Simon Zimmer had froze after listening to the “friends” accusing him of such things, he stared at the gang of scoundrels in astonishment.“You all framed me! You planned this all along!” scolded Simon.“Did we force you? Did we even tell you to come?”“You were doing this on your own will from the beginning!”“Did we even do so much as to touch you from beginning till the end?”Simon went dead silent.Just as the scoundrels he called friends said, he willingly did everything. Nobody could force him.Only his greed was to blame!Mandy Zimmer had understood the situation, this was a thorough frame-up.She thought for a while and whispered to Harvey York, “Should we call the police?”“No, it’s no use. They might do something out of desperation!” Harvey reasoned calmly.Tiger Ray heard what the two were talking about and gave a cold chuckle.“You wanna call the cops? Sure! Do as you like!“All the money he owed and borrowed from other people, everything was written in black an
Finally, Harvey York and the others left the scene with Simon Zimmer.Lilian Yates trembled as they had gotten back to the entrance of the place and reprimanded Simon while on the verge of tears, “I told you to stop gambling, but you never listen to me!“Tell us, what are we even going to do now?!“Where are we even going to find fourteen million dollars?!”“Yeah!”Mandy Zimmer let out a huge sigh.“We’re only delaying them for now, is there anything that we can do other than paying them back?”Harvey let out a chuckle without saying anything.Simon was down at first, but he straightened his body and pointed at Harvey and screamed at him after he saw his expression.“What are you laughing at?!“Hurry up and think! You worthless sack of trash!“If I had a good son-in-law, this thing would be solved in minutes!“You! You’re just filth! You’re to blame for what happened today!”Harvey froze over after hearing what he said, he could not fathom how Simon even came close to this
Simon Zimmer had gotten back to his senses while he was in the middle of his explanation and then he loudly exclaimed, “I understand now. I’m being framed and my friends are involved with it!”Mandy Zimmer and Lilian Yates looked at each other, then nodded in unison.“This must be it!“There are only two ways of solving this problem…“Either we pay the money back!“Or we find out the person framing you and solve the problem completely!“But I suggest the latter for now. Let’s figure out the situation before we think about paying them back!”Harvey York suggested the idea.Simon then glared at Harvey full of vex in his eyes and then scolded him, “Are you serious? The man said that every day we stall, I’d get one of my fingers cut off!“Who do you think you are? Sherlock Holmes?!“You’re not paying the money, but instead you’re looking for the truth?!“By the time you’re done, all of my toes would be gone!”“Alright—alright—stop fighting. We’ll figure it out first thing in th
“I’ll give you one day to get the money, you know the consequences if you don’t already!“When that happens, I’ll have to invite the Zimmers to beg for food on the streets!“Hahaha…”Tiger Ray turned around and left with a smug expression, extremely full of himself.When the Zimmers all calmed themselves down, they were all almost driven mad.“Go… Find Simon Zimmer!”“Right, someone needs to take responsibility!”“Senior, beat this bastard to a pulp…”***On first light, Simon and Lilian Yates were just heading out the door while carrying dark circles around their eyes.Knock knock knock!At this moment, there were loud knocks on the door echoing inside.As soon as Simon opened the door, a throng of people immediately rushed in and filled the room.Senior Zimmer leading the crowd gave Simon a furious slap across his face.“You wastrel! What did you do this time?! Tell us!“I worked hard my entire life and finally got us into Buckwood!“After so many setbacks, so many ha
“Where’s Harvey?” Zack Zimmer immediately jumped up and said furiously.Simon Zimmer took this opportunity.“Can’t you see that he’s absent? He already ran away!”Senior Zimmer was trembling in anger.“Harvey York, you bastard. I’ll kill him!“Go! Find that bastard now!”A crowd of people furiously marched out of the hall.When the Zimmers had finally left, Simon Zimmer let out an exhale of relief.‘Thank goodness that I was smart. I would’ve been beaten to a pulp if I wasn’t.’“Thank goodness you’re also here, honey. They wouldn’t believe me if you weren’t,” Simon said nervously.“Why would I even say things like this if it weren’t for saving your sorry soul?“But the filth, Harvey isn’t all that useful anyway. He’ll be better off being a scapegoat!“Come on, let’s go find my sister and my brother-in-law and ask them for money…“The people will cut off your finger if we don’t give them the money soon!”Lilian Yates let out a sigh.Simon did not waste more time to speak
At the same time, Harvey York had already started his investigation.He inquired information from the connections he had with some gangsters and was basically sure that Simon Zimmer was not cheating from the beginning, him winning a lot at the start was purely luck and it was not even intentional.He had only lost money later only because he met a skilled player in the said game.It was safe to assume that the incident had been plotted by an outsider, but everything was flawless, he could not find anything off about the situation.Of course, it would be much easier for the police to find out what actually took place if they were called.But if that were to happen, then Simon Zimmer would have to live behind bars for quite a while.If that were the case, Mandy Zimmer would be heartbroken.And Harvey definitely did not want to see her that way.In all honesty, it was only fourteen million dollars. With his worth, it would be a matter of minutes before the money could be paid back
