Harvey laughed, calm.“Just ask Stephen if I have a death wish.”“Ha! Are you still pretending?”Secretary Akina chuckled coldly.“I don’t know where you came from, but how dare you show off in front of Master York! Do you want to die?”“Right! It’s useless! No matter how powerful you are, you’ll be trampled to death for provoking Young Lord York’s important guests!”“Let me tell you something right now! Get the new executive CEO here this instant!”“Tell her she’ll be taken out of her position if she doesn’t show up in three minutes!”“Shut up!”Stephen came to his senses right there and then.His furious scream stunned the people behind him. A second later, they were exhilarated. Stephen was enraged. He was boiling with anger!He was ready to crush someone!“Do you need help, Master York? My hand’s been itching lately. This kept man…”Slap!Stephen swung his back palm across the follower who spoke before adding with a wretched-looking face, “I told you to shut up! Did
Yukiko was a direct descendant of the Ishikawa family. She had been the representative of the Island Nation Embassy in Mordu.She was considered to be the most outstanding person in the younger generation of the family.Her identity could suppress anyone who dared to oppose her. If anyone went against her, they would be going against the Island Nations as a whole.If that was the case, a diplomatic affair would occur.While Taichi was dialing the number, he was extremely proud of himself.Harvey found the name familiar. He barely recalled the time he slapped Yukiko in the face back in Mordu.If it weren’t for Taichi, Harvey wouldn’t even remember such a small fry.Harvey had no intention to stop the call, though. He waited calmly for Taichi to finish.The call got through soon after.Taichi turned on the speakers. A distant yet alluring tone could be heard throughout the entire room.“Who is it?”Taichi’s body trembled as he grew ecstatic.“It’s me, Representative Ishikawa!
“Harvey York?!”Yukiko on the other side of the phone froze before losing her voice.“B-Branch Leader York?”“That’s right,” Harvey calmly replied.The phone was dead silent. Yukiko was completely shocked.As the representative of the Island Nation Embassy, she had access to more information compared to others.For example, she knew that the Shinkage Way’s Sword Saint, Miyata, was killed by Harvey.The Shindan Way’s Akio was forced to flee by Harvey as well.These incidents alone were enough to make Yukiko understand that this man was far more frightening compared to the time he was in Mordu.The Island Nations even warned her not to provoke Harvey again, unless it was absolutely necessary.After all, they hadn’t come up with a plan to deal with Harvey just yet.Going against Harvey willy-nilly would only bring them ruin.A hint of flattery and shyness could be heard from Yukiko’s initially cold and distant tone.“I’m so sorry, Branch Leader York. I had no idea we offended
Early in the morning the next day, Harvey was informed about the Loxus Consortium’s meeting after waking up in the garden villa.When Queenie brought Harvey to the company’s meeting room, it was completely full.Aside from Dante and several higher ups, there were a few other people there.The person sitting in the middle was none other than the head of the head house, the CEO and chairman of the Loxus Consortium, Cory York.He was Vince’s father, and was also quite the big character within the family itself.After seeing Cory’s arrival, Queenie frowned.She felt a sense of hostility that she had never experienced before.Harvey didn’t feel anything, however. He casually greeted everyone around him without showing much emotion.“Morning, everyone. Are you all here to witness someone’s hand breaking today?”“That’s him, Chairman! He’s Harvey York!”Before Cory and the others could speak even a word, Dante stood up and pointed furiously at Harvey.“Queenie ruined my chances to
“Cough, cough!”The man who was in his fifties, wearing gold-framed glasses and a tunic suit while invoking the aura of an elite, Cory, coughed lightly.He sat up straight and flipped through the documents in front of him, then narrowed his eyes at Queenie.“Queenie, is everything Manager Castro said true?”“Do you mind explaining yourself?”He didn’t question Harvey directly. In his eyes, Harvey was just a shameless kept man. Thus, there was no need to question Harvey.“Everything he said is true.”Queenie was apathetic and emotionless, wearing a poker face.“But he didn’t say why Harvey did it.”“Young Master Ishikawa and the Islanders were hitting our staff members as they pleased.”“Harvey wanted to stand up for them. That’s why he took action against Young Master Ishikawa and the others.”“I think it’s right for Harvey to do what he had done.”“If you think he should take responsibility for this, then I’ll take all the blame for him instead.”“After all, I told everyo
“Besides, even if you were in a bad mood, you shouldn’t have gone against them so much and slapped Secretary Akina in the face!”“I heard she’s actually Young Master Ishikawa’s mistress!”“Do you think we can gain anything by hitting his woman?!”“Making the deal with the Ishikawa family is our company’s top priority this year.”“If we complete the deal, our shares will rise at least twice as much!”“But because of you, this important deal was botched!”Cory put on a disappointed look.“All this happened on the very first day you took the position! I’m truly disappointed!”“I’ll ask Fourth Brother for a statement about this!”“Even if he’s picking favorites, this still isn’t the right way to choose the company staff!”“How about this? Write a resignation letter yourself. I’ll let you off the hook.”“I’ll tell Fourth Brother to stop shoving useless people my way.”“Loxus Consortium is the family’s money tree!”“This isn’t a place to pick favorites and join forces!”Queenie
