“Oh!”Realization dawned on Harvey, and he slapped his head.“You’re not talking about the bead I bought, are you? Why didn’t you say so in the first place?”He sighed.“There wouldn’t be so many misunderstandings if that was the case. What a shame!”“Enough nonsense! Take it out already! If you’re deemed guilty, then we have to confiscate the bead!” yelled the inspector. Harvey smiled. “It’s not that I don’t want to. I just don’t have it.”“You don’t?!” The inspector placed the barrel of his firearm on Harvey’s head. “Do you want to die?!”“No need to be that scary, inspector… Let me find an excuse and explain the situation first.“I only bought the bead because it can protect me from disasters. “When you people pointed your guns at me at the highway, I immediately understood.“I was in deep trouble! It was time for the bead to show its effect! So, I split it in half. “Still, it doesn’t seem like it’s working at all. Even small fries like you are causing me trouble righ
“Harvey! You’ll suffer a horrible death for this!” the inspector roared, his tone fierce but desperate.“You wouldn’t be able to see that, though.”Harvey tapped the inspector’s face while adjusting his collar, then fearlessly pulled out the ID in the latter’s pocket.“Freddie Robbins? What a lame name.”Harvey played around with the ID.“I have other peculiar hobbies aside from having a lot of money, Inspector Freddie.“I help people decorate houses. Would you be in need of that service? I can look at your house for free if you want.”Harvey slapped Freddie in the face, making him stumble. The other inspectors glared furiously at Harvey, but none could do anything. Their backs were drenched with cold sweat as they looked at Harvey; at that moment they felt extremely guilty.A man who dared to break a 1.3 billion dollar bead in half, and assert his dominance over someone like Stefan…Was surely far superior compared to nobodies like them.“What’s this? You’re still not open
“How dare an outsider go against a prominent figure here?! At this point, he’s just digging his own grave!“I’m warning you, Harlan!“In the first place, you’re barely considered family. If you get involved with an outsider, nobody can save you when you get into trouble!”Whitley crossed her arms as she strode into the main hall of the police station.Billie hesitated to speak; she had no choice but to remain invisible as her parents argued. “Do whatever you want, Whitley. If you don’t want to get involved, then leave already,” Harlan said, frowning. “I don’t need your help, anyway.”“Oh? Is that so? Who was the one who walked circles around me after getting the news? Who was the one who only dared to come after I said so?”Whitley’s face was filled with disdain. “I’m warning you, Harlan! I don’t care if you’re garbage. But, I will never allow my daughter to marry one as well!“I don’t care what kind of relationship you have with Harvey. I don’t care how long you two go back
The inspectors froze, revealing horrible expressions.At this point, it wasn’t about bailing Harvey…‘Don’t you understand just how impressive the person in front of you is…?‘Even the captain was humiliated by him! We don’t dare open our mouths in front of him!‘And yet, you look as if we’re taking advantage of him?! What a joke! We wouldn’t dare!’Whitley frowned. “Did you forget what I told you?” she snapped coldly at Harlan. “All you talk about is bailing him out! He lives in your villa that I bought with my own money! How ignorant can you get?”She then smiled at the inspectors.“Can you give us some space to talk?”The two instinctively glanced at Harvey; seeing his calm expression, they walked out hesitantly.Harlan took a seat in front of Harvey, and started to speak. “What happened, Harvey? You need to tell me, so I can fix the problem.”Facing Whitley’s disdain and Harlan’s worry, Harvey came to his senses.“Thank you for caring about me, Uncle Harlan, but I’ll b
Harvey instinctively looked at Billie, and saw her excited expression. He was completely speechless.‘Aren’t you a little too confident? Do you really think I’m actually interested in you?’Despite that, Harvey was moved to see Harlan trying to save him despite the latter’s family in uproar. He smiled at Harlan and began to speak, completely ignoring Whitley in the process.“Thank you for this, Uncle Harlan.“Don’t worry. I’m not interested in Billie. The arranged marriage was just a blank promise, anyway. No need to put that to heart.“As for this mess, I can deal with it myself.”Harlan froze, filled with disbelief.Whitley was shocked at first, but then her face turned cold. She was certain Harvey was either playing dumb, or trying to bait sympathy.“Did you hear that? You came all the way here to save him,” she snarled, scoffing, “but what happened? He doesn’t even care about you! What are you still staying here for? Are you that sentimental?”Whitley dragged Harlan out
Harlan sighed; he knew he had no way to deal with his wife.“He’s still family to us, Whitley…” he said. “Are you insane?” Whitley chuckled coldly. “He said he doesn’t want anything to do with Billie anymore. If that’s the case, I hope he rots in the building for the rest of his life!”Not just Harlan, even Billie frowned after hearing those words.“I don’t like Harvey, but there’s no need to talk like that either, Mom,” she said. “That’s right! He’s a kind man who can fight well. He has a good relationship with the Surrey family’s fifth lady, too,” Judith said. “Someone like him shouldn’t be locked up!”Whitley scoffed, and sized up Judith.“Since you have a good relationship with my daughter, I’ll let you in on a secret.“Harvey provoked Stefan himself! That bastard doesn’t know what he got himself into, but the Surrey family’s different.“Look here! Do you think he can get out of here without spending three to five years in jail? If that’s the case, I’ll eat up the floorb
