Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 521 - 320: Master Pedro the Think Tank Plots a Strategy

You just had the identification done, and now you’re rushing people to leave, what’s the meaning behind that?

However—

Joseph Sutton not only didn’t get angry, he closed the folder and stood up naturally.

Pushing his glasses, he looked serious and emphasized, "I have never been here, I know nothing."

Very self-aware.

For Joseph Sutton, the previous narration, the identification of the golden cup, and even The Thief at the scene were not considered overstepping.

However, what they were going to discuss next wasn’t something Joseph Sutton needed to hear.

Some things are better not known than known.

Nora Scott was actually considering him.

Joseph Sutton was the first to leave from the group.

Pausing, Nora Scott continued at a deliberate pace, "Next—"

"I’m not leaving."

Miguel Smith interrupted her, proactively giving his opinion.

Nora Scott glared at him, "Who asked you to leave?"

Miguel Smith asked, "Aren’t you trying to get rid of unrelated members?"

Nora Scott: "..." Saying it like that, I really want him to leave.

Anyway, besides mooching meals, there’s nothing else for him to do.

"There’s nothing else, just discussing—" Nora Scott raised an eyebrow, throwing out the final question, "How to deal with this golden cup?"

Without knowing its authenticity or having seen the real golden cup, Evelyn Winter was indifferent to how it would be handled.

But now, the golden cup ended up in Benjamin Durant and Humphrey Jennings’ hands through the person caught today, and tomorrow that person will be sent to the police station. If the golden cup is discreetly disposed of...

Then they can’t escape involvement.

"First, let’s use the elimination method—" Benjamin Durant said slowly.

"It can’t go back to Robert Durant."

Evelyn Winter expressed her stance first.

"Hey!" Benjamin nodded, snapped his fingers in agreement, "That’s what I’m thinking too!"

If Robert Durant were a philanthropist, earning money cleanly, returning it would be fine.

But as of now—

The things obtained by ability and coincidence, why should they be returned to Robert Durant?

The money to buy this golden cup could be incredibly filthy.

He even despised Robert Durant’s dirty money, polluting the pure and flawless golden cup.

Henry Chapman: "It can’t be privately kept." Concealing stolen goods, if discovered, the charges aren’t light.

Humphrey Jennings: "It can’t be destroyed." Once destroyed, explaining it clearly would be impossible.

Miguel Smith: "..." This matter has nothing to do with him, so he remained silent.

Evelyn Winter raised her eyebrows and said directly, "As long as you don’t return it to Robert Durant, you can do whatever you want with it."

She wasn’t after the golden cup.

Nor was she after money.

Just to annoy Robert Durant.

As for how the golden cup is handled, she didn’t care.

"Strategist Langley."

Nora Scott, also without an idea, pushed Pedro Langley.

Pedro Langley, who hadn’t spoken the whole time, was suddenly called out by Nora Scott, turned his head to look at her, and said calmly, "I’ll observe."

Nora Scott glared at him, "I’m allowing you to participate in the discussion now, share your opinion."

Pausing, Pedro Langley unhurriedly said, "The right approach, is to hand it, along with the person caught, over to the police."

"Did you need to say that?"

Benjamin Durant originally had issues with him and was even more annoyed with this lousy proposal, immediately looking at Pedro Langley with disdain, "If turned over to the police, they’ll definitely return it to Robert Durant. So I did all this just to help that bastard Robert Durant recover stolen goods?"

"So the situation right now is," Miguel Smith couldn’t help but speak, "the golden cup is a hot potato, can’t keep it. We need to dispose of this hot golden cup through reasonable and legal means without handing it over to the police?"

"As long as it’s legal." Benjamin Durant said, "There’s not much reason."

They’re not breaking the law.

Of course, they’re not being reasonable.

Nora Scott pondered for a moment, extended her hand behind Pedro Langley’s back, along his spine upwards, and tapped him with her finger to remind him, "Best to get rid of ’The Sixth Man’."

Everything they did was investigating in secret.

The enemy is in hiding, and so are they.

Additionally, this matter involves a lot of coincidence, ’The Sixth Man’ cannot know of their existence.