“Stop trying to talk big now, Harvey York!“You say you’ll earn money with your dignity intact…“But not only did you slap Secretary Akina in the face twice, you even chased Young Master Ishikawa out of the damn building!“Now, tell me how you’re supposed to earn money!“The time’s almost up…“Don’t tell me that Young Master Ishikawa’s going to beg for you to sign the contract later!“Harvey, right?”Cory York flipped the pages of his documents and got to Harvey’s page. When he saw Harvey’s descriptions, his pupils slightly shrunk while showing a cold look on his face.“I admit that you’re quite the man yourself and that you’ve been doing many great things in Hong Kong and Las Vegas recently. You’ve become pretty popular.“But business just isn’t done this way!“No matter how strong and famous you are, you’d have no chance to earn money if no one pays you their respect!“Because of your actions, you ruined our chances of earning hundreds and millions of dollars worth of prof
Harvey York calmly smiled as he shrugged.“It’s just a simple deal with the Ishikawa Corporation anyway. At the end of the day, it’s only a few hundred million dollars per annum. Is there even a need to cause such a huge uproar for this money?”Dante Castro cackled.“Just a simple deal, you say?“Only a few hundred million dollars per annum?“How shameless can you get, Harvey?!”Even Dante was chuckling in anger at this very moment.A few female higher-ups were covering their mouths to hide their snickers. In their eyes, Harvey was just some ignorant fool.“Are you serious, Harvey?”“If things are really that simple for you, then bring the contract here already!”“You’ll probably get many more letters from lawyers than contracts!”“Young Master Ishikawa won’t let you go that easily for hitting one of his subordinates!”The higher-ups glared disdainfully at Harvey. In their eyes, Harvey was just another clown.Harvey took a peek at his Rolex on his wrist and then calmly sai
Jackson's eyes narrowed when he heard what Clarion had said, but he said nothing else. He gave Harvey an apologetic smile and then ordered his men to temporarily take Harvey into the prison at the back. While it was nothing more than symbolism, Blade knew that Clarion simply wanted to use this chance to disgust Harvey.Just when Harvey was going to be taken away, Clarion pulled out his mobile and dialed a number. Shortly after, the door was once again kicked open with a bang.Then, Durandal's companions appeared with anguished expressions. They were led by a long-haired man and a woman in a face mask. Once they entered the courtroom, the woman removed her mask. She was so sorrowful as if her husband had passed away.As for that long-haired man, while he had lost a finger and had his hand bandaged, there was a malevolent aura coming from him."Mandy! How could you kill my fiance?! I'll kill you!" The woman was instantly filled with rage the moment she saw Mandy. She immediately ran
Shortly, Blade escorted Harvey through the door made of rock. They followed the staircase down and into an underground area. It was quite spacious down there, and it was probably formed naturally. Plenty of man-made structures were built within the underground space.However, these buildings must be at least hundreds of years old. The lights added afterward suggest this was some kind of underground city.Harvey was quickly dragged to a place that looked like an ancient court. There was a sign board saying "Justice" on top, and three different kinds of guillotines were placed there. Bronze, silver, and gold. The ground under the guillotine seemed to be dark from the color of dried blood. One could faint by just watching the dried blood.It was obvious that countless people had died under these guillotines in the past few centuries. Harvey was unfazed by them. Instead, he found a bench and sat down, enjoying the sights of his surroundings.Those who were informed would know that he w
After a long while, Harvey sighed and said, "If that's the case, can you let me see the original files and conversation with the nurse? I also wanted to know just what kind of evidence the people from the Forbidden Wasteland believed was real."When Lanny heard Harvey's request, she coldly replied, "I'm sorry. But we haven't reached that part of the procedure yet. We know that you might be someone at the True Warrior level. It would be easy for an elite like you to assassinate or mislead someone. That's why, before we can confirm their safety, we won't show you any of the evidence or witness."Harvey shrugged. "I do have the power of a True Warrior. If I wanted to, I could easily kill everyone standing here.""I know," Lanny answered coldly. "But will you? No one is an island in this world. If you do that, all your friends and family will die because of you. Grand City will also categorize you as the most dangerous criminal and will do everything we can to kill you."You know all o
