Chapter 2299–2300: Truth and Falsehood
After Windermere declared war on the Unified Government, everyone in the Ragna Branch happened to sign a brand-new contract. This contract had a longer term and a clause prohibiting them from leaving Gaius during wartime. Naturally, their benefits were raised considerably as well. The contract had originally been voluntary, and fortunately, everyone in the Ragna Branch signed it. In other words, under the current circumstances, even if Xiao Ran acquired Gaius, none of them had the right to leave. That was why Xiao Ran said he was fortunate to be able to keep all of them.
The fact that Gaius had been acquired by Xiao Ran was an extremely sudden development for Ernest and the others. Just a few days ago, Gaius had offered either a tactful or direct refusal, yet now, only days later, Xiao Ran had become Gaius's largest owner, holding all authority over Gaius in his hands. And Xiao Ran had personally come to inform them of this, leaving Ernest deeply shocked.
However, quite some time had already passed since Xiao Ran sent Cruze to Earth. Under the current circumstances, the first thing Cruze did upon arriving on Earth was contact Gaius's true upper management. Cruze alone was worth two men, not to mention that Shirakawa Shuu and Yuzes had accompanied him to Earth as well.
Through exchanges of interest, threats, or forced control, they acquired over sixty percent of Gaius's shares in less than thirty-six hours and changed Gaius's surname to Xiao. As for Gaius's upper management on Earth, aside from those who stubbornly refused to yield, all of them received varying degrees of compensation from Xiao Ran's side, while certain conditions were appropriately agreed to and paid. Cruze and the others did not ruthlessly seize all of their shares. Instead,