"Are you still participating in the bid for ABC Radio?" Noble asked.
"Our boss said that he has been in contact with you since last year to acquire the radio station but has never succeeded. This time, while negotiating, he was hit by a stray bullet. He thinks it might be a sign from God not to pursue this deal. Mr. Alderman has decided not to participate."
Noble was stunned. He never expected things to turn out this way.
After pondering for a while, he called the Paramount boss. The call took a long time to connect, and the Paramount boss was perplexed when he heard that the acquisition team never arrived.
"I sent people, including our vice president and several assistants. They left yesterday and should have arrived by now. How could they not show up?" the Paramount boss said.
With communication not as advanced and the distance between Los Angeles and Springfield spanning half the United States, there was nothing they could do if the Paramount people were missing.
