It was Joseph, marching in perfect synchrony with the rest of the soldiers. He was dragging Samson's corpse behind him, and when he reached Fletcher, he tossed the corpse right at his feet.A dull thud as the corpse landed on the ground, along with the squelch of flesh as it landed in a pool of blood. The entire room was pin-drop silent. Everyone stared in horror at the scene before them. What was going on here? Liam was just a degenerate! Where did he even get so many soldiers? Who was the general that had arrived with them? Why was he obeying Liam's every command? Was Liam his superior? Everyone could not help but begin to speculate Liam's true identity. The color had drained from Fletcher's face. He stared, appalled, at the corpse by his feet. There was no doubt about it—it was Samson, dead as a doornail!It was also clear why Liam had done this—to deliver one of his subordinate's bodies right to his doorstep was, no doubt, an act of defiance and intimidation!What would
"Who… who are you…" Fletcher groaned. The moment he spoke, an excruciating pain shot through his chest and abdomen. His features twisted into a grotesque wince as he spat out another mouthful of blood. Then he laid back down and took his final breath!Even until the very last moment, he did not understand how he had died, nor who exactly he was dealing with. Who was this man? Why was he so powerful?The entire room was silent as everyone gaped at Fletcher's body, horrified, to say the least. Liam glanced at their faces coldly and said, "Anyone who dares to lay a finger on my family shall suffer the same consequences. From today onward, this nightclub shall be no more!"Everyone finally snapped out of their stupor. The guests all screamed and scurried away in all directions. Fletcher's men threw their weapons aside and joined the guests in getting out as quickly as their legs could take them. Unfortunately, the soldiers had the entire building surrounded, so there was no way ou
As Josiah said this, he even pressed the gun threateningly against Joseph's temple. "I don't care who you are. I am ordering you to get out of here. Skedaddle! No one is allowed to do anything on my territory without my permission. That's an order!"Although Joseph was technically Liam's subordinate, he was still a very high-ranking military official—a general, to be specific. Everyone treated him with respect, and no one had ever dared to speak to him this way at all, much less point a gun at his head. Joseph stared coldly at Josiah and said, "Are you a cop? You're from the headquarters? Does your boss Mr. Mosier know about this? Do you know that you're openly defying his orders?"Whilst Liam raided the nightclub, one of the passersby had called the police. Joseph, after receiving the call, thought that it was Nevaeh stirring up trouble, so he rushed over from the headquarters to give her a piece of his mind. When he arrived, he was surprised to discover that it was not Nevaeh aft
Glaring at Joseph and Liam, Josiah ordered, "Boys, take them away! If anyone dares to defy me, shoot them on the spot!"Josiah's men immediately whipped out their handcuffs and trudged toward Joseph and Liam. Liam scoffed at this and said, "Well, well, well! I must say, today is a rather eye-opening day for me! I didn't know there were so many corrupt and greedy scum in our nation's justice system!"All of a sudden, the door burst open, and in flocked an enormous amount of burly-looking men, all wielding weapons of all shapes and sizes. These were all of Fletcher's men, having been notified of the incident and rushed over to their aide. These men, as well as Josiah's subordinates combined, made up easily over three hundred people. Liam, Joseph, and their soldiers combined totaled a little less than thirty people, so clearly, they were severely outnumbered, but that did not mean they were overpowered. Aside from Liam, Joseph was also an incredibly adept fighter. He was a five-star G
To his horror, Howard did not so much as spare him a glance. Instead, he circled past Josiah and approached Liam directly. He bowed and said, "Mr. Cole, I'm so sorry it took me so long. I have already sealed off most of Fletcher's properties as you instructed, and the only one left is this nightclub!"We also made a very interesting discovery—we found a stock of illicit drugs in his property, amounting to over five hundred kilos in total!"Everyone gasped upon hearing this. In Biskeland, the penalty for 10 grams of illicit drugs was 10 years jail time, 20 years for 50 grams, and anything more than 500 grams was punishable by death!Five hundred kilograms was an astronomical number, far beyond their imagination!Josiah could hardly believe his eyes. He lowered his head, ashen-faced. This was it! Everything was over now! He was doomed!He foolishly thought that he was merely dealing with a degenerate, an attention-seeking wannabe. It turned out he had severely underestimated his o
"Please, I had no part in this! It was Mr. Iggy Little and Mr. Samson Kane who snatched the Stone family, not me. I beg you to see the truth and spare my life!" Liam was aware that the Drayton family had orchestrated the kidnapping, but he suspected there were others involved. At the cafe earlier, besides the common thugs, there were three highly skilled snipers. Their level of expertise was beyond the reach of the likes of Fletcher and his crew. Then there was Rex, who was clearly no ordinary thug but more like a seasoned special agent, someone Fletcher's people would not normally be able to hire. How did those professionals end up among the rank-and-file street toughs? It was evident they were after him. The snipers had not made a move when Celena arrived first at the cafe, but they sprang into action the moment he appeared. Liam's expression hardened as he demanded, "Tell me about the snipers. Who sent them?" The thug looked taken aback, his face a mask of bewilderment.
