“Change course to a side lane? Do you want everyone to die?”Julie stared at Harvey, her expression icy.“Do you even have common sense? The enemy’s clearly doing this to try and get us to change directions! Going to a side land would mean giving ourselves up!“And yet, you still want Mr. Lennon to change course? What are you thinking?!”Rhodes glared at Harvey as if he was looking at an idiot.Mandy looked confused; she knew Harvey wasn’t stupid, but she didn’t understand why he’d suggest such a thing.Harvey calmly looked outside the window.“Even a conceited person like you would think of such a thing. What makes you think the others couldn’t come up with the same conclusion?“The enemy believes that we won’t change course. That’s why we need to do the exact opposite. That way, we’ll know if the enemy’s planning to ambush us in the side lane or not.“Even if there are, there won’t be too many. With the amount of people we have right now, it’d be more than enough for us to f
The Surrey family and the guards sighed in relief. It was clear they would be completely out of trouble after getting this far. After all, this was the Aenar Temple’s territory. Stealing the Eyed Beads here would mean disrespect toward the sect.Lennon was just about to get everyone out of the car so they could rest.Right at that moment, loud engines and propellers could be heard on top of everyone’s heads. Harvey and the others instinctively looked at the sunroof, and saw eight armed helicopters.The doors of the helicopters opened, and masked men in camouflaged uniforms appeared. They were holding custom smoke bombs, glaring beneath them.Naturally, the enemy wouldn’t bring any heavy weaponry to fight. Judging from the firepower of the armed helicopters, they could cover the entire vicinity with bullets without much effort.“Get everyone to wear their masks, Mr. Lennon.”The enemies from the helicopter instantly dove and tossed their smoke grenades, ready to break the windsh
“These Islanders deserve to die! How dare they disrespect me like this?! I’ll settle scores with them sooner or later!” Rhodes growled. Rhodes’s face was gloomy as he looked at the chaos in front of them. He was lucky he wasn’t killed or hurt during the attack; he would’ve been very embarrassed if that happened.“How ignorant can these people be?!” Julie exclaimed with pursed lips. “They’ll pay a huge price for what they did today!”Mandy frowned. “Where did these people come from…?”Harvey narrowed his eyes for a moment.“Judging from their skills, they must be from the Six Schools of Martial Arts.“However, their swordsmanship doesn’t come from any specific school at all… It’s as if all Six Schools of Martial Arts are involved in training these people…”Harvey was reminded of Takai; that man’s fighting style seemed quite similar to the enemies around them. On top of his extensive foundation, he had managed to create his own killer move. Ordinary ninjas wouldn’t be able to rep
Bam!A loud sound was heard when the figure landed on the ground. The floor cracked instantly, and rubble flew out in every direction.Lennon and the others were sure that someone who did that would be badly injured, but that wasn’t the case at all.After standing still, the person raised his hand at Lennon.“I’m telling you this one time: hand over the beads, or die,” he said hoarsely. His horrible voice sounded as if he had a knife stuck in his throat, and it was grating to the ears.Everyone finally looked at his face. It was a middle-aged man whose age was unclear. Scars crisscrossed his entire face, and he looked very ugly indeed. Because of his messy hair, his eyes and mouth were the only visible features.Studying him from a corner, Harvey could tell that the man seemed familiar—but he just didn’t recall where.Lennon was struck by a sudden thought.“A genetically enhanced Islander warrior?!” he exclaimed. “That’s not a human at all! Kill him! Quickly!”The guards quick
“Who are you?”Lennon waved his hand, signaling for Ernie and Aria to stay away. He looked grimly at the expert.“Since you’ve become so powerful after you were genetically enhanced, you’re not just an ordinary person! If you want the beads, then at least give me your name. If not, you won’t get them even if you kill me!”Lennon pulled out the three beads, ready to snap them all in half.He had learned this trick from Harvey. Since the enemy was after the beads, then he’d simply make sure nobody could get them.As expected, the warrior stopped in his tracks after seeing Lennon’s movements. He then raised his head, and sighed.“You better know what’s good for yourself, Lennon. Hand over the beads, and I’ll let everyone here go.“If you destroy them, I’ll make sure I strangle everyone here to death, then break your limbs so you have no choice but to beg for food. I’ll make sure that the rest of your life is a living hell!”The warrior slowly exhaled; an unspeakably fierce and col
After seeing the warrior’s expression, Rhodes raised his head smugly.“Now you’re scared? After hearing my name?”The warrior ignored Rhodes, and kept looking at Harvey.After a long time, he finally said, “Consider me unlucky this time… I admit defeat! We’re leaving!”The warrior waved his hand, planning to leave with the remaining ninjas.“Admit defeat? Leave?” Rhodes chuckled coldly. “You people come all the way here to cause us trouble and steal our beads! You think you can just leave without even an apology?!”The warrior looked at Lennon, though he continued to ignore Rhodes.“I apologize for what happened today, Mr. Lennon. I’ll get someone to compensate for the damages as well,” he said. These words were actually meant for Harvey.Lennon looked puzzled, before finally speaking up.“No need for that,” he said. “However, I do want an explanation for this mess.”“That’s right! If you don’t give that, then don’t even think of getting out of here unscathed!” Rhodes butte
