In Erudia, a private jet landed at North Hampton Airport, where all international flights experienced an eight-hour delay because of it.
At the private passageway were five men in suits and leather shoes, standing as straight as a javelin.
Every now and then, they would raise their wrist to look at the time, for a big shot was coming to town.
The upper-class society of North Hampton had learned about his arrival, but no one had the capability to get an inch closer to the private passageway.
Even the richest man in North Hampton who came to pay homage was chased away.
Finally, there were movements coming from the passageway.
“God of War!!!” the mass cried out, their eyes filled with awe and veneration at the sight of the undefeatable legend of Erudia.
He, who was dubbed the God of War, was the one and only five-star war God in the history of Erudia.
Once, he’d inflicted a crushing defeat on the strongest battalions in eighteen countries. He was an overbearing and formidable man.
He who overwhelmed the world with his unparalleled power had even created the Five Great Wars Regiment, Cavalry Regiment, and many more.
…
Setting foot on his homeland, Levi Garrison was overcome with emotions.
Once upon a time, he used to be an orphan who was abandoned on the streets of North Hampton and then adopted by the Garrison family.
However, the Garrison family had never been fond of him.
His adoptive parents, who had a tendency to beat and scold him, treated him like an outsider.
As for the outsiders, they treated him as a nobody.
But he didn’t care a stiver. He had always been proud of his surname since he was a child, and he strived to bring glory to this family when he grew older.
At last, Levi had established Levi Group, the largest dark horse in North Hampton’s business community.
With billions of assets, it ranked among the forefront of North Hampton, pushing the declining Garrison family to the top.
However, not only did the Garrison family showed no signs of appreciation, they even harbored dissatisfaction towards him. Jealous of his success, they regarded him as a thorn in their flesh and coveted Levi Group.
No matter his wealth and power, unless they were in control, he was just an outsider in the Garrison family’s eyes.
Eventually, on Levi’s wedding night, the Garrison family plotted a frame-up against him by getting him drunk before tossing him onto his sister-in-law’s bed. They wanted to create the illusion that he was doing something untoward to her and was caught in bed by his brother and adoptive parents.
That night, the Garrison family had brutally broken his limbs and left him on the road like a wild dog.
Not only was he handicapped, but he also had to take the flak for something he didn’t commit.
From an upstart in the business world, he had become the target of disdain overnight.
And the next day, he had been punished for several crimes and sentenced to six years in prison.
He could never forget the ruthless and sinister faces of everyone in the Garrison family and the ridicule of his friends, classmates, and business partners.
More so, he could never forget the disappointment on his newly wedded wife, Zoey’s face.
He had regarded the Garrison family as his home and devoted himself to the family.
Yet, they treated him like trash.
It felt as if a knife was being twisted in his heart every time he thought about this.
How he hated the Garrison family!
But who would have thought that Levi had been secretly transferred away from prison to join the military?
In a few years, he dominated the military world and became the one and only five-star God of War.
Now that he came back, the Garrison family ought to stay on their toes.
“How’s it going, Azure Dragon?” Levi asked.
Azure Dragon, the commander of the Five Great Wars Regiment, took a step forward and said respectfully, “Sir, I’m afraid your wife, Ms. Zoey Lopez will remarry at ten o’clock tonight!”
Ever since Zoey’s husband was sent to prison on their wedding night, she had been living like a widow.
Only God knew how much pressure she was put under.
And right now, the person Levi couldn’t wait to see the most was Zoey.
After a moment of hesitation, Azure Dragon continued, “To add on, Sir, the Garrison family is holding a successful listing celebration banquet at the Crystal Palace Hotel tonight! Many people had invited the God of War just now, including the Garrison family, but I didn’t accept nor refuse directly.”
“What time?” Levi asked tersely.
“Eight o’clock, Sir.”
“Okay. Tell the Garrison family I will attend the banquet!”
Since the time for the two events didn’t clash, Levi gladly accepted the invitation.
The celebration banquet for the public listing of Garrison Group was held at North Hampton’s Crystal Palace Hotel.
With the help of Levi Group, they had become a rich and powerful family in one fell swoop.
The hall was bustling with noise and excitement, and sounds of glasses clinking could be heard ringing in the air every now and then.
“God bless the Garrison family,” said Joseph, the head of the Garrison family. “The younger generations are the stars among men. Garrison Group is now listed and has become an upstart in North Hampton!”
Joseph’s three sons and daughter welcomed their guests with bright smiles on their faces.
The younger generation of the Garrison family was all the smugger and prouder because, after today, the Garrison family would become a powerful family, and they would become one of the top rich kids.
Most of the guests who attended today’s banquet were from the top circle in North Hampton.
“Garrison, do you know what happened today?! Your celebration party is nothing compared to that.” They were gossiping about the major event that had happened today.
“Yeah! I heard that a big shot has arrived in North Hampton!”
“The richest man in North Hampton wanted to meet him but was shooed away. Apparently, he’s not qualified enough!”
“So? Jesse Nielsen had been waiting for five hours in advance at the airport!”
Joseph nodded. “Yes, I know about that too. I even sent someone to invite this big shot to the celebration party!”
“No way! Why would this big shot attend such a party?”
No one believed it.
In fact, as an upstart, Joseph was just trying his luck.
“Dad!” shouted Jaycob, the second eldest son of the Garrison family could be seen running over. “The big shot has accepted our invitation to attend our celebration banquet! He’s on the way!”
“Jesus! God has indeed blessed the Garrison family!”
Everyone in the Garrison family could barely conceal their delight as this was their chance to reach the sky in a single bound.
The grandchildren of the Garrison family gathered together, sunshine flooding their souls.
Levi’s brother, Bryan, and sister-in-law, Victoria, smiled. “Well, it all starts with Levi’s imprisonment that the Garrison family is at where we are today…”
“Right, speaking about Levi, do you guys know today’s the day that kid gets out of prison?!” somebody asked abruptly.
“Really? Isn’t that bad luck? Why did he have to be released on such a big day?!”
“Please, please, please don’t come back! He’s the Garrison family’s biggest disgrace!”
Victoria’s lips tugged into a sneer. “Speaking of which, Levi is the crowning glory of the Garrison family’s status today.”
“That’s what he’s supposed to do!” Bryan said. “He should contribute to the Garrison family for raising him, an orphan! His multi-billion Levi Group means nothing. To put it bluntly, he’s just a dog raised by the Garrison family!”
Someone gave a chortle. “As a matter of fact, I’ve been interested in Levi’s wife for a long time now. She’s still widowed, and I’m so going to marry her!”
The man’s remark caused gales of laughter.
“Everyone, stop what you’re doing. I have an important announcement to make,” Joseph said and went on to announce that the big shot was coming.
A thunderous applause was heard.
But when the applause had died down, there was still someone clapping.
The sound was loud and clear, approaching from afar.
On the red carpet, a man came clapping, looking bold and energetic.
His stride gave off a majestic and imposing aura, which made the mass hold their breaths.
“It’s Levi!” Bryan and Victoria exclaimed.
Suddenly, all eyes were riveted on him.
“I forgot this little brat got out of jail today!” Levi’s adoptive parents spoke in unison.
Ignoring the astonished gazes darted at his way, Levi walked step by step towards Joseph.
“A little bird told me that the company is now listed. How are you feeling, Joseph? Are you happy?”
Levi flashed him a meaningful smile.
“How dare you show up here, you insolent brat! And what did you just call me?” Joseph’s fury sprang to life.
“Who let him in? Didn’t you know he just got out of prison? How inauspicious!”
Bryan rose to his feet. “What the hell are you doing here, Levi?”
Levi sized him up. “Why can’t I be here?”
“Well, for starters, you’re an orphan! The Garrison family has raised you, but you were ambitious and ungrateful. You had inordinate ambitions for your sister-in-law, and you wanted to take possession of the Garrison family! You’d even tried to kill your parents when things go south! Have you no conscience? Do you have any sense of morality left in your heart?”
“You’ve lost your reputation in North Hampton, and everyone knows that. Have you no shame to have the brass neck to come round here?”
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Why did they all look so ferocious, as if they were here to eat someone up?
Clark had a conflicted look on his face as he hid all the way at the back.
When he first stepped out, he had instantly recognized all of them.
They were all the top-notch leaders of South Hampton.
Especially Xabian, who was the most important person from South Hampton.
How could he not know him?
Of all people, who would have thought that they had offended Levi?
“Hahahah…”
Xabian burst out laughing when he heard Levi.
He was overjoyed.
It’s been too long since he had met such an arrogant young man.
He had met arrogant young men before, but he killed all of them.
He believed that Levi would be one of them as well.
“Kiddo, you really don’t know who I am, do you?”
Xabian asked.
“I don’t, and I don’t need to know either, because I know that you are not my match.”
Tyrannical.
Arrogant.
Insufferable.
However, Levi had a certain calmness about him that controlled the entire atmosphere.
This made Xabian panic a little.
He recalled how Grover had attempted to stop him.
Was this kiddo really an heir from Oakland City?
“Are you from Oakland City?”
Xabian asked him tentatively.
“No, I was born and bred in North Hampton.”
Levi said.
“Good then!”
Xabian smiled.
“Kiddo, let me tell you, there are some people in this world that you cannot afford to offend! One example would be my grandson. I, Xabian Goel, have said before that I will destroy the families of whoever that dares to even touch my grandson! It’s been twenty-four years, and no one has dared to even touch my grandson. You are the very first one, and you chopped off his hand!”
Xabian spoke calmly as if he were just narrating a story.
However, everyone caught the chills and began perspiring as they heard him speak.
“What do you think I should do with you?”
Suddenly, Xabian lowered his tone and growled at him.
“Kill me?”
Levi chuckled.
“Yes, and to slice you into thousands of pieces! None of your family members will live to see the day either! Every single one of you will be chopped up into pieces to feed the dogs!”
Xabian hated Levi to his very core.
“You like dogs, don’t you? I’ll chop off both your hands and have the wild dogs eat them bit by bit! I want you to watch it with your very own eyes!!!”
No one had ever seen such a frightening Xabian before.
It has been fifty years, and only Levi has been able to push him to the edge like this.
“Excellent speech! However, you can’t do anything to me!”
Levi was applauding him.
“Why? Let me tell you, I don’t care who you are, I am definitely taking you down today!”
Xabian roared savagely.
“Haha, when it comes to who I am, you may not be able to afford to offend me!”
Levi suddenly laughed.
He looked at Clark and the rest of the group as he smiled, “Or rather, you can’t afford to offend anyone of us here.”
CHAPTER 802
“Oh? Then who are you?”
Xabian asked.
Levi smiled, “Guys, introduce yourselves!”
All of them stood up and began introducing themselves.
“Xayden Fairfield, commander-in-chief of the Haven Warzone!”
“Weston Zink, commander-in-chief of the Chillshire Warzone!”
“Stanley Hodge, commander-in-chief of the Southlake Warzone!”
“Darren Mackson, commander-in-chief of the Northlake Warzone!”
“Zayden Ziggler, commander-in-chief of the Westview Warzone!”
“Percy Covington, commander-in-chief of the North Hampton Warzone!”
“Mike Pence, commander-in-chief of the South City Warzone!”
…
Xabian and his group were all dumbfounded when that group introduced themselves one by one.
Every single one of them gaped as if they had just been struck by lightning.
In fact, one might even be able to stuff eggs into their gaping mouths.
At this juncture, Clark stood up as well and shouted, “Clark Pond, commander-in-chief of the South Hampton warzone!”
Bang!
When they saw Clark, Xabian and the other South Hampton leaders were completely shocked beyond words.
It was too shocking for them to see Clark Pond!
They did not completely believe in the self-reported identities of the seven people before him.
However, every single one of them knew who Clark Pond was.
He was the real deal, which meant that the others were real too!
The commanders-in-chief from all eight warzones were gathered here!
What kind of background does he have?
Xabian was so powerful, he was not afraid of the Southern Union nor the prominent families from Oakland City. However, no matter how strong he was, he could not help but bow to this group of people.
Who is he then?
Three hundred over eyes all fell on Levi, as they were all curious about who he really was.
“Go on, continue!”
Levi urged them.
“Azure Dragon, serving the Western Region as the King of War!”
“Phoenix, serving the Southern Region as the King of War!”
“White Tiger, serving the Eastern Region as the King of War!”
“Black Tortoise, serving the North Region as the King of War!”
“Kirin, serving the Central Region as the King of War!”
……
The five Kings of War stood up together to introduce themselves.
Shocking!
Extremely shocking!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
……
Each of the prominent leaders from South Hampton knelt down on the ground one by one.
Their knees had become so weak they could not support their bodies any longer.
Frightening!
It was absolutely horrifying!
Not only were the eight commanders-in-chief there, but even the five Kings of War were also there!
What else was left to do?
No background?
He was his own strongest background!
Jaron stared at White Tiger and suddenly understood why he had lost.
The White Tiger was the renowned unstoppable killer on the battlefield.
It was just natural for him to be defeated!
In total, there were more than ten of them, and each of them was top army leader!
What could they do now?
Next, every single person looked at the same person in complete unison — Levi.
The five Kings of War were there, and the eight commanders-in-chief were all there.
Could he be….
CHAPTER 803
That thought alone made everyone go numb and their blood curdle, as a stream of chilly air raced through their bodies.
In front of everyone, Xabian’s face fell.
C-c-could he be…
Could he be that legendary figure?
The only Five-Star God of War in the entire history of Erudia!
The God of War himself!
That explained why he was so nonchalant about everything.
No wonder he dared to touch the Prince Gang…
Turns out he was the God of War!
Xabian had heard that the Gates and Caesar families were wiped out because they came to South City.
Also, it seemed that the Master of the Southern Union had come to South City for the sake of his disciple, only to lose all contact after that.
……
Now it was all clear. They were all defeated by this colossal god.
With his presence, so what if all the prominent families in South Hampton banded together?
Regret!
Utter regret!
Grover had come to him personally to advise him to leave.
He paid no heed to that advice as he was too anxious.
Come to think of it now, it was a close shave!
For Grover to come and advise him, it showed that he was really not Levi’s match.
“I am Xabian Goel of South Hampton, here to pay my respects to the God of War!”
Bang! He fell on his knees in front of Levi.
“All of us are here to pay our respects to the God of War!”
Everyone followed suit as they knelt down and shouted together.
Jaron and the other younger ones were all too stunned by what they saw and could not react at all.
When they saw their grandfathers and fathers kneeling down on the floor one by one, they were completely dumbfounded.
“Kneel down! Why are you still stunned?”
They were forced to get down onto the floor and to all kneel before Levi.
“We did not know who we were dealing with and we offended you, Sir. Please punish us! All I ask of you is to protect the Goel family lineage!”
Xabian’s head was stuck to the ground as he begged fervently.
Having offended the God of War, all he hoped for was to be able to keep his family lineage.
It was the same for everyone else.
They could handle any punishment, as long as Levi allowed them to save one descendent in order to keep their lineage.
Levi looked at Clark and the rest of them, “It’s all your fault! I was about to just kill a few of them. Because of you, my identity is exposed!”
“It’s our fault, Chief!”
Clark and the other leaders all looked down like guilty children.
“Let’s do this. You can all escape death but there will still be punishment! From now on, all of you will have to yield to me! Every year, you have to provide for the military expenses, do charity work, and contribute to South Hampton’s development!”
Levi said.
“We are willing!”
They were simply overjoyed that Levi was willing to let them off.
At least they could protect their families.
Clark and the others shook their heads with bitter smiles.
Before Levi had even reached South Hampton, he had united all the twenty-nine prominent families from South Hampton.
Xabian said, “Sir, twenty nine out of the top thirty prominent families of South Hampton are here, except for the Jones family. What do you think?”
CHAPTER 804
Levi was delighted when he heard that question.
He did not expect to gather all thirty families, except for the Joneses.
What a coincidence!
The Joneses did not see this coming at all.
All of the thirty prominent families were now under Levi, except for the Jones family.
“There is no need to do anything to the Joneses yet.”
Levi smiled.
“Yes, sir!”
Xabian had a harsh look in his eyes. With just one look from Levi, he immediately understood that there was bad blood between the Joneses and Levi.
From then onwards, the twenty-nine prominent South Hampton families completely ostracized the Jones family.
Even the other families’ followed suit as they were all controlled by Xabian and the other prominent families.
With that, the entire South Hampton had effectively ostracized the Jones family…
Just that they had no idea at all.
The South Hampton prominent families immediately left.
They had never expected that after this trip, they would lose control over their own families, and would be controlled by one person from now onwards.
Tyler rushed there as he felt that things were going terribly wrong.
From the various clues, he guessed that Lucas was in trouble.
This group of people did not say anything about it, which meant that it was a huge problem.
On the way, Tyler ran into Xabian and group.
“What? Elder Goel is really at South City?”
Tyler was completely shocked and immediately got down from the car to greet him.
“Hmm? The Joneses?”
Because of Levi, everyone suppressed themselves when they saw Tyler.
He felt that they had grown a lot more distant.
The Joneses were at least in the top six of the royal and prominent families, so they were extremely familiar with them.
Why are they behaving this way?
“What are you doing here?”
Xabian asked impatiently.
If not for Levi’s instructions, he would have destroyed the Jones family.
“I was worried about Lucas, so I came here to take a look.”
Tyler said.
“That’s right, he is in trouble. Big trouble, in fact.”
Xabian said coldly.
“Oh, big trouble?”
Tyler was taken aback.
Indeed, for Elder Goel himself to come and settle this, it must be a serious matter.
Indeed, something big had erupted.
Something massive.
“Mmm, Lucas was castrated, while the other members of the Prince Gang had their legs chopped off! Even I have lost an arm!”
Jaron said as he walked to the front.
When Tyler saw that Jaron had lost one arm, he was so startled he nearly fainted.
The heir of the Prince Gang actually had his hand chopped off.
This was unimaginable!
If it was in Southern region of Erudia, who would dare to even touch Jaron?
It would an understatement to say that the Goel family’s power and influence were second to none in the South.
However, someone actually chopped off one of his hands?
And castrated Lucas too?
What courage is this?
Both of Tyler’s legs trembled as he stammered, “Wh-who did this?”
CHAPTER 805
Jaron gasped in shock, “It’s God of War!”
Gasp!
“What?”
Tyler staggered backwards and almost fell to the ground.
Of all the people, they offended God of War.
No wonder so many people got incapacitated.
“So you all didn’t manage to take revenge?” Tyler asked.
“Are you kidding? Do you think I can defeat the God of War?” The Goel patriarch took a step forward and gave him a killer stare.
“No, this is not what I meant. I’m just impressed by the fact that you managed to escape from God of War!” Tyler immediately sucked up to him.
“Get lost!” Xabian exclaimed.
“What has become of the Joneses? What a shame!”
…
Other family heads started laughing at Tyler.
“Huh?”
Tyler got more and more confused.
What’s going on?
Why is everyone making fun of the Joneses?
Tyler had no clue what was happening, but he could feel they were boycotting him.
It was as if the Jones family had lost its footing among the South Hampton’s elite class.
Everyone left since they did not bother to entertain Tyler anymore.
After knowing the problem, Tyler returned to South Hampton at once.
At the Joneses’ manor, Tyler exclaimed, “Grandpa, bad news!”
“What happened?”
Michael and the rest cast him a curious glance.
Tyler reported everything to his family members.
“Say that again? Lucas offended the God of War? All members of the Prince Gang were crippled?” Michael was stunned.
“Hold on. Isn’t it Levi we were talking about? What has he got to do with the legend?” Wales wondered.
Tyler shot daggers at him, “Are you stupid? God of War knows everything since he’s in South City! He must have known Lucas’ whereabouts the moment he stepped into the city.”
“I guess you’re right.” The brother rubbed his head in embarrassment.
“But why would God of War deal with all these insignificant people? Is it even worth his time and effort?” Michael asked in suspicion.
Tyler let out a sigh, “I’ve been thinking about this too, grandpa. I suspect God of War has found out Levi’s identity.”
The grandfather was dumbstruck, “You mean… God of War took care of Levi because he knows Levi is my grandson?”
“Yes! I can’t think of any other logical explanations. He must have learned that Levi is a member of the Joneses and went to his aid.” Tyler was very sure about it.
“Levi should be ashamed of himself for dragging the God of War into this!” Michael was infuriated.
“We nearly got Lucas to get rid of him, yet this happened. How can he be so fortunate?”
Instead of eliminating Levi, this incident brought him even closer to the Jones family.
Why is it so hard to get rid of him?
What should we do next?
“Grandpa, Levi will be the death of the Joneses. We have to kill him before he destroys the family.” A fierce glint flashed through Wales’ eyes.
Michael nodded, “He’s a threat to us. We’ll be in deep trouble if his identity is exposed!”
“If that happens, we have no choice but to accept him into the family. The Joneses will then turn into a laughing stock!” Wales sighed.
Tyler gave it a thought and proposed, “Grandpa, what if I get someone to wipe out his identity?”
“That sounds like a good idea. As long as his records are all wiped out from the system, no one could associate him with our family anymore.” Michael responded in excitement.
By hook or by crook, the Jones family just wanted to distance themselves away from Levi as quickly as possible.
But after finding out about Levi’s true identity, the Joneses went begging for him to return and acknowledge his relationship with the family.
Of course, this turn of events would only happen later on.
“Alright! Wales, do it as soon as possible. He’ll then have to flee South City or even be forced to leave Erudia! We’ll be able to live in peace after this!” Michael instructed.
Once Wales left, Tyler frowned and said, “There’s something else I wish to tell you, grandpa. I was talking to the Goel patriarch and the rest but they seem hostile, as if they wanted to beat me up. I’m not sure what was going on.”
It was as if all of these prominent families ganged up on the Joneses.
Tyler felt something was amiss, but he could not quite put his finger on it.
“Don’t overthink! I think it’s all because you went to South City with the group and came back in one piece, whereas the others were all incapacitated. They must be mad about it.” Michael analyzed.
“That’s true! The entire Prince Gang was crippled, and only Wales and I were spared. I guess I can understand why they’re mad at me.” Tyler was enlightened.
That, however, was not why they were boycotted.
At that moment, Wales had arrived at the said department. He pulled some strings and was ready to get them to remove Levi’s records from the system.
The officer immediately complied with his order as soon as Wales revealed his identity.
In a short while, the department officer, who was sweating bullets, walked out of the office.
He looked panicked as if he had encountered a big problem.
“Did something go wrong?” Wales asked.
“Yes, we can’t erase Levi Garrison’s record from the system!”
The officer wiped the cold sweat of his forehead.
“What? How come?”
CHAPTER 807
Wales was surprised. How difficult can it be to remove a person’s identity from the database?
“So? What’s the problem? You’re authorized to remove a person’s records, aren’t you?” Wales questioned.
“Sir, I don’t even have the authority to access his file, let alone remove his record from the database!”
The officer took a deep breath.
“What do you mean you’re not authorized? Are you kidding me? He’s just an orphan. Why would someone limit the access to his file?” Wales uttered in disbelief.
“Not only we have limited access to Levi Garrison’s file, but it’s also classified as the SSSSS-class! That is equivalent to the nation’s top official secrets! No one in South Hampton has the power to retrieve his file!”
“Deleting his records from the system is just like wringing water from a stone!”
Even the officer got a shock handling such a highly confidential document for the first time. His face turned pale and the man broke out in a cold sweat.
How can he asks me to clear his records? Is he trying to get me into trouble?
He gasped and tried to regained his composure.
“Are you sure?” Wales gritted his teeth and asked. He still found it hard to believe the younger man’s words.
“100% positive. I’ve checked over and over again.” The officer exclaimed.
“Alright then. Thank you.” Wales had no choice but to leave in disappointment. He had to tell the Joneses what happened here.
After Wales left, the officer collapsed onto a chair near him.
One of his colleagues once tried retrieving an S-class file and alarmed the entire department.
And today, he almost opened a Pandora’s box by attempting to access an SSSSS-class file!
The shock was just too much for him.
Suddenly, the control room in the department received a mysterious call.
Soon, the department head gathered everyone.
The officer turned ashen-faced, and his forehead was soaked in sweat.
Everyone wondered what was going on.
“The head of National Security Agency and commander-in-chief of South Hampton’s army called to find out if we’re investigating Levi Garrison!” He shot an angry glance at everyone.
“That person’s information is Erudia’s top secret! The head of the NSA warned us that the act of retrieving his file is a crime, and he’ll come personally to look into this matter.”
Bang!
The officer who helped Wales to check on Levi’s status passed out and collapsed onto the ground all of a sudden.
He did not expect this to happen.
Who is this Levi Garrison? What is his identity?
Are all Joneses as idiotic as Wales? Where on the earth did they find the courage to wipe out his records?
Many people were aware of what happened earlier, but no one dared to say anything about it.
They too, broke out in a cold sweat.
They couldn’t imagine what was like to have an identity like Levi’s.
CHAPTER 808
Meanwhile, Wales arrived home after leaving the department.
“Everything settled? That’s fast.” Both Michael and Tyler asked as they were surprised to see him back so soon.
“Nope, grandpa. They can’t delete his records from the database!” Wales had an unpleasant look on his face.
“How come? They can’t even remove the records of someone as insignificant as Levi?”
Both of them refused to believe Wales.
The latter nodded, “Not only that. They are not authorized to access his file at all!”
“What?” The grandfather stood up right away.
Tyler was also dumbfounded.
“Not authorized to access his file?”
They widened their eyes in disbelief.
“That’s right! His file was classified as SSSSS, which is equivalent to the country’s top secret! Even the officers there got the shock of their lives! Unbelievable!”
The color drained out of Wales’ face as he recounted the incident.
“How is this possible? Levi’s file is classified under the SSSSS class? Levi Garrison? But he’s a nobody!”
Michael and Tyler were completely stunned.
Wales said in a helpless tone, “I even double confirmed with the officer to make sure the name was correct, and all I got was the same answer!”
“But how?” They could not accept this.
Tyler’s eyes glistened and gently patted the back of his head, “I think I know why.”
“Why?”
Michael and Wales turned their attention to Tyler.
“We all know Levi’s background, right?” Tyler asked.
“Of course. He’s from the Garrison family from the capital city. To them, even the Goels are just nobody.” Wales said.
Tyler nodded, “See, that’s it! Since the Garrison family had deserted Levi, of course they would think of ways to erase all his connections with them.”
Michael’s eyes flickered with hope, “So you’re saying, the Garrisons did this?”
“That’s right! This is the only logical explanation I can think of. Only the Garrisons have to power to classify people’s personal records under the SSSSS class!” Tyler nodded steadily.
“You’re right. The Garrisons do have the power to do so!” Michael responded with a smile.
Wales shot out a vicious stare and said, “Levi Garrison is a bast*rd. He doesn’t even know who his parents are, yet he still tries to cling onto the Jones family!”
Michael did not show any changes to his expression when Wales was bashing Levi.
He was not even bothered by how Wales indirectly attacked his daughter.
This clearly showed how much he hated Emma!
“I’ll never allow such a bast*rd to enter the Jones family. Over my dead body!” Michael roared.
CHAPTER 809
“Grandpa, though we don’t want to admit our relationship with Levi, we cannot deny the fact that the God of War has rescued him. One day, we’ll still have to repay his kindness!” Tyler said.
“What should we do then?” Michael asked.
“Perhaps we should give the legend a gift?” Tyler suggested.
“What should we give?” Michael stroke his chin as he pondered.
“Paintings and jewelry might be exquisite, but I don’t think he’s into these things. As a warrior, he must be fond of weapons. Grandpa, we do have an ancient bronze sword, don’t we? Shall we give it to him?” Tyler proposed.
Upon hearing the suggestion, Michael burst out laughing, “You’re indeed the man the Jones family can rely on! Brilliant!”
“With this gift, not only can we repay his kindness, but we might also gain his favor as well!”
“Come on, let’s send the gift over!” Without hesitation, Tyler immediately had the gift delivered to South City Warzone.
Mike looked at the gift and did not know what to do with it. He contacted Levi and told him about the gift from the Joneses.
“Keep it.” Levi ordered.
In just a short while, Seth delivered the gift to Morris Group.
Unwrapping the gift box, a bronze sword that was covered in rust showed itself. It carried a musty metallic odor.
The sword was an antique the Jones family bid during an auction for three hundred million.
“How generous of them.” Levi smirked.
“I wonder how would they react if they find out the sword is with me?”
Levi then instructed Mike to inform the Joneses that he was pleased with the gift and had accepted it.
Upon receiving an update from the God of War, the Joneses were exhilarated, especially Michael. He was so excited that he could not sleep the whole night.
After all, it was the first time the God of War communicated with them directly.
The Jones family were utterly pleasantly surprised.
Imagine how Michael would react if he found out the man he regarded so highly for was none other than Levi?
Though the Joneses viewed the bronze sword as their family’s priced possession, Levi treated it as a toy.
“You bought a fake sword from Amazon? It looks like someone is very free today!”
Iris could not help to grumble when she noticed Levi was playing with a sword.
A sudden frown warped her face. Clearly, she was not in a good mood after attending a meeting.
She became even more frustrated after seeing Levi wielding his sword like he did not have a care in the world.
“Since you’re so free, why don’t you focus on your work? Do you still remember about the one billion deal with the Black family?” Iris reprimanded him.
“What’s wrong with you? Why are you so mad?” Levi felt something was amiss with her.
“That five billion project! One of the vendors has yet to clear its payment. We don’t know what to do with them anymore!”
CHAPTER 810
Morris Group had recently won an electronic product-related project from a foreign company that was based in South Hampton.
The project was worth five billion. But this company, which was headquartered in Raysonia, still had not settled 70% of the payment.
Iris had deployed her team to chase the payment from them but to no avail. The company even sent people to bash them up.
At this point, Iris did not have any tricks up her sleeves anymore.
That was the agenda for the meeting she attended earlier.
Yet, they still could not figure out the best solution to end this nightmare.
All they could do was to wait.
But the more they dragged, the greater the financial losses Morris Group had to bear.
Levi was shocked, “What? Who has the guts to owe Morris Group money?”
Levi had no respect for people like this.
How could he tolerate this kind of people now that they had stepped on his toes?
“Yes! The boss is simply a hooligan. He even ordered his man to beat our people up. I really have no idea what to do now.”
Iris sighed and massaged her forehead.
“Leave it to me! I’ll take care of it!” Levi said.
“You?” Iris thought she heard wrongly.
“Don’t you trust me? Since you can’t handle him, why don’t you let me give it a shot?”
Iris thought what Levi said made sense.
Oh well, I guess we can give it a try.
She then passed the file to Levi and said, “Alright, here you go. Try your best but don’t push it, okay? They’re not easy to deal with.”
Iris did not have high hopes for him to solve the problem, anyway.
In her mind, she was already thinking of getting help from Neil and the mysterious boss.
Though it was not a small sum, Iris felt embarrassed to trouble the two men.
This was why she insisted of handling this matter on her own.
Levi then left the office for South Hampton with the file.
If you play with fire, you get burned!
“Come with me, Seth!” Levi called Seth and get him to drive him there.
South Hampton was about one and a half hours away from South City.
Very soon, the two arrived at their destination – Vision Group.
It was a foreign company that was headquartered in Raysonia.
Its owner, Kameda Ichiro, was a capable businessman and had close ties with many prominent families in South Hampton.
The fact that Vision Group was able to sustain its business in the highly competitive South Hampton clearly showed they were a force to be reckoned with.
Since Vision Group was already an influential business entity in South Hampton, Morris Group, to them, was an insignificant business partner.
They kept delaying the payment just because they had the leverage to do so.
Levi and Seth were stopped from entering the company when they arrived at the front desk.
“Who are you?” The security guards could not speak the language well. It was clear that they were Raysonians.
“We’re from Morris Group, and we hope your boss can settle the payment as soon as possible!”
Upon hearing what Levi said, everyone at the foyer burst out laughing.
It was as if they were watching two clowns making a fool of themselves there.
“Morris Group still has the guts to send you here? Your boss sent 13 groups of men here, of which 8 ran away because they were so afraid of us, and another 4 fled after being beaten up. We even turned the last group of men into cripples. They’re just not giving up, aren’t they?” The security guards looked at them in disbelief.
Levi said calmly, “Oh yes. We’re also here to demand for medical fees and an apology.”
Everyone around the front desk laughed even louder.
Levi and Seth instantly became the laughing stock of the day.
“Medical fees and demand an apology from us? What a joke!” Roars of laughter resonated in the building.
“You want to ask for payment? Come, follow me.”
Instead of throwing Levi and Seth out, the security guards brought them to the chairman’s office.
“Ah!”
All of a sudden, the two of them heard a loud cry while they were walking along the corridor.
Soon, they saw two men dragging an unconscious man toward them, and the man was covered in blood.
“He’s also here to ask us to clear our payment.” The security guard said with a smirk as if he were warning Levi he would suffer the same fate too.
Levi took a glance at the person.
So that’s their usual tactic to get rid of anyone who got in their way. How atrocious!
How can we allow these foreigners to wreak havoc as they pleased in Erudia?
A fierce glint flashed through Levi’s eyes.
He was really keen to know who on earth was this Kameda Ichiro.
A voice emerged from the office, “What now? Someone asking for their payment again?”
“Yes, sir! It’s Morris Group again.” The security guard answered in a respectful manner.
“Bring them in.”
Levi and Seth then entered the office, where they saw many vicious-looking men.
These were all dressed in a traditional robe and had a longsword as their weapon. Those men exuded an aura that would frighten anyone near them.
This was also why people who demanded payment would not achieve what they came here for.
These armed men would have intimidated them and frightened them off.
Bang!
