Billionaire's match novel

---- Chapter 676 Lenny's efficiency was impressive. The moment Khloe and Nick returned to the hotel, he called to report that Rick had already confessed everything. The man had no backbone whatsoever. By the time Nick's team had him in custody, he was already cowering and begging for mercy. After that, he answered every question without hesitation, revealing everything The overall picture aligned closely with their suspicions. Rick had long harbored resentment toward George. Once George cut him off financially, Rick sought every possible means of revenge.

The toxic gas leak in the park was one such attempt to ruin George's reputation. But at the time, he panicked, acted clumsily, and caused no serious harm Over the years, buried under debts and desperation, Rick approached George again. But George showed no mercy and had long since lost any sense of guilt toward him or his associates. Frustrated and consumed by hatred, Rick turned to the dark web to threaten Nick. Eventually, he stumbled upon the connection between the Hunt and Morrison families. After some calculation, he reached out to Clarice.

That was how Clarice discovered George's involvement ---- in Niel's death. But Clarice wasn't an idiot to be easily fooled. She had already investigated Rick thoroughly. His deep-seated grudge with George was well known, and if he really had solid evidence, he would have confronted George directly long ago. What he did or knew didn't matter to Clarice. Her only goal was to pin Niel's death on George. Rick, eager for profit, agreed to help Clarice gather the evidence. Originally, he only intended to swindle a little money and leave. He didn't expect to find actual clues online from that night.

Years ago, before the park closed one evening, George had taken people there for a walkthrough. Later that night, Rick bribed George's staff to distract the night watch, sneaking in briefly. He thought no one had noticed, but the security cameras at the entrance had recorded everything. Fearing the footage might leak, Rick had no choice but to inform Clarice. She was to acquire the critical items, trace the seller, and locate the people involved.

If the video ended up in his hands, it could be manipulated to make it appear as though only George had been in the park that night-forever tying the leak to him. Clarice's intentions were likely similar: regardless of the truth, as long as the evidence was in her hands, she could twist reality to her favor. ---- With Rick's testimony, the truth was effectively clear. Khloe could even report to Henry with confidence. Yet, Rick's criminal history made him unreliable; he could turn on them, or Clarice might deny the account. That made the evidence Ryan held extremely important. Khloe frowned.

"Earlier, Clarice seemed to be in a rush to leave. Do you think it has something to do with Ryan?" Nick had considered the same. Though their operation was sudden, catching Rick today revealed obvious negligence. If it weren't for some urgent, unexpected event, Clarice might have handled Rick more carefully rather than leaving him in her own room. "If that's the case, the person backing Clarice should be someone like Noah," Nick murmured, eyes dark, voice low. Lenny's men had tracked Noah, who had been operating alone and couldn't make any major moves. But Clarice's side?

They went straight to killing and silencing six people. The audacity of such an act was staggering. Only a truly underground organization could operate with such brazenness.