“Right, Mandy! Get your so-called bodyguard to thank Young Master Rhodes already!”Julie was reminded of something, and glared at Harvey.“Look at Young Master Rhodes, then at your bodyguard!“It’s already bad enough that he wasn’t keeping you safe. He didn’t even have the courage to stand up against our enemy!“If it weren’t for Young Master Rhodes, he would’ve been dead already! He wouldn’t even have the chance to protect you!”Naturally, Julie didn’t mind putting Harvey down just to praise Rhodes.“You want me to thank him?” Harvey said calmly while he sent a text on his phone. “What’s there to thank about? I don’t owe him anything. He didn’t do me any favors, either.”Julie sized up Harvey with disdain.“If it weren’t for him, you would’ve been killed by the warrior by now! He saved you! Have some gratitude!”Harvey’s phone vibrated; after seeing the text Dutch sent him, his lips instantly curved into a smile.“That warrior really was Takai…“After getting crippled a few
Clack!In a temporary camp a few miles away from the Mandrake Residence, the warrior who snapped off his own arm casually reattached it before injecting something into himself.The skin of his arm started wriggling intensely before becoming normal again. He gripped his fist, and felt incredible power surge in his arm.It was clear that a broken arm meant nothing to this man.Clap, clap, clap!A string of light claps was heard. A figure came out of the forest, his arms crossed. Dozens more followed him, their heads raised up high; they were all expert martial artists.The man leading the group had a square face with quite a dignified look.It was none other than Stefan. He smiled faintly when looking at the warrior in front of him.“This feels a little different compared to what we agreed on, Master Takai. I help you recover and improve your strength…and you take the beads back for me.“We’ve both acknowledged this.“And yet, you were scared witless as soon as you bumped int
When Harvey and the others heard about Journi, they were all shocked. All of them took out their phones and started to check the trending searches. Very quickly, the screenshots of the role model husband and wife cheating started to appear. Photos of them and the audio of them fighting slowly appeared.To most of the netizens, something like this was much better.Very quickly, the role model husband and wife became everyone's talking points. Countless moral crusaders started to condemn them with words. Some were laughing at them, cursing at them, speaking for them… The entire internet became very lively as different types of people took different stances.When their romantic partners were all revealed, it allowed people to build up their own scenarios in their head. Many people started to search for all kinds of evidence through the internet.As the netizens continued to discuss it, news about the Xaviers ceased becoming important. While there were still some people who had a pro
"If that really doesn't work, maybe Yvonne can hide for a while?" Rachel said after giving it a thought. While she didn't know much about the internet, she knew about one thing. Trends like this would only remain for a few days. Ignore them and they would go away pretty quickly."It won't be that easy this time," Harvey said as he shook his head. "Since Linus is the one who planned this, he would definitely watch how things are going. Once he noticed things didn't develop how he wanted them to be, he'd do something else instead. He may publish the second half of the video that we don't want to. In other words, we're in his complete control."Everyone looked at each other, not sure how to deal with this mess."Sir, it's not good if you don't tell me something is happening at home when I'm your assistant, right? Or do you think the Country H Commercial Group is too small, and we can't help you?" Just when everyone was getting a headache, a slender figure walked into the residence'
It was obvious everyone knew the kind of situation Yvonne was in, so none of them were in the mood to cook. Instead, they simply ordered some takeaway and tried to see what they could do about this as they had dinner."Sir, according to the clues we can cover, the one pushing and controlling this should be Linus. The data he had should be complete, but he knew we wouldn't publish the second half of the wedding, which was why they could do this without fear of reprisal," Ray said angrily."Also, all these people on the internet are so stupid. They started to spread rumors without knowing any truth… Damn them! Didn't they know they should let the bullets fly a little?"Tyson thought about that, and said, "Sir, give me the word and I'll be able to find all of them one by one. We'll make them pay for their mindless ramblings!"Harvey glared at him. "Do you think you're George? Find one for me, then. Not to mention, this isn't something that violence can solve.""But we can't let them