Liam was oblivious to Nevaeh's burning curiosity. He left the nightclub's loose ends in Howard's capable hands and made a beeline for the villa.Earlier, Celena had taken a bullet to the arm and had been further injured at the cafe. Anxious, Liam was eager to check on the extent of her wounds.He had barely left the nightclub when his phone erupted into a ring. It was Calum. Fearing the worst for Celena, Liam snatched up the call.Calum's voice crackled through. "Sir, you had suspicions of a mole in the villa. We've got him."Liam's voice turned icy, "Who is it?""It's Yaron, the janitor.""Where is he now?"The mention of Yaron, the unassuming janitor, cast a shadow over Liam's features.They had trusted Yaron with the cleaning because he had always seemed so straightforward and honest.It turned out to be true. Ever since they had brought Yaron on board, he had been nothing but stellar at his job and exceptionally kind to Jovie. However, who would have guessed that this very
"This poison is ruthless. Without the antidote, it'll spread through your body in ten minutes and seize your heart."Yaron's eyes widened in alarm, clearly recognizing the deadly nature of the poison.While Calum remained oblivious to Yaron's plight, Liam observed everything with a keen eye.The silver instrument glinted in Yaron's grip, his presence in the villa with one dark purpose: to take out Liam.That was why he would not spill a word until he was face-to-face with Liam.However, Liam was one step ahead, shockingly quick to act. He jammed the poisoned instrument into his own flesh before Yaron could make his move.Calum snapped to reality at Liam's command, his eyes wide as he took in Yaron's shocked face and the creeping black-purple stain on his arm.Calum's voice was heavy with guilt. "Sir, I've failed you. I didn't see the poison and failed to protect you. I'm ready for your judgment."The rest of the soldiers followed suit, their voices echoing in the room, "We're a
However, Andy was a smooth talker, so the eldest member of the Drayton family liked him. Because of that, the head of the family tolerated him. That was why Andy, who was just a member of the branch family, dared to be so cocky.Andy saw Howard standing at the side from the corner of his eye as he spoke. He thought of what Howard said earlier, and that made his blood boil.He pointed at Howard and bellowed, "Uncle Derrick, this Howard is trash as well. You have no idea. I told him I was a member of the Drayton family, yet he did not take our family seriously at all."Not only did he have his men capture me, but he said cockily that he wanted to lock me up forever, and nobody could stop him."Weren't you very cocky before this, Mr. Mosier? Go on. Continue acting cocky in front of my uncle now. Detain me and lock me up forever."Andy took a couple of steps closer to Howard as he said that. He extended his hands arrogantly and said, "Come on. I have my hands stretched out for you. Hu
Soon, Andy and the thugs from the nightclub yesterday were released.Andy saw Derrick standing at the entrance of the police headquarters at a glance. He got so excited that he shouted, "Uncle Derrick! Uncle Derrick!"Fletcher's subordinates were incredibly excited to see Derrick as well. All of them shouted, "Mr. Derrick Drayton!"One of the subordinates was in Drunham City because Derrick arranged for him to be there. After he was brought to Derrick's side, he smiled apologetically and said, "Thank you for saving me, sir. Don't worry. Fletcher's faction and properties are all here. I'll be able to rebuild the faction here very soon."In other words, even if Fletcher was out of the picture, he would be able to thrive in Drunham City and replace Fletcher.However, Derrick shot an icy glare at him and sneered. "Hmph! How shameless of you to say that? There are so many of you, yet you can't deal with a small loser who only married into the Stone family."If it wasn't because this w
Howard did not expect that the Drayton family would have a connection with the Carter family. They could even produce a token from the Carter family."Mr. Derrick Drayton, I didn't expect that your family and the Carters go way back. You even got the Carter family's token out," said Howard.Derrick sneered and said, "Enough with the nonsense. Howard, my family did the Carter family a favor back then, that's why the general of the Carter family gave this token to us. He promised us that we could take out this token if we were ever in a bind in the future, and they would help us!"I'm taking out this token today to tell you that I'm going to bail Andy out of here. I'd like to see who in Drunham City has the guts to stop me!"Howard was stunned, and then he fell silent.He did not think that Derrick would take out a token from the Carter family.The Carter family was the top family in Mirstone. Nobody in Mirstone would dare to go against the Carter family. Derrick became even more
