When the sun finally set, the bustling Charity Garden was lit up with bright lights.Not just the hall, but even the courtyard and field were filled with people.Prominent figures from all around Flutwell were gathered here. Together with the staff members, there were about a thousand people there.This was an extremely grand charity event.The people who came were donating their love to those in need.The exquisite-looking long table was filled with all sorts of refreshments, pastry, and wine.The guest would occasionally have some food while chatting up a storm, exchanging business cards in the process. It was quite the friendly sight.The host of the charity event was none other than the head of the three Bauer family’s young masters, Jeff Bauer.The people who showed up here were considered to be extremely powerful or wealthy.More importantly, they showed up to prove their loyalty to Jeff in his fight for the throne.If Jeff were to rise to power, the people who showed u
Jeff didn’t hold back from looking at Clare. He flashed her a faint smile.“If you don’t mind, why don’t you join me in my place later?”“Let’s have some fun drinking together.”Langston pretended not to hear what his daughter was planning, and held his glass up.After having a few sips, he then said with a smile, “I heard something happened on your end recently, Young Master Bauer.”“Rumors have been spreading about an ignorant outsider demanding money from you!”“I heard he even shot one of your bulls!”“How could this happen in a place like Flutwell? Does the law not matter to him?”“If you don’t mind, I’ll deal with that man for you.”“I’ll teach him to respect his elders!”“I’ll do everything it takes to help you!”There were many people like Langston within the Osborne family.Collateral relatives like him were destined to be doomed for the rest of their lives.Thus, he desperately found a way to attend the charity event.Even if it meant selling out his own daughte
The banquet, which was filled with cheer and laughter, immediately went silent. Everyone instinctively looked toward the entrance.“What on earth?”“What’s wrong?”“Did someone ram Charity Garden’s gate?”“Are you kidding me?! Doesn’t that guy know that Jeff Bauer is hosting the event?”“It doesn’t matter if the event gets trashed, but ruining Young Master Bauer’s mood isn’t going to be pretty!”As the crowd was wrapped in utter shock…Jeff glanced at the gate curiously.A loud sound could be heard from the entrance once again.The gate that was barely hanging on was rammed once more.Several bodyguards of the Bauer family were sent flying as well.The Toyota Prado, which was responsible for ruining the gate, drove steadily into Charity Garden, dominant and fearless. The beautiful women screamed in fear. They couldn’t bear to see such a bloody sight.Clare’s warm smile immediately vanished.“How dare someone cause trouble in Young Master Bauer’s place!”“Who is it?!”“
As he smiled at Harvey, Jeff quietly made a gesture.Dozens of the Bauer family bodyguards swarmed the entire place. They looked frighteningly ferocious. Jeff was an experienced man; he knew Harvey would probably kill his way here. That was why Jeff was prepared for this occasion.Bang, bang, bang!Without giving Harvey a chance to speak, the bodyguards instantly pulled the trigger. Bullets flew all over the place like fireworks.Harvey calmly took a step back and dodged every single bullet in the nick of time. He twirled the firearm in his hand before pulling the trigger.“Aaagh!”Pfft!Screams rang all over the place. In just a single minute, the bodyguards were all lying in puddles of blood, paralyzed. Their bodies were twitching, and they couldn’t do anything.A few snipers, who were already on high ground, were easily spotted by Harvey.Before they could take the shot, they were completely suppressed by Harvey’s fire.As the snipers fell, those who were carefully place
Seeing the well-laid snipers and bodyguards gunned down that easily, Jeff’s smile froze instantly.He knew he would get in trouble when he kidnapped Mandy.Thus, he got the Skipjack Gang and all the firepower he had to aid him. He wanted to let Harvey know who was the bigger man.Based on what just happened, though, it seemed Harvey’s abilities went beyond his imagination.“Jeff Bauer.”Harvey calmly took off the safety of his gun.“I’ll ask you again: where’s my wife?”“You’re Harvey, right?!”“What are you trying to do?”Clare was quite afraid when she saw Harvey’s fierce look, but she still stepped up with gritted teeth.“Do you know what this place is?”“This is the Charity Garden!”“Us from the upper social circle are doing charity work right now!”“Country bumpkins aren’t allowed here!”“You can’t just barge in here and do as you please!”“Leave! Stop trying to show off!”“If not, you won’t be able to bear the responsibility for this!”Slap!Harvey swung the b
Jeff was confident—he took everything quite casually…As if he had the situation under control.The mistress calmly nodded before standing behind Jeff while covering her face.Jeff slowly moved the firearm on his head away from his head with a finger. Then, he looked curiously at Harvey.“Sir York.”“You come here causing all this trouble and hurting so many of my bodyguards. You even hit two of my women!”“I have to admit, you’re pretty impressive. You’re quite cocky, aren’t you?”“If this was any other day, I would’ve fought you to the death.”“But this is a charity event. We have a lot of respectable guests here.”“I can’t just let my guests be in danger because of my recklessness now, can I?”Cheers could be heard from all over the place after Jeff spoke.‘As expected from the head of the Bauer family’s young masters! Of course he’d protect the safety of his guests! No ordinary man would be able to do something like this!’At the same time, they were all glaring hateful
