At Geraldton Hotel in the Second Ring, ten o'clock in the morning.There was a convention here regarding Wolsing's property industry.The property prices in Wolsing were among the highest in the nation.The net worth of any of the property companies here would far surpass the usual companies that went public. They could easily earn more profit than some public companies that worked hard throughout the year.That was why all the owners congregating in the property expo were wealthy and influential.Other than the leaders of the property industry, the leaders of the banking industry were also there today as their industry was interconnected with the property industry.Everything they chat about as they enjoy the coffee could significantly impact the market.Currently, there was still about half an hour before the expo started. All the leaders were chatting with each other; some had even managed to secure a contract or two.It was said that a contract worth a billion dollars had a
Mandy's expression was a little glum. While she was already in a place like this, she still gave others the feeling she was forcing a smile.However, it was pretty normal. After what happened, none of her property could be sold. She had also put a lot of effort into smoothing things out.The reason she joined the property expo was hoping that she could sell some of the company's properties. Otherwise, the Ninth-Branch Company would go bankrupt in two weeks."I didn't expect to bump into you again, Mandy. What a coincidence," Hector had abandoned everyone close to him the moment he saw Mandy with a smile on his face.His smile was so bright that he could blind others."Right, I was being serious about what I said through the call last night. Our company needs some properties lately so we want to buy 100 properties from you. We can negotiate about the price, but the key is that we need to sign the contract here today."That way, the transaction would be considered a result of the P
One minute later, Mandy and Hector both sat next to a coffee table in the study.Hector waved his hand and had his people prepare three copies of the same contract. With a smile, he said, "I've already prepared the contract, Mandy. Please go through it. If everything's fine, you can put down your signature. Once it's done, the contract between us will be enforceable, so you should give it a better look."Mandy perused it before saying, "The contract's fine, but I sense something's off with the payment. Why must we transfer the titles to your company after you have only paid the 30% deposit? It doesn't fully comply with the market regulations, right? When it comes to properties, the full payment is usually made before the title can be transferred.""Ah, that's a small matter," Hector smiled gently as he picked up and sipped a cup of coffee. "This is how it goes, Mandy. While I'm the scion of the Thompson family, I'm not the patriarch yet. That's why I also need to follow the rules re
"I am one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing. The scion of the ten top families, the Thompson of Wolsing. And you claim I can't pay?" Hector plastered a fake smile on his face."Don't you think what you said is extremely laughable? Not to mention, do you think anyone could find out how much money my family has? How ludicrous!" Hector's eyes turned cold as he spoke.If it were not because Mandy was also there, he would have already killed Maya plenty of times since Mandy was around."I'm telling the truth, Ms. Mandy!" said Maya with a dark expression. "The Thompson of Wolsing wasn't as simple as they looked, and Mr. Hector himself was a man full of deadly schemes. If you really signed this contract, not only would we be unable to get the rest of the money, we might even get acquired by someone else because of a shortage of liquid capital."That's why we can't sign this contract, even if we can't sell the properties.""Ha…" Looking at how Maya tried to advise Mandy, Hector leaned
Hector told Mandy, "When my family buys 100 properties from you, from another angle, it's proving that none of your company's property has any problem. This also can negate the effects of what happened before."Hector gave a cold smile after that. "In other words, I can buy the property from whomever I want. Don't you understand why I chose to buy the properties from you? If you can't even differentiate between good and bad, I suppose this is the end of our cooperation. Goodbye!"Then, Hector stood up, pretending to leave."Give me a minute, Mr. Hector. My secretary is someone very straightforward and she can easily offend someone. I know you're very patient, so please don't take her too seriously," said Mandy.Then, she quickly gave Maya a look and said, "You better be able to produce some sort of evidence to prove that everything you said is real."Maya was slightly stunned. "Ms. Mandy, I…""Judging from your expression, I assume you have no evidence at all?" Mandy's expression
"Get her out of here!"Mandy could no longer be bothered to listen to Maya's blabber. With a wave of her hand, she signaled the security guards to take her away. Meanwhile, Hector simply observed what was happening before him with interest.When he saw how Mandy was on the verge of an outburst, he knew full well that what happened earlier and all the crises the Ninth-Branch Company faced had pushed her to the brink of collapse.A woman who had lost control was the easiest to manipulate.Hector suddenly thought the cheap coffee before him tasted much better than before.Before the security guards could get any closer, Maya suddenly stepped forward despite her disappointment and picked up the contract on the table. Then, she shredded it in half.Without a contract, there was nothing to sign.The expression on Hector's face immediately turned extremely dark despite his original intention of enjoying the show.He wanted to stop it, but he was already too late.A shredded contrac
