Melanie pouted, then said seriously, "After days of investigating, I've finally uncovered some clues about your situation."The Organization V member in Mirage City is a mysterious figure known as Ms. L. She was behind Jennifer's kidnapping, and supported the Smith family to oppose you. After Christopher's failure, Ms. L vanished again. I still can't find any trace of her."Frederick had already heard this from Christopher, and it matched what Melanie was saying. "What else?" he asked, his eyes flashing coldly.Melanie straightened up, and continued, "The coal mine accident years ago was orchestrated by Tyrell and Barrett Lester. They used heavy explosives and three Bathos Grandmasters to bury your father underground.""Are they the only ones involved in it?" Frederick's face now showed a fierce intent to kill. He had long suspected that the Lesters had a hand in this. Even though Cyrus had been crippled, as the former heir, his call to arms would still have rallied many follow
"What an impressive feat! Frederick managed to kill the Smiths' top warrior just by slapping him a few times?" Liana murmured with a smile, holding a glass of red wine in one hand and petting her dog with the other. "This man keeps surprising me."Keith was sweating profusely, and he said, "My lady, this is no ordinary feat! Killing a peak Sovereign Grandmaster with a few slaps? That's enough to cause a sensation in Aston!"Aston State wasn't like the Northern Frontier. Across Drakonia, Savant Grandmasters were rare, and a Sovereign Grandmaster could dominate an entire region. Yet Frederick, barely in his twenties, had effortlessly slain one.Swirling her glass, Liana said calmly, "If I'm not mistaken, he must know my fiancé! He might even be one of his subordinates."Only someone connected to Hades could have such astonishing talent and audacity."Keith, dig up everything about him! I want to know everything about him!" she ordered. "No one who can kill a Sovereign Grandmaster
It was only then that the Smith family members noticed the young man beside Jasmine.One of them raised an eyebrow disdainfully. "Who are you?"Jasmine's face turned pale. "Frederick…""Hush. Stay out of this!" Frederick intervened decisively. "Are all of you from the Smith family? Have you ever asked Christopher how he lost?"They exchanged glances, and snorted. "Christopher tarnished our family's reputation and dignity, but that’s a private family matter. It’s none of your business, you filthy little nobody!"The truth was that when Christopher returned to the Smith family, he blamed Organization V for his failure. He never mentioned Frederick. So, the Smith family members were still clueless about Frederick's involvement."None of my business?" Frederick smirked. "Well, you don't seem to know yet. Anyway, you're not taking her away!""Are you kidding? We're from the Smith family of Centropolis! Even if we wanted to take away the mayor of Mirage City, it would be a piece of ca
The impact sent the man flying through the air, blood and flesh splattering everywhere.The remaining Smiths were dumbfounded. "Are these people crazy? They're showing no respect for the Smiths!"Maxwell was livid. He gritted his teeth, and shouted, "Get out! Let's take them on!""But sir, we left in a hurry this time. We only have two Savant Grandmasters with us, and they're only Aflon Grandmasters. There are at least dozens of cars and hundreds of people on their side!" one of the Smiths advised earnestly.With the people they had, they might not win against such numbers. More importantly, they would all face punishment if they couldn't get Jasmine back on time.Maxwell furrowed his brow. "Quickly, get everyone out. If this road is blocked, we'll find another way. We need to leave Mirage City as soon as possible!"He refused to believe that these people could block all possible routes! But as soon as their cars changed lanes, a tide of black Mercedes-Benz cars swarmed in like
"Mr. Lester? You mean Frederick?" Maxwell felt uneasy. How could a mere employee have the authority to mobilize both the criminal and legal forces in Mirage City?"I refuse to believe he's all-powerful! The Smiths have some influence in the military! We'll have the military send someone to pick us up!" Maxwell's expression turned fierce. "We have a good relationship with General Collines. Inform him to send military vehicles to pick us up!""Yes, sir!" A Smith family member immediately dialed Liam Collins's office.After a few rings, a rugged voice answered, "This is General Collins from the military district. Is that you, Maxwell?""Yes, General Collins. I've encountered a few hooligans causing trouble in Mirage City. Can you send military vehicles to pick us up?"Liam readily agreed. "No problem. They're just some small fries. I'll send a platoon with three military vehicles right away. Let's see who dares to stop military vehicles!"Maxwell was overjoyed. "I'll definitely in
Maxwell was livid. "How did you do this?!"Frederick narrowed his eyes. "Do I owe you an explanation? I'll give you half an hour to leave Mirage City. Otherwise, I guarantee you won't be able to walk out of here!"Upon hearing this threat, everyone was terrified."Sir, let's just go!""As long as we're alive, there'll be other chances to deal with him when we get back to Centropolis.""We shouldn't fight on another man's home ground! He has too many advantages!"Hearing this, Maxwell suppressed his anger and demanded, "What's your relationship with Jasmine? Are you willing to confront our family for her? Do you know the family she's engaged to? It’s a powerful family with immense influence! Do you really want to offend two powerful families at once?"Frederick shrugged. "Even if I offend twenty powerful families at once, what does it matter? I could take on two hundred of you!"Maxwell was about to explode with rage. He asked again, "What's your relationship with Jasmine? You'r
Frederick squinted, and added nonchalantly, "Ms. Smith, why are you just standing there? Go ahead and sleep, or you'll be wasting my three hundred bucks for nothing!" Jasmine's face was burning. "I'm not that kind of easy woman! Frederick, what do you take me for?"Even though she flirted a lot, she couldn't just let a man have his way with her like this. Especially not Frederick, who didn't understand women's thoughts at all. Things should progress gradually! How could he be so direct?!Frederick chuckled. "No, I really meant just sleeping. Just lie down and sleep."Jasmine was dumbfounded. "Are you talking about that kind of sleeping?"Was his idea of sleeping not about intimate relations between a man and a woman?!"What else?" Frederick scratched his ear, and shrugged. "If we don't do this, how can we fool those old Smith fogies? They should be almost gone by now, but we shouldn't waste the money. Let's just sleep for a bit before leaving."Jasmine was furious. "Frederick
In truth, Frederick didn't leave the room because of Jasmine's angry outburst. Instead, it was because he had received a call from Seiryu.Seiryu reported, "The operation against the Lesters has begun. Within three days, we will shut down all of their industries. We're also keeping an eye on Tyrell and Barrett's families."Frederick nodded slowly. "Good! Leave Atticus alone for now. I suspect he wasn't aware of this back then."Seiryu was momentarily surprised, then chuckled meaningfully. "Lord Hades, it seems you've truly changed.""What do you mean?" Frederick was puzzled."If it were before, the Lesters wouldn't have lasted five minutes once you learned about their conspiracy. You would have ordered us to wipe out Tyrell and Barrett's families immediately," Seiryu said.Frederick held the title of the Northern Tyrant, and it wasn't because of a joke. It was built upon countless corpses and bones!Frederick smirked. "Actually, you're mistaken. I haven't changed. I just think t