All Chapters of The Ultimate Showman: Chapter 251
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CHAPTER 251
The swarm of military drones descended.Not like birds or machines but like a storm that had chosen their targets.Red targeting beams snapped on.Hundreds of thin lines painted Kevin’s body from every angle.The hum sharpened.Then—FIRE.A barrage of bullets tore through the air.Kevin did not move.The bullets struck his upper body and shred his shirt to pieces, but they could not pierce through his skin that was tougher than steel.Kevin flexed his muscles and repelled them.The bullets flew back and struck some of the drones, but these drones tanked the bullets and kept going.Kevin moved.He blurred sideways and dodged the laser beams that struck where he had been.The drones relentlessly targeted him with laser beams, but they could not land a hit on him.He kept shifting like a dancer in the zone.And he never lost his sight of any drone.“There are too many of them,” Kevin thought. “I thought they’d come down, but they’re all attacking me from a height. How can I destroy all o
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Kevin returned to the car.“Don’t get in,” Sariyu told him.“Why?” he frowned. “Did something happen to the president?”“Yeah, he wet his pants,” she looked the other way. “We should stop another car.”They waited a minute.A car finally came in their direction.It was an old toyota corolla.Kevin asked for a lift, but Sariyu stopped him.“What are you doing?” she hissed at him.“Didn’t you want me to ask for a ride?” Kevin asked back.“Yeah, but look at that car? It’s a relic,” she retorted. “You expect me and the president to get into that thing?”Kevin’s eyebrows raised together. He didn’t want to argue with her, so he said, “Hey, think about it. If we go in such a car, no one will doubt us.”Just then, the car stopped.The driver, an overweight guy, looked out. “What’s the matter?”“We need a ride. There’s three of us,” Kevin said.“Ride to where?”“To the nearest car store,” Sariyu added. “That’ll do.”The driver thought about it and nodded. “Hop in.”Kevin then called for the pr
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Inside the car store.“Did you see the news, sir?” an employee was talking with the manager. “The president has come to our city for the funeral of a billionaire.”“What’s special about that?”“He didn’t come with his security. He came with a driver and some hot chick. It’s become a hot topic online.”“Well, you gotta be rich or powerful if you want to pull chicks like magnets,” the manager said. “Or at least you gotta look like one.”“I wanted to see the president once.”“Wait until the next elections, and you’ll see him when he comes here to campaign,” the manager was saying, and just then, Shevron entered through the front door.The manager chortled. “Look, I’m seeing the president come into our store. I guess I didn’t get a good sleep last night.”“Mm?” the worker looked toward the entrance and said, “I can see him, too, sir.”And that’s when it hit them.“M-M-Mr. President!” the manager and the employee ran over to him.“I want to buy a car, but before that, I want to get changed
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Elsewhere in the city.The leader of the group whom Kevin had defeated returned to the base, which was a five-floored private restaurant.The ground floor was practically empty, not counting the receptionist.“Is the commander here?” the leader asked.The receptionist nodded. “You failed the mission, huh. You shouldn’t have come back.”“If I don’t come back, my entire family will be killed,” the leader said and then took the elevator and reached the fourth floor.There were close to forty people of both genders, sitting at different tables, drinking and eating at a snail’s pace.Some of them briefly looked at the leader.He went and stopped at the biggest table in the hall, where a man with a big mustache and a scar on his nose was sitting.He kneeled. “Forgive me, Commander Shane. I failed the mission.”Shane stopped eating and wiped his mouth before glancing at the leader. “This is the first time you failed a mission in over two years, right?”“The opponent did not have aura, but hi
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Kevin, Sariyu and Shevron traveled in a Mercedes Maybach.They did not encounter any trouble ahead.He dropped Sariyu off at a hotel, then took Shevron home.After dropping Shevron at home, Shevron asked Kevin, “Are you going to come for me again?”“That depends on how well you will clear my name… sir,” Kevin replied.“I will prove your innocence,” Shevron assured, “within 24 hours. But in return, can you do one favor for me?”“What is it?”“Just a minute,” Shevron went inside and brought out a file with him. “There’s information about a particular group inside.”“A group?”“A powerful corporate-political syndicate. They are quietly taking over the capital city,” Shevron replied. “Not through violence… but through debt, contracts, and influence. Many billionaires are already in their clutches.”Kevin stared at the president. “Your allies are also caught in their clutches, huh…”“Not just my allies.”“Mm, fine. I’ll look into it.”Shevron held Kevin’s hand. “I know you have a lot of th
