Chapter 529 The Man In Front of Him Is A Devil!
They were in utter disbelief when they found out that the man in the conference room was not Luke
Crawford, the CEO of T Corporation, but Luke Crowford, the general manager of a medium-scale
company.
‘How uncanny!
''How could two people look and sound so alike, and how could their names be so suspiciously simr?''
With the factsid in front of them, they had no choice but to believe it.
Half an hourter, a group of police officers entered the conference room, bringing with them the
disgraced Mr. Schmidt in handcuffs.
Peyton Schmidt was a man in his fifties. He still carried the demeanor of someone in a position of
power for a long time, but his face was haggard, his eyes were lifeless, and his body was shriveled. It
seemed that prison life took a toll on his physical and mental health.
"Look at that man, Peyton Schmidt. Is he the Luke Crawford whom you have dealings with?" The male
officer asked sternly.
Peyton lifted his head weakly and started to carefully examine the handsome and cavalier man in front
of him.
When Peyton looked at that face, his clouded eyes sparkled to life.
Scenes from the past shed in his mind.
Over the years, he had epted bribes from countless people.
He had lost count of the amount of ill-gotten gains he received.
He had used certain tactics to prevent himself from being exposed as well as implicate everyone who
had bribed him.
Basically, he had secretly recorded every act of bribery.
He could not remember most of the people who had bribed him, except for Luke Crawford, who had left
asting impression.
That was not only because Luke Crawford was the youngest person who had bribed him, but the young
man also had an unforgettably handsome face.
Ten years ago, Peyton was the City Secretary of A City, and his future was bright.
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A young and handsome man hade to look for him with a briefcase full of tea leaves.
The man was polite, intelligent, and eloquent. His goal was to acquire several plots of undeveloped
land.
Being an experienced politician, Mr. Schmidt knew that the tea leaves were but a smokescreen.
He was even more surprised when he saw the neat stacks of banknotes under the tea leaves. That
was five million dors.
Peyton could only find it incredible!
He had asked the young man the purpose of acquiring those plots ofnd. Without skipping a beat, the
young man said that he intended to go into the property business. He wanted to build high-ss
residential units and arge-scalemercial center.
Peyton had wondered if the young man was insane. It would be a waste of five million dors to
acquire those barren plots ofnd and develop them!
Those plots ofnd were very far away from the city center, and surrounding them was nothing but
muddy marsnd. How was he going to develop it into amercial center?
Peyton had nned to build a wastewater treatment center there.
However, he was only in charge of receiving the bribes and changing the zoning.
All he had to do was take the money and grant the plots to Luke. He did not have to care why Luke
wanted those plots ofnd.
Moreover, Peyton did not stay in A City for long. In a little more than a year, he managed to pull some
connections and got himself promoted to the capital. His influence began to spread there, and he
stopped paying attention to A City.
Several years passed in the blink of an eye, and subway lines extended toward the outskirts. The plots
ofnd that Luke acquired happened to be at the intersection of several subway lines and a BRT
terminal. Because of that, multiple developers began to scramble forthose unremarkable plots ofnd.
However, it was already toote. Luke had already controlled 90% of that area.
The other developers could onlyment that they did not have the foresight.
In a short few years, the barrennd was developed into a bustling area of tall skyscrapers and
buildings with unique facades. Thanks to Luke''s leadership, it had be one of the busiest new
commercial areas in A City. gship stores of major international brands were everywhere, leading the
forefront of urban life.
Ten years ago, average housing prices in the area were only about eight or nine thousand.
Now, the average prices of the high-ss residential properties were around one hundred thousand
and were still increasing.
In ten years, property prices of that area increased by ten times.
Even though Peyton was in the capital, he would asionally pay attention to the development of A
City. He was impressed by Luke''s foresight, and he did not expect that the young man''s far-reaching
vision would cause T Corporation to expand so rapidly.
Later, someone exposed Peyton''s misdeeds in an act of revenge, and he was sentenced to prison.
He thought that he would never be able to return to A City, but he did not expect to be brought to A City
from the capital a few days ago. The police wanted him to confirm that the young man before him was
the Luke Crawford who had bribed him ten years ago.
He had a strong impression of Luke Crawford, and he could instantly tell that the young man was
indeed the Luke Crawford who had bribed him many years ago. However, he was shocked that the
man in front of him
was Luke Crowford with an "o" and not an "a."
The officers exhorted Peyton to recall whether the young man''s name was spelled with an "o" or an "a"
on the contract.
"It''s spelled with an ''a.'' I remember it very clearly," Peyton said while deep in thought.
He was very sure that Luke’s name was spelled with an "a."
Being a careful man, Peyton would scrutinize his contracts at least four or five times so that there was
no mistake.
The officer''s hawk-like gazes instantly shot toward Gordan.
Gordan spread his arms innocently. He stretched, stood up, walked toward Peyton, and whispered
something in his ear.
Instantly, Peyton''s expression sank, and he started shaking.
He looked at Gordan''s gentle gaze, thinking that the handsome man in front of him was a devil!
After thinking for a while more, Peyton suppressed the anger and fear in his heart and smiled toward
the officers. "I''m sorry. I was mistaken. It''s Crowford with an ''o.''"
After that, the officers interrogated him.
No matter how the officers questioned and threatened him, Peyton insisted that the man who signed
the contract with him was Luke Crowford with an "o."
The signature on the contract was very messy. Looking at how the letters were written in one fluid
scrawl, one could not tell whether it was an "a" or an "o."
Peyton’s testimony became a crucial factor.
However, the officers did not expect that Peyton insisted that the man who had bribed him was Luke
Crowford in the conference room and not Luke Crawford of T Corporation.