While Clyde Osborne was waiting to have a rematch against Harvey York during his peak, Jeff Bauer was quietly watching Harvey’s every single move…On the next day, early in the morning, Harvey immediately got Kayden Balmer to work right after waking up.Harvey did get the upper hand during his fight against Joseph Bauer, but this was not nearly enough.All the signs showed that Joseph did not give up at all. He was clearly planning for something big behind the scenes.Everything that had transpired recently seemed to be connected to him as well.Harvey decided to break Joseph’s backbone first to prevent Joseph, Clyde, and the others from joining forces out of desperation.On the one hand, he would be able to deal with his worries ahead of time. On the other hand, he would clarify the situation between the Bauer family and Longmen.Before Kayden even went out for long, Joseph was woken up by frantic footsteps while resting in his manor.“This is bad, Young Master Bauer! This is
The chain Budokans were Joseph Bauer’s biggest trump card.According to his calculations, he would be swimming in money yearly as long as the Budokans were still open.This was why he was able to remain calm after suffering such a significant loss in Flutwell’s new district.As long as the people of Flutwell were still around and everyone was still passionate about martial arts, the chain Budokans would still remain.Joseph would still be able to remain at his peak.Simply put, the business would be up for the rest of his life.But he did not expect that every single chain Budokan was in trouble at that moment. How did all the students pass out inside?Joseph knew full well that his fees were not cheap.The people who came to train in the Budokans were no ordinary people. All the people came from middle-class families, at least.Those people were not a threat alone, but it would be extremely terrifying if thousands banded together.Not just him, even the entire Bauer family w
That said, Joseph Bauer estimated that it would take at least a few decades before something like this would happen.When that happens, students foaming and crippling would absolutely have nothing to do with him.He would already have the money anyway.But if something terrible like this were to happen ahead of time, there would be dire consequences…His reputation would not be the only thing to worry about!If the government and the Martial Arts Alliance were to get involved and dig up the secrets of the teaching manual, he would be finished!Without a second thought, the calm and collected Joseph trembled before showing a gloomy look on his face.“Call the police for me.“No. That’s useless. Call Elder Lee through his dedicated phone…”Joseph wanted to handle the situation as soon as possible, but he was still too late.Every big media had already buzzed about the incident.The chain Budokans were in big trouble! All the students of the current semester were unconscious! T
After lightly blowing on the tea, Harvey York calmly said, “According to my information…“Both the incidents with people smashing up my place and the car accident…“Even Clyde Osborne’s appearance seemed to be tied to Joseph Bauer.“Your family’s young master has been playing underhanded tricks like these since he was at a disadvantage. What a boring man.“But since he wants to play dirty, I’m also willing to play along.Harvey chuckled.“Speaking of, how did Young Master Bauer know that Joseph’s chain Budokans have problems with their teaching manuals?“He even knows that the students will turn out that way without sufficient protein intake.“All I did was change out their homemade breakfast. I didn’t think we’d be able to do this much damage…”“Before Joseph rose to power, he was Young Master Bauer’s subordinate,” replied Elanor Stanton coldly.“Young Master Bauer knows him like the back of his palm.“He only didn’t touch him before because he wants to see how he’d fare ag
Harvey smiled.“This has nothing to do with me.”“However, I don’t kill innocents.”“Not just that, I’m also planning to fix these people up so they can train again and not turn into cripples after a decade or two.”“It’s easy to kill, but it’s difficult to save.”“That said, I choose to do exactly that!”“This is why we’re different.”…While the chain Budokans’ incident was escalating…The students who graduated from them fell into a coma as well, as they couldn’t buy the supplements that Flutwell’s business alliance supplied.These people were all sent to the hospital. None of them were able to wake up even after a long time had passed.Everyone in the city was already showing their doubts. This situation gave the Flutwell’s business alliance incredible stress.The solution wasn’t as simple as halting their businesses. The police and the Martial Arts Alliance were now investigating every instructor and worker from the related Budokans.Too many people were already invol
Soon, students and their families flooded the Martial Hall like a huge tide.Harvey had already prepared for the situation. He was determined to charge the students for fourteen thousand dollars; he didn’t want to pretend to be nice. If the families didn’t have money, he would tell them to ask Flutwell’s business alliance for it.At the same time, he taught Layne and the other instructors the tricks he used to save the students of the chain Budokans.Under his lead, the students were completely back to normal after coughing out blood.Some of the media didn’t believe that there was someone who had the power to cure the students. And so, they dragged the students to inspect their bodies, and ended up shocked.The students who seemed like they were dead for sure had ordinary body readings. The reporters were absolutely baffled.Soon, Martial Hall and Harvey’s name echoed throughout Flutwell.After a series of events, many people realized that the Martial Hall was probably the best
