A cunning person like Brad would be particularly slippery. If they let him escape abroad, hehe, they did not have to even think about arresting him in this life.The car continued to drive.Brad let out a sigh. He let the cold wind blow on his face and calmly thought about what to do next.Although he had escaped, his son had been arrested.He only had one son, so it was impossible to ignore him. What made him even sadder was that the big organization from Central City had gone south.The bigwig probably would not contact him anymore.“Now, I can only save my son by myself,” Brad muttered to himself.At that moment, the car was driving, and the surrounding gradually became lively. There were also more people.Brad frowned as he thought something was wrong.“Excuse me, you’re headed the wrong way, right?”“What is wrong?”“I’m going to Mountain City. You should have driven toward the center of the city. It should be more remote and less crowded. Why are there more people now?
Now, Brad had to go in even if he did not want to. If he did not go by himself, then the police would definitely take him bodily and march him in.He snorted. Then, he kicked the door heavily and gave Thomas a grin.Under the close supervision of the police, Brad walked into the police station.He was not taken directly into the interrogation room, but he was taken to a staff room. Just as Thomas said, he already prepared high-quality tea in the staff room.He sat in a chair and grabbed a cup of tea. Then, he drank it, regardless of whether there was nothing wrong with the tea or not.Of course, he had already reached this stage. He did not care if there was a problem with the tea or not.Thomas followed in and closed the door.He sat opposite Brad.Brad did not even look at him. While playing with the teacup in his hand, he asked, “Thomas, tell me, how did you know my escape plan, and how did you bring me here from the airport?”Thomas also took a cup of tea and took a sip.
Brad gave a dry chuckle. It was not a sarcastic laugh, but rather, a laugh intended to mask his panic.He was a clever person, and he knew Thomas would never crack a joke at this point in time. Thomas had said the truth; Angus was his subordinate. Hence, his rank would at least be as high as the deputy director, if not higher. Brad would not be so terrified right now had he known about Thomas’s prestigious status from the start.People were always scared of the possibility of marching straight to their own deaths by challenging someone of a high status even after learning of their distinguished status. If Thomas’s position was truly distinguished, then Brad’s actions all along might be summed up in one word—foolish.True fear would be born after learning about how foolish their actions were. “Don’t keep me guessing, Thomas. You said that Angus is your subordinate, correct? Then, are you the deputy director or the director?”“Neither of them.”“Then, what are you?”“Chief o
Angus pounced on him right away as if he were a starving wolf who had spotted a fat little lamb.“You’re quite good at running, let’s see if you’re still able to run away this time!”He swiftly pulled out his handcuffs and prepared to arrest Brad.Thomas cleared his throat and said, “There’s no need for that.”Angus calmed down after hearing that.He was right. They were at the police station, and since Brad was already inside, there was no way for him to get out. Any random officer would be able to subdue an old man like him. Thomas was also present, so it was not Angus’s turn to go berserk. He realized he had just lost his composure and acted out of line. He scratched his head in embarrassment and took a few steps back. “Why is Brad here, Mr. Mayo?”Thomas waved his hand and said, “There would be someone coming over to specifically report the details to you later, I won’t be talking much about it here. All right, now that the criminal has been captured, and the evidence i
Get you out?Hah, forget it. Both the father and son were doomed to spend the rest of their lives in prison. Seeing that his father was remaining silent, Merrick became even more unhinged. He lunged at his father and punched him as he yelled, “You useless old man, is there any father in the world like you? No wonder mom looked down on you all those years ago and preferred to run away with the old and ugly rich guy from Central City rather than to continue staying with you. You are a good-for-nothing, worthless piece of trash!”A man, and a father, being beaten and insulted by his own son. Did he have any dignity left?The worst part was that Merrick’s every word pierced through Brad’s windpipes. Brad’s wife despised his scheming and weak attitude, so she ran away with a wealthy man from Central City all those years ago.It was Brad’s long-standing grief that would be with him for the rest of his life. The pent-up rage Brad had over the years erupted when it was mentioned.
