Chapter 167
Chapter 167
When he saw the man, Tom was stunned and said in surprise, "Malcolm, it's you?"
Yes. The person who was called Mr. Edwards was Malcolm. He was at least some powerful figure in H
City. Although he was not as good as Elliot, he was also prominent. Moreover, he had recently been
slowly laundering his assets and legalizing them. He was a member of the business world.
Malcolm saw that Tom still recognized him, and the surprise on his face was obvious. He could not hide
his excitement. He nodded excitedly and said, "Yes, Mr. Chairman, I thought you didn't remember me!"
When Malcolm said this, there was a hint of resentment in his tone, like a newly wife.
Ever since the last time Tom said he was going to take him on a multi-billion dollar deal, he had been
thinking about that. He had been happy for three days when he imagined he was going to make a
fortune and he must ride on Tom's coattails ever since. However, he didn't expect that Tom had not
contacted him since that time, which made him upset day and night!
Moreover, he didn't have Tom's contact information. He once tried to ask Elliot for help, but Elliot
pushed him away. These days, his heart was in turmoil and he felt terrible.
Now that he met Tom, how could he not be excited? He was even happier than meeting God!
Especially during this period of time, his focus was on the market value of ZQ Inc every day, and
witnessed that the market value of the ZQ Inc was rising continuously. Now it was 6 billion dollars,
which made him even more hungry for the cooperation. He was desperate to ride on Tom's coattails.
Tom was also surprised to see Malcolm. To be honest, he really forgot Malcolm. It wasn't because he
didn't like Malcolm, but because he was too busy to remember Malcolm.
Now that he felt Malcolm's resentment, he felt sorry and said, "Mr. Edwards, how can I not remember
you? I'm just busy these days and can't find chances to look for you. It's my fault. I'll punish myself.
This one is on me."
As he spoke, he looked around for a glass. It was a little awkward. He didn't have a glass.
Malcolm said quickly, "It's OK. It's my greatest honor that you haven't forgotten me." Belonging to NôvelDrama.Org.
Tom smiled, without any pretense. In his position, it was normal for Malcolm to please him.
However, this scene scared the nouveau riche just now.Their eyes were all wide open, as if they had
seen a ghost!
Especially the rich businessman who had scolded him the most just now. He was so scared that his
face turned pale, and his body trembled even more.
It was impossible for them not to be afraid. Everybody knew that Malcolm was the big shot they could
never afford to offend, and Tom was the one who even Malcolm had to curry favor with. How could they
not be terrified?
Now, no matter how dull they were, they realized that they had caused a big trouble this time!
Now that Tom's eyes were on them, they were so scared that they almost suffocated.
Tom looked at them with a half-smile and said, "Where are you going?"
Seeing them turn around and leave, Tom would not let them go so easily.
They heard Tom's words when they had just turned around and hadn't taken several steps. Their hair
stood on end and they were about to cry. If there were moving back in the world, they would never
provoke Tom!
Malcolm was not stupid. At this moment, how could he not understand that these stupid nouveau riche
had offended Tom. At that moment, he frowned and some anger appeared between his brows.
Smart man, like Elliot and him, was very good at going over the intentions of big shots. How could he
not know about Tom's actions just now. Tom obviously didn't want to let these nouveau riche off so
easily.
They heard Tom's words, but they didn't dare to stop. They still pretended not to know and walked
forward, hoping that they could fool around.
"All of you, stop!" How could Malcolm give them this opportunity? He immediately stopped them, his
tone cold and threatening.
Tom saw their respect for Malcolm just now. If they left easily, it would be Malcolm's incompetence. At
their level, there were a lot of things that could be understood with a simple look and a single action.
Just now, Tom's question implied that he didn't want to let them go so easily.
All of a sudden, their hands and feet began to freeze. With Malcolm's words, they did not dare to leave
even if they were given that gut. These nouveau riche, with no connections, made money by luck and
opportunity. What they were most afraid of was people like Malcolm.
At that moment, they all stopped, turned around mechanically, and squeezed out a sickly smile, "Mr.
Edwards, are you calling us?"
"Mr. Edwards, what can we do for you?"
Malcolm glared at them coldly and did not answer. Instead, he said respectfully to Tom, "Mr. Howard,
did these basters offend you?"
Tom smiled and said, "They didn't offend me that bad."
Hearing this, a few nouveau riche breathed a sigh of relief and secretly rejoiced in their hearts. It
seemed that they had dodged the bullet.
But then, another sentence from Tom made their hearts cold and scared to death.
"They just called me bitch and threatened to kill me." Tom said with a smile. Then, he smiled kindly at
Malcolm and said, "Why, are they your friends?"
Malcolm had experienced a lot these years and seen a lot of big scenes, equipped with a good
psychological quality. But now, facing Tom's smile, he felt that he fell into an ice cave, which was colder
than ever. Cold sweat broke out from his back and forehead!
Sure enough, although the chairman of ZQ Inc was usually so easy-going and low-key, it was not
unreasonable for him to make the ZQ Inc so flourish during a short period of time! It was impossible for
a person without great ability to make that look just now.
"No, no, no!" Malcolm quickly shook his head and waved his hand in denial. "Mr. Chairman, you must
not misunderstand. They are not my friends. I am not familiar with them. In fact, they are nobody. With
your power, you can destroy people like them as much as you like! Of course, if you don't want to
bother to do that, I can do it for you. I guarantee that they will lose all they have in an instant. I can
destroy their families and they will never get the chance to restart!"
Malcolm said this with an unprecedented seriousness, with a low bow and a humble look.
In Tom's eyes, Malcolm was humble, but as for Mr. Lee's and other nouveau riche, Malcolm's actions
and words became an unprecedented threat and fear!
At this moment, their legs were weak, and fear was deep in their bones. Mr. Lee could not bear it at
once. His mentality collapsed and he knelt down in front of Tom, kowtowing and begging for mercy. "Mr.
Howard, I was wrong! I was wrong! Please show me some mercy. I'm nobody. Please forgive me! I
have family to raise..."