“Didn’t I tell those b*stards already?!”“The students’ meals have nutritional supplements inside! They need to take the supplements we sell after graduation as well!”“We’ll be able to earn money endlessly that way! They’ll be safe and sound as well!”“Why did this happen?!”Joseph’s eyes were cold; his teaching manual and supplements go hand in hand.Other than making the students stronger, he could also reap their money…Why did something like this have to happen to his near-flawless plan?“Did something happen to our supplements? No! Impossible!”“This is our lifeline! Our assembly line’s extremely strict! We wouldn’t make anything shady in the first place!”“That b*stard Harvey even picked the perfect time to save the students! There’s no way they’ll train with us ever again…”“This was clearly an attack!”Ruby frowned.“This all happened because the students passed out…”“But there’s no way the breakfast would be the problem.”“We added addictive drugs to the food a
“There’s something big going on, Young Master Bauer!”Right as Ruby was about to make a phone call, Ozzy rushed in with an excited look.“Look! Look at the news! Someone’s trying to kill Harvey!”Joseph froze. Then, he glanced at the TV.Ruby picked up the remote and changed the channel.Joseph’s face darkened immediately after.Hundreds of men with masks showed up.They were all carrying knives, metal pipes, and wooden sticks, and were fiercely chasing the students and their families away.They even said that they would burn the Martial Hall down!More importantly, they were all wearing clothes that belonged to Flutwell’s business alliance.They had arrogant looks on their faces as they announced that Joseph was their master, and that he was the true master of the Bauer family.Someone even kicked and smashed the things around whenever they could.The newly-renovated door was completely destroyed again.That said, not only were they not able to take down the Martial Hall,
Hearing Harvey's conversation, the beautiful female officer said in disdain, "What? Are you pretending to contact someone from the Braff family? Do you think that's enough to scare the director? Our director is someone important within the family! If you really know the people from the Braff family, why wouldn't he know you?"I'm telling you right now. If you really did call someone from the Braff family, I, Snowe Leo, will eat this phone right in front of everyone!"In the beginning, Garrick was taken aback as well. But after he quickly glanced at the number on the screen, he smiled coldly. "You probably didn't know this, but aside from the number of my family's patriarch, I've saved the number of everyone important in the family. Do you want to trick me using just a random number? You're quite bold!""Really, now?" Harvey said with a smile. "At the very least, you know that you don't have the right to know his number. In that case, I'll help you delete that number. It won't be g
"Ha… I'm the director of the precinct in the Third Ring, and I'm not worth your time?" Garrick was so angry that he was laughing. "You made yourself sound like you're someone very capable. Come on, show me just how capable you are right now!"Garrick immediately grabbed his phone and tossed it at Harvey. "Come on, make a call! If you can find someone who can overpower me, I'll bend my knee right now."The other two officers also looked at Harvey as if they were looking like a fool. "Forget the fact that you're just an ex-live-in son-in-law… Even if you really did become a CEO through your own abilities, what is there to be proud of?" the female officer said with a smirk. In her eyes, Harvey was just a loser. If a man like him wanted to pursue her, he would have already kicked him to the rub.Harvey didn't waste his breath and immediately picked up the phone, giving Eliel Braff a call. Very quickly, the call came through and a stern voice came from the other side. "Who is thi
"Your deduction is quite interesting. Sounds like a detective show, to be honest," Harvey said calmly. "Unfortunately, I have a clear conscience. Why should I admit to a crime I never committed?""Not you?" The female officer slammed the table again. "If you didn't do it, why are you so willing to cooperate with us? You're telling me it isn't because you're feeling guilty? Harvey York, you have to understand that the crime you committed is very serious, especially when the person you killed is from Country A!"If the Embassy sends a specialist to interfere with this investigation, you're going to be in trouble. You better confess when the precinct can still help you. Otherwise, I'm afraid there's nothing you can change no matter how much you regret it in the future."Their phones would buzz every once in a while, which meant new information coming in. From the new information, not only was Harvey the live-in son-in-law of the Jeans of Mordu, one of the top ten families, but he was a
