Mr. Hollister watched as Rino walked out on them, not even leaving the so-called trash properties behind.
A faint trace of anxiety crossed his aged features, as he couldn't help but wonder what would be running through Rino's mind at the moment.
He, however, let it slide as he thought it wasn't going to be much of his business. All he needed to do was to deliver the message he had as Late Moses Carter's lawyer. Speaking of which, he turned to Josh and his mother, Rose Carter.
"I would have preferred him to be here before we proceed further," he said, unfolding a sealed envelope that had a golden crest embossed on it.
"There's something you both must know. It was meant for the two brothers, but I guess, the more mature adult should be aware as well, to bear witness in the future."
Josh crossed his arms, shooting Hollister a half-suspicious gaze before leaning back on the chair. Rose, as well, offered a slight nod, a flicker of curiosity evident in her eyes.
Hollister, having unsealed the envelope, brought out a written document and slid it to the middle of the mahogany table.
Josh was the first to pick the letter up, as he scanned through what was contained in it.
"This is a letter," Hollister continued, folding his two palms against each other, and resting them on the table.
"It was written by your father as part of his Will before his passing."
"A letter? What for again?" Josh asked, flicking the paper in his hands in a questionable manner.
"The letter was meant to be read after the division of the physical properties, but not before a key instruction had been understood."
A brief silence fell in the room as Hollister allowed Josh to download the contents of the letter into the memory.
"So, there's another company?"
Josh blinked, gripping the arms of the chair.
"Hidden in plain sight."
Hollister said, and sat straight up.
"Your father always believed that for a person to gain power, the person must earn it. This was going to be his last challenge for his two sons."
"Why?!" Josh screamed, with his deep voice. "Tell me, why?!"
Mr. Hollister kept mute, staring blankly at Josh as he let out his frustration.
"I thought inheritance is earned through democratization according to Father. I thought he always said that one is always pushed out when he isn't worth some power, or things."
No one still replied to him.
"Couldn't he still use this belief to simply make me his heir? Why make it a struggle?"
"My master believed that power is earned through merit. He wants his sons to be participants in this kind of belief. He doesn't need an incompetent successor," Mr. Hollister finally spoke up.
Rose didn't speak, she only kept her expression unreadable even when Josh gave her a stern look.
***
Meanwhile, Rino was already in his room, standing in the hush of his suite. He peered outside, his eyes scanning through the city beyond the wide glass window he stood in front of.
But—
He was body present, absent-minded. His gaze was not on the city's skyline, it was inward.
After thinking for a while, he reached for his phone, exhaling softly as he unlocked it and entered the WeBull app.
He wasted a moment, staring at the sum, which shimmered in his eyes.
"$27 million."
He clicked on the withdraw button and keyed in the sum of $25 million.
There was no need to input the wallet address he wanted to withdraw the money into, since, it seemed the former Rino Carter used this to perform his transactions.
After successfully withdrawing the $25M into his SimCoin Wallet, he left a modest $2 million in his WeBull account.
He thought to make use of the money to make another investment when he was ready. And this time around, he was going to consider trading on Forex as well, not only on stocks.
"Let's see what the combination of the two investments can get us," he muttered.
He closed the curtain that covered the side windows, allowing only the light from the chandelier and neon lights in his room to do the job of illumination.
Then, he went to sit, sinking into the soft cushion of his custom couch, and closed his eyes.
System... Wealth Vision.
He thought, hoping that was how he was meant to summon the system whenever he needed it.
First, was a pulse.
Then, a glimmer.
And, a holographic interface appeared in his mind's eye. Then, he began to hear the whisper-like voice.
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«↓ Skill: Wealth Vision [Lv. 1] ↑»
«↓ Purpose: Business analysis and decision-making assistance tool ↑»
«↓ Wealth Vision skill responds to your mental queries and makes assessments based on your subconscious and market projections. It works to help you understand:
> The profits and losses of any asset you wish to invest in.
> Future predictions of assets you wish to invest in.
> General performance of any asset you wish to invest in. It helps you to identify which property is an asset, and a liability.
> Further analysis can also be made depending on your mind-concept. ↑»
«↓ Wealth Vision takes care of each mission you are to undertake. And each mission can only be unlocked after the completion of three sequential set-out goals ↑»
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Rino took his time to understand every word and information coming from the system.
The skill was only going to be a source of giving pieces of advice if he was getting what it said right. It will only act on his needs, but will never grant him his wants.
It can analyze a business's performance, but it won't ask him to invest or not invest in the business.
It can tell him that he needs to invest in a business, but it won't tell him that time was not on his side to perform this investment.
To Rino, that was much of a help than the system could imagine. He didn't need it to tell him what to do, all he needed was the information it would provide him, and the future predictions as it had mentioned.
He, however, focused on the system once again.
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«↓ Identifying Three Goals... ↑»
«↓ 2¡3 goals identified ↑»
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Rino's instinct widened at this instant. He wanted to use it as a test to be sure the system wasn't really a spam AI he was going to depend on.
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«↓ 1¡3: Select one out of three inherited properties to begin your investment journey ↑»
«↓ 2¡3: Make your first trade investment using funds from your WeBull account ↑»
«↓ 3¡3: Null ↑»
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Test passed!
Rino was amazed.
Earlier, while he stood in front of his wide window, he thought of the first company he was going to start his investment with.
He leaned forward, looking more intrigued.
This is more than instinct-based. Let's call it insight-based.
He thought, and clicked his thumb against his index finger to make a flick sound.
Suddenly, a knock from the door pulled him from the trance. So, he opened his eyes.
"Come in."
Ribby stepped in, holding a sealed envelope in his hands.
"Young Master, Mr. Hollister asked me to deliver this to you, as you left before everything concerning the Will was concluded."
"A letter?" Rino's brow furrowed.
Ribby only nodded and handed him the envelope before quietly excusing himself, not before giving a slight bow.
Rino unsealed the envelope and pulled out what it contained.
It was a letter.
He immediately looked at the signature at the closure of the letter, it was his late father's.
Then, his eyes secondly moved to the title of the letter.
INFORMATION LETTER
RE: HIDDEN PROPERTY
Rino's chin faltered into a grin of confusion.
Hidden Property?