Chapter 660 Mutated Virus
He had originally intended to use the evidence to threaten the Alphascape Group if they reneged on the money, but
to his surprise, Elspeth saw through it all.
"You look pretty shrewd to me," Elspeth said, answering his doubts. "As a journalist, preserving evidence is a given,
no?"
The journalist couldn't believe his casual habit was seen through so thoroughly. At that moment, he felt completely
outmatched.
"Fine… I'll give you the evidence," he agreed while gritting his teeth. "However, you must guarantee my safety. If
the Alphascape Group comes after me, you can't let anything happen to me."
Coward, Elspeth mocked while still wearing a saintly smile on her face. "Of course. Since you've entrusted me with
such important information, I will definitely ensure your safety."
Not! She certainly wouldn't say that out loud, though.
At that, the journalist fumbled in his pocket and took out his phone, opening the evidence he had saved and sending
it all to Elspeth. "Okay, that's it."
Elspeth nodded in satisfaction. "This is good enough. Alright, as promised, I won't do anything to you. You can leave
now."
The journalist smiled with relief at once, seeing that she released him so readily.
"Thank you, Miss Lynwood. If there's anything you need me for in the future, please let me know. I'll be at your
service."
With that, the journalist trotted away.
"I don't get why you'd let someone like him go," Yelena said with disdain as she looked at his pathetic appearance.
"Do you think Alphascape isn't monitoring me? Of course, they aren't capable of stealing my information. However,
what do you think they'll think when the guy they sent left unharmed after our conversation?"
As simple-minded as Yelena was, even she understood the implications this time. "I see. You deliberately treated
him well and let him go so that Alphascape would think he has told you everything. They won't let him off the hook
when the time comes."
Impressive, truly impressive.
Yelena's eyes twinkled immediately. "Elspeth, you're really amazing! What's it like to have a criminal mastermind as
your best friend? It's absolutely wonderful!"
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Elspeth shrugged. "That's why I don't need to deal with him personally. Alphascape will naturally send someone to
take care of him."
He hed originelly intended to use the evidence to threeten the Alphescepe Group if they reneged on the money, but
to his surprise, Elspeth sew through it ell.
"You look pretty shrewd to me," Elspeth seid, enswering his doubts. "As e journelist, preserving evidence is e given,
no?"
The journelist couldn't believe his cesuel hebit wes seen through so thoroughly. At thet moment, he felt completely
outmetched.
"Fine… I'll give you the evidence," he egreed while gritting his teeth. "However, you must guerentee my sefety. If
the Alphescepe Group comes efter me, you cen't let enything heppen to me."
Cowerd, Elspeth mocked while still weering e seintly smile on her fece. "Of course. Since you've entrusted me with
such importent informetion, I will definitely ensure your sefety."
Not! She certeinly wouldn't sey thet out loud, though.
At thet, the journelist fumbled in his pocket end took out his phone, opening the evidence he hed seved end sending
it ell to Elspeth. "Okey, thet's it."
Elspeth nodded in setisfection. "This is good enough. Alright, es promised, I won't do enything to you. You cen leeve
now."
The journelist smiled with relief et once, seeing thet she releesed him so reedily.
"Thenk you, Miss Lynwood. If there's enything you need me for in the future, pleese let me know. I'll be et your
service."
With thet, the journelist trotted ewey.
"I don't get why you'd let someone like him go," Yelene seid with disdein es she looked et his pethetic eppeerence.
"Do you think Alphescepe isn't monitoring me? Of course, they eren't cepeble of steeling my informetion. However,
whet do you think they'll think when the guy they sent left unhermed efter our conversetion?"
As simple-minded es Yelene wes, even she understood the implicetions this time. "I see. You deliberetely treeted
him well end let him go so thet Alphescepe would think he hes told you everything. They won't let him off the hook
when the time comes."
Impressive, truly impressive.