"Hector… Are you coming here, or do you want me to kick you off the stage?" As Mandy approached Harvey, Harvey had already spoken aloud with his hands behind him.Everyone was stunned the moment they heard what Harvey was saying.Who did he think Hector was?No one would dare instigate a fight with him since he was one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing.Not to mention that all four of them were allied with each other.And now, this nameless, unknown man who came from nowhere was addressing Hector without an ounce of respect?The main organizer of Wolsing Property Association was from the main branch of the Wright family of Wolsing, the leader of the top ten families.While that person was not Emery, just the presence of the Wright family of Wolsing already explained many things.With what was happening at this time and place… With how he was instigating Hector and crashing the event… He was going to die even if he did not deserve it."Harvey, what happened?" Mandy was alrea
"The Ninth-Branch Company?" questioned Harvey. "Looks like my anger has consumed me, and I forgot about this completely. It's fine. We'll settle the score at the same time.""Harvey, I told you. I've moved on!" Mandy exclaimed and bit her lip. "Why must you insist on not letting Hector go? Even if you can't accept it, I'm still the victim, right? Why are you still so fixated with this even when I've stopped fussing over it?"Mandy instinctively thought Harvey was simply jealous of Hector, and it made Mandy a little disappointed in Harvey. If he was obsessed with such a little thing, how could he achieve greatness in the future?"What happened to the Ninth-Branch Company is something minor to me right now. But since you've moved on, then we'll move on," said Harvey nonchalantly. "However, the score I'm here to settle is regarding something else."Then, Harvey raised his voice so that everyone in the hall could hear him. "Last night, an assassin called Number Seven had mixed into the
"Harvey, I'm different from my father! He's a real knight, and he likes to duel others fair and square. He always gives others the benefit of the doubt. That's why he was killed after being ambushed by you!" Souichiro started to whitewash his father, although one might wonder what was the point of doing that now."But I'm different. As the new Battle Demon of Shindan Way, I will use everything I can to win. If you think you can win against me just because you defeated my father using an ambush, then all I can say is that you're too naïve!"Now, kneel and guard my father's tomb for a decade! Tell everyone that Country H's martial arts aren't as good as the Island Nation's martial arts and that Country H isn't as good as the Island Nation! Then, I can consider not killing you."Harvey signaled Yvonne to go to the corner and then looked at the sky. "The sky's getting dark. No wonder some people started dreaming.""You… You talk too much!" Seeing that Harvey refused to surrender, Sou
All the Shindan Way's elites didn't feel ashamed about it at all. To them, everything would be fine as long as Souichiro had enough power whether it was gained through an external means or otherwise.In the Island Nation's martial arts community, power was everything. No one cared how you got that power. The end justified the means.At this time, they were all expecting that Souichiro could avenge Akio.When Leighton heard what the Shindan Way's higher-ups had to say, his eyes widened in realization. "I see! It's similar to one of our sayings, where a cat is a good cat regardless of its colors as long as it can catch rats! In this world, power is everything!"The rest of the Islanders agreed with that expression. Since Souichiro wanted to have his revenge, it wouldn't be strange if he was willing to use everything he had at his disposal. As long as he could win, as long as he could kill Harvey… As long as he could succeed, it didn't matter what methods he used.Many Islanders st
"If that's the case, step aside and kneel! You have no right to stand here!" Harvey pointed at the drainage at the side, disdainful. All the Islanders present felt embarrassed after hearing that. They were furious, wishing they could kill him right there and then.Leighton and the other traitors could only watch with widened eyes. They still couldn't understand where Harvey got the courage to threaten the people of an entire country on his own. Did he know no fear?Yvonne looked at Harvey with admiration in her eyes.This was Harvey York—someone who could stand above the rest even when he was on his own. The Islanders were nothing before him."Fool! You're a huge fool!"Before Shingen could react, the Battle Demon of the Shindan Way, Souichiro Yashiro, stepped forward and walked to the edge of the stage. There was a longsword and shortsword on his belt. He glared at Harvey and said darkly, "I know you, Harvey. Back in Mordu, you ambushed my father and destroyed the Shindan Way
"If it isn't because I still have a wedding and didn't want my hands to be soaked in blood, I can kill you instantly with my thumb," Shingen said to Harvey. To see what else Harvey could do, Shingen didn't want to attack Harvey directly right now and was hoping someone else would. However, his words were full of contempt."You now have one last chance. Tell that woman next to you to serve me willingly, and you can watch the wedding on the side while kneeling. Do that, and I'll let you go. Otherwise, just a signal from me and you'll die by a million cuts!"All the Islanders weren't sure how to react when they heard what Shingen had to say.Harvey remained calm. When the elites from the Six Martial Arts Schools and Five Royal Families saw that he didn't react, all of them took a step forward. They were no match for Harvey alone, but they didn't mind it if they could all attack together.They acted as if they would kill Harvey immediately if he refused to submit."Oh? Are you going
Aya Fujiwara was from the branch family of the Island Nation's royal family. She couldn't be compared to anyone, whether it was in terms of her potential or the resources she had access to.While her name wasn't well-known when she came to celebrate Shingen's wedding, her martial arts inheritance came directly from the Island Nation's royal family, and she was quite powerful. When even someone like her felt that Harvey was extremely powerful, there was a problem.As for Shouta, who had failed earlier, he could feel his face start to pulse in pain again. He felt lucky that Harvey didn't throw the coffin at him. Otherwise, he would end up worse than Nobita.All the other elites from the other Island Nation schools of martial arts could only watch in disbelief.They knew Harvey was very powerful and could fight with a sword saint for hundreds of rounds. However, they thought Harvey had only won after using a sneak attack. Nobita was one of the three primary disciples of the Shinto
"You…little…bastard…" Leighton finally felt terrified. Someone like him knew little shame—so what if he was called a few names? He could still continue to act like a public figure and judge on the internet, and earn money from all the tragedies.However, if Harvey recorded everything he said just now and put it on the internet, he would become a publicly hated traitor. And then, he would lose all value. Even the Islanders wouldn't want to use him anymore.The moment that thought entered his mind, Leighton pointed at Harvey and roared, "Take… Take him down, Mr. Shingen! You can't let him leave here alive!""Shingen," Harvey said, not wanting to give Leighton any more attention. "I didn't expect a dog you keep can order you around. As the scion of the Shinto Way, you aren't respected at all. Since you've lost your honor, are you going to do what your tradition demands of you and kill yourself?"Shingen narrowed his eyes when he heard those words. Rather than losing himself to anger
"Ha… You want to accuse Mr. Shingen of using this as evidence? A video you got from gods know where?" Leighton scoffed.As expected of someone of his age and experience. Leighton narrowed his eyes, already thinking of a way to deal with this mess. "Someone like Mr. Shingen wouldn't have logically done something like this. It simply proves that you have plotted to crash this wedding for a long time! "While I don't want to acknowledge that the people from my country like to scheme this way, after seeing what you've offered today, I have no choice but to apologize to the world on behalf of all our countrymen. Our country is truly a country of fakes! I'm ashamed that all of you gotta see this. I am so sorry!"After saying those words unapologetically, Leighton glared at Harvey and continued coldly, "Harvey, stop humiliating yourself! Just acknowledge your shameful actions and that you want to crash this wedding. "Is it really that difficult? I know you're jealous of someone as succ
Everyone present at the wedding was stunned when they heard Yvonne's words. They didn't expect the marriage to have such a heinous secret.Crack!When Shingen heard those words from Yvonne, his face instantly darkened. The teacup in his hand broke into pieces.He didn't expect someone to save Sheldon.Didn't the Xaviers promise him that they were going to use Sheldon to force Yvonne to comply? Once Yvonne had married him, wouldn't they kill Sheldon? To make sure that things were done as promised, he even sent dozens of Shinto Way's elites to keep an eye on Sheldon.If Sheldon was saved and his henchmen didn't have any reaction at all…When that thought crossed Shingen's mind, he quickly took out his phone and dialed a few numbers. But then, he quickly crushed his phone. There was no exception. None of the calls went through—which meant something had happened to all the elites he had sent.He had lost even more!What was more, since Yvonne had openly revealed this, it didn't m
"An outsider like you came to my wedding to steal my bride… Who do you think you are?" Shingen said righteously. "Do you think we Islanders can be bullied? Do you think that the Shinto Way can be harassed so easily? I'm telling you right now… No matter what happens to you, the Island Nation will file a protest against Country H. We will demand reparations from your country!" When Shingen said that, he was implying that Harvey was humiliating the entire Island Nation.Hearing what Shingen had to say, all the Islanders were angry at Harvey as well, as if they were facing a common enemy.While this place still belonged to Country H, right now they were standing at the Island Nation embassy. It was a territory belonging to the Island Nation.Everything that Harvey did not only humiliated the Shinto Way, but also the entire Island Nation!The moment that thought crossed their minds, the leader of the Shindan Way's elites who were enemies with Harvey stood up and said maliciously, "H