HPDBC CHAPTER 309(Moving Assets)
CHAPTER 309(Moving Assets)
CHAPTER 309(Moving Assets)
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Less than one day after the battle at the Whitehouse, Law Matani is in one of his best business suits sitting in a conference room.
Across the large table are empty seats, and behind them is a perfect view of Central Park, showing the Manhattan skyline under the mid-day sun.
While he relaxes in his seat his phone is on the table, playing a live press conference being held at the Whitehouse, in which President Skyline addresses the nation, or more accurately, the world.
While this isn't the first time an attack on the Whitehouse has happened, the involvement of Horizon makes this a matter of global political concern.
His presence suddenly shifting overseas has raised brows all around the globe as many countries fear that their bid for his services was beaten, or that he possibly lied about not leaving Japan until he finished his time at UA.
President Skyline first revealed that President Harrison's death was, in fact, not a simple heart attack, but the first attack by the Evoltionaries to succeed.
But instead of publicly crediting the villains, the government kept things quiet to force their hand again, this time with more leads to track them.
This eventually led to them getting spies into former Pro Hero Optic's organization, now publicly known as the villain Sentinel.
Using this information they engineered the perfect situation, one in which the villain would have no choice but to strike.
By sending Star and Stripe out of the country they forced Sentinel to act, all while they'd already had Horizon on standby as a trump card.
'We are still compiling data on who and where the remaining members of the Evolutionaries are, but I'm glad to report that over 3 thousand members have already either been arrested or surrendered themselves to us,' the president said, causing an uproar in from the press.
Dozens of questions were hurled at him, including the major concern that Pro Heroes turned against the people they were meant to protect, and how that would make the civilian population feel toward their guardians moving forward.
'This is not a situation that can be dealt with easily or quickly, it will take much effort and teamwork. But together, as a nation, we can recover and become even stronger than before. The ideology of 'Might makes right' is more apparent in the world now than at any other point in history, this is a natural consequence of a superhuman society.Rread latest chapters at novelhall.com
But being part of a society means helping your fellow man, especially those who aren't as capable. Those who believe in that barbaric ideology are vastly outnumbered, and as we saw in Washington DC, they are also hopelessly outgunned.
"How many of your clients are taking money out of the Japanese markets right now?" Law asks.
The man tenses for a moment, "more than I'd like, but I can't say any more until the official quarterly report."
"People are scared because Horizon moved for a while, and they're taking their money out, right?"
"Right, we told them it's only temporary but, certain markets are so volatile that our assets and holdings can fluctuate within minutes."
"They aren't exactly wrong," Law says. "Japan's crime rate is about to spike, villains will run wild, the League Of Villains and their freaky monsters will rampage and cause billions if not trillions of dollars in damages, it will be chaos."
"But it will recover," the man says.
"But that will take years, and people will lose money in the process."
The man winces, now sitting across from one of their largest single clients who could see through all the tricks.
"And how exactly would you like to proceed?"
Law thinks for a moment, then simply nods, "Send my people a list of everything that's being dumped, they'll sort through the wreckage of this and we'll buy up whatever we're interested in for the same price it was dumped for, that way you'll actually make some profit.
Of course that offer only stands if we get first preference to everything that was dumped in the chaos."
The man looks confused for a moment, "you're willing to lose money, to buy assets, which will lose value for the foreseeable months or maybe years, why?"
"They will regain them eventually I'm sure, I'm young, I've got time," Law says. "Besides, I've told you many times before, this isn't about the money. I'm here for legacy, and it's nice having Japan in my pocket."
The man shakes his head, "You know, this country has very detailed and complex laws to prevent situations such as this, and so does Japan, but the way you have things set up so expertly dances around them. It may be the most impressive thing I've seen in quite some time."
"Coming from you, that means a lot," Law says. "Oh, and, does your company hold any assets in Italy at the moment?"
"Sicily, Rome, Milan, Venice, or Bari?" the man asks. "We have both money-making assets and properties there, but I warn you, these are beloved by the executives."
"Sicily and Milan, I'm thinking of taking a trip there sometime this summer..."
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