The traffic was filled with cars, but there were occasionally animals crossing the roads.A primitive smell filled the dry air, the stench making people uncomfortable. Compared to Gangnam and Golden Sands, the outskirts were a completely different territory.Harvey didn’t mind that much. He wanted to find a place to stay after leaving the railway station, and then look into Aenar Temple.Mandy’s goal at the conference was to obtain the Two-Eyed Bead. Harvey’s best bet to find her was to go to Aenar Temple.“Sigh! There you are, kid! Get over here!”A man leaning on a Toyota Prado glared and hooked his finger at Harvey as soon as he got out of the railway station.Harvey frowned. “Something wrong?”The man sized up Harvey with disdain.“You’re Harvey, right? The poor relative who’s getting Mr. Harlan’s help?“You big city folk always look down on us, right? Did you do so poorly there that you have to get our help here?”Harvey froze, and then remembered the documents Kairi sen
Cillian froze, then broke out in rage.“You bastard! Do you want to die?!”He was just about to kick Harvey…Slap!But Harvey slapped him in the face first.Cillian flew straight into the car door. Blood almost came out of his mouth.“If you’re going to beg, at least look the part. Who do you think you are?”Harvey glared at Cillian, then dialed a number. He couldn’t be bothered to deal with Cillian any longer.“How’s your trip to the outskirts?” Kairi’s gleeful voice came. “I don’t mind the identity change, but what’s with this guy trying to fetch me now?”“You can’t blame me for this, Sir York. A lot of people are eyeing on you. We need to put up a strong front for you.“The person you’re pretending to be was supposed to be a university student. Based on his information, other than seeking help from Harlan, he was supposed to study in the outskirts.”“Study…?”Harvey was speechless. He wasn’t planning on studying with someone else’s identity.Kairi smiled.“He wasn’t
Harvey got out of the car. Before he could even say a word, Harlan strode over while laughing. “It’s been years, Harvey! You’ve grown quite a bit! Since you’re here, treat this place as your own home. Don’t hold back in front of me now.”Harvey frowned, but soon came to his senses.“Thank you, Uncle Harlan,” he said, smiling“What a good kid!”Harlan laughed again. “Come on! Let me introduce you. This is my daughter, Billie. She’s going to the same university as you. If I remember correctly, she’s younger than you by a few months. You should protect her well!”Harvey nodded. “Don’t worry about that, Uncle Harlan.”He then glanced at the woman.Billie Higgs. Harlan’s only daughter, who had an arranged marriage with the person Harvey was impersonating.He didn’t think that it was appropriate for him to get closer to Billie, but he still wanted to make his identity believable.“Hello, I’m Harvey York. I’m from Golden Sands. Let me know if you need any help.”Harvey glanced a
“It’s said that during ancient times, the Wolven Tribe treated the Eden Mountain as its holy mountain. We used to offer some of our harvests every year there, too.“Traditions like these are long gone now. Despite that, the Wolven Tribe still prides itself on living in the Eden Mountain.“Right at the foot of the mountain, there’s a villa area that the richest people here developed.“A single restroom there costs way more than any of the houses here. I don’t even have money to afford a single brick there!”Harvey squinted at the Eden Mountain, smiling faintly. “I looked into it before coming here. The richest people here are the Klein family, right?”Harlan he looked at Harvey, weirded out. “That’s right… The Wolven Tribe is split between the Higgs family and the Klein family. I belong to the Higgs family, but I’m not related to the main family. I’m just a distant relative.“Speaking of villas, the family happens to have a relatively smaller villa in the neighboring area. I got
In the information Kairi provided, Whitley came from Gangnam. She got to know Harlan while visiting the outskirts for a vacation, and they had been together ever since.Whitley frowned when she saw Harvey walk in, but she still nodded at him in greeting.“Look who’s here, honey?” Harlan laughed. “Come, have some tea with your aunt. I’ll get the food ready. You should eat here tonight.”Harlan happily put on his apron before heading into the kitchen.Harvey froze; he was surprised to find out something new, despite having read the information provided.From what he was seeing, it seemed that Whitley was the person in charge of the family.Whitley casually signaled for Harvey to sit. She brought out two expensive-looking cups, and went to boil some tea. She seemed quite absent-minded, but every single one of her movements was just right.Naturally, she was an expert.Harvey glanced at Whitley with a look of admiration. People with such amazing tea-making skills were surely extrao
Whitley’s face was awful during the entire meal.Harlan didn’t know what happened. He didn’t know what to say, since he had always been timid with his wife.When Whitley returned to her bedroom after the awkward meal, Harlan finally spoke to Harvey.“Don’t mind your aunt. She’s been like that since forever. “How about this? You must be pretty unfamiliar here since it’s your first day. I’ll get Billie to go shopping with you. You can buy some essentials while you’re at it.“You don’t have to worry about living here.”Harlan quietly snuck Harvey a silver card.Harvey knew Harlan would be suspicious if he rejected the card. After all, he was here to seek support. He decided to take the card, thinking of returning it when it was time for him to leave. Not long after, Harlan got a call from his company and left.Billie smiled, but after Harlan left, she turned to Harvey and demanded coldly, “Hand it over!”“What?” Harvey froze.“Playing dumb, are we? Hand over my dad’s bank car
Harvey memorized every piece of information and the outskirts’ map to heart, but this was still his first time here.There were a few good soldiers from the Sword Camp who came from here.Harvey couldn’t remember the soldiers’ contact information. He sent Ethan a text asking about it, then casually strolled alongside the moat.Weeping willows could be seen. They made for quite an elegant sight.Harvey strolled around as he pondered what he needed to do next. He couldn’t just search for Mandy immediately. After all, the Two-Eyed Bead was involved. Aenar Temple, too.Even the Jean family wouldn’t hesitate to lose two branch heads for the sake of the bead. Mandy was even kidnapped because of this. If it wasn’t for Harvey, the situation would’ve been horrible.This was enough to show just how deep the waters were. If Harvey took action recklessly, the consequences would be dire. It’d probably be easier for Ethan to provide a few soldiers from the Sword Camp, so he could use their c
Harvey didn’t think he’d attract that much attention just by taking a stroll.After leaving the moat, he found a place to buy his essentials. Then, he headed to the villa Harlan arranged for him.The place was a little old, but there was no moldy smell in the air. Harlan had naturally put a lot of effort into Harvey to feel at home.Harvey was pleased. He thought of buying a villa in the Eden Mountain to repay the favor later.On the next day, Harvey decided to have a jog along the river early in the morning. The air around the place was quite refreshing, after all.Harvey had no choice but to wait since Ethan hadn’t replied. He had been running around everywhere to deal with problems, but he finally managed to have some time to rest after coming here.Harvey would occasionally do a few moves when nobody was around, and felt very refreshed.He went to the place where he bumped into some people the day before, so he could take a break. Before he could find a spot to sit down, s
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