One of the men shut the door, while the others stood around Levi and Seth and shot daggers at them.
Kameda was leaning against a leather chair and puffing at a cigarette.
“From Morris Group?” He asked.
It seemed he had spent a long time in Erudia since he could speak the native language very well.
“What do you want?” Kameda puffed at his cigarette again.
“You still owe us 3.5 billion, so please pay up. In addition, you injured our men, so we’re here to demand their medical fees and an apology!” Levi said.
Whoosh!
All of a sudden, two of his samurais drew out their longsword and placed it on Levi’s and Seth’s necks.
CHAPTER 812
It was as if time stood still.
The tension in the room was so thick one could cut it with a knife.
The edge of the sword was so icy-cold that it sent chills down Seth’s spine.
Sweat droplets also started rolling down from his forehead, and he could not help but gasp.
The sword would have cut through his neck if it had tilted a little.
On the other hand, Levi remained calm and did not show any changes on his expression at all.
As if he felt nothing on his neck.
After a while, Kameda sat straight up and looked at Levi, “Aren’t you afraid?”
“No.”
“Why not?” Kameda was curious.
“Because I’ll smash his skull before he could do anything.” Levi said nonchalantly.
“Try me if you don’t believe it.”
Kameda and his men were stunned by how steady Levi was.
“Put down your swords.” Kameda signaled with a hand wave, and the two men retracted the swords from their necks.
“You’ve got a lot of nerve, young man. Others would have dropped to their knees right away!”
Kameda was impressed with how courageous Levi was.
“Cut the crap and do what I said. Clear the payment, settle the medical fees, and apologize immediately!”
Levi was running out of patience.
Kameda’s men took a step forward and gave Levi and Seth a murderous stare.
“How dare you come here and make all these demands?” Kameda slammed the desk with his hand.
“The man you saw earlier came for the same thing too, and he’s now half-dead after being beaten by my men!”
“Everyone in South Hampton knows I don’t deal with this ‘clear payments’ nonsense! Every year, I turn at least 100 people into cripples because of this demand. Yet, you people still come after me. Erudians are plain stupid!” Kameda said condescendingly.
“You’re not an Erudian, right?” Levi asked.
“That’s right! Not an Erudian but a Raysonian! What’s wrong?” Kameda wondered what was on his mind.
“You’re not an Erudian, yet you behave like a barbarian on our land?” Levi’s face darkened.
“This is how I run my business empire!”
“No one in South Hampton would dare to challenge me. Everyone here knows that!” Kameda exclaimed.
“Does that mean your word is law in South Hampton?” Levi sneered?
“Of course! I control everything in South Hampton. I am the law!”
Kameda took a sidelong glance at the two and said, “Bow before me and I’ll consider letting you off. Otherwise, be prepared to lose your legs!”
Levi ignored him. He took out of his phone and made a call, “Xabian, I thought you’re the most influential person in South Hampton? How come someone from Raysonia claimed to be the master of this land?”
CHAPTER 813
The phone call Levi made shocked Kameda and all his men in the office.
Who did he call?
Xabian?
“Who is Xabian?” Kameda did not know what was going on.
“Xabian Goel, the patriarch of the Goel family!” His assistant reminded him.
“What? Mr. Goel?”
Having lived in South Hampton for nearly two decades, Kameda certainly knew who Xabian Goel was.
He’s the number one man in South Hampton!
None of the prominent families here would dare to defy his order!
“Are you kidding me? This lad gave Mr. Goel a call?” Kameda chuckled.
Did the young man just claim that he was calling Mr. Goel, the mysterious man who sits on top of the social pyramid in South Hampton?
An errand boy like him has access to Xabian Goel? Are you kidding me?
Everyone in the office burst out laughing.
South Hampton the most economically advanced city in the entire Erudia. Hence, a lot of prominent families were based here.
There were just too many prominent families here, but there was a hierarchy.
They were generally divided into the common prominent family, quasi-royal family, and true royal family.
The Goel family occupied the top spot of the royal family.
No ordinary folk, not even Kameda, was qualified to associate themselves with the Goel family.
Kameda did not have even have access to the quasi-royal families. At his level, he could at most reach out to a few common prominent families, and that was just about it.
Yet, Levi did what he couldn’t.
How is it possible?
“Very well. Let’s see if you can get Mr. Goel to come and back you up!”
Kameda puffed at a cigarette and could not wait for these clowns to make a fool of themselves.
Over at the other end of the phone, Xabian broke out in a cold sweat after hearing Levi’s voice, “Are you in… South Hampton?”
“Haven’t I made myself clear?” Levi smirked.
“The Raysonian you mentioned earlier is…?” Xabian asked.
“Kameda Ichiro from Vision Group. He owed my company 3.5 billion and refused to clear the payment. He even bashed my men up! This fellow also claimed to be the most influential person in South Hampton. Are you going to allow this foreigner to dominate this area? You’re from the royal family here, for goodness sake!” Levi reprimanded aloofly.
“I… I’ll come over right now! Who gave Kameda the permission to call the shots in South Hampton!” A vortex of anger swirled inside Xabian.
“I’ll give you 20 minutes. Come to Vision Group right now!” Levi ended the call.
“Did you just instruct Mr. Goel to come here? What a joke!” To Kameda, Levi was cooking up some bullshit to buy time.
The businessman might believe Levi if he said he knew Mr. Goel.
But looking at the way this young man spoke so arrogantly over the phone, who would buy his story now?
No way!
“I’ve never seen someone as idiotic as him!”
Kameda’s men had enough of his crap and were ready to strike.
Kameda stopped them right away, and he smiled at Levi, “Fine. Let’s not talk about Mr. Goel. If you’re capable of getting just one of the common prominent families to come to Vision Group, I’ll bow to you and settled all your payments!”
CHAPTER 814
“Did he say 20 minutes? Fine! I’ll give him 20 minutes!” Kameda let out a mirthless laugh.
If no one appears after 20 minutes, I’ll incapacitate him!
Five minutes later, they began to hear footsteps along the corridor.
Kameda received a call from the front desk receptionist, who warned him that a group of men were heading toward his office.
Bang!
In a split of a second, a group of well-suited man swarmed in after kicking down his office door.
Kameda immediately stood up from his chair after seeing this group of men.
This was because he knew every single one of them.
They were the heads of prominent families from all over South Hampton.
More and more people started flocking into his office, and Kameda started panicking.
Soon, almost 40 heads of the prominent families gathered in his tiny office.
In other words, all the patriarchs from the common prominent families in South Hampton had gathered here.
“Hello, Mr. Davies!”
“Good to see you, Mr. Kernet!”
“Hey, Mr. Hocker!”
…
Kameda instantly crouched over and greeted every single one of them.
“Hmph!”
“You’re doomed!”
…
All the heads snorted dismissively.
Kameda was so confused and did not know what was going on, but he still mustered up the courage to greet them one by one.
Anyone of them right there could easily crush him like a bug!
For them to be recognized as a common prominent family, their net worth must at least hit fifty billion.
And all these people had met this minimum requirement!
Just when he thought no one else would show up in his office, more people started coming in.
And this time, there were 20 of them.
Kameda’s heart nearly leapt into his throat when he saw them walking into his office.
They were the patriarchs from the 20 quasi-royal family!
The other family heads, who arrived earlier, made way for them to come through.
Quasi-royal families were a stratum above them!
“What brought you all here?” Kameda was about to drop to his knees.
The common prominent families could already destroy him easily, not to mention these quasi-royal families.
Even if they had spat on the floor, Kameda had to cup his hands to collect the fluid.
In South Hampton, this was a classic example of survival of the fittest as the social structure here was highly hierarchical!
Kameda did not know them very well. Even when he greeted them respectfully, all these influential men just ignored him.
He was not qualified to talk to them. He was not qualified to talk to them.
Hold on!
What’s going on?
What are all these influential figures doing in my office?
The large group of people had clouded Kameda’s mind.
As soon as he regained his composure, he suddenly thought of the most terrifying question ever – why are they here?
Instinctively, he turned around and looked at Levi.
Could it be because of him? All because of the phone call he made earlier?
Didn’t he give them 20 minutes? All these people literally turned up in the blink of an eye.
At this point, Kameda was already sweating bullets and trembling in fear.
All of a sudden, a voice emerged from the corridor, “Mr. Goel has arrived!”
CHAPTER 815
At the sound of this voice, the Masters of these common prominent families in South Hampton stood upright with solemn faces.
This was Xabian Goel’s prestige in South Hampton.
When he gave an order, all the noble families must follow.
Kameda Ichiro’s heart leapt to his throat.
With just one phone call, he had invited South Hampton’s top man, Mr. Goel to make an appearance.
What type of person was he?
Kameda Ichiro’s legs trembled and he couldn’t stand still.
The samurais behind him were even more frightened.
This was no ordinary person!
If they remembered correctly, when the dagger was pressed against his neck, his reaction had already shown how extraordinary he was.
I’ve been rash!
I’ve really been too rash!
In the next instant, Xabian Goel brought the patriarchs of the other eight royal families.
All royal families in South Hampton were present with the exception of the Jones family.
When the rest saw Xabian, they bowed low and greeted him respectfully, “Greetings Mr. Goel!”
However, the elderly took no notice of them. He brought all the royal families and the quasi-royal clans to meet Levi. In unison, they greeted, “Greetings, Mr. Garrison!”
It was like a thunderclap in the atmosphere!
In that instant, the atmosphere was filled with shock.
The dozens of heads of the nobles could not believe their eyes.
The samurais, too were shocked.
Kameda Ichiro was astounded.
What’s happening?
The patriarchs of the royal families were greeting a young man with respect.
Who could this person be? There was a sense of mystery in the air.
The key person was Elder Goel!
He is the most important person, isn’t he?
Yet, he is bowing to the waist to greet this person.
This is the most frightening aspect of the situation.
Xabian Goel turned around, pointed at all other common prominent families and said, “Mr. Garrison, you haven’t met these nobles yet. Let me introduce you to them!”
Levi nodded his head slightly.
“Listen well! This Mr. Garrison standing in front of your eyes is the Master of the nine royal families and the twenty quasi-royal families! From now on, you giants will also take orders from Mr. Garrison! His identity is beyond your imagination!” Xabian announced to those present.
Although the heads of the common prominent families were surprised, they shouted together in obedience, “Hail, Mr. Garrison! We will serve you as our Master in the future!”
They did not need an explanation.
All they had to do was to follow Xabian’s instructions.
If Elder Goel served Mr. Garrison as his Master, who were they to question him?
They only had to trust and obey as there was no other way.
“Mr. Garrison, from now on, the top 100 South Hampton giants will follow your orders, except for the Jones family of course!” Xabian Goel declared.
The Jones family was from this moment isolated in South Hampton.
“Well, that’s okay.”
Levi laughed.
“Oh, I stray from the matter at hand.”
Xabian suddenly called out, “Who is Kameda Ichiro?”
When Kameda Ichiro heard his name being called, he was overcome by fear and collapsed onto the ground.
Splash…
Following that was the sound of liquid spilling and a strong stench.
Kameda’s trousers became wet.
He was so scared that he urinated…
The samurai with him were also wetting their pants.
What Bushido was this?
In the face of real power, they were reduced to wetting their trousers.
A long time ago, Levi met some samurais from the country of Raysonia.
At that time, Levi’s proud words had made the Raysonia warriors fearful to this day – “What is Bushido?” What I do is Bushido!
“I heard that you haven’t paid the balance due?”
Xabian asked as he hit the ground with his new walking stick which was carved into the shape of a dragon head.
“I… I… I… I… I’ll pay now!”
Kameda was beside himself with fear.
On the spot, he asked his assistants and finance guys to hand over a check worth 3.5 billion to Levi.
“I also heard you beat someone up so badly that hospitalization was necessary. Is that true?” Xabian continued asking.
“I will pay for the medical bills and apologize!”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Kameda hit his head on the ground to show remorse.
He then paid another 10 million for medical expenses.
“Goel, since I got what I want, I’m returning to South City now.” Levi finally said.
“Phew!” Kameda heaved a sigh of relief.
Finally, it was over and despite much fear, there was no harm done.
Unfortunately, Levi’s order was heard loud and clear in the next instant, “I don’t want to see him in Erudia anymore.”
Boom!
It was just a few words, but for Kameda it was a heavy sentence.
He was being deported from Erudia!
“Mr. Garrison, we understand! We, the people of Erudia have always been a great example, welcoming friends from all over the world to come and prosper together with us. But today, I will be the first to drive this kind of trash out of our country!”
“I will also make a statement. I myself will investigate all the immigrants in South Hampton. Whoever commits any kind of violation that hurts our countrymen will be deported at once!” Xabian declared his stance to Levi.
The other patriarchs followed suit.
Those who just wanted to make a fortune and abuse the citizens for a profit be warned.
“Hmm…, that’s great, Goel. You’re good!”
Levi praised the elderly.
This word of affirmation made Xabian feel valued.
In fact, he was quite overjoyed.
“Stay, I’ll leave on my own!”
After Levi left, the patriarchs of the common prominent families started discussing, “Elder Goel, who is this Mr. Garrison?”
“The Highest Military Merit Of Our Nation.”
This was all that Xabian would reveal but the crowd was thunderstruck.
It was a simple phrase but it was too shocking.
That was the ultimate pursuit of every warriors!
It represented the top military commander at the moment.
This was none other than The God of War! It was a shocking moment!
Retch!
Kameda finally reacted and blood spewed out of his mouth.
Levi who was about to get into his car, suddenly caught sight of a familiar figure – Wales.
CHAPTER 817
“Hey? What are you doing here?” Wales, immediately blocked Levi’s way and asked curiously.
“Why is that your business?” Levi sneered.
“You aren’t thinking of coming back to the Jones family, are you? Making all your way here to South Hampton.” Wales suddenly shouted.
From his point of view, Levi’s only purpose for being in South Hampton was to be recognized by the Joneses so that he could be admitted back into the family.
“Let me tell you this! The Joneses will never recognize your identity! Stop dreaming!” Furiously, Wales made his point.
“Ridiculous.” With that, Levi got into his car and left.
Immediately, Wales went back to Edburg Manor and reported everything to Michael.
“What? He has returned to South Hampton? It’s obvious that he wants to return to our family, isn’t it? What should we do?”
The grandfather panicked.
“I have no idea what he’s doing here. Anyhow, he came out of Vision Group.” Wales voiced his puzzlement.
“I should be able to find out after asking around.”
Tyler reached out to his contacts to investigate the reason for Levi’s presence in the Vision Group.
“He came to Vision Group to collect a debt of 3.5 billion and managed to do so.”
The news came quickly.
“How could that be possible? Why did Kameda Ichiro give him 3.5 billion so easily?”
Michael was all suspicious.
“It is said that Kameda Ichiro was pressured by the royal families. He has now left the country.” Tyler reported.
“Levi is really smart. He actually does things in the name of Jones family!”
“I guess that royal families refer to us.” Wales suddenly said aloud.
Unfortunately, they had misunderstood. The royal families included all but the Joneses.
Michael clenched his fists in anger, “Isn’t that so? As soon as Levi revealed his identity as the grandson of Jones family, Kameda is bound to fear him!”
Tyler punched the wall in anger, “It seems that we have underestimated Levi! He is now using our family name for his own purposes! What would he do in future?”
The Joneses were all determined that Levi had used their family name to procure the balance of the debt.
It was just a small matter, so naturally they wouldn’t go deep into it.
“We have to do something about this. Let’s inform the Morris Group!”
Following that, Tyler contacted Iris and told her their so-called conclusion.
Iris was surprised as she did not know about Levi’s relationship with the Jones family.
Quickly, she told Zoey this version of the story.
Bingo!
Zoey was stunned and then her face was full of certainty.
This had proven her theory.
All the while, that was what Levi had been doing to achieve his successes.
This time, it was no exception!
No wonder Levi volunteered to go collect the balance of the debt.
Iris arrived at this conclusion.
Right at this moment, Levi returned.
“Iris, I’ve collected the balance!”
CHAPTER 818
When Levi handed the check to Iris, the two ladies were indifferent and their faces showed no reaction.
“Hmm?”
Levi was puzzled.
He had brought in the final payment of 3.5 billion.
That solved Iris’ huge problem.
How could she not show some reaction?
This is not normal!
Zoey might not know what was happening and so her indifference was acceptable.
What’s with Iris?
“I’ve brought back the balance.”
Levi reminded her again.
“Oh, I see.”
Iris’ face was still expressionless.
Levi was puzzled as he said, “Something doesn’t seem right with you.”
“Oh, alright. Should I praise you? You’re awesome! You can settle what we can’t do so easily! From now on, we shall let you collect all debts.”
Iris praised him vehemently.
However, Levi still even more weird.
“It’s okay. That was nothing!” Levi said nonchalantly. In any case, he did not take it to heart.
He had no way of knowing that Iris had received a call from the Joneses, nor that she and Zoey thought he was flaunting his connection with the Jones family.
Iris would be more pleased to see Levi solving this problem on his own without depending on the Joneses.
Like Zoey, she hoped that Levi would make it on his own.
Hence, she was displeased.
And so, even though the check had been procured, she showed no expression on her face.
“Iris, Levi really hates the Jones family. But because of me, he has asked for their help multiple times. I’m really touched.” Zoey said.
Iris bit her lips, saying, “Nevertheless, I’m worried that he will deteriorate!”
“Do you mean that the convenience brought by being a grandson of the Jones family will make him less and less progressive? And that it may lead to terrible results in the end?”
Zoey reacted to Iris’ words.
“Exactly. This status will destroy him.”
Iris’ gaze was full of worry.
“Furthermore, the one billion the Black family asked him to earn will definitely be derived from the Jones family!”
“Forget about it. It’s going to be the Morris Group biannual celebration soon. I have to prepare for the event.”
Levi did not know about all that was going on between Iris and Zoey.
He returned to his place and started playing with his ancient bronze sword.
At this moment, a call came from the Jones family.
“Yo, Levi! How smart you are!”
Wales voice was heard speaking in a weird manner.
“If you have something to say, just spit it out!”
Levi replied impatiently.
“You should know what you have done, shouldn’t you?”
Wales sneered.
“What have I done?”
Levi was puzzled.
“You know best why you came to South Hampton. It’s about the debt from Vision Group, isn’t it?”
“And?”
“Why are you stooping so low? You used our family name to get the money, didn’t you? Yet there you were saying that you do not admit to being related to the Jones family.”
CHAPTER 819
Levi did not bother to explain himself to Wales.
He simple hung up the phone.
But that made him understand why Zoey and Iris acted so cold toward him.
It was obvious that the Jones family told them the same thing.
That was the reason for the two girls’ strange reaction!
So be it!
Levi felt it was unnecessary to explain for himself.
As the God of War, it was below his dignity to bother about a nest of ants.
However if the Jones family kept on provoking him, he would have to take action against them.
If they were to cross the line, he would let them know what cruelty he was capable of.
At this moment, Kirin called and asked, “Sir, it will be the biannual celebration of Morris Group soon. All the top executives would like to meet you, especially Iris.”
Levi laughed, “Now that the Morris Group is stabilizing, it is high time for me to reveal myself!”
Levi seemed to spend most of his time drinking tea and sleeping, but his decisions and directions were what shaped the growth of Morris Group.
It could be said that his hands was what pushed Morris Group forwards.
“Fine, I shall inform the management and staff.” Kirin smiled and said.
Soon, everyone in Morris Group began to cheer.
Except for those pioneers, the others had never seen the boss at all.
Hence, everyone was very excited to hear that the mysterious boss would make an appearance.
After all, the boss had given them a lot of expectations.
“Oh yeah!” Iris was the most eager one to meet the boss.
The moment she received Neil’s notification, she cheered and danced.
She could finally meet the legendary boss. The man was literally her idol!
Since the day she came back from abroad, no man could win her heart.
Levi was the man she had most contact with.
Not that she was not disinterested in romance, but she wanted a man she found desirable.
The mysterious boss had left a deep impression within her heart.
Iris vowed. If the boss were single, she would do everything in her power to pursue him, regardless of how he looked.
What she valued was his talent.
The progress of Morris Group up to now was due to this boss’ hard work behind the scenes.
She was just the implementer.
Iris danced and skipped right up to Zoey’s office, “Zoey, I have good news for you. The boss of Morris Group will make an appearance at our biannual celebration!”
“You will come, won’t you?” Iris invited her.
“That would not be appropriate, would it? We are just business partner.”
Actually, Zoey was also curious about what the boss of Morris Group would look like.
“What’s so inappropriate? Don’t forget that I’m the vice president.”
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“Furthermore, don’t you want to see this mysterious boss of Morris Group?”
“Besides, Levi will be attending for sure! I heard that he and my boss are friends. This celebration wouldn’t do without him.”
Zoey nodded her head, “In that case, okay, I shall attend.”
Following that, the whole company was busy preparing for the biannual celebration.
Finally, they decided that the celebration would be held on an island. The staff would also be holidaying as well.
When Iris bumped into Levi, she laughed, saying, “Levi, you are attending our biannual celebration, right?”
Levi smiled, “Of course. Without my presence, this celebration would be totally meaningless!”
Levi was the most important guest.
Everyone wanted to meet him.
So, it could be said that this biannual celebration was held in his honor.
If he did not attend, the celebration would be in vain!
“Boast all you can! The celebration will go on with or without you.” Iris replied, glaring at him.
She thought the man was just talking nonsense.
“As for me, I want to see how my dream lover looks like. Just imagine that! Oh! I’m so excited!”
Levi frowned as he asked, “What? Your dream lover?”
When did I become the man of her dreams?
“Absolutely! The mysterious boss has always been my dream lover! The day we meet, I shall look my best, even more attractive than Zoey!”
Iris cried excitedly, like a teenager in love.
Levi was speechless!
The man glared at her and replied, “At your best? As if he hasn’t seen you before.”
Puzzled, Iris replied, “What did you say? The boss has seen me before?”
“Absolutely. There isn’t one staff member that he hasn’t met, including Zemo the cleaner and Lewis the chef.” Levi replied.
Iris’ countenance changed.
Finally, she realized what the matter was about.
They did not know who the boss was, but that did not mean that he had not met them.
“Oh, that’s not the same. This is our first official meeting! I must look beautiful! Possibly, it’s the start of a romance.”
Iris was fantasizing about the first meeting and her expression was full of sweet dreams.
“Poof!”
Levi was repulsed.
Iris is secretly in love with me?
She’s my wife’s good friend!
“You look fine just the way you are. There’s no need to make up or dress up.” Levi told her.
“Don’t worry. I’m not doing it for you!”
Iris gave Levi a prideful glare. Then she turned around and left.
The remaining days were spent getting ready for the biannual celebration.
The news spread quickly to South City, North Hampton and then the whole of Quebec.
Although the Morris Group was low-key, everyone knew that after the reshuffling of the major players in North Hampton and South City, the biggest beneficiary was the mysterious boss behind the company.
Everyone was curious about him!
All of them wanted to know who he was.
Within half a year, he had taken Morris Group to the next level.
The Black family called Zoey over when they heard about the news.
“Grandpa, grandma, what’s the matter?” Asked Zoey.
“Zoey, I heard that Morris Group is going to hold its biannual celebration? Are you going to participate?” Asked Meredith anticipatingly.
“Yes. Why are you asking this?”
“That’s great!” Meredith ignored her question and continued asking, “Is it true that the mysterious boss is finally going to show his face?”
“It’s true!”
With a glint of excitement in her eyes, Meredith exclaimed, “That’s great news! I heard he is one of the most edible bachelors! Rumors have it that he has a strong background, which is why he got the last laugh when his company survived the financial market upheavals in North Hampton and South City.”
Robert concurred with his wife, “Indeed! He is a competent man since he managed to get a foothold in the market.”
Meredith coaxed, “Zoey, you should seize this opportunity to get in touch with him! This time we won’t interfere, and you can do as you please.”
“Grandma! What are you talking about?” Zoey was displeased as she regarded Meredith with incredulity, “I already have Levi! How could you ask me to set my cap at another man?”
“Uh-uh!” Meredith feigned an angry look on her face. “You’re still single! What’s wrong with interacting with other men? It’s not against the law, is it?”
Zoey gave a resigned smile. “Grandma, do you really think that the boss of Morris Group would take a fancy on me?”
“It might be impossible for other people to take his fancy, but you’re different! He is always there to help you when you face any difficulty. Don’t you wonder why he treats you differently?”
Zoey’s heart skipped a beat at Meredith’s words as they reminded her of her suspicions.
No one in the world was obliged to lend a helping hand to another person. Except for our family and friends who might step forward out of love, those who offered to help ‘gratuitously’ definitely had ulterior motives.
It had been weighing on her mind, Why would the boss of Morris Group help me? Is it like what grandma said…
Does he have feelings for me?
Although none of them had seen the mysterious boss, Zoey knew the boss had his eyes on them.
Meredith persuaded her smilingly, “Zoey, don’t let this opportunity slide! Maybe you would fall for him once you meet him!”
“Alright.” Zoey answered compliantly, giving her grandma a put-off. I will never fall in love with any man other than Levi. When I meet him, I will ask him why did he help me so that I could return his favor.
The Black family, on the other hand, held a different thought from Zoey. They believed that if Zoey could win the boss’ fancy, it would be in everyone’s interest.
Soon, it was Morris Group’s biannual celebration.
One day before the celebration, the employees of Morris Group, including Zoey and Levi, were sent to the island.
CHAPTER 822
Iris carried her four pieces of luggage, full of her clothing for the trip. She planned to try them on and choose the one that looked best for the celebration.
Levi was rendered speechless by her act. Iris is making a big thing of it. Will she be angry once she knows that I am the mysterious boss?
“Levi, I wonder why the boss of Morris Group helped me in the previous times… What are your thoughts on this?” Zoey asked curiously.
“I guess he has fallen head over heels for you because you’re such a gorgeous lady.” Levi replied earnestly.
Zoey gave him a playful punch and mumbled to herself, “There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch; I believe there must be a reason behind his action.”
“Well… Maybe he looks up to you because of your talent. You have made some achievements and contributed to the company, haven’t you?” Levi caressed her hair, trying to put her mind at ease. “That’s it! Relax!”
Iris chimed in as their conversation caught her attention. “I also think that the boss is acting weird! Zoey is not an employee of Morris Group, but why is he treating her so nicely?”
Then, she eyed Levi warily and asked suspiciously, “Don’t tell me that you’re the mysterious boss!”
Levi openly admitted, “Yeah, it’s me. That’s why you don’t need to dress up.”
“Hahaha!” Iris was amused.
Zoey gave a wry smile. How nice it would be if Levi is the boss of Morris Group… That carries a lot more weight than the identity as the grandson of the Jones family.
But sadly, it was irrefutable evidence that he had exploited the Jones family when he collected the debt from Vision Group.
After a few hours’ drive, they finally arrived at the resort located a few hundred kilometers away from South City. This place was a well-known tourism spot famous for its beautiful scenery.
The hospitable workers welcomed them upon their arrival.
Before the room allocation, the workers repeatedly reminded them to not wander off the island as the residents here were all hard-hitting two-fisted people.
If there happened to be a conflict between them and the villagers, they would find themselves in serious trouble since the latter could easily call out hundreds of men.
Meanwhile, at the Jones Residence, Tyler was reassuring his grandpa, “Grandpa, don’t worry! I have it all planned out! This time, I managed to get help from the local tyrant. Levi Garrison will be dead on the remote island, and no one will ever find out about it.”
Michael was pleased. “Perfect!”
It turned out that the Joneses knew that Levi was going to attend Morris Group’s biannual celebration, so they planned an assassination to get rid of him.
In the resort, everyone was engaged in the preparation work for the celebration, except for the lazy bum — Levi, who was wandering around aimlessly.
Iris was scornful of his behavior. “Hmph! He acts as if he is the boss!”
Kirin arrived soon after.
Iris and the others welcomed him with open arms and allocated the best room to him.
After dinner, Levi left his room and headed toward Kirin’s room.
Right at that juncture, Iris and Zoey who were taking a stroll caught glimpse of his figure in the corridor.
Zoey asked curiously, “Where is he going? That isn’t the way to his room, is it?”
“Let’s follow him, and we’ll find out!” Iris grabbed Zoey by the wrist as they followed Levi down the corridor.
CHAPTER 823
The two followed Levi all the way to the presidential suite.
Iris was surprised when she saw him standing in front of the presidential suite. “This is Neil Atkinson’s room! Is he looking for Mr. Atkinson?”
Zoey too was curious. “Do they know each other?”
Iris shook her head. “No, they don’t. Mr. Atkinson has come to the company several times, but I have never seen them talking to each other.”
“Then why is he looking for Mr. Atkinson?” Asked Zoey.
“I’ll tell you why… But could you promise that you won’t be angry with me?”
“Sure. Go Ahead.”
Iris planned her speech before saying, “I think Levi is here to ingratiate himself with Mr. Atkinson.”
“Is that so?” Zoey was slightly dejected. “I know Levi pretty well… He is not a fawner!”
Iris shook her head at Zoey’s naivety. “Zoey, Levi is not the guy you used to know anymore. He has been using his identity as the Jones’ grandchild to achieve his successes, so it is no surprise that he would fawn over Neil.”
At this moment, the room door was opened. Kirin noticed that Iris and Zoey were hiding in the dark, spying on them, so he covertly gestured to Levi to leave before slamming the door shut.
The ladies saw Levi shook his head helplessly as he left; they thought Neil had given Levi the cold shoulder.
“Look, he is slighted by Neil!” Iris flashed a smug smile, thinking she had successfully gauged Levi’s mind and his conduct.
Zoey sighed in resignation as the truth was plain as day, so she could do nothing but to accept it.
Levi was once a man with unyielding character; he had always abhorred snobs who were easily swayed.
He would never try to pull strings, bootlick, or use underhand tactics to achieve his goals. However, it seemed like Levi had changed. He was no longer his old self.
…
Levi has yield to reality.
Zoey sighed at the thought of it. It seems like time and life experiences could really cut a person down to size and dampen his pride.
In the past, Levi used to be a man full of pride and confidence. But now, his arrogance is long gone with the wind. He is no different from any other ordinary man being weighed down by the burden and hardship of life.
But fortunately, we love each other to the moon and back.
They met Levi on the ground floor. “Where have you been just now?” Asked Iris.
Levi gave her a put-off, “Just walking around… Why are you asking?”
It ascertained their suspicions that Levi was sucking up to Neil when he evaded her question.
“Nothing.” Iris decided not to pursue the matter further.
Just then, one of the employees of Morris Group came running and yelling as soon as he saw Iris, “Ms. Anabelle, something terrible has happened! We’re in big trouble!”
CHAPTER 824
Iris frowned slightly as she uttered, “What’s wrong? Slow down and tell me what happened.”
The employee gabbled in panic, “Just now, a few of us were strolling around. All of a sudden, a group of people appeared and asked for money. We got into an altercation, and they started beating us up. Now, they have held some of our employees captive for ransom.”
All of them recalled the resort workers’ reminder — the locals were all two-fisted folks who liked to look for trouble.
However, none of them paid heed to the advice as they would never have expected something like this to happen on the island.
“Oh no! It must be Oliver Ross!” With a worried expression, one of the resort workers gibbered, “The bustle of the preparation work for the upcoming celebration must have caught his attention.”
“Who is this Oliver Ross?” Asked Levi.
The worker explained, “He’s the local tyrant of the underworld; the lake and dozens of the surrounding islands were all his territories. We pay him huge sums of money every year so that he won’t disturb the tourists on the island.”
Then, he scratched his head in confusion. “Usually, the tourists will be safe as long as they don’t wander off the island. But what’s wrong with him today? Why did they come onto the island and harm the tourists?”
“Let’s go and check it out!”
Soon, everyone arrived at the scene to see six Morris Group employees being tied to the trees. They were flanked by dozen of men.
The leader of the group was a 6’2 feet tall, pot-bellied, menacing-looking man. His intimidating aura suggested that he was none other than Oliver Ross, the local tyrant.
These men instantly fixed their gaze on Iris, Zoey and other female employees, drooling over them.
They could hardly control themselves as none of them had seen so many beautiful women in their lives.
It turned out that they were the ones engaged by the Joneses to get rid of Levi.
“Oliver, what is going on here?” Asked the resort manager, who was shaking like a leaf.
Oliver bellowed, “Just now, we caught them peeing into the lake.”
The employees denied his accusation, “That’s a bloody lie! Why would we pee into the lake? You guys appeared out of nowhere and suddenly asked for protection money. You even beat us up when we refused to pay it.”
“You didn’t?” Oliver sneered, “You guys did it before my very eyes. The lake is my territory, and I have the right to hold all of you captive for what you have done.”
“Sir, the employees of Morris Group are all civilized university graduates. They will not behave like a brute, peeing in the public.” Retorted Iris.
Oliver and his gang flew into a rage upon hearing her words. “What do you mean? Are you trying to say that you guys are noble and we’re brutes?”
“How dare you look down upon us!”
“Huh, I have never seen civilized and cultured people who would pee into a lake!”
The employees countered, “We didn’t! This is a false accusation! We would never do something like that!”
CHAPTER 825
“Hah!” The tyrant snorted, “There is no use in denying because we have witnesses!”
“Witnesses? Where are they?” Asked Iris. She knew that Oliver was up to no good.
“Bring them!” Oliver ordered.
The reeds surrounding the lake rustled. The next moment, hundreds of burly men appeared. All of them had murderous expressions on their faces, and they were holding cold weapons.
Iris and the others panicked when the men besieged them.
