“A trade?”Yvonne froze, stunned. Though she knew Hector harbored evil intentions, she wasn’t able to stop herself out of care for Harvey.Hector casually lit up a thin and long cigarette, and then took a huff.“At the end of the day, Ms. Miwa’s an Islander.”“Her death may or may not be important, depending on how the Islanders want it to be.”“You know that I have a bit of connection with the Islanders. With just a single word, I can make them stop pursuing Miwa’s death any further. With that, you’ll have a chance to nullify the situation.”“Besides, I know a few people in the Mordu Police Station. If you give me half an hour, I’ll be able to make a new testimony for every single witness.”“I can even make some of the solid evidence disappear into thin air.”“The media’s gossip will disappear within half an hour as well.”“In a short amount of time, our mighty Sir York will walk out unscathed, completely capable of living out the rest of his life in luxury.”“What do you th
The air inside the first branch Mordu Police Station turned cold, while the main hall had fallen into utter chaos.Inside the interrogation room, Harvey was pretending to sleep on the chair, his arms crossed.He had been locked there for an entire day. After he was kicked inside and given food and water at specific times, nobody talked to him.Harvey guessed that the police were heavily focused on the testimonies and evidence against him. Some were even trying to find traces of Harvey giving the order to blacklist Miwa.Despite him being the so-called culprit, no one bothered to interrogate him.It was unknown whether this was a psychological tactic, or if the police were actually trying to piece the evidence together…Even after twenty-four hours had passed, no one came to see Harvey.Harvey did not mind. He had seen a lot of things in life.After a good rest, Harvey started to deduct the specifics of the incident.He suspected that Miwa’s death was already planned a few days
Hector was quite the character, indeed.At least, in Harvey’s eyes, Hector had the right to challenge him.Creeeeak!Right as Harvey was trying to figure everything out, the door was suddenly pushed open. Three inspectors in formal uniforms walked, brimming full of energy.The inspector leading the group was the same one who had arrested Harvey. He stared at Harvey with narrowed eyes and demanded icily, “Harvey York, are you ready to confess?”“Doing things without a bottom line at such a young age…people like you are scum of the earth!”“Right, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Kristan Duncan. I’m the cousin of Garry, the mixed martial arts champion! I’m the squad leader of Mordu Police Station’s first branch!”“My cousin asked me to take good care of you when he visited me.”“But I don’t think there’s a need to be courteous to people like you!”“My cousin hates you to the core, yet for Ms. Xavier’s sake, he had to ask me to keep you safe with all my might!”“You’re s
“What? Aren’t you going to shoot?”Harvey swung his feet around and crossed his legs, his face still blank and expressionless. The inspector was both scared and enraged at the same time. In the end, he decided to sit down.The other inspector, who had short hair, lit up a cigarette and took a huff. He blew the smoke against Harvey’s face.“Harvey, right?” he asked coldly.“We already know what happened.”“You were threatening the victim at the Malone family’s evening banquet, saying that you’ll blacklist her!”“At least twenty people from the scene testified that you said those words. There is no way for you to deny that fact.”Harvey shrugged.“Didn’t your squad leader say that you should be taking care of me? Are you doing that at all?” Harvey teased calmly.“If a random conversation can turn into criminal evidence, cases all over the world would be much easier now, wouldn’t it?”“You’re saying that you won’t confess?!” the inspector barked harshly.Harvey smiled and rep
“The victim didn’t believe you could actually do such a thing. And so, you had her look at your villa to prove your strength.”“Using your hundred and fifty million dollar mansion, you were able to bring immense psychological damage to the victim.”“After going back to the Malone family’s villa, you threatened the victim to go inside your room to take advantage of her in the shower.”“Because of what you did, the victim felt extremely humiliated and decided to end her own life.”“This is exactly what happened!”“There are even witnesses and evidence to prove it!”“Are you still not going to confess, Harvey York?!”Kristan acted very righteously, as if everything happened just as he said.Harvey clapped his hands in amazement.“Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!” Harvey said, utterly astonished.“I thought only TV shows have such plots. I didn’t expect you to come up with better stories, Squad Leader Duncan!”“But is it fine if I list out a few discrepancies about your deductio
“If you’re saying that I don’t have the right to do so, I believe you’ll have my legal letter soon enough.”“You’re restricting a basic human right, after all.”Harvey smiled faintly, then took a nonchalant sip out of the paper cup on the table.Kristan sized up Harvey and snarled, “As expected from a smart criminal. You know the country’s laws pretty well!”“But since you know the law, why did you do it?!”“Let me tell you right now: the evidence here is solid proof! You won’t get out of here, no matter how much you know!”“Don’t think that I’ll protect you just for my cousin’s sake!”“Forget protecting you, I’ll do my best to get you punished terribly!”“Only through that can I show my respect to the law!”Kristan was acting all high and mighty, just to stop Harvey from clinging onto him.But just like before, Harvey only laughed.“It’s not that I don’t look up to you, Squad Leader Kristan. But you can’t protect me at all.”“I’m telling you again, I’m going to make a phon
