The Bodyguard System

Chapter 72: 51% Shares

"Jaden, I would like you to give me a detailed explanation of what had happened during the time that the two of you were out." Clifford stated with a serious expression on his face.

Previously, he had to spend a lot of time in order to be able to convince several people that he knew about so that they could prevent the police from chasing Scarlet's Ferrari. The only reason why he had gone through much trouble was because the Williams had also communicated with the police.

According to the plan that they were having, it seemed that they were expecting that the police would chase after Jaden and Scarlet, so that they could inhibit them from continuing to escape.

Luckily, he was able to use the connections that he possessed within the police department to be able to allow Jaden to drive the vehicle at such an incredible speed on the roads. Otherwise, they would have definitely been pursued by police officers.

Of course, there was an option of going after the gangsters that were chasing after the two of them. But considering the fact that the police were kind of involved with these people, it was definitely impossible to be able to convince part of the police to be chasing after this group of people.

It might be true that the police might decide not to chase after the enemy that had been sent after Scarlet, still, they could not help Johnson as well. That was the stance of the police. They could not help either side in case the two of them approached the police at the same time.

This was just a method that they were using in order to avoid being trapped in the middle. They wanted benefits from both sides, and so, they hoped that there would be some kind of balance between the two sides.

Jaden went ahead and gave an explanation of what had really happened. Of course, he understood that Scarlet was kind of keeping a secret of the gangster hunt from her parents. So, Jaden did not mention anything about that.

In any case, even if Clifford came to know about it, Jaden would not be affected at all. At the end of the day, it was not related to the matter that involved Scarlet being pursued by a group of gangsters in vehicles.

He talked about the matter related to the hotel, before going on to describe the issue about them being chased. Of course, he did not say much about the way that he was driving. He believed that Clifford would understand that it was a Ferrari that was being chased by Jeeps. So, it was impossible for the jeeps to be able to catch up.

Clifford maintained a solemn expression on his face as he listened to the description from Jaden. He had never expected that the Williams were going to act like this. So, he had already began taking countermeasures to deal with them.

Understanding that the Williams would do anything in order to eliminate them, regardless of the losses, Clifford also decided to take the drastic actions. He understood that it was going to be a little troublesome to deal with, but nevertheless, what choice did he have?

If he continued being passive, the other party was definitely going to be able to eliminate him. As a person who had been in power for a long time now, how could he allow himself to be taken advantage of?

So, even if the Johnsons were going to suffer a loss, there was no problem with that. After all, if they did not take the initiative to attack right now, then they would be destroyed. At that time, they would be nothing remaining of the Johnsons.

After Jaden had given enough description, he immediately left. He went back to his room, intending to look at the rewards that had been granted to him by the system.

On the other hand, Clifford made a few more calls. They had to make a feasible plan that was going to be able to counter the strategy that was being used by the Williams. Of course, he was not going all out, as he was going to try as much as possible to make sure that the losses that they were going to suffer were as minimal as possible.

Lynette on the other hand also made a few calls using the connections that she possessed. Steven on the other hand was instructed to carry out a few tasks.

Scarlet, being completely free at that moment, decided to go ahead and relax first. After some time, she would go to look for Jaden so that he could train her. Of course, she was not going to give him a chance of relaxing at any time that she was free. She would take advantage of every opportunity that presented itself in front of her.

….

Jaden did not know much about what was going on after he had left. Instead, the moment that he got back into his room, he sat onto the couch that was present in the living room. Then, he looked at the system prompt that was still displayed in front of him.

[Congratulations to the host for completing the compulsory mission. The ratings for the mission completion are being calculated, and the rewards will be distributed according to the performance.]

[The host has been rewarded with a chance of claiming 51% shares of any company whose worth does not exceed $500 million.]

"…"

Jaden did not know what to say at that moment. Continuously, he looked at the system prompt and read it again and again, just to confirm that what he was seeing was actually true.

His breathing could not help but stagger a little. If this was actually true, did that imply that he had suddenly risen from being a poor guy, to suddenly being a millionaire? After all, holding shares what 51% of a company whose net worth was 500 million dollars was definitely not a small thing.

Just the annual dividends that he would be receiving was something that he had never dreamed about, ever since he lost his parents. At this moment, he could not even help but think that, could he simply stop doing the job of being a bodyguard?

At the end of the day, the job was extremely risky. It was a good thing that until today, the Williams had not began hunting Scarlet using weapons, hot weapons of course. But the moment that they would begin doing that, it would be extremely dangerous, and he could even lose his life.

But when he thought much about it, Jaden immediately decided against it. Currently, he had managed to get 51% shares of a company whose net worth was 500 million dollars. If he decided to stop being a bodyguard, he was going to lose the system.

By losing the system, he would be losing a lot more. It might be true that everything that he could gain from the system from now on would be related to danger, but still, what opportunity would come without its own danger?

The more danger he faced, the more rewards he would receive as long as he survived. Additionally, the system was providing him the methods of survival. So, there was no need for him to suddenly abandon the chance that he had been given.

The moment that he thought about that, Jaden immediately came to a decision. He would exploit the system of all the advantages that it provided. As for any disadvantages that it was going to bring later on, he would have no choice but to face them head on.

After all, he could not just take the advantages without the disadvantages, right? So, he was willing to face them both.

After coming to that decision, Jaden now looked at the option presented in front of him. The system did not directly give him the shares of any company, but instead, it gave him a choice of selecting a company of his own, the one that he would like to have the shares in.

By holding 51% shares, that implied that he would be the biggest shareholder within the company. So, the matter of decision making could be left to him. But when he thought much about it, he did not know much about business, so, it was going to be impossible for him to be making those decisions as of now.

Of course, it was not as if he was planning to remain like this forever. As long as the system gave him an ability that would enable him to learn things faster, he would definitely try to grab as much knowledge as possible.

Now, the question remained. Which company was he going to take? As of now, he did not possess much information about the companies, and their performance other than the basic knowledge that a person could get from the television from randomly watching the news.

So, Jaden immediately decided that before making a decision on which company he was going to take the shares, he was going to investigate much more about it. In fact, it would be good if he could get the assistance from the Johnsons.

Compared to himself, the Johnsons definitely possessed a huge network, and they would be able to get much more detailed information about a company as compared to him. So, it would be better if he got their assistance.

Still, he did not know if they were going to accept to assist him in doing that. Nevertheless, he decided that he would try to ask in case a chance presented itself in front of him.

For now, he was not in much of a hurry. He could wait even if it was an entire month, before deciding on which company he was going to invest in. Additionally, perhaps there might be a circumstance that would require him to hold shares of a certain company at some point in time. So, it was better for him to save the chance for now.