As white-collar workers, they had never experienced any sorts of violent confrontations since they were under the protection of Seth when they were in North Hampton and South City.
They couldn’t help feeling scared in the face of a clash with the locals on a remote island.
Iris was panic-stricken. Unlike in North Hampton or South City, she couldn’t get help from anyone on this island.
She was in deep regret of her decision. I shouldn’t hold our biannual celebration at this place… No one would find out even if we are dead here today…
“We saw them peeing into the lake!”
The staffs of Morris Group were intimidated when hundreds of men roared in unison.
Oliver gave a devilish grin and said, “I have almost three hundred witnesses here. Are you still not going to admit your misconduct?”
At this moment, they realized that they were set up. However, they could do nothing but admit the false allegations.
“Do you still dare to say that you didn’t pee into the lake?” Oliver wielded his sword and held one of his captives on sword point.
The staffs were drenched in sweat, and his face was drained of all colors. “I… I did pee in the lake…” He reluctantly admitted.
Oliver pointed his sword at another employee. “What about you?”
“I… I peed as well…”
…
All six of them admitted when Oliver put screws on them.
“Firstly, they have admitted their misconduct. Secondly, I have three hundred witnesses here.” Oliver stared at Iris and the others as he continued, “So now, what have you got to say?”
“Fine. I give up.” Iris sneered, “Just tell me what you want so that you’ll release my employees.”
Oliver started to reason with her, “Since you’re on our island, you should follow our rules. Your staffs should be heavily punished for their shameful behavior.”
His subordinates concurred with him, “That’s right! They deserve heavy punishment!”
The employees were almost scared to death.
Oliver proposed, “Ten billion! We can settle this if you agree to…”
“Impossible!” Iris cut in before he could even finish his sentence.
“Young lady, I’m not done yet!” He added, “Besides the ten billion compensation, I want you and your other female colleagues to sleep with me for one night.”
With a lecherous smile on his face, he uttered, “We can only settle this matter if you agree to my conditions.”
“Hahaha…” His subordinates burst into gales of laughter and exchanged nasty grins with each other.
They had long lusted for Iris, Zoey and other women.
Their boss could have the two stunners while they spent the night with the rest of them.
“Shameless!” Iris was fuming in rage as she never expected them to be so shameless. Not only did they ask for a sky-high price, but they also even want us to sleep with them!
No one noticed the grim expression on Levi’s face.
Apparently, they had gotten under his skin. Those who covet Zoey shall die! I will never let anyone lay a finger on her!
Oliver leered at Iris and asked, “What do you think?” His face grew serious as he threatened, “If you don’t agree to my conditions, my men won’t let you leave the island.”
As the local tyrant, Oliver could do anything he wanted in his territory as no one dared to stand up against him.
Iris and the others were at his mercy since they were unable to leave the island.
He gave an ultimatum, “You have three seconds to answer me!”
“I…” Iris was at a loss for words.
At that moment, a voice rang out from behind. “As expected of a local tyrant… It looks like you have come up with your own law, huh?”
Everyone turned their heads to look at Levi.
Oliver shifted his gaze at Levi and noticed that, unlike the others who were shuddering in fear, Levi had a good grip of his composure and a smile on his face. Isn’t he afraid?
“Levi Garrison, aren’t you afraid of me?” Asked Oliver.
Levi let out a chuckle.
He wasn’t ruffled when someone threatened to cut his throat with a Raysonia katana a few days ago.
He didn’t bat an eyelid when ten thousand soldiers besieged him on the battlefield.
Wouldn’t it be funny if he were to be afraid of a petty local tyrant?
Without bothering to answer Oliver, Levi lit a cigarette and took a deep puff on it.
Everyone was stunned when they saw him blowing cigarette smoke in Oliver’s face.
Where in the world did he find the courage to do that?
How dare he tries to provoke the local tyrant when his safety is in jeopardy?
He must have had a death wish!
“You…” Oliver was also dumbfounded.
As fury surged through him, he snatched the cigarette from Levi’s lips and hurled it to the floor, stubbing it out with his foot.
“I’m going to beat the crap out of you!” Levi roared.
“How dare you snatch my cigarette?” Asked Levi, looking at Oliver in somewhat disbelief.
Oliver was puzzled by Levi’s reaction. “So what? What are you going to do with me?”
“That’s simple. You have your rules, and so do I. You should compensate me for snatching my cigarette. Well… I guess 20 billion will do! Don’t worry, I’m not interested in spending the night with you and your men.”
CHAPTER 827
Both Iris and Zoey broke out in a cold sweat when they saw Levi paying the local tyrant back in his own coin. Is he trying to aggravate the situation?
Zoey knew that Levi was good at fighting, but she doubted if he could fight against three hundred people.
Oliver and his subordinates were thunderstruck by Levi’s shocking remarks.
Did he imitate me just now?
How dare he even asked for 20 billion?!
Is he out of his mind?
Levi raised his brow and said, “I have witnesses who saw you snatching my cigarette just now. Aren’t you going to admit your misconduct?”
“I snatched your cigarette, so what? What are you going to do with me, huh?” Oliver went livid with rage.
Levi stood his ground and stared Oliver in the eyes. “I’m now asking for compensation!”
“Levi Garrison, dream on! Don’t blame me because you asked for it!” A malicious glint flashed across Oliver’s eyes as he ordered, “Take all of them to the resort, except Levi Garrison. I’m looking forward to spending a lovely night with the ladies, so I don’t want them to be horrified by the gruesome scene.”
His subordinates complied.
“No!” Zoey screamed and resisted. She knew what would be lying ahead of Levi once he was being left alone with Oliver.
With a smile on his face, Levi reassured his wife, “Honey, I will be fine! Wait for me. I’ll come back with 20 billion.”
Oliver was amused. “I’m impressed, mate. You’re still full of big talk when your life is at risk.”
Levi took Oliver by surprise when he slapped his face forcefully. “Are you calling me ‘mate’? Who do you think you are to call me your mate?”
Everyone gaped as they never thought someone would have the courage to give the local tyrant a slap on the face.
For a whole minute, they stood frozen to their spots.
Oliver finally returned to his senses when a wave of excruciating pain hit him. He grimaced in anger, giving Levi the death stare as he ordered, “Kill him!”
Levi waved his hand. “Hold it right there!”
Oliver raised his voice, “Are you afraid? It’s too late now!”
With a confident smile, Levi threw him a question, “I bet someone has sent you to mess with me, am I right?”
The resort owner told him that they had reached a consensus with Oliver that the latter would not cause trouble on the island in return for the former paying huge sums of protection money every year.
But now, Oliver was deliberately messing with him. This showed that someone was scheming against Morris Group.
In addition, Oliver called him by his name even though he had never met him before, which further proved that he was their target.
They had to send Zoey and the others away to kill him.
This was clearly a premeditated assassination!
Levi asked another question, “Do you dare tell me who is the one who wants me dead?”
Oliver was slightly bewildered, but he then gave Levi a pitying look and replied smilingly, “I guess it doesn’t matter telling you the truth. It’s the Jones family from South Hampton! They asked me to kill you and extort money from Morris Group. By the way, I need to thank you as you have made things a lot easier for me by showing up in front of me. The Joneses want you dead, so bid your farewell to the world, mate!”
CHAPTER 828
The Jones family! I knew it!
At the present moment, Levi was quite certain that, out of his many enemies, the Joneses were most likely the ones who would assassinate him.
Does my presence really irk them so much?
Levi understood that in the eyes of a prominent family like the Joneses, each person was classified into a social hierarchy and given labels.
To these people, he was right at the bottom of the pyramid, belonging to the lowest class.
As long as he was alive, the Jones family would constantly worry that others would find out his relationship to the family and bring disgrace to them.
The best solution was to get rid of him once and for all!
“Kill him!” Oliver ordered.
The three hundred strong men under him, who were all armed with swords, charged toward Levi at once.
From their imposing manners, it looked like they were determined to hack Levi into pieces!
Whoosh!
A signal flare was ignited, giving off huge plumes of smoke in the air.
Everyone, including Oliver, was shocked by the sudden loud explosive noise and stopped in their tracks while looking at the skies.
Vroom! Vroom! Vroom!
Just one second later, the noise became even louder and more intense.
Hundreds of drones, which were travelling at fast speeds, appeared in the air.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Suddenly, flames were seen spurting out from the drones in all directions. A web of fire was formed in midair and came crashing down toward the ground.
Thuck! Thuck! Thuck!
Oliver’s subordinates were shot at their wrists and blood jetted out from their wounds.
Clang! Clang!
Sounds of metal hitting the ground could be heard continuously as the men dropped their weapons.
Ouch! Ahhh!
Each of them were holding onto their wrists as they let out agonizing cries of pain.
Just one round of attack was sufficient to cripple Oliver’s subordinates and render them immobile.
That was the power of drones.
Not only were they useful for tracking purposes, but they could also double up as firearms.
Oliver was completely dumbfounded.
He stood motionless on the spot and was at a loss.
However, that was just the beginning.
Boom!
Deafening noises which sounded like rolls of thunder erupted the next instant.
At the same time, beams of bright light shone from the sky, illuminating the surrounding area and blinding Oliver and the rest of the people.
Helicopter!
Military helicopters were hovering in the air!
Lasers from the helicopters were pointed at the men’s faces.
It wasn’t difficult to guess what that meant.
The tyrant and his people were probably being targeted by sniper rifles!
They knew that if they move, they would be shot at immediately.
Vroom! Vroooooom!
That was not all! A loud noise suddenly sounded from the adjacent lake, accompanied by a gust of strong wind that created huge waves on the surface of the lake.
It turned out that dozens of naval ships were sailing toward the shore.
Armed soldiers disembarked from the vessels and aimed their weapons at Oliver and his men.
Immediately, the number of red dots pointing to Oliver and his subordinates increased exponentially.
The tyrant, who had already fallen into a complete state of panic, dropped his weapon to the ground at once.
His wobbly knees finally gave way and he collapsed onto the ground with fear.
CHAPTER 829
All his subordinates fell to their knees, one after another, covering their heads with their hands.
They had never expected that Levi would be so difficult to deal with!
It’s the military!
Does that mean Levi Garrison is also from the military?
“So do you still want to get rid of me?” Levi laughed mirthlessly.
“Boohoo… “
Oliver, the local tyrant, was scared to tears and had even wet his pants.
Levi let out a sarcastic smile and said, “I’m sure this local tyrant has been constantly terrorizing everyone who passes by here. This threat should be eradicated once and for all!”
After giving his instructions, Levi walked away and left it to his men to tie up the loose ends.
All he knew was that there would be no local tyrant from then on.
As for the helicopters, they were mobilized with just one phone call from Kirin.
When Levi returned to the hotel afterwards, everyone was stunned to see him safe and sound. The man was even behaving as if nothing happened.
“Are you alright?” Zoey asked while carefully sizing him up.
“Why wouldn’t I be?” Levi answered smilingly.
“How’s that possible? What happened to the local tyrant?” Iris stared at him in disbelief.
“Oh, I’ve gotten rid of him! Don’t worry, we can all sleep in peace tonight.” Levi grinned.
However, Iris was not convinced and headed outside with a few other people to verify his words. A tranquil sight greeted them and there was no trace that a fight had occurred.
“What happened?” It was inconceivable to Iris, whose eyes had widened.
“Told you, I’ve already gotten rid of him!” Levi smiled coolly.
Just then, the owner of the resort rushed over and exclaimed, “I’ve wonderful news! Oliver Ross, the local tyrant, and his group have been annihilated. From now onward, the dozens of surrounding islands, including us, no longer have to be constantly on our toes, for fear that he will pick on us!”
Both Zoey and Iris turned their attentions to Levi when they heard what the man said.
“Was it really you?”
“Well, there’s nothing I can do if you don’t believe me.” Levi shrugged and spread his hands helplessly.
Just then, a thought struck Zoey. She pulled Iris aside and said, “It’s not Levi.”
“Then who could it be?” The friend asked curiously.
“Your boss, of course!” Zoey prompted Iris, who then smacked herself on the head and exclaimed, “Oh my God! How could I not have thought of that? I must have been too overwhelmed with shock, that’s why! With both our boss and Mr. Atkinson around, there’s nothing I need to be afraid of! It’s as easy as pie for them to handle the local tyrant!”
Zoey chuckled and replied, “Exactly! The local tyrant is nothing as compared to the omnipotent mysterious boss.”
“Oh right, it has suddenly occurred to me that he hasn’t arrived yet. He is supposed to attend tomorrow’s ceremony, so he will definitely be here right?” Iris asked uncertainly.
“Actually, he might already be here!” Zoey had a strong gut feeling about it.
“Are you saying that he is hidden amidst the crowd?” Iris had a shocked expression on her face.
Zoey nodded, “I think the real owner of Morris Group is among the people present. In fact, he might be disguised as one of the employees!”
CHAPTER 830
Wham!
Zoey’s words hit Iris like lighting.
That was a strong possibility.
Otherwise, how else would the boss be so clear about the happenings in the company?
It didn’t seem possible for him to have heard all of those from someone else.
The only explanation was that he had experienced everything firsthand as an employee of the company.
Who could it be?
For both ladies, Levi was the first person to be eliminated from their lists of possible candidates.
They had not even considered Levi due to his status in the Jones family.
“Let me try finding out from Mr. Atkinson!”
Iris and Zoey visited Neil in his room together.
“Mr. Atkinson, has our boss arrived yet?” Iris asked expectantly while feeling slightly nervous.
“Yeah, he’s already here.” Kirin gave a positive reply.
“So, was it our boss who helped to settle the matter with the local tyrant earlier on?” Iris continued asking.
“That’s right, he did step in and help to extinguish that group of people.”
Kirin answered both questions honestly without concealing any facts.
When Kirin finished speaking, Iris and Zoey exchanged glances and said softly to each other, “Indeed, it has got nothing to do with Levi.”
“You said our boss is already here? Where is he staying at then? I’ve reserved the best room in the resort for him.” Iris asked expectantly.
Kirin shook his head and answered, “Yup, he’s here, or maybe it’s more accurate to say that he has been here all the while. I don’t know where he is staying at though!”
“What? He can’t really be one of the employees, right?” Iris gaped in astonishment.
“Yup, he is!” Neil confirmed her doubts.
Wham!
Kirin’s reply was another huge blow to Iris.
That was indeed the case.
The mysterious boss of Morris Group was one of the employees whom she might have unknowingly interacted with on a daily basis.
That also meant that he was aware of her every single move.
It was exactly like what Levi had told her— At your best? As if he hasn’t seen you before.
Who could it be?
Iris started running through each male employee the company had in her mind.
However, given the massive scale of the company, it seemed to be an impossible task as there were many employees whom Iris had not yet met.
There was no way she could easily determine which one of them was their boss.
“Will he be revealing himself tomorrow?” Iris wondered.
“That’s the plan.” Kirin answered clearly.
“Mr. Atkinson, is our boss good-looking?” Iris was filled with anticipation as she asked that.
“He’s better looking than me at least!” Kirin laughed.
Iris was getting increasingly excited and could not wait to meet the boss after hearing Kirin’s words. “Is he married? Or rather, is he currently attached?”
With a pensive smile on his face, the man replied, “He’s still single and not married yet!”
Well, he wasn’t lying.
Levi and Zoey had already divorced, so technically-speaking, he was a single man.
Iris’ heart was already fluttering uncontrollably by then.
He’s the man of my dreams!
Boss, here I come!
The woman had made up her mind to pursue her boss and was already devising all sorts of strategies in her head.
Zoey was amused while she looked at her friend behaving like a teenage girl in love.
She had never seen Iris so enchanted and being so serious over a man.
After they left Kirin’s room, Zoey teased, “You should get some rest. I’m worried that you would be too excited to sleep tonight.”
In fact, she did not manage to fall asleep at all.
She felt extremely lethargic the next morning and when she looked into the mirror, she could see obvious dark circles under her eyes.
The woman had gotten out of bed early to dress up and put on makeup.
Even though their mysterious boss had already met her in person, she had not presented her best front to him.
Iris was determined to appear in front of him looking stunning. She wanted to be the most beautiful woman in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Zoey did not have a restful night as well. All this while, she had been curious about the identity of that mysterious man and was hoping to have a chance to thank him in person later.
However, she received a phone call early in the morning, alerting her that something serious happened to her entertainment company and that her presence was required immediately.
When Levi heard that, he made arrangements for Zoey to head back immediately and also sent someone to protect her.
Levi had planned to reveal his identity as the owner of Morris Group to Zoey that day.
He had not accounted for such a sudden disruption but there was nothing much he could do about it.
“You should hurry back. Give me a call if you need help!” Levi urged her.
After an eventful morning, the ceremony was finally due to commence at 9 a.m.
Levi arrived at the event venue together with Seth and his team.
As it was an internal event, there were no reporters around.
Following Seth and the security team, Iris made a grand entrance, looking dazzling in her gorgeous cocktail dress.
Being a natural beauty, she was looking as angelic as a goddess after putting in the effort to doll up.
The aura she exuded was overwhelming and even more imposing than most top models or celebrities.
Iris was very satisfied with her appearance that day after getting countless admiring stares from the crowd.
Surely, he would be happy with my look today?
Iris scanned her surroundings, hoping to catch a clue on who that mysterious boss might be.
After Iris and Kirin summarized Morris Group’s achievements for the preceding year, it was time to reward the employees.
It turned out that the Audi cars Levi previously purchased had all been given out.
The updated recognition policy of the company was to either give out monetary rewards to the employees for each contribution they made or to incorporate the amount into their year-end bonuses.
That was why Morris Group’s employees were a motivated bunch!
Not only were they receiving competitive remunerations, but they could also do their parts for the society in the meantime.
It was truly a wonderful company to work at.
For young graduates, Morris Group was very often their first choice prospective employer.
The awards presentation was completed smoothly and next up was the most anticipated moment of the night—the mysterious boss of Morris Group was about to reveal himself!
Only Seth, Elena and a handful of other people present knew Levi’s true identity.
All the others were kept in the dark.
Iris was breathing heavily and her heart was thumping so hard as if it was going to explode.
She was finally going to meet the man of her dreams and took the chance during that interval to make sure that she was still looking impeccable…
Iris took a deep inhale and readied herself to welcome her mysterious boss.
“Very soon, our very own boss of the Morris Group would be coming up on stage.”
“Everyone, please give a round of applause for him!”
Clap! Clap! Clap!
A thunderous applause erupted as everyone clapped enthusiastically.
Kirin turned toward a corner and shouted, “Boss, stop hiding!”
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Most people, including Iris, turned their gazes toward the same direction as well.
Everyone was in shock.
Could the mysterious boss really be someone among the crowd?
Everyone wondered as they turned their heads around.
Wham!
Iris was thunderstruck when she noticed that Kirin was looking toward Levi and his security team.
You’ve got to be kidding me?
The mysterious boss is someone in the security team?
Iris was familiar with the guys in the security team.
For a moment, she thought it could be Seth, but he wasn’t better looking than Neil. Furthermore, his personality was too reckless and was also too old to be the boss.
Who else is there then?
Iris could not seem to think of any person who fitted the description of their boss.
Well, there was Levi, but he was the first person who got eliminated by Zoey and also Iris herself.
Who else could it be?
Just then, Levi, who was right next to Seth, stood up suddenly and strode toward the stage.
WHAM!
That was the final blow to Iris. It was as if her world just came crashing down. The woman could not believe what she was seeing at that moment!
Levi…?
Oh my God! It’s Levi!
What in the world!
Unbelievable!
Iris was shocked to the core and stood motionlessly on the spot.
She was unable to snap out of her daze and merely watched him approaching the stage.
“Huh? It’s him?”
“Levi is our mysterious boss? That’s impossible!”
“Goodness! There’s no way I’m gonna believe this. How can he be the boss?”
The entire scene was thrown into a frenzy as discussions ensued among the people present. It definitely came as a surprise for most people.
That was because Levi had never been taken seriously in the office before.
He was even a thorn in the eyes to the majority of his co-workers.
After all, Levi had been fired from the company once as a result of an unanimous vote by the rest of the employees.
When he rejoined the company, everyone treated him as a good-for-nothing and most of the employees were not very fond of him.
No one would have thought that the leader of Morris Group would be Levi!
The senior executives of the company were particularly dumbstruck by the sudden revelation!
They finally understood why was it that their boss knew everything that went on in the company. It was exactly because he was also one of them and had witnessed everything with his own eyes.
Furthermore, Levi was in a favorable position to observe the company’s daily activities.
He was aware of every action of employees of all levels, from the lower-level staff such as the security team and the cleaners, to the upper management, including Iris.
Thud!
The minute Levi stepped on the stage, everyone’s hearts did a double somersault and their gazes were focused on him intently.
Levi took over the microphone and said smilingly, “Hi everyone, I’m Levi! And I’m also your boss!”
That came like a bolt from the blue.
Everyone still found it hard to believe and could feel their scalps prickle.
Some could even feel their blood pressures shoot up.
As for Iris, she was completely numbed with shock and stood frozen on the spot.
After hearing Levi’s speech, she slowly turned her head and looked at the man in disbelief. “You… you’re the boss of Morris Group?”
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Levi grinned and replied, “Have I ever said I am not? I remember telling you a long time ago that I own the Morris Group! Oh, by the way, you look gorgeous today.”
Boom!
Levi’s definitive reply was another huge blow to Iris, whose mind went blank, as if she had just been struck by lightning.
She could not believe that the very first person to be eliminated from her consideration was actually the boss!
Levi? Our mysterious boss?
It was entirely unimaginable to Iris, who was truly shook to the core.
It felt as unreal as a dream to her.
However, things started to make sense to her once she cleared her mind and thought about it.
Throughout that period of time, it was always Levi who saved the day whenever the Morris Group encountered difficulties.
Iris had assumed that Levi got those instructions from the boss, but little did she know that he was the boss himself!
Suddenly, she was able to piece the details together.
The boss of Morris Group had helped Zoey time after time, including buying the company at the auction for her and clearing any obstacles that were in her way.
He had basically made sure that Zoey was able to progress smoothly without any difficulties.
Who else, other than Levi, would have done all of those?
The various clues had all pointed to Levi being the mysterious boss!
Other than him, no one else would be able to accomplish all that he had.
It was Iris who had jumped to conclusions and ruled out Levi right from the start.
Besides, Neil had not lied to them.
What he told them was the truth.
The boss was single and also an employee…
Iris was unwilling to accept the reality as it was a world of difference from her original expectations.
How could it be Levi!
All her hopes were dashed.
Iris had done so much to impress the boss with the hope that their meeting would be the start of a beautiful fairy-tale.
In the end, that person was Levi!
The man of her dreams was her best friend’s darling!
Just then, Levi, who was still at the microphone, let out a chuckle as he noticed the stunned faces of everyone present. “Guys, please don’t be too shocked. It might be easier for everyone to process it if you think about these two points. First, the fact that I was able to establish Levi Group and succeeded under unfavorable circumstances was a testament to my abilities. Second, the reason for the change in name of the company to Morris Group was in remembrance of my best friend, Morris Atkinson.”
Everyone quickly grasped the situation after Levi’s enlightenment.
Why else would the company suddenly change its name from Levi Group to Morris Group?
Obviously, it had to be Levi’s doing!
Almost everyone’s faces were flushed red with embarrassment after recalling themselves voting for Levi to be fired previously.
And it turned out that he was their boss!
“Don’t worry, I am very open-minded and won’t bear grudges. Nothing else matters to me as long as you give your best at work and uphold high ethical standards.”
The employees let out a huge sigh of relief simultaneously upon hearing that.
“Everyone, let’s cheers to Morris Group’s bright future!” The boss beamed as he raised his wine glass.
After Levi finished his speech and went off stage, Iris was the only person who was still behaving awkwardly as she brooded over how she was going to face Zoey.
“Ms. Anabelle, please come over for a moment, I would like to have a word with you!” Levi called out to Iris.
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Levi chose a secluded corner to talk to Iris and when it was just the both of them, Iris did not even dare to look at the man in the eye.
“Hey, why are you not looking at me? Are you really in love with me?”
As soon as Levi said that, Iris jolted her head up and replied, “Why would I be?”
“I’ve something serious to discuss with you!”
“What is it?”
“Please don’t let Zoey know about this yet. I intend to reveal my identity to her during our wedding and give her a surprise. You have to keep it a secret for me yeah!” Levi requested.
“Sure, that’s not a problem. I have a question though. What happened during the six years when you were in jail?” Iris asked, feeling baffled.
“The truth is, I have never been in jail! I’ll tell you more about it in due time.” Levi smiled.
The ceremony lasted all the way till night and everyone went back home the next morning.
Levi was very concerned about Zoey, who left in a hurry to deal with the unforeseen event which had happened in her entertainment company.
He headed straight to Zoey’s office once he reached Morris Group.
Only after seeing Zoey in her office did he feel slightly relieved.
“What happened?” He asked.
Zoey took a deep breath before replying, “Someone splashed acid on Helena’s face and disfigured her!”
“What?! Who could be so vicious!” Levi bellowed furiously.
“The culprit managed to escape and is still at large! Helena is currently receiving treatment in the hospital but things are not looking good. The doctors informed us that the only way for her to regain her looks is to undergo cosmetic surgery! Not only is this a huge blow to her career, but the company would also be suffering serious losses as well.” Zoey sighed.
Levi understood that Helena was currently at the peak of her career and her sudden disfigurement would have an immense negative impact on the company, as well as her future as a celebrity.
The artiste would most likely have to retire from the entertainment industry after that.
“It’s obvious that someone is trying to destroy my company! I will find out who did this!” Zoey said coldly.
Levi figured that it was likely that the Jones family was behind that.
It was possible that the Joneses had changed their target to Zoey after their failed attempt to kill Levi.
They are out to ruin everything for me.
“Oh yeah, there’s something else. All of Star Entertainment’s resources have suddenly been cut off and we have been barred from utilizing anything. It’s just so strange. Could it be linked to Helena’s disfigurement?”
A cold glint flashed across Levi’s eyes.
By then, he was pretty sure that the Joneses were the ones behind all those.
The Jones family was the main shareholder of Star Entertainment and definitely had the power to control the allocation of resources.
Damn you, Jones family!
Even the nicest person would retaliate when being driven up the wall!
Do you really think that I, Levi Garrison, am that big of a pushover?
Just then, he received a call from Wales.
Wales sneered, “I’m sure you’re already aware of what happened. All I can say is that you’re a really lucky punk! Treat this as a warning to you for using the Joneses’ name. If you dare to do it again, you won’t be our only target!”
Levi’s gaze suddenly became terrifyingly cold.
He understood that Wales was implying that his next target would be Zoey!
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At the Jones Residence in South Hampton.
Wales hung up the phone and smirked. “I can’t believe Levi is trying to challenge the Joneses. He’s going to regret it.”
Tyler sighed. “This brat sure is lucky. He actually managed to escape this time!”
“We need to get rid of him! Otherwise, I’ll never be able to rest easy! The Joneses are destined to surpass the Goel family and rise to the top of South Hampton! How can we allow such scum to be associated with us? He’s just like that wretch of a mother of his. Thank god we chased her out of the family early on. If not we could be knee-deep in her crap!” Michael growled.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa. We’ll regroup and come up with a better plan. I promise to dispose of Levi before the Jones family anniversary meeting,” Tyler and Wales proclaimed confidently.
Michael was eager to get rid of Levi because the Jones family anniversary meeting was just on the horizon.
Every branch of the Jones family all over Erudia will be in attendance.
This anniversary meeting was going to take place at the Jones residence in South Hampton, and it was of the utmost importance to the Joneses.
The spotlight of Erudia would be beating down on them.
This is why everything has to go well. Not even a fraction of an error will be condoned.
A pest like Levi needs to be eradicated before then.
If the rest of the family finds out we have a homeless b*stard for a grandson, we’re sure to become the joke of the family.
We’ll never live it down.
Under no circumstances can I allow such a thing to happen.
Nothing is more valuable than dignity.
Every trace of Levi has to be destroyed!
“Many members of the Jones family will be at the upcoming anniversary meeting, including the Chillshire and Southlake branches! All I ask is that we trample all of them beneath our feet to emerge as the most powerful Joneses among the Jones diasporic families in all of Erudia!” Michael bellowed.
Every anniversary meeting included a competitive segment. The South Hampton Jones family was unable to live up to expectations during the previous two meetings. Hence, Michael was placing all his hopes on this one.
“We were just unsure of ourselves at the previous meetings! The Chillshire branch is comparable to us, after all. However, this time everything will be different! Anson is not only a member of the Iron Brigade but is also the right-hand man of the God of War! The other families don’t stand a chance!”
Michael shook his head as well. “They won’t stand a chance!”
“Moreover, even the warlord Elijah has to bow down before us. How can the other families even hope to compare?”
“They won’t be able to!”
“Lastly, and also most importantly, our family has the God of War backing us. He accepted our sword as a gift two days ago, signifying his allegiance to us! The other family branches aside, even the Goel family can’t hold a candle to us!” Anson exclaimed, bursting with pride.
“Exactly! With the God of War by our side, we’ll be able to cut down our enemies in seconds!”
“I can’t wait for the anniversary meeting! It’s going to be spectacular!”
Michael kept his gaze straight as he prayed for time to fast forward.
A thought struck him. “We have to completely erase Levi from existence!” Michael shrieked passionately.
“We cannot allow the rest of the Joneses to find out I have such a grandson. It also goes without saying that we have to prevent him from appearing at the anniversary meeting! Otherwise, we’ll be humiliated for the rest of our lives!” Michael sneered.
“Don’t worry, Grandpa. I’ll take care of it myself!”
A murderous glint flashed across Tyler’s eyes.
Meanwhile, Levi was livid after receiving Wales’ call warning him.
The audacity of the Jones family.
It looks like they’re gearing up to launch an attack on me and Zoey.
If so, they can’t blame me for retaliating! I’ll make them pay!
“Let’s go! We have to see Helena!”
When the pair arrived at the hospital, they were greeted by Helena’s bandaged face.
Yet, she remained composed.
The moment she caught sight of them, she burst into tears.
A woman’s greatest asset was her looks, after all.
“The Jones family must pay!”
He clenched his fists tightly.
“How is she, doctor?” Levi enquired.
“Her burns are extremely serious! There’s no chance of her recovering her original features unless she undergoes plastic surgery.”
The doctor’s response pierced Zoey and Helena like a deadly arrow.
They knew that even if the plastic surgery were a success, Helena would still be unable to regain her natural countenance.
Helena would rather not go through with the operation.
“I won’t get plastic surgery! I would rather end up looking like some horrible beast!”
Helena still had her pride.
She knew that her career was essentially over.
“Doctor, can I take a look at the report?” Levi asked.
When he was handed the report, Levi studied it carefully.
He possessed impressive medical skills, honed from experiencing thousands of battles.
After meticulously going over the report, Levi’s brows slowly relaxed.
She could be saved!
There’s a way to save her!
There was a military doctor named Fredrick Greg in the Iron Brigade. He came from a family of traditional medicine practitioners but was also competent in other medical disciplines.
In fact, he was at the forefront of the entire medical field.
In order to repay his country, he volunteered to be deployed as a military doctor on the battlefield.
He and Levi had been inseparable on the battlefield. They cheated death together on numerous occasions.
He’s saved my life more times than I can count.
All my medical knowledge comes from watching and learning from him.
My back full of scars is even more serious than Helena’s condition.
But Greg has said that he would be able to remove all my scars. He said he would be able to wipe them all clean.
If he can even salvage these old and ingrained injuries, Helena’s case should be nothing to him.
He’ll definitely be able to help Helena!
He can give her her old face back!
“Don’t worry girls, I have a way to help Helena regain her original face!” Levi cried out excitedly.
Neither of the women believed him.
In fact, not one person present believed him.
After all, her case had been deemed unsalvageable by the best burn specialist in South City.
It was rational to doubt that a normal person like Levi could prove him wrong.
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Helena gave Levi a wry smile. “Thank you for trying to help, Levi. I know you’re just trying to make me feel better. Don’t worry about me. I’ll be fine!”
Zoey rolled her eyes at Levi. “Levi, you shouldn’t give her false hopes! You’re hurting her rather than helping.”
“Do you really think I’m lying to protect her feelings? I truly have a plan!” Levi spread his hands out in exasperation.
The doctor shot him a glare. “Why don’t you take a crack at it then, since you claim to have a solution?”
“I can’t do it. But I know someone who can!” Levi announced.
“Just leave! The patient needs to rest! The more nonsense you spout the worse her mood will be. She needs to stay positive in order to recover.”
The doctor and nurses shooed Levi out of the room.
No one believes me!
Of course, they find it ridiculous that such a severe degree of burn can be repaired.
It seems impossible unless she goes through plastic surgery.
Levi was incredibly vexed.
With one wave of his hand, Azure Dragon materialized by his side.
“Azure Dragon, head to the Northern Region and fetch Fredrick here!” Levi ordered.
“Yes, sir!”
Azure Dragon immediately set off.
Levi also sent Phoenix out to find the person who poured sulfuric acid on Helena.
No one is going to escape my wrath, Jones family or otherwise.
While Levi continued to plot, Tyler and Wales were doing the same.
Wales had a simple proposal. He wanted to dispatch a few assassins to dispose of Levi.
“A few assassins won’t be enough to end Levi’s life. I heard that he has some tricks up his sleeve. The fact that he belongs to the Morris Group also makes things more difficult. The God of War is in South City with the troops. If we send out assassins and they fail, the consequences will be dire. The God of War could sniff them out with both eyes closed!” Tyler’s tone was disapproving as he analyzed the situation out loud.