"A lawyer?" Garrick scoffed. "Forget about a lawyer, it's pointless even if you find a wizard! I've already read your information. The CEO of Sky Corporation? Maybe in other cities, the CEO of a public company deserves some respect, but don't forget that this is Wolsing, the country's seat of power! There are plenty of CEOs walking around here!"When you're in Wolsing, it doesn't matter who you are, or what kind of special identity you have. Those who commit crimes here will be punished! You won't be given any special treatment!"Garrick then looked at Harvey as if he had an advantage over him. "Confess the crimes you've committed! That way, I can grant you some leeway. Otherwise, you'll suffer a terrible death!"Harvey merely looked at Garrick briefly and said, "You didn't interrogate me, and you didn't show me any evidence. All you do is to tell me to confess. I must say, you're quite tough. But aren't you afraid of accidentally offending the wrong people here in Wolsing, especial
Yvonne frowned slightly when she realized what Garrick meant. "Director, my boss isn't a suspect. He's only here…""Whether he's a suspect or not isn't up to you or me. It's up to the law and the evidence," Garrick said, glaring at Yvonne. His gaze became somewhat sleazy, and he began to scheme how he could use this scenario to throw this beautiful woman into his bed.He continued to say righteously, "Ma'am, I'm warning you. You better not interrupt our investigation. Of course, if you have something to say, you can always lodge a complaint to the office."After that, he waved his hand, and the two officers behind him led Harvey into the interrogation room. Seeing what had happened, Yvonne hesitated a little before sending out a message quickly on her phone.This was something quite serious. If Harvey went in because of this, it would be quite troublesome for the Xavier family as well. Unfortunately, it wouldn't be convenient for the Xaviers to do anything…Meanwhile, Harvey w
Following the angry, booming voice, three people in uniform walked over.The one leading was an overweight man wearing a cap. His face was a little pale because he had been indulging himself for an extended time. The man behind him was tall and handsome, while the woman was elegant. Both the man and woman were in uniform, and they took in the chaos with a stern expression.The one who spoke was the one in the lead.All the men and women gave each other a look and stepped forward at the same time."Director Braff! You have to do us justice!""Director Braff! The specialist from the Country A embassy will give you a call very soon! You have to do this fairly!""Director Braff! There are about 80 thousand to 10 thousand citizens of Country A in Wolsing! You can't ignore our request!""Director Braff! You're a good friend of our country! All of your children are studying in our country! You definitely know how we treat our friends, right?"When the men and women spoke, some of them
Harvey's expression changed slightly after he heard that. After he had finished questioning both Gin and Morganna, he let them go. His aim was simple—he wanted to use them as bait.While it wasn't exactly effective, it was better than nothing.He didn't expect them to die in less than a day, with all the evidence pointed at him. At that moment, Harvey was so speechless, he felt like looking up into the sky.Before the precinct looked for him, Harvey went to the police station in the Third Ring. He had just entered the door when dozens of men in suits approached him with a pretentious aura."That's him! He's the murderer!""He silenced Gin and Morgana when they're just going to the hospital for an interview!""I heard he even offered them money and killed them when the bribery didn't succeed!"The people yelled at Harvey, revealing the crimes he committed. They took out the phone from their pockets, about to take a video of him.If Harvey were a normal person, he would have al
Half an hour later, Harvey and Yvonne enjoyed hot tea in the hospital meeting room.After finishing her cup, Yvonne sighed and said, "I underestimated Linus. While he was in prison and couldn't leave, I never expected that he could make something up like this. Claiming that I and the Islanders were colluding while the family's leader is sick so that I can take all the Xaviers' assets for myself."If the two of them really did publish an article like that with the photos they got, then I would never be able to prove my innocence. Thank you, Harvey."Yvonne sighed. Things would not have ended so smoothly if Harvey had not been around today. Since someone like Gin and Morganna were very pretentious. As long as their weaknesses were not exposed, they would never be able to get the truth out of them no matter how much they threatened the two."You focused on the wrong thing," Harvey said. "Whether Linus ordered the reporters or the reporters wanted to assassinate your character, both ha
Whoosh!A pebble shot out from the floor and immediately hit Gin on his wrist. Because of the pain, the revolver almost fell on the floor as he lost his grip.Two of the security guards saw their chance and quickly ran over. One grabbed the revolver away, and the other immediately captured the other two. Shortly, both Gin and Morganna were brought to the security room. Their IDs were also found."Oh, you two are reporters from Country A? Good, good!" Yvonne looked at the ID written in a foreign language. "I didn't expect reporters from Country A to come and spy on the health of my family members. You must have a lot of free time. Or… Did Linus send you?"Both Gin and Morganna's expressions turned into shock, but Morganna coldly said, "I don't know what you're talking about. Linus, Linas, they have nothing to do with me. All I know is that you're going to pay a price for imprisoning us here, and I know you're not brave enough to kill us!""That's right!" Gin commented with a cold e