Preston?
Hearing that name, Su Heng's brow furrowed slightly.
Thoughts kept racing through his mind.
He tries to search for the identity behind that name.
However, after searching countless times back and forth, he still couldn't figure out who the identity of that name actually was.
"Who is Preston?"
After a moment of hesitation, Su Heng directly spoke out.
"……”
Facing Su Heng's question, George Wood remained silent.
He didn't expect that Su Heng didn't even know Preston!
Who is Preston?
He was the previous assistant to Arst, and also the most trusted confidential counselor!
In the entire Baihe Village, as well as the whole world, he was a prominent figure!
Especially during the peak period of the Baihe Village, Preston was a guest of honor wherever he went!
And now, Su Heng doesn't even know……
After a long silence, George Wood sighed helplessly: "Preston, whose full name is Preston Walls Bannette, was Arst Erion's assistant and closest confidant. He is also the head of the Bannette family in the Baihe Village..."
Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise appeared in Su Heng's eyes.
Preston, he indeed doesn't know. After all, he never had any dealings with people at the level of the Baihe Village before.
He is just an ordinary businessman.
To put it bluntly, his previous status didn't allow him to come into contact with people of this caliber.
At least before he voluntarily revealed his true strength, he couldn't have possibly come into contact with people of this level.
Even though later on he had deep cooperation with the Dragon Village, despite this, Su Heng didn't delve into them too much.
To him, whether it's Preston, Arst, or even some random cat or dog, it really doesn't matter. As long as it doesn't interfere with his business operations.
In this situation, Su Heng naturally doesn't have to know about these things.
In comparison to Preston, Arst is a name that he is somewhat familiar with.
After all, that was the administrator of the Baihe Village, a person whose sneeze could stir up a storm across the entire planet of Blue Star!
Even if he had no prior knowledge of the name, Su Heng should at least be familiar with the name……
However, Su Heng couldn't understand why Preston, Arst's assistant and closest confidant, would come to find him?
Does this guy know him?
From any perspective, he has no connection with the other party. How did this guy even think of coming to find him?
Thinking about this, Su Heng directly voiced his doubts.
Facing Su Heng's confusion, George Wood didn't keep any secrets, and he said directly:
"Su Manager, you have misunderstood. In fact, he doesn't know your name. He just found me and asked me to help introduce people from your Long Village who can speak. He has important news he wants to report to your Long Village."
Upon hearing this, Su Heng became even more confused.
Something to do with the Dragon Village?
That's even more reasons why he shouldn't have come to him.
Although he currently has a very special position in the Dragon Village and his words can even reach the ears of heaven,
But these matters, aside from him, are only known by a very few people in the Dragon Village.
George Wood is just a casual piece that he placed at his disposal. Even if he guesses something through some channels, it's unlikely that he would be able to guess everything.
If he truly had that capability, he wouldn't have been so easily controlled by him.
More importantly, how did George Wood come into contact with Preston?
Or, in other words, if Preston really wanted to find someone, he would just directly find the administrator of the Dragon Village. Why did he think of contacting George Wood?
Or, has George Wood's identity been exposed?
With doubts lingering, Su Heng once again asked George Wood.
Facing Su Heng's question, George Wood remained silent for a moment before slowly opening his mouth to speak.
"Because Preston's wife is my mistress. During one drunken mishap, I accidentally revealed my identity and let Preston's wife know..."
"……” Su Heng remained silent.
Stunned, Su Heng couldn't think of any other answer!
"You foreigners really know how to have fun…"
In the end, Su Heng could only let out such a sound.
It has to be said, George Wood is really brave. It's not strange for Su Heng to play with women.
Even among the open-minded foreigners, it's not strange for even the Dragon Village, some of whom have power and influence, to play around.
These people include those who can be imagined by ordinary people, and those who cannot be imagined by ordinary people as well.
But, George Wood's playful behavior with women actually reached Preston's side!
According to the information George Wood just revealed, Preston is Arst's assistant and closest confidant!
In the ancient times of the Dragon Village, that would be akin to the grand eunuch at the emperor's side!
And the identity of Preston's wife is equivalent to the concubine of the grand eunuch.
How much courage does one need to play with the concubine of the grand eunuch?
The most critical thing is, while you're playing around, you not only expose your own identity but also seem to have been caught by the other party!
For a moment, Su Heng really couldn't think of any other words to describe George Wood.
Saying that this guy is stupid, he still managed to play with Preston's wife. Saying that he has a brain, he managed to reveal his own identity by doing so. He is a piece of shit who can't be redeemed. With his wealth, what kind of women can't he find? Why does he have to choose something so thrilling?
Fortunately, this guy is just a casual piece on the board, and whether there is a problem or not doesn't matter. Otherwise, this time Su Heng himself might have had to bear a significant loss...
It seems that George Wood had noticed Su Heng's thoughts and hurriedly said:
"Manager Su, please be assured. I have only exposed the fact that I have contact with you, but Preston doesn't know about the specific cooperation details."