On the other side, Tiger Ray enigmatically hung up on the phone, then stood up and respectfully dialed a phone number that had a nice ring on the tail numbers.“Lord York, everything is proceeding just as you planned. The Zimmers are going to use Harvey York to take responsibility!”“Good, then continue as planned. Remember, Harvey is a handful to deal with. Please exercise caution!”“Of course!”Tiger Ray hung up the phone and started to rub his palms together in anticipation.***At the Silver Nimbus Courtyard.Wayne York hung up the phone and his cold expression showed on his face.Stephen York was sitting in front of him, laughed and asked, “This is such a simple trick, it’s extremely flawed. Do you think that Big Brother will actually fall for it?“And don’t you realize the person that he is? How could it be that he’d let someone cut off his finger obediently?”Wayne calmly replied, “I do know that it’s impossible in normal circumstances.“What kind of man is Tiger Ray
Harvey York froze.He was shocked beyond belief.He was still figuring out a way to solve the problem and to find out who was the culprit.But he did not think that Simon Zimmer and Lilian Yates were this heartless to make him into the scapegoat this quickly!If it weren’t for Mandy Zimmer, he would not be the least bit interested in this matter.If it weren’t for her, he would have already snapped.But for Simon and Lilian, this was a desperate measure for desperate times.If they didn’t shift the blame to Harvey, they would have been finished!Even so, they did not think about what to do just yet.“What are you people still waiting for?! Admit to your mistakes! Then take responsibility for all of them!” Senior Zimmer said coldly.At this moment, Tiger Ray had just walked in with his men into the casino, surrounding the Zimmers in no time.“He’s here. Please do what you must with him!”Before Harvey could even react, Simon and Lilian had already pushed him out.“You’re Ha
"That's for me to know and for you to find out. If you're not going to make a choice soon, I'm going to do that for you." Harvey extended his hand and patted Silvan's face with the Absolute Decree.Silvan's eyes narrowed. Only at this time did he realize why Dan had forced him to make his move even if he had to spend that precious one chance. The way Harvey did things was simply too overbearing and couldn't be prepared for."Put down the Absolute Decree!""What you're doing is forbidden in Grand City!""This is outrageous!"All the Earth Hall elites yelled, furious.Alexei used this chance to get closer to Harvey and whispered, "Big bro, you should pay more respect to the Absolute Decree. If you keep this up, you might anger all Seven Predecessors if you're not careful."Silvan smiled coldly. "You hear that, Harvey? You humiliated Grand City by stealing the Absolute Decree. You're in big trouble now."Harvey smiled. "You don't have to worry whether I'm in trouble or not. You
"No one can say that I won't be the future mayor of Grand City. As long as I have the possibility of becoming the mayor, what you do know is insubordination!" Harvey sneered. "Are you brave enough to touch me?""Really now?" Silvan snapped, his face frosty. "Do you think I haven't prepared anything before coming here?"Silvan took out a badge made of a special material, flashing it in front of Harvey. "The Absolute Decree! While it can only be used once, it will allow anyone to enter any place within Grand City! I think this is the perfect place to use this. Forget about the fact that you're not even the scion of Grand City just yet. Even if you are, you need to obey the Absolute Decree!"He waved his hand and commanded, "Alright! Go and get our target!"Whoosh!Before anyone from Earth Hall could move, Harvey took a step and immediately appeared right in front of Silvan. Before Silvan could react, Harvey slapped his face. Slap!The slap was loud, and it was powerful enough t
A simple sentence seemed to contain an endless amount of murderous intention, putting all the elites from the Earth Hall on their guard. Silvan's face became terrifyingly dark."I know you're powerful, Harvey. You crushed the Origin Fist's Mark and even defeated all the Island Nation's six schools in the past. There's no mistake that you're a true warrior. But think through this clearly. There are so many of us here, can you defeat us? Even if you can, what if the three halls combined forces? What if all 100,000 of Grand City's elites attacked?"I'm advising you here right now because I have some respect for your role as the Representative of Country H Martial Arts Alliance. But if you still refuse to listen and want to force your way, we don't mind doing it until the end. You can try and attack any of us here. Let's see if the thousands of elites from the three halls will attack, and how many of us can you actually kill!" Silvan's handsome face turned brutal.If it was someone