Angus’s heart ached as he looked at Thomas’s hollow and hopeless expression. After spending so much time together, Angus was well aware that Thomas was a strong man.But even for a strong man like him, this revelation had been too tough for him to handle. One can only imagine the damage Thomas had suffered as a result of this predicament.“Mr. Mayo, I recommend that you keep your job and use your identity to investigate the case!”Angus’s suggestion was not bad. However, what has been spoken cannot be taken back. He could not eat his own words, could he?“No, I’ve already had a meeting with everyone related, and I will not be able to take it back. Also, given that the clues are in Central City, I would be restricted here if I was still Southland District's chief officer in charge. Then, how could I look into it?” Thomas dismissed the idea with a wave of his hands. He had no choice but to quit the job, regardless of the circumstances.Thomas took a few deep breaths and braced hi
“Yes... you will know it when you open the envelope.” For the first time, Thomas was speaking haltingly in front of Zach.Zach said with a smirk, “Oh, why do you look so guilty? Did you have an extramarital affair and was discovered by your wife? Do you want me to beg for Emma’s forgiveness on your behalf?”As he spoke, he opened the envelope, took out the letter inside, and read through it carefully.At first, he did not take it to heart.But Zach panicked as he continued reading the letter. This letter was actually a resignation letter!‘Thomas is resigning?!’Zach felt as if his world collapsed, and his hands started trembling. He glanced at the letter, looked at Thomas, and repeated these two actions again and again. He could not understand it, and he refused to accept this reality. “Thomas, why... why? Was I ill-treating you?”Thomas held Zach’s hand and said, “No, Zach, you treated me very well. Any other boss wouldn’t have trusted me as much as you did.”“Then, why are
When Thomas got home at noon, Felicia had prepared a table of good meals.As soon as Thomas walked into the house, he saw Johnson preparing something in a hurry. He kept changing the expression on his face, as if something extraordinary had happened.He asked Emma, “What happened to Dad?”Emma shrugged, “I don’t know, but you’ve been acting mysterious for a while, and now Dad had also been acting mysterious for a while. I really don’t know what’s going on with you guys lately.”Felicia shouted, “Old man, come and have your lunch.”Johnson ignored her and looked up at the clock hanging on the wall. It would strike twelve o’clock in ten minutes, and he quickly turned on the television.Felicia was a little angry, “Hey, I’m asking you to come and have your lunch. Instead of listening to my words, you start watching television? Old man, are you trying to rebel against me?”“Shhh, be quiet!”Johnson was acting very strangely today.Emma and Felicia glanced at each other, and they r
No one knew how far down the title Emperor of Luck was inherited.They had finally caught Luck.Following that, Eric leaped into action and reeled in his haul as fast as he could. With that, all the remaining accomplices of Luck were caught in one fell swoop!The two million innocent citizens were saved, as all of them took the antidote.Once again, Thomas saved the day.In order to express their gratitude, the citizens decided to erect statues of Thomas in Celandine City and many other cities as well.In the House of Vistaria.Phoebe ran towards her father hurriedly. She then smiled at him and said, “What did I tell you, dad? Thomas will definitely turn things around, right? I won!”Declan was so agitated, that he started tearing up.Thomas was really too amazing. He was capable of turning things around, even in such a predicament.At the same time, the curse that had plagued the Mars family for over a thousand years was finally broken. From then onwards, Declan was finally
Luck was dumbfounded. Why was Thomas still alive and kicking?“No need to doubt your own eyes. I am indeed still alive.”The crowd parted, making way for a very familiar figure. It was Thomas, the very Thomas whom the public watched him die.As he walked, he said, “Our previous research has already reached ninety-nine percent completion. But no matter how hard we tried, the final one percent remained out of our grasp. At that time, I thought that perhaps the only way was to drink the Ancestral Water and experience the poison itself, which would allow me to have a breakthrough for the final one percent.“And that was what happened. I managed to do it.“After drinking the Ancestral Water, I finally understood what the one percent was and successfully created the antidote for Ancestral Water. Now that the antidote has been created, it will sever your connection with the Ancestral Water.“You will not be able to kill anyone anymore.“You have lost, Luck.”Lost?Luck's eyes were wi
It was obvious that Eric could not afford to take a gamble this time. But he had no choice. His only choice was to listen to whatever the other party said and prepare a helicopter in twelve hours’ time.That was not all. He was also supposed to request for his superiors to help Luck get out of the country.The thought of it made Eric furious.“Damn it!”He left in anger to deal with the rest of the matter.The sky of Celandine City was covered with clouds.The patriarch, Declan, was in his garden in the House of Vistaria. He stared at the withered flowers as he grieved.His entire life was spent supporting Mr. Cole in hopes that he would be able to create an antidote to Ancestral Water. But at the end of the day, Mr. Cole accomplished nothing.His two disciples — Capricious Holy Hand Elliot, and Thomas — were both dead.There was no one in the world who was capable of creating the antidote for Ancestral Water anymore.“Alas...” Declan sighed. It seemed that it was impossible
