“You guys are overconfident. Do you think a trap set by ants could trouble an elephant?"Frederick then slammed his palm down on the table.The table shattered into countless pieces, shooting towards the seven attackers like a storm of shards, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow.With a series of muffled thuds, the seven men froze in place before Frederick. The next moment, they all spat out blood and collapsed to the ground.The table fragments had turned into sharp blades, piercing through the spiritual center in their core. The seven of them were done for. Hendrix’s eyes were filled with disbelief and fear.These seven men were top fighters for the Yorks, yet they were nothing compared to Frederick. He couldn’t comprehend just how terrifying an opponent the Yorks were up against.Frederick sighed, and stood up. Hendrix instinctively took a step back; his arrogance had vanished."Actually, I’m a very nice person. I just wanted to have a good talk, but why do you gu
What they didn’t realize was that Frederick’s phone, in his pocket, was still in the middle of a call.Frederick didn’t resist as they took him to the Enforcement Bureau.“Search him!”Before entering the Enforcement Bureau, one of the financial investigation officers conducted a body search and pulled a phone out of Frederick’s pocket. When he unlocked the screen and saw the ongoing call, his expression changed drastically.The officer was furious, and wanted to hit Frederick. “Don't play games with me!”“Touch me, and I’ll have you lying outside the Enforcement Bureau's door,” Frederick threatened with a cold gaze, stunning the officer in place. “Edmund, don’t make things worse. Once we’re inside, this guy will get what’s coming to him,” a senior officer nearby scolded.Edmund Hill took a deep breath, and shoved Frederick into the Enforcement Bureau.Frederick was taken into an interrogation room, handcuffed and shackled.“Name.”Edmund, who was in charge of the interrog
Seeing the man’s confident expression, Edmund hesitantly took out his phone and dialed his father’s number. However, his face grew increasingly grim as the call couldn’t get through. “No way! My dad is the chief of the State Enforcement Bureau! Who could take him down so quietly?” Edmund insisted, though his trembling hands and rapid breathing betrayed his inner panic. He kept trying to reach anyone connected to his father, but all the calls went unanswered.“Stop struggling. Let me tell you, your father was detained just ten minutes ago!” the middle-aged man said coldly. “According to the investigation, he owns over a thousand properties in the state. He also embezzled funds exceeding billions. At best, he’s looking at a life sentence.”Edmund collapsed to the ground upon hearing that.“No way! How could this happen... Who are you?” he asked the middle-aged man, stammering all the way.“Don’t you recognize me? I’m Levi.” Edmund was thunderstruck—Levi Zephyr, chief prosecutor
After speaking, Frederick left the interrogation without giving Edmund another glance. Edmund, now completely numb, watched in a daze as Frederick left.“By the way, whichever hand he used to touch me earlier, cut it off,” Frederick’s voice echoed back into the interrogation room from outside.All that was left for Edmund was despair. “How did you know I was here?” Frederick asked Levi. He wasn’t lying—he didn’t know Levi at all.“Lord Hades, I happened to be with Matthew when you were on the phone with him. I offered to come and take care of the mess. Please, don’t blame Matthew,” Levi quickly explained with a smile.Frederick nodded. He had been talking to Matthew when Edmund took him away.“What do you want in return?” Frederick asked directly. At Levi’s level, he wouldn’t be this deferential unless he needed something.“Lord Hades, I’ll be honest since you asked. Next month, I’ll be taking a post at the Northern Frontier. I hope you can take me under your wing,” Levi said
After a relentless and exhaustive search, Levi quickly discovered Jennifer's whereabouts."Lord Hades, we've located Ms. York! She's being held in an abandoned factory on the northern outskirts!" Levi personally led the rescue operation, and immediately reported his findings to Frederick."Great, you’ve done a good job!" Frederick's response made Levi overjoyed."Just call me Mr. Lester from now on," Frederick added.Frederick’s words indicated that he had preliminarily accepted Levi."Yes, Mr. Lester! We’ll arrive at the scene in ten minutes. We’ve deployed three hundred officers, enough to surround the factory completely. Not even a fly can get out!" Levi said excitedly."Secure the area once you arrive. Wait for my arrival before taking any action," Frederick instructed before hurrying to the scene himself.Levi’s team arrived shortly after. Three hundred law enforcement officers spread out, surrounding the abandoned factory.Inside the factory, Jennifer was tightly boun
"Stop moving! Who are you?" shouted the man in black, pressing the knife harder against Jennifer's neck; droplets of blood seeped out.Levi immediately stopped in his tracks, and said, "Calm down! I'm willing to trade myself for the hostage. I'm the chief prosecutor of State Supervision. If you want to escape, wouldn’t it be better to take me hostage instead?" The man in black hesitated as he eyed Levi suspiciously."How do I know if you're telling the truth?" he asked.Levi took out his official badge from his pocket, and tossed it to the man. The man caught the badge with one hand, and carefully examined it."Why would someone of your status willingly risk your life to become a hostage? What's your real motive?" he questioned."That's not your concern. You’ll only have to decide whether to accept the deal. I must tell you, you're already surrounded by law enforcement. Even if you have Jennifer as a hostage, they might risk hurting her to stop you. But if you take me instead,
Frederick saw the bloody hole in Levi’s chest, and quickly pieced together what must have happened before he arrived."You’re trained in combat?" Frederick asked, feeling a bit surprised."I practiced some martial arts, but unfortunately, I wasn’t skilled enough to beat that thug," Levi replied as he gasped for air. Blood kept coming out from his mouth, and his face grew paler by the second."As the chief prosecutor of State Supervision, was it necessary to risk your life like this?" Frederick hadn’t expected Levi to go to such lengths just to earn his favor."I didn’t want to miss this chance…but it looks like I’m about to die…" Levi could feel his strength fading, signaling that his time was nearly up. After all, the knife had pierced his heart."You won’t die so easily in my presence," Frederick said with a smirk. He bent down, and pulled the knife out of Levi’s chest."No, don’t!" one of the officers shouted in alarm. If the knife remained untouched, there was a slim chance L
Frederick chased after Jennifer, but under Five’s relentless attacks, he had to split his attention to dodge. This made him unable to fully increase his speed. He could barely keep up with them. At the same time, he couldn’t spare any energy to counterattack against Five.Before long, Frederick was covered in wounds. He lost track of how far he had chased them. All he knew was that the surroundings had become increasingly desolate. They had even arrived in a desert—a place that shouldn’t exist anywhere near Mirage City.However, he never gave up on chasing after them all day.Frederick finally came to a stop during nighttime. It wasn’t because he had given up—it was because he had reached the edge of a cliff.The person holding Jennifer stood at the edge and turned back to smirked at Frederick. The next moment, they tossed Jennifer over the cliff.“No!” Frederick screamed as his eyes widened in horror. He threw himself off the cliff, catching Jennifer in his arms. But now