“I believe you, but I also believe my family would have the power to fix this!” exclaimed Soren Braff coldly.“Maybe in your eyes, you were the one who turned the tide of my brother’s life!“But for me, you’re clearly harboring ulterior motives!“You better hope that I’m wrong.”Then, Soren gave Harvey York a firm pat on his shoulder.Naturally, he would be able to dislocate any ordinary man’s shoulder with that strength.It was not that he had anything personal against Harvey. He only wanted Harvey to know just how powerful the Braff family actually was.Tap!Soren’s body trembled before he showed utter disbelief.Harvey stood completely still, but Soren felt he had just tapped his hand on a metal plate.The massive shock he felt on his hand trembled all the way to his chest to the point where it made him cough up blood.‘Damn! He’s an expert martial artist!’“I suggest you save some strength, Director Braff.Harvey smiled faintly before he brushed aside Soren’s hand.“I
Right when the siblings were filled with utter disbelief while deciding that they were going to be in Harvey York’s good graces…A huge group of people gathered around Fortune Hall’s gazebo.Cliff Saban handed Harvey a cup of tea with a bright smile.“You’re in luck, Sir York!“With the car, you can do whatever you want in Golden Sands now!”Dariel Jackson showed a faint smile.“I heard that there was a first-in-command who’d visit a geomancy expert every week, broadening his connections in a short amount of time.“I didn’t believe it before, but now I do.“No wonder everyone says that a true geomancy expert is the king of the underworld!”Harvey casually smiled.“Watson Braff and I are just friends. That’s a little exaggerated, don’t you think?“It’s fine when we talk about this now, but make sure the talk stays here.”Thomas Burton leaned over with an impressed look on his face.“You don’t know the Braff family, Sir York?“They’re one of the Hermit Families we’re talkin
“Simply put, if we’re talking about finances…“The Pagan family, the Robbins family, and the Jackson family had riches in different ways that could rival countries.“If we’re talking authority…“The Bolton family and the Gibson family are like the city’s great protectors! With them around, nobody would dare do anything to threaten the city!“That said, the one true powerhouse is still the Braff family!“The family is filled with extraordinary talent!“Watson Braff’s grandfather, father, and eldest brother were first-in-commands of the city before!“Two of the elders have already retired, but their influence on the government is still immense.“Watson’s brother was also just transferred to a higher position in Wolsing.“As for Watson and Soren Braff, you don’t need me to explain them anymore.“Other than that, countless people from the family also have important roles to play within the government!“Safe to say that the government of the city belongs to them!“That said, the
Dariel put down his phone before speaking.“Sir York, I heard that he’s gotten really close to your wife recently. Should I send my men to castrate him?“If it were me, I’d just have him buried at this point!” said Cliff Saban.“All you people think about is stuff like this.Harvey York let out a sigh.“I don’t like playing with underhanded tactics.“If we want him dead, we’ll get him fair and square.“I don’t want anyone to give him an excuse to think otherwise.“That’s why I’ll handle this myself.”Then, Harvey gave Arlet Pagan a call.“I need to buy something, Arlet. I have three hundred million on me right now, so don’t hold back…“Remember, I want an invoice.”***Six o’clock in the afternoon, in front of Zimmer Enterprise.Luxury cars were driving all around the place. It was the evening rush hour.Harvey leaned on the side of the road with a laundry bag, as if he was another one of the scavengers on the street.He squinted at the pedestrian crossing while he pati
A shame that the plan was never going to succeed because of Harvey York’s appearance.“So, it’s the live-in son-in-law!Alma John clearly recognized Harvey’s face when she showed a disdainful expression.“I was wondering why someone would be this unprofessional at blackmailing people!“I understood why immediately after seeing your damn face!“Let me tell you something! Your plans are futile!“More importantly, have you considered the consequences of going at us like this?”“Let’s not talk about if I’m actually trying to blackmail you or not. Even if I am, I don’t think I’ll be dealing with any consequences either…” replied Harvey calmly.“You…”Alma was boiling with anger after being talked down. She wanted to take a bite out of Harvey so badly at this moment.Silas John, who had remained quiet the entire time, curiously looked at Harvey.“Sir York? What a coincidence!“What? You’re here to ask for trouble when I’ve been hanging out with your wife? Are you getting mad or s
“This isn’t about that. You’re going to pay for my losses,” Harvey said calmly as he studied Silas’s arrogant expression.Silas laughed coldly.“I’m paying for your losses, you say? Are you out of your mind?”Alma quickly took out her phone.“You’re trying to cause us trouble, aren’t you?”“Fine! I’ll get the cops here to deal with this!”“We’ll see how you’ll get out of the situation after that!”“After all, blackmail is a big crime!”Alma excitedly dialed the three numbers. It would be so cathartic to send the live-in son-in-law straight to jail!“Hurry up already,” Harvey urged.“You should be giving your way to pedestrians on pedestrian crossings. This is the law.”“Also, you’ll have to take responsibility for my losses if you run into me. This is also the law.”“The police will surely give you a lesson about this once they arrive.”Harvey’s calm words were filled with a dominant aura. Silas’s pupils shrunk and he suddenly found it hard to breathe, as if he was having
“I’m so sorry, Young Master John. We’ve carried out a full investigation of the situation this time. You’ll have to take full responsibility for this.”Silas’s daydreaming was interrupted when a bald inspector looked at the footage they acquired and said that to him.“According to traffic laws, you should be the one paying for Mr. York’s losses.”The smile on Silas’s face froze instantly. He didn’t expect something like this to happen.He wanted to say that Harvey was working with the police, but he knew that the cops were sent here randomly. Nothing here could prove what Silas was thinking.Him spouting random nonsense would only dig him into a deeper hole.Realizing that, his face turned cold.He didn’t think that squashing a live-in son-in-law would be this hard.“What the hell are you thinking?!”“This isn’t our fault at all!”Alma was stomping the ground furiously, screeching like a petulant child.“He’s just a useless piece of crap! He was trying to blackmail us, and n
“The market value of this in Hong Kong and Las Vegas is three hundred million dollars.”“I bought this from Archa Corporation for the same price.”“The receipt’s right here.”Harvey opened the bag, pouring the shattered porcelain to the ground before showing the receipt inside.“I was supposed to give this to my wife.”“And then what happened?”“You destroyed it!”“Do you think fifteen thousand dollars is enough to fix this?”“Are you taking advantage of me?”“Of course, you can call anyone to confirm this if you don’t believe me!”‘Three hundred million?!’The siblings froze, and their faces turned completely purple.The inspectors were speechless as well, thinking that Harvey was simply ruthless.‘How are we supposed to fix this?’Harvey did get on the pedestrian crossing, and was supposed to be let through. This was the law.He had a receipt for his invaluable porcelain as well.Simply put, all the evidence Harvey had was no less than perfect.Even if he was suspect
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
Bart coughed out a mouthful of blood after being slapped. Even a few teeth were in the blood as he looked completely out of his element. He wanted to stand up and fight against Harvey until the end, but he finally discovered that his arrogance and power meant nothing before Harvey."Harvey! You've crossed a line!" Zoe finally could not sit still and threw the cup she held onto the floor. Then, she pointed his finger at Harvey and yelled, "Do you even know what you're doing? Don't you know we have hundreds of hostages? Do you think we're still fighting in an arena in Flutwell?"So what if you can fight? So what if you're the representative? The Second Caste succeeded in a military coup! We have millions of soldiers and countless weapons! No matter how powerful you are, do you think they're more powerful than modern firearms? Regardless of your influence, do you think it's enough to suppress a country? No matter how rich you are, can you buy the entire Country I?"I'm warning you now,