Nelson took out his phone and directly dialed the number of the person in charge at ANZ Investment Bank. In an instant, he pressed the call button, holding the phone to his ear, waiting for the call to connect.

Beep!

A low busy tone resonated from the phone; the call was connecting.

"Pick up, pick up!"

Hearing the busy tone in the call, Nelson urged impatiently. He was eager to know why these six companies unilaterally broke their cooperation agreements with him all at once.

Beep, beep, beep!

As Nelson continued to ponder, his phone suddenly vibrated and a series of urgent busy tones rang out!

The moment he heard this series of busy tones, Nelson's expression changed dramatically, showing a hint of astonishment.

He knew that when such a sound occurred on the phone, it meant the other party had directly hung up his call, showing no intention of answering!

Not answering his call!?

Hearing the urgent busy tone from the phone, Nelson's expression altered drastically, but he still wasn't ready to give up. He reached out his finger and pressed the redial button.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is turned off..."

At the moment the call was dialed, a series of sweet female voices came from the phone, sounding rather grating.

They actually turned off their phone!

Upon hearing the voice from the phone, Nelson was completely bewildered. When he dialed the first time, the phone was still reachable, but now it was directly turned off!

First, they hung up, refusing to answer his call, and now they've turned it off. These actions clearly indicate that the other party doesn't intend to deal with him!

ANZ Investment Bank, a crucial source of funding for Newman Group, is not responding, leaving Nelson utterly panicked!

"If Australia and New Zealand Group isn't an option, I'll reach out to the other companies first. I refuse to believe that all six companies will ignore me!"

After a brief moment of confusion, Nelson spoke coldly, picking up his phone again, beginning to call other companies for negotiations.

But, ten minutes later, Nelson was completely stunned because the few calls he made all received the same response as ANZ Investment Bank!

First they hung up, then shut off their phones!

Everyone seemed to be working in coordination, refusing to answer his calls, leaving Nelson feeling waves of helplessness and panic!

His six most important cooperating companies simultaneously unilaterally canceled their agreements and refused to answer his calls. If there wasn't something fishy behind this, Nelson couldn't believe it even if you killed him!

There's something behind this, there must be something he doesn't know!

The more he thought about this, the more anxious Nelson became. He stood up from his seat, grabbed his car keys, and headed straight into the elevator, rushing to the bottom floor of Newman Group.

If they won't answer his calls, he'll confront them face-to-face!

Nelson wanted to know why these people refused to answer his calls and what made them unilaterally break the agreements!

Taking the elevator to the bottom floor of Newman Group, Nelson walked briskly toward the Maserati parked in the open parking lot, simultaneously pulling out his car keys and pressing the unlock button on his Maserati.

Boom!

At the moment Nelson pressed the unlock button on the car key, a massive explosion sounded, and a great blaze erupted, flames soaring skyward, instantly engulfing his brand-new Maserati!

As the flames erupted, a massive wave of heat surged toward Nelson, causing him to fall to the ground, his eyes filled with shock.

Nelson could hardly believe his eyes; he never expected such a situation to occur with his car!

Luckily he was still a distance away from the car; if he had been a little closer, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Now Nelson was completely bewildered!

Today had been unbelievably terrifying for him!

Overnight, the six most important companies under his responsibility have unilaterally broken their cooperation agreements, and an old employee spilled coffee all over him.

Now, his valuable Maserati suddenly experienced such a problem, and these series of events are making Nelson increasingly anxious!

Wait!

Thinking back, a flash of realization suddenly struck Nelson as he looked at his burning Maserati, a sense of understanding glimmering in his eyes.

Everything seemed to lead back to the phone call from 'Manager Lu' of Victory Group yesterday!

'This time tomorrow, I guarantee you'll be crying and begging me. I'm a man of my word!'

In that moment, Nelson's mind replayed Lu Yu's words from yesterday's call.

Subconsciously checking the time, Nelson realized that it was only a few minutes until exactly twenty-four hours had passed since his call with Lu Yu yesterday!

"Could it be that everything was orchestrated by that 'Manager Lu'?"

With this thought, Nelson felt waves of panic; chills ran up his spine: "Could he really be from the Assassin Alliance?"

Nelson was panicking. If Lu Yu truly was from the Assassin Alliance, then yesterday's conversation was nothing short of a death wish!

His heart was filled with apprehension; his eyes were rife with terror, constantly trying to reassure himself: "Impossible, this must be a coincidence; it has to be a coincidence. If he's really from the Assassin Alliance, how could he be just a mere manager? It has to be a coincidence!"

Buzz!

As Nelson kept reassuring himself, his phone's ringtone suddenly rang, surprisingly harsh, causing him to startle with a chill!

Picking up the phone, the screen showed only four words: Unknown Source!

Unknown Source!

Seeing this number, Nelson was taken aback.

An unknown source number, often hidden and unable to be tracked through special electronic means. Receiving such a call suddenly made Nelson a bit flustered!

He was dumbstruck, uncertain, and hesitated over whether or not to answer this call.