Meanwhile, Derrick and his men were already at the entrance of the police headquarters.Derrick's eyes were burning with rage as he looked at the door that was shut tightly. A sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Hmph. Looks like they already know I'm coming, so they are deliberately trying to assert dominance."Then, he asked his driver next to him, "Where are our men? Have they all arrived?"The driver nodded and said, "They're here, Mr. Derrick. They are all waiting at the side. We'll tear down the main door to the police headquarters once you give the command."Derrick nodded with satisfaction. Then, he shouted at the police headquarters, "Howard! You're just the chief of the police headquarters! How dare you lock me outside?""I'd like to see how powerful you are today, Howard! Come on, guys. Take it down!"At his command, a group of burly men rushed out of the black van next to him. They were all holding thick bats, and they rushed up to the door ferociously.Right at t
At first, Yafe and the rest of the Stone family were stunned after they heard what Liam said. Then, they all burst out laughing.Yafe looked at Liam with a mocking gaze and said, "Are you kidding me, Liam? You're going to get the Draytons to come and apologize in person? Come on, that's the Drayton family we're talking about! Do you think they are just some nobody?"Right now, I don't want to waste my breath anymore. As long as you're able to stop the Drayton family from targeting us, I'm more than grateful. Don't you forget that you're the one who wanted to leave the Stone family? So, stop dragging us into your mess."Liam shot the crowd with an icy glare and brought Celena out of the Stone Mansion.Celena was still in a slight daze after they got into the car. Liam put on her safety belt for her and asked, "What's the matter, dear? Are you still worried about the Draytons?"Celena nodded and replied, "Yes. After all, all these were caused by the conflict between Andy and us. Jus
Liam wanted to ask what the family heirloom was, but he had no choice but to let it be after he heard what Yonatan said.However, Liam heard Yonatan's voice again, saying, "I've never seen that thing, but I heard from the Drayton family members that it was from a big shot in the military."The military?Liam's eyebrows furrowed once he heard it had something to do with the military. Then, he kicked Yonatan away, making him land next to the thugs.Yonatan passed out because of that kick.Once the thugs saw their leader was out cold, they took a couple of steps back in fear.However, Liam did not care about them at all. He looked at Yafe and the others instead.Once the Stone family members saw that they were out of the woods, they became cocky again.Yafe and Sherah, in particular, were so cocky that they ran up to Liam and condemned him, "Look what you've done! You're bad luck! What else can you do other than cause us trouble? Do you know who that is? He is from the Drayton fam
Yonatan was infuriated and bellowed, "So this is how you're going to play! Alright! I'm not going to stop until I kill you today!"Yonatan was radiating an intense desire to battle. That was the air exuded by a fighter of Fourth Order War King caliber.The Stone family was so frightened by the air he exuded that their faces turned pale. All of them took more than ten steps back in fear, afraid they would be injured by mistake.Yonatan clenched his fist and charged at Liam like a ferocious beast. His fist was packing so much power that it created a sonic boom, cutting through the air and going for Liam's face.The punch was so powerful that it could kill a bull right away.The Stone family thought Liam was going to die. Nobody would be able to survive a punch like that.Yonatan thought the same. He was very confident in his ability. He looked into Liam and knew he used to be a soldier, as well as a good fighter. However, so what?No matter how skilled Liam was in combat, could he
The moment Liam stepped into view, the Stone family members lit up as if they had spotted their guardian angel. They pointed at him, their voices rising in a chorus of relief and accusation. "Mr. Yonatan, look over here! It's Liam! I said they weren't with us!""Exactly! Mr. Yonatan, see for yourself, Liam's not part of our family!""Mr. Yonatan, now that Liam's here, if you're looking to pin the blame on someone, he's your man!""Liam, you actually showed up. If you hadn't crossed the Drayton family, would we, the Stones, have ever been dragged into this mess?""Liam, Celena, you two are nothing but trouble. You've left the family, so why keep stirring the pot for us?"...The air crackled with the Stone family's collective outrage, their faces twisted in anger as if they were ready to rip Liam and Celena to shreds.Celena and Liam's arrival was pure happenstance. They were just in the neighborhood to check in on an old friend when they overheard Yonatan's boastful taunts.Lia
Yonatan did not even bother to look at him. He checked his watch with a chilling laugh and said, "You've got ten minutes for Liam to show up. Don't say I didn't warn you."The words sent a wave of shock through Yafe and the rest of the Stone family, who stared at Yonatan, panic-stricken.Yafe was a mess, desperate to explain, but the sight of Yonatan's henchmen, eager and ready for a fight, stopped him dead in his tracks."Mr. Yonatan, I swear it's the truth. Liam has nothing to do with the Stone family anymore. You've made a mistake!"Yafe's face was flushed with urgency as he tried to convince the unmoved man."It's true, Mr. Yonatan! Liam and Celena were kicked out of the Stone family ages ago.""That's right! He's got nothing to do with us anymore. If you're after Liam, go to the villa at Emerald Lake. He's there, not here with us.""Mr. Yonatan, if you head over to Drunham City and ask anyone, they'll tell you the same thing: Liam and Celena have no ties to us Stones anymor