“You’re right. If we want Levi gone, we can’t leave any loose ends. His very existence needs to vanish,” Wales assented.
“Exactly! If we want Levi to disappear, the killer also needs to leave no trail behind. We need to engage the best of the best!” Wales concluded.
Tyler nodded in agreement.
Wales’ eyes lit up. “Do you already have someone in mind, Tyler?”
“I do! Have you heard of Assassin 47?” Tyler asked.
“What? The foreign The King of Assassins known only as Assassin 47, whose fee is upward of ten million and who killed 1899 people in the ten years he’s been active?” Wales’ pitch rose as he jumped to his feet.
“The one and only Assassin 47. He’s already on a plane on his way to Erudia.”
Tyler nodded.
“Is it overkill to hire The King of Assassins just to kill Levi?”
“It is overkill! But we need to guarantee Levi’s complete annihilation. Thus, it’ll be worth it!”
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A trace of hardened determination streaked across Tyler’s gaze. His resolution to wipe out Levi could not be more apparent.
“Let’s see how you escape your doom this time, Levi.” Tyler sniggered menacingly.
Tyler chucked gleefully as well.
They were finally going to get Levi out of their hair.
The two men beamed like children on Christmas morning.
The anniversary meeting is definitely going to be an event to remember.
We’re going to be the center of attention!
“Oh yeah, Grandpa wants us to invite the God of War to the anniversary meeting!”
Tyler suddenly remembered their grandfather’s instructions.
“Do you think the God of War will come?” Wales asked doubtfully.
The God of War is our family’s trump card for subduing the rest of the Jones family.
If he doesn’t come, the South Hampton Joneses will be finished!
“Don’t worry, he will! Uncle Anson has already sent word. He has probably already greeted the God of War. If we invite him now, he’s sure to come. He has also accepted our gift. It’s a sign that he will protect our family,” Tyler replied with confidence as a wide grin crept over his face.
“Great! Let’s send him the invite now!” Wales replied with a smile of his own.
At the same time, Phoenix swiftly rounded up the perpetrators, then Levi locked them all up temporarily.
The Jones family is next. They’ll regret ever crossing me.
At this moment, Mike Pence personally delivered the invite to the Jones family anniversary meeting.
After reading the invite, a smile spread across Levi’s face. “The once in a decade Jones family anniversary meeting in South Hampton?”
“Yes, sir! The South Hampton Jones family humbly seeks your attendance at the anniversary meeting!” Mike said politely.
“Fine. Mike, tell the Joneses I’ll be there! I’ll personally attend it!”
Levi’s gaze shone sinisterly.
All grievances shall be settled at the anniversary meeting.
When Mike informed the Jones brothers of the God of War’s attendance, the brothers immediately set off for South Hampton.
They reported the news to the rest of the family as soon as they could.
The Jones family erupted with delight and Michael’s face was flushed with elation.
“I, Michael Jones, have waited for this day for almost seventy years! This time, the Joneses from South Hampton shall step into unending glory!” Michael screamed with overwhelming exuberance.
If the God of War comes, the entire event will unfold within the palm of my hand. Nobody will be able to threaten me anymore!”
“All of you must remember to keep the God of War’s attendance at the anniversary meeting a secret! Under no circumstances can it be leaked out!” Michael anxiously warned.
It’s best to keep this under wraps first. When we reveal him at the anniversary meeting, it’ll shock everyone. By then, we’ll be instantly propelled to the top.
“How’s the situation with Levi coming along?”
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Levi is just like a pest. I won’t be able to rest easy until he’s completely gone.
“Grandpa, the foreign King of Assassins 47 is scheduled to arrive today. Levi will draw his last breath tonight!” Tyler smirked viciously.
“Good. Well done!” Michael praised.
“Dad, we’ve settled the issue about Levi, but what about his wretch of a Mother Emma Jones?” Wallace questioned.
“Yeah! She smeared the Jones family name! She’ll definitely embarrass us!”
The family members buzzed in discussion.
“No worries. She won’t! Emma Jones was sent to a prison in Oakland City ages ago! She’ll never be able to step foot out of there!” Michael coldly replied.
“Really? She’s in jail? Here I was wondering where she has been all this time.” The family members were all shocked by this revelation.
The Jones family had always assumed that she went missing.
They had no idea she was situated right in the middle of North and South Hampton.
“We can forget about her! The wretch is getting what she deserves! She’ll never be able to shame us again! Don’t mention her from now on. The Garrison family will be pissed off if they ever hear about it.”
Michael’s order promptly sealed the lips of everyone present.
At the same time, at the South City International Airport, a foreign international airplane slowly descended upon South City.
Shortly after, a man with a towering figure, dressed in a hoodie and cap emerged. A mask further obscured his face from view.
He was carrying two large suitcases.
“How strange. He’s carrying two enormous but empty suitcases!”
“This foreigner is probably trying to steal our resources.”
The luggage security checker and airport staff mumbled in surprise to each other.
The man then made a beeline for the restroom.
He soon walked back out.
Now, he was dressed in a completely different attire.
He was outfitted in a leather jacket and black aviators. He looks like a whole other person.
Even the suitcases were different.
He was completely unrecognizable from minutes before!
He was Assassin 47.
The foreign King of Assassins with the codename 47.
Ever since entering the profession ten years ago, he had never failed in any of his jobs.
His past targets included wealthy elites, political figures as well as members of the military.
He was a cold-blooded killer.
Along with the job came the inevitability of being on the international wanted list. He ranked SSS on it, which was the category reserved for the most dangerous individuals in the world.
His presence was enough to turn the tables in any situation, regardless of the magnitude.
Once he exited the airport, he climbed into a taxi and handed the driver a piece of paper.
There was an address written on it.
Soon, they arrived at the written address.
Around him were several buildings still in the midst of being built.
The man quickly arrived on the top floor.
After surveying his surroundings and ensuring that he was safe, Assassin 47 opened the suitcase.
It was no longer empty.
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There was several weapons concealed inside.
His arsenal included a pistol, SMG, sniper rifle and even a rocket launcher.
He also had a dagger, a katana and other secret gadgets.
These had all been prepared by the Jones family.
They had discreetly swapped the empty case for the one full of weapons with him at the airport.
Assassin 47 went through his supplies. When he was done, he smiled broadly.
He was clearly satisfied with the provided resources.
In a flash, he stabbed a dagger through a picture on the wall.
The person in the punctured photo was Levi Garrison.
Assassin 47 locked his gaze onto the photo as the corner of his lip curled upward malevolently.
Levi was nothing but another prey to him.
He fished out a phone and dialed a number. “I’m here. The target will be taken care of tonight! Wire the money over now!” Assassin 47 barked curtly.
“Understood!”
Tyler, who was on the other side of the call, immediately transferred ten million into Assassin 47’s offshore account.
He made payment before the job was done as he had unquestionable faith in the man’s abilities.
Moreover, the killer had a reputation he needed to uphold and his own rules to live by, one of which included payment upfront.
In the close to two thousand targets he had encountered, none had managed to escape him.
These reasons allowed Tyler to trust him wholly.
Once Assassin 47 checked that the money had arrived in his account, he destroyed the phone.
He had to obliterate any connection between himself and the Jones family.
This was the terrifying reality of being a top assassin.
After killing the target, one had to evaporate into thin air.
Naturally, an assassin cannot be traced to his employer.
Even if he died during the job, his employers would remain anonymous.
Being the King of Assassins, this man could accomplish this better than anyone.
His competence was what justified such exorbitant fees.
Regardless of the target, he never missed.
Assassin 47 carved the image of Levi into his mind and proceeded to burn the picture.
He neatly separated the weapons, concealing each one on his person. Only the rocket launcher was left to be hand-carried.
Then, he picked up his bag, slung it over his back and popped a piece of gum into his mouth. His eyes glowed with deadly intent.
With a few steps, he strode into the blanket of darkness.
Levi dies tonight!
Levi was still ignorant of the impending danger.
He was at the hospital tonight.
Azure Dragon had just delivered Fredrick Greg from the Northern Region.
“God of War!” Fredrick respectfully and enthusiastically greeted him.
“Thank you for coming,” Levi replied.
“Fredrick, I asked you here for a private favor. Sorry for the trouble.”
Fredrick wiped tears away from his eyes and smiled. “God of War, my life is in your hands. Please don’t hold back and ask away.”
“Okay then. Please come this way to see the patient!”
Levi was about to lead Fredrick into the ward when they were blocked.
“Who are you? A doctor? A doctor from where? Why have you come to our hospital?”
Helena’s attending doctor, Keith Shawn, was a responsible man. Upon seeing that a stranger was giving treatment to Helena, he went up to stop him.
“Yes! I’m a doctor!” Fredrick nodded.
“Where is your ID card? Let me have a look,” said Keith with concern.
Fredrick had no choice but to take out his green military ID card and handed to him.
Keith took a look, and suddenly, the expression on his face changed.
“You’re Fredrick Greg? The military doctor of the Iron Brigade?” Keith asked with great respect.
“You’re right. That’s me!”
“Wow…You’re amazing. I’ve heard a lot about you! You’d saved so many soldiers before, and you even saved the God of War several times! You are my role model!” Keith was excited.
“You’re exaggerating. I’m just doing what I can!” Fredrick shrugged with a beam on his face.
“Please, come in. I believe you can do something about Ms. Engler’s face.”
Keith then led Fredrick into the ward courteously.
Levi was dumbfounded.
He tried every means to stop me. But when it comes to Fredrick, he invites him in?
After giving Helena a thorough check, Fredrick was confident that Helena could recover, and the treatment period would not take too long.
Compared with Levi’s scar treatment, Helena’s case was just a piece of cake.
“Let me start first for a week, and you can then follow my instructions and apply herbs on her face for another month. With that, she will recover in no time.”
Fredrick told them a specific treatment cycle time, and Helena was overjoyed to hear that. She really looked forward to it.
At the same time, she began to admire Levi a little bit more.
He’s so amazing. Where did he find such a great doctor?
After leaving the hospital, Levi and Fredrick returned to the Guardian Mansion.
“God of War…I heard that 47, the King of Assassins, is here in Erudia. But I’m not sure who his target is this time,” chatted Fredrick casually.
“47? I know him. He once assassinated an official in the mysterious area of 51st District overseas. But he went into hiding after that. I even heard he took the head of a God of War during a desert battle!” Levi said indifferently.
“But how dare he come here? Erudia is a forbidden place for mercenaries and assassins!” Levi’s stare became intense.
“Exactly! I think he’s way too bold, even though he is the King of Assassins!” Fredrick could not help but snigger.
“I’ll ask Phoenix to check his whereabouts. A killer like him is a potential threat to Erudia even if he’s not doing anything,” said Levi.
Soon, both of them arrived at a desolate block. The place was so empty, and there was no one on the road.
Even the street lights were dim, and they looked like they were going to go out at any time.
It was quite an uncanny and eerie atmosphere.
“Well, this place is so quiet. Guess no one’s gonna bug us back here,” Fredrick laughed at his own jest.
However, Levi did not respond to him and squinted his eyes.
Bang!
The next moment, they heard a gunshot and a bullet was fired.
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“Watch out!”
With a tremendous lurch, Levi leaped to Fredrick swiftly.
Bang!
A bullet was fired to where they stood and left a fist-sized hole in the wall.
What if the bullet hit our head? We will explode like a watermelon!
“Sniper!” Fredrick screamed before taking a deep breath.
He had had experiences on the battlefield, so he knew exactly what kind of weapon could be so powerful.
Bang!
Before he could react, another gunshot was fired.
Levi and Fredrick continued to dodge.
Another hole appeared in the wall causing the wall to shake continuously.
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Bang! Bang!
……
A series of gunshots were fired by 47, using his sniper rifle in the dark.
Levi and Fredrick had to evade at full tilt.
In the end, they had no choice but to jump into the courtyard and hid behind a bunker quickly.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
However, even the thirty-meter-long bunker collapsed.
It was crashed into pieces by another series of gunshots.
“47!”
Levi and Fredrick looked at each other and immediately knew who he was.
47, the King of Assassins is here for me? Levi chortled.
Well…he’s indeed something!
Not only he knew how to occupy the high ground and lock his targets, but he also had consummate sniper skills!
Perhaps, the only person in the world who could escape from his shot was Levi.
Even a master like Alfie might not be able to get away in such a situation.
But when 47, who stood on the high ground, saw Levi get away, he was shocked.
He had never missed his target in the past ten years, and there was no need for him to shoot the second time to vanquish his target completely.
But I have fired ten gunshots today and still couldn’t get him. Damn! This is ridiculous!
There was a hint of excitement in 47’s eyes.
It was the first time in ten years that he had met such an opponent, and he was getting excited.
And He had never been so excited before.
I must kill him!
It must be a great accomplishment if he were able to kill his target this round.
Hence, without further ado, he jumped down from the twenty-story building and chased Levi from behind.
On the other side, Levi, hiding behind the bunker, was on his nerve. He had to stay alert with movements around him.
In fact, he could hear even the faintest noise around him now.
47 was fast.
In a flash, he had moved a few hundred meters and was close to Levi now.
Clank! Clank! Clank!
While running, 47 assembled his weapons at the same time.
And as soon as he reached the bunker where Levi and Fredrick were hiding, he had the rocket launcher ready.
Snap!
Besides that, he had assembled all his other firearms too.
Running, assembling, and loading the weapons…
47 could do almost everything in one go as if he did them at the same time.
“Go to hell!”
Boom!
47 then fired the bunker where Levi and Fredrick were hiding.
Bang!
The rocket launcher scored a direct hit on the bunkers before they collapsed and were engulfed in flames.
Upon seeing the scenario, 47’s lips curled into a grin…
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You can dodge my shots; let’s see if you can hide from such a large-scale attack? Do you think you can escape? Either you’re blown up or being burnt alive now!
However, 47 frowned in the next moment.
Because he couldn’t see any bodies in the sheet of flame!
There must be traces of bodies either burnt or detonate! Why can’t I smell any dead body odor? Don’t tell me…
Right then, 47 felt as if someone was watching him.
He felt his scalp went numb, and his hair stood on end. The thought of what might happen next sent shivers down his spine, and he even felt his blood hardened.
As an assassin, he was always the one targeting his prey and was never being targeted.
This was the first time in his life that he had this kind of feeling.
When he turned around slowly, two men were standing in front of him. They were Levi and Fredrick!
They didn’t die in the fire? They survived! Why?
47 was stunned and amazed.
They were behind the bunker just now. How did they escape?
47 was confident that his speed was beyond the human limit. The time he took to reach Levi and Fredrick from jumping off the high ground was so short, and it was impossible for them to escape from the bunker.
How did they make it?
“The answer is simple. Because I’m better than you!” Levi said indifferently.
The weak can never imagine how the strong do things. This is so true! Levi is faster, more alert, and more vigilant than me!
“Go to hell!”
Suddenly, 47 glared at them with a piercing stare. He took out a pistol and pulled the trigger.
He is indeed the King of Assassins…His speed…Not many people in the army could do that.
Although he was swift, Levi moved faster than him.
Levi pulled out a scalpel from Fredrick’s pocket and threw it out.
“Ouch!”
The scalpel hit 47’s wrist precisely, and his gunshot went askew.
However, 47’s made another counterattack. The moment he missed his shot, he reached out for his machine gun with his left hand.
He then shot the machine gun with just one hand!
At that critical moment, Levi had no choice but to kick a small pebble under his feet.
The small pebble then made a whistling sound in the air before it bored through 47’s left wrist.
“Ouch!”
47 let out a scream, and the machine gun in his hand fell to the ground.
Seeing that, Levi made a move and sprinted to 47.
Once again, 47’s hair stood on end. He had no choice but to pull out a Swiss army knife quickly and dashed forward.
Both of them were moving so fast, and Fredrick could only see two blurred shadows fighting in front of him.
With the Swiss army knife in his hand, 47 made his last effort and lunged forward to stab Levi’s neck.
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However, Levi made darted faster than 47.
He grasped 47’s wrist and snapped it hard. The tip of the Swiss army knife was then pointed back to 47 and it slit directly on his neck.
Whoosh!
A gush of blood was ejected. With cold glitter in his eyes, Levi just watched calmly from the side.
It seemed like it was only a small matter to him.
Spash!
47 then sagged to the ground in no time.
Before he died, he still looked astounded.
Did I kill myself?
“God of War! It’s great to see you back in action again. You’re so incredible! But you look so scary when you fight.” Fredrick smiled elatedly.
At that time, Kirin, Azure Dragon, and the rest came to their rescue.
Their location was quite far from the Guardian Mansion. However, they could all rush over in such a short time. Thus, this showed how fast they were.
All of them hurried over as soon as they heard the noise just now.
They were relieved only when they saw both Levi and Fredrick were fine.
“God of War, we’ll send someone to protect you from now onwards. It’s too dangerous like this.”
Kirin and Azure Dragon said simultaneously.
However, Levi refuted, “Have you forgotten my skill?”
Even White Tiger was shocked to hear that and took a deep breath.
“Get rid of the body! And keep it confidential!” Levi commanded instead.
On the other hand, after arriving at the Guardian Mansion, Phoenix managed to track 47’s overseas account.
“Someone remitted ten million to his account! And the remitter is the Joneses!” Phoenix exclaimed.
“Well, well. Looks like the Joneses are willing to spend ten million just to kill me. They are indeed generous. And this only proved that how important the anniversary meeting is to the Joneses!”
“Then I should start thinking about how to make a scene during their anniversary meeting!” Levi guffawed as he finished his words.
A night without any news…
The Joneses were waiting patiently.
Although there was nothing to worry about for an assassin like 47 to carry out the mission, the Joneses still felt uneasy.
After all, everything was unknown before they received any confirmed news.
At dawn the next day, Michael came to ask about the outcome.
“Grandpa, don’t worry. Everything’s going according to plan. I’d talked with 47 on the phone before he went off last night. And he told me Levi is not going to live until sunrise today,” said Tyler with confidence.
“He also said he’ll leave as soon as he’s done. He won’t be contacting us again.”
“Then who can tell me whether Levi is alive or dead now?” Michael said with his hands in the air.
“Erm…” Tyler was stunned for a moment.
“How about this…Wales, you make a trip to South City personally to find out!” Michael instructed.
“Noted. Grandpa!”
Wales then went to South City straight away.
In the morning, Levi brought Fredrick to the hospital to see Helena again.
Helena played an important role in Zoey’s career.
Hence, Levi valued her greatly.
While Fredrick was giving treatment to Helena, Levi went outside to smoke.
Just then, Wales arrived and saw Levi as soon as he got off the car.
“What?” He was dumbfounded and stunned.
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Levi also saw Wales and gave him a smirk.
The Joneses are here to check if I’m dead? How dare they send someone to assassinate me?
They really underestimated their opponent, didn’t they?
Wales was panicking when he saw that Levi was looking at him.
“Ghost….Ghost…Ghost…” he stammered.
He could not believe Levi was still alive!
47 is the King of Assassins! How could he survive? It’s impossible!
He would rather believe that the man he saw now was a ghost. Otherwise, it would be hard for him to believe what he saw.
When Wales saw Levi walked over to him fearlessly, he was terrified.
“Ghost! Ghost…” He screamed.
He wanted to run but was too intimidated. He felt listless, and his legs seemed to be glued to the ground. He could not even move an inch.
He could only watch as Levi came to him.
“Hey, are you bewitched? What the hell are you screaming for?” Levi patted Wales’s face.
“Are…are you a human or a ghost?” Wales was so petrified that he almost peed in his pants.
“Do you see ghosts in broad daylight?” Levi chortled.
“You…You’re still alive? You’re not a ghost?”
Wales gradually came to his senses when he saw Levi was standing in front of him in person. He is real!
“Pardon? Do you want me dead? Did you send someone to kill me?” Levi asked.
“No… It’s not me!” Wales denied as beads of perspiration formed on his forehead.
He was scared out of his wits. He never thought Levi would still be alive!
How is that possible? The King of Assassins could kill the official in the mysterious area of 51st District overseas. Levi is just an ordinary man! What’s going on? Is 47 not here for his mission?
But Tyler talked to him last night, and he had taken all the money. Why is Levi here? What has gone wrong? Where the hell is the King of Assassins now?
“Well… Did anything happen to you last night?” Wales was dying to find out.
“I slept very well last night. What’s wrong?” Levi pretended to look surprised.
“Erm… Nothing….”
With that, Wales hurried back to South Hampton and told everything to the Joneses.
“What? Levi is still alive, and there is no news about The King of Assassins now?” The Joneses were all stupefied.
“Hurry! Give The King of Assassins a call and find out what had happened!” Michael urged.
Tyler began to search the King of Assassins’ whereabouts through various channels, such as underground networks and connections.
But to no avail.
It seemed like The King of Assassins went missing all of a sudden!
“What’s going on? I’m very sure he was in South City. He even took all the weapons I’d prepared for him,” uttered Tyler.
“I think the only reason he’s uncontactable now is that he’d met a great opponent in South City and disappeared.” Michael pondered.
Wales then voiced out his concerns, “What if he was killed? Do you think it’s possible that he was killed when assassinating Levi?”
“No way!” Michael and Tyler refuted simultaneously.
“He’s the King of Assassins. He had done this more than two thousand times and never missed a target before. Those who he assassinated were all powerful and influential people, and I seriously doubt Levi can escape from him.”
“Maybe 47 caught the attention of the God of War? Isn’t Erudia a forbidden territory for mercenaries and assassins?” Wallace suggested.
“Well, guess that’s how we should think about it. Levi can’t counter-attack!”
Michael could not accept the fact if Levi had the King of Assassins killed…
“What’s your plan, Grandpa? Do you have plans to kill Levi again?” Wales asked.
“Not for the time being. If God of War finds out we hire assassins to Erudia, it will have a bad impact on us,” answered Michael.
“Levi is such a nuisance, but yet we can’t get rid of him!” Wales was infuriated.
“Just make sure we can get rid of him before the anniversary meeting!”
Suddenly, Michael thought about something and asked, “By the way, how is your brother, Wallace?”
Daniel was still lying on the bed with all his limbs broken.
“He’s recovering. But it’s impossible for him to recover fully before the anniversary meeting,” said Wallace as he sighed.
“Then what should we do? If the other Jones knew Daniel is lying on the bed with all his limbs broken during the anniversary meeting, it’s gonna shame us!”
This is another threat no less than Levi… We would be humiliated!
“Dad, I’ve gathered many prominent doctors, but to cure Daniel, they still need some time.”
“Grandpa, I think I knew someone who can help dad!” Tyler interrupted.
“Who is it?” Michael and Wallace asked simultaneously.
“I’ve heard that Fredrick Greg, the notable military doctor, is here in South City. He is good at fracture treatment,” said Tyler.
It seemed like everybody knew the arrival of Fredrick after Keith announced it.
“Really? Why is the legendary doctor here?” Michael asked in surprise.
“Heard that he’s here for Helena. It’s said that he can recuperate Helena’s burned face to how it is before without any transplant or plastic surgery.” Tyler explained.
“What? Helena? No way! We must get rid of her too! After all, she’s close with Levi. We can’t let her receive any treatment,” said Michael maliciously.
“Wallace, go to South City and bring back Fredrick for me. He can’t be giving treatment to Helena. I need him here to treat my son. I want to make sure Daniel can walk before the anniversary meeting!”
Michael wanted to snatch away Fredrick for himself.
“Grandpa. I don’t think it’s a good idea. Fredrick is an Iron Brigade, and he has a noble status. If we bring him here without careful consideration, we might offend him, and it’s definitely not wise to offend such a person!” Tyler voiced out his concerns.
“Have you forgotten about Uncle Anson?” Michael then shot a glance at him.
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You Can Call As Many People As You Want
Suddenly, Michael’s word dawned on Tyler. He exclaimed immediately, “Yeah, you’re right. Uncle Anson is also an Iron Brigade. He will not blame us even if we go overboard.”
“Yeah…Anson is a General. It’s not wrong for us to summon a military doctor, right?” Michael said in disdain.
Michael did not give a damn about anyone else except for the God of War now.
Straight away, Wallace followed Michael’s instructions and headed to the City First Hospital in South City.
When he arrived, he brought his men and went straight to Helena’s ward.
At that moment, Fredrick was applying medical herbs on Helena’s face.
Suddenly, the ward’s door was pushed open, and a group of unknown people rushed in.
They knocked over the herbs in Fredrick’s hand and removed the herbs on Helena’s face. They even detached all the infusion tubes.
After that, they grabbed Fredrick and led him out of the ward.
“Who are you? What are you doing?” Fredrick exclaimed.
“Mr. Greg. Please bear with us. We’ll explain to you later.”
Wallace gave him an apologetic smile before leaving the ward.
“Let me go! Or else, don’t blame me for being rude!” Fredrick roared.
“Don’t worry, Mr. Greg. We will not hurt you!”
Even the doctors and nurses in the corridor could not stop them.
Soon, Fredrick was led by the men to the hospital lobby.
Right at that moment, Wallace ran into a man head-on.
“Get out of my way!” Wallace bawled.
But as soon as he raised his head to take a look, he saw Levi.
Wallace was startled!
He never expected to meet him here.
“What are you guys doing?” Levi asked.
Upon seeing Levi, Fredrick’s eyes lit up.
Phew! It’s Levi. I’m safe!
“It’s none of your business. Get out of my way!” Wallace rebuked.
However, Levi said coldly, “Let him go, and I’ll let the matter rest!”
“What the hell is going on with you? You should get out of my way! Is he related to you? Why are you bugging us?” Wallace roared.
“He’s my friend. And I have the right to know.” Levi said, showing a flash of killing intent in his eyes.
“I don’t care what’s his relationship with you. I want to bring him to the Joneses. Get out of my way now!”
But Levi shook his head and answered, “No way!”
“You seem to prefer rough treatment, don’t you? Get him!”
As soon as Wallace gave out his command, all his men lunged to Levi.
However, after ten seconds, all Wallace’s men fell to the ground and whined.
Bang!
Levi then flung Wallace out with a forceful kick.
“How…how dare you hit me? You’re so disrespectful!” Wallace said and acted as if he was an elder.
He thought it was intolerable and outrageous for Levi to hit him.
“F***k off!”
Levi gave him another kick.
“Levi, how dare you ruin our plans? The Joneses will get even with you for this; just you wait.” Wallace chided before he left.
“I will be right here waiting. You can call as many people as you want!” Levi sneered.
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“Fine, just you wait and be prepared to see how I’m gonna finish you off!”
With that, Wallace left in a hurry to give his family a detailed account of what happened.
“Say what? Levi got him away?”
Michael was so rattled to hear that his eyeballs nearly popped out from their sockets.
“How useless are you that you couldn’t even handle Levi Garrison?” Michael admonished in exasperation.
“Remember this—you must bring Fredrick Greg back at all costs!”
Wallace looked especially sulky after having been kicked twice by Levi.
Immediately, he summoned his men and made a trip to the hospital.
Just as they were about to step foot on the premise, they were suddenly besieged by a large group of gangsters which consisted of around a hundred men.
“What are you guys doing here?” Wallace questioned them.
“How about you guys? You guys aren’t supposed to be here. Just get lost!” The gangsters snapped furiously.
“You…”
Wallace was panic-stricken to see them there because he had assumed Levi would be there waiting for him alone.
As it turned out, Levi had arranged such a large group of gangsters to await his presence.
In Levi’s opinion, the Joneses were not worth his personal time.
Therefore, he just casually made a call and had a large group of gangsters ambush the hospital instead.
“Fine, we’ll go!”
“I’m afraid it won’t be that easy. Beat them up now!”
At last, Wallace and his men were badly beaten up by the gangsters.
In the end, Wallace managed to escape and scrambled his way back to South Hampton.
“What? Levi summoned a group of gangsters to beat you up this badly?” Michael looked utterly disappointed because both his sons had let him down big time.
“Hold on. Did you say Levi was with a group of gangsters?” He suddenly questioned in astonishment.
“Yes. He was with a bunch of gangsters! He colluded with the scum of the society!”
“What a piece of trash he is!” Levi’s clearly not good enough to be my grandson. As someone who carries the noble blood of my family, it’s such an embarrassment for him to actually mingle with a bunch of gangsters!
I can’t reveal his identity to the public in any event or it will bring great disgrace to the Jones family!
At that moment, Michael became more and more convinced that Levi was not good enough to be one of the Joneses.
He was just scum of the society who led a lowly life outside.
“We’re a very distinguished family. We won’t accept such scum to be one of us because he’ll just tarnish our reputation!”
Everyone from the Jones Family viewed Levi with repulsion.
“Dad, what should we do about Fredrick Greg now?”
With a cocky look, Michael replied, “I’ll just summon him to visit us here at our place. I’m sure he will have no choice but to comply after we reveal Anson’s identity to him.”
“You’re right! Since Anson is a highly ranked officer in the Iron Brigade, he certainly will have the authority to give an order to a mere military doctor!”
“Bring me a pen and a paper as well as Anson’s official stamp. I’m going to issue an order to summon Fredrick Greg here myself by using Anson’s authority!”
After completing the order, Michael instructed one of his subordinates to deliver it to Fredrick.
The moment Levi and Fredrick received the order, both of them looked befuddled.
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They were especially shocked to see the one word which was written especially large on the letter—’Order’.
The content of it was straightforward. It was an order summoning Fredrick in the name of Anson to make a trip to the Jones Residence in South Hampton at haste. In the event he defied the order, he would be punished according to the military law.
The content was succinct but powerful enough to leave Levi as well as Azure Dragon dumbfounded.
“Damn it, who is this Anson Jones guy? Does he work for me? Is he from the Iron Brigade?” Levi asked in consternation.
As the commander-in-chief of the Nine Warzones, Levi was of course a busy man.
However, he knew each and every member of the Iron Brigade because the troop was in charge of his safety.
Still, Anson’s name didn’t ring a bell in his mind at all.
Fredrick explained with a smile, “God of War, I know this guy pretty well because he used to be my patient. However, he belonged to another platoon instead of the Iron Brigade. On top of that, he was a deserter who later became a captive of our enemy.”
Fredrick continued, “He was rescued by one of us after that and was then imprisoned because he possesses some confidential information of our enemy. Every year he is allowed to write back to his family and I guess he’s been telling them he’s one of the Iron Brigade soldiers to make himself look good.”
Levi responded with a laugh, “That makes sense. After he wrote back telling his family that he’s from the Iron Brigade, somehow a tale was spun within the family that he has become some sort of a General!”
Michael, I bet it will shock the wits out of you when you learn that Anson, whom you think is a big shot in the army, is just a deserter and a captive of our enemy.
He’s imprisoned at the Iron Brigade instead of being one of its Generals!
Everyone was amused with that thought in mind.
It was especially hilarious as Michael had drafted the order very well.
“God of War, what should I do now since the Joneses threatened that I will be punished if I defy their order?” Fredrick quipped with a chuckle.
Everyone burst out laughing as soon as he said that.
How dared they speak of military law in the presence of the God of War!
“What’s written on that is pure bullsh*t!” Levi bellowed angrily, “Now, help me to write a reply to them!”
Soon, the Joneses in South Hampton received a letter from Fredrick on which only a sentence was written: ‘Who the hell is Anson Jones?’
Also, Michael was told to pay Fredrick a visit and kneel down in front of him if he wanted the latter’s help.
Michael’s anger hit the ceiling when he saw the content of the letter.
“How dare he said something like that about Anson? Is he trying to pick a fight with us? Anson is from the Iron Brigade and he works for the God of War! He’s hailed as the successor of the God of War! I can’t believe Fredrick isn’t taking him seriously! This is outrageous! How dare a mere military doctor like him makes such an arrogant remark? He must be sick of living!”
Rage was driving Michael mad.
“Grandpa, I think the tone of the letter sounds more like Levi instead of Fredrick,” Tyler pointed out.
“What? Levi wrote that?” Michael questioned in bewilderment.
Then, he shouted, “Levi Garrison, you’re indeed something! What makes you think you can refuse to take Anson seriously when you’re just a gangster yourself?”
Pacing back and forth in frustration, Michael was so pissed off that he even harbored the intention to kill Levi.
“What should we do now? Tell me how should I deal with it now?”
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“This is tricky because Levi is with a group of gangsters and he’s physically trained himself too.” While average guys would not be able to handle him, sending any proficient fighters over would not be such a good idea too because their presence would surely catch the attention of the God of War.
Scratching his head with a troubled look, Tyler exclaimed, “This is one knotty issue!”
Never had Michael thought that his family, which was one of the royal families, would turn out to be such a toothless tiger in front of Levi the little gangster.
“Well, we’ll have to take it one step at a time now then.”
Without any further interruption from the Joneses, Fredrick was able to carry out his treatment on Helena in peace during the following week.
It was only after making sure there were enough medical herbs for her did he return to North Warzone.
After that, Helena recovered well.
With the medical herbs prepared by Fredrick, she was expected to be fully recovered in a month’s time.
In the meantime, the entertainment department of Oriental Star Group had been suffering immense pressure from all parties for the huge loss incurred due to Helena’s condition.
The situation became especially dire because the media companies had been vehemently spreading negative news about Helena around.
Because of the crisis, Zoey had had a stressful time.
By the time Helena made a public appearance again with her beauty restored a month later, Zoey believed many of those people who had been looking down upon them would get a good slap in their faces.
At the same time, it was seven days away from the decennial anniversary of the Jones family.
The Joneses invested heavily in the event. Everything, including the decoration of the venue, marketing as well as the invitation of the guests, was done in an orderly manner.
One day, Levi was fiddling with an ancient bronze sword at home when Seth informed him that he had a visitor.
