"Oh, this must be Mr. Xu."
When Xu Yue arrived at the memorial service, with Jack personally going up to greet him, the best-informed people present had already recognized his identity.
The mysterious major shareholder of Wayne Group!
That elusive Easterner.
Rumor had it that his family had been active in the investment world since World War I, holding valuable shares in many of the US Federal's old-established corporations.
General Motors, Boeing, Rockefeller, Wayne, Luthor, and more.
Even after all these years, though many corporations had used various methods to dilute their shares because the family never involved itself in management, their initial holdings had been so immense that they still possessed wealth rivaling that of a nation.
Because Wayne Group had never deliberately diluted the family's shares, it had always been able to draw upon the family's remaining influence. It moved effortlessly among the major powers and had a voice on every corporation's board of directors, which was how it had achieved its current untouchable status.
Even Thomas's death had drawn so many important figures to his memorial service.
The moment Xu Yue arrived, he automatically became the center of attention.
Other than Clark, no one cared any longer about the child crying his heart out.
One after another, they came forward to exchange pleasantries.
"Everyone, today is Thomas's memorial service. Those who didn't come to mourn, please leave."
Xu Yue showed the people approaching him no courtesy whatsoever.
Setting everything else aside, his current influence alone was enough to disregard all the pressure brought by everyone present.
The seeds planted during World War I had grown into towering trees by now, just like the Net of Magic Xu Yue had cultivated, which was already capable of casting sixth-circle spells.
With Xu Yue suppressing the situation, the result was