The member caught today was pure coincidence, intended to test the waters, not a premeditated plan. If ’The Sixth Man’ starts with the member, they’ll only trace back to ’Virtue Retreat.’

As everyone knows, the boss of Virtue Retreat—

Is just a persona.

Benjamin Durant, a deep-case patient of the second illness, intentionally maintains this mysterious persona, so his identity is never publicly disclosed. Within Virtue Retreat, only those at a managerial level and above know he’s the boss.

Furthermore, the employees of Virtue Retreat are specially trained, those aware of the content keep sensitive information strictly confidential.

But all this is only to outsiders.

’The Sixth Man’ knows the golden cup ended up in Virtue Retreat’s hands. If they send the person caught today to the police station and the golden cup subsequently disappears, he suspects the cup was privately taken by Virtue Retreat...

With full knowledge of the events, even a single report can lead to Virtue Retreat being investigated.

How hard is it for the state to investigate the true boss behind a restaurant?

Once Benjamin Durant is exposed, the Durant Family follows suit in exposure, and they are in the antique business... that would be impossible to clarify.

Therefore, Virtue Retreat must be completely extracted from all this.

"Yes, we must give the ’golden cup’ a public place." Benjamin Durant quickly understood Nora Scott’s supplement and nodded eagerly in agreement.

Everyone: "..."

Your team really knows how to make things difficult for people, oh.

Is this a request a person can make?

"Make the golden cup’s destination public, yet not return it to Robert Durant..." Outside Miguel Smith restated these two requirements, blinked, and asked with bemusement, "Isn’t that mutually contradictory?"

The destination of the golden cup is publicly announced, and everyone knows it’s from the Durant Family...

Even if you don’t return it to him, won’t he come knocking?!

"There’s no way, just thinking of returning it to Robert Durant, I would rather clandestinely deal with the captured person and the golden cup."

Benjamin Durant didn’t care much, subtly hinting at another dark path, then provocatively raised his eyebrows at Pedro Langley.

He asked, "Aren’t you out of options?"

Just looking for trouble with this pretty face!

Still calling him the strategist?

Hmph!

Just a vulgar businessman, an empty facade, only deceiving his naive uncle.

Evelyn Winter glanced at Pedro Langley, seeing how difficult this matter is, asked, "Can’t you think of a compromise?"

Once the golden cup is handed over, it’ll be returned to Robert Durant;

If not handed over, prepare to guard against ’The Sixth Man’s’ retaliation.

A dilemma.

Opting for the former is hard to swallow; choosing the latter stirs unnecessary trouble.

Is there any way to have both?

Henry Chapman, Miguel Smith, and Humphrey Jennings didn’t speak.

Besides them stepping back, either swallowing this bitterness or preparing for ’The Sixth Man,’ what other way is there for a "perfect escape?"

Can’t think of any.

"Don’t return to Robert Durant, get rid of ’The Sixth Man.’" Pedro Langley calmly seized Nora Scott’s poking hand, lowered his eyelids slightly, gazing at her, and asked, "Anything else?"

Benjamin Durant gave him a sidelong glance, raised his chin slightly, "Nothing more! Just these two conditions."

Miguel Smith conceded, "Brother, how do you still manage to give yourself a hard time?"

"Go on, don’t dawdle."

Nora Scott fully trusted Pedro Langley, urged him impatiently.

Calling Pedro Langley a strategist was based on evidence, not some spur-of-the-moment praise based on boyfriend favoritism.

—Honestly, she has seen all kinds of people, wealthy ones, handsome ones, ultimately she bows down to Pedro Langley wearing suit pants, wasn’t it his mind that conquered her?

She anticipated that when the real golden cup was presented, Pedro Langley had already thought through its fate.

Pedro Langley chuckled lightly, no longer speaking in riddles, directly saying, "There’s one more option, taking an unconventional route."

"Where’s this unconventional route leading?" Benjamin Durant scoffed dismissively.

"How do you mean taking it?" Evelyn Winter asked curiously.

"You really have a plan?" Miguel Smith was shocked.

Henry Chapman and Humphrey Jennings remained silent but directed their gaze at Pedro Langley.

Corners of his lips gently curved, Pedro Langley pronounced each syllable distinctly, "Donate it to the National Museum."

Everyone: "..."