“Of course, I believe that none of our students would do something like this.” Asher smiled faintly. “No doubt about that.”He then stopped right next to Harlan and Whitley, and began to speak to them with great respect.“Hello, sir, ma’am. I heard that you two and Harvey go way back. It’s a shame! I was in the tower too, but I couldn’t stop this from happening either.”Asher deeply looked into Billie’s eyes.“I didn’t do enough for him.”“What are you saying, Young Master Asher? What happens to Harvey has nothing to do with you!” Whitley quickly said. “That bastard has been staying in a big city for way too long! He believes that everyone is equal. He doesn’t understand just how different everyone is from each other!“He’ll suffer a horrible death for going against Mr. Stefan! Not just that, he’ll drag the entire Higgs family to the ground with him too…”Billie frowned after hearing her mother’s words. “Enough, Mom.”“Enough? Can’t we even talk about what Harvey did?” Disdai
Asher sighed.“I didn’t want to suggest this, either! I never wanted to get involved in the first place…but Harvey would be done for if I didn’t do anything!“Compared to being executed… It’d be way better for him to come clean, right? It’s obvious what the right choice is!”After hearing Asher’s words, Whitley raised her thumb.“As expected from one of the four great young masters of the outskirts! You’ve thought of everything! You’re a rare talent out of so many princes and young masters here!“Billie, if you decide to get together with Young Master Asher, I’ll agree wholeheartedly. If you miss this chance, you won’t find another man as good as him!”Billie froze; she was quite fond of Asher, but that was about it. And yet, her mother talked like they were getting married.Even Harlan froze after hearing Asher’s words. He was wondering if what Asher said was truly the best way to do things.Judith and her parents looked at each other; they had no right to talk about the situa
Half an hour later, in a lounge in the Foster estate.Harvey held Vaida's wrist with his right hand. After some time, he said, "Geoffrey, what's wrong with her? When I met her on the plane, while she was on the brink of going berserk, she could still control it. But now, the energy cycle within her was chaotic, and an outsider's energy couldn't easily enter."It's as if she's been losing control for many years. What's going on here? And how can you lie to her saying that I'm the man of her destiny? If I became her obsession or even her inner demon, it wouldn't do her any good to her martial arts training," Harvey said as he could not help but let out a sigh.Regardless of what happened, Vaida still fought with him on the plane. Harvey could not ignore what happened to her because of that.Geoffrey sighed. "There's something you don't know. Not only is Vaida the daughter of the previous mayor of Grand City, but the Hierophant also prophesied her to be the reincarnation of Grand City
"That's right!" exclaimed Geoffrey. "You should come down now or let him get closer to check up on you!""Geoffrey, Neve. We have known each other for so many years. I know you don't want me to leave," replied Vaida, sighing. "But, do you think I'll believe you when you look for a random man to be my man of destiny? If a fake can replace the one I seek, I won't be trying to find him for three lifetimes, right?"Please, just ignore me and let me go in peace. Even if you can save me now, can you save me forever?"Obviously, while Vaida had a mental breakdown, she no longer recognized Harvey and forgot what had happened between them, but she was still a wise woman. She could tell that Geoffrey and Neve dragged Harvey here so that she would not die."Vaida! Don't forget that you're the daughter of the previous mayor! In my heart, you’re the real princess of Grand City!" Geoffrey roared. "I swore to him all those years ago that I would find the man of your destiny. I won't lie about som
"No! There is! Not only are you fated to cross paths, but such a fate is inevitable!" Geoffrey suddenly cried out. "Vaida, I managed to do as promised and found the man who is your destiny when I went to Wolsing last time! That's him! He's the man of your destiny! I won't have any objection even if you want to make your marriage official!"Geoffrey immediately rushed over to Harvey and pushed Harvey to Vaida. Harvey was stunned when he heard it, his eye twitching.What?Something about being the man of her destiny?Geoffrey did not give Harvey any time to react and winked at Harvey. "Mr. Representative, why don't you go speak with Vaida? The two of you promised to be together for three lifetimes before the Rock of Fate! You shouldn't miss each other now that you've been reunited!"When Harvey heard what Geoffrey had said, he was full of questions. Although he could understand every word, he did not understand what Geoffrey meant by that. Even Neve was so shocked that she subconsci