When he came out of his mansion he spotted several luxurious cars parked outside which carried car plates from Chillshire.
A middle-aged man who appeared to be the leader of the bunch questioned, “Are you Levi Garrison?”
“Yes, I am. Who are you?”
“Please allow me to introduce myself. I’m Travis Jones from the Jones family in Chillshire. According to the family tree, I’m considered an uncle of yours,” answered Travis with a smile.
“Oh,” Levi gave him a nonchalant reply.
He knew the Jones family had a lot of branches in the country and the Chillshire branch had been vying with the one in South Hampton to become the strongest branch of all.
“I suppose you’ve learnt the truth about your identity by now? You’re the grandson of Michael Jones from South Hampton and your mother, Emma Jones, is my younger sister!” said Travis with a smile.
“Oh, I don’t acknowledge my relationship with any of you. You may go if you have no other business with me here.”
With that, Levi turned around and walked away.
“He’s indeed one haughty guy,” one of Travis’ guys commented while watching Levi’s back.
“We aren’t concerned about his character. All that matters is we’ve confirmed that Michael Jones indeed has an illegitimate grandson. Just watch how I’m going to humiliate him during the coming anniversary dinner!”
Travis broke into a triumphant smirk as soon as he said that.
Soon, Michael received a call from Westley Jones, the leader of the Joneses from Chillshire.
“Michael, I’m surprised to know that you actually have an illegitimate grandson out there. How can you be so cruel as to let him wander alone outside and become an unwanted bastard?”
Michael shuddered when he heard Westley’s voice from the other end.
Still, the cat was let out of the bag in the end.
Meanwhile, he had enough on his plate because he had yet to come up with a way to deal with Levi…
Michael was livid with rage when he heard Westley’s comment.
“Michael, I’m afraid you really made a grave mistake by handling the matter this way. Yes, Emma was wrong to give birth to him back then but still, he is your grandson! How can you let him live on his own outside and be labelled as a bastard by everyone else?”
Michael was left stumped in the face of Westley who was glib-tongued.
At the same time, he knew the Joneses in Chillshire had gained an upper hand by discovering Levi’s existence.
“I reckon you will let the kid attend the coming anniversary dinner? Alternatively, you can kill him before that and I will pretend I know nothing about him.”
Westley deliberately said so to provoke him.
Michael had no other choice but acknowledge Levi’s identity. “As he’s my grandson, of course he will attend the anniversary dinner. In fact, I wanted him to live on his own outside so that he could become tougher and more independent.”
He understood that if he refused to admit to the fact that Levi was his grandson, Westley would immediately reveal it to the public through the media.
By the time it happened, his family would suffer great embarrassment.
“Very well, I will look forward to see the kid there.”
Westley ended the phone call feeling satisfied.
Bang!
Crack!
Immediately after the phone call, Michael smashed his phone on the floor and broke it into pieces.
“Levi, oh Levi. What a troublemaker you are! You’re going to destroy my family!” Michael cursed angrily.
The rest of his family were incensed to learn about Westley’s phone call.
“Levi has always been a ticking time bomb for our family. Now, he’s about to blow up any minute and bring us down with him!”
“I’m sure the other branches will seize the chance to humiliate us at the anniversary dinner because of him. Are we able to bear with such a degrading moment at that time?”
“Exactly! Our family is going to be ruined for good just because of him. Now, not even the God of War can come to our rescue and he might even give us a piece of his mind because of the scandal!”
…
The face of all of them flushed with anger as an overwhelming desire to slaughter Levi immediately grew in their minds.
They could already picture what would take place during the anniversary dinner.
Everything was going to be destroyed by the bastard and the Jones Family in South Hampton would be turned into a laughing stock.
Michael fumed, “I really can’t figure out how those in Chillshire found out about Levi’s identity.”
“Grandpa, I was told by one of my men that Levi had a secret meeting with Travis from Chillshire earlier today! I bet they’ve been in touch all along!” Tyler said.
He added, “Things are becoming very clear to me now. I’m sure Levi must have contacted those in Chillshire to ask for their help so that his identity as your grandson could be properly acknowledged! How cunning he is!”
Every one of the family looked enraged because of Levi.
“I told y’all not to underestimate Levi long before this! In this way, not only will he be properly recognized as the heir of our family, but he can also make sure we treat him nicely instead of bullying him with the protection of those from Chillshire.”
Michael got breathless with anger after pointing that out.
“Grandpa, what should we do now then?”
A deep crease emerged on Wales’ forehead.
CHAPTER 852
“What else can we do? Of course we have to bring him back! Otherwise, do we want the media to tell everyone in Erudia that I have an illegitimate grandson?!” Michael bellowed fiercely.
“Grandpa, we won’t go and invite him back because he’s just a piece of crap who isn’t worth our effort.”
Wales and Tyler expressed their reluctance to bring Levi back.
“We won’t do that either!”
The rest of the family rejected to take the task too.
“Just let Mia and her family do that!”
Everyone pointed their fingers at Mia and her family who had the weakest say in the family.
“Sounds good to me.”
Before long, Mia and her family traveled to South City to visit Levi.
“Levi, are you finally happy now?” Mia’s father, Calvin Jones confronted him with a note of sarcasm in his voice.
Because of Levi, they were shunned by the rest of the Jones family in South Hampton.
Things just got worse because Levi was going to put the entire family in embarrassment.
As one of the Jones family, hatred was the only sentiment they had for Levi!
“Eh? What do you mean by that?” Levi questioned him in puzzlement.
“Hmph! You deliberately revealed your identity to the those in Chillshire to compel my father into acknowledging you as his grandson, didn’t you?”
Calvin’s anger only intensified by the confused look on Levi’s face because he assumed Levi was feigning innocence.
“You should be pleased because you’ve successfully achieved your purpose now! My father is willing to acknowledge you as his grandson and he sent us here to tell you about that,” Calvin snapped angrily.
“Haha…” Levi chuckled.
Michael might want to acknowledge him but the intention was not mutual!
What the hell was this all about?
“Come back home with us now if you want or you must show up at the anniversary dinner five days later!” Calvin barked.
“Okay. Tell Michael I’ll be there!” Levi responded with a smile.
He would attend the event as the bastard of the family as well as the God of War.
“Haha…” Calvin gave him a scornful laugh.
At first, he thought Levi would have enough backbone to give up the identity as one of the Joneses and refuse to attend the anniversary dinner.
To his surprise, he agreed to be there so readily.
Because of that, Calvin despised him a great deal.
“Levi, please don’t take what my father said too seriously. He just cares too much about the image of the family but he means no harm.” Mia walked over to console Levi.
“I’m not bothered by it.”
Levi liked his younger sister Mia fairly well.
“Mia, what are you telling him? Get back here now! You’d better stay away from him in the future! Even when he becomes one of us in the future, you should refrain from getting too close to him because the blood that runs in him isn’t as noble as ours. You will put yourself in embarrassment if you are seen hanging out with him!” Calvin warned her sternly.
As pious believers that people were divided into different classes, everyone in the Jones family deemed Levi as one who belonged to the lower class while all of them belonged to the higher class.
“Dad, what nonsense are you talking about? Levi is one of us too!”
Mia then spun around to shout at Levi, “Levi, I’ll wait for you at the anniversary dinner!”
“Great, I’ll be there!”
CHAPTER 853
The anniversary meeting of the Jones family was advertised so well that even Zoey was aware of it.
“Are you going to be there?” She looked for Levi and asked him about it.
In fact, she was mainly curious to see how he thought about the event.
As far as she knew about him in the past, he would not want to waste his time attending the event nor would he want to accept the identity as one of the members of the Jones family.
Staring at him with anticipation palpable in her eyes, she fervently hoped to hear the answer she preferred from him.
“I’m going to be there because they invited me,” Levi replied nonchalantly.
What?!
At that moment, Zoey’s eyes were filled with much disappointment because Levi was no longer the lofty guy who thought he was superior to everyone else in the world.
What took its place was a soul that was willing to compromise for some worldly gains.
This wasn’t the version of him she would like to see…
Levi then asked her with a smile, “Would you like to go with me?”
He wanted to bring her there to see how he was going to shine and leave the Jones family in stupor because of his glory.
To his dismay, Zoey turned him down decisively. “I’m not going. You may attend the event on your own!”
In her opinion, it was utterly humiliating for Levi to accept the identity as one of the Joneses.
On top of that, she was really taken aback by his sudden change of attitude because he had told her that he would ignore them for the rest of his life some time ago.
Iris, who happened to come by, noticed the exasperated look on Zoey’s face. Out of curiosity, she queried, “Zoey, what’s the matter?”
“Levi just said he’s going to attend the anniversary meeting of the Jones family!” Zoey grumbled resentfully.
“Huh? Is there anything wrong with that?”
“Iris, by attending their anniversary it shows that he’s going to yield to them. The moment he accepts the identity as one of them, he will lose his backbone and embarrass himself. Didn’t you hate him for doing things like that too before this?” Zoey asked in befuddlement.
“I…” Iris trailed off hesitatingly as she had no idea how to answer Zoey.
Back then, she indeed loathed the fact that Levi got things done by using his connection with the Joneses because she had no idea who he really was at that time.
But now, she knew Levi was the owner of Morris Group who clearly did not need help from the Joneses.
“Zoey, things aren’t how you may imagine them to be at all. Perhaps Levi is going to be there to show off his might,” Iris suggested with a grin.
Zoey shot her a supercilious glare and retorted, “Show off his might? Who is he to show off in front of the Joneses? They are one of the royal families in South Hampton!”
“Maybe…”
“Iris, that’s enough. It’s so obvious that Levi has lost his backbone by deciding to yield to the Joneses! I can’t believe he’s still going to attend their anniversary after how badly they bullied him!”
Zoey went on to lament, “Perhaps it’s because my career has been thriving so well lately that he wants to become better so that he is good enough to be my partner. Yes, he’s right! He will become good enough or even too good for me once he accepts the identity as one of the Joneses! However, I can’t help but look down on him when he gives up his spine like that! I would rather he fight for his career with his own effort. Even though his achievement might not turn out too great, it will still be the fruit of his effort!”
CHAPTER 854
Seeing how Zoey misunderstood Levi so badly, Iris was so anxious that she felt a burning desire to tell her that Levi was in fact the owner of Morris Group and even everything she owned was given by him!
He wasn’t losing his spine but instead, he had become even stronger and more powerful than six years ago!
However, she managed to hold back the urge when she recalled what Levi had told her before.
While Zoey was complaining, tears started trickling down her face.
“Does he see me as a vain girl? It doesn’t make any difference to me whether he is one of the Jones family members or not!”
Iris consoled, “Zoey, I think you really should believe in him. Since he was already so talented six years ago, I believe he won’t be too bad now too! I have a feeling that he’s become stronger after going through the challenging times in the past six years.”
Zoey shook her head and insisted, “I can’t see that, Iris. I can’t see any hope in him especially after he started interacting with the Joneses! He’s been using his connection with them to settle things very frequently and he will slowly lose the will to fight hard because he’s too used to getting things done through the easy way!”
Iris hurriedly said, “Zoey, please give him more time and I’m sure he will be able to prove his talent to everyone soon! For example, I think he will prove it to you at the wedding ceremony by making sure everyone knows that you’re the most respectable lady of the entire world!”
She could only reveal the time when a change would come so that Zoey could be hopeful about things.
“Haha.” Zoey flashed her a faint smile.
It was probable that she only saw what she said as a joke.
Immediately, Zoey changed the subject of their conversation by asking Iris, “By the way, you have yet to tell me who’s the boss of Morris Group. Every time I tried to ask you, you would always give me a vague answer.”
Iris’ expression turned stiff when she heard her question.
It was all Levi’s fault that she was put in such a quandary!
Did he really have to go this far just to reveal his identity to Zoey?
“Oh, there’s no point telling you that because you don’t know him anyway.”
Iris had no choice but to answer that way.
“Seems like he’s not a good-looking man so that’s why you aren’t interested in him!”
Much to Iris’ relief, Zoey decided to laugh it off instead of pressing on.
In the blink of an eye, the day of the Jones family’s anniversary had arrived.
As the venue of the event, the old manor of the Joneses in South Hampton was decorated extensively so that the event was a vibrant and merry one.
Two sides of the road leading to the manor were adorned with big red lanterns and family flags which fluttered along with the wind.
In fact, it was said that the Joneses had splurged a staggering amount of two billion during the preparation of the event!
It was easy to see how grand and magnificent the event would be.
On the day prior to the event, Mia drove to fetch Levi to South Hampton.
Soon, she returned to Edburg Manor together with him.
A board on which two large words ‘Jones Family’ were written was attached to the wall above the main door; it gave the place an imperial and domineering aura.
That was the manor which was resided by the royal family!
A large troop of security officers stood outside the manor in a line to maintain the safety of the place.
“Levi, this way please!”
Mia showed him the way inside.
However, just as Levi was about to enter the manor, a voice came, “It’s not that easy to step into Edburg Manor!”
CHAPTER 855
Shortly after the voice, Wallace, Calvin, Tyler and Wales emerged.
Escorted by a large entourage, Michael too appeared holding a walking stick decorated with a sculpture in the shape of a dragon head.
Almost all direct descendants of the family were there.
Looking intimidating, they stood in front of Levi, who stared at them with a faint smile.
“Wait a minute. Levi, I can see that you’ve been trying very desperately to be here for quite some time already. Do you really want this so badly?” Wales taunted.
“Finally you’re able to realize your dream after working hard for such a long time. Congratulations for officially becoming one of us!” Tyler said sarcastically.
Every one of them assumed that Levi had single-handedly plotted against Michael to force him into acknowledging his identity.
“But, I have to warn you that it won’t be so easy to become one of us!” Michael growled all of a sudden.
“That’s right! You have to abide by our family rules if you want to become one of the family!” Wallace chimed in.
“Oh? What are the rules?” Levi was amused to hear that.
“There are three conditions that you must fulfill before you are approved to be one of us.” Michael stuck out three of his fingers as he explained.
“Tell me all about it!” Levi was curious to know about the rules.
“First of all, you have to kneel down in front of the memorial tablets of our ancestors as well as the seniors of the family!”
“Secondly, you have to change your surname! In the future, you will go by the name of ‘Levi Jones’ instead of ‘Levi Garrison’!”
“Last but not least, you must train yourself to become resilient so that you are tough enough to endure all challenges that come your way in the future. Therefore, you have to be slapped by all the direct descendants of the family!”
Looking cold and detached, Michael added, “You’ll only be allowed to enter the place and be recognized as my grandson after fulfilling all three conditions!”
What?!
Mia was flustered the moment she heard about the three conditions.
She had never expected that her family would make such a rude demand which was clearly aimed at giving Levi a hard time.
The family had at least two to three hundreds direct descendants. If Levi were to be slapped by each and every one of them, would he be able to survive after going through that?
Also, it was very humiliating for him to kneel down to the seniors in the family in front of so many people.
Lastly, demanding him to change his surname was the most degrading condition of all!
All eyes were on Levi at that moment. “What do you think? Are you scared or are the conditions too demanding for you?”
“You have to be very clear that we have to follow our family rules because we are a huge and distinguished family! Not every Tom, Dick and Harry can be accepted as one of us!”
“If you would like to become one of us, you have to follow the rules!” said Wallace as well as some of the Joneses.
Noticing Levi’s hesitation, Michael fumed, “Answer me now! Either you complete the three conditions or you get out of here now!”
It was agreed beforehand that they would accept Levi as one of them but he needed to go through some torture before that.
They would never let him in too easily!
Tyler sneered, “Levi, you have to know that nothing is free in this world. You have to complete the three conditions if you want to become one of us!”
“Hahaha…” Levi let loose a round of guffaw all of a sudden.
His laughter left every single one of them flummoxed.
What was he laughing about?
He seemed to be mocking them!
Wallace questioned him puzzledly, “Lad, what’re you laughing about? Is our family a joke to you?
“Don’t think you can bypass it through any other ways! There’s nothing you can do to avoid completing the three conditions!” Michael stared at Levi sternly.
“Yes, that’s right! You have no other way out! Now, do you want to kneel down first or do you want to be slapped first?” One of the Joneses asked.
“Do I have to kneel down to every one of you here? Who do you think you are?”
“Do I have to change my surname? Who do you think you are?”
“Do I have to be slapped by every single one of you here? Who do you think you are?”
Levi bombarded them with three continuous questions and left them all dumbfounded.
The words ‘who do you think you are?’ kept on resounding in their minds.
“How dare you guys treat me this way? You guys don’t deserve any of that!”
Michael chuckled, “We don’t deserve any of that? We’ve been one of the royal families and a powerful presence in South Hampton for centuries! We own several hundred billion worth of assets and we have properties around the globe! Not only that, but we also have an abundance of talent in the army, the government as well as the business world!”
…
“Our family has so many merits and achievements that I simply don’t have the time to list them all down for you. How dare you say that we don’t deserve your respect?”
Staring right into Michael’s eyes, Levi sneered, “Do you think you guys deserve it? I can destroy every one of you right away just by giving out an order. Do you believe me?”
His imposing and presumptuous confrontation sent each and every one of them in raging fury.
“Y-You are looking for trouble, aren’t you? There’s no way you can step foot into the manor now!” Wallace as well as some other of the Joneses seethed.
“Then I, Levi Garrison, am going to do just that tonight and no one will be able to stop me from doing so!”
With that, Levi strode off toward the main gate of the manor.
“You aren’t allowed to go in there!” Wales immediately stepped forward to block his way.
Smack!
Levi landed a slap on his face.
“How dare you?”
Smack!
Tyler was slapped too.
Everyone was dumbstruck at the moment as none of them expected such aggressiveness from him.
Whoever tried to stop him would be slapped by him!
Most importantly, no one dared to retaliate knowing that he was physically trained.
“Levi, you’re getting out of control! I dare you to take one step further now!”
Smack!
To no one’s surprise, the person who said that ended up being slapped too.
Smack!
Smack!
…
Wallace, Calvin as well as the others were slapped and sent flying away by Levi after trying to stop him.
As none of them was able to contain him, they could only watch on as he made his way toward the main door of the manor.
The moment he was only inches away from reaching the gate, Michael suddenly yelled, “Stop him now!”
The security officers standing outside the manor encircled Levi in an instant in an attempt to get him under control.
However, it only took Levi a short time to get rid of them as they were flung away by him. Slumping on the ground, all of them groaned in pain.
Despite being such a huge family with so many family members, no one was able to stop him.
At that time, Levi spun around and shot everyone a contemptuous glance. “You Joneses are such a disappointment,” he commented with a smirk.
CHAPTER 857
Smack!
Levi walked past the gate and then strode off toward the manor.
His firm pace made him look unstoppable like a divine figure who had just descended onto the mortal world.
At the same time, he treated the three conditions laid down by Michael as if they were non-existent.
To the Joneses, Levi being allowed to step foot in the premise was a great humiliation.
Watching Levi’s back, Mia squinted to avoid the glare because his body seemed to be glowing with a powerful aura at the time.
All by himself, he managed to deter all of the Jones family members from laying a finger on him.
That was so cool and domineering!
The mockery he made about the family just now hurt all of them immensely like a dagger that was stabbed through their hearts.
Just a single comment from him was enough to ignite blazes of fury deep down inside them.
Infuriated, Michael thundered, “Shadow, throw him out of the manor now!”
Shadow, who was standing next to Michael, stood motionless despite the order.
There was no way he dared to do as Michael ordered.
Since Levi was the God of War, Shadow knew he was no match for him.
He broke out in cold sweat when he thought of the day Levi found out that he had been secretly tracking Ezra down.
Apart from that, he was also well aware Levi could kill him as easily as killing an ant.
Therefore, he was not dumb enough to attack him.
“Hey! What are you waiting for? Go on and get rid of him now!” Michael shouted anxiously when he noticed Shadow wasn’t moving as told.
“Master, I…”
Shadow lowered his head to conceal his fear.
“What are you trying to do, Shadow? Are you defying my order or are you afraid of Levi?” Michael confronted him.
His question soon drew everyone’s attention. Was Shadow afraid of Levi?
How was that even possible?
At that moment, Levi had already walked past the gate and was about to reach the inside of the manor.
Shadow opined, “Master, I think we should not make too big a fuss out of it because it will look bad on us with so many people around.”
Michael couldn’t help but let out a sigh of frustration.
“Grandpa, please just let him go for now. If we really throw him out, those from Chillshire as well as other branches will surely taunt us because of that! I think we should put up with it for the time being and only deal with him after tonight!” Tyler suggested.
“Sounds like that’s the only way to go then.”
In the end, the Joneses decided to make a compromise by allowing Levi in.
No one mentioned the three conditions again because whoever did that would become a laughing stock.
In order to make sure the event went smoothly, they had no choice but to treat Levi well.
After dinner, Michael approached him and warned, “Don’t assume you’re one of us just because you are invited to be here! Although I recognize you as one of my family members on the outside, it’s not my genuine intention to do so because I don’t think you’re good enough to be my grandson at all! You’re a bastard just like your mother! None of us will admit being related to you in any way!”
Levi narrowed his eyes at him and asked, “What did you just say? Say it again!”
“You are a bastard just like your mother!”
CHAPTER 858
After Michael spoke, the atmosphere became tense.
Everyone held their breath in anticipation of what was going to happen next.
Mia and the rest of the Joneses stared at Michael in disbelief.
Michael is too much!
As expected, Levi furiously glared at Michael, with lasers shooting out of his eyes. At that moment, everyone could sense the murderous aura that he emitted.
A chill ran down their spines.
It’s terrifying to see this side of Levi!
Nonetheless, these people were not the only ones who noticed the change in mood.
Michael was horrified. His pupils constricted, and his Adam’s Apple bobbed around as he swallowed nervously, feeling breathless.
He is too scary!
Levi seemed like a wild animal on the loose, and his gaze alone could kill.
With Levi’s eyes fixated on him, Michael was covered in sweat, and he felt like puking.
Thump!
Unable to take it any longer, his knees gave way. He collapsed onto the ground.
The glare scared and pushed Michael to the edge.
This man is crazy!
“Apologize,” Levi ordered.
Everyone was shocked by his words.
Who knew a bastard child would not only have the guts to step foot into the Jones Residence while everyone was there but also demand Michael’s apology?
He is being ridiculous!
Ironically, Levi managed to threaten the entire Jones family even before revealing his identity.
To him, the Joneses were as insignificant as ants.
“I won’t.” Michael scowled at Levi.
“There is no way I will apologize to a bastard like you!”
Michael would rather die.
“Haha. Michael, you called your own grandson a bastard. You should apologize for your mistake now,” a voice chided as a group of people streamed into the venue.
It came from Westley, the leader of the Joneses in Chillshire.
“You…”
Pft!
Michael was fuming with anger.
Oh no, Westley saw the scandal!
Funny. The more I dread something, the more likely it happens.
This is all Levi’s fault.
“Exactly. Michael, you are at fault this time. You should apologize to the bastard… I mean the child!” Westley mocked.
This group of people came to watch Michael’s family make a fool of themselves.
They were more than willing to see the head of the Joneses in South Hampton apologizing to Levi.
They didn’t feel bad for Levi, a bastard child. However, they were looking forward to seeing Michael become a laughingstock.
Meanwhile, Levi could read their intentions from their expressions, and he swiftly yelled, “He is not the only one who needs to apologize. You should, too!”
CHAPTER 859
His words hit everyone like a ton of bricks. All the Joneses were stupefied.
Westley and the rest of his family did not expect Levi to direct his anger toward them, too.
“Do you think I can’t tell what all of you are thinking? In your eyes, I am nothing but a bastard child, similar to a wild animal brought up in the wild,” Levi snorted.
To Westley, it was unthinkable that a junior would speak to him this rudely.
“That’s not wrong. You don’t even know who your father is. Aren’t you an illegitimate child, then? We are indeed just interested in witnessing Michael apologizing to a bastard child.”
Michael was insulted, but he was helpless.
This is all because of my illegitimate grandson!
Westley and the rest of his family started to laugh.
In contrast, the Joneses from South Hampton hung their heads low in shame.
It was humiliating, but there was nothing they could do about it.
Everything is Levi’s fault.
Without him, the Joneses from South Hampton would be superior and formidable.
Regardless, we have the backing of the God of War, so these people pose no threat to us.
On the other hand, Levi could not stand being labeled as a ‘bastard child’.
Although he was indifferent and uninterested in his parents, they still gave birth to him and brought him into this world.
That was still a sacred action that should be honored.
These people were insulting his existence and dishonoring that action.
They deserve to die!
Levi slowly stood up and turned his deadly gaze to Westley and a few others.
“What… what do you want?” they stuttered, terrified and threatened by him.
He looks like he wants to kill us.
They could feel the heat from Levi’s murderous glare, and it felt like they would die in the next moment.
“Please, Levi… no…” Mia, who was in front of them, stopped him.
She was afraid that something bad would happen if the situation persists.
Immediately, she dragged Levi out.
Phew!
Levi let out a sigh of relief when he stepped out.
I almost reverted to my heartless self-earlier, as though I was back on the battlefield.
If Mia did not stop me in time, I would have killed everyone there.
It doesn’t matter. I’ll deal with them at the anniversary meeting tomorrow.
After Levi left, Westley grinned and mocked, “Michael, now I understand your position. If I had a bastard grandson like this, there is no way in hell I would acknowledge him either. How is it possible for a child brought up in the streets to be associated with our superior bloodline?”
“Exactly! He even wanted to act all righteous and cut ties with us. How can your family in South Hampton produce such a grandson?”
Michael gritted his teeth and clenched his fists as they humiliated him.
He wanted to kill Levi there and then.
CHAPTER 860
If he returns to the Jones Residence, he will only bring disgrace to our family!
Besides, with that unsophisticated mother of his, they will only make us look worse.
These two disgraceful individuals have brought so much shame to our family.
Furthermore, this is just the start.
At tomorrow’s meeting, hundreds of Joneses from Erudia would be attending, and we will probably face the most humiliation then.
We might even drown in the spit of those who have something to say about it.
That will definitely be the most embarrassing situation in the history of the Joneses from South Hampton.
Nonetheless, we can only think of ways to salvage what we have lost right now.
“Oh yes, have we confirmed the attendance of all our guests?” Michael asked Wallace.
“Yes, we have,” Wallace replied promptly.
“How about Anson? What time will he come?”
“Father, Anson will be arriving at nine tomorrow morning. That is the earliest he can come,” Wallace responded.
“Tyler, how about the God of War?” Michael turned to Tyler.
“I have made inquiries, and Mike, the commander-in-chief, replied that God of War has reached South Hampton.”
This was a surprise to the Jones family.
If the God of War came here a day in advance, he must take their anniversary meeting seriously.
The Joneses could finally smile.
“We have to keep his attendance a secret. We will only reveal it tomorrow so that Westley and rest get a taste of how powerful we are,” Michael exclaimed with pride. “With that said, where is he then? Did we arrange anything for him?”
Tyler happily replied, “He said that it was alright and will be there tomorrow.”
“Then it’s settled! Everyone, make preparations to welcome him. Our family’s reputation will rely on the God of War’s presence.”
Michael could already picture the shocked faces on the other Jones’ faces.
Meanwhile, Levi was whining to Mia, “Mia, please bring me around. It’s too suffocating for me to stay here.”
He was afraid that his intention to kill someone would flare up if he stayed here any longer.
It would not do him any good if he killed someone.
“Well, coincidentally, I have a gathering with a few other friends. Levi, you can come along!”
“Sure! Let’s go.”
Not long after, they arrived at a lavish restaurant with live music.
There were a few foreigners playing jazz, setting a rather sentimental mood.
“Mia, look over here!” someone suddenly shouted.
In the distance, they saw a group of formally dressed youths that consisted of three males and two females.
From their appearance, anyone could tell that they were rich kids.
Mia led Levi over to their table.
“Mia, I thought you didn’t have the time to come. Don’t you have to prepare for the anniversary meeting tomorrow?” one woman asked curiously.
At the same time, she scanned Levi from head to toe before asking, “Who is he?”
Mia smiled and replied, “Let me introduce everyone to my cousin brother, Levi.”
Instantly, one of the men laughed, “Are you the rumored bastard child of South Hampton?”
The group gasped after hearing that, and they all looked at the speaker, Kyle.
“Why are all of you looking at me? That rumor has spread across South Hampton. They said that Levi is a bastard child who only has a mother, while his father’s identity remains unknown. They even labeled him as the Jones family’s disgrace,” Kyle bluntly stated.
Boom!
Mia’s brain was about to burst.
She thought that leaving the Jones Residence would do Levi some good, yet who knew that they would meet someone who labeled him as a bastard child too.
“Did you call me a ‘bastard child’?” Levi calmly asked.
“Yes, I did. What’s wrong with that?” Kyle sneered.
He knew the Joneses looked down on Levi and could not wait to get rid of him.
As such, there was no need for him to be afraid of owning up to it.
Besides, if he taught Levi a lesson, the Joneses would probably thank him.
“I dare you to repeat it.” Levi coldly challenged.
There was a hint of anger in his eyes.
“You are a bastard child with only a mother and no father. Happy?”
Kyle arrogantly looked at Levi, his gaze filled with amusement.
Even his friends around him could not take it.
“Kyle, you are going overboard. After all, he is Mia’s brother,” one of the women, Xenia, could not help but scolded.
Kyle conceitedly chuckled. “Well, I am not the only person who is spreading it. In South Hampton, who doesn’t know that Levi is an illegitimate child? “
Slap!
Kyle had just finished his sentence when Levi gave him a tight slap across his face.
Pft!
The impact made Kyle cough out blood, together with a dozen of his teeth.
Unbelievable!
No one expected Levi to do that.
It only took one slap for him to make a few of Kyle’s teeth fall out.
“You!” Kyle angrily shouted when he regained his senses a few seconds later.
“How… how dare you hit me?”
Short of a few teeth, his speech became unclear. He looked at Levi in shock.
“You aren’t the only one I will hit. Whoever mentions it or curses at me, I will hit each of them till everyone shuts up.”
Although Levi sounded composed, one could sense the domineering presence he exuded.
It made Kyle shake in fear.
“My teeth!” he exclaimed and went crazy after seeing his broken teeth strewn across the floor.
“Watch out! I will get my revenge against you today!” he yelled.
Knowing that the relationship between Levi and the Joneses was not the best, he was not afraid of being questioned by the Joneses.
He had to get his revenge on Levi for knocking out his teeth.
“If you are bold enough, you will wait till I bring my men here!” Kyle threatened.
Although the others tried to persuade him otherwise, it was no use.
“Mia, I think you should leave. If Kyle summons his subordinates, your brother will be in trouble!” Xenia pleaded.
“Don’t worry, I will wait for him,” Levi interrupted.
“I will punish everyone who calls me a bastard child, and I will do this till no one dares to speak of it again.” He coolly took a seat.
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Xenia and the other girl were stunned.
He is so assertive!
They had never seen anyone as bossy as he was.
“Levi, let’s leave. There is no need to get upset with such people!”
Mia was worried for Levi.
“Mia, you don’t have to worry. If I can’t even handle a brat like him, then I do not live up to my name.” Levi shrugged and even poured himself a glass of wine.
He looked unaffected, as though the situation did not concern him at all.
Xenia and Alice’s eyes were shining with admiration as they looked at him.
Levi was charming and attractive.
Since the Joneses would likely not step in to help him, Xenia and Alice anticipated watching him deal with Kyle.
It did not take long for Kyle to bring a large group of his subordinates over, who rushed to surround Levi.
Kyle’s gums were still bleeding and throbbing with pain.
He announced, “You are really something! I can’t believe you are still here. Very well, since you broke my teeth, you will have to pay. I want to knock out all of your teeth too. Then, I will pluck out all your nails from your hands and feet until you beg.”
With hatred, he looked at Levi.
Then, he cursed, “You filthy bastard child!”
Boom!
Crack!
In the next moment, Levi picked up the wine bottle and smashed it on Kyle’s head.
Blood gushed out, and Kyle almost fainted.
In the same period, another gathering was happening on the second floor.
They all looked unique. Some had bandages on their legs, and some had bandages on their arms.
They were the Prince Gang from South Hampton and their leader, Jaron Goel.
The crash of the wine bottle caught their attention.
“Oh? Go take a look at what is happening,” Jaron ordered.
Everyone looked over at the fuss.
“It is Kyle trying to teach someone a lesson,” someone reported.
Jaron glanced over at the scene and saw a familiar figure.
Immediately, his eyes widened, and he jumped to his feet.
“That is the leader of South Hampton, Levi Garrison!” Jaron gasped in surprise.
Everyone came to a realization.
He is really Levi, their leader!
“What the hell! Kyle is playing with fire!”
Everyone angrily stood up and rushed toward them.
After being hit by the bottle, Kyle looked at Levi with disbelief and anger. “You… must die. All of you, I want you to kill him! I will bear all consequences!” he screeched like a monster, livid.
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Crack!
Another man came forward and smashed another wine bottle on Kyle’s head.
Blood splattered everywhere, and there were glass shards strewn across the floor.
Being cruelly attacked on the same spot, Kyle became disoriented.
He furiously turned and demanded, “Who the hell hit me?”
“It’s me,” the man behind him replied coldly.
“M-Mr. Goel?”
Just as he was about to explode, Kyle saw a familiar face that made him cower in fear.
Isn’t he Jaron, the head of Prince Gang?
“Mr. Hunt? Mr. Quinn?…” Kyle proceeded to call out the people present.
It occurred to him that to forty people from the Prince Gang were there, and they were the most powerful members.
They also belonged to either quasi-royal clans or royal families.