“Even if Young Master Bauer played with your woman, it’s still her own damn fault!”“Right! You can’t make him take responsibility for this!”“How can you just murder everyone here for a woman like that?!”The crowd fell in an uproar, acting as if Harvey was just looking for trouble.Slap!Harvey ignored them and swung the back of his palm across Jeff’s face resolutely.“Some rich playboy you are.”“You think you can do whatever you want? You’re getting a little ahead of yourself.”“Can’t you see who’s in control here?”“I decide if you live or die.”“Why should I give you proof?”“You should think whether you’re going to give me my woman quietly, or convince me that she isn’t here.”Harvey slapped Jeff across the face once again.“If not, don’t blame me for slipping my finger.”“When that happens, I’ll definitely compensate for your family’s loss.”“Ngh!”Jeff grunted as he stumbled, almost losing his footing in the process.Two vivid palm prints appeared on his face,
Jeff shot Harvey a mocking look. “There’s a saying: give a dog a bad name, then hang it!”“Even if I prove my innocence, judging from how arrogant you’ve been acting, you’d probably look for another excuse to give me a bad name, wouldn’t you?”“But trust me. When I die, you’ll be joining me soon after!”“And not just you—your family and friends will pay for the price too!”“Your ancestors will be dug out from the ground just to be burned to a crisp!”Slap!Harvey swung the back of his palm across Jeff’s face again, making the latter stumble backward.“You’re threatening me?” Harvey sneered coldly.“You think this is going to work?”“Besides, do you really think that I have no proof?”“There were bodyguards from Longmen’s Law Enforcement with my wife.”“Since they wouldn’t dare fight back, they were all crippled before they were sent to the hospital unconscious!”“My wife’s body is nowhere to be found, even until now!”Harvey’s gaze immediately turned a few degrees colder
Harvey smiled. "Aren't you afraid that it'll cause discord once your words reach back to Grand City if you praise me this much? I'm going to Grand City eventually."Geoffrey's eyes slightly narrowed when he heard it, and then he smiled. "It makes sense if you're going to the city. Since you're the representative of the Martial Arts Alliance, which makes you the mayor of Grand City, it's logical if you want to go there. But there's something you need to be mindful of. The Seven Families publicly acknowledged Dan as the scion of Grand City, and everyone thought he would become the representative."If you go to Grand City, everyone will see you as trying to usurp power whether you want it or not. When that happens, the two of you will never have peace until one of you is dead…""Dead?" Harvey smirked. "What makes him think he has the right to call himself Grand City's scion? If he wants to become the owner of Grand City, he has to reclaim his status and become a representative and not
Meanwhile, Sol moved a chair over for Harvey and made a cup of tea for him. Harvey drank the flower tea that had just been freshly brewed. After a drink, he said with a smile, "Thank you, Mr. Geoffrey.""You saved me, so it's nothing strange for me to show you some appreciation," replied Geoffrey with a smile as he waved his hand. Then, Sol and Lune closed and covered all the windows and doors leading to the studies. Later, he said, "Harvey, I've prepared everything I need to. It's all in your hands now."In the next few days, he had already written down his own comprehension of his martial arts and those that he believed needed to be recorded, then passed them to Sol and Lune for safekeeping. Geoffrey was prepared for the consequences of his treatment."Alright. Since you have made the decision, then I won't delay this any further. But I suggest that we should make a video recording. That way, you will not only know what changes occur to your body but also what I did." Harvey sugge
"You heard it too, didn't you? I gave Victoria a call," Harvey said openly. "Victoria is the eldest princess of the Empire. She owed me one, so I asked her a favor. To her, something like this is easily within her powers."Yvonne was shocked. "You're actually familiar with the Empire's eldest princess?"Harvey smiled. "It's all in the past. Not to mention that this time, it involves the lives of many of your relatives. It's more convenient if the Empire is the one that makes the move."Yvonne gave it a thought and mumbled, "Sir, you probably need to repay her for a favor this huge, right? If you need anything, just let me know, and I'll have the Xaviers prepare them.""Well… There's no need to," Harvey said as he glanced at his phone screen with a message written in the Empire's script. "I guess this is all over once I find some time to treat her to a meal."When she heard it, Yvonne's expression instantly turned strange. But she was a smart woman; she knew there were things she s
