Chapter 26. If Brute Force Doesn’t Work, Try Charm
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After leaving the café, Nolan glanced at the encrypted message Klaue had sent him. One of the men he'd paid to quietly acquire Oscorp stock had just been killed and blown up, actually.
Figures. The Green Goblin was clearly targeting his associates now.
When money couldn't solve a problem, it seemed brute force was the next option on the table.
Nolan calmly tapped out a reply with his next set of instructions. Moments later, his phone rang.
"Nolan! What the hell are you doing? You sent her to investigate me?!"
Klaue was clearly rattled on the other end. He was still cleaning up after one of his men had been shredded by a flying goblin, and now Nolan was telling him he'd hired Jessica Jones to dig into his operations?
He knew how dangerous Jessica could be. Was Nolan trying to get him killed?
"Relax. I'm not putting you in real danger."
"What the hell are you planning?"
"I'm going to win her over when she's most vulnerable. Right now, she's probably under S.H.I.E.L.D. surveillance. If I go in guns blazing, I'll only make things worse. So, I'm going with a softer touch."