“All of you… were here?” Kyle stuttered in shock.
Although he was also from a wealthy family, he could not outrank those from the Prince Gang.
Typically, one would turn away to hide if they saw them.
Yet, he met them today.
“What’s wrong? Can’t we be here?” Jackson asked frigidly.
“Of course not! You can!” Kyle hurriedly replied.
He broke out in a cold sweat and felt so numb that he no longer felt the pain.
However, he did not understand why the Prince Gang would approach him, much less bother to smash a bottle on his head.
“What were you trying to do?” Jaron questioned.
Kyle chuckled. “Sir, I am teaching someone a lesson. He is the bastard child from the Jones family, Levi. He had the guts to hit me.”
As he spoke, he pointed at Levi.
Jaron and the rest of Prince Gang took a step forward and knelt in front of Levi. In unison, they called out in unison, “Greetings, Master!”
Everyone from the Prince Gang, even those unknown, greeted Levi as their master.
The situation was alarming.
Xenia, Alice, Mia and Kyle were all confused.
What is going on?
How did the bastard child from the Jones family end up being the master of the Prince Gang?
Are we dreaming?
Mia’s mouth was wide open as she tried to piece it all together.
No wonder Levi dared to challenge the Joneses. It was because he has the ability to do so.
Even the Prince Gang calls him ‘Master’.
On the other hand, Kyle refused to buy it. He thought Jaron and the rest were mistaken.
“Sir, what is wrong with all of you? He is an illegitimate child from the Jones family! Why are you calling him ‘Master’? Have you mistaken him for someone else?” Kyle questioned as his eyes widened.
Instantly, Jaron shot him a sharp glare.
Bang!
He sent Kyle flying with a kick.
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Boom! Boom! Boom!
Kyle crashed into several tables before he landed on the ground. Blood filled his mouth, and he felt like dying from Jaron’s kick.
“I will kill your entire family if you call our master a bastard child,” Jaron roared.
“Yes! The Prince Gang will haunt down whoever who has anything bad to say about our master.”
The rest of the members sounded one by one.
Boom!
The short few remarks took everyone in the restaurant by surprise.
They affirmed Levi’s identity as Prince Gang’s leader.
“Why… How…”
Flung onto the ground, Kyle struggled to get up.
He was about to go crazy from the knowledge.
“Truth to be told, he is not only the master of Prince Gang but also the head of the hundred prominent families in South Hampton.”
Jaron’s words were as sharp as a knife, and it took everyone by surprise again.
Shaking with fear, Kyle’s subordinates fell to their knees too.
“I told him I would beat everyone who calls me a bastard child, and I will do so to the entire South Hampton until no one dares to mention it again,” Levi calmly said.
“Understood! I will do so immediately! I will find all those who dare to speak ill of you, and I will meet them one by one. As for Kyle, your family is finished.”
Naturally, Jaron called the shots.
A few moments later, they threw Kyle and his subordinates out of the restaurant, and it finally quietened down.
“Don’t worry, you guys can continue with your night.”
Everyone could finally let down their guards after Levi spoke.
Xenia and Alice stared at him in wonder.
He seems like a gentleman, but is a beast inside.
How charming!
They secretly asked Mia, “Is Levi married?”
“Not yet, but he will be soon.”
“Since he is not married, it means that we still stand a chance.”
That night, Levi rejected both women’s invitation to their homes and headed back to the Jones Residence with Mia.
The Joneses had finished the preparations and were ready for the anniversary meeting to start.
Everyone was unhappy to see Levi return.
“Levi, why did you go out? Aren’t you aware that the whole South Hampton knows you as the bastard child? My family’s reputation is going to be destroyed because of you!” Tyler growled.
By now, everyone in South Hampton knew Michael had an illegitimate grandson.
The news was spreading like wildfire, and everyone was mocking the Joneses.
This was all because of Levi’s presence.
Therefore, the Joneses were furious with him and wanted him out of sight.
They even thought of killing him.
Michael commented, “Since you are part of the Joneses, I will set a rule for you, Levi. I will lock you up in the Jones Residence forever. From now on, you can never set foot out of this place.”
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He could no longer afford to let Levi roam free because everyone in South Hampton knew Levi was a bastard by now.
As long as he was free to move around, he would remain a disgrace to the Jones family which they wanted to avoid.
Their only plan was to imprison Levi permanently in the Jones residence and prevent him from ever stepping out.
Although people knew he had arrived at the Jones Residence, they would forget about his existence as long as he didn’t venture out.
Therefore, the damage and impact he would cause the Joneses would be greatly reduced.
Michael had learnt this tactic from someone else.
Levi’s mother, Emma Jones, was permanently imprisoned and wasn’t allowed to leave that place.
Until now, they had kept her in captivity for almost thirty years.
She was locked up since the day Levi was born.
Prior to this, Mia would definitely worry for him.
Not anymore. She found out about Levi’s identity when the prominent Goel family acknowledged him as their master.
She knew the Joneses were powerless against him.
If there was any conflict, he would definitely not be at the losing end.
In fact, she hoped Levi could teach the Jones family a lesson.
Levi laughed. “I can move anywhere that the sun shines and river flows. No one can stop me. Furthermore, there’s no cage that can stop me.”
“Just wait and see if we manage to keep you locked up.”
Michael was dismissive of Levi’s boas.
He wanted to wait till after the anniversary meeting to torture him properly.
Michael had another idea. If he failed to imprison Levi, he would get Anson to take the bastard back to the military to be trained.
That way, it would be good for the Jones’ reputation and also remove Levi the troublemaker.
If the ten thousand warriors of the Iron Brigade knew about it, they would laugh until they dropped.
To have a deserter bring the God of War back to camp to be trained was going to be a terrible joke.
At night, Levi gave Zoey a call.
However, she was still angry and hung up on him.
Hmm? Why is Zoey behaving like that?
Levi realized the reason very quickly.
She must think that I have compromised with the Jones family for the sake of attending the anniversary meeting.
Zoey, you are mistaken! I don’t need to depend on the Joneses. At my command, the hundred prominent families in South Hampton would bow at my feet.
Levi smiled wryly.
They didn’t talk the whole night.
The next day, the Jones family anniversary meeting which was held once every decade began.
Levi and the Joneses arrived early at the Jones family’s ancestral home.
Family members from all over Erudia and even those from overseas were present.
The anniversary meeting was finally about to begin.
“Later, don’t go shooting your mouth off. You better stay in this corner and keep quiet.” Michael came over on purpose to remind him.
Since he couldn’t hide his relationship with Levi, he had no choice but to acknowledge him.
That was all Michael could do to prevent him from humiliating other Joneses.
The courtyard within their ancestral home was large enough to accommodate a thousand people.
Hence, representatives from Jones families based all over the world were gathered there.
There was a chair in the ancestral hall was reserved for the head of the family.
On it sat an old man with white hair. He was as thin as a stick and looked as if he could fall anytime the wind blew.
However, his eyes glistened with energy, and he was in high spirits. He exuded an intimidating aura.
He was Joey Jones. At 123 years old, he was the eldest member of the family in Erudia.
He was the most senior member of the Jones diasporic families and had authority over all the individual Jones families.
There were four other chairs on each side of his seat where Michael, Westley, and others sat.
They were the heads of the eight most powerful Jones families.
They placed the rest of the thousand participants according to their seniority.
Levi was among them. But no one could see him as he was placed in a secluded corner.
Sitting in the chair and holding his staff, Joey exclaimed, “Hmm, what an amazing sight! All our descendants are strong and capable. Within Erudia, there are few who are stronger than the Jones family itself.
“Michael and Westley have done especially well. Within, ten years they have elevated their families from quasi-royal clans to royal families. There are eight other prominent families who were elevated to quasi-royal clan status. I am impressed!”
“Thank you for your compliments, Father. We wish you a long and prosperous life. Also, we wish the Jones diasporic families everlasting glory!” Michael and Westley both stood up to congratulate everyone.
The crowd repeated in unison, “We wish you a long and prosperous life. Also, we wish the Jones diasporic families everlasting glory!”
Joey replied with a smile, “Next, why don’t you tell us one by one what you have achieved in the last ten years.”
Michael and Westley’s achievements were a league above everyone else. Joey couldn’t stop praising them.
However, Westley explained with resignation, “Joey, the Chillshire Jones family has some regrets. We have reached the pinnacle of the business world, but there is no one in our family who has done well in government or the army. My son, Franklin, has not shown he is exceptional as he is just an ordinary government leader. While my grandson Aiden is only a colonel in the army which is nothing to shout about. As for my brother, Xaver Jones, he is just a second-tier leader in Chillshire but will be promoted to a first-tier leader next year.”
Hiss!
Everyone gasped in awe at how powerful the Jones family of the Chillshire branch was.
It was very impressive of them to have influential members in business, government, and the army.
Despite his humble tone, Westley was trying to outdo Michael.
He understood that in the south, both his family and Michael’s were evenly matched.
In terms of the government and army, his family definitely did better than the Jones family of South Hampton.
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“Impressive! You have lived up to the reputation of being a Jones. Our ancestors are proud of you.” Joey clapped with joy.
He turned his attention to Michael as it was now the latter’s turn to present his family’s achievements.
Michael glanced at Westley before presenting. “The South Hampton Joneses isn’t as glorious as Chillshire’s. We do not have any exceptional members. The only one worth mentioning is my seventh son, Anson.”
Westley interrupted immediately, “Oh? I heard Anson is a prodigal son, to the extent you forced him to join the army. So, how is he doing now?”
“Anson behaved badly in the past and was every bit the prodigal son you heard about, but he straightened out after joining the army. Today, he is one of the God of War’s close subordinates as a Brigadier General in the Iron Brigade. He is a fearsome warrior and the God of War’s right-hand man,” Michael explained with aplomb.
“A Brigadier General in the Iron Brigade?” Westley’s eyes almost popped out in disbelief.
If what Michael said was true, his family’s achievements would pale in comparison.
Hiss!
When the crowd heard what Michael said, all of them caught their breath in awe.
That’s really impressive!
As part of the God of War’s personal troops, his status is a lot higher than that of ordinary generals.
After all, it’s the God of War we are talking about here!
“Hahaha!”
At that moment, someone burst into sudden laughter.
That person was Levi.
Anson was a useless bum. Ever since he joined the army, he never saw himself as a soldier. All he did was pass the time eating and drinking.
In the end, he deserted the army and was taken prisoner by the enemy. He almost leaked out the army’s secrets too.
How did this man end up being one of the Iron Brigade’s King of War as claimed by Michael?
There are no wimps in the Iron Brigade, let alone a deserter like Anson.
Even if a member of the Iron Brigade is faced with ten thousand men alone, he would rather charge at the enemy and die in the blaze of glory.
As everyone was quiet, Levi’s laughed was especially jarring, which caused them to turn their attention to him.
Michael was infuriated.
Is this he here to cause trouble?
Will he not rest until we’re all dead?
Meanwhile, Westley was delighted to see Levi.
However, he maintained his stern expression. “How can one even laugh during such a solemn moment? It’s really rude. Do you even respect the rules of the Jones family? Who is it? Come out right now!”
“That’s right, whose dares to be so rude?” Even Joey was outraged.
“Grandfather, it’s Michael’s own grandson, Levi Garrison,” someone from the crowd replied.
The crowd was in an uproar.
Michael’s eyes were filled with dread.
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“Levi Garrison? Come out here!” Joey ordered angrily as he slammed his staff on the ground.
As the person with the highest authority within the Joneses, he was furious to see such conflict during a solemn event like this.
The junior members of the Jones family should always be respectful!
At that moment, everyone turned their gaze toward Levi while the members of the South Hampton Jones family hung their heads in shame.
The time to be humiliated has begun!
It’s all because of Levi!
He is the source of our humiliation!
However, Levi didn’t move despite being ordered to do so.
Joey shifted his sharp gaze to Levi.
“I’m talking to you. Can’t you hear me?” Joey’s voice deepened.
However, Levi ignored him as he never acknowledged that he was related to the Jones family.
No matter how much authority Joey had as Patriarch of the Jones family, he had no power over Levi.
Joey was furious at Levi for ignoring him again.
At the same time, Michael and the others were equally infuriated.
Levi is like a plague to us and keeps bringing us shame.
Joey then turned to Michael. “Is this how you teach your grandson? To turn a deaf ear to my command? Is he really deaf?”
Boom!
The Jones family of South Hampton were trembling uncontrollably at the patriarch’s reprimand.
“Levi! Step forward!” Michael yelled at the top of his lungs.
Everyone else began yelling, “Levi Garrison, step forward!”
However, Levi refused with a smile. “You don’t have the authority to order me around.”
Everyone looked at him in disbelief.
Isn’t that just ridiculously rude?
How could he be so brazen in front of the entire Jones diasporic families?
He does not respect anyone at all!
“Michael, you really have a wonderful grandson,” Joey scolded.
Before Michael could explain, Westley interjected, “Father, based on what I know, this grandson of Michael’s was left on the streets since he was young. He grew up in a ghetto and inadvertently picked up many bad habits. He doesn’t deserve to have the noble Jones family blood flowing through him.”
“That’s right! Despite having half the noble Jones family blood, he is a despicable person to the core. How can someone like him attend the Jones family’s anniversary meeting?”
“How can he even be allowed to stand in the ancestral hall? He is a disgrace to our bloodline!” Aiden complained angrily.
Levi’s expression darkened and retorted, “Noble bloodline? In that case, I want to see how noble is your blood. Let me extract to examine its color.”
He walked toward Aiden.
“Wait! What are you doing?”
Everyone was shocked as the scene turned chaotic.
When Michael saw that Levi was filled with murderous intent, he resigned himself to despair.
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Although he hadn’t known Levi for a long time, he was still aware of how cruel his grandson was.
He knew Levi would have no qualms about drawing his knife and extracting blood from Aiden.
If Levi and Aiden were drawn into a conflict, the South Hampton Jones family would be done for.
The shame brought upon the family could never be washed away.
“Insolence! What are you trying to do?”
Aiden could feel how terrifying Levi was as he instinctively retreated a few steps.
The crowd berated Levi one by one, “How dare you cause trouble during such a solemn occasion?”
Joey was outraged as he stabbed his staff into the ground loudly.
“Why is there such a bastard within the illustrious Jones family?” he lamented as he watched Levi approach Aiden.
“What is this ruckus all about?”
At that moment, a voice rang out in the courtyard.
A man dressed in military fatigues carrying a green backpack entered.
“Oh? It’s my seventh son! Anson has returned!” Michael yelled in excitement.
Wallace, Calvin, and Tyler were all ecstatic to see Anson.
The pride of the Jones family has returned!
He is a real King of War!
He is also a member of the Iron Brigade under the God of War!
Everyone’s attention was focused on Anson.
“Dad, I’m back!” Anson exclaimed.
Michael hugged his son affectionately as he scrutinized him from head to toe.
You picked the right time to be back!
“Oh? Son, is there something wrong with your uniform?” Michael asked, puzzled.
He noticed there weren’t any military signs on Anson’s uniform.
His armband and the shoulder ranks were gone. Even his serial number and all other insignias were left empty.
Being a deserter who almost leaked army secrets to the enemy, he was stripped of everything, leaving nothing on his uniform.
Staring at his empty uniform, Michael and everyone else were surprised.
In their minds, Anson was supposed to be wearing the uniform of a Brigadier General with a single star on his shoulder.
However, not seeing anything there disappointed them.
They started to doubt Anson’s identity.
“Anson, where’s your uniform? Aren’t you a Brigadier General?” Michael asked.
“About that, the Iron Brigade has very strict disciplinary rules. On such an occasion, we are not allowed to deck out our uniforms in full colors. All ranks and insignias have to be removed to keep a low profile,” Anson explained without batting an eyelid.
He didn’t dare to tell his father the truth for fear of being beaten to death.
“Oh! So that’s it. Just as I’ve said!” Michael smiled in relief.
“Bullshit, who came up with that rule? Why didn’t I know about it?” Levi interjected suddenly.
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Levi had never set such a rule in the Iron Brigade.
In fact, he would encourage his men to put on their Iron Brigade armbands when they returned home because it was a prestigious symbol.
Any family who had a son serving in the Iron Brigade would feel extremely honored.
Levi’s words brought everyone’s attention back to him, including Anson’s.
He sneered at Levi, “Who are you? Do I know you?”
“Are you a member of the Iron Brigade?” Levi asked.
“That’s right! Brigadier General Anson Jones of the Iron Brigade at your service,” Anson replied.
Levi was amused. “You’re in the Iron Brigade and yet you don’t know who I am?”
Soldiers from other divisions may not know him, but the Iron Brigade was under his personal command. Every member knew him by the face.
It was impossible for his subordinate not to recognize him.
It only means you are not from the Iron Brigade.
“I don’t know you. A-Are you also in the Iron Brigade?” Anson panicked.
If his lie were exposed, Michael would definitely punish him severely.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense. He is Emma’s son, Levi Garrison,” Michael reminded.
Upon hearing that, Anson heaved a sigh of relief.
He glared at Levi and bellowed, “Are you even from the Iron Brigade? Why do I need to know you? Who do you think you are?”
Levi replied with a knowing smile, “If you are really from the Iron Brigade, you will definitely know who I am.”
“Dad, is this guy being rude and disrespecting all the elders here?” Anson stared daggers at Levi.
“Just ignore him! Come over here to greet the Patriarch.”
Anson followed his father and approached Joey.
“Grandfather, it’s my honor to meet you.”
Joey stood up and looked at Anson emotionally. “The Jones diasporic families finally have a member who brings the greatest honor to the family. So what if one is extremely wealthy or if one’s wealth rival that of nations? It pales in comparison with what you have achieved! You are the right-hand man of the God of War and a famous general of the Iron Brigade. I am extremely proud of you!”
The South Hampton Jones family was ecstatic to hear that.
To be acknowledged by the Grandmaster in front of the Jones diasporic families was considered the highest honor and the envy of the other families.
As a result, Westley’s face darkened.
“Come, give Anson a seat,” Joey ordered.
Other than the head of prominent Jones families, no one else was allowed to sit in front.
By inviting Anson to have a seat, Joey was demonstrating how much he valued Anson’s achievement.
Michael arranged for two chairs to be brought in. One for Anson while the other for a guest of the highest honor, the God of War himself.
When Levi saw the empty chair, he commented with a smile, “It appears the Jones family knows what’s good for them by reserving a seat for me.”
Just as he spoke, he proceeded to take his seat.
“Levi, what are you doing?” Anson stopped him when he saw Levi sitting down.
“I’m taking the place they have reserved for me,” Levi casually replied.
“Are you out of your mind? Look at how many elders are standing, so what gives you the right to sit?” Anson scolded.
“Is Michael’s grandson sick in the head? Or is he just arrogant? Since when is he qualified to sit there?”
“That’s right! He keeps behaving rudely in front of the Patriarch. Michael, what’s the meaning of this? Are you doing it on purpose?”
After berating Levi, the crowd turned their attention toward Michael.
“I…”
He was close to bursting a vessel.
To him, Levi was an idiot who insisted on creating unnecessary drama.
Meanwhile, the South Hampton Jones family stared at Levi as if he was their mortal enemy.
If not for his presence, they would have outshone everyone else during the anniversary meeting.
Amongst the crowd, Calvin pulled Mia over and warned her, “Mia, you should not have anything to do with Levi from now on. Or else, he will be the death of you!”
“Why? He has always treated me well. Don’t worry, he won’t harm me,” Mia replied with a smile.
“You’re still young, so what do you know? I know a scum when I see one.” Calvin hated Levi’s guts now.
Mia retorted, “Dad, you’re the one that’s ignorant. If Levi’s true identity is revealed, he would outshine everyone here. No one can compare to him.”
Calvin gave her an exasperated look. “Did Levi poison your head?”
Mia replied in glee, “Dad, you will know soon enough.”
Meanwhile, Westley suddenly remarked, “Michael, what’s the meaning of this extra chair? Did you prepare it for your grandson?”
“Hahahaha…”
The crowd burst into laughter, causing Michael to feel humiliated.
“Michael, tell me. Who is that seat for?” Even Joey was concerned.
At that moment, Michael knew he couldn’t maintain his secret any longer. “Joey, I wanted to give you a surprise at the end. Given the current circumstances, I have to choice but to tell you now.”
Westley’s heart sank when he realized Michael must have invited someone extremely important to the meeting.
He knew Michael planned to solidify the South Hampton Jones family’s position in one move.
Westley began to panic as he did not make any other preparations.
When he turned to look at the South Hampton Jones family, all of them looked extremely confident.
It was obviously someone very important who would help them reinforce their position.
In his curiosity, Joey couldn’t help but ask, “Hmm? I am very interested to know who this person is?”
Michael replied with a smile, “I’ll not hide it from you any longer. The seat is prepared for the God of War.”
CHAPTER 872
It was a shocking revelation to them.
Just as Michael spoke, everyone gasped as if they had been struck by lightning.
Other than the South Hampton Jones family, everyone else was stupefied.
Although Westley guessed it was someone important, this was still beyond what he had imagined.
It is the God of War himself!
Joey was so emotional that he teared and even dropped his staff.
“Is it true? Is the honorable God of War coming to attend our anniversary meeting?”
His body was visibly trembling.
“Father, it’s true. To be honest, the God of War has been a supporter of the South Hampton Jones Family for a long time.”
“Do you remember when we were attacked by Elijah? It was the God of War who saved us.”
After receiving an affirmative answer, Joey shouted in elation, “The status of the Jones is going to be further elevated! Going forward, the entire Jones diasporic families in Erudia will be placed under your authority.”
Pfft!
The declaration dealt a crushing blow to Westley, but it was the best news the South Hampton Jones family could hope for.
Although Levi’s appearance had humiliated them and angered the Patriarch, the South Hampton Jones family still had one more trump card—the God of War.
Michael almost jumped in joy when he realized all the Jones families in Erudia would have to take orders from him.
In his mind, a blueprint took shape.
He planned to leverage on the strength of the Jones families in Erudia to create a royal family. Not only was he going to rule South Hampton, but also the whole of Erudia in the end.
“When is the God of War arriving?” Joey asked in anticipation.
“Ordinary people like us are not privy to his itinerary. However, he has promised us that he would be here,” Michael answered confidently.
At that moment, no one noticed Anson was trembling in a corner as he didn’t expect the God of War to come in person.
When he arrives, wouldn’t I be exposed?
It would be impossible for the God of War not to recognize him, given that he claimed to be a King of War, the God of War’s right-hand man.
When that happens, where am I going to hide?
The more he thought about it, the more fearful he became. He was shivering incessantly.
In fact, he was so frightened that he could wet his pants anytime.
“Anson, why are you shaking? What are you afraid of?” Michael asked in surprise.
Curiosity flashed in his eyes.
Why is he so frightened when I mentioned the God of War?
What’s going on with him?
Joey came to Anson’s defense. “Michael, don’t you know? As the God of War’s right-hand man, Anson must be excited to see him.”
It suddenly made sense to Michael. “Oh, right! That’s true.”
A voice rang out. “No! He is afraid that once the God of War arrives and doesn’t recognize him, his lie will be exposed.”
CHAPTER 873
It was Levi.
Damn it, it’s Levi again!
Michael couldn’t be anymore outraged.
While Anson was trembling, he didn’t expect Levi to bring up the topic again.
He looked at Levi in horror and wondered if the latter really knew something.
He didn’t dare rebut as he was overwhelmed by fear.
“Levi, what are you babbling about? Anson really is a King of War in the Iron Brigade. You’re accusing him of being a fraud. Are you for real?”
“That’s right! Are you causing trouble on purpose?”
The whole South Hampton Jones family was up in arms at Levi’s attitude.
If the other families weren’t watching, they would have definitely killed Levi.
Meanwhile, Westley was happily watching the unexpected turn of events.
So what if the South Hampton Jones family has many achievements?
Having a King of War no longer matters when they have a crazy person like Levi running loose.
His actions alone negate all their accomplishments.
He is a disgrace to the South Hampton Jones family and deserves to be nailed to the pillar of shame.
Going with the flow, Westley inquired, “Levi, how do you know he is a fraud? Do you know something we don’t?”
Anson’s face turned pale while cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
“Because I know every single person in the Iron Brigade and he is not one of them,” Levi replied in amusement.
Michael retorted, “What do you know? Do you think you’re one of the Iron Brigade?”
Before Levi could reply, Michael interrupted him further, “I’ve investigated everything about you. Other than being imprisoned for six years, you were at North Hampton. What connection do you have with the Iron Brigade?” The gloves were off for Michael.
Not afraid of being laughed at, Michael revealed the fact that Levi went to prison on impulse.
Everyone was shocked by the revelation.
Michael then explained to Joey, “I know this is embarrassing but I’m sure you’re aware of the shame my daughter, Emma, experienced. However, her son is even more of a disgrace! If Westley hadn’t declared our relationship to the world, I would never have acknowledged him. Today, in front of you, I declare he is not fit to be my grandson. I will never acknowledge him as my family.”
Joey and Westley were shocked at how harsh Michael was.
“Do you want me to acknowledge you? I can! Just show me your achievements. If you can be a colonel in the army, a government leader, or even own a billion in assets, I will acknowledge you once you accomplish any of those. Do you even have any? You’re nothing but an absolute loser and an ex-convict. Do you deserve to be part of the Jones family?”
Michael was ballistic as he bombarded Levi with questions.
At that moment, someone ran into the courtyard.
“Tyler, Wales, the Prince Gang is here!”
CHAPTER 874
“The Prince Gang is here?”
Both Tyler and Wales were stunned for a moment.
Although they had greeted the Prince Gang before, they were ignored by Jaron and his companions then.
Why are they here?
Regardless of the reason, it’s a positive development.
At least they will provide us with a show of strength.
After all, the Prince Gang was considered a prestigious organization.
Every one of its members represented South Hampton’s most prominent families.
Holding that thought, both men were ecstatic as they went out to receive them.
“Father, they are part of Tyler’s network. They’re an organization of youths called the Prince Gang, and are made up of all the heirs of South Hampton’s prominent families.” Michael grinned.
“That’s very good. I have heard about the Prince Gang before, as they are famous. These young men have a promising future, which is impressive,” Joey continued his praise.
Amidst the crowd, Mia’s eyes were sparkling with excitement while her lips widened into a smug smile.
She mumbled to herself, “It appears Levi is going to make his move soon.”
She was looking forward to seeing Levi revealing his identity and shocking everyone present.
I wonder how the Jones family will react later. I really can’t wait!
Calvin asked out of curiosity, “Mia, what are you babbling about? What has this got to do with Levi?”
“Dad, just keep watching,” Mia replied with a smile.
Calvin was none the wiser but continued to watch the situation unfold.
In a brief moment, Tyler and his brother led the members of the Prince Gang in.
Leading the group was Jaron and Jackson.
“Father, this Jaron Goel, leader of the Prince Gang and heir to South Hampton’s most prominent family, the Goel family. Beside him is Jackson Hunt, heir to South Hampton’s second most prominent family, the Hunt family…” Michael started to introduce the members of the Prince Gang.
“Very good. With such powerful friends, the Jones family will definitely be further elevated. Michael, not only do you make me proud, but the younger members of the family also never cease to amaze me. It seems the future of the Jones diasporic families lies in your hands,” Joey remarked emotionally.”
The other Jones families looked on in admiration and envy.
“Jaron, Jackson, let me introduce you. This is…”
Before Tyler could introduce them to Joey, Jaron led the Prince Gang members away and headed in a different direction.
“Oh? What’s going on?”
Everyone was caught by surprise while Tyler and Wales were stunned.
Huh? Aren’t they here to support us?
Why have they left? Do they have a different reason for coming?
When he saw the direction Jaron was heading, Calvin’s heart began to race in suspense.
Is what Mia said coming true?
He gave her a thoughtful look.
Mia’s eyes were glistening with pride.
The thousand-odd attendees were staring in the direction Jaron was heading.
When the group arrived in front of Levi, they dropped to their knees with a thump.
CHAPTER 875
All the members of the Prince Gang were kneeling in front of Levi. They shouted in unison, “The South Hampton Prince Gang is honored to see you, Master.”
Their spirited greeting echoed reverberated like rumbling thunder.
There was total silence, as if time had stopped and space had frozen.
Everything was suspended at that very moment.
Tyler was stupefied, and so was Michael and Joey.
The thousand-odd members of the Jones family were all astounded.
Everyone felt as if they had been struck by lightning and burnt to a crisp.
As Calvin and Mia were standing close by, he saw everything unfold right before him. Unable to fully process what was going on, he felt as if he was going to faint anytime.
Luckily, Mia was there to support him.
Bam!
Someone couldn’t accept what was going on and fainted on the ground, causing a loud thump.
The sound brought everyone’s senses back.
They were all gasping for air.
It is unbelievable!
It must be the end of the world!
No matter what, they could not accept what had just unfolded in front of them.
The South Hampton Prince Gang is actually kneeling in front of Levi?
W-What’s going on?
Isn’t he a bastard?
I thought he was just rabble?
Did he really spend six years in prison?
Who is he for the Prince Gang to kneel before him?
A barrage of questions bombarded everyone’s mind.
They were filled with doubts and didn’t know where the disconnect was.
Among the thousand men present, all that could be heard was the sound of heavy breathing.
It was obvious no one could fathom what was going on.
Tyler and Wales couldn’t help but ask, “Jaron, Jackson, are you paying your respects to the wrong person? The one who is the most senior among us is Joey, the Patriarch. And he’s right over here.”
Hearing that, Jaron looked at Tyler and his brother. “If you are still a member of the Prince Gang, come over here and kneel!”
“Huh? Kneel? To him? Never! I can kneel to anyone but him!”
“That’s right. What are you talking about? We will never kneel to a bastard!”
Tyler and his brother made their stand.
Jaron suddenly stood up and stormed toward both of them.
Slap! Slap!
He gave each of them a forceful slap.
“I will personally kill whoever dare calls our master a bastard,” Jaron bellowed.
“From now on, you are both banished from the South Hampton Prince Gang!”
Jaron made a decisive decision.
Everyone was shocked that Tyler and Wales were kicked out.
“The next time you utter the word ‘bastard’ against our master again, I’ll kill both of you.”
Who exactly is Levi?
This is such a surprise.
The Prince Gang not only called him ‘master’ but also defended him. Why is that?
After teaching Tyler and Wales a lesson, Jaron returned to kneel in front of Levi.
“Enough, get up,” Levi casually said.
Upon his orders, all the members of the Prince Gang stood up.
At that moment, Michael’s mind went blank.
He and the other Joneses could not comprehend how Levi could become the master of the South Hampton’s Prince Gang.
Puzzled, Michael and Tyler exchanged glances and recalled that Lucas went to South City a few days ago.
Was Lucas crippled by Levi?
And yet, that was only the beginning.
“Sir! Sir! For some reason, a lot of luxury cars are arriving outside. From the looks of it, there are almost a hundred of them,” the butler rushed in suddenly to report what was going on outside.
“Oh? Do we still have guests?”
Michael was surprised as he was no longer expecting anyone.
Could it be the God of War?
But the God of War wouldn’t come in a hundred-car convoy.
So, who else could it be?
Thud! Thud! Thud!
The next moment, they could hear a flurry of footsteps.
It sounded as if there were many people.
“Quick, look who’s here?”
Everyone looked out in anticipation.
A hundred odd men arrived in front of the ancestral hall.
Luckily, the courtyard was big enough to contain all of them.
When he saw who was heading the group, Michael was astonished beyond belief.
It was Xabian Goel and the other nine heads of South Hampton’s royal families.
Behind them, there was still a large entourage.
“Xabian, didn’t you say that you could not attend our anniversary meeting? Why have you suddenly come?” Michael approached and asked curiously.
He had earlier invited them because they were part of his local network in South Hampton.
However, all of them rejected his invitation as they felt it inappropriate for outsiders to attend a Jones family anniversary meeting.
And yet, here they were, which confused Michael.
“Hmph! Why should we attend your family’s anniversary meeting?” Xabian snorted.
“That’s right, what has your family event got to do with us?” Mario of the Hunt family retorted.
Hayden of the Quinn family also sneered, “Michael, do you think we are idiots?”
“This…”
The Goel, Hunt, and Quinn families were the top three of South Hampton’s ten royal families.
Therefore, Michael didn’t dare offend them.
He carefully pried, “In that case, are you here for someone else?”
“Mmm, of course.”
Xabian and the others walked toward Levi.
Hiss!
The courtyard fell into complete silence again.
CHAPTER 877
When Xabian and the others arrived in front of Levi, they too dropped to their knees.
The Joneses felt as if their hearts were going to burst.
Those are South Hampton’s finest!
That is the head of the Goel family, Xabian!
It was such a magnificent sight that everyone was enthralled.
Xabian greeted, “The South Hampton’s Goel family is honored to see you, Master.”
Next, Mario greeted, “The South Hampton’s Hunt family is honored to see you, Master.”
Then, it was Hayden who greeted, “The South Hampton’s Quinn family is honored to see you, Master.”
However, that was just the beginning.
One by one, the head of the other families paid their respects to Levi.
Finally, a total of ninety-nine prominent families knelt in front of Levi and greeted him as their master.
Of the hundred prominent families of South Hampton, ninety-nine of them had gathered in front of Levi.
Only the solitary Jones family was left out.
In other words, only the Jones family had not greeted Levi as their Master.
What’s going on?
It’s unbelievable!
It’s just unimaginable!
At that instant, everything Michael believed in was in tatters.
Pfft!
His heart sank as he felt a choking sensation in his throat.
If not for him forcibly suppressing it, he would throw up anytime.