"The reason he contacted me is because he analyzed and deduced your identity and status from the information provided by FBL, and wanted me to introduce you to him..."
Pausing for a moment, George Wood continued: "Manager Su, based on the information revealed by Preston, it seems that he is now looking to leave the Baihe Village..."
Upon hearing this, Su Heng's eyes subtly shifted.
Preston analyzed that his identity and status are not ordinary?
This is not surprising, even though his identity has been classified as the highest level of confidentiality on the Dragon Village's side.
But regardless, his name had been leaked out before.
At the beginning, not only were his relatives targeted by the mice, but even he himself was frequently envied by them.
Only those mice were not able to break through the defense lines set up by the Dragon Village's official department.
In this situation, it's not surprising that, based on some scattered information and the leaked information from George Wood, Preston would be able to make some deductions.
After all, this guy is Arst's aide, and he would need to have a good brain to be able to hold such a position.
But, does this guy really want to leave the Baihe Village?
What does that mean?
Taking a bucket and running away?
After a moment of hesitation, Su Heng suppressed the thoughts in his heart and slowly spoke out.
"Tell me the detailed process of your contact with Preston over these past few days, as well as what has been happening around him during this time..."
The information provided by George Wood earlier was quite limited, and Su Heng couldn't make a more intuitive judgment. More information is needed...
Hearing this, George Wood didn't keep any secrets and told Su Heng everything he wanted to know.
After listening to George Wood's account, Su Heng once again fell into deep thought.
"Arst loses power due to a backstab?"
"Preston gets caught in the crossfire?"
"The Baihe Village has a new administrator?"
One by one, the information kept emerging in his mind.
"Wait a minute, this guy isn't trying to take a bucket and run away!"
Suddenly, a spark of inspiration flickered through Su Heng's mind.
Before, Su Heng thought that Preston might be running away with a bucket, like the leaves falling from a tree.
However, considering multiple pieces of information, Su Heng felt that things might not be that simple.
If he were really planning to run away, with Preston's status and the various information channels he has access to, it's impossible that he wouldn't have other options.
As Arst's inner circle, Preston would definitely have access to such channels if he were truly one of Arst's most trusted aides.
What level of competence does this guy have to be considered a strategist?
So in this situation, why would he come to him, and what is his purpose?
"This idiot probably has nothing left in his assets after Preston's looting..."
After a moment of thought, Su Heng shook his head slightly.
Just now, George Wood had been repeatedly saying that he had only revealed his contact with this side.
But if it were just these things, why would Preston specifically come to him?
George Wood probably doesn't even know that Preston has figured out what color his underwear is.
In that case, Preston's intentions are likely not what they seem.
Thinking of this, Su Heng directly asked, "Where is Preston right now?"
Upon hearing this, George Wood quickly replied, "He's still at his estate..."
"I have time tomorrow, let him come to see me tomorrow..." Su Heng said again.
After saying that, Su Heng directly hung up the phone without waiting for George Wood's response.
Hearing the blank sound from the other end of the phone, George Wood didn't show any sign of annoyance at being hung up, but instead took a deep breath.
Originally, he had even prepared himself to face Su Heng's anger.
After all, their cooperation affects hundreds of billions of dollars!
And even in the days when green money was still worth thousands of billions of coins!
And this is just a conservative estimate; in reality, if he manages well, several thousand or even tens of thousands of billions are not impossible!
If it were him, if someone ruined such a huge interest for him, he would definitely crush them to pieces!
And now, Su Heng hasn't blamed him, which is how he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief?
But then, a thought suddenly crossed George Wood's mind.
Then, George Wood's face turned somewhat unpredictable...
……
On the other side, at the headquarters of the Jiuding Group—
Putting down his phone, Su Heng thought for a moment before directly saying:
"Chaos, search for all relevant information on Arst and the Bennet family!"
Although George Wood had already explained the situation regarding Preston and the Bennet family to Su Heng just now.
However, Su Heng doesn't intend to blindly believe what George Wood has said.
And even if George Wood is credible, the mere thought of his own abilities has already raised serious doubts in Su Heng's mind.
How can someone who might not even know that his underpants have been stripped off be believed in anything?
Just as Su Heng finished speaking, the voice of Chaos directly rang out, "I'm searching for relevant information..."
Only a moment later, Chaos's voice rang out again: "Search complete..."
With the sound, several light screens directly appeared in front of Su Heng's eyes.
【Preston·Voris·Bennet】
Gender: Male
Age: 58 years old
Race: ...
……
【Bennet Family】
Details: ...
……
From Preston's birth to the ancient and modern history of the Bennet family.
It took Su Heng an hour to finish checking all the information.
Afterward, Su Heng fell into deep thought once again.
After a long while, Su Heng came to his senses and then spoke again:
"Chaos, contact Joe old man..."
With Su Heng's voice, Chaos did not hesitate for a moment and directly dialed Joe Zhenhai's dedicated encrypted phone.
