Starting from scratch, Batman crushed my dream of getting rich

Chapter 331 One after another

Aymon Zachary, who used to run a small construction company, sued Steiger Tower three years ago for copying his architectural design. He is currently being embroiled in a legal battle with Steiger Industries' legal team. The court has adjourned the case three times due to financial constraints, but so far there has been no resolution. The construction company is unable to afford to continue the legal battle, and its cash flow has dried up, leading to bankruptcy. It is now highly likely to lose the case.

Rand Gilbert, a former employee of Steiger's engineering department, sued Steiger five years ago for illegally appropriating three of his engineering invention patents. However, his lawyer was directly bribed by Steiger, and with the help of insiders, he quickly lost the case. Subsequently, Steiger countersued him for extortion, and he is now likely to face the risk of losing the case.

Darlene Regan, a former junior sales manager at Steiger Pharmaceuticals, accused Steiger of sexual harassment of several female colleagues a year ago. She was fired in a flash. Several female colleagues testified on Steiger's behalf, stating that Darlene's accusations were false and that they had never been harassed in any way. Darlene quickly lost the case and was countersued for defamation.

As Denton read through the cases and names, he was shocked. He had been so engrossed in his research that the company strictly prohibited discussion of these sensitive cases, and the company spent a lot of money to bribe the media to prevent the spread of information. As a result, he had no recollection of these cases and had never even heard of the plaintiffs' names.

"Darling. I have absolutely no recollection of her."

He read through the documents one by one until he reached the end. The number of victims reached over a hundred, and the number of lawsuits against Steiger was over two hundred.

At that moment, his phone rang again.

"Jingle Bell--"

He glanced at the phone; it was still the same "unknown number" calling. After thinking for a moment, he reached out and answered it.

This time, the voice inside was replaced with an electronic voice from a voice changer.

"Hey?"

“Your call this time was very polite,” Denton said on the other end of the line, “but that doesn’t hide the fact that you’ve been tracking me—you were in the meeting room just now, weren’t you? You knew I was going to make a move, so you just happened to call me.”

“There are surveillance cameras at the entrance, so I don’t need to be there in person,” the electronic voice replied. “And don’t misunderstand, I’m not targeting you alone; I’ve investigated the information of over a hundred people.”

"As you can see, each of them is a victim whose interests have been infringed upon by Steig. Of course, there are also righteous people who cannot stand by and watch what he has done. What they have in common is that they have all been beaten into submission by Steig through the law."

"Are you one of them too?"

"You don't need to bother trying to find me. The point is, if you fight one-on-one within the rules, none of you can beat a powerful billionaire; but if you get angry and want to shed blood, your lives will be ruined along with his."

At this point, Denton thought of Elizabeth and couldn't help but grit his teeth as he replied, "I won't go down with him!"

"If your ability is invincibility rather than creating clones, then that statement makes some sense."

His expression suddenly changed.

"How about keeping it to do something good? Denton, your initial purpose for researching cloning wasn't for robbery or murder, was it?"

He fell silent upon hearing this.

Heal Elizabeth and countless others suffering from illness, achieve fame and fortune, be recorded in medical textbooks, and perhaps even win this year's Nobel Prize in Medicine.

This was the wonderful life he had envisioned. If Steig hadn't usurped all his achievements, this life might very well have become a reality.

“What do you want me to do?” Denton asked.

“I will send you another document with the contact information of these people, details of the case, audio that has been deleted from the original case, and surveillance video evidence; use your clone to read it, then contact this group of people and join them in filing a lawsuit against Steiger Industries.”

"Among these hundred-plus people, there are several journalists, some of whom haven't resigned yet—winning the lawsuit is important, but that's not your initial goal. You need to get the journalists to find a way to spread this story, the bigger the better—don't worry, I can help a little with things online."

“Steig just received the Central City Annual Contribution Award, so the faster you act, the better. Use your case to fire the first shot, hitting the very honor he just received. The buzz will explode instantly, and with the remaining hundred-plus people following up with lawsuits, things will become so big that it will be difficult to suppress.” “If they are really willing to spend money to suppress it, then don’t worry, because I will step in.”

"After that, it's a case of everyone kicking someone when they're down. People from all walks of life will come to your aid, whether for fame or money—it doesn't matter, as long as they can crush Steiger, they'll be your allies."

"For your wife's sake, hurry up and start doing what you need to do. The sooner you get the patent back, the sooner she can start the surgery."

"Good luck, Denton Black."

beep - beep -

The call was abruptly ended, but Denton's eyes lit up.

"Elizabeth, wait for me."

Meanwhile, on the other end of the phone, Ma Zhaodi was driving a three-wheeled vehicle to deliver snacks.

"is it necessary?"

"To make the performance more convincing, we'll start a takeout business to avoid Denton trying to investigate me."

"I mean, do we really have to resort to that cringeworthy and cheesy joke?" The three-wheeled vehicle retorted mercilessly: "'Because I will take action'. Ugh, just hearing that line makes my toes want to dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the ground."

"Can't I do it if I want to?"

Ma Zhaodi rolled his eyes: "I finally managed to get a disguise, but I can't even be a pervert anymore. Can't I even be a little cocky?"

“Speaking of floating around,” the three-wheeled vehicle reminded him, “Recently, your group has been mentioning some kind of urban legend, and they even filmed a video. I think it’s necessary for you to see it.”

“Ever since the particle accelerator explosion, urban legends have all been adapted from real events.” Ma Zhaodi scratched his head: “Let me see what the video is.”

The screen on the phone then began to play.

It was in a rather secluded alleyway.

“I recognize this place,” Ma Zhaodi replied immediately. “It’s an alley near the Central City Prison. I was hoping to find some peace and quiet here, but Liu Zi still managed to catch up with me.”

"They probably used this place as one of your refresh points. This video was taken last night."

Suddenly a light flashed on the screen. Upon closer inspection, Ma Zhaodi realized that a bald man in prison clothes had appeared on the street.

"He's so bright! Where did he come from?"

"It floated out."

As soon as Sanbengzi finished speaking, the man's body suddenly disintegrated, turning into a wisp of ethereal green smoke that drifted into the woods with the wind and disappeared without a trace.

The video ended there, and Ma Zhaodi was stunned for a moment.

"It really did float out."

(End of this chapter)