Chapter 40 Anna
Facing those who wanted to outflank him, Richard didn't take them seriously at all. He used the gun only because he had a new toy and wanted to show off.

Seeing that the people were divided into two groups, Richard did not give them a chance and directly activated the skills of the White Ivory and Ebony suits, firing rapidly. More than thirty bullets were swept away in two seconds. Explosions, ice, etc. continued to appear in the crowd. The group of people had no power to fight back and were drowned by bullets.

In the blink of an eye, the ground was in a mess, with charcoal and ice mixed together.

Not to mention them, even armored vehicles and tanks could not withstand this kind of bombing. The flames dissipated, and the whole world fell silent at this moment.

Richard looked at the broken limbs on the ground, which were basically burnt to charcoal. He summoned a gust of wind and turned them into black ash and blew them away to an unknown place. Then he summoned clean water to wash the ground. The whole ground was clean and nothing could be found.

After everything was done, Richard cast a large-scale forgetting spell to make the surrounding residents forget what happened tonight, and then he prepared to leave with the mother and daughter.

"Brother, was that magic you used just now?" Seeing Richard coming over, the little girl asked excitedly.

Richard nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Brother, can I learn magic? Once I learn magic, I won't be afraid of bad guys bullying me and my mother anymore!" The little girl looked at Richard with a pleading face.

"Learning magic is very hard and tiring. Can you stick with it?" Richard said with a smile.

The little girl looked at her mother, then at Richard, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can I eat cake and candy while learning magic?"

"can."

"Then I am not afraid of being tired or suffering!" said the little girl.

Richard smiled and patted her little head, then he stood up and said to the woman, "Come with me!"

Richard brought the mother and daughter to the villa in Beverly Hills. They were surprised to see that Richard actually owned a villa instead of living in a forest or a castle.

"Tell me, why are they chasing you?" Richard poured himself a cup of tea and asked while leaning comfortably on the sofa.

"My name is Ana Flores and my husband is Brooke," Ana said.

"Go on." Richard took a sip of tea and said.

Anna saw that Richard did not react, and continued: "The president of the listed company who was robbed and killed not long ago was my husband."

"Those people are after your husband's property?" Richard understood instantly.

Anna nodded and said, "My husband and I jointly own 35% of the company's shares. He is the president and I am the chief financial officer."

"Someone invited us to buy our company before, but the price was very low, so my husband refused. Then they said they wanted to buy shares, and my husband agreed. But after they bought shares, they wanted to control the company, and my husband found out and kicked them out."

"Those people were so angry that they sent someone to kill my husband."

"My husband was killed, and the company's stock price is in trouble. They want to buy out my shares at a low price and want to capture my daughter to force me."

Richard listened to what the woman said and quickly understood the cause of the incident. It was nothing more than that this company had money prospects and they wanted to acquire it. After being rejected, they bought shares in it and then used other means to seize it. As a result, they were discovered and kicked out of the company.

So these people decided to go all out and use force.

Richard's assistant told him that the company was worth about 200 to 300 million. The company's president had no background, and was targeted by the upper class in Los Angeles. As for the rough means, that was normal. When Wall Street was dealing with retail investors' short squeeze, didn't they just pull the plug? And then they blocked your account directly.

Don’t be surprised, reality is not a Hollywood movie after all.

Two or three hundred million US dollars is not a small amount.

"Do you want to take your company back?" Richard asked directly.

"Is it okay?" Anna looked at Richard excitedly.

"Of course!" Richard smiled and said, "But even if we take back the company, it will be impossible to continue running it after this incident."

"I'm planning to sell the company," Anna said.

"Then let's do it." Richard nodded. Richard didn't need a listed company like this and he didn't have the time to manage it, and Anna couldn't run it alone, so the best way was to sell it.

But before selling the company, some people need to be dealt with. Otherwise, if someone takes over the company, the price offered in the end will be very low.

Richard was not doing charity, so the people behind those people tonight must die. Richard had already notified the Punisher to take action to deal with those gangs. As for the guys behind these gangs, just let them have a heart attack and die suddenly.

Richard, who has recovered a lot of strength, is no longer as cautious as he was at the beginning.

In the past, he did not directly control the rich to build wizard towers and floating cities for himself because he knew that it would be easy to be exposed. Hypnosis is not omnipotent. If a group of rich people suddenly change their personalities and behave strangely, it will definitely attract the attention of the government, and then he will be at risk of being exposed.

Although he is proficient in many spells, his strength is greatly reduced. There are too many weapons that can kill him, not to mention the Hydra North American branch is by his side. When he has no strength, he must learn to keep a low profile. This is what his mentor told him when he first taught him.

No matter how talented or wise you are, you are worthless if you are dead.

"There are rooms next to it. You can just pick one and stay there. There is a bathroom in the room so you can take a shower."

Mrs. Anna was in a very disheveled state now, with her clothes covered in dirt and torn. The little girl's clothes were intact, but she was mentally exhausted and fell asleep on the way back.

"There should be clothes in the room. You can find some to wear."

"This is medicine. Just apply some on the wound."

After a simple arrangement, Richard went to his studio. As for Anna's arrangement, Richard wanted her to manage the company for him. A financial officer of a listed company should have good business ability and be able to manage the company.

At the same time, the little girl's aptitude was also good, and he was going to teach her magic. A future legendary wizard was still worth investing in, and after she learned the magic, Richard's work would be much easier.

The floating city cannot exert its full strength by himself. Various production workshops need people, and management also needs people.

About half an hour later, Anna came out again. After tidying herself up, the lady looked much more pleasing to the eye, especially her plump breasts, slender waist, and round buttocks. She looked very charming overall.

Richard glanced at her calmly, then continued, "Judging from your condition, you probably haven't eaten anything. These foods are prepared for you. Go back and have a nap after you finish eating, as you still have things to do tomorrow." He snapped his fingers, and a sumptuous meal appeared in front of her. What surprised her even more was that the food was still steaming, as if it had just been taken out of the oven.

Anna was a little surprised, but when she thought that the man in front of her was the legendary wizard, everything made sense. She nodded and said nothing. She had been hiding with her daughter for a few days and was exhausted both mentally and physically. When she saw the food on the table, she started eating.

(End of this chapter)