Meanwhile, the entire courtyard was silent, even the sound of breathing was non-existent this time.
Drip! Drip! Drip!
The only sound that could be heard was cold sweat dripping onto the floor as every single member of the Jones family was sweating profusely.
They were so nervous that they were already drenched in sweat.
Even Mia, who knew Levi’s identity, was breathing rapidly and had broken into a cold sweat.
She had thought that him being the Master of the Prince Gang was impressive enough.
Little did she expect that was just the beginning.
Except for the Jones family, every other prominent family in South Hampton had recognized him as their master.
It was unbelievably shocking.
The Jones family couldn’t believe what they just saw as their hearts beat so furiously that they could explode anytime.
As their breathing increased in pace, their breathlessness made them feel as if they were being suffocated by a rope.
Is that all?
No.
Not yet.
“Mr. Grover Cooke of the Southern Union and his Four Kings are here!”
A shout was heard from outside.
CHAPTER 878
Boom!
Michael and the other Joneses were so shocked that they felt as if they had been struck by lightning again.
This time, the Joneses knew that Grover and the Four Kings were here to see Levi too.
The next moment, Grover led the Four Kings inside, followed by the Six Slaves.
The eleven of them walked toward Levi and dropped to their knees in a thud.
As all of them knelt in front of Levi, they greeted in unison, “Mr. Garrison!”
Everyone was stupefied.
Grover is just as famous as Elder Goel.
Even the Four Kings who arrived with him are heroes in their own right.
And yet, they are all kneeling in front of that brat?
This is simply inconceivable.
What is Levi’s true identity?
Isn’t he a bastard as what the Jones family claims?
It’s impossible for a hooligan to be accorded with so much respect.
Meanwhile, Joey, Westley, and all the other Joneses turned to look at Michael.
It was obvious from their gaze that they were asking the same question. Is he really the hooligan that you claim he is?
His status now is already higher than all the Joneses combined.
Despite such influence, Michael had the gall to say that Levi didn’t deserve to be part of the Jones family? And that he will never acknowledge Levi?
He even set three conditions for Levi?
Levi’s current position is so high that even the Jones family can only aspire to achieve it.
Does he even need the three conditions?
The South Hampton Jones family are a bunch of fools and Michael is the biggest fool of them all!
Joey glared angrily at Michael till his face was red.
All you needed to do was treating him better and he would become one of us.
With his capabilities and network, Levi could lead the Jones family to greater heights.
However, you made a mess of your relationship with him!
If Joey knew the Jones family had tried to assassinate Levi a few times, he would likely have beaten Michael to death with his staff.
As the atmosphere eased, everyone’s heavy breathing could be heard.
It was a terrifying experience.
Everything they experienced today would never be forgotten for the rest of their lives.
“Y-Y-You…” Michael stared at Levi for a long while but couldn’t even spit out a single word.
It shocked every single one of the Jones family when they realized many of the previous misunderstandings could now be resolved.
Why Daniel was beaten to a pulp, why Lucas ended up a eunuch, why the Prince Gang was destroyed… up to the fact that the local tyrant Oliver was overthrown, and why the King of Assassins had suddenly disappeared. All these events were linked to Levi.
They had previously thought it was just a coincidence that all the above parties bumped into the God of War. But now, they knew it was all because of Levi.
He alone was strong enough.
“What do you want to ask me?” Levi smiled.
“I told you long ago that I don’t care about the Jones family at all, let alone if you acknowledge me. I’m stronger than all of you! Can’t you see that?”
CHAPTER 879
Tyler was the smartest in the Jones family, and he laughed before saying, “I’ll admit that you are powerful, even though I don’t know why or where you’ve gotten your power from. The important bit, however, is that the Joneses truly are not a match against you. Unfortunately for you, my family has something up our sleeves. We are supported by someone who is powerful, and everything that you have will be nothing but illusions once he shows up!”
His words made everyone gasp, and they soon regained their composure.
Levi’s network and connection had frightened them so much that they had actually forgotten about the guy having their backs. The Joneses had an extremely powerful ally.
Tyler’s words served as a reminder to everyone that the Joneses still had the God of War on their side!
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief when such a thought came to mind, as the color gradually returned to their cheeks.
They hadn’t lost!
Or rather, the Joneses of South Hampton were just beginning.
“That’s right! We have the God of War on our side, so don’t you gloat, Levi Garrison.”
“Wisdom comes with age, and you are simply too young to fight us,” proclaimed Michael, who smiled arrogantly once more.
Joey forgave Michael for the time being.
Everything can be settled, with the God of War on our side.
“Is the God of War here yet? We’re merely minutes away from the opening ceremony,” asked Joey impatiently.
Westley murmured suspiciously, “Will the God of War really show up?”
“Of course. He is the God of War, so he will definitely keep to his word,” defended Michael immediately.
“Then why isn’t he here yet? It’s true that he is tied to his words, but the Joneses truly are too weak to get his attention.”
“He doesn’t need to come if he doesn’t want to. It’s not like you can do anything about it anyway,” reminded Westley, whose words had caused Michael to shiver a little.
He’s right. Regardless of what the God of War has said, the Joneses are still rather weak, when compared to him. He doesn’t need to show up if he doesn’t want to, and there is nothing that we can do about it.
Michael turned to his son at that crucial moment and barked, “Anson, can you get in touch with the God of War? Hurry and ask him where he is right now!”
“Huh? Um…” fumbled Anson awkwardly.
He had been lying the entire time, and he didn’t know the God of War at all! How was he supposed to get in touch with the guy?
Anson cleared his throat and announced awkwardly, “Dad, you might not be aware of this, but the God of War’s daily routines are all top secret. The password to get in touch with him changes every day.”
Michael immediately ordered, “Tyler, call the commander-in-chief right away and ask him why the God of War hasn’t shown up yet.”
The Joneses were all nervous then, and they had begun to sweat, once more.
The Joneses were done for if the God of War wasn’t going to show up.
Joey instructed, “Put it on speakerphone.”
“Hello commander-in-chief, I am Tyler Jones of the Jones family. I, uh, I’d like to ask if the God of War has left yet? We don’t see him around.”
The voice rang up, from the other end of the line, “The God of War has already arrived. Didn’t you see him there?”
CHAPTER 880
Tyler was so surprised that his hand had slipped, and his phone had fallen onto the ground.
The God of War is here? Why haven’t we heard anything about it? I don’t see the God of War anywhere. In fact, the only people here are Levi Garrison, the business tycoons of South Hampton, and the members of the Southern Union.
“Commander-in-chief, the God of War is nowhere to be seen. Maybe you made a mistake?” asked Tyler, who couldn’t help himself.
“Maybe he’s on his way. Let me check.”
Michael appeared calmer and insisted, “The God of War is probably already on his way over, Joey.”
“Yes, that has to be it. I’ll have my people head over to welcome him,” added Tyler.
“No, you will all go in person to show him how much we respect him,” instructed Michael.
Wallace, Tyler, and the others all went out of the house to welcome the God of War.
“I don’t care how powerful you are, Levi Garrison. You are nothing compared to Anson. He is the King of War-Iron Brigade, and he has the God of War watching his back. Your power doesn’t matter under such circumstances!” growled Michael.
Joey glared evilly at Michael upon hearing his words. “You… Why must you speak in such a manner? Must you make an enemy out of him? He is your grandson, your biological grandson, and our blood runs in his very veins! He is also a member of our family, so why are you being so mean?” scolded Joey, before he turned to Levi and added, “Kid, the previous incident is merely a misunderstanding. They had only acted that way because they weren’t aware of who you were. If they had known your true identity, they would’ve treated you differently and they might’ve even trained you to become the next head of the family. You silly kid, why did you keep your identity a secret? You could’ve told us the truth from the beginning.”
Joey’s intentions were simple.
He had wanted to appease Levi, clear all rifts, and convince him to join the Jones family.
He got the business tycoons in South Hampton to see him as their leader, and if the family could merge with a power like that, it would definitely benefit both sides greatly. The Jones family would definitely rise to become one of the top families of the country.
Naturally, Joey didn’t want to let go of an opportunity like that.
“He’s right. I was wrong earlier and I didn’t see how talented you were. Why didn’t you inform me of your true identity earlier? I would’ve gone to welcome you in person,” announced Michael immediately. He caught what Joey was thinking and planning.
Levi chuckled.
“And what if I were not as powerful as I am now? Would you still take me in as a member of your family? Would you still welcome me with open arms, Michael?”
“I…” fumbled Michael, who didn’t quite know what to say.
Joey was stumped as well.
If Levi weren’t as powerful as he was, everyone would continue treating him like a bastard.
“Hmph, let me share something with you. The Jones family means nothing to me!”
Tyler, Wales, and the others returned at that moment.
“Huh? Is the God of War already here?”
Michael immediately looked ahead, with hope burning in his eyes, but he was soon disappointed.
The God of War wasn’t there, and Tyler and the others were the ones who had arrived, along with a servant.
The servant had a gift box with him.
The Joneses thought that the box looked quite familiar, but they couldn’t quite remember where they had seen it before.
“What’s going on, Tyler? Didn’t I ask you guys to go and welcome the God of War? Why did you return with this?” asked Michael.
“Calm down, grandpa. This guy is not an ordinary guy. He is the God of War’s messenger and he is here with the God of War’s gift to us.”
Tyler’s words got Michael excited.
He quickly rushed over to check it out.
Anything related to the God of War, even a stinky dog, would be viewed as a luxury, in his eyes.
Michael would have gone on his knees to accept the gift if he had needed to.
“Sir, what did the God of War have you deliver over?” asked Michael.
“An ancient relic. A bronze sword,” replied the man calmly.
“Huh? A bronze sword?”
The Joneses took a closer look and realized that it was the same sword that the Jones family had gifted the God of War, back some time ago.
That was good news, because if the sword was there, then the God of War had to be close-by as well.
Levi Garrison would mean nothing, when the God of War were to arrive.
He can either join the family and contribute accordingly, or he can rot in hell!
The Joneses were all ecstatic to see that.
“Sir, may I know why the God of War had you deliver the bronze sword over in advance?”
The Joneses guessed that the sword was meant to signal the arrival of the God of War before the real deal had shown up.
The man holding the box ignored them. He looked around and scanned the surroundings before he suddenly walked over to Levi.
Boom!
That gesture sent a dangerous message that had almost frightened Michael and Joey so much that they had fallen onto their knees.
Is the bronze sword a gift to Levi? How does he know the God of War?
As they pondered on this thought, the delivery man approached Levi and presented the box politely.
Levi opened the box and took the bronze sword out to swing it around a little.
The somewhat rusty artefact suddenly turned strangely bright, as it soon appeared powerful.
T-that gift is for Levi? H-how does he know the God of War? Or does it mean that the God of War is here?
They thought about how Levi had seemed to know everything about Anson and the Iron Brigade.
Is Levi a member of the Iron Brigade?
Wales couldn’t help but scold Levi when the former saw the latter play with the sword, “Oy, what are you doing, Levi Garrison? That bronze sword is a gift from the Jones family to the God of War, and you have no right to play with it like that!”
“He’s right! Put it down. You have no right to do that,” chimed in the other Joneses.
Levi kept playing with the sword. He chuckled and asked, “There’s a question that you guys should really think about.”
“And what is that?”
“Could it be that I am the God of War?”
CHAPTER 882
Levi’s words rained heavily on the Joneses’ parade, and it was as though he was trying to administer the Joneses a heart attack.
The Joneses turned quiet instantly.
Their expression froze, their minds went blank, and their irises constricted. It was as almost as if their souls had suddenly left their bodies.
Levi’s question was simply too overwhelming.
The Joneses couldn’t even imagine the dire consequences they would face if what Levi had claimed was true.
It would be total annihilation, and they didn’t want to think about it. They didn’t dare to either.
“You? The God of War? Please… Aren’t you afraid of offending the real deal?” mocked Wales, who immediately voiced out his suspicion.
Tyler laughed and shared his analysis as well, “Levi Garrison, you are powerful. In fact, you are so good that you have even crushed the Goel family. However, you being the God of War? That is simply impossible. You were imprisoned for six years, and that took you out of the equation, because the God of War rose to power while you were still in prison. I’m guessing that you had met some powerful gangster when you were in prison. That is why you are as powerful as you are now. The business tycoons only follow your tunes because they are afraid of the gangster that you had met in prison. Am I right?”
Levi’s power was something that Tyler couldn’t make sense of, nor understand.
The only rational explanation that he could come up with, was that Levi had met someone powerful while in prison.
The other members of the Jones family accepted that analysis as well.
After all, they didn’t want, or dare to accept any other alternative.
This was seemingly apparent, as they didn’t want to accept the bit where Levi might have been the God of War.
Levi laughed aloud and exclaimed, “You’re smarter than you appear. You’re right. I was given an opportunity while I was imprisoned.”
A secret government department chose Levi and took him away while he was in prison.
In a way, he met someone powerful in prison; someone who had raised him to the top.
“You’re pretty good. You’ve managed to get in touch with the God of War even though you’ve possessed a criminal record,” pronounced Tyler as he grinned, “However, the Jones family is still slightly more powerful than you are! Even if we ignore the God of War’s close relationship with our family, my uncle, Anson, is still a subordinate who works directly beneath the God of War! That alone trumps any connection that you might have formed with the God of War.”
Levi grinned, as he shifted his gaze towards Anson, who was trembling at that very moment.
“Alright then, I’ll wait and see how terribly I will end,” mocked Levi, before he continued playing with the sword.
The Jones family, on the other hand, continued waiting nervously for the God of War to show up.
They were drowning in anxiety, when they finally heard footsteps coming.
Wallace stood at the front and had his head down, as he welcomed the few men standing behind him.
The Joneses instantly recognized one of the men.
It was the Commander-in-chief of the South Hampton Warzone, Clark Pond.
If that guy is there, then the God of War has to be in close proximity as well!
About five other men were standing beside Clark, and they were the Five Great Wars Regiment, serving under the God of War.
However, the Joneses didn’t know any of them and assumed that one of them was the God of War.
“The God of War is finally here!” announced Michael happily.
Joey and the other superiors of the Jones family walked up to welcome everyone, but were unfortunately ignored by Clark and the rest, who walked towards another man instead.
That man was Levi!
CHAPTER 883
“No way… Could it be…?”
A bad feeling crept up, upon Michael and the others.
They thought that one of the six men was the God of War, but that had turned out to be untrue.
The insignia on their shoulders suggested that they were five Kings of War instead.
Five Kings of War… Everyone quickly thought about the Five Great Wars Regiment who had served directly under the God of War.
All the Joneses had their eyes on Clark and the others, as they strode towards Levi.
As suspected, the men stopped in front of Levi and greeted simultaneously, “Greetings, God of War.”
Boom!
It felt as though lightning had filled the sky and tore everything apart.
Tyler was flabbergasted.
Wallace was left in shock.
Joey was stunned.
Michael was lost.
…
Over a thousand members of the Jones family had acted as though they had been struck by lightning.
They stood there, petrified, like they had been turned into stones.
The light in their eyes had diminished, as their minds had gone blank.
They were practically mindless zombies at that moment.
Six Kings of War, with five of them being the Five Great Wars Regiment… No one could get them to greet him like that… No one, except the God of War!
Levi Garrison was the God of War!
That was the truth, and it could not change, no matter how much they had wished it could.
Levi grinned and ordered, “Go and get a chair for me. I’m tired.”
Levi’s words got everyone to turn their gazes to the chair, placed in front of the ancestral shrine.
They still remembered how Levi had requested for that seat, when Michael was arranging the chairs.
Back then, the Joneses had stopped Levi from sitting on that chair and had even mocked him endlessly.
At that moment, it looked like no one else would dare to take that seat, all except for Levi.
After all, it was prepared solely for him.
Azure Dragon quickly grabbed the chair and placed it by Levi’s side.
Levi sat down and chuckled, “I told you that this seat was reserved for me, but you lot had refused to believe it.”
“Urgh!”
A sweetness spread across Michael’s mouth, and he couldn’t hold it in anymore. He literally spat out blood.
Thump!
Wallace, on the other hand, had fallen onto the floor, after his feet had softened, giving way to the ground.
Tyler knelt down as well, and so did Wales.
Their scalps felt tingly, as though their brains were about to explode.
Levi Garrison is the God of War!
Their worst nightmare had come true, and they couldn’t believe that it actually was real.
Recalling the past incidents, they realized that they were wrong, even from the very beginning.
A guy who could control the business tycoons of South Hampton and the Southern Union couldn’t be an ordinary guy, and a gangster couldn’t pull something that crazy off.
Moreover, if a gangster were capable of all of that, he would have been too powerful to have been thrown in prison, in the first place!
Tyler felt his scalp going numb when he suddenly made that connection.
Ugh, and Levi’s six years in jail, that is, his six years of being out of the public’s eyes, coincided with the God of War’s rise to power!
The timeline had matched perfectly! Why didn’t I think of that sooner?
Tyler smacked his own head.
“Urgh!”
Tyler spat blood as well.
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It was simply too scary, and that prompted them to turn a blind eye to all the signs.
Why did the King of Assassins go missing all of a sudden? An ordinary man could not have destroyed a man like that.
Lucas was destroyed, the Prince Gang was crushed, and even the head of the Goel family, who had remained powerful in South Hampton for over fifty years, was defeated in South City…
Every single one of those incidents suggested that Levi was the God of War.
Michael stared at Levi in disbelief. The former then asked, “B-back then, the warlord, Elijah, s-shouldn’t have captured you.”
“Hahahaha…”
The other Joneses laughed aloud, and so did Elijah, the warlord.
They laughed at Michael’s misfortune because he couldn’t have guessed that the guy he had chosen to take the fall, was none other than the God of War himself.
“No wonder you’ve never accepted any invitation from the Jones family. It’s because they’re not worthy of your attention. You weren’t being proud. We were merely too weak to make it to your radar.”
Michael laughed pitifully. He had already turned pale by then.
Every question that the Joneses had, like why the bronze sword they gifted the God of War suddenly showed up with Levi, was already answered.
It turned out that the God of War was never on their side.
They were merely helped, because Levi was one of their blood-related relatives. The others who had been nice to the Joneses got them to assume that the God of War was on their side.
The help that they had received, plus the fact that Anson was the Iron Brigade, had pushed them into thinking that they were in alliance with the God of War…
Wait, something isn’t right. Didn’t Anson say that he was the God of War’s right-hand man?
Over a thousand pairs of eyes shifted to Anson.
Anson was trembling at that moment, and he had his head so low that it looked like he was hiding his tears.
He knew that his lies would be exposed, as soon as the God of War had arrived.
He was never a King of War. In fact, he wasn’t even a foot soldier. He was a deserter and a captive.
“What the hell is wrong with you, Anson? Why aren’t you coming over to greet the God of War?” scolded Joey.
Anson was curled up, currently trembling at the side.
He didn’t dare to even take a step forward.
“W-what is wrong with you? Aren’t you the King of War, also known as the Iron Brigade?” asked Joey and the others. Everyone was nervously waiting.
“Let me tell you guys the truth. Anson is a military deserter who was captured by the enemy. The real Iron Brigade had rescued him, before locking him up because he had almost spilled military secrets,” shared Levi with a smile.
“Huh? You’re a deserter? No wonder your uniform doesn’t have any insignias.”
“You’re a military deserter? How did our family produce a shameless idiot like you?” roared Michael, before he strode forward with his walking cane and beat Anson up.
Anson was their last hope of getting out of their troubles in one piece, but that hope was never there.
“Stop hitting him already. The other members of the Jones family aren’t that honorable either. Now, what do we do about you trying to assassinate me?” asked Levi suddenly.
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Boom!
Hearing that question at that moment got Michael’s vision to turn dark, and he had almost passed out.
The God of War is making us answer for our crimes!
Thump!
Michael got on his knees, and the other members of the South Hampton Jones family soon followed suit. They fell to their knees, one after the other.
Calvin and Mia were on their knees as well.
Unlike the other members of the Jones family, Calvin was actually a little excited.
His daughter had always trusted Levi, and she was the only one who Levi had seen to be family.
Does that mean that my future will be bright? At the very least, they would have to promote me within the family and no one would dare to offend me. After all, my daughter is the God of War’s family member!
“My sweet Mia, I will never learn to be as good as you in judging others,” praised Calvin.
“No, dad, I am good at judging others. You guys are simply too narrow-minded. You only have your eyes on profits. Levi is related to us, after all, and he should be treated as a part of the family. I didn’t know who he was earlier either,” replied Mia.
That was when Calvin learned a very important lesson. The kind ones will always be protected in this world.
“A-assassinate?”
Joey’s eyes bulged so much that they had almost flown out of his sockets.
That Michael is too crazy! He had actually tried to kill the God of War?
“That’s right. There were two attempts. He hired the King of Assassins from overseas to carry the mission out. He also came after my wife twice!” Levi threw forth, calmly.
Joey fumed and rushed to Michael upon hearing that.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Joey’s cane landed mercilessly on Michael’s head, and the dragon-shaped handle of the cane made Michael begin to bleed.
Joey didn’t stop, even after all of that.
“I also heard that you’ve searched for your grandson just to send him off to the warlord, Elijah, to be tortured! Are you even human? Are you trying to destroy the entire family?” growled Joey, as he caned Michael like a lunatic.
Levi soon caught sight of Mia, who was standing there, and he smiled before saying, “Mia, come over. You don’t need to be on your knees.”
Mia walked to Levi while everyone else watched.
Levi moved aside so that Mia could have a seat.
Envy.
Everyone on site was envious of the lady who had been offered a seat, right beside the God of War.
What a great honor she has received!
The Joneses from South Hampton were stunned.
They had always bullied Mia, but she had become the most powerful individual in the family.
Calvin also started regretting his decision.
Would things have been even better if I hadn’t stopped her from being nice to him?
Endless regret filled Calvin’s heart.
“The Joneses tried to kill me twice and troubled my wife twice as well. How shall we settle the score?” asked Levi calmly.
Levi’s words did not match his calm tone, and they were as domineering as they could get.
Thump!
Joey was the first one to get down on his knees.
Westley and the other thousand Joneses got down as well.
That was no longer the South Hampton’s Jones family’s issue.
The fate of all the Joneses of Erudia hung on the balance, at that very moment.
“God of War, we admit our crimes and we are willing to receive our punishment. All we ask is that you let our children go, so that our bloodline doesn’t end,” pleaded Joey.
Levi laughed boisterously. “Aren’t you Joneses from a noble bloodline? Why are you on your knees now? I honestly feel like whipping you, just to see how you would bleed.”
Throughout his life, the Joneses had claimed that their bloodline was noble, as they repeatedly called him a bastard, whose blood was tainted by a lower-class clan.
Levi had always felt repulsed by such a saying.
Suddenly, a sob was heard.
Westley’s grandson, Aiden, cried instantly out of fear.
Just a moment ago, he was the one who had talked to Levi about having noble blood.
“Aren’t you guys crazy proud? Why are you bowing down to a bastard like me now, huh?” mocked Levi with a grin.
“We were wrong! Please forgive us.”
Over a thousand members of the Jones family were on their knees now, fervently begging for mercy.
They banged their heads on the floor to beg, so much so that their heads were bleeding soon after.
All they had asked was for, was for Levi to show mercy to their kids. They had simply wanted their bloodline to survive.
Everyone turned silent in the next second.
They were waiting for Levi to come to a verdict.
Mia suddenly spoke up. “Levi, please show us some mercy. Won’t you give everyone an easier punishment? We are a family, after all…”
Levi grinned and promised, “Alright, I’ll go easy on them for your sake.”
Levi then turned to Michael and asked, “Michael Jones, will you confess to your crimes and accept your punishments?”
“Yes, I confess! And I’ll accept any punishment, even the death penalty.”
“I am not interested in your life. However, I do want you to forgo your position as the head of the family. Mia will take over your position from today onwards, and no one is to complain about it!”
All it took was one word from Levi, to take Michael’s position away and hand it over to his least favorite granddaughter.
As far as Michael was concerned, that was worse than death.
Unfortunately, that was the God of War’s order, and Michael had no choice but to obey.
The other members of the Jones family stared on, in utter astonishment.
Mia Jones, the one who has always been bullied by the family, is the new head of the family?
No one could accept that, but they had no choice but to comply.
Mia was flabbergasted as well.
Me? As the head of the family?
“Mia, I’ve investigated you, and you are strategic, smart, and hardworking. You have everything it takes to do this. Also, you can continue to be kind, despite your new position. I will help you in chasing all of the darkness away,” promised Levi before he turned to Tyler and the rest, “All three of you had hired assassins to kill me and that alone was enough to subject you to death sentence. However, I will spare you and instead, sentence you to life in prison!”
“Urgh!”
“Urgh!”
…
Quite a few people vomited blood at that moment.
Karma arrived too swiftly, and their punishment was worse than death itself.
“Anson Jones, you had faked your identity and had claimed to be a King of War. For that, I will rescind your right to be a member of the Jones family. You are on your own now,” added Levi before he continued, “Westley Jones, you had tried to ambush me using dirty tricks, so you must be punished as well. You will donate half of your estate to charity, and I will have my people monitor everything. So, don’t bother trying to get out of it. The rest of the family members will have to donate as well, and I will monitor everything.”
…
What happened next was that Levi had begun to punish every sinner within the family.
They were fortunate, because Levi wasn’t a bloodthirsty monster.
If he were, more than half the Joneses would be dead.
Levi suddenly recalled something, and he couldn’t help ask, “By the way, why did all of you call me a bastard?”
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“Huh? That…”
All of the Joneses were scared out of their minds.
Are we going to be further punished?
“No, no, we were wrong, please forgive us!” pleaded Michael, who was on the verge of crying.
If only I had taken the boy in as my grandson… Things would’ve been so great. Why didn’t I treasure that opportunity?
“I am simply asking you a question! My mother is your daughter, Emma Jones, but you had called me a bastard, so my biological father must have been the one whom you had hated, right?” asked Levi.
Levi had always been curious about that.
It made sense that the others would call him a bastard, but even the Joneses had called him that.
That part was strange.
After all, my mom is a member of the Jones family after all.
Michael scanned his surroundings before asking, “God of War, can we speak privately?”
Michael had thought that there were too many people around.
“Okay,” agreed Levi.
Both men walked to a secluded corner after that.
“God of War, I will now tell you a bit about your mother. She was the most talented and powerful amongst the rest of my children, and I spared no expense, to train her to become the next head of the family. I set everything up for her and had even arranged her marriage, but she went to Oakland City right before her wedding and returned pregnant, with you. I was so furious that I had almost killed her…”
Michael paused when he reached that part of the story. He snuck a peek at Levi, and when he saw that the latter wasn’t angry, he continued, “I asked her who the father was, but she refused to say anything, not even after I had laid a hand on her. The wedding I had arranged for her was about to take place when her suitor learned that she was pregnant! Rumor spread across the entire city. Everyone knew that your mother had fallen pregnant out of wedlock and that the father of her child was not her fiancé. Hence, they called the baby a bastard. She had brought shame to the family, and I had chased her out of the family, in a fit of anger. That is why the Joneses view you as their enemy. This isn’t about you. They are angry at your mother.”
Levi then asked, “Tell me, was my mother okay with you arranging her marriage?”
“She wasn’t thrilled… Okay, she wasn’t happy about it at all. She had said that she had wanted to fight for her own happiness and marry someone whom she loved. She had also claimed that she was willing to forgo everything, even her life, to be with your father,” murmured Michael.
“Then she is not at fault! You are,” growled Levi cruelly.
How is it wrong to fight for her own happiness? Why do the others think that it’s right to call her a b*tch for that? Furthermore, how does that make her son a bastard?
Levi’s heart stirred.
He finally understood that his mother had her reason for not looking for him.
Her life had been terrible, and she was no better off than he was.
“Is my mother still alive?”
CHAPTER 888
Initially, Levi wasn’t concerned about his birth parents at all.
They didn’t come looking for him, so he pretended that they didn’t exist either.
Everyone could have acted like the strangers that they were meant to be.
After hearing his mother’s sorrowful tale, Levi became touched and soon, his heart was stirred.
They had their reasons for abandoning me!
That made Levi curious about his parents.
“Yeah, she’s alive, but her life is worse than death,” replied Michael.
My mother is living in a terrible condition?
Levi’s eyes darkened.
He endured his hardship and rose to the top, but his mother might not have been able to do as he had.
In fact, she might still be suffering right now!
Michael’s words gripped Levi’s heart, and it ached.
“A life worse than death? What is that supposed to mean?” demanded Levi.
“We had thought that your birth father was merely an ordinary man and that your mother had gotten in bed with a random stranger to get pregnant, to disrupt the wedding. As it turned out, your birth father was a powerful man as well! The Joneses were not a match against him, in fact, even the most powerful family in South Hampton, the Goel family, was mere ants to him. Even now, all we know, is that he is from Oakland City and that his surname is Garrison,” claimed Michael as he sighed.
“Huh? Even you can’t learn anything about him?” blurted Levi, who was rather delighted to hear about it.
The Jones family was pretty prominent, yet they couldn’t even get much information about the guy.
Is my birth father really that powerful? I should have Phoenix look into the matter and see just how powerful he is.
“Keep talking,” ordered Levi.
“Not long after I’d chased your mother out of the family, an elite fighter visited the Joneses and killed over a hundred of our men. As it turned out, he had just arrived to warn me not to contact your birth mother ever again. He said that if I had done so, the entire family would have been annihilated too. He also ordered us to keep the news about your mother’s pregnancy a secret. We were not to let anyone else find out about it. What’s strange, is that after that night, South Hampton lost all traces of your mother’s existence. It was as if she was never here in the first place!” shared Michael sadly.
Hmm… He can cover up a trending rumor within a night. That is pretty impressive.
“My birth father did all that?” asked Levi.
“Yes, or to be more accurate, your birth father’s family did that. Their motive was simple. Your birth father’s family was too powerful, and as far as they were concerned, your mother was no different from an unworthy villager. She would have simply brought shame to their family if she had married into it. I still remember the exact message that individual had sent both me and your mother,” explained Michael as he laughed mockingly at himself.
“He said… Emma Jones, you are from a horrid bloodline and you are not worthy of my son or my family. You will never be my daughter-in-law, so you can forget all about it! Also, the child in your womb is nothing but a bastard. Giving birth to him will merely taint my family’s legacy.”
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Boom!
Michael sensed a horrifying aura, as soon as he had finished speaking.
Levi was furious.
Bloodline again? What freaking noble bloodline is this now? Also, how do they even divide humans? I don’t give a sh*t about all the other countries, but everyone in Erudia is born equal! Everyone has a head and two arms, don’t we? What? They have an extra one or something? And how is their blood nobler? It’s not like they bleed gold! Freaking hell, I will murder every idiot who talks about bloodlines from now on!
“Continue,” instructed Levi.
“It was obvious that your birth father’s family were discriminated against your mother and they had refused to allow her to marry into the family. It didn’t matter that she was pregnant at the time. They refused to let her join the family, and they certainly weren’t going to recognize the child as one of their own. Your birth father’s family only had one mission after that; and that was to make your mother experience a miscarriage. They refused to allow the child to be born because, as far as they were concerned, the tainted bastard had no right to live,” relayed Michael.
Levi chuckled.
Oh, so I was almost killed before I was born, huh?
“What happened next? Why didn’t my mom get an abortion?” asked Levi.
“Your mom begged them to let you live and fought to give birth to you. She had even claimed that she was willing to kill herself so that you could live. All she ever wanted was for them to let you live. Your birth father’s family later requested for your mom to kneel in front of their house for three continuous days. Only then did they agree to spare both you and your mother’s life.”
…
Levi felt tears swirling in his eyes when he heard that part of the story.
Every parent loved their child, and they would not abandon their child unless they didn’t have a choice in the matter.
There is no such thing as a heartless parent. Hell, even a cruel tiger won’t eat its own cub.
At that moment, Levi understood that his mother had never abandoned him. It was quite the opposite. She sacrificed everything for him.
Evidently, his mother’s greatest gift to him was his life and making sure that he had survived.
She would even sacrifice her life just so I could live.
“Mother…” murmured Levi as his lips trembled. He then asked, “What happened next?”
“Your mother actually knelt in front of the house, and the Gods showed no mercy. It rained heavily for three whole days, and your mother was drenched the entire time. She persisted and survived through it, but her body had also reached its limit,” shared Michael, who was also tearing up, as he recalled the painful past. Despite everything, she was still his daughter.
“After that incident, she was left with dozens of medical complications that couldn’t be completely treated. She aged a decade within three days, and her muscles would ache, every time it rained. The doctor said that the trauma her body had endured had shortened her life span by about thirty years…” admitted Michael, who couldn’t keep going.
“Mother!” blurted Levi as he clenched his fists.
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A pregnant lady had kneeled under the heavy rain for three continuous days!
How strong did she have to be, to kneel for so long under those circumstances?
She had gone through all of that, just to protect her child.
That was unimaginable and unbelievable.
A weak woman would turn strong when she became a mother.
That was just how a mother was.
She was merely an ordinary mother amongst the thousands of mothers on Earth.
It seemed that parents could transform into heavenly angels when their kids were threatened.
A parent would keep the sky afloat just to shelter their children. There are no gods in this world, but there are plenty of regular parents who would do anything for their children.
Michael wiped his tears aside and continued, “In the end, your birth father’s family kept to the end of their bargain, to allow both you and your mother live, but they had one condition.”
“Huh? What was it?” asked Levi.
