“First things first,” Harvey said calmly.“I’m the one who reported the incident. Amber and the others were poisoned.”Ansel chuckled bitterly.“Judging from what you told me, the tea they drank must’ve been digested for quite a while already.”“We’ll get Mr. Rudolph and his team to extract their gastric juices for testing.”“But even if we have proof, this is just physical evidence; we’re lacking any testimonies.”“We’ve already sent our men to talk to Koen and Emily.”“However, every single one of them was chased out of Golden Palace!”“At the same time, they’re accusing you of hurting people!”“Because of this, the incident was reported to the highest order; a few elders of the royal court sent word, saying that the country’s reputation is involved and that they want this incident solved as soon as possible.”“If Koen and Emily did poison Amber and the others and conspire with the enemy, they’ll be heavily punished!”“Golden Palace would be dealt with accordingly for cove
“With you here, Sir York, those people have no chance!”“That said, they’re extremely cunning so you should be careful.”After reminding Harvey of the danger, Ansel changed the subject.“Right, Princess Wright knows about the situation as well. She’s furious about it too.”“She was angry about the young talents of Country H being in such a sorry state.”“It’s a shame that she has an extraordinary identity; she isn’t allowed to interfere.”“That was why she asked me to tell you something: if you need any help, as long as it’s within her power, she’ll do everything to lend you a hand.”As the Big Boss’s daughter, Sienna’s identity was quite extraordinary.If she was involved in such a controversial war, not only would she cause a huge uproar, but the Indians would probably find another excuse to blame on.But since Sienna asked someone else to send word, this was enough to show her feelings for her country and its people.“Thank the princess for me. Tell her that I can handle t
At six o’clock in the following morning, at the Flutwell Hospital.A harsh wind was blowing in the air.The tallest floor of the inpatient department was filled with the smell of alcohol and blood.Experts of Golden Palace’s outer circle were all lying on the sickbeds, covered in blood.They weren’t dead, but they were completely crippled.Some had a chance to recover after a few weeks, but most of them were fated to be ordinary people for the rest of their lives.Koen, Emily, and Smoke had gone through an entire night of surgery.One of Smoke’s hands was permanently gone.Koen and Emily’s legs couldn’t function any longer.Simply put, the three were crippled for life.“This is bullsh*t! There’s no way!”After waking up, Emily gritted her teeth in anger before she started bawling her eyes out.She was still a beautiful young woman the day before, but she had turned into a cripple in a blink of an eye.Who would be able to take in such a reality?Koen’s face was completely
“What happened, Koen?”Adrian lit up his cigar and blew out a puff of smoke, his expression horrible.“Who hurt you this badly? He even managed to cripple Smoke!”Naturally, he didn’t know anything aside from the fact that Koen and his fiance were crippled.“It’s Harvey York! The guy who owns Martial Hall!”“He had a strong bodyguard with him! Layne was with him too, that traitor!”“The bodyguard was just too powerful! Even Smoke couldn’t take a single hit against her!”Koen explained the entire situation soon.That said, he never said why Harvey showed up; he only emphasized Harvey’s arrogance and the tricks Harvey pulled.“Harvey? He’s the provincial champion of the Longmen Summit, is he not?”“How dare he go against the Golden Palace, on top of disrespecting the Indians?!”“We have a traitor to deal with as well…”“Interesting! Very interesting!”Dane revealed a cold smile, his eyes filled with murderous intent; he’d chase down every single person who laid even a single
Early in the morning the next day, Harvey arrived at Flutwell’s Peak.Bryce, Fisher, Damian, and a lot of other people were already there.There was a woman in the crowd who made Harvey take a few more glances.She seemed like she was twenty-eight at most; she had a slender body and long hair fluttering in the air. Added with her exquisite makeup, nobody would ever forget such an appearance.She radiated a feminine aura that compelled any man to glue their eyes on her.Anyone would desperately try to either conquer such a woman, or kneel in front of her and call her “queen.”That said, Bryce and the others didn’t look at the woman at all; they were showing horrible expressions, as if they were being greatly pressured.“Vice Master, Elder Steele. What’s the matter?” Harvey asked after taking a sip of the coffee that Rachel brought.“Are you worried about the fight?”“It’s fine. With me here, they can’t do anything .”“I was planning to take them out by myself in the first plac
“More importantly, I’m Flutwell’s provincial champion.”“I never lost against the Indians either.”“At least give me a reason as to why you don’t want me to fight.”Harvey raised his doubts; he didn’t want Longmen to be made fun of without any reason.Rhea squinted at Harvey, and then chuckled coldly.“We all know you’re the provincial champion. We know you’re a strong fighter too. We were looking forward to seeing you in the ring…”“But we just don’t trust you anymore.”“And since we wouldn’t want to use someone we don’t trust, we’d rather give the chance to somebody else.”“Everyone can rest assured if that’s the case.”“You don’t trust me?”Harvey narrowed his eyes.“Why don’t you make it clearer for me instead?”Rhea scoffed.“How do you still not understand?”“I really don’t. If you can actually convince me, I’ll resign on my own volition.”Harvey replied with a cold glare.“But if you can’t, you’ll have to leave immediately.”“You don’t have a say in Longmen’s ma
Rhea chuckled.“We didn’t say that you were bribed, Harvey!”“We didn’t say that you betrayed the country either!”“After all, we still acknowledge you as a prominent figure here.”“But you need to understand. For the safety of the country, we can’t allow you to be in the ring!”“Think about this: Amber and the talents were poisoned immediately after you met with Zoe! A hundred and fifty million dollars were transferred to your card as well!”“Tell anyone on the street about this, and they’ll say that you’re untrustworthy!”“For the sake of the bigger picture, you won’t be getting into the ring today.”“We’ll investigate the situation further before saying anything more.”“There are still fourteen fighters left; even if they’re no match against the remaining Indians, we still have time until the fifth day!”“We should be able to make everything clear in the next four days.”“This isn’t a request, Harvey—this is an order!”“I don’t care what you think; we only want to know w
At that, Fisher froze.“What on earth do you mean?”“Surely they can figure out just how many assets I have in Flutwell.”“Do they honestly think the Indians can buy me with just a hundred and fifty million?”“What a joke!”“Besides, I already took Cody out of the picture. No matter how you look at it, the Indians would never take me in, even if I’m stupid enough to accept their offer.”“It may look like they’re trying to get me on their side, but it’s all just a heinous trick.”“They only said that it was risky for me to fight because there’s someone behind the scenes trying to suppress me.”“After Amber and all the young talents defeated the top talents from India, the Indians came to realize they weren’t as strong as we initially thought.”“On the one hand, they don’t want me to be involved in such a crucial time so I don’t have a chance to become the final victor. That way, I wouldn’t have a chance to be appointed as the young master of Longmen.”“Out of the fourteen figh