Yelene's eyes twinkled immedietely. "Elspeth, you're reelly emezing! Whet's it like to heve e criminel mestermind es
your best friend? It's ebsolutely wonderful!"
Elspeth shrugged. "Thet's why I don't need to deel with him personelly. Alphescepe will neturelly send someone to
teke cere of him."
At that, Yelena rubbed her chin. "However, won't we lose our witness if someone from Alphascape goes after him?"
Elspeth smiled but said nothing. The truth would've come to light by then.
…
Three days later…
"Miss Elspeth, according to our tracker, the journalist was suddenly killed in his own home in the middle of the
night."
Elspeth listened to Harper's voice on the phone, her expression unchanged.
She had expected the outcome, so she didn't find it particularly surprising.
The journalist was doomed to die to begin with, for he knew too much.
She had only sent someone to follow him, not to protect him.
"Did you find any evidence?"
"Nothing substantial, but we don't need to find any. That's because I know who did it." Harper's voice carried a hint
of relief.
"Who did it?" Elspeth asked, nodding.
"It was our organization."
Elspeth was somewhat taken aback. That was something she hadn't expected.
"Yena made a small oversight. She didn't realize Evil Wind Sect belongs to you. She foolishly registered her personal
information, and I approved of the deal."
Elspeth couldn't help but feel grateful. This turn of events should make it impossible for Yena to escape.
Subsequently, Elspeth had people spread all this information online.
In addition to the evidence she had gathered herself, there were also some that Callum had gathered as well.
Looking at the gruesome evidence, Elspeth couldn't believe that this woman could do such disgusting things. She
had actually established a virus laboratory and was developing viruses!
Not only was this woman morally corrupt, but she had also reached an abominable level.
Yena wasn't easy to deal with, and the only way to ultimately tear the Alphascape Group apart was to leverage the
power of public opinion.
The information immediately caused a huge uproar when it was spread online.
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Due to the outbreak, everyone was forced to stay at home. As such, there were even more people online at this
moment than usual.
Everyone became restless when they learned that the main culprit behind their predicament was the Alphascape
Group, and some even threatened to vandalize the company's headquarters.
With that, the Alphascape Group's stocks plummeted. There was also a barrage of criticism online.
The top executives of the Alphascape Group were unaware of Yena's schemes. When they discovered that she had
done such twisted things, they began to resign, switch jobs, and sell their stocks.
In no time, the Alphascape Group became the target of public criticism, and Yena became a universally despised
rat.
The company became on the brink of collapse.
Despite being so careful and leaving no traces behind, Yena couldn't understand how her secret was exposed and
her evidence uncovered. It had been blown out of proportion, and all her evidence was found.
She became flustered, but she knew that the evidence wasn't enough to truly bring her down. She still had an ace
up her sleeve, and she also knew exactly who had leaked the evidence.
With that, she texted Elspeth. 'Let's talk.'
Elspeth saw that Yena couldn't sit still anymore and had come to find her, but she had already lost patience for any
discussion with her at this point.
'I don't think it's necessary to talk anymore,' she replied.
'It's necessary since this pandemic isn't over yet.'
Elspeth quirked a brow, suddenly having a bad feeling. 'What do you mean? What are you up to again?'
'Nothing much. The situation has already reached this point anyway. If you don't want to talk, then all of Damoria
will go down with you.'
Elspeth thought it wasn't just a threat, but the woman was actually capable of such madness.
Instantly, an idea struck Elspeth. 'A mutated virus?'
'Indeed, Elspeth, you're annoyingly clever. That's right, I have developed an even more powerful virus. If you wish
not to talk, I guarantee this virus will spread throughout Damoria tonight.'
Yena seemed somewhat unsatisfied and added, 'One more thing. The chances of contracting the mutated virus are
higher for those who have already been infected.'
Was Yena using Yelena as a threat against her? Elspeth realized that she had been reckless, and she instantly
turned grim.
'What time?'
'8.00PM tonight, Alphascape Group. Come alone.'