Durandal had to be dead. There was no mistake about it. And this had nothing to do with Parkerville and Grand City. They also found incriminating evidence regarding Harvey's "attack" on Durandal and the evidence fit.Who were the ones who wanted to target Harvey that badly? And why? Why did they want to make him an enemy of Grand City?Harvey's expression was severe as he thought about that. Could Evermore be behind this despite not appearing for so long? If that was true, what relationship did Evermore and Grand City have?Harvey glanced at Lanny when he was thinking about those questions and said, "Whether it is your Enforcement Division or the Forbidden Wasteland, all of you are smart people. None of you are fools. Can you really not see that there is someone else interfering with this? Or have you already seen it but didn't want to admit it and tried to kill me using this opportunity? "As long as you're not the one setting me up, after you killed me, you'll then cry a tear of
To Lanny, as long as the city could convict Harvey, he would become someone she could do whatever she wanted to him. That was why she was in no rush. She could make Harvey regret ever getting born once he was convicted since there was no need for her to drag herself into this, even if she wanted to kill Harvey."Prosecute me?" Harvey could not help but laugh when he saw how Lanny looked like that was how he would end. "I can leave here openly in less than 24 hours. I wonder how you'll look afterward.""Do you want to leave? Dream on." Lanny glared coldly at Harvey. "I'm going to show you the evidence that will damn you. In the hospital where Durandal was killed, we found security footage. In that footage, it clearly showed you killing Durandal and the entire process… It even got your face. A young nurse in the hospital could also prove that you were the one who killed him."In short, we had both witnesses and evidence. Harvey, I understand what you were thinking. Did you believe we
"Fool!" Lanny's expression became even darker after hearing Harvey's words. In Grand City, she was akin to a goddess. Countless people wanted to pursue her romantically. But Harvey said that she belonged to the streets? That was not something she would stand for!The moment that thought crossed her mind, Lanny cried, "Slap him! Slap him until he can't speak!"All the men and women behind Lanny prepared to put their firearms on Harvey's head once they heard Lanny's orders. Some of them even pulled up their sleeves. It was obvious that they wanted to slap Harvey. And from the looks of it, they would not stop until Harvey's face was swollen.Looking at the scene, Harvey did not care much and simply looked at Lanny with intrigue. He was thinking that if Lanny's men touched him, then he would have a good reason to slap her pretty face into oblivion. While he would not usually hit women, some liked to cross the line.Blade suddenly stepped forward despite his silence when he saw how both
Blade frowned and said nothing when he heard Harvey's teasing. Not far away came the sound of spotlights being turned on. Giant spotlights immediately focused on their location from all around them, turning the place as bright as day. The Enforcer Division who just got out of the car narrowed their eyes, trying to adjust to the light."You're smart, and you're quite perceptive as well." At this time, one of the doors on the giant stone gate from not far away slid open, and dozens of figures appeared. The one leading them was a woman wearing a traditional garb, a fan in her hand.She looked like a seductress. Her eyes were filled with charm, and even just a glance from her was quite seductive. All the men and women behind her were wearing uniforms, bearing a stern expression. "Unfortunately, smart people normally don't last long here," the woman continued with a smile. Harvey shrugged. "I haven't asked you what this place is yet."The woman kept smiling. "Our place was quite
The atmosphere within the car fell into absolute silence. Blade extended his head and opened the sunroof, allowing the fresh air to enter the car. He took in the fresh air, but no one could tell his thoughts.Harvey smiled as he once again closed his eyes and rested. To him, the destination for this journey meant nothing.Very quickly, the car drove until night. During this journey, the car stopped three times. They would always rest, have a meal, and get a toilet break at a temporary supply base that had been established beforehand. Blade had maintained his silence and said nothing.As for Harvey, it was life as usual for him. He would eat when he was supposed to and sleep when he had time to. It was so that everyone could maintain their energy.Harvey even took a hot shower in one of the supply bases and got to wash his clothes. The members of the Enforcement Division that kept watch over him looked at him strangely. It was obvious it was their first time meeting a criminal lik
Blade was slightly stunned when he heard it and took in a deep breath, as if he was suppressing something he was feeling. Then, he said slowly, "The Grand City is also called the Grand City that Didn't Belong to the World. Those from the Grand City had been called many names. Wizards, alchemists, immortals… In a place like ours, we have rules and laws coming from bygone eras. After existing for so long, people from our city understand that only by following these rules and laws will we be able to protect the Grand City."Harvey smiled. "So, to you, even if you know the order you're going to execute is wrong, you'll still do it no matter the cost, right?""It's easy for one person to make a mistake," Blade said. "It's even easier for someone to make a mistake when one speculates. This is an order that was made based on the rules and regulations. The chances of it being a mistake are very low…"Even if I have some thoughts, I'd rather do as I'm ordered by Grand City. As for whether