"Despite being one of the top ten families, they worked together with the Islanders to profit themselves. They allied themselves with our enemies and made the eldest of their daughters marry an Islander. The Xaviers, one of the most powerful families in Country H… Hmph. Just what kind of filth are they hiding under all the glamor?"Our people have been at the top of the world for so many years, but now, there are those that kneel to some Islanders? Disgraceful! Shameful!"After Linus had gone to the rest stop, several of the most famous message boards on the internet started to show some hot searches which included words like top ten families, collusion, Islanders, and words like that. These words are all very eye-catching, and since there are people intentionally pushing things along, a series of events very quickly occurred on the internet.First of all, someone summarized that the Xaviers of Wolsing, one of the top ten families, were in a state of weakening. Then, someone pointed
Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Early?"Yvonne nodded. "Correct. According to our sources, he went to a rest stop about 10 miles away from Wolsing to pick up someone."Harvey was quite curious. "Who can make Linus so passionate to welcome? Who is this person?"Yvonne massaged her forehead. "Speaking of which, this man can be considered your subordinate in a way. Unfortunately, it's fate that he won't be under your control."Harvey narrowed his eyes. "Someone from the Sacred Martial Arts Training Grounds?""That's right. The scion of the Sacred Martial Arts Training Grounds in Parkerville, Dan Parker. Previously, he requested to marry someone from the Wright family, and the Wright family had officially responded. He'll soon be the son-in-law of the Wright family," Yvonne explained sternly.Harvey was slightly stunned. "The son-in-law of the Wright family? Which means…Sienna's fiancé?"Meanwhile, at the rest stop 10 miles away… The rest stop which was usually quite plain was lavishly
Harvey had been freed, but there was still some paperwork that needed to be done.Harvey was patient, as if he really wanted the key to the city and prevent Country A from trying to stir up another storm with him. He was very cooperative throughout the entire process.Only once all the paperwork was done did Soren sigh in relief. "Leave the rest to us, Harvey. In the next few days, stay discreet so no one will get you into any problem.""What? I've already proven that I'm innocent. What kind of problems will there be?" Harvey said curiously.Soren didn't want to hide anything from Harvey and said with a bitter smile, "I won't lie to you. While the people who died were from Country H, they had already obtained permanent residency in Country A, which meant that they were a part of Country A as well. Just today, Country A's side had already given us pressure through their embassy."Logically speaking, we have to find the culprit as soon as possible. However, all the evidence we've co
Ten minutes later, Soren personally asked Harvey to join him in the director's office. After a pot of hot tea had been brewed and poured, he sighed and said, "I'm so sorry for today. It's my subordinates' blunders. He did whatever he wanted already despite just being promoted. I'll be sure to make up to you."Harvey smiled. "I can understand that with your family's size, you'll inadvertently end up with a few people with questionable behavior. You better keep an eye on things and don't let one person ruin everything for you and your family. Wolsing is different from Golden Sands. You have to be extremely careful when you're here."Harvey's words were cold, but it was enough to make Soren think about it. Meanwhile, Garrick, who was standing there with his arms next to him, almost fell on his knees as he felt his legs lose strength. Since simple words from Harvey had already ended his future."Of course… It's best if someone can correct themselves after knowing the errors of their
"Ha! What an idiot! Who does he think he is? If he really is someone important, why is he even here?" Snowe sneered.The only emotion Snowe had for Harvey was disdain. She despised men who have no capabilities at all the most.Garrick and the others went to the main hall of the precinct. Everyone from Country A had been told to go home. At this moment, a row of cars with flags drove toward the entrance of the precinct. Judging from the car plates and the flags on the car, it was obvious the person inside the car was someone important within the police force. Very quickly, the door was opened. Garrick and the others saw the most important and newly promoted man within the police force in Wolsing—Soren Braff, ranked two within the Braff family.There were several high-level members of the police force with him in white uniforms, and all of them exuded an incredibly powerful presence. The moment Garrick and the others saw Soren appearing, they quickly greeted him with a smile."Wh
Hearing Harvey's conversation, the beautiful female officer said in disdain, "What? Are you pretending to contact someone from the Braff family? Do you think that's enough to scare the director? Our director is someone important within the family! If you really know the people from the Braff family, why wouldn't he know you?"I'm telling you right now. If you really did call someone from the Braff family, I, Snowe Leo, will eat this phone right in front of everyone!"In the beginning, Garrick was taken aback as well. But after he quickly glanced at the number on the screen, he smiled coldly. "You probably didn't know this, but aside from the number of my family's patriarch, I've saved the number of everyone important in the family. Do you want to trick me using just a random number? You're quite bold!""Really, now?" Harvey said with a smile. "At the very least, you know that you don't have the right to know his number. In that case, I'll help you delete that number. It won't be g