At that moment, the general public was suddenly dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning. Everyone was down in the dumps.Many of those with poor psychological strength directly collapsed on the ground.They believed Thomas' death could be exchanged for their own safety, but who knew, in the end, they got nothing, and Luck, as usual, used their lives as a bargaining chip to force the authorities to listen to His Majesty's words.No antidote to Ancestral Water would ever be created by chance.The lives of people were still in His Majesty's hands.Whenever luck wanted them to die, they would die without any ability to resist.However, this was not the most frightening part. What was even more frightening than this was that the only person who could create the antidote to Ancestral Water had been forced to die alive by them.It would be impossible to create the antidote to Ancestral Water without Thomas.Mr. Cole and Elliot had all died, Thomas was the last person who mastered the
Eric sighed deeply, "Thomas, even though things have reached this point, you still remain so kind.""I have nothing to say except to choose death because the research failed." Thomas let out a long breath. "Before I die, I want to talk to my family on the phone."Originally, Emma and the others came to Celandine City because they wanted to be reunited with Thomas.Who knew it had turned into a life and death situation?The world was like a chess game; everything was unpredictable.When Thomas was video calling with his family, Emma was already bathed in tears at the other end. She was crying and shouting at Thomas to not be impulsive, and saying perhaps there was still room for things to turn around.That was what she thought, but it was not the case.Every minute Thomas dragged on, more people perished as the result of Ancestral Water, and the crowd’s fear and rage grew.Thomas’ life no longer belonged to him."Honey, take care of the baby."I love you."Those were Thomas’
For such demanding research, half a day was really too short.Thomas had recruited the best doctors and researchers he could find to work on a detailed study of Ancestral Water.In the past, it was difficult to achieve breakthroughs in the research on Ancestral Water. That was because figuring out how to create an antidote for the Ancestral Water was challenging. On the other hand, it was also because obtaining the Ancestral Water was incredibly difficult. Because they only had a few samples, the results were underwhelming.However, it was different now. Because the entire city's water supply had been turned into Ancestral Water, they were able to collect the samples at their convenience. This made it much easier for Thomas and the others to get the materials.With Thomas in charge, hundreds of researchers were conducting a massive study in just half a day. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan.Thomas still failed. “We almost got it.“We were so close to makin
How sinister. “All we want is nothing but—safety.“As long as we’re safe, we definitely won’t make it difficult for everyone. If we’re safe, no one will die.“Now then, I have a small request to make to ensure everyone’s safety.“I demand that Thomas drink Ancestral Water immediately! This person is a real hassle for His Majesty, and we must keep him under our control for our own protection. Please forgive us for the inconvenience.“We'll only give everyone half a day to consider this. The emperor will begin killing people if Thomas does not step forward and drink Ancestral Water by this afternoon.“Okay. I've said everything I wanted to say. Goodbye.” The TV screen went dark, and so did Eric's face.He kicked the trash can over and said fiercely, “What is this? You're the only person in the world who can create an antidote for Ancestral Water’s poison, Thomas!“Once you drink Ancestral Water, you’ll be controlled by them!“Won't you have to obey Luck's every command by the
After listening to Thomas’ description, Eric also displayed a look of shock and said two words, “As expected.”What did he mean by, as expected?Was it possible that Eric knew that Luck was behind it from the start?“Thomas, follow me.”Eric took Thomas into an empty ward and locked the door. The two sat in the corner of the ward.He whispered, “There is a piece of news that I haven’t announced to the public, that is, besides Celandine City, there are more than ten cities that have problems. Do you know which cities they are?”Thomas’ eyes lit up. He already knew what Eric wanted to say.At the previous meeting, Eric had clearly stated that more than ten cities across the country had been controlled by Luck. Now, there happened to have more than ten cities where residents had been poisoned.Was there such a coincidence?Thomas said, “The residents are poisoned by Ancestral Water. Over ten cities are all under the control of Luck’s forces, so it is almost a certainty that Luck
“I didn’t. I saw the news early in the morning and was shocked. I haven’t dared to drink a sip of water until now.” Pisces took a deep breath and said, “Is this a natural disaster or a man-made disaster? It’s really terrible.”No matter whether it was a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, it was no small matter.Soon, Thomas drove to the hospital.Eric had been waiting here for a long time. As soon as he saw Thomas coming, he quickly let him enter the ward.He saw a patient lying on the hospital bed with his eyes closed, and his body was trembling. Although it was very hot, he was as cold as if he had just been lifted out of the freezer.A doctor walked over and said, “Mr. Mayo, let me tell you the general overview of the current situation.”The virus was spread through water sources.After drinking water with the virus, the virus would lurk in the human body.However, lurking did not mean that it would cause an outbreak.At present, over one hundred thousand people had b