“According to my knowledge, the only person within Mordu named Lynch is the first-in-command, Benjamin Lynch! You’re not going to tell me you called Sir Lynch himself now, are you?”Kristan sized up Harvey with an icy glare, trying to expose Harvey.“If Sir Lynch really was the one that took your call, I’ll eat my entire phone!”Following Kristan’s mockery, the other two inspectors also looked at Harvey in disgust.‘Is a murder suspect trying to pretend that he’s some hot shot?’‘Does he think he can fix the problem just by calling someone?’‘What a joke!’Harvey smiled faintly, not bothered to give any straight answers.“I did call Master Lynch.”“He said he’ll send his most trusted subordinate to solve this problem.”“You idiot! You dare try to lie to us?!”Kristan shot Harvey a glare of utter loathing.“Sir Lynch is Mordu’s first-in-command, but he never gets involved with the police!”“If you’re looking for someone to cling onto in the police force, you should’ve calle
Inside the interrogation room… Harvey was calmly drinking the premium green tea in front of him, taking care not to show too much emotion.The chief inspector of Mordu Central Police Station was standing in front of him respectfully. “Sir York, Sir Lynch asked me to come here.”“He’s currently having a meeting at Wolsing, which is why he isn’t able to come right now. Please pay no mind.”“He already told me that your problems are his own. I’ll be sure to give you a justification for everything.”Otis’ attitude was quite proper. As a well-known person serving under Benjamin, Otis had already heard of Harvey. He also knew that Benjamin and his wife owed Harvey quite a lot.Despite being an immensely powerful man within the government of Mordu, Otis could not afford to be arrogant.Kristan and the rest of the inspectors watched from far away, almost stumbling to the ground. If they knew Harvey had such a strong support, they wouldn’t dare show off in front of him.Harvey smiled
The security guards at the entrance finally reacted to what was happening. They started to call for reinforcements when they saw Yvonne's sportscar was stopped.The range rovers' doors were kicked open, and dozens of men and women clad in traditional Country H's garbs got out. The one leading them was a square-jawed man with a deep scar on his face. It was obvious he had survived a terrible battle against death once.He ignored all the security guards and quickly approached Harvey and Yvonne."Stop them!" Yvonne called out. She pushed the door open and got out of the car. "Who are you? What do you want?"The security guards from Sky Corporation quickly ran over. Dozens of people had started to gather around Harvey. In terms of numbers, they were finally able at an equal level.In truth, anyone from the other side should be able to easily defeat the bodyguards from Sky Corporation. Harvey, who knew this very clearly, also opened the door and walked to Yvonne's side. He looked at th
After Harvey was done with the Ninth Branch and sent Mandy home, he left. Mandy had shown him that she cared, but there were a lot of problems between them. They didn't even have to look for it—Lilian's existence alone was a constant thorn in their eyes. Unless Lilian chose to stop being a problem, Harvey had no interest in becoming the Zimmer family's son-in-law again. After leaving the Zimmer family, Harvey wasn't in a rush to go home. Instead, he went to Sky Corporation's HQ. He was surprised to see that the light in the CEO's office was still lit.Harvey arrived at the door and saw a beautiful woman still working quietly at the desk. He had just wanted to go in before hearing Yvonne's voice. It sounded like she was on a call. "Investigate it. We have to investigate this no matter what! Even if he's not going to ask about it right now, we still have to do it. What will happen if Mr. York wants to blame someone?"After that, Yvonne hung up."What happened?" Harvey asked as h
Durandal raised his eyebrow when he heard Harvey's provocation. He was quite shocked that Harvey was able to see through everything with such ease, but he didn't show much of it. He simply said coldly, "No one can order me around. I simply didn't like you. So? Go on! Kill me if you're really as powerful as you make it sound."Harvey sighed. "I'm trying to talk some sense into you, but you refuse to listen to reason. I never said I wanted your life. All I want is your hand. Since you refused to choose the option I'm giving you, I suppose I'm going to take what's mine."Harvey took a step forward, grabbed Durandal's right hand, and then twisted it.Snap!There was a snap, and Durandal's right arm was twisted into an irregular shape. Durandal suppressed the pain inside of him, but he was also quite shocked. He never expected that, despite being a superior martial artist, he would be completely useless when facing Harvey. The moment Harvey attacked, forget resisting—he didn't even
