Makoto grabbed the document instantly before carefully reading the contents.“Tell the don that the Takei family will be friends with the Briewood Gang for the rest of our lives! It’s a shame that my father is resting upstairs out of grief. If not, he would’ve shown up to thank you himself! After this whole thing is over, we’ll surely visit the Briewood Gang!”Carol nodded slightly. She then leaned into Makoto’s ear and whispered, “I’m not just representing the Briewood Gang. I’m also here to give my condolences on Young Lord York’s behalf. He said that he’s unable to come since he has business to attend to. If the Shinkage Way is willing to be friends with him… All of your business within Hong Kong and Las Vegas will be greenlit.”Makoto’s eyes lit up brightly after hearing Vince’s name.He gazed into Carol’s eyes deeply before replying, “Please send word back to Young Lord York. In our eyes, the Yorks of Hong Kong are the true owners of Hong Kong and Las Vegas. Young Lord York is
“Harvey?!”The Islanders immediately came to their senses after hearing that name.‘He’s the one that killed Naoto?!’The Islanders kneeling on the ground all sprung up before surrounding Harvey with longswords unsheathed from their waists. At that moment, the blades were all aimed at his throat.“Harvey York!”Makoto walked up steadily while glaring at Harvey coldly.“You killed my brother! How dare you crash into my brother’s mourning hall!? Not only did you ram into my men, but you also humiliated my father! You will pay with your life! You think us mighty Islanders are just cowards?! Toby Clarke himself won’t even dare do anything if I were to slice you in half!”Makoto was boiling with anger. He never thought that Harvey would just show up on his own like that. This was truly humiliating for him. At this point, Harvey was plainly disrespecting the Islanders.The Islanders screamed furiously, feeling disgraced. They wanted to chop Harvey into pieces badly.“You’ve crossed
“Bullsh*t!”Carol took a step forward after sensing Makoto’s suspicions being redirected to her.“Don’t try to spout nonsense here, Harvey! Everyone knows that you joined forces with the Clarke family! Toby’s the first-in-command of Hong Kong! How hard could it be for him to fake a video? Let me tell you something. Your so-called evidence will not blind Mr. Takei’s eyes! Why don’t you ask Ms. Takei if she truly believes everything she sees? Why would the Briewood Gang even lie to our important guests in a situation like this?”After hearing Carol’s speech, Makoto shifted his gaze toward Rumiko, who didn’t say a word since the beginning.“I don’t know how you managed to coerce Rumiko, Harvey,” Makoto hissed. “But the Takei family and the Shinkage Way aren’t that easy to fool!”He looked rather proud of himself as he spoke.“If you want to prove your innocence, you’ll have to give us indisputable proof! We won’t believe some edited footage from your side! If you can’t show any proo
After hearing Makoto’s words, Rumiko froze.“I got it!” she exclaimed in a trembling voice. “The reason why Harvey made me watch the footages and took me here is to wash his hands off the crimes he committed! Lady Walker has already told us the truth! Harvey is the murderer!”Naturally, Rumiko detected the Shinkage Way’s opportunity to invade Hong Kong when the land of the outer ring was mentioned.Under these circumstances, was the truth really that important? Clearly, Makoto was trying to convey that message to Rumiko.Harvey narrowed his eyes at Rumiko, who remained laying on the ground.“Ms. Takei, are you sure you want to go against your conscience like that? Do you really want to make me the scapegoat?”Rumiko remained silent. Makoto took a deep breath, his eyes already sparkling. He took a step forward and glared at Harvey coldly.“She’s not going against her own conscience, and you’re most definitely not the scapegoat! You did this! Since you’re the murderer, you must pa
‘Did he just call us mutts? He thinks we’re unreasonable?! He claims that he wants to kill all of us?!’Harvey’s icy words were enough to drive the Islanders crazy.The man in front of them was completely surrounded. He was a fish in a barrel! How dare he act arrogantly and domineeringly while spouting shameless nonsense? Was he that eager to die?The intimidating attitude surprised everyone as if they were the ones being surrounded. An Islander warrior even slapped himself in the face to make sure he wasn’t dreaming.A few women in yukatas sized up Harvey as if they were looking at a clown. They had followed the Takei family in their conquest for so many years, but it was rare to meet a stupidly arrogant man like Harvey in the flesh.Makoto was on the verge of losing his mind. He was quite the character. His younger brother died, whereas his younger sister was crippled. Under these circumstances, he still had his eyes on the target regardless of the truth.Makoto gritted his tee
Before Harvey could act, the back door of Toyota Prado was opened. Edwin, who had been prepared for a long time, came out.The long sword in his hands was already unsheathed. He swung it instantly the moment he came out.Shing!The blade glinted as it slashed its targets. Three Islander warriors closest to Harvey clutched their throats and slumped to the ground in disbelief in the next second.Edwin didn’t bother sparing them a look. Instead, he took a step forward and continued slashing around him.One warrior would go down under each slash. In the blink of an eye, Edwin had already downed several Islander warriors in a row.“Is that man on the level of King of Arms?”Makoto was stunned for a moment. He knew what happened on the night before, so he immediately recognized Edwin as the King of Arms who protected Harvey.Meanwhile, Carol gritted her teeth angrily. She never thought that Edwin would come out to protect Harvey at this critical moment.Did the Mendoza family really
