For a mont, Michael looked at Alex, wondering if this guy was an idiot or sothing?
They were just talking about sothing else, how did it suddenly take such a turn?
"What?" Looking at the gazes that he was receiving, Alex seed totally clueless, as he asked with a puzzled expression on his face.
Michael did not bother to respond, as he simply shook his head.
"Anyway, I need to go back to my place first. After that, I will be coming over to look for you." Michael stated as he headed towards his Koenigsegg Regera.
Martin followed behind him, but was stopped by Michael, "There is no need to follow all the way. You can just go back and continue with your work."
"Okay." Martin nodded, but did not leave imdiately.
Alex on the other hand quickly shouted at Michael, "Hey, you better keep your word. This ti, I will show you so skills. You won against in the racing competition, but I doubt that you will be able to win this ti."
"Maybe. This is after all my first ti trying sothing like this." Michael responded offhandedly.
"Haha! Then you are in for a ride! This ti, I will surely make you lose face. So, when you co over, you better be prepared." Alex burst out in laughter as he said those words.
Michael simply shrugged his shoulders, before he got into the Koenigsegg, and drove away.
On the other hand, after his laughter subsided, Alex noticed that Martin was looking at him.
"Ahem! Mr. Alonso, is there sothing that you need from ?" Alex asked, a slightly puzzled expression on his face.
"Do you know Mr. Santos? Are the two of you really close?" Martin asked while observing Alex.
"Hmm... How should I say this? It’s like this, we have only t once. But still, I feel that we hit it off from the start, and a friendship between us is not sothing impossible to form." Alex responded honestly.
Martin nodded his head as he said, "It is no wonder. Anyway, there is no need for you to look for the chairman, he has already left."
"Ah? But I was inford that he was supposed to be arriving this afternoon. Why was I not inford that he had already arrived earlier?" Alex questioned with a dumbfounded expression on his face.
Martin turned around, heading for the elevator. At the sa ti, he said, "Did you not just et him right now?"
His words left Alex completely dumbfounded. He was puzzled, he had already t the chairman? Why was it that he could not rember?
But only a few seconds later, it suddenly hit him. The only other person that he had talked to ever since he arrived was Michael.
Was it possible that Michael was the chairman of Sky Technologies? That was actually possible, considering that he was being escorted by Martin.
Additionally, just by looking at how Martin behaved around Michael, it was clear that he was respectful to Michael. So, it was actually true that Michael was the chairman of Sky Technologies?
This left Alex dumbfounded, as he stared in the direction that Michael had left long ago. This guy, just what was his background?
First of all, to be able to convince Koenigsegg to produce another car for him, then now, easily acquiring such a big company...
No matter how much he thought about it, only those big families from the central province had such capabilities.
And, not just anyone from the central province, but from the capital city. The capital city was the main base of the biggest corporations in the nation, and the big families as well.
"It seems, I have to be careful around him. If I ss sothing up, my family will not be able to handle the consequences.
And, it seems that I will have to inform the others to be careful as well. If soone suddenly provokes this guy, without knowing his personality well, nobody could tell the consequences." Alex mumbled to himself.
Imdiately after that, he took out his phone, before making a call.
In just a few monts, the call connected, before a feminine voice ca from the other end.
"Alex? What is it? Are you trying to shirk the responsibility that you were given? Let tell you, I am currently held up. And, even if I leave now, I won’t get there on ti. So, it is impossible for to take over right now. You better make sure that you don’t ss things up."
Alex scratched his head slightly before he responded, "Actually, I have kind of partially completed the task. But, I’m not really sure if I will be able to form the connection that you need. Maybe, could you give so support?"
"What do you an by partially completing the task? And, have you not just arrived there? I have been inford that you have not even arrived in the reception area. Are you currently in the parking lot?" The feminine voice threw out a barrage of questions.
"Ah... Sis, are you sure that you are busy? How co you are paying so much attention to my movents?" Alex asked, confused.
"Don’t you know that what you are handling is more important than what I’m doing? Had it not been that I would not be able to get there on ti, I would have handled that matter instead." The feminine voice responded in a harsh tone.
"Okay... Anyway, I just realized that the new chairman of Sky Technologies is soone that I know. I have just t with them, and have made an appointnt, we will be eting up at 3 p.m.
At that ti, I will try to see if we can get so kind of collaboration or cooperation with him. What do you think?" Alex responded in a slightly timid voice.
"Seriously? Anyway, if that is the case, make sure that you try. But, don’t force things. In fact, for the negotiations, I will be coming over.
We have got so interest in so of the future projects of Sky Technologies. As long as we can convince him to hand them over to us, it will be quite beneficial for the family’s growth.
Send the location, I will be over there in a while as soon as I’m done with what I’m doing here. Probably, I should be able to get there on ti." The lady responded.
"Sure. I will pin you the location later on." Alex responded, before he ended the call.
....
Michael on the other hand went back to his apartnt. Imdiately after getting back, he began reading the compiled information on marksmanship.
For the current situation, he did not need this skill to reach the expert level. Just the interdiate level was going to be enough.
In fact, even at the beginner level, it should be enough for him to be able to handle so competition from Alex and the others.
After all, just by depending on his current physical abilities, he should be able to handle most of the guns. But, he should at least have so skill, not do things roughly.
And since he was simply targeting the interdiate level, he was able to get it in just slightly over an hour.
With this out of the way, Michael looked at the ti, realizing that it was already approaching 3 p.m. So, he texted Alex, asking him to send him the exact location.
Alex: {Losto Shooting Range.}
Accompanying the text was a pinned location, indicating that Alex had probably already arrived at the location.
Looking at the text that Alex had sent him, Michael went online, before he searched for Losto Shooting Range.
He was able to easily find the information on this shooting range online. As he looked at the information, it seed that it was just as he had anticipated.
Losto Shooting Range was located on the edge of the city’s comrcial district. Though open to the public, access was strictly limited to registered mbers who passed through biotric checkpoints before entering.
Inside, the facility offered climate-controlled shooting lanes fitted with advanced targeting systems, a dedicated long-range hall for rifles, precision-pistol bays, and a simulation room designed for moving and reactive targets.
A secured armory, firearm maintenance workshop, and a central control room completed the setup, making Losto one of the most refined mber-only shooting ranges in the city.
Michael had already anticipated that the place that Alex and the others would go to would be quite high end. And as expected, according to the information, this place was quite expensive to go to.
It was not that easy to be able to acquire the mbership, as it was not just about money. One needed to have so influence within the city, in order to qualify for the mbership.
As for the pricing, it was quite simple. It required a one-ti initiation fee of $7,500, followed by a monthly fee of $300 to maintain access.
These fees covered the use of all facilities, from the standard shooting lanes to the advanced simulation rooms and long-range rifle hall.
Having already received the location, Michael did not linger, as he imdiately headed for the shooting range.
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