Alfred’s growth

Many of the people around Bruce were not just any ordinary people but instead were those that had escaped from Impel Down with that he had tempted over to his side for many years.

They were not the average bodyguards and they were true believers in their bosses power over many difficult opponents so when Alfred stood up, they awaited his orders.

The surrounding Marines and many other places were within Bruces complete control so if he wanted to, they believed that Bruce could make anything happen and get away with whatever happened so long as it was not something to catch the attention of more straight laced Marines that have more authority that would be unwilling to look the other way.

Bruce frowned as he looked a little displeased. "It seems that you still intend on resisting. Men, teach him the reason why I should not be denied of what I want."

Just as they all stepped forward, Alfred seemed to punch his two fists together as if he was prepping for a fight. "Come on then."

He caught the incoming bat which was aimed towards his shoulder and tightened his grip which crushed the bat completely without little resistance.

His other hand grabbed onto the arm of the man who attacked him and then spun him around.

The man was used as a weapon and shield against his own allies and many were shocked by Alfred's sudden display of strength which was unsuited to his build.

After being fitted with Winch Green and claw based technology into his hands and arms, his gripping and punching strength had been greatly improved while his cyborg body provided excellent improvement to his strength and endurance.

The body of the attacking man was thrown across the room after he had been used to hit the others and Alfred followed up with some simple punches which were full of power of his modifications.

Bruce saw that many people that he had recruited were quickly dealt with by Alfred and noticed that things went in an unexpected direction so he decided to retreat.

Alfred noticed his intentions and when Bruce turned his back on him, Alfred thrust his hand forward and the forearm was fired towards Bruce accurately as it grabbed onto him strongly and was connected to a strong cable.

Alfred shook his head as he moved his arm to be swung towards the wall and Bruce became just as beaten up as the others. "You should have just laid low and lived out the rest of your life. Your greed is too much and it has just cost you your freedom."

Bruce revealed a look of rage as he coughed. "Do not think that you have won. They will not hold me! It is not worth it since I can do so much damage to them with just a couple of leaked things, you do not know the power I hold."

Even when he was beaten up and weak, he did not give up since he still had his final trump card which was his private stash holding every dirty transaction and the dirt he had on others.

If he had not caught the eye of Garp in the past then he would still be out in the world and would not have to rot in Impel Down for such a long time, instead he would be living like a king.

Alfred nodded. "Hmm.. what you have said does make some sense but there is a flaw in what you have told me. Let me guess… did you by any chance tell anyone about the information you planned to use against those people or the location? I doubt it, which means that you can be killed if I decide to and it would never leak to the world. All your ill gotten gains would be lost in an unknown place and would only resurface by some form of chance but perhaps that may be in another era. Your bounty was to be handed in dead or alive and it should be active after you have escaped. If I hand you in dead then they cannot let you go right?"

Bruce showed a look of panic finally. "No please.. I can help you, yes! You need a guy like me!"

He was eager to survive but he still had revenge in mind, the moment that he found the weakness of Alfred would be the time that he would strike so he tried to appeal to Alfred first to try to show his usefulness.

Alfred walked closer as his forearm was retracting and he got closer to Bruce. "I have no need for you."

His other fist hit Bruce in the face and then Jester arrived on the scene. "Heh, you could of just asked for me to handle it but it seems that you wanted to play around with your new toys."

Alfred shook his head. "I just wanted to teach this guy a lesson and break him like he has done to many others."

Jester shrugged. "How boring, so what do you plan to do with him?"

Alfred contemplated and then calmly answered. "We keep him and hand over the prisoners, I am sure that there may be more in their places of business or their registered buildings so I think that you need to use… that."

Jester showed delight in his eyes. "Good call! Torture would have been fun too but this method would be more effective. Hehe."

The doors were locked behind him and the men were tied up together.

It was difficult to imagine how so many strong and experienced criminals were so easily defeated but for the White Storm, such a feat was nothing since he had not been able to display his full capabilities due to holding back to keep some of them alive.

Alfred adjusted his suit and tie as he took out a small notebook and pen as Jester opened a small container which had several strange looking syringes within.

Jester shook his head. "When you requested these types of things from Tristan, I thought you were going to use it for your own gain or something fun.. who would have guessed it would be for something so big for the White Storm to grab hold of."

Alfred looked over and sighed. "It seems that you were listening in and understood what I had in mind."

Jester shrugged. "I would be a fool if I did not understand after being around you for so long."

Alfred sighed. "You sure have become a lot more chatty and cheeky these days…"

Jester laughed. "You will forgive me for it though and I am sure that the boss will be happy with the gains."

Jester woke up Bruce and injected it into his body then started interrogating him which yielded results because of the effects of what was within the syringe.

The syringe made him put into a state that was similar to what is usually shown in movies or tv series when sodium thiopental is used to extract the truth from those captured but it had been researched by Alyssia, Dr Indigo and Tristan had proved to work on Bruce as he gave up everything.

First a small dosage was administered and he resisted telling the truth or refused to answer but upon being given a bigger dosage, he started to become more honest as if he had forgotten that he should be lying and answered honestly.

He seemed to feel like he had become more sober and in control as he answered without hesitation

The distortion of short term memory which was one of the side effects made him forget that he wished to lie to the questions and he answered without hesitation as if lying had never occurred to him.

Every question was worded carefully to get the truth and information from him while he as more inclined to talk but since he was in a suggestible state, any question could be answered how the interrogator wishes to hear it so they were carefully prepared to counter that.

Alfred noted everything down and then said. "They will no longer be needed, have a team sweep their bases and capture the escaped criminals from Impel Down. We can make a big contribution and gain the bounties this time then we can go find his stash."

He had big plans on how to use it to counterattack many forces and damage them, especially those that had continued to try to covet or damage the White Storm in many ways.

He expected that many of them would somehow be connected to this incident and may even be under Bruces influence already so he planned to give Alyssia a big present that would turn the tables and get many forces to back off or to bring down those who refuse to give up.

Alfred smirked. "She has a dislike for corruption and other things so I think that this will be a good card for her to play with."

Jester walked out of the room after slashing the tied up peoples throats and waved with the bloody daggers in his hand. "I will assemble our forces!"

The information that they would gain would cause them to gain the weaknesses of many and a list of the crimes they had committed.

One leak of any small piece of the information could destroy an individuals life and career but also put them behind bars.

Whether it be nobles, normal people, merchants, criminals, bounty hunters, mercenaries, sheriffs, guards or the Marines, their image and position could be ruined by some of the things that they had been recorded doing.

It did not just stop in one place since he had planted his roots in many places before being captured by Garp which allowed him to quickly rise up upon escaping.

His biggest weakness was that he was selfish and secretive so he never once revealed where the location was where he kept his biggest trump cards so even if he disappeared one day, it would all become useless.

He had been so used to winning and having control over others that he never expected someone to have the guts to kill him, Alfred was a businessman and had his image to maintain so he did not expect to be killed and he would be able to lie to the Marines and threaten them with what he had while saying he was working with someone who would leak it all if he was not released.

However Alfred had seen through him completely which resulted in him being outfoxed and beaten with power, whatever he did have would become a source of strength used to expose certain bad individuals and to warn off others who were abusing their power to put pressure on the White Storm.

His actions would one day earn him the nickname 'Unwavering Demon' in the business world and among the nobility as he kept advancing forward without many obstacles and those that did get in the way were mercilessly torn apart and exposed for their crimes as he sent his people to dig into his enemies personal lives or business affairs while some he already had dirt on from Bruce's stash.