Harvey York’s soft tap was enough to change Ibuki Masato’s expression.He was a compelling martial artist…But as soon as Harvey tapped him, he felt a sharp pain as his shoulder sank instantly.It dislocated.Ibuki did not expect Harvey to dislocate his shoulder that easily without taking the choices offered to him.‘This bastard!’Harvey ignored the look on Ibuki’s face when he leaned closer.“You’re an expert martial artist yourself.“If you weren’t this cocky…“You wouldn’t have to deal with this either.”Ibuki gritted his teeth.“How dare you sneak up on me like this…?”In his mind, he would not have been hit by something like this if Harvey had not played dirty.Harvey gave a chuckle.“Does it matter?“I put a bit of my aura into your shoulder. It might just get crippled if you don’t relocate the bones soon…“How is the young master of the Masato family going to take control with one less working arm?“How are you supposed to be the best of the younger generation?
“He had planned for all this.“He only has one goal…“To prevent me from attending the ceremony.”Harvey York shrugged.“This means that the ceremony’s nothing but a blatant trap!”Kairi Patel smiled.“He’s gone now, though.“The mighty young master of the Masato family would be completely disgraced if his people knew about this incident, wouldn’t he?”Harvey froze before frowning. He figured that something was wrong.It seemed like a plan to stop him from attending the ceremony…But why would a young master of the Five Royal Families use such an underhanded tactic for something like this?The Islanders would use everything in their power to accomplish their goals…But there was no need for such a prominent figure to do all that dirty work.While Harvey pondered the situation, the car had passed a few checkpoints before arriving in front of the John family’s residence.When the car was parked, a servant quickly came over to open the car door.Kairi was fixing her makeup
“Hell’s Poison?Harvey York’s expression changed.“The liquor got laced?”Kairi Patel kept changing expressions.“Not just that. That’s the Patel family’s formula.“You should know my title by now.“The Hell’s Poison is what made me famous.“The poison doesn’t taste any different compared to ordinary alcohol.“But even with a single sip, anyone would croak after passing out for an entire week.“Other than me, nobody else can cure it!“Back then, I stopped making more of this since the production harmed me more than it should’ve.“Why did it show up here…?”Kairi looked strange.“What an interesting man Ibuki is…” said Harvey.“He distracted us just to slip in the Hell’s Poison.“The poison is what made you famous too…“If the John family finds out about this, then that’ll be a direct challenge from the Patel family!“More importantly, this is solid evidence!“With this, it’d only be natural for the John family to make things more complicated for the Patel family…“Wh
Kairi Patel ordered the driver to roll the window down before he coldly glared at Capri John coming over.“Something wrong, Director Capri?“You should know that this is Madam Kairi’s car, right?”Capri flicked her hair before smiling at the driver.“You’re the driver, right?“Send a word for me.“The Golden Sands Police Station respects Madam Kairi.“But we just received word.“To rise to power, Madam Kairi prepared a bottle of poisoned liquor for Mr. Damon.“For Mr. Damon’s safety and Madam Kairi’s reputation…“The police need to take action!“After all, the innocent will remain so until proven guilty!“Right! I also should tell you something else!“The search warrant has already been prepared!”Capri pulled out a piece of paper with a proud look.The paper was prepared last night and stamped this morning.Everything was prepared for this very moment!If Kairi were not the second-in-command, such things would not be needed!“You’re pretty quick, Capri!”Kairi got o
Capri John’s face darkened.“You should know that you’re obliged to deal with all sorts of suspicions against you!”“You have no other choice since you’re in position!“If you’re going to keep arguing with me like this, I suggest you resign immediately!”Capri’s words were meant for Kairi Patel despite them being directed toward Harvey York.“You must be dreaming if you want me to resign.“Let’s talk about the search instead.”Harvey seemed calm.“You can tear down the car if you want…“If you manage to find anything, then we’ll gladly accept the punishment!“But, if you can’t, I’ll break your arm!Then, Harvey made a gesture after taking a step back.“Be my guest!”Capri’s expression changed before she instinctively looked behind Harvey.Harvey glanced over before seeing a few people in a tower with a familiar face standing in front.As expected, Blaine John was colluding with the Islanders!After seeing Blaine crossing his arms while watching the sight, Capri knew she
Capri John shivered before she screamed, “You’re taking advantage of me!“You’re seizing power for yourself!”Capri looked horrible.She knew the Hell’s Poison was inside the bottle since Blaine John informed her so.She just did not know how Harvey York managed to dispose of it.‘He didn’t drink it, did he?‘Who in the right mind would do such a thing?’It was bad that Kairi Patel was also taking advantage of the situation.Capri knew how the police worked. If she were actually thrown behind bars, every single one of her secrets would be revealed sooner or later.Even if she got bailed, she would not get another chance to be in her position as the director of the Golden Sands Police Station anymore.The John family would simply cast away such a useless filth.Without a second thought, Capri pulled out her firearm with the safety off before placing the barrel on Harvey’s head. She seemed obviously crazed at this very moment.“Talk!“Where did you put the Hell’s Poison?!“
