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"What do you mean?"

Roy shook his head, "I'm not too clear, I just feel that the operation by Vince and his team is going too smoothly. This kind of smoothness makes me uneasy!"

Although the Brigadier General valued Roy's advice, he also had his own thoughts. "For the Federal Bureau of Investigation, safely bringing Ponzi to Washington is the most important thing. They can't possibly hold back on this matter.

Furthermore, to ensure Vince could succeed easily, I assigned all of my most capable men to him, coupled with strong firepower. It's understandable that things went smoothly!"

Roy said, "I hope so. Now all we can do is wait for news from Vince!"

The Brigadier General nodded. He had originally planned to meet Ponzi in person, but Ponzi had become far too sensitive a figure.

Just to be cautious, he had entrusted the entire interrogation of Ponzi to Vince.

The agreement was that Vince would report the results of the interrogation to him by tomorrow morning. If in one day's time, Vince couldn't get anything out of Ponzi, then the Brigadier General himself would have to step in!

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A day passed quickly!

The Brigadier General, unable to sleep for long these days, rose early. He even had his breakfast in his study, fearing he might miss Vince's call if it came.

But, by seven o'clock in the morning, there was still no call from Vince!

"Could something have gone wrong?"

As time passed without Vince's answer, the Brigadier General's mood started to grow anxious.

Just then, the butler knocked and came in.

"Sir, here are today's newspapers, the 'Atlantic City Forum', and the 'Atlantic City Post' that you specifically instructed us to purchase!"

For the residents of Atlantic City, reading the 'Atlantic City Forum' every morning had become a habit, and the Brigadier General was no exception.

Even while in prison, the Brigadier General, through his connections, managed to read the 'Atlantic City Forum' daily.

But, with the Ponzi scheme fraud case being reported, the 'Atlantic City Post' suddenly drew the attention of many Atlantic City residents.

Moreover, in the past couple of days, the 'Atlantic City Post' had been serially covering the 'Ponzi scheme'... The 'Atlantic City Post' had begun referring to Ponzi's fraud as the 'Ponzi scheme'!

Therefore, the Brigadier General had also instructed his butler to include the 'Atlantic City Post' in his daily read.

Receiving the newspapers, the Brigadier General decided to first check out the latest news on the Ponzi scheme in the 'Atlantic City Post'.

"Eh, today's 'Atlantic City Post' is actually discussing Ponzi's behavior in Atlantic City."

Upon reading the opening of the report, the Brigadier General voiced his perplexity.

But as he read on, his expression grew increasingly grim.

The report pointed out that after arriving in Atlantic City, Ponzi had been too intimately involved with a big shot in Atlantic City, and it even confidently claimed that this Atlantic City heavyweight had been duped by Ponzi's crude scams, investing in the latter's company.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Although the report did not mention his name directly, the description of this big shot's appearance and his residence all pointed to the Brigadier General.

What's more, the report also mentioned that this big shot sustained heavy losses because of the Ponzi scheme. If Ponzi was taken to Washington, then it was certain that this heavyweight's losses could never be recovered.

The report stopped abruptly there, and the following article covered the incident that occurred at the Atlantic City station yesterday morning—Ponzi's abduction!

The implications were obvious!

Looking at these two reports, the brigadier became ashen-faced, his breathing quickened.

Yet, at this moment, his butler walked in again, his face stricken with panic.

"Boss, a large crowd has gathered outside our villa. These people claim they've been duped by Ponzi, and they now believe that you must have captured him. So, they demand that you hand over Ponzi or compensate them for their losses!"

"I...."

The brigadier's vision darkened, and he collapsed backwards.

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"The brigadier has fainted? Had a stroke? Can't speak?"

Donnie quickly received this piece of news.

Dwight rapidly said, "Yes, I saw with my own eyes people from the first hospital come to take the brigadier away. Later, I deliberately went to the hospital and inquired with a nurse I knew well, only to find out that the brigadier indeed had a stroke from acute anger!"

After finishing his report, Dwight looked at Donnie with a face full of admiration. As Donnie's current bodyguard and driver, Dwight was naturally aware of Donnie's plans.

The people who appeared in front of the brigadier's villa this morning weren't all investors in Ponzi's scheme; most of them were actually from the West District.

And the Atlantic City residents who had fallen for the Ponzi scheme hadn't thought to protest in front of the brigadier's villa. It was only when people from all corners of Atlantic City started saying that the brigadier must have kidnapped Ponzi and obtained all the assets Ponzi had swindled, that they joined in.

So, under such instigation, more and more people showed up at the gates of the brigadier's villa.

As for the brigadier's once esteemed reputation in Atlantic City... once my hard-earned money was conned away, any prestige was rendered utterly useless!

To think that the former king of Atlantic City, who once gave Nucky, the current king of Atlantic City, such a headache, had now suffered a stroke under a series of maneuvers by Donnie?

Dwight was surprised and also felt the outcome was filled with drama!

Donnie also felt that the outcome was dramatically ironic! .net

Although in a certain TV show in the future, the brigadier also had a stroke, it was due to being teased by a prostitute, the real brigadier had not actually had a stroke. Instead, after several confrontations with Nucky, he realized he was no match for Nucky and decided to abandon the struggle.

For the sake of his own face, Nucky decided to break with the tradition of naming streets in the United States after Atlantic City, choosing specifically to name a street in Atlantic City as Korla Street, and appointed the brigadier as the honorary mayor of Atlantic City.

Thus ended their rivalry.

But what Donnie had not expected was that the brigadier really did have a stroke this time!

"I don't know whether this is good or bad!"

Donnie did indeed want to pin the blame for Ponzi's disappearance on the brigadier, so that his own side would be free of any suspicion.

Now that the brigadier had suffered a stroke and couldn't speak, from this perspective, it seemed like a good outcome.

But without the constraint of the brigadier, Nucky would have no rival to match him in Atlantic City anymore; would such an outcome lead Nucky to refocus his sights on Donnie?

As Donnie was mulling over this issue, the telephone rang.

Picking up the phone, it was Nucky on the line.

"Donnie, I am returning to Atlantic City right away. This trip was very successful; let's talk in detail when we meet!"

Donnie said, "That's perfect; there's something I need to discuss with you!"