: "Quiet!"
Claude Ross was beaten and fell directly to the ground and snorted.
Matthew stood up and walked over quickly, grabbed the prison guard with one hand and the baton with the other, and said, "Mr. Officer, he just has some anxiety about the future. I promise it'll be fine!"
The guard was about to go berserk, but he felt something wrong in his hands. He glanced at a roll of green paper in Matthew's hand. This color he will never forget. He grabbed the roll of paper in his hand, slipped it into his trouser pocket, and said, "You tell him to be quiet." With that, he turned away again.
Matthew waited for the guards to leave, and then said to Claude Rose, who was still humming on the ground, "Look, Mr. Rose. Maybe a prisoner doesn't have to die, but it's still hard to get a few sticks a day, isn't it?"
He said as he slowly walked back to his chair and sat down.
Claude Ross knew that he was now under the roof, and he could not afford not to bow his head. He got up, pulled his hair, and asked hatefully, "Link, what does he want?"
"No, Link didn't say anything. It's just that someone has been very uncomfortable because they have been deceived. 1.25 billion dollars, you divided 200 million, Luke Truss, Hull Donald, Steven Layton also got 200 million dollars. Someone wants to know who took the other 450 million. He wanted to know who the conspirators were. β
The more Steven Layton listened, the more frightened he became. He knew that Link Hans would find out about Steven Layton, so Steven Layton left the United States after the fact. But he didn't expect Link to find out about two other people who were in a gold mine scam and didn't even show up.
Since Link already knew so much, he didn't hide it, saying, "I'm curious, didn't he find more than six billion dollars worth of gold now." Why do you have to hold on to that? Well, you can tell him that the other 450 million is going to the people who sold the shares and the explorers. β
"I appreciate your cooperative attitude!" said Matthew with a smile. "I know you're going to plead guilty, you're going to put the main blame on the dead man Luke Truss, and you're going to clear someone's name. But Luke Truss is dead, and he can't help you bear someone's wrath. Don't you feel like you need more accomplices to spread the blame?"
"What do you want to say?"
Matthew smiled mysteriously and said, "Aren't you partners?
Steven Layton's face changed dramatically.
Matthew saw his expression change, stood up with a smile, and said, "Mr. Ross, you are a smart man. I think you understand how to relieve yourself of your responsibility. And I heard that tainted witnesses can have their sentences commuted. Someone can promise to leave five million dollars in your account if he's satisfied. If you have a day to get out of prison. You have the money to buy a house and sleep with a few women for a few nights, instead of being on the streets when you get out of prison. β
When he had finished speaking, he picked up his briefcase and said, "I wish you a happy sentence, Mr. Ross." β
After saying that, he called the prison guards to come in, and after getting permission from the prison guards, he left the prison.
On the land from prison to the airport, he called Link: "Link, what should be said, I have already told him personally. β
Link said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
"It's my job. Matthew said with a smile. "I'm not sure if he's willing to cooperate, but I think it's unlikely. He's a smart guy!"
"If he's a fool, I'm a fool who has been fooled. Link paused and said. "You're ready for lawsuits. Three days later, if he did not move, he would be prosecuted according to the first plan. If he is obedient. Just follow the second. β
"I understand. Also, he said, the rest of the money was split between the person who helped them sell their stake in the mine and the person on the exploration team. β
Link was silent for a moment and said, "I see." β
Link hung up the phone, pursed his lips and didn't know what he was thinking.
He didn't know how long he had been sitting before the doorbell rang in his study. He went to open the door, and it was Hannah outside. And she also led the two little ones who were not very stable in walking.
"Daddy, are you still working?"
Link looked at his watch, and it was past five o'clock. He smiled and said, "Daddy is off work." What does Hannah want to play?"
Hannah said seriously, "Can we go for a carriage ride?" Catelyn is a princess and Evan is a prince. I'm going to take them to the ball. β
Link couldn't help but laugh as he listened to her plan.
He looked at the window again, and there was no sunlight outside, but it wasn't raining either. Although the temperature is relatively low now, the coldest time has passed.
Children should have no problem wearing a little more.
So he picked up the two children, and then went downstairs with the three children, instructing William to prepare the carriage and helping the children to dress and put on their hats.
The Gipsy Vanirma is a notoriously docile horse. Hannah's two black and white horses had grown and had been trained by trainers. Hannah had no problem holding the reins.
And Link sat right next to her in case something went wrong.
The two little ones sat in the children's car seats, looking curiously at the two horses from time to time and at the trees on either side. The carriage alarmed the resident birds in the forest, and the two little ones couldn't think of what to say, so they pointed and barked at Link.
The regular sound of horses' hooves, a daughter driving a carriage seriously, and two little ones behind him who are curious about everything. Take a horse-drawn carriage ride through the tranquil forest with the occasional birdsong or two. Link felt that this kind of life might be what he wanted.
It's just that he can't enjoy this peace of mind right now.
He really wants to be a good person, but good people are destined to not be able to live in this world.
He only hoped that in the future, his children would not know that their father had blood on his hands and had done something shady about it.
He only hopes that they will always be proud of themselves, and they will be proud of them in the future.
"Daddy, can I make Gigi and Fanny run faster?"
Hannah's voice brought Link back to his senses. He smiled and shook his head and said, "Not now." Caitlin and Evan are still young, the horses are running fast, and the wind will be strong. They're going to catch a cold. β
Hannah nodded and said, "Oh, I see." She paused for a moment and asked again. "Daddy, when will Alyssa be back. I have a lot of questions for her?"
Alyssa travels around the world, and Hannah still paints every day, but she has also improved a lot, maybe she knows how to think, and thinks of some problems with painting. And neither Link nor Jessica could teach her that. During this time, they also did not have time to take her to visit other painters.
"She'll be back soon. Maybe the weather will come back when it's warmer. β
"She'll be like the birds, and she'll come when the weather is warm?"
Link laughed and said, "Yes, Alyssa is like a migratory bird this year, she is waiting for the weather to warm up and come back." He paused and said with a smile. "When summer comes, Daddy takes you to go boating on the lake, and there are a lot of birds on the lake. Hannah can draw on a boat. Is it good?"
Hannah's eyes widened, "Really?"
"Daddy never cheated on Hannah. Isn't it?"
Hannah thought for a moment, nodded seriously, and said, "Well, Daddy didn't lie to me. β
Link smiled and rubbed her black curly hair and said, "When Daddy is free, I'll take you to play." Okay, okay?"
"Okay, and Kaka, and Caitlin and Evan. β
"Okay, let's go. And when he saw that it was getting dark, he said. "It's getting dark, let's turn around and go back!"
Hannah nodded, but the carriage kept moving forward. After a while, she said to Link with a confused face, "But Daddy, how can I get Gigi and Fanny to turn around." β
Link was amused by the small look on her little face. He smiled and took the reins from her and steered the two horses to turn around and walk back.
Hannah was no longer interested in driving the carriage, and she sat in the back and played with the two little ones.
He glanced back at the three giggling little ones, and subconsciously asked the horse to go more slowly. For mobile phone users, please browse M. Reading for a better reading experience.