Writing Web Novels In America-Chapter 245 - 250: Fund

"Mom!"

In the Brooklyn Police Department, little Gene had been dazed for a long time, but he had just come to his senses.

After crying out, he ran into Lily’s embrace.

Watching this scene, Wang Jian sighed with relief in his heart.

Actually, the method he had chosen was very likely to take El’s life, but whether he could save Gene was an unknown.

After all, bullets do not have eyes, and what the desperate criminals cornered might do was hard to say.

Assuming that El and his people would not be satisfied with half a million US Dollars, this was essentially a question of saving an adult or a child.

Because of his internal inclination, Wang Jian chose to let Gene take the risk to cover any potential charges Lily might face.

Of course, this idea, due to the continuous absence of a ransom call and the tacit understanding with the police department, was unknown to the others present.

"Mr. Wang, this is the gentleman who brought Gene back," a policeman led a tattooed African-American young man to Wang Jian’s side, "and according to our informant’s investigation, this man is the mastermind behind this case."

Wang Jian took the photo and saw it was an African with dirty dreadlocks.

He turned to look at Matthew, and saw him shake his head.

So according to the internal sources within the police, this tattooed man and the dreadlocked man were not part of the same group?

Wang Jian pondered for a moment and wrote a number on a check.

"This is one million US Dollars." He patted the tattooed man on the shoulder, "I expect you can get even more."

"Heh heh," the African man grinned, his bright white teeth giving off a very uncomfortable feeling, "Thank you, Mr. Wang."

"You really are a generous man."

He carefully folded the check and tucked it into his jacket pocket.

Then he hurriedly left, as if staying in the police department for one more minute made him uncomfortable.

Once he was outside the police building, he pulled out his phone, "Boss, I’ve got the check."

"Yes, a full million US Dollars."

"Alright, I’ll immediately instruct my men to look for that person."

After hanging up the phone, the tattooed man touched the pocket with the check inside, "Fuck, how did I not see that that nigger was worth a million dollars!"

He whistled, and a beat-up General Motors sedan came over.

"Any news on that man?" the tattooed man asked as he opened the car door.

"No," his subordinate answered.

"Step up the search, don’t let other gangs get there first."

"Also," the tattooed man paused, then continued, "this guy better not be able to speak anymore."

"I don’t want him spouting any inside gang details after he gets to the police station."

"And," he pulled out a cigarette and took a drag, his demeanor becoming frantic, "hehehe, the reward didn’t specify that the man has to be alive, like that kid."

After sending off the tattooed man, Wang Jian looked back at Gene.

If he were to apply DND rules to reality, he always thought of himself as of the Lawful Neutral alignment.

But undoubtedly, in this situation, he had betrayed his own heart.

Had it not been for him, Gene would not have been kidnapped.

And had it not been for that secret, had he paid the ransom directly—

this boy, not yet ten years old, wouldn’t have faced the risk of losing his life confronting such harsh violence.

"I intend to go to court to ask for a change in Gene’s custody," Lily’s ex-husband yelled at Lily and Lynn.

Lily, also weakened by the situation, just cried, unable to say any words in her defense.

Matthew glanced at his colleague, then at Wang Jian, and discreetly nodded.

As the lawyer for this promising billionaire, he naturally needed to curry favor with him to consolidate his position.

Thus, he had already discussed the preliminary plan with Wang Jian early on.

"Sorry, could we have a private office?" Matthew asked the police officer beside him politely.

"Of course." The representative from the Police Guild, having received the largest sponsorship amount this year, didn’t mind lending such a small favor.

Matthew walked over to Lily’s ex-husband and whispered something to him.

The two of them then entered the office prepared by the police to have their discussion.

Wang Jian walked over to Lily, who was tightly embracing Gene and continuously shedding tears.

Due to her mistake that had endangered her child, as a mother, she felt incredibly guilty.

Moreover, almost foreseeing that she would lose the custody battle and without having cried during the divorce, Lily was nearly on the brink of a breakdown now.

"Don’t worry, I won’t let Gene be taken away from you," Wang Jian softly said.

The distressed Lily didn’t hear him, but Lynn, curious, looked over.

Her eyes shifted, and she pointed at the breast pocket of Wang Jian’s jacket.

That was where Wang Jian kept his checkbook.

Wang Jian nodded and mouthed "trust fund."

Whether out of compensation or other sentiments, he was truly prepared to set up a trust fund for Gene.

Of course, the money wouldn’t be excessive, just about 300,000 US dollars.

This money would ensure Gene could complete his college education, with about 100,000 dollars left to start a business or find his direction in life.

To avoid altering custody, Wang Jian would have this fund managed under the name of Lily’s ex-husband’s law firm.

Although it wasn’t possible for him to manage it directly due to father-son relations, it could still count as one of his accomplishments.

Shortly after, Matthew and Lily’s ex-husband walked out of the office.

He nodded at Wang Jian, indicating that the other party had agreed.

That meant he wouldn’t let Lily suffer a second damage, would he?

The other party gave Wang Jian a strained smile before walking over to Lily and her son, awkwardly offering some words of comfort.

Minutes later, Lily looked up in surprise at her ex-husband, then turned to look at Wang Jian.

"Ah, money really is omnipotent," Wang Jian walked over to "Ex-Husband Bro" and extended his hand.

Lily’s ex-husband glanced at the mother and son tightly embracing each other, then looked up at Wang Jian, his expression gradually relaxing.

"I believe Gene will grow up healthy under the care of Lily and Mr. Wang."

He noticed Matthew talking to the police and quickly whispered, "Please trust the capabilities of our law firm."

"What Mr. Matthew can do, our law firm can definitely achieve."

Um...

So it really is business is business?

Look at them, immediately starting to solicit business!

But because of his relationship with Lily, Wang Jian felt somewhat awkward.

He casually responded, "I will certainly consider it thoroughly."

But the other party was not giving up, continuing to prattle on.

Fortunately, at that moment, the phone rang.

He answered the call, only to hear Tom say, "Wang, NBC is airing a report about your financial situation right now!"

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