The woman turned around before calmly looking at Harvey.“You’re Harvey York? You’re quite the arrogant man,” she asked, frowning.“Do we even know each other? I’ll sue you for slander!”“As expected from young men like you.“You’re going to sue me?“Don’t you know who I am?”Harvey curved his lips.“Do I need to know every small fry I meet?“I’d be exhausted!”The woman’s expression instantly darkened.Miles Keaton stepped forward before chuckling coldly.“How dare you insult Master Mograine?! This is a sin!“Not only is she one of the four elders of the Immortal Pavilion…“She’s also Mr. Damon John’s younger sister!“Blaine John’s aunt!“She was the one who taught Capri too!“How dare you sue her?! You might just be thrown behind bars in return!”“Master Mograine?”Kairi Patel’s face turned gloomy. She knew the woman was an awkward customer.“I don’t care.“If you slander me, I sue you.”Kora was boiling with anger.“Stop pretending!“We told you that Capri is
Harvey York faintly smiled while everyone was furiously screaming at him.It seemed like someone else was being insulted instead of him.Master Mograine and the others were showing utter disdain when they saw the look on Harvey’s face.“I didn’t believe it before…” said Harvey while looking at Kairi Patel.“But I do now.”Kairi was a little irate but believed that Harvey could handle the situation.“What is it?” she asked, smiling faintly.“Some people get apprehensive when it’s none of their damn business.”Kairi burst out laughing.Master Mograine and the others were showing horrible looks.“How dare you?!”“You should speak for yourself.”Harvey was stoic.“I’m the consultant of the Golden Sands’ government.“Is there a problem with me attending the first-in-command’s inauguration ceremony?”“Of course there is!” Miles Keaton exclaimed coldly.“All you have is just a title without actual authority!“The government can fire you whenever they want!“You’re simply unw
Linus almost wanted to slap the secretary out of fury. "I'm warning you! This is something we have to deal with ourselves. If we can, Emery will ally with us and help us deal with the small problems that we might encounter. But if we can't… Let me tell you what'll happen. Emery will kick us when we're down and will never offer us a helping hand!"Linus's expression became even darker after he said that. Those who were able to become one of the highest ranking members of the family, it didn't matter how arrogant they were or how materialistic they were, their basic judgment wouldn't stray too far away from being accurate. He was already able to guess Emery's personality. It was said that there was no love within a royal family. It was the same for wealthy families.The beautiful secretary nodded and whispered, "But Mr. Linus, our biggest problem is we're running out of resources. Without powerful locals from the country to help us right now, we're nothing when we're facing Yvonne
Wolsing Grand Hospital. Midnight.Linus was covered in bandages, looking in extremely bad shape. While he had plenty of bodyguards, the Islanders refused to stop no matter what. After the clash, they had beaten him up thoroughly. While there was no permanent injury, he was still covered in bruises.He used his right hand to pick up a cigar as he cursed, "Bastard! All these traitorous Islanders… They took my money… Not only did they do nothing, but they even attacked me! I will kill them after this!"He gritted his teeth. "And that witch Yvonne! She better not think this is over! One day, I'll find a way to kill all of you! Not only you, I will kill your whole family and that man of yours too!"At this time, Linus was no different from a woman scorned. All that was left for him to do was to take out his little book of grudges and start recording. As for how Yvonne managed to retaliate… Though Linus was furious with her, he was also terrified of her.The plot he had so meticulousl
Everything was over. Whether it was the Xaviers, the Islanders, or someone else, they couldn't do anything about this case anymore. With this video, no one could undo anything.On the second floor, Journi looked at what happened with shock. Only after a long time did she whisper, "All we needed to spend is 5,000?""I guess," Harvey said with a shrug. "But I needed to prepare some money beforehand. My subordinates found out that Linus bribed Nomura and the Islanders 100 thousand per head. Nomura and his ilk are greedy, so they agreed to it. I told my subordinates to leak the news that after the negotiation, Linus could gain a lot more benefits."The Islanders naturally wouldn't accept the fact that they'll only be able to gain a little profit, so our men approached them again and pretended to be part of Linus' men. They agreed to hike the price. I even transferred the money to them, so the Islanders had to give today's performance their all. If they had to go as far as to commit suic
