Oh Mr General! - Chapter 178

2 months later…

“In late January, a joint mission of the Land, Navy and Air Force reached a major breakthrough, where they discovered signs of the Drug Cartel, The Saints in Country Z. The Saints were a serious problem in Country Z back in 2096 as drug crimes soared exponentially and had wrecked havoc in public places. However, with the joint operation that year, the Saint’s Cartel had been weakened significantly and only now, were they able to become more rampant once again.” The news anchor reported the news on the television.

“Yesterday, a joint operation to eradicate The Saints from Country Z was undertaken and this time, they were successful. It was said that the mission leader this time was lead by Major General Gray Tobion. The Major General had already achieved a significant milestone last year, when he and his team developed a new and more effective Missile Defence System that helped to further reinforce our country’s defence line.”

“On a lighter note, the Copperfield Family that experienced major turbulences in their foundation had finally started to see better days. Last year, after a sudden back out of their potential investors, the real estate development company, Copperfield Foundations had no choice, but to file for bankruptcy.”

“Surprisingly, Copperstone Studios have announced that they would be releasing a sequel to their blockbuster film, Reignover. The main actors and actresses starred in the previous film had managed to negotiate record high salaries for the Reignover 2. If you would like to hear more about this, you can go on to our news website to find out further details.”

At the Copperfield family home, Caleb sat in his living room sofa, with a grim looking face as he watched television. The way things transpired in the entertainment industry did not go in the way of Caleb. No actors or actresses were willing to associate themselves with Copperstone Studios. This was very weird, even for the head of the family, Caleb Copperfield.

Why would the actors and actresses not want to cooperate with an award winning film studio? Clearly, there was someone behind the scenes that was spreading rumours about their downfall. Regardless, Caleb had to bite the bullet and raise the proposed salaries of many of the actors and actresses. If he didn’t, was there even a chance for him to make a comeback in the entertainment business? Reignover 2 needed to be a great hit, thought Caleb resolutely.

In regards to his son, Tyron Copperfield, the boy had seen better days. Only recently, was Tyron willing to go out for walks with his family. Very rarely, would Tyron leave the housing estate. Nowadays, he was ‘taking’ classes online for university. However, anyone in the family could tell that the boy was not in the right mind to learn anything at the moment.

“F.u.c.k… All I can do at the moment is take things one step at a time. The person that is directing this play has yet to reveal themselves and I am not able to do anything about it.” Caleb bit his lower lip in anger. He took a puff from his cigar and he looked up at his mansion ceiling. If Copperstone Studios really toppled too, this would essentially be the end of the Copperfield family. I would be reduced to being a commoner and this house would have to be sold for extra cash.

Ever since Caleb had inherited the family business, he was able to make many folds of what his father and grandfather had made in the past. The reason for that was his great interpersonal skill that allowed him to develop his real estate business. He had even successfully introduced himself in the entertainment industry a decade after his takeover. Even till the end, he had not realise all of his problems began and transpired from his spoilt son.

In Gray and Sato’s home, after celebrating Christmas in Country J, the couple made their way home and went back to their daily lives. Sato studied and revised on the last semester’s modules, while Gray had to get back to work.

The General had been planning the Joint Military Operation in the army for several months now and seeing it come to fruition had made Gray very satisfied. This meant that the chances of Yroth launching his revenge strike on him had been significantly reduced.

When university started, it was back to normal for Sato. Ming was still not back to talking to Sato conversationally, but would still greet each other when they meet in the hallway. As January went by in a blink of an eye, Gray’s mother, Melanie, had come to visit once again. This time, there was a purpose added on at the back.

“The UHRP is soon going to be open to the public. The private opening will be done on March 1st and the official public opening will be on March 2nd.” Melanie relayed the information to the two boys during dinner. The UHRP also known as the Underwater Highspeed Railway Project was the longest underwater railway that spanned between Country Y and Z. Sato had gotten a closer look on the design of the railway itself a few months back with Gray’s mother.

“I heard that when the tickets for the opening day had went on sale, all of it were sold out in under 10 seconds.” Sato was shocked by the public’s curiosity. He never knew how hard it was to get a ticket on an opening day.

“Indeed, the server site for the Underwater Highspeed Railway recorded a total of a hundred thousand users being on simultaneously.” Melanie nodded in agreement. She looked up and asked a followup question afterwards, “Speaking of which, are the two of you free on February 28? I have two extra tickets and can bring the two of you along.”