Durandal and his men's faces changed when they saw how calm Harvey was. They looked at Harvey with shock. It was obvious they didn't realize that Harvey had already made all sorts of preparations. He was ready to set them up all along—all he needed was for them to be in position.Meanwhile, Mandy and the rest of the Ninth Branch's senior members looked enlightened. They finally realized why Harvey was so confident. He had already found out the Boxing Champion's weakness!Meanwhile, the young fighter was also very prideful. Once he knew his opponent's weakness, he would do everything he could to become victorious.In short, this was not just a mere match. Before both sides began fighting, both sides had already planned and executed their strategies.Durandal's eyes narrowed. He didn't continue to verbally defend himself, and simply glared at Harvey. "I didn't expect that you've got quite the brain…"Harvey smiled. "I love it when others underestimate me. Because, that way, I can
Durandal and his men froze when they saw what happened, and their expressions darkened. While that long-haired man was frivolous, he was also a martial arts master.Before they could even react, Harvey had already snapped off the man's finger and fed it to the dog. That action was enough to stop Durandal and the others in their tracks, and even managed to silence the angry crowd.No one expected a man called a pretty face to be so brutal and decisive. At that moment, the men from Parkerville could feel the coldness radiating from Harvey. They couldn't stop the fear spreading in their heart."Darn it! How dare you hurt him?!""Do you have a death wish?""We're going to destroy your underground arena!"Everyone from Parkerville was filled with fury, wanting to retaliate. However, Harvey's calm expression was enough to scare them into silence. Durandal, the only person who knew Harvey's real identity, raised his hand to stop them. Then, he shot Harvey a cold look."What is the
"I believe someone outside the ring informed the young boxer. In short, this is no longer a one-versus-one battle! This is two versus one… No, perhaps even more! This isn't fair!"And then, Durandal raised his arm and shouted, "Tell me, friends! Is it against the rule for someone to use a high-tech method to instruct the young fighter in the middle of the match? Should they pay for all our losses?"While no one knew how Durandal could be so sure there was cheating involved, many saw that there was a chance for them to recover their losses. They knew who to support. All of them stood up and started yelling."Cheating! You're cheating!""Pay us! Pay us back!"Durandal continued to raise his arm. "We've already won this battle! However, the underground boxing ring was unable to accept their loss! Other than making them admit it, shouldn't we ask them to pay three times the money?!"All the spectators were excited and chorused brainlessly, "Three times! Three times!"They didn't car
As the Boxing Champion coughed out a mouthful of blood, it seemed to have caused a chain reaction. The blood vessels in his body began to bulge and explode, and blood began to flow out from his body. It was quite terrifying to watch, but from his bloodshot eyes, he seemed to have recovered some sort of clarity.He glared at the young fighter in front of him and collapsed on the ring, his eyes filled with disbelief."Ha… Didn't even break a sweat." The young fighter raised his hand, disdain on his face. His expression was calm, but everyone could see his arrogance."How is that possible?!" At that moment, there was only silence. No one expected the situation would change so quickly. The Boxing Champion had been defeated so quickly, many weren't sure what had happened. This had surpassed everyone's understanding.No matter if the audience was furious or in disbelief, the Boxing Champion had already fallen and the young fighter stood in the middle of the ring with a calm express
Everyone was still filled with mixed expressions as both sides clashed. To the Boxing Champion, he had already won countless fights. There was no need for him to be afraid of a young man.Meanwhile, the young fighter had great confidence. Nothing could shake him.The moment both sides clashed, dust and dirt burst from the floor. Everyone was shocked by their murderous intent.Their fists met. At that instant, they fought in the most brutal and primal way. They kept crashing into each other as they battled. The muted sounds of their attacks could be heard from outside the ring. The ring, though made of solid wood, began to crack open from the impact of their attacks. Everyone watched with bated breath, excitement etched on their faces. No one expected that the young man who looked like he was going to get beaten down in one punch would have so much endurance.It was way too thrilling! Too exciting!The two moved faster and faster. Very quickly, normal people couldn't even see h
When Harvey heard Mandy's agreement to his plan to close down the place, he immediately snapped his finger. A young man smaller and leaner than the Boxing Champion slowly walked out from the back.He wasn't surrounded by a malevolent aura like the Boxing Champion, and he didn't beat his chest like a drum either. He simply waved his hand around in a dull way, like he was only doing this as part of his job. When the spectators saw this, all of them booed.When some of the spectators who were hoping for a chance to turn their luck around saw this, they couldn't help but start to curse.What was the Ninth Branch doing?Why did they pull out a kid like this?Were they getting him killed?Meanwhile, Durandal and the others all glanced at each other before cackling madly. They were all from the Sacred Training Grounds, so they could see the young man was indeed someone special. But no matter how special he was, the difference in power couldn't be so easily overcome.There was only one