"My dear brother, you are too naive!" Davis revealed a sinister smile and elegantly took out a piece of paper from his suit's inner pocket. He slowly unfolded it and said, "Charlie, have you forgotten that you signed a will a year ago? Once you die, all the shares under your name will be inherited by me?"
It turned out that the middle-aged white man, Charlie, and the gun-wielding Davis in front of him were biological brothers. What was happening now was obviously not brotherly love, but brotherly rivalry.
Charlie was stunned for a moment and shouted angrily, "Davis! When did I sign such a will? You must be crazy for money! "
Davis's expression did not change as he calmly said, "You will sign it soon, and the time of signing it was a year ago. Is there a problem? My dear brother! "
Charlie suddenly came back to his senses. His eyes were burning with rage as he glared at Davis and roared, "You want to forge a will? Dream on! I'm about to die. Why should I cooperate with you to sign this bullsh * t will? Even if I die, I won't let you have your way! "
Davis smiled and said faintly, "Charlie, you will definitely cooperate."
"In your dreams!" Charlie gritted his teeth and said, "Hurry up and kill me! Don't be delusional! "
Davis laughed and said, "Don't be anxious! The moon is so beautiful tonight. I don't want to send you on your way so early! Why don't you listen to how this will is written? "
After saying that, Davis ignored Charlie, who had his eyes closed and was begging for death, and read to himself, "I am Charlie Koch, and under the witness of the practicing lawyer, Jenkins, I make the following will …"
Charlie suddenly opened his eyes and roared angrily, "You scoundrel! You've even bribed Jenkins! "
Even if a will had his own signature, if there was no qualified lawyer present to witness it, it could be invalidated. Davis had written the contents of the will like this to ensure that nothing went wrong. It was obvious that he had even bribed the lawyer, Jenkins.
It must be known that Jenkins was Charlie's personal legal advisor and had worked by Charlie's side for more than 15 years. Basically, all of Charlie's major legal issues were entrusted to Jenkins to handle, including some of the less public matters. It could be seen how much Charlie trusted Jenkins.
Apparently, even Jenkins had betrayed him, which made Charlie even more furious.
Davis seemed to enjoy the sight of his brother's emotional breakdown. He smiled brightly and said, "Charlie, my dear brother, you're too impatient. Jenkins is just a nobody. I haven't finished reading my will yet!"
With that, Davis continued, "If I die, all the assets under my name, including but not limited to the family business group shares, all real estate, and cash I hold, will be inherited by my wife, Annina, and son, Luca. The rest of the assets will be inherited by my brother, Mr. Daviskoch."
After Davis finished reading the will, he patiently folded it and put it in his pocket before saying with a smile, "Charlie, did you hear that? I left 100 million US dollars for my dear sister-in-law and nephew! To be honest, I'm really a soft-hearted person! This will is too beneficial for you! "
After Charlie heard that, he completely understood why Davis had taken out this will so boldly and was so sure that he would sign it. It was because he had completely grasped the initiative and understood Charlie's mentality.
Indeed, if Charlie insisted on not signing it, he would die tonight. According to federal law, his wife, Annina, would be the first in line to inherit his assets.
However, Charlie knew very well that if he died, leaving Annina and Luca as orphans and widows, even if they inherited all his assets, what could they do to keep it? Davis only needed to make them disappear without anyone knowing, just like he did with himself. Then, he could rightfully inherit the assets.
Of course, Charlie had already seen through Davis's thoughts. The reason why Davis took out such a will and left 100 million US dollars for Annina and her son was not because he was soft-hearted. How could someone who could kill his own brother be soft-hearted to his sister-in-law and nephew?
Davis was looking out for his own interests.
First of all, if Charlie's family of three met with accidental deaths one after another, then Davis, who had a vested interest, would definitely be questioned. Although it would be difficult for others to find evidence, Davis did not want his reputation to be damaged, so he was willing to spend some money to buy this reputation.
Secondly, and most importantly, if Anina and Luca died unexpectedly after inheriting the estate, Davis would have to pay two inheritance taxes. The inheritance tax in the United States was very heavy. Compared to that, 100 million dollars was just a drop in the ocean.
After all, the famous Koch family was one of the few large families in the United States. The Koch family's assets had reached more than 300 billion US dollars, and Charlie, as the current patriarch of the family, had more than 70% of the family group's shares under his name. His net worth was at least 200 billion US dollars.
Spending a mere 100 million US dollars to smoothly inherit 100 billion US dollars worth of assets was simply a bargain.
Davis looked at Charlie with a smile and did not say anything to disturb him, allowing his expression to change.
Charlie was dismayed to find that even if he could see all of Davis's thoughts, he had no way to stop all of this from happening.
After a while, Charlie opened his eyes and stared at Davis, asking, "How can I be sure that after you get my signature, you will still pay 100 million US dollars to Annina and Luca? And that you won't hurt them? You can get the money and then cut the weeds and eliminate the roots … "
Davis showed an exaggerated smile and shrugged. "My dear brother, why would I ruin my reputation for a mere 100 million US dollars? Isn't the reason why I'm doing this so that things won't become complicated? Besides, Annina and Luca don't know what happened today. They are no threat to me. Why should I kill them? "
Charlie could not help but shut his mouth. He had to admit that Davis had a point.
