Harvey York gave a shrug.“I stood up for what’s right. I lent aid when someone needed help the most.“Is your second-in-command not planning to award me with anything?”Rae Higgs sighed.“You did do that, but you clearly went overboard.“You’re not deemed guilty, but you won’t be awarded either.”Harvey smiled when he signed the documents.“Looks like that man’s impartial after all.“Judging from the Osborne family, even if they can’t kill me, it wouldn’t be challenging to make things complicated for me.“Either he’s truly a saint or the most heinous man there is…”Rae was dead silent. She did not know how to respond to that.Dutch Cobb let out a sigh before showing a confused gaze.“Mr. Neil is upholding his reputation…“But, it’s safe to say he’s completely gone against the Smalt Sect and the Americans.“Provoking America isn’t that big of a deal, but he’d be in deep trouble for going against the Smalt Sect.”Harvey tapped on Dutch’s shoulder.“Don’t worry. No matter
“Cough cough!”Light coughs came from behind Miley Surrey.Stefan Augustus stepped forward with a strange look.He folded his arms as he briefly glanced at Harvey.“Thank you for this, Sir York.“If it weren’t for you, I’d turn into the Smalt Sect’s biggest joke. Maybe even the entirety of the outskirts.”Stefan gritted his teeth.Miley was his woman, no matter what.And yet Xyla Garcia still decided to make her accompany Emil Higgs.Not only was Stefan being utterly disrespected, he was also being treated like a cuck!For any man, this was completely unforgivable.“You’re too kind.Harvey smiled.“The enemy of my enemy is my friend.“My hostility toward you has completely gone after our last meeting.“That said, I’m unsure if I should say this…”Stefan paused before looking around him.“Please, speak your mind.”Harvey crossed his arms when he stepped forward.“I met Xyla and Stinger recently. They are all Amos’ people…“Judging from their actions, I could tell the
After returning to the No. 1 villa at Eden Mountain, Harvey York had nothing to do. He texted Mandy Zimmer, Yvonne Xavier, and a few others for a while before dozing off.After all, he could not rest well at the police station, no matter how calm he seemed. It was only natural to rest up after finally getting the chance.In the evening, the doorbell rang.Harvey freshened up himself before opening the door. Aria Surrey came inside with an elegant-looking lunch box.“You got all this time to get me takeouts?”Harvey gestured to Aria to sit.“You stayed at the police station yesterday. I figured you hadn’t eaten well since you didn’t go out today either.“I went to Wolsing Road and bought you some mutton chops.“It’s delicious. The meat is of good quality and not greasy either. It’s good for your body.”Aria opened the lunch box before the fragrant aroma wafted in the air.Harvey started chomping down on the food. He had not eaten anything for dinner yet.When Harvey was just
“He probably knows.”Aria Surrey thought about the situation for an instant.“Then again, Stefan has always been scared of Amos. After all, Amos excels both in knowledge and combat strength. Stefan never had a chance to fight against him.“But with the newfound strength, not only would Vaati worsen his relationship with his son if he intentionally talked him down, Stefan would probably become completely useless after.“Besides, the outskirts is in a dire situation right now.“You’re diverting attention to Stefan, but it doesn’t mean your conflict with the Smalt Sect would end just like that.“Because of Stinger and Xyla, Amos wouldn’t easily let you off the hook.“Vaati would probably try to benefit through this chaos too.No matter the experience or people skills, Aria would never be better than Harvey York.But before she came, she had already looked into the outskirts’ situation with Lennon Surrey. She would not have spoken this freely if that was not the case.“True. Peop
The next day, five o’clock in the afternoon.When he showed up at the Outskirts Courtyard, Harvey York held an exquisite box.This was a building for government officials. The outskirts was the capital of the Desert Province, and the building would hold most of the important officials here.As the second-in-command of the Desert Province, Neil Osborne had his independent courtyard.Harvey followed the address provided by Dutch Cobb before arriving at the courtyard.Two inspectors with firearms stood beside the entrance. One of them stepped forward and saluted Harvey after seeing his face.“Hello, sir.“This is private property. You’re not allowed entry.”Harvey smiled.“I’m looking for Mr. Neil. Please send word for me.“Tell him that I’m Harvey York.“I’m a friend of Dutch, the first-in-command of the Outskirts Police Station.”The inspector nodded slightly before hurrying into the compound.Around ten minutes later, he came back.“This way, please.”After walking past
A dozen middle-aged women were following behind Andie Quinlan.They were showing proud looks as they pointed their noses at Harvey York.No matter how they looked, someone like Harvey was never worth their time.Judging from both mannerisms and aura, those people were clearly affluent ladies.“Since Mr. Neil’s not here, I should just come another time then.”Harvey turned around, ready to leave the place.Andie was not used to someone leaving so decisively. She would usually get people clinging and pampering her.After all, everyone who came looking for Neil in the past would kneel just to clean her shoes, desperately trying to get into her good graces.Andie brought Harvey inside just to show this off to her friends.She got a little upset when she saw Harvey doing something out of the ordinary.“Looks like Neil’s not doing too good recently, huh?” said a friend of Andie’s.“The young man’s being this disrespectful after strutting his way in here! People who didn’t know pro
“Hmph!Andie Quinlan furiously threw her cigarette into the ashtray.She squinted at Harvey York with her long and narrow eyes before finally speaking.“I’ll give you one chance to take back what you said.“If not, I’ll have to teach you a lesson!”Harvey heaved a sigh.“What kind of lesson are you going to give me?”“I have the lady of Osborne’s family, important officials of the financial department, and the Venus Group directors.“Every single one of these people represents immense power in the outskirts!“Disrespecting us would give you a tough time in the desert…“Do you understand me?”‘A hard time?’Harvey curiously stared at Andie.At first, he was quite surprised by her attitude…But he finally got it all figured out.The upperclassmen of the outskirts had already formed a circle of their own.The Wolven Tribe, the four great tribes, and the government officials were a part of this social group.It would be easy for them to push anyone to the top ranks if they
“Oh, Ms. Andie. You should stop being this nice already!” said a woman, smilingly.“You keep giving these people another chance…“You want them to show their worth…“But, they think they can do anything just because they have some skill.“There’s no point respecting people like these.”The women smiled while giving Andie Quinlan advice, but in reality, they were merely insulting her.Only a woman in a white dress frowned when she sized up Harvey York.She felt as if she saw him from somewhere else.Harvey casually sat down before opening up and sipping a bottle of soda on the table.“Ms. Andie,” he said with a smile.“Looks like you’re not as close to your circle as you think, after all.“People are already disrespecting you even before you’re done yapping.“I don’t know what you’re thinking.“But if someone’s being this disrespectful towards me…“I’d slap them no matter what.“You must be such a nice person, Ms. Andie!”The group of women immediately changed their expr