Carol might look furious, but she couldn’t stop the trembling in her right hand. In the end, she didn’t dare to give more orders to her men. The woman refused to admit that Harvey had intimidated her, but the fact that her right hand was still trembling betrayed her real feelings.“You’re too slow. Move faster. You act as if you haven’t eaten at all tonight.”Ignoring Carol, Harvey looked at the battlefield once more and started instructing Edwin on what to do next.Swish, swish, swish!Meanwhile, the battle between the two parties intensified. Edwin accidentally received a cut on his left hand. A dozen of Islander warriors took this opportunity to attack. Their longswords streaked everywhere like a meteor shower. The cold glints of their blades and the brimming killing intent filled the battlefield as they surrounded Edwin like a deadly formation.A sneer appeared on Carol’s face when she saw this scene. Makoto had a cruel smile playing on his lips. Rumiko, who remained on the gr
Carol was about to aim her firearm at Harvey when Makoto was slapped to the ground. She withdrew the weapon shakily immediately after that.She originally thought that Edwin was the reason behind Harvey’s confidence. However, all she could feel at that moment was despair. Makoto held his face gingerly, feeling his cheek smarting with pain. His pride, self-esteem, and the Bushido spirit were wounded from the slap as well.Harvey took out a tissue and carefully wiped his fingers. “You just can’t,” he concluded lightly.Those three words crippled Makoto once and for all, who slumped back onto the ground. He had underestimated Harvey’s strength before meeting him, and felt that he could still crush him even if he was protected by a King of Arms. It was only now that he realized that Harvey could down him with just one slap.The Shinkage Way, the Takei family, and other combat experts… They were nothing in front of Harvey’s slap.Even on the verge of having a breakdown, Makoto stil
Harvey did not waste his breath and immediately dashed to the woman's side and immediately bit his finger, and dripped a drop of blood on her forehead. After Harvey had done that, the woman's condition seemed to have improved slightly, and she also stopped shaking."Where's the knife?!" Harvey asked one more time. After some hesitation, Blade gave Harvey the longsword he had. Harvey grabbed the longsword and then sliced open her palms, the soles of her feet, and then her back.Initially, Lanny and the others did not believe Harvey's actions would be effective. However, they soon noticed that as Harvey performed each action, the woman's twitching became weaker and less frequent.And then, the moment Harvey cut the woman's forehead, a talisman immediately flew out from inside.The talisman seemed to have a mind of its own and immediately attacked Harvey. However, just as it was going to reach Harvey's forehead, Harvey immediately stabbed the talisman using the tip of the sword onto t
Yamaraja's voice became gentler as he spoke to the nurse, "Don't be afraid. We have asked you to reveal who the murderer was from that night. Simply follow your heart. Once this is done, we shall do as we promised. We will help your family migrate to a place where no one knows you and give you enough to live the rest of your days peacefully."The woman took a deep breath and quickly nodded after she heard that. Then, she took a few steps in front and carefully observed the six masked figures who looked similar. After looking at everyone, her sigh quickly fell on Harvey. Then, she lightly said, "I think it's him. Because that night, when he spoke to me, he also looked at me with such callous eyes. They're still like water, and I couldn't feel anything at all…"Upon hearing the woman's testimony, all eyes fell on Harvey.Then, Yamaraja coldly asked, "Harvey, how do you plea?"Harvey smiled and removed his mask, then sat back down. "Are you sure the person you met is me?"The woman n
Harvey then took out his mobile, connected it to the court's system, and played a video. In the video, he was either reading a book or drinking from his cup. The clock and everything behind him could prove his whereabouts at that time."I also have documents from the country's reputable institutions that can prove the time, location, and date. They can also prove that my clip is unedited. This is my alibi. If you say that your video can prove I'm the culprit, then my video can refute that."Lanny could not help but yell, "Stop lying, Harvey! You're the one in the video!""Just because you're stupid doesn't mean we're all stupid," argued Harvey calmly. "If I really am going to murder Durandal, the first thing I'm doing is to take out the security cameras. Even if I don't, I should wear a mask, right? Not only did I not prepare anything, but I even showed my face before leaving so the camera could capture my face… Who would do something as stupid as this?"Lanny paused briefly, askin
