Elanor let out a sigh. Then, she said quietly, “Young Master Bauer…”“Enough. Let’s not talk about this.”Jeff waved his hand to cut her off.“How are your injuries?”“Were you scared?”“That b*stard was one of mine, but he still tried to kill you! He deserves death!”Jeff clapped his hands. Right after that, someone handed a firearm to him.He pulled the trigger without even bothering to look at the man with the buzzcut.Blood splattered all over the place. Jeff hugged Elanor tightly, a tender look on his face.“Don’t worry. Even if he’s my trusted subordinate, I’d kill him for going against you like that!”“I’ll even kill him a thousand times over if I have to!”“I promise, nobody will be able to hurt you ever again!”Despite seeing Jeff’s attitude and decisiveness to stand up for her, Elanor didn’t feel a hint of warmth at all; a cold shiver went down her spine at that instant.She knew she was just like that man; she was only alive because she was still beautiful and
While Jeff was planning to make a spot for another woman…On the next day, inside the Martial Hall’s courtyard…Harvey swayed on his rocking chair comfortably for a while before opening his eyes to a morning glow.“Did you get anything from George yet, Rachel?”“He sent everything this morning.”Rachel poured a cup of fragrant black tea beside Harvey with a warm smile.“Just as we know, Jeff has half of Longmen’s support along with the Inner and Outer Halls.”“Other than that, some of the elders within Longmen sided with him as well.”“On the surface, Jeff sure looks like the strongest young master out of the entire Bauer family. He has immense authority too…”“The government of Flutwell, the military force, and the underworld are all filled with his men.”“That said, the all-powerful young master has a deadly weakness as well.”“He seems pretty young, but he’s just great at taking care of himself.”“In reality, he’s already nearing his forties. Not only is he ten years old
“Judging from the current situation, though, we still need his influence in Flutwell to deal with Joseph.”“It’s not time for us to go against Jeff yet.”Harvey stood up.“We should still deal with Joseph as soon as possible…”Rachel’s eyes grew cold. “Sir York, we’re probably going to take Joseph down sooner or later.”“However, will the other forces take advantage of this when we do?”“Probably. Probably not,” Harvey replied.“Flutwell’s waters aren’t that deep. We’ll make the waters murkier after we deal with Joseph. That way, we’ll be able to take advantage of everything.” “Come. We’re running a street stall.”Half an hour later, Harvey showed up in front of the Bauer family’s courtyard entrance.This was Joseph’s place of stay; Harvey came to the front and told Rachel to set up a stall here, with the Martial Hall sign hung up.Because of the Martial Hall, more than half the students who trained in the chain Budokans were woken up. Their bodies were all mostly recover
“Is that it?”Joseph sat at the long table while drinking his milk calmly.“Is that all he can do?”“Has he already run out of tricks?”“How boring.”Ruby frowned.“It’s not just that, Young Master Bauer.”“The stocks of Flutwell’s business alliance has been plummeting since this morning because of what happened the past two days.”“One tenth of our stocks were gone in just a matter of minutes!”“The elders of the business alliance have very big opinions about us right now.”“They called here asking you to deal with that b*stard Harvey as soon as possible.”“If not, they want you to compensate for the losses in the stock market.”“They signed a capital guarantee agreement, after all…”After a few battles against Harvey, Joseph’s strength was a lot better compared to before.After hearing Ruby’s words, however, he was on the verge of coughing up blood.“These old b*stards!”Joseph revealed a deathly cold gaze.“They were the ones crying to join Flutwell’s business allia
“Young Master Bauer!”Right as Ruby was about to leave, a steward of the family rushed over with a mystified expression.Joseph didn’t even raise his head.“What is it?”“Harvey said he wants to see you,” the steward replied.Joseph froze.“What for?” he asked, a curious look on his face.“Is that man trying to test me?”“Or is he just here to laugh at me?”The steward became hesitant.“He said he wanted to buy something; he wanted to make peace with you.”Joseph was planning to ignore Harvey, but his heart throbbed after he heard the steward’s words.“Let him in,” he said after a long while.If Harvey was willing to talk, Joseph wouldn’t mind it.After all, there would be a lot of casualties from both sides if they kept fighting.Soon after, Harvey showed up at the Bauer family’s courtyard with his arms crossed.Harvey smiled when he saw Joseph still having his breakfast.“You seem pretty calm. I didn’t think you’d still be in the mood to have breakfast. I have to adm
Harvey smiled after hearing Joseph’s threats.“We’re all smart people, Young Master Bauer.”“There’s no need to beat around the bush like that.”“If this alone can ruin my reputation, you would’ve done it by now with your authority.”“Why would you threaten me with this right now?”“You didn’t do this because you knew there’s no point in these people confessing.”Ruby was filled with unbridled rage upon seeing Harvey’s arrogance and disrespect.“Don’t you have any self-awareness at all?!” she exclaimed, slamming the table.“What do you mean, there’s no point?”“Those people are yours! Everyone will know that you acted out the entire thing if they confess!”“You’re finished!”“The people who admire you will turn their weapons against you!”“We’ll let you know how it feels to fall from power soon enough!”Clap, clap, clap!Harvey clapped his hands with a playful expression.“Your subordinate here has a sharp tongue…”“It’s just that her brain’s a little slow.”Harvey poi
Harvey casually poured himself a cup of black tea before taking a sip.Joseph was a man who knew how to enjoy himself; the tea itself must’ve cost a few thousand dollars per pound.“People outside have been saying that you only got this far because of the women you cling to.”“But I have to admit, you’re quite the capable man.”Joseph put his utensils down, glancing at Harvey with admiration.“Not only are you skillful at fighting, but you’re extremely scheming as well.”“You already knew I’d have no way out when you did this, didn’t you?”“Other people would think you’re just using my brother against me…”“But I can’t help but be impressed by your tricks!”It wasn’t Joseph’s first time suffering in Harvey’s hands, but he could clearly tell just how much of a nuisance Harvey was after this battle.That was why he stopped his meaningless efforts to fight back.He would only cause himself to be more passive, and eventually suffer from it.Harvey replied with a faint smile.“
“B*stard!”Joseph slammed the table, furious.“Dream on, Harvey!”“Even if Flutwell’s new district rots… Even if I die, I’ll never sell it to you!”“Fine. I won’t buy it.”“So, are you selling the chain Budokans?”Harvey gave another friendly suggestion, not at all angry at Joseph’s outburst. “Your chain Budokans are getting smashed up every single day, anyway. There’s no way you’ll be able to do business using them. Your reputation’s dead in the water as well.”“I’ll give you a hundred and fifty million if you give all the chain Budokans to me. I’ll take your instructors and all the other workers with me too!”“See? I’m doing all this just for you! That’s one less burden for you. You’ll have money to do some of your other businesses, too!”“I really am a good friend, right?”“You b*stard!”Joseph changed expressions.“My chain Budokans got into this mess because of your shameless tricks! Yet you’re here trying to buy them?!”Ruby and the others were in an uproar as well