“I guess it’s normal. Your forefathers are arrogant people who loved showing off internationally anyway.“It’s only natural for you to inherit your father’s legacy.“That said, you should probably top this.“You’d be made fun of if you flaunt your lack of strength.”It seemed like Harvey York was teaching a lesson, downright enraging Ayaka Ueda and the others.He was simply crushing their spirits!‘This bastard’s preposterous!’“You’re crossing the line, Sir York!”Karina Joyner of the Locke Financial Group stepped out before glaring at Harvey sternly.“America has always been working with the Island Nations. You’ll have to take responsibility for slandering them like this.”Harvey gave a slight nod.“Is that so? You’re telling me that you people setting up base and exploiting the people in the Island Nations is what you call working together?“I’m sorry. It looks like we have a different definition of that word, after all.“I’ll make sure to learn more about yours after t
The genetically enhanced soldiers and ninjas, blended in with the crowd, were boiling in anger.Harvey York’s sharp tongue was way stronger than his fighting skills!Blaine John’s eyes twitched. Harvey’s words were outrightly disrespecting his alliance with the Islanders and Americans.The accusation was no different than sullying the John family’s reputation.Blaine took a deep breath before speaking.“You need to show proof for your words, Sir York. You’re obviously slandering me here!“The Americans and the Islanders are only here as guests!“You’ll make many people misunderstand us for saying things like that!”“Misunderstand?Harvey let out a grin.“What did I say to make anyone misunderstand things?“If you’re putting things that clearly…“Then you must be guilty of something, aren’t you?“Are you panicking because you’re actually working with the Americans and the Islanders?“That’s no good, Young Master John…”Harvey shook his head.The John family’s faces insta
Harvey York calmly looked at Damon John’s cold glare.Everyone instinctively shuddered after seeing the sight.“You haven’t answered me yet, Sir York!“Do you think we’re just walking targets?!”Damon furiously squinted at Harvey.Harvey merely smiled.“The John family’s the leader of the top ten families. How would that be the case?“There’s no need for self-deprecation.”“If that were the case, then aren’t you supposed to give us an explanation for gatecrashing?”“That’s not quite right, Mr. Damon,” said Kairi Patel, smilingly.“Sir York is the government’s consultant. He holds the same immense rank as both of us.“Even if he wasn’t invited, he’s still here to celebrate your rise to power.“What’s there to get angry about?“You should be happy! He came here for the sake of your respect, after all!”“Respect?Damon let out a cold chuckle.“He beat up my sister…“Insulted my guests…“Then slandered my dear son!“Looks like I’ll have to properly thank you after all, H
Bam!Harvey York threw a badge in front of Damon John.The title of Longmen’s young master could be seen glimmering on the badge.Not only did Damon feel like he was slapped in the face, completely halting his rage…The guards who stepped forward also instantly stopped in their tracks.Damon glanced at the badge before immediately realizing that it was real.His eyes lightly twitched before finally speaking.“Good! The badge is real!“But then, I can still get you out of here even if that’s the case!“According to the law, Longmen doesn’t govern the John family!”Harvey smiled.“If my memory serves me correctly, Longmen has the right to do exactly that to the top ten families.“After all, we’ll kill whoever the Dragon Palace wouldn’t dare. We’ll take care of matters that the Dragon Cell don’t. We’ll also protect people the Dragon Palace won’t!“We have special permission to take any action before making reports!“This is Longmen!”Damon gave a cold chuckle.“That’s righ
Harvey York did not premeditate this with the Hermit Families…But they knew that they needed to stand up for him at this very moment.After all, they would not get another chance after this.The six Hermit Families might just be kicked out of Golden Sands after the inauguration ceremony!That was why nobody wanted to miss out on the opportunity!Blaine and Damon John’s expressions changed instantly after hearing those exclamations.‘These bastards!‘Such perfect timing for them!’The other guests of the John family were twitching their eyes.‘The six Hermit Families stood up at the same time!‘They’re putting everything on the line at this point!‘After all, they weren’t just picking sides for accusing Blaine of such things!‘If the John family can’t hold them back, their position in Golden Sands would be jeopardized without a doubt!’The eyes of Master Mograine, Karina Joyner, Ibuki Masato, and the others were twitching.Everyone knew that the ceremony was just a ploy…
“I don’t know what sort of conflict the country has, neither do I want to know.”Ayaka Ueda stepped forward.“But you’ll have to pay the price for slandering the Islanders!“After all, it’s a huge crime just to spout nonsense like that!”Blaine John regained his composure before showing a profound look with crossed arms.“Everyone of the Hermit Families! All of Golden Sands knows you’ve had bad relations with the John family.“We’ve been enemies for the longest time now.“It’s only normal for us to fight for our benefits!“But it’s incredibly inappropriate for you to slander me during such an important event!“After all, the royal court has designated my father as the first-in-command!“How dare you disrespect the John family like this?!“If you can’t show any proof…“Slandering a government’s higher-up should be enough for you people to be sent behind bars for a long time!“There’s no need to become someone else’s tool just because of your recklessness!”Blaine smiled ge
“Enough, every single one of you!” exclaimed Damon John coldly.He sat in his chair, glaring fiercely.“I am the government’s first-in-command!“I have the right to decide what happens in Golden Sands!“If I have to prove the family’s innocence because of some random accusation…“We wouldn’t have time to do anything else!“Let me tell you something! Without actual proof, even the country’s Nine Great Elders aren’t allowed to search us!“If you’re going to whine some more…“I’ll make the six Hermit Families disappear from the face of the earth!“Don’t think I’m scared of you just because Eliel Braff’s about to become one of the Great Elders!“If I wasn’t interested in being the first-in-command, do you really think he stood a chance?!“Ignorant fools!“How dare you use Longmen’s authority to search my house?!“Who gave you the nerve?!”Damon looked gloomy.Naturally, the John family would not be terrified of anyone if they were desperate enough.After all, they would not
Harvey York heaved a sigh after hearing Damon John’s response.“Are you going to be this unreasonable?”Damon scoffed. Clearly, he had already lost interest in talking with Harvey.“That’s right! That’s exactly it!” Blaine exclaimed.“What can you even do about that?“Get out of here already!“You won’t get another chance!”Harvey nodded before stepping forward with his head raised.“Fine! Since the John family won’t cooperate with us…“Then I won’t bother considering the family’s contributions towards the country.“Screw respecting the John family!“If you want a fight, then here’s a chance for you!Harvey casually snapped his fingers.“Come! Bring Shepard and the twelfth branch of Evermore here!”‘Evermore?!’‘Shepard?!’‘The twelfth branch?!’Countless people gasped before instinctively turning around to look at Harvey.‘What does this have to do with Evermore?’‘Isn’t he talking about the man who controls all of Gangnam?’After hearing those words, the insiders
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