"Very well. Since there are no objections… We shall begin the trial," the Yamaraja said as he looked at Mandy."Mandy. You are the operator of the underground fighting arena, are you not?""Yes," Mandy said as she nodded her head. "To be exact, the Ninth branch is operating the ring.""Good. Then, when Durandal took his men to your underground fighting arena and won hundreds of millions, is that why you hate him?" asked Justitia with coldness in her eyes. "That was true in the very beginning," explained Mandy. "You must have known that the Ninth Branch had some big issues regarding our cash flow, and we have been dependent on the underground fighting arena. In the beginning, when Durandal won so much money and provoked our guests against us, of course, I hated him."However, Harvey came and helped us later on. Not only did Harvey make him lose all the money he previously won, and then some. He managed to solve our cash flow issue because of that. Harvey even severed Durandal's ar
Harvey focused his eyes before sighing. "Does that mean I owe him one too?""Yes," replied Ethan with a heavy heart."Alright. Since I owe him one, and so did the entire country, then I'm going to get involved. Once the joint trial ends, I'll enter Grand City and find out the truth for his sake."After hearing that, Ethan narrowed his eyes and looked at Lanny and the others with pity. Those who framed Harvey were going to have a taste of their own medicine soon.Ethan believed that once Harvey entered Grand City, all the seven families would never be able to rest well ever again…The others did not know what was going through Harvey's mind. But when they saw Geoffrey appear, Samuel greeted him with a smile. As for Lanny, Clarion, and the others, they all sighed in relief, as if they had finally seen their messiah.It was five in the morning.It was the time when people succumbed to sleep the easiest and psychologically most susceptible.The joint trial officially began in the u
Harvey glanced at Lexie and spoke calmly, "Lexie, you're here to represent Dragon Palace, not HL Casino. When you're representing the casino, you can do whatever you want. But if you still act so willfully when representing Dragon Palace, what do you think will happen?"After hearing Harvey's words, Lexie responded, "Since I'm the wife of the leader of Dragon Palace, my husband will be able to shield me from whatever I caused. Just because he can't give me anything else, he can at least give me the right to do what I want, no?"Harvey smiled. "Then, I hope you can be as confident as ever."Lexie's figure quickly disappeared into the underground city. Jesse approached Harvey and nodded at him. "We meet again. But I'm not here to speak with you, so I'll make it short. I'll maintain the fairness of the law here. If you're innocent, then the person who framed you will be paying an unimaginable price. But if you're guilty, then I'll kill you before you suffer from too much pain before yo
At this time, Lanny was standing at the highest spot in the Forbidden Wasteland with her hands behind her back, but her mind was filled with helplessness.They were in huge trouble now!If only they invoked the Grand City's laws and rules, then they had a 100% chance of giving Harvey the guilty verdict. And if she managed to invite everyone on her list and everyone from the Four Pillars were their own, then she could still somewhat manipulate the outcome.But when Lanny was making her calls, she noticed that everyone important she managed to contact either immediately hung up on her or totally ignored her calls.Someone like her had always been able to catch the drift. And from these details, she could tell that while the Four Pillars might not stand with Harvey, they would be completely neutral when it came to dealing with this.If things develop that way, then the chances of convicting Harvey was a 50% chance.Lanny wanted to leave and get reinforcements from Grand City. But sh
"Dan! There's no need for you to be so pretentious and act like you're innocent!" Besides the sternness in Sienna's voice, her tone was sharp, as if she wanted to turn Dan into minced meat.Dan pretended to think about it a little before smiling, "Oh, don't tell me you're here for that Harvey? I believe an outsider wouldn't affect our relationship, would it?"Sienna coldly replied, "I can understand your fury when someone from Grand City died, and that person is your cousin. That's why I didn't stop you… I even supported you when you said you wanted to take Harvey away for an investigation. Because I believe that, as the Young Master of Parkerville, you will naturally learn everything you can about this."But I didn't expect that your sight could be so narrow… It is so narrow that it defies my expectations. You haven't even started the investigation yet and have already set up a trap for him? And you even drew the attention of the Sword Camp and the leader of Dragon Cell? You're rea
The Xaviers. Wolsing.Nashon was playing chess by himself. Sitting across him was Jesse with a grim expression. "I'll represent Dragon Cell to go to the Forbidden Wasteland this time. What are your orders?"Nashon's hand lifting a chess piece was stopped momentarily before saying, "What do you mean by orders? Dragon Cell represents justice in our country. Since we're attending it as part of the joint trial, of course, we need to be just and fair. Not only must we do this, but we also can't turn this into our weakness. Our relationship with Harvey is quite close. If there are any doubts in the verdict, not only will it be bad for us, but it will also be bad for Harvey."Jesse's expression was dark before he replied, "Is it possible for Harvey to actually kill Durandal?"Nashion calmly asked, "What are your thoughts?"At the same time, at the Yorks of HL Casino in HK City. Lexie had just finished bathing and putting cream on her body to exfoliate the dead skin. At this time, an old-