"Little Su? Have you finished your research?"
As soon as the phone was connected, Joe Zhenhai's voice was heard directly.
Along with it, a real-time image was also transmitted, which was Joe Zhenhai himself.
Looking at the figure on the screen, Su Heng slightly shook his head and said, "No, the main technology of Nantianmen has been completed. What's still missing is some supporting construction and production equipment. If everything is completely done, it should still take a month or two..."
Before Joe Zhenhai could say much, Su Heng spoke again:
"Old Joe, I'll talk to you about Nantianmen another day. Today, I came to see you for something else..."
"Oh?" Joe Zhenhai was somewhat surprised, and then he straightened his expression and asked, "What is it?"
"Just now, George Wood contacted me saying that Preston wants to see me..." Su Heng directly said.
"???" Joe Zhenhai was taken aback in the video.
"Xiao Su, are you referring to the Preston from the Baihe Village?"
After a moment of silence, Joe Zhenhai spoke in a solemn tone.
"Yes!" Su Heng nodded slightly.
Hearing this, Joe Zhenhai's eyebrows furrowed.
Of course, Joe Zhenhai knew who Preston was, and he was also very familiar with George Wood. In fact, he was fully aware of the cooperation between Su Heng and George Wood, which had been supported by them from the beginning. These were things that Su Heng had not concealed from them; in fact, they were carried out with their full support. It was because of this knowledge that he felt puzzled.
"You wait a moment, I'll contact the old money guys..."
After a moment of silence, Joe Zhenhai said.
Then, in front of Su Heng, Joe Zhenhai dialed the numbers for Qian Zhizhong and Qin Shan...
In no time, both phones rang on Su Heng's side simultaneously.
Su Heng didn't hesitate, and directly let Chaos connect both phone calls.
Subsequently, the scene in the office changed, and a virtual conference room appeared quietly.
The conference room was circular and extended forward from the baseline of Su Heng's desk.
On Su Heng's desk side, Joe Zhenhai, Qin Shan, and Qian Zhizhong were on the other three sides respectively.
This is a holographic projection video conference, a basic artificial intelligence technology.
With the help of dedicated mobile phones or other communication devices created by Su Heng, this can achieve real-time video projection through artificial intelligence and Tianzhong satellite communication systems.
"Xiao Su, what's going on?"
The conference room opened, and Qian Zhizhong and Qin Shan, who were not yet clear about the specifics, asked immediately.
Facing their questions, Su Heng explained the previous events in a concise manner.
After hearing Su Heng's account, Qian Zhizhong and Qin Shan were also frowning, lost in thought.
"Xiao Su, what are your thoughts?"
After thinking for a long time, Qian Zhizhong was the first to ask.
"I want to meet this guy. He says there's important news to tell us. Although I don't know what the news is, I think we should see him..."
Upon hearing this, the three men looked at each other and then said after a moment of contemplation, "Xiao Su, what do you think his purpose is?"
Facing the question, Su Heng directly said:
"I personally think that Preston's true intention is not what it seems!"
"I've done some research on his life and resume through artificial intelligence, and I find this guy quite extraordinary!"
"He was just a mixed-race, half-Latin and half-European man, and initially, he was just a bastard. His mother was a Latin Bennet family servant, and he was just the product of his father's one-night stand. His identity and status in the Bennet family were very low!"
"His siblings did not acknowledge him as a brother, and even his father did not recognize him as his son..."
"But, such a man of low birth and status, a mixed-race bastard, rose step by step to defeat his siblings and even had his father, the head of the Bennet family, killed, thus ascending to the throne of the family's decision-maker!"
"The Bennet family itself was not a powerful family. Before Preston, the Bennet family was just a small family with assets of tens of millions of dollars..."
"But, after Preston grew up, the family under his control turned from a small family with hundreds of millions of assets into a conglomerate that now sits on billions of dollars!"
"Now, the influence of the Bennet family has extended to every corner of the state they are in. Whether it's the business world, the legitimate community, or even the underworld, they have enormous influence, and they have begun to resemble a regional warlord..."
Upon hearing this, Qian Zhizhong and the others were all moved inside.
They all had some guesses in the background.
At 58 years old, it's not that young, but neither is it old.
Many members of the Round Table in Baihe Village are already in their sixties and seventies!
Even those who are eighty years old!
Even in the case of Yarst, although he takes good care of himself and appears to be in his middle age on the surface, he is actually already seventy years old!
A veritable antique!
Compared to these people, Preston, who is under sixty years old, can only be called "young"!
"Since that's the case, let's meet him and see what kind of tricks he wants to play..."
After thinking for a moment, Joe Zhenhai directly spoke.
Qian Zhizhong and the others also nodded and gave the same response.
Whether it's something or not, we'll find out with a shot in the dark.
If there are benefits, we'll accept them. If not, there's no problem.
After all, we're meeting in the Dragon Village. Even if this guy has three heads and six arms, he can't cause any harm to Su Heng or the Dragon Village.