"That's because the Empire produces most of the firearms we Second Caste used. Once they stop their services, we will lose access to those firearms in the short term. The First Case will use this chance to retaliate. If we ever reach that stage, the Second Caste is doomed. That's why we have no choice but to execute the Empire's orders."That's not the worst part. Unless we can completely go without the weapons produced by the Empire from within our army, otherwise… Harvey basically owns the Second Caste from now on. Crossing him is suicidal. In our current condition, the Second Caste doesn't have the resources to change the firearms from within our army. That's why, whether we like it or not, he basically owns us," said Bart, heaving a sigh. His expression darkened."Darn it… I told them I would rather cross the people from Country A than the people from Country H. Why didn't they believe me? They only regretted it after they had been thoroughly humiliated."When Zoe heard it, she
"Let's go!" Bart's expression darkened when he saw things had reached this stage. With a wave of his hand, he was going to leave with his underlings. He was filled with dissatisfaction.Today was supposed to be his day of glory. He was supposed to crush the Xaviers right under his boots. He was even prepared to have some fun with the women from the Xaviers. But he never expected one call from Harvey to be enough to turn his dreams into nothing. He was extremely dissatisfied.Zoe shuddered and was also about to leave. She wished Harvey could forgive her existence at this moment."Did I tell you that you can leave?" Harvey glanced at the group as they reached the entrance. "Don't forget, all of you have to give me an explanation that I'm happy with."Then, Harvey glanced at Zoe and said, "And you, Maiden. Don't forget your words so soon?"Zoe's expression darkened as she shuddered.Meanwhile, Bart immediately bent the knee on the floor with a loud thud. Then, he said in a bitter vo
Bart was completely stunned. "Sir, that's not what you said earlier! You gave explicit orders that…""What orders?" The voice coming from the other side was grim. "Do you understand what I'm telling you? Do as I tell you right now. Other than letting them know, I don't care whether you must cry or beg; you must gain the Xaviers' forgiveness. "Remember. If you fail, I'll kill all your family! This is not just my personal order but the collective will of the entire Second Caste. You must gain their forgiveness even if you were to sacrifice your own life!"After Mr. Garcia roared back at Bart, he angrily hung up. Obviously, there was pent-up anger in him, making him very furious and agitated. Unfortunately, it seemed that he could not resist it. That was why, even if he did not want to, all he could do was follow Mr. Garcia's orders.What happened?Bart, Zoe, and the others could not react as their eyes were fixed on the phone on the table. Their expressions were completely frozen.
"Tsk. Didn't you say you just gave a call to the Empire? That's our suzerain! If there's really someone on top of the pyramid speaking on your behalf, we all had to obey!" Bart said, his words were spiteful once more."Maybe you should give her a call again? Tell her that the Second Caste is very scared, waiting for her to come and punish us. Or maybe, your phone is out of credit? Do you need more money to pay for your credits?" Bart then pulled out a 20-dollar bill and threw it at Harvey. What Bart just did made all the people from Country I laugh even more arrogantly.Zoe could not be bothered to waste her time anymore. Instead, she extended her foot before Harvey, signaling Harvey to kneel and lick the sole of her heel quickly. Otherwise, someone from the Xaviers would have to die again if time was up.Buzz…As the mockery climaxed, Bart's phone started to vibrate. Everyone instantly looked at him. Bart was also stunned and glanced at the screen of his phone. Then, he gave Harve
"What? Don't tell me the Victoria you called just now was actually Princess Victoria from the Empire? I suppose you must have gotten what you wanted if you could talk to her directly. I wonder what kind of orders she gave us? Did she tell us to be on our knees right now or tomorrow?" A smirk appeared on Zoe's face the moment Harvey hung up. She looked at Harvey as if she was looking at a clown running a circus."Oh, right, I need to remind you. In one hour, we will kill another member of the Xavier family. If she only contacts us after a long time, then the Xaviers will all die," said Zoe as she folded her arms in front of her chest and slowly approached Harvey. Then, she leaned closer to Harvey and said, "And here I'm looking forward to falling on my knees and calling you Daddy. So please, you better give me this chance."At this time, Zoe acted so seductively. If it were not because everyone here knew that Zoe and Harvey were enemies, some might even think that Harvey and Zoe might
"Seems like you didn't change at all, Maiden. You still wouldn't give up until your final moments," Harvey stepped forward and glanced at Zoe. She might look stern on the outside, but she was already shaken inside."You know full well that if I could give you the money all this time, it would mean that I have the evidence. Maybe the Second Caste didn't care about the betrayal and continued to use you because you have some value. But the moment I show all this evidence on the internet, a sinner like you will make everyone remember everything."Perhaps the First Caste, who is at a disadvantage right now, could use this as an initiative and retaliate. That's why if I were you, I would immediately turn tail and leave, then think of a way to convince the Second Caste to stop instead of wasting your breath here."Zoe smiled coldly. "You can stop threatening me now, Harvey. I confessed everything to my higher-ups a long time ago. So what if you can reveal all the evidence you have? It mean