After Geoffrey had left, Harvey then walked into the courtyard. He looked around. Once he was sure there were no hidden cameras, he got into the bathroom and showered. Then, he changed into a new outfit.Too many things happened while he was on his way here, and he had to review everything. Only then would he be able to see the big picture of what had happened today.After that, he found the beverages meant for him. Then, he walked to the courtyard's edge, looking at the faraway scenery. The courtyard was built by the hills and a water source. In addition to the bridges and streams, he could see the plains in the mountains. He could even see the grass swaying as the wind blew.At the edge of the grassy plains were steep cliffs. The Fosters had built several gazebo-like structures there, which were quite terrifying. Harvey was curious and gave these cliffs a better look. That should be the edge of Grand City. He could see an endless ocean with crashing waves from here.Harvey could
Harvey saw Geoffrey already waiting there when he alighted the car. When Geoffrey saw Harvey, he was apologetic about the entire matter. Harvey did not need to say anything, and Geoffrey walked over, saying, "Friend… No, Mr. Representative. We will give you an explanation that you'll be happy with."Feel free to stay in the Foster family's estate. If anything happens again, you do not need to say anything. Our family will take full responsibility for this!"Harvey sighed. "There's no need for this, Geoffrey. My visit to Grand City will affect plenty of people's interests. It's normal for them to try and stop me from coming no matter what.""It's not that you're affecting many people's interests. Most importantly, you have affected one faction's interests," Geoffrey said as he gestured and led Harvey into the estate. As he guided Harvey in, he said, "The entire Grand City now knows your reason for coming to Grand City is to take on the Three Halls. What you're doing is taking away
Harvey smiled. "It's fine. But you do have to give me an explanation. Of course, if you can't, I'll get one myself."After that, Harvey could not be bothered with the same topic. He looked at the stone door and asked, "Why don't you introduce this to me?"Neve was slightly taken aback but still answered, "You know that Grand City does not belong in this world. In short, it exists in its own pocket dimension. It was said that Grand City's creator created this pocket dimension after he had achieved unison with Nature and before he stepped into the void."This is one of the few entrances into the Grand City, but it's the only entrance that everyone from the city can use. If you have the city's entry pass, then you can freely travel in and out. Of course, if your ancestry is rooted in Grand City, you can also use it."Harvey nodded. He was quite curious… When one reached the end of the path of martial arts and reached unity between man and nature, would one have this kind of power? Cou
No matter how Harvey looked at Vaida, he could tell she was no ordinary warrior. Her decisiveness and style proved to him that she was highly experienced in battles. He could even see some signs of her being in the military.Harvey was even more curious about Vaida's identity when he thought of that.But he knew it was not the time to think about such things. Harvey picked up a gun from the ground amidst the chaos and started to aim and shoot in front of him.If Vaida's attacks were all about affecting a wide area, then Harvey's attacks were all about accuracy. While he looked casual, whenever he pulled the trigger, an enemy would flop in a crumpled mess after each shot. The long-haired man could only watch with a dark expression.Despite bringing along an army of assassins with heavy firepower, his forces were being decimated."Darn it…!" The long-haired man let out a roar. "Deploy the heavy weapons!"Before he could finish yelling, he shuddered. There was disbelief in his eyes.
After eliminating Ruins and Ashes, Harvey did not waste another second, slammed his foot into a table, and sent it flying with a smile. Contrary to everyone's expectation, he did not leave the fire escape. Instead, he jumped out of a window and immediately ruined the long-haired man's plans.However, it was obvious that there were guards outside the window as well. As soon as they saw Harvey appear, the armed men were only slightly stunned before they aimed their guns at Harvey and pulled their triggers.Harvey immediately side-stepped, grabbed the fire extinguisher the cafe prepared for an emergency, and started spraying it all around him. Half the street was instantly covered in white as the bullets missed their marks, but several tourists who did not manage to escape in time were hit. The tourists cried, and it simply made the assassins even more aggressive.In just a short while, all these people would lose their lives.Harvey's eyes turned cold when he realized how nonchalant
However, before the Islander woman could swing her sword down, she could feel a sharp pain on her throat as a red dot appeared. Then, she could even feel all her strength disappear. She collapsed to the ground in disbelief, unable to make a sound. It was obvious that this woman could not understand how she was killed even moments before she died.The waiters and tourists only realized what was happening when they saw this moment. They screamed as they quickly ran toward the exits, throwing the entire Lucky Café into chaos. Harvey ignored all the chaos, picked up the sword from the woman's hand, and continued walking with a calm expression. At this time, a long-robed man and woman walked toward him among the crowds. Both of them looked quite strange. The man was missing an ear, while the woman was missing an eye. However, their energy signatures were terrifying, and they seemed very powerful."It's the Golden Triangle's assassin duo, Ruins and Ashes!""I heard the two could even de