Chapter 117

After Frank replied with a quick "got it," he went online to check the trending topics.

These three audio recordings weren't posted using the group's official account - now wasn't the time to openly confront the Sarris family.

So Quinn had posted these three recordings using a small account.

In a long post, Quinn claimed to be a kind-hearted person who couldn't bear to see the public deceived. After much internal struggle, they still couldn't stand to see good people wrongly accused, which is why they released this information.

The first recording mentioned setting a trap for Lisa and Frank, planning to kill them at the cruise party.

The second recording explained why they wanted to kill Frank - because he was blocking the Sarris family from taking children from those orphanages.

The third recording was from shortly after Frank boarded the ship, with the security chief telling people to be ready to kill Frank at any moment.

Quinn also made public the relationship between Setovance Company and the Sarris family, highlighting it specifically.

As soon as this long post went up, public opinion online completely reversed. Frank opened a few trending topic comment sections to check the reactions.

Some people said the Sarris family got what they deserved, that they were so evil they were punished by heaven - otherwise how could they have died?

Others were terrified, saying their kids went to kindergarten near Setovance Company, wondering if their children might one day be kidnapped for experiments too.

Still others said their family members had used Setovance Company's medicine before, wondering if those drugs were also developed through experiments on children.

Frank closed the comment section with satisfaction. Good - panic was gradually spreading among people, and hardly anyone was focusing on the fact that he had witnessed the explosion but done nothing.

Of course, there were a few paid trolls stubbornly resisting, bringing up his failure to save people.

But Frank didn't need to lift a finger - other users were already cursing them back, saying Frank didn't have superpowers, he couldn't just jump from mid-air to save people, right? That would be suicide!

Frank chuckled softly and put away his communicator. After returning to the North American headquarters, he got busy with his work. It wasn't until 3 PM that Noah brought him new information.

"Boss, the police have held a press conference saying they'll launch a full investigation into the Sarris family."

This news was unexpected for Frank, and a flash of surprise crossed his eyes.

Noah explained: "This afternoon someone organized a protest, and people wrote to their representatives, some even complained to the mayor. They must have been forced into it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Frank nodded knowingly. No wonder - things had blown up too big, the authorities had to give the public an explanation.

Frank first waved his hand, dismissing Noah, then called Quinn on the communicator. Quinn's image soon appeared in mid-air.

"You've finished all the cleanup work, right? I think they'll probably sue you."

Quinn corrected him: "Sue the owner of that account, but it's useless. The account owner is already dead. Can you sue a dead person?"

Frank showed an approving look, and Quinn's cheeks flushed slightly as she turned her head away shyly.

She stammered a bit: "I still have things to do, so I won't keep chatting with you. Contact me anytime if you need anything."

With that, she hung up.

Frank occasionally checked the online situation. Two hours later, the Sarris family's PR team released a statement with strong wording.

Just as he expected, the Sarris family not only denied all accusations but also said they would sue the poster and make them pay the legal price.

But the comment section of this statement was filled with criticism.

Frank checked Setovance Company's stock - before the market closed today, it had actually dropped 39%.

"That's really breaking records. This company never had such a big single-day drop before."

He had just closed the stock interface when Noah's call came through.

"Boss, people from the Sarris family want to see you. They're already waiting downstairs. Should I turn them away?"

Frank raised an eyebrow. People from the Sarris family wanted to see him?

Such a big family - were they coming to beg for mercy?

He narrowed his eyes and asked: "How many people, male or female?"

"One man and one woman, the woman's in charge."

As soon as Noah finished speaking, Frank said: "Let them come to my office."

With that, he hung up.

Within a few minutes, there was a knock on the office door. After he said "come in," Noah walked in with two people.

After entering, the woman walked straight to the sofa and sat down, while the man stood beside the sofa like a bodyguard.

Frank frowned slightly. These two were really rude, weren't they? Were they treating him like he was invisible?

"Hand over the person who posted that long article." The woman crossed her arms, leaning against the sofa back, looking at Frank.

"Why should I?" Frank's gaze turned cold.

"As long as you hand this person over, we won't do anything to you, otherwise..."

Before the woman could finish, Frank made a stop gesture.

His eyes were extremely cold. The woman swallowed and said: "What? You really want to go against our family?"

"Excuse me, who are you? You come to my office and threaten me?"

Frank didn't know what to say. He had never experienced anything so ridiculous!

An enemy coming to his territory to provoke him.

"How is this a threat? At most it's just a deal!"

The woman paused and said: "If you agree, I can give you a serum you need."

Frank had never imagined that this serum they had been desperately seeking could be obtained so easily.

"Sounds like a good deal indeed. I just need to hand over one person." He raised an eyebrow.

The woman lifted her head slightly with pride and said: "That's why I said this isn't a threat."

Frank sneered and said: "Unfortunately, I would never make a deal that betrays my own people."

"So you're admitting that person is one of yours?"

The woman's eyes widened. She hadn't expected Frank to admit it so readily.

"There's nothing to hide. Since you came looking for me, it means you already knew about this, doesn't it?" Frank shrugged.

After he said this, the woman frowned in confusion and said: "Such a good deal, why won't you take it? You should know that now that we've broken off, there's no way you can get the serum from us."

Frank made a sound of agreement but said nothing. He made a "please" gesture and said: "While I still have a bit of patience, please leave quickly. There's no need for us to meet again."

The woman smiled, pulled out a vial from her pocket, and placed it on the table.

"Since that deal didn't work out, how about we discuss another one?" The woman smiled charmingly.