Darkness Rises

Chapter 86 The Troubled Osborne Group
Returning to school life, Ivan's situation can be said to have changed, but not much changed.

What happened in the nightclub that night really shocked the students who witnessed the real situation at the scene. They didn't expect that Ai Wen actually had the identity of a gang boss.

The feeling of being cruel, powerful, and hidden in the dark made these high school students who grew up in New York and admired gang violence culture arouse fear and admiration in their hearts.

They were curious about how Ivan did all of this, but they didn't dare to ask, so they could only slap Gwen on the sidelines.

And Gwen's father is a well-known sheriff of the New York police system. She is actually a girl with a sense of justice. When she asked Aiwen worriedly, Aiwen gave her a prepared statement.

"Gwen, you also heard that the security guards called me 'boss', indeed, that nightclub is my property, but it's just a property I invested in casually.

After all, our "Hammer Industries" does not only develop the arms industry, real estate and financial industries are also one of our pillar industries, and I recently wanted to optimize some resources, so I invested in some entertainment industries.

As for the security guards you see looking like gang members, I admit this, but they are actually professional security companies I found, but these companies are inextricably linked to local gangsters, otherwise they would not be able to do this one line.

Don't worry, I promise you, I will never do anything illegal! "

The innocent and kind-hearted Gwen believed Ivan's words in this way, or she just wanted an answer from the past, after all, she could no longer leave Ivan's side now.

Of course, there is another thing that is closely related to Ivan's situation, and that is the attitude of the new beautiful teacher Natasha towards him.

Although the two had a relationship in the nightclub that night, when they returned to school the next day, the role of the teacher played by the black widow put on the cloak of indifference again, as if the relationship with Aiwen was just an ordinary teacher-student relationship That's all.

The most contact between them is the classroom and the drama club. Ai Wen felt like he was being liked by others.

Although he didn't understand the intention of the black widow, he didn't lack women, so he didn't bother to provoke this secret agent.

"Hey Harry, are you all right?"

On the playground, Harry sat alone in the stands next to him, watching the school football team training with a gloomy face, but silently said nothing.

Ivan patted Gwen's hand, signaling that he needed to comfort his friend.

Gwen nodded understandingly and went to find her little sister.

When he came to Harry's side, Ivan sat down with helplessness and sympathy on his face. After confirming that his acting skills were online, he slowly said: "Harry, I know you are in a bad mood right now, because you are worried about Aussie. The situation of the group, but you have to trust Uncle Norman, he will definitely be able to get through this difficult time!"

Of course Ivan knew why Harry was sad, it was because his and Senator Stern's plan against the Osborne Group had been fully launched.

Just three days ago, the military announced that the two national defense plans signed with the Osborne Group and the Hammer Group: the "Physical Enhancement Plan" and the "New Efficiency Aircraft" were all cancelled.

The reason given by the military is that the "Physical Enhancement Program" led by the Osborne Group has hidden risks. In the initial animal experiments, after the injection of "enhanced medicine", there were sudden irritability and slight confusion. side effects.

This "enhanced potion" seems to have problems in the initial formula design, which made the military make up their minds to abandon this immature product.

At the same time, the military announced another plan to replace the "Physical Enhancement Plan" of the Osborne Group, that is, the "Super Soldier Project" hosted by General Ross.

Heard that this project has made very gratifying progress.

As for the "New Efficiency Aircraft" project, the military determined that this aircraft was not suitable for modern warfare after a detailed investigation, so it was also abandoned.

According to rumors, in order to save these two plans, the Osborne Group and the Hammer Group mobilized all their resources and contacts, including the lobbying of Senator Stern, chairman of the Senator's Armed Services Committee.

But the ending was bleak after all, and the plan was abandoned as a foregone conclusion.

Next, there was the turmoil caused by this incident. The Osborne Group and Hammer Industries, which had been rising in stock price because of signing a contract with the military, all turned around and vented all the way.

But only the next day, Justin Hammer, the CEO of Hammer Industries, stood up and held a press conference, announcing that Hammer Industries had become a new defense contractor.

Immediately, the falling stock price of Hanmer Industry rebounded quickly, even exceeding the previous maximum market value.

But this situation really put the Osborne Group on fire. They tried their best, but they couldn't reverse the decline. Their market value was like a falling roller coaster, going straight to the abyss.

But what everyone doesn't know is that, taking this opportunity, Aiwen has already started to use all the funds in his hand to silently acquire the shares of Osborne Group.

He doesn't need to be able to control the majority of the shares, as long as he can enter the board of directors of the Osborne Group.

As for the method of controlling the Osborne Group, that is another matter.

This is the source of Harry Osborn's distress. How could he not worry about the loss of his family business.

Hearing Ivan's comfort, Harry put his head in his hands in pain, blamed himself and said worriedly: "I'm so worried about my father, I've never seen him so anxious.

Now the stock price of the Osborne Group has fallen too much, and even some small shareholders have begun to sell their shares, but I can't help you.

Not like you……"

"Sorry, Harry, I can't do any more!"

Both Harry and his father knew that Hammer Industries' status as a defense contractor was due to their friendship with Senator Stern.

But this friendship is not enough to pull the Osborne Group out of the abyss.

"Ewen, this has nothing to do with you. I just realized now that I am really useless. When my father needs me, I can't help him in any way."

Seeing Harry's painful self-reproach, Ivan had a sympathetic expression on the surface, but he was extremely disapproving in his heart. After all, he was actually responsible for all this.

"Harry, since you can't do anything, don't let yourself get caught up in excessive self-blame. Let's go to the Hellfire Club. After all, no matter what, there are still people who love you there!"

Hearing Ivan's words, a warmth flashed across Harry's confused and painful eyes, and he realized that he really needed some spiritual comfort.

"Okay, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)