"All of us were ready to commit suicide for the 50 million A dollars!""We even sold out our country, meaning we could never return to the Island Nations!""You either give us all the money back, or we'll never stop hounding you for it!" All the Islanders were extremely furious.In truth, the Islanders who were paragons of unity and love were ordinary people in the end and could be swayed by profit. Without the money, they wouldn't have given such a performance.Linus couldn't help but shudder when he saw all the Islanders looking at him with murderous intent, as if a pack of wolves were glaring at him, with the intent to kill. "Stop making such wild accusations!" he cried. "While I really did pay to tell you to work, all I did was give you 10,000 dollars! And that's not A dollars, but H dollars. As for paying all of you 50 million dollars per person… Do you think I'm stupid? Do you think I'm willing to pay so much just so you'll frame Yvonne? Why don't you consider if you're w
The phones of all the Islanders who were willing to commit suicide started to vibrate. All the Islanders who were in their righteous fury took out their phones. When they saw the content on the screen, they roared—they were so angry that they almost went mad.They instantly got up from the ground, their eyes bloodshot. All of them glared at Linus, as if wanting to tear him apart. The reporters and spectators were a little shocked, and instinctively took a few steps back. It was obvious that they felt a murderous intent.Before anyone could react, Nomura waved his hand. All the Islanders surrounded Linus and his men. Linus frowned slightly. "What do you all want?""Fools!" Nomura immediately aimed his longsword at Linus. "Don't you people from Country A call yourself a civilized world? That obeying the contract is important to you? Why did you suddenly break the contract when we've done everything you asked us to do?"The other Islanders all looked at Linus with a murderous expres
Linus wore a victor's smile. The reason he looked for Tojo Nomura earlier was to accuse Yvonne and the Xavier family on the spot, to make sure they would be accused of being traitors.He didn't expect a little money to be enough to make them act. Good, good. All he could say was that no matter how powerful or barbaric the Islanders were, they were nothing before the great people of country A. Not to mention, he had already given them their rewards. Even if he didn't, the Islanders still had to act as he ordered.Yvonne frowned. Of course, she knew that nothing the Islanders said was true—merely defamation. The problem was that she couldn't understand why someone like Nomura, who was a disciple of Shinto Way, had to make up such lies.The moment that thought crossed her mind, Yvonne looked coldly at Linus and said, "Just how much did you give them to the point they're willing to sell their country?""Tsk! You think that's enough to scare me?" Linus smiled wryly. "Everybody knows h
Very quickly, many Islanders ran to the stage. All of them were wearing the Islanders' traditional summer garb. The way they stood and the way they lifted their beard made them easily identifiable as Islanders.According to how unified Islanders were, everything they said would most likely be true.When Linus saw what was happening, sat down and folded his legs. His sexy secretary helped him light up a cigar. He took a deep breath, then looked at the unfolding scene with interest.Very quickly, the Islander leading the men took a step forward and said angrily, "Everyone! I'm Shinto Way's disciple, Tojo Nomura. I'm also the leader of the disciples still in Country H. "A few days ago, the Xaviers of Wolsing requested a marriage with our Young Master, Shingen. They have also signed a lot of contracts with us. Some of them include how Shinto Way will transfer the shares of our assets in Country H to them, while they will have to transfer ownership of their business on the Island Natio
When Yvonne saw Linus pulling out things they shouldn't and even giving them to the reporters, she instantly realized that he cared little about the consequences anymore.What he did was to ensure the Xaviers were blamed for everything. Even if he gained nothing from it, he still wanted to do it just so the Xaviers would have a hard time in Country H. He even wanted to use this to make both Country H and the Island Nation to force them to publicly deal with Shingen's death.Harvey, who caused all of this, would be in a lot of trouble. Yvonne looked at Linus coldly. "Linus, you know that taking things out of context and making up stories won't be beneficial to you. Where's your conscience?""Conscience? What's that?" Linus said with an exaggerated expression. "I'm not the one who killed Shingen. It's you Xaviers of Wolsing and the prospective son-in-law you wanted. Are you afraid others will find out? I'm just someone who knew the truth with a righteous heart!"I can't bear to see
The faces of Yvonne and the others from the Xaviers all shifted a little. It was obvious they didn't expect an Islander to appear. Meanwhile, Harvey simply looked at all of this coldly.Journi, who was a little bit surprised, turned to Harvey subconsciously. "What's going on?""We're simply giving the full package. The most difficult part of all of this was to explain why the Islanders would give up. Rather than waiting for others to expose the truth, why don't we give everyone the truth?" Harvey said calmly."What do you mean?" Journi said with a frown. "Simple. While these people are Islanders, they'll work for money. In this situation, the words of an Islander are more effective than the words of a hundred people from Country H…"Journi was curious about what Harvey wanted to do, but then some of the reporters realized what was happening. "Are these allegations from the Islanders true? Did you really assassinate Mr. Shingen Tokugawa, who wanted to improve the relationship