Based on Charlie's understanding of Davis, if he really got his way this time, he would not do anything to Annina and her son in order to maintain his good image. Instead, he would appear to be full of love in front of outsiders and gain a good reputation for taking care of his deceased brother's widow.
If Charlie really signed this will, he would definitely die at sea, and his assets would definitely be taken away by his younger brother, Davis. But for Annina and Luca, it was really the best choice.
After all, regardless of whether he signed or not, he would definitely lose his life and his assets.
As if he could read minds, Davis said at the right time, "Charlie, you should think about Annina and Luca. You wouldn't want to see them both follow in your footsteps and meet God soon, right? If you don't sign this, no matter how soft-hearted I am, I will have no choice but to do something to my dear sister-in-law and nephew. If it really comes to that, it would be too sad! "
Charlie could not help but tremble when he heard this. He knew that Davis had already gone to this extent, and there was no turning back. Davis' ultimate goal was the hundred billion US dollars in assets. If he did not sign, not only would he not be able to help Annina and Luca get more assets, but he would also bring a fatal disaster to them.
Although Charlie wasn't 100% sure that Davis would fulfill his promise to pay 100 million dollars after he signed the agreement, Charlie was 100% sure that his wife and children would soon die if he didn't sign the agreement.
He had to choose the lesser of two evils.
What's more, if Davis could pay 100 million US dollars as promised and show mercy to Annina and Luca for the sake of his reputation in the future, Annina and her son would be spared from disaster.
Thinking of this, Charlie finally made up his mind helplessly. He sighed and said, "Give it to me! I'll sign this! "
Davis could not help but whistle excitedly. Then he said, "I knew you would make the smartest choice, Charlie!"
After that, Davis took out the will and the signature pen. He turned around and handed them to a burly man in a waiter's uniform. He said, "Give it to my brother to sign …"
Then Davis said to Charlie, "Today is really a memorable day, so … please sign the date one year ago today!"
Charlie nodded silently. He expressionlessly took the printed will and signature pen from the burly man disguised as a waiter. Then, he raised his head and glanced at Davis. With a hint of mockery, he said, "Davis, you're being a little too cautious …"
Davis knew that Charlie was referring to the fact that he did not dare to personally deliver the will, so he handed it to the burly man.
He shrugged and said, "I won't forget that you were once the champion of MIT. Even though you're not young anymore, the dawn of victory is right in front of you. I won't allow myself to take any risks."
Charlie carefully read the will and said without lifting his head, "You're really cautious and patient enough. So much so that I never noticed your wild ambition …"
Charlie still found it hard to accept this reality. In his eyes, Davis was just an ignorant and incompetent wastrel. Like countless rich kids in the United States, he could rely on his family's wealth to live a carefree life of sensual pleasures. No matter how much he squandered, he could never finish spending his money.
It was a hundred years ago that the Koch family made their fortune. In the past hundred years, the Koch Group had developed and expanded like a rolling snowball. It had now become a giant conglomerate, with business tentacles involved in industry, energy, finance, the Internet, and many other industries. Moreover, not only did the Koch family have remarkable business achievements, but they also participated extensively in United States politics. In the 1980s, the current head of the Koch family even ran for president of the United States. Of course, his election ended in failure.
Since then, the Koch family had changed their strategy. They used their family's wealth to constantly make arrangements and spent a lot of money to support candidates. For decades, the Koch family had become one of the biggest financial backers in United States elections. After the candidates were elected, they naturally had to return the favor and give the Koch family enough political resources. In addition, the Koch family had also devoted themselves to cultivating underground forces in the past few decades. Among the underground forces in the United States and even the world, the Koch family had a pivotal position. It could be said that the Koch family had strong connections in both the political and business worlds in the United States. They also had great influence in the underground forces.
The wealth earned by such a family was unimaginable.
It was no exaggeration to say that if Davis signed a check on a whim and gave a young model he met the night before a sports car, the money the Koch family earned in the short time he signed the check and flirted with the young model was much more than the value of a sports car.
Being in such a family, how could he squander all the money?
In fact, Davis behaved like most rich young masters. He spent money like water, had many friends every day, and frequently appeared in all kinds of high-end gatherings. However, there was one thing that he had never shown even the slightest bit of ambition. It was as if this kind of drunken stupor was his life goal.
In this generation of the Koch family, there were only two brothers, Charlie and Davis. The rest were collateral branches and held very few shares. They mainly relied on the main family for survival.
According to the Koch family's practice, Charlie, who had become the head of the family, held the majority of the shares, while Davis only had less than ten percent of the shares.
Of course, even if it was less than ten percent, he could not spend all the dividends he received every year, not to mention that the value of these shares was more than twenty billion dollars.
It was not that Charlie did not have security measures, but he did not specifically take precautions against Davis because Davis did not show any ambition to seize the family property.
This time, Charlie took his super luxurious yacht out to sea. The security measures were actually quite tight, but it could not stop Davis from scheming against him.
Davis had obviously planned for a long time. This super yacht with a total length of more than one hundred and sixty meters had first-class security features. In addition to the bulletproof master bedroom, there was a high-speed escape boat and even a small submarine. In addition, in order to maintain the yacht's normal navigation, the entire team, including the captain, sailors, cooks, waiters, and bodyguards, exceeded eighty people. But Davis had secretly infiltrated many positions and placed his confidants.
Charlie didn't even know when Davis had sneaked onto the yacht …
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