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 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
While Hyperborea was a small city, as it was located on the nape of Snowdrake Mountain, it was also one of the most famous tourist cities in the country. Around 30 million travelers came to Hyperborea throughout the year, enriching their economies. However, it was somewhat difficult to manage the city.More than 90 percent of the population here came from other cities. So, it was going to be difficult to find anything about anyone.Besides being a tourist city, Hyperborea was also a location where people from all walks of life congregate.Harvey glanced around as he sat in the corner. He noticed that other than travelers, most of the people here were foreigners who spoke with foreign accents. Many of them carried firearms in secret, and some were obviously trained in martial arts. This place was destined to be different from other cities.While it was a tourist city on the surface, this place hid an entire underworld.'No wonder Grand City set its entrance in a place like this. It