“You were allowed to be born, but your mother must not have been one who would raise you. Instead, you were to be abandoned, to the street, and your mother was not to contact you at all. Their reasoning was simple. The kid must not have been traced back to their family. They had cut the ties from the source so that you would remain nothing but an orphan, abandoned by both of your parents. Your mother had to agree to their terms so that you could live. After giving birth to you, she abandoned you at a random spot. We didn’t think that you’d end up on the streets of North Hampton, adopted by members of the Garrison family who had lived there.”
“Mother…” whispered Levi as he clenched his fists.
He stomped his foot in anger, and the marble floor under their feet had cracked. The spider-web-like pattern spread across the floor, until every inch was practically shattered. The scary bit was that over a hundred men could stand on the floor without damaging it, but Levi’s stomp had managed to do as such.
The mere sight of Levi’s strength surprised Michael and the others.
Is he even human?
Levi was touched to know that his mother did so much just so he could live.
It could be said that she had dedicated her entire life to him.
They hadn’t seen each other in decades, but that only happened so he could merely survive.
He truly believed that his mother was living in a random corner of the Earth, missing him dearly, everyday.
She must miss her birth son a lot, especially after such a long while.
“What happened to my mother afterwards? I’m guessing that the Garrison family of Oakland City wouldn’t have allowed her to leave that easily?” asked Levi.
“You’re right about that. To keep your identity a secret, they had to remove all traces of your existence, and the same goes for your mother. The Garrison family hated loose ends. What if your mother showed up at the family manor one day or suddenly decided to announce her existence? The Garrison family didn’t want that to happen, and they refused to risk it!” informed Michael.
“So? What did they do?” demanded Levi as he held his breath.
Michael replied, “They imprisoned your mother and allowed her to rot there. To make matters worse, she was imprisoned for life and she was not allowed to take one step out of that place!”
Levi hissed before he growled, “That is truly cruel!”
“The Garrison family locked your mother up, to keep her away from the rest of the world. They wanted to make it seem like your mother had never existed, so that she would never appear to have had any connections with their family,” informed Michael.
“And my mom just stayed put and never stepped out of the city?” asked Levi.
From what he had come to learn about his mother, there was no way that Emma Jones would ever come to fear death.
She is the kind of person who would ignore everything and come looking for me, anyway. The fact that she never did, meant that there was another issue.
“She had never left because the Garrison family had placed a tombstone in the yard, where your mother had lived,” announced Michael.
“A tombstone? Whose grave is it?” asked Levi, who didn’t understand what Michael had meant.
“Yours. The name carved on the tombstone is Levi Garrison. The tombstone served to remind your mother that if she ever dared to step out of the place, the Garrison family would hunt you down and kill you. It prevented her from searching for you, or from exposing the Garrison family’s secret,” answered Michael.
“Oh, the Garrison family is cruel indeed,” commented Levi, who couldn’t help but crack his knuckles.
“That is why you and your mother’s identity was never exposed, even though it has been decades. It was as if the Garrison family never had any connections to either one of you,” informed Michael as he grinned bitterly.
Levi suddenly thought of something, and he couldn’t help but ask, “And what about my birth father? What did he do while my mother was suffering? Why didn’t he stop them? How is he okay with my mom kneeling in the rain for three continuous days, getting imprisoned for the rest of her life? My mom loved him, didn’t she? So he must have loved her dearly as well, right?”
Levi was curious about what his biological dad had done, the entire time.
“Your father remained silent, throughout the entire incident. He let his family take care of matters, while he stood at the side and ignored everything. He watched, as your mother suffered, and he never once voiced up for her,” responded Michael to Levi.
Levi’s fist clenched, and fury burned in his soul when he heard that.
How can my biological father be that cruel? What kind of man is he? And to think that my mother had loved him so much.
“The reason he had kept silent was simple. He was the sole heir of his family, and if he had spoken on behalf of your mother, his family would have taken away his rights to inherit everything. Hell, they might have even disowned him. That is why he had chosen to remain quiet, merely standing idly by. All that, just for his personal gain and money!” insulted Michael.
Boom!
Levi was so angry that he had gone borderline insane, upon hearing what Michael had said.
My mother was willing to die for me, whereas that a**hole abandoned his family for money?
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How can anyone be that cruel? Mom was too blinded by love and she didn’t see him right. A man like that is not worthy of her love! She had gotten pregnant because of him, and she had given birth to his son, while he remained distant and ignored everything!
“What about after? Did he visit my mother even once?” demanded Levi.
“No, not even once. Naturally, the Garrison family wouldn’t allow him to do so, even if he had wanted to,” informed Michael.
“Hmph, as expected. It would be weird if a guy like him had actually visited,” growled Levi.
“Let me share something else with you. Your birth father had married another woman and had started another family right after his family had finished dealing with both you and your mother,” muttered Michael, whose words had succeeded in getting Levi’s jaw to drop.
“What? He had married another woman and had another child?” blurted Levi in disbelief.
“Hmph, that’s right. If I’ve done the proper calculations, the child should be merely two years younger than you. The woman he had married was the daughter of another wealthy family, and the Garrison family regarded their marriage as the unification of two noble bloodlines. They supposedly had the best genes and had produced the most powerful heir!” scoffed Michael.
Michael knew that Levi had hated it, when others had spoken about noble blood, so the former deliberately used those words.
“Noble bloodline my a**! We’re all just humans, aren’t we? What? Can that a**hole fly or something?” roared Levi.
Bang!
Levi was so angry that he had punched a boulder at the side, successfully pulverizing it.
Michael was stunned, because Levi was truly furious at that moment.
It’s bad enough that the man had abandoned both his lover and his child, but marrying another woman and having another child immediately after? That is merely infuriating!
Levi had never felt anger like that before.
It has been decades! Has he no conscience? Does he even remember that he has a child whom he has abandoned, along with a woman who is suffering because of him?
“Just you wait. I, Levi Garrison, swear that I will find you. I will have you answer to all the pain and suffering that my mother has endured!” swore Levi, as his eyes shone with determination.
Sooner or later, I will kick the Garrison family’s front door down, and I will take my mother with me. We will stand in front of that monster and make him regret everything he has done!
“By the way, do you know where my mother is locked up?” asked Levi, who had desperately wanted to meet his mother.
Michael shook his head and replied, “I don’t know where she is either. I only know that she is locked up, but the Garrison family won’t tell us the exact location.”
“Fine, I will investigate on my own. She is Levi Garrison’s mother, and she can go anywhere that she wants! No one would dare to stop her,” announced Levi, as his entire body exuded a domineering aura. It was the type of aura that could the reality itself.
Michael would assume that the guy was bullsh*tting, if he were anyone else, but the guy standing right there was Levi Garrison.
No one dared to question his words and his promise.
The Joneses’ anniversary meeting ended, after Levi and Michael had returned.
Everyone left.
Levi had Phoenix locate his mother’s prison after that.
CHAPTER 893
Phoenix started looking for Emma Jones immediately after that.
“It is a little tough to crack. Someone covered everything up to prevent anyone from locating her. This will take some time,” admitted Phoenix as he frowned.
Levi gritted his teeth.
My birth father’s family truly is powerful. The fact that Phoenix is having trouble tracing everything, can only mean that the Garrisons had done an impressive job covering everything up.
Levi strode around Edburg Manor and asked Mia to show him the place where his mother had used to reside in.
It was a small, separated villa.
Everything inside was fine, and it was clear that it had been cleaned regularly.
“Grandpa had actually loved Aunt Emma the most, and he had kept everything in her room maintained,” explained Mia as she sighed.
Levi didn’t reply.
He understood that Michael was a father after all, and that Michael had only treated Emma so poorly because he was afraid of the Garrison family from Oakland City.
Levi scanned every corner of the place, to find a trace of his mother’s past.
She is Levi Garrison’s mother after all, and she has to be welcomed. Anyone who had dared to imprison her is an enemy of the God of War!
Levi was lost in his thoughts while sitting in that room, when Zoey had suddenly called him.
Zoey was still furious about the incident, but she was also worried that the Joneses might have bullied Levi, so she called to ask how he was faring.
“The anniversary meeting is over, right? When will you be home?” asked Zoey, whose tone remained distant.
However, Levi grinned when he heard that, because it was evident, that she was worried about him.
“I have to deal with some matters here, but I will be back soon.”
“That’s fine. I’m hanging up now.”
Zoey hung up without saying or wasting another word.
Levi’s grin became brighter. That idiot of mine is obviously still upset.
Just then, an incident happened at the Edburg Manor’s front door.
Eight men carried a coffin and walked in.
Bang!
The coffin was placed at the front door.
The Joneses’ security guard rushed over and had the men surrounded immediately. “Oy, what are you guys doing here?”
The security guard soon caught the emblem engraved on the men’s uniform, making the security guard begin to tremble.
The emblem signified a powerful family in South Hampton.
“Tell the b*stard, Levi Garrison, that the Gonzales family has given his mother, the b*tch, Emma Jones, a coffin. They wish her a lifetime of suffering, and for her to continue being a b*tch in her next life!” announced the leader of the men, who had carried the coffin.
The men left immediately, upon delivering both the message and the gift.
The security guards were flabbergasted, as they stared at the coffin dubiously.
Someone actually gave Emma Jones a coffin and had called Levi a b*stard?
The Joneses had learned of Levi’s true identity by then, so they were all rightfully terrified.
No one knew what dire consequences were awaiting the people who had sent the coffin and insulted the man.
The security guards turned to one another before they ran in to deliver the message.
“Something terrible has happened!”
“Something terrible has happened!”
…
Troubled screams echoed throughout the Edburg Manor.
That was definitely a terrible situation that had to be reported, without any form of delay.
Michael soon received the news, and he went to Levi immediately.
“God of War, something terrible has happened…” informed Michael, in a grim manner.
CHAPTER 894
Levi asked, “What’s going on?”
“Come with me!” Michael led him to the front gates of the house.
Seeing the coffin that lay beside the gate, Levi’s eyes grew cold. He demanded, “What is the meaning of this? Is this for me?”
“No, it’s for your mother! They had said…” Here, Michael hesitated and shook with fright, too afraid to repeat what he had heard just now.
“Say it!” Levi ordered, raising his voice in a menacing manner.
Gritting his teeth, Michael replied, “The Gonzales’ had arrived with a message for you, their bastard child Levi Garrison. They’ve sent your mother this coffin to congratulate her on being a wretch, and they had mentioned that they would pray that she would continue to be a wretch in her next life!”
Immediately, everyone felt the tension in the room rise.
The temperature seemed to drop by a few degrees Celsius.
A chill shot down the spines of the onlookers.
Levi stared frostily at Michael. “Back then, you had arranged for a marriage between my mother and the son of the Gonzales family, right?”
Michael nodded. “That’s right. I had betrothed your mother to Klaus Gonzales, back when she was still alive.”
“When Klaus Gonzales had discovered that your mother was pregnant, he had nearly killed her. He had announced her pregnancy to the whole of South Hampton and had humiliated your mother for being a sl*t and an adulteress. He had even told everyone that you were a bastard child.”
“When news of your mother’s pregnancy got out, your mother and the Jones family became the butt of South Hampton’s cruel jokes. Every day, people would leave all sorts of trash outside our house, vandalizing our walls with filthy words…”
“At that time, the Jones family had lost all respect in South Hampton, and your mother was their biggest source of their shame. Whenever she appeared in public, people would hurl vulgarities and even throw things at her.”
Levi sucked in a deep breath. “So all of this has been caused by the Gonzales family?”
“Exactly! When he had found out that your mother was pregnant, Klaus Gonzales had only one thing on his mind—to destroy both your mother and the Joneses! He would have liked nothing more than to see your mother become the shame of South Hampton, and for everyone to remember her as a wh*re!” Michael announced.
Levi mused aloud, “How cruel! He had put her through so much physical and mental torture.”
“If the Garrison family hadn’t issued a stern warning, your mother’s story would still be floating around in the city today!” Michael admitted.
Levi changed the topic. “So now Klaus Gonzales wants to change the target of his anger, and use me to carry out his revenge instead?”
Michael looked down and shook slightly. “As far as we know, that’s probably the case. The Gonzales family are aware that you have returned, so they’re taking this chance to get their revenge on you!”
Michael laughed silently to himself.
What a pity! The Gonzales family has chosen the wrong person to pick on.
Levi is a Demon King!
The Gonzales family would be so shocked if they knew that the bastard child that they were talking about was the God of War!
Suddenly, Levi threw his head back and burst into a fit of laughter.
“The Gonzales family wants to provoke me? I must hand it to them. They have got some courage!”
CHAPTER 895
Hearing this, everyone in the Jones family knew what was going to befall the Gonzales family.
They could have picked a fight with anyone. Why did they have to choose Levi?
Levi continued, “How does this Klaus Gonzales like? There must have been a reason behind my mother’s reluctance to marry him.”
Klaus Gonzales hesitated before admitting, “Yes, there was a reason, behind your mother’s actions! Klaus had a reputation for being quite the playboy back then. He used to do nothing but fool around with his parents’ money all day long. Your mother had even witnessed him, sleeping with another woman, with her very own eyes!”
Here, Michael didn’t dare to continue further. Sensing Levi’s anger, he bowed his head and remained silent.
Levi asked angrily, “Even while knowing this, you had chosen to marry my mother to this man?”
“I had no choice in the matter! Marriages in clans like ours are largely decided by the elders in the family, and neither your mother nor I had a say in it. Besides, Klaus had taken a liking to your mother and had insisted on marrying her. I couldn’t reject his offer.”
“Back then, I’d agreed to allow your mother to marry him because I had hoped that an alliance between our families would be beneficial to us, the Joneses!”
“However, that was the biggest mistake I had ever made in my entire life!” Michael gave out a huge sigh.
“Is the Gonzales family very powerful?” Levi asked.
To the best of his knowledge, the most powerful royal family in South Hampton was the Goel family.
“They’re powerful, very powerful! Xabian Goel might be the most famous in South Hampton, but he’s nowhere near being the strongest!”
Michael sucked in a deep breath. “The most powerful forces in South Hampton is actually the Restaurant of Peace, started by The Three Musketeers and Osborn St. Jacques.”
Levi pressed forth imperiously, “Well, tell me more about it!”
Michael explained, “The Restaurant of Peace has existed since a very long time ago. There’s a legend in South Hampton, saying, that any criminal, no matter how heinous his crimes, is safe, once he enters that restaurant. No one will be able to punish him, regardless of their position in society.”
Levi was incredulous. “Can the Restaurant of Peace really grant amnesty to criminals? If I go into that restaurant after killing hundreds of people, will I be safe? Can nobody touch me?”
Michael nodded. “Yes, that’s right. Hence, everyone regards the Restaurant of Peace as the strongest forces in South Hampton.”
Levi smiled. “Wow, it must be a restaurant of great reputation then. Continue!”
“The second most powerful group of people in South Hampton are The Three Musketeers. The first Musketeer is Lionel Gonzales, and the second Musketeer is Ritchie Fulmer. Finally, the last Musketeer is Perseus Emil.”
“Klaus Gonzales is the son of Lionel Gonzales. That’s why I’d gone ahead with the marriage, despite my own misgivings.”
Michael was very clear about how powerful the Gonzales family was.
Levi smiled. “By sending this coffin to your doorstep, isn’t the Gonzales family trying to announce how poorly they regard the Jones family?”
“Exactly! The Gonzales family doesn’t even humble itself before the Goel family sometimes. Of course, they aren’t going to care about a small clan like us,” Michael replied carefully.
Hence, this year’s anniversary meeting was extremely important. Michael wanted to take the opportunity to climb the ranks for his family.
Levi gritted his teeth. “I don’t care how powerful the Gonzales family is! Since they’d humiliated my mother in the past, I’m going to get my revenge!”
At that moment, a discussion was taking place at the prestigious Azure Dragon villa, in the suburbs of South Hampton.
The entrance of the villa was carefully guarded by an elite squad of more than a hundred security guards. It was impossible for anyone to get in without being noticed.
The Three Musketeers had gathered up that day, for a game of cards in the drawing room.
All three of them were ancient and white-haired, but they still appeared energetic and vigorous. From time to time, a keen, insidious look flashed in their eyes, which was enough to make anyone shiver in fear.
Aside from the three old men, another middle-aged man was present. He was attired in very expensive clothes, and he had evidently paid careful attention to his appearance. There was nothing about him that could be considered greasy or old-fashioned.
This man was Klaus Gonzales.
On the surface, he looked to be a nice, scholarly gentleman. Many even mistook him for a university professor at times.
However, he was truthfully a merciless tyrant.
At that moment, a young man ran into the room.
“Father, the coffin has been delivered to the Jones family’s house!”
This man was Klaus’s son, Paulie Gonzales.
Klaus laughed gleefully. “Good, good!”
Lionel asked curiously, “Paulie, Klaus, what are you talking about?”
“Father, the Jones family has found Emma Jones’s bastard son recently. He had even attended their anniversary meeting!” Klaus responded immediately.
With a loud bang, Lionel slammed his cards onto the table, enraged.
Angrily, he hissed, “What? They had found Emma Jones’s bastard son, and the Joneses had even allowed him to attend their anniversary meeting?”
Ritchie Fulmer and Perseus Emil had recovered from their shock as well. Immediately, they started to rant and rave about the situation.
“What does Michael mean by this? Does he wish to disrespect The Three Musketeers in such a manner?”
“Exactly! By inviting that bastard child to their anniversary meeting, he’s officially acknowledging the boy as his grandson!”
“Are the Joneses trying to humiliate the three of us? Are they tired of living?”
The Three Musketeers had good reason to be angry.
More than twenty years ago, Emma Jones’s pregnancy had caused an indelible stain on all three of their reputations.
Back then, they were intent on murdering Emma Jones and killing her unborn child too.
In the end, the Joneses had disinherited Emma. She had disappeared into the bowels of South Hampton, and the child had become an orphan.
The Three Musketeers had thought that this had been the end of the matter.
Now that the Jones family had welcomed the boy back with open arms, The Three Musketeers felt as though they had been slapped in the face.
Of course they were mad! They had every right to be.
“In any case, her bastard son is now living in the Jones family’s Edburg Manor. This means that they’ve acknowledged his status within the family.”
Klaus continued, “Just now, I had gotten Paulie to deliver a coffin to the Jones family’s residence.”
Furious, Lionel snapped, “That’s hardly enough to warn them! Paulie, go to the Jones family’s residence and ask Michael Jones what he means by all of this! I want him to kneel before The Three Musketeers and give us a proper explanation for his actions!”
Back at gates of Edburg Manor, Levi and the others were still discussing what they should do with the coffin.
At that moment, a few cars pulled up to the gate.
The door opened, and a slew of bodyguards exited the vehicle, their bodies completely shielding a young man who looked to be the son of a rich clan.
When they saw the man, the Joneses faces changed.
The moment he got out of the car, Paulie Gonzales yelled, “Which one of you is the bastard son Levi Garrison?”
CHAPTER 897
Levi stood at the gates of Edburg Manor, staring coldly at him.
The Joneses were frightened to death.
Paulie Gonzales was either really foolish or really brave!
How could he call Levi Garrison a bastard son to his face?
If Levi decided to take revenge, even God wouldn’t be able to save him.
Mia Jones walked forward and whispered timidly into Levi’s ear, “That’s Paulie Gonzales, the son of Klaus Gonzales.”
Upon realizing Paulie’s true status, a frosty expression flashed across Levi’s face. He stared unblinkingly at Paulie, as though considering his next move.
Michael yelled, “Paulie Gonzales, how dare you come and stir up trouble in front of the Jones Residence when you’re junior to all of us here?”
Nonchalantly, Paulie stuck his hands into his pockets. Looking tauntingly at Michael, he replied, “Michael, are you questioning me? What right do you even have to do that?”
“You…” Michael was so angry that steam was practically blowing out of his ears.
He would have swallowed his anger if The Three Musketeers had been the ones castigating him.
However, there was no way he could stomach being disciplined by a member of the younger generation.
Paulie continued brazenly, “Michael, my three grandfathers have demanded that you give them a proper explanation as to why you’ve accepted Emma Jones’s bastard son back into the Jones family. Are you acknowledging him as one of your own?”
Michael yelled, “Yes, and what about it?”
“By acknowledging that boy as one of your own, your family clearly means to insult The Three Musketeers! My grandfathers want you to kneel before them and give them a proper explanation!” Paulie yelled in response.
Michael retorted, “That’s not going to happen!”
In the past, Michael would never have dared to say something so outrageous. However, now that he had Levi’s backing, he was no longer afraid of The Three Musketeers.
Furious, Paulie spat, “Good on you, Michael! Are you openly declaring war on us? I’ll tell my grandfathers exactly what you’ve said—let’s see if your family will live until tomorrow morning!”
However, before he left, Paulie asked, “Where’s the bastard son Levi Garrison? Has he hidden himself away, out of fright?”
As soon as he spoke, Levi stepped out of the crowd and walked towards him.
Seeing him, Paulie asked with contempt, “So you’re the bastard son Levi Garrison?”
Levi didn’t reply. Suddenly, he lunged forward and gave Paulie a tight slap across his face.
With a loud smack, Paulie’s cheeks started bleeding profusely, as a few of his loose teeth began to fly out of his mouth.
An awed silence fell over the entire crowd.
Paulie’s bodyguards were so stunned that they couldn’t react on time.
Clawing at his bleeding face, Paulie screamed at Levi, “How dare you hit me, you filthy bastard?”
What followed was a series of horrifying clicks, as Levi lunged at him and delivered powerful kicks to his leg. In a flash, Paulie’s legs had been broken.
He staggered and collapsed before Levi.
With another loud crack, Levi broke both of Paulie’s arms.
Paulie lay on the floor, his limbs completely broken.
Like a pig in a slaughterhouse, he screamed in pain.
At that moment, Paulie’s bodyguards finally snapped out of their daze. “Kill him!”
CHAPTER 898
In a flash, Levi had managed to break all of their limbs as well.
Paulie and his bodyguards were laying on the ground, groaning in pain.
Levi ordered, “Someone put this man into the coffin, and send it back to Mr. Klaus Gonzales!”
Back in Azure Dragon, The Three Musketeers and Klaus were still playing their cards.
At that moment, someone ran into the room, looking extremely frightened. “Sirs, something horrible has happened! The Jones family has sent the coffin back to us, and Mr. Paulie isn’t back yet!”
“What?” The Three Musketeers and Klaus hurried outside to take a look.
Seeing the coffin by the gates, Klaus exploded in anger. “The Jones family must be crazy! How dare they send the coffin back to us?”
Just then, they heard a distinct sob as someone hammered against the walls of the coffin.
Klaus’s expression morphed into one of panic. “I think that there’s someone inside the coffin! Open it up quickly!”
When they finally managed to pry open the lid of the coffin, they found Paulie Gonzales lying in it.
His entire body was covered in blood, and all four of his limbs had been broken. He looked up at them, sobbing piteously.
The Three Musketeers and Klaus gasped. Immediately, their expressions changed into that of anger.
How dare the Jones family break Paulie’s limbs and send him back in a coffin?
Wasn’t that a direct challenge to them? Was that an effort to taunt them?
Seeing his son’s pitiful figure, Klaus felt his heart convulse with pain. “You Joneses will pay for this!”
The Three Musketeers were so angry that you could practically see steam coming out of their ears.
How dare the Joneses do this to us?
Even the Goel family, the most prominent family of South Hampton, wouldn’t have the balls to do such a thing.
The onlookers hurriedly lifted Paulie out of the coffin.
“Who did this to you, son?” asked Klaus.
“It was that bastard son of Emma Jones— Levi Garrison!” spat Paulie.
He would never forget his grudge against Levi Garrison. He swore to himself that he would devote the rest of his life to getting his revenge on Levi.
Lionel Gonzales fumed, “The Jones family must be crazy! How dare they allow their bastard son to injure my grandson like this?”
Paulie burst into tears. “My three grandfathers, and my father, you must exact revenge for me, or I’ll never be able to swallow this anger for the rest of my life! He nearly killed me by sticking me into that coffin! He’s warning us that we will die by his hands…”
Lionel replied angrily, “We will definitely seek vengeance! How dare the Jones family behave in such a preposterous manner? I’ll have to destroy their entire family!”
Beside him, Ritchie Fulmer and Perseus Emil seethed along with him.
Klaus jumped in. “Father, Uncles, don’t be angry. I’ll settle this matter by myself. I’m going to go to demand an explanation from Michael Jones right now!”
“Alright. Make sure that you bring enough men with you!”
Soon enough, a large group of people had assembled in front of the gates of Jones Residence.
All of them were clothed in black, and a few words had been sewn onto their clothes—Gonzales, Fulmer and Emil.
These people had been sent by The Three Musketeers.
There were hundreds of them, and they lined up in neat rows outside of Jones Residence, surrounding the gates completely.
In the middle of them all, Klaus stood in his white clothes, appearing immediately recognizable.
He hollered, “Michael Jones and Levi Garrison, come out at once!”
CHAPTER 899
Soon, Michael walked out into the open, with Levi Garrison in tow.
Levi was interested to see Klaus Gonzales for himself.
When the Joneses saw the crowd of people descending upon them, they started to panic.
If it weren’t for Levi, they would unquestionably be trampled over without a second a thought.
Klaus and his men really did look extremely intimidating.
Klaus yelled in anger the moment he had spotted Michael. “Michael Jones, look at what you’ve done!”
However, Michael merely chuckled in response. “Oh? And what have I done, Klaus?”
“Don’t you dare call me that! You had better explain yourself for what you’ve done to my son!” bellowed Klaus.
Michael smirked. “Your son ran his mouth and insulted others, so he was taught a little lesson. You should really spend more time teaching your son how to behave, Mr. Gonzales. Because if you don’t, someone else will certainly ‘educate’ him for you.”
Klaus was thoroughly peeved. “How insolent! Neither I nor my father has ever disciplined this precious son of mine! So what gives others the right to even touch a single hair on his body? Just who gave you the right to discipline my child, Michael!”
Michael’s smirk only deepened. “Actually, I wasn’t the one who had disciplined him. He had insulted someone he wasn’t supposed to. And so, that person kindly took it upon himself to teach your son a lesson.”
“It was Levi Garrison, wasn’t it? Get him out here right now!”
At that moment, a calm voice cut through the tension. “I’m right here.”
When Klaus identified Levi, he nearly blew a gasket.
This is that b***h’s son?
He forced his anger down before speaking again. “What’s this? You Joneses actually welcomed Emma’s son back into the family? Does this mean that you’re acknowledging him as one of yours?”
Michael didn’t dare to answer on Levi’s behalf, so he glanced at the younger man instead.
He mentally heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Levi giving him an affirmative nod. It appeared that he was okay with being formally known as Emma’s son.
“That’s right. He’s now here with the Joneses, which means that we’re acknowledging his birthright! He is indeed my daughter’s son!” declared Michael firmly.
Klaus glared at him angrily. “You do know that you are blatantly insulting me by doing this?”
Michael scoffed, “Just what has any of this got to do with you? It’s not like you’re related to him anyway.”
“Emma was my fiancée back then, but she had slept with some other man and had given birth to this bastard! What about my reputation, huh? That b***h has already humiliated me enough, and now you Joneses are going to pile on?” roared Klaus.
“Your fiancée? The only reason she became your fiancée was because you had forced me to marry her off to you! All because you took a liking to her!” retorted Michael.
“Fine! Say what you will. You have the balls, I’ll give you that, Michael. But aren’t you afraid that a certain someone will come after you? They ensured that the Joneses, including Emma, broke all ties with that bastard child back then, but now you’re so flagrantly welcoming him back? What do you think is going to happen to you when they find out?”
CHAPTER 900
Klaus’ words sent a chill through Michael.
The image of that man descending upon the Joneses residence twenty years ago and easily wiping out all of their bodyguards flashed across his eyes, and goosebumps broke out all over his body.
But Levi was by his side now, so he had nothing to fear.
“What do I have to be afraid of? We Joneses can take anything that comes our way!” announced Michael coldly.
“Fine then! So you insist on acknowledging Emma’s bastard son? Even if it means going against the Gonzales family?”
“Yes, that’s right!”
A blood-thirsty glint flashed across Klaus’ eyes. “Then, the Joneses will no longer have a place in South Hampton!”
“What did you just say?”
It was Levi who spoke up just then, and it took Klaus very much by surprise.
How dare Emma’s bastard son talk back to me!
“I said, your mother is a b***h and that literally makes you a son of a b***h! Also, were you the one who had crippled my son?” seethed Klaus.
Levi, with a completely unbothered expression, slowly made his way over to Klaus.
“I’ll make you pay for hurting my son! I’ll make you pay tenfold, nay, a hundredfold!” affirmed Klaus as he glared at him.
Soon enough, Levi walked right up to Klaus and stared him down.
“Did you just call me a son of a b***h and a bastard?”
“Yes, that’s right! You’re a bastard, and your mother is a b***h! Your whole family is nothing but trash!” spat Klaus.
His hatred for Levi knew no bounds.
For the past thirty years, his resentment towards Emma had not only not decreased, but rather, it had also grown exponentially.
That was one humiliation that he could never live down.
Klaus wanted nothing more than to kill Emma with his own two hands.
But unfortunately, he didn’t have the chance to do so.
So when he heard that Emma’s bastard son had been brought back to the Joneses, he became so enraged that he yearned to end Levi too.
The son should bear the mother’s burden, and so Levi needed to pay for his mother’s sins.
Thus, he immediately ordered a coffin and had it delivered.
Slap!
A slap from Levi brought Klaus out of his reverie.
It was such a hard slap that the skin on Klaus’ face immediately split open. Blood spurted everywhere, and even a number of teeth fell out of his mouth.
Just one slap was enough for Klaus to feel as though half of his life force had been slapped away. He stood there in a complete daze, not able to move even an inch.
The men around him, as skilled as they were, didn’t even have a chance to react.
Slap!
Slap!
Slap!
…
Unfortunately, that slap was only just the beginning because Levi then followed on with a dozen more.
After the tens of slaps, Klaus’ face no longer even resembled a face, and he was barely hanging on by a thread.
Klaus crumpled onto the ground, shocking everyone.
No one had expected Levi to act so ruthlessly.
“This is what you get for insulting both me and my mother,” stated Levi in an almost-bored tone.
“Men! Kill them! Wipe out every last member of the Jones family!” ordered Klaus through gritted teeth.
Immediately, hundreds of men dressed in black surged forward.
The Joneses began to panic upon seeing a horde of people swarm in.
Quite a few of them even squeezed their eyes shut from fear.
Just then, five people appeared before the doors of the Jones Residence.
They were the Five Great Wars Regiment.
They charged into the thick of the crowd.Thump! Thump! Thump!
Although the men that Klaus brought were the best of the best, these five men were invincible killing machines straight out of the battlefield.
One down.
Two down.
Three down.
…
Ninety-nine down.
…
The Joneses witnessed a bloody battle.
One where five men crushed a few hundred men.
There were constantly men sent flying across the expanse.
A few minutes later.
The floor was littered with men in black who were howling in pain.
The only ones who were standing tall were six men, including Levi.
Five of them were standing in a protective circle around him. Not a single drop of blood from the battle had splattered onto him.
Across from Levi, Klaus Gonzales was dumbfounded.
He scanned the perimeter around him, noticing that the few hundred men that he had brought with him were all lying on the ground.Who are these people really?Isn’t this complete madness?Five of them had defeated a few hundred elite fighters under The Three Musketeers!Even if the news of this spreads out, no one would believe it.Nonetheless, it really did happen!It looks like these five men are that bastard child’s subordinates.No.Wasn’t that b*tch Emma Jones’ bastard child left out on the streets and orphaned?He didn’t have any resources since young, or anyone to cultivate him.How did he obtain these five elite fighters?It’s unbelievable.
Upon meeting Levi’s frightening gaze, Klaus subconsciously shrunk back.The look in this bastard’s eyes is terrifying!It’s almost as though he wants to swallow me whole!
“Still dare to call me a bastard now?”
Levi smirked.
“Don’t… Don’t you know who I am?” Klaus spoke in a trembling voice.
“You’re the son of Lionel Gonzales, one of The Three Musketeers!” Levi answered.
When Klaus saw that Levi was aware of his identity, he immediately became smug.
He was certain that Levi would, at the most, rough him up a little; he wouldn’t dare to kill him.After all, which sane person would dare to kill me upon knowing that I’m Lionel Gonzales’ son?No one!Absolutely no one!
“You’re a bastard, and your mother’s a b*tch! A b*tch would certainly give birth to a bastard. Your whole family is filthy to the core!” Klaus roared without restraint.Bang!
Levi’s answer to his insults was a powerful kick.Pfft!
Klaus flew across the distance and crashed into a car with blood spewing out of his mouth.
A look of utter disbelief was sprawled across his face.
Never in a million years did he expect that Levi would dare to harm him with the intention of killing him.He really has the guts to kill me!
“You… You’re going to kill me?” Klaus asked, unable to wrap his mind around it.
“Let’s play a game, shall we? I’ll give you a ten-minute head start to run. After ten minutes, I’ll come after you! If I catch you, I’ll kill you!” Levi suggested with a grin.
Klaus immediately spat out, “Fine. Then don’t regret it!”
“Your time starts now!”
Levi glanced at his watch, his mouth arching up into a bloodthirsty grin.
CHAPTER 902
Klaus wasted no time at all. He climbed into a car and sped away. He reached the maximum speed and beat the red lights all the way.
He understood that he would be a dead man if he fell into Levi’s hands.
Meanwhile, Levi watched as he escaped.
“Sir, should we go after him to see where he’s headed off to?” Azure Dragon asked.
Levi shook his head. “There’s no need for that. He’s definitely going to look for The