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While Jack was busy trying to fight the allegations that were put on the companies he owned, Kevin spent the entire day meeting different business owners.He read so many contracts he got tired of turning pages.It was the same crap. Again and again.One contract became three. Then ten. Then hundred and more.Different industries. Different people.Same structure. Same trap.Even a kindergarten kid would see that this was no coincidence.But what annoyed Kevin was that he could not find the phone numbers or the address of the members of Little Garden.Any numbers he acquired were not working.It was as if Kevin was trying to catch ghosts.He kept reading the contracts again and again.He circled one clause repeatedly appearing: Contingent operational oversight upon default.A single missed payment could shift the control.“Legal takeover without acquisition,” Kevin said. “Sounds insane, but because they’re picking the companies that have a lot to hide… they are able to choke these com
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At Rizzer hotel.Cecilia just finished selling her flat for the same price she bought.As she was leaving, Adam Conreid was waiting for her at the elevator. “You shouldn’t have sold the flat. I don’t know what caused you inconvenience, but if you had asked me, I would have given you the entire hotel.”“You are that inconvenience,” Cecilia retorted.Adam smiled. “Maybe, but compared to Kevin, I’m much better, don’t you think? Kevin is a national criminal. He’s never going to be free. You can never hold his hand or walk with him in the street. There’s no future for him, Cecilia. But look at me. I own this hotel. I make millions from it every month without lifting a finger. And I will give this to you as a gift if you accept my heart. Just give me a nod, and I’ll arrange for the engagement tomorrow itself.”“Move,” Cecilia uttered.She entered the elevator, and he also got in.Adam took out his mobile and started taking a selfie video. “My darling is standing by me…”Cecilia was startled
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“You gotta be kidding me,” Adam couldn’t believe what he just saw on the television. “How can all the charges on him be dropped? What sort of gimmick is this?”Adam grabbed the remote and changed the news channel.Even on other news channels, Kevin’s story was being shown. And he was deemed innocent.“He’s on every channel…” Adam frowned. “This can’t be a coincidence. He’s somehow influenced these news channels. But how?”Just then, a small footage of the president arriving at Venessa’s funeral with Kevin was shown on screen.Adam’s eyes broadened. “I see. So Shevron is behind this. No wonder all the channels are singing praises of Kevin. Only minutes ago, he was the most wanted criminal of the country, and now, he’s being called a hero of the nation.”Adam found it hard to digest.He felt like he lost his biggest weapon to use against Cecilia.Cecilia turned to face Adam. “What did you say? I can’t hold my husband’s hands and walk with him in the street? Oh, I’m going to do that soon
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After Kevin was cleared of all the charges put on him, many people celebrated it across the country.The O’Brian family members had mixed reactions.“I knew he was innocent,” Orland spoke with his wife, “but I never expected him to prove his innocence. How did he pull this off?”“I still can’t understand how he managed to get the president to visit aunt’s funeral ceremony,” Brielle said, sipping on wine. “It looks like we’ve severely underestimated him.”“Cecilia used to say that we’re underestimating him,” Orland said, smiling a bit.Brielle exhaled audibly.Both of them were sitting on the balcony in the big mansion.Their sons, daughter, and daughter-in-laws were not living in this mansion anymore.So, the mansion felt quite empty, and they were feeling dull.“Did you call her and ask her to come back?” Brielle looked at him.“I did. She said she’s selling her flat in the Rizzer hotel,” Orland replied.Brielle was surprised. “So she’s coming back?”“No, she’s buying another flat,”
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In Brightwood city.It was dark outside.A woman in her early fifties just finished cleaning the dishes in a restaurant.She received ninety dollars for five hours of work.As she was going home, she scrolled the messages on her mobile.And she saw the news of Kevin being cleared of all charges.She stopped in her tracks.She quickly opened a new app and checked it.In the app, too, the headlines were about Kevin.“This is true…” she went silent for a bit.She then sat down on a bench and opened her dinner box she had packed at the restaurant.She started eating it while watching the news.A street dog came up to her, wagging its tail.She looked at the dog. “I made this meal with leftovers. Not sure if you’ll like it.”She dropped a spoonful on the ground, and the dog quickly ate it.Seeing that, two more dogs rushed over, their tails wagging as if it was a competition.“You know what? Today is a great day because my son has been reborn,” she said, putting the whole food down on the