However, Silvan couldn't simply leave like this or surrender. He gritted his teeth and instantly pulled out a gun from his waist. After disengaging the safety, he pointed at Harvey and said coldly, "I'm not here to waste my breath with you, Harvey. Take Tina here. I'll give you one minute. Otherwise, don't blame me for being callous! While you are indeed quite powerful, I trust that you know the people around you aren't that powerful!"36 men in black robes took a step forward. The weapons in their hands were not only aimed at Harvey, but also on Alexei and the rest.Harvey narrowed his eyes and smiled. "I do have the Tina that you're looking for, but I saved her out of the generosity of my heart as she was being pursued. However, something interesting about me is that when I save someone, I'll make sure to go all the way. Since she's now with me, I naturally need to ensure her safety."You can take her away. You can even put her in your prison. However, I need you to provide me w
Harvey played with the umbrella in his hand and said curiously, "You're with Dan?"When Silvan heard that, he said coldly, "Mr. Representative, do I need to repeat myself? I am Silvan of the Earth Hall. Now that I'm here, I am the warrant from Earth Hall as well as Grand City's law. And when I act, all will obey my orders. Even the Seven Families will cooperate with me without delay. Understand?"Harvey smiled. "And if I can't understand?"Silvan simply raised his hands.Clack! Clack!All 36 men in the black robes took out unique firearms and disengaged the safety, aiming in Harvey's direction."These weapons are specialized firearms Country A created against martial arts elites. Their bullets are created from toxins that could deal with True Warriors that Grand City has perfected. The ones with weapons are trained elites who with god-like accuracy and an iron will. If all 36 of them pull the trigger at the same time, even a living legend who has reached the level of uniting Man
Grand City looked quite mysterious under the cover of the night. The skies above were covered in dark clouds, with flashes of lightning visible occasionally—it was dazzling.Just when the butler of the Foster Residence was about to tell the staff to secure the gates for the night, sounds of car engines could be heard approaching from afar. Bright headlights swept over, and the staff instinctively narrowed their eyes. Eighteen Land Rover Defenders headed straight to the residence, surrounded by an unspeakable force. Thanks to the rain, one couldn't clearly see the figures within.However, each of the cars had red car plates, which was quite shocking to those in the know.It was Grand City's Purgatory Hall!The three halls of Grand City were the three institutions created for the city. The Heaven Hall was responsible for defense, the Earth Hall covered law enforcement, while the Purgatory Hall had dominion over execution.It could be said that among the Three Halls, while the Eart
Coco looked at her phone and saw her Facebook alternate account had just added Tina. She frowned slightly. The only reason she approved the request was so Willy and the others could use that to pinpoint Tina's current location. She didn't expect Tina would dare send her voice messages…and so many of them in one go, at that.Originally, Coco wanted to delete all those voice messages. However, the last message read, "This is for your own good, so you better give it a read." There was even a smiley face at the end.Coco was slightly stunned when she saw it. She exchanged a look with Dan, and the two told everyone to leave before playing the voice messages.Coco wasn't interested in everything in the beginning, since it was Tina begging for her life. She didn't take it to heart. But when she reached the end, Coco's expression suddenly darkened. "How you and your brother poisoned Alexei, how you ordered Sky Plane to ambush the mayor for your brother's sake, and the truth behind Duran
"Coco, it's fine. This is not Willy's fault," Dan said calmly as if he had everything planned and saw through everything.He pulled out a vintage wine that he had been saving, uncorked it, and poured Coco a glassful, hoping his sister could calm down at this key moment."Who could have expected at this day and age, a mere servant could fight back when forced into a corner? Tina was indeed just an ordinary woman, but when facing a life-and-death situation, it was quite normal for her to have a burst of energy. She ran straight for the Fosters' territory, which was obviously meant to make things difficult for us."Willy not performing as well as we expected is only because we can't make an enemy out of the Fosters just yet. This is for my good, so stop blaming them anymore."At the very least, he has already arranged a few snipers nearby. The moment Tina shows her face, they'll kill her immediately. Things aren't so bad that they can't be solved," Dan said, sighing.Then, he continu
"What do you mean?" Tina was slightly stunned, unable to react to Harvey's words.Harvey waved a familiar-looking phone. In front of her, he tapped on the red exclamation marks. When the resend button appeared, he tapped it. Ding! Ding! Ding!All the voice messages that failed to be sent out earlier had all been sent out. Meanwhile, Tina finally managed to react. Tina screamed."Ahhh! Harvey, you fool! You're going to get me killed!" Tina screamed.She momentarily forgot the wounds on her as she almost jumped from the bed, as if wanting to choke Harvey to death. She knew very well what the sent messages meant for Coco.Most importantly, she even told Coco she had a recorder with her…This…This gave Coco the perfect reason to get her killed. Her fate had been decided the moment Harvey pressed the send button!That bastard!He really was a bastard!How could there be such a shameless man in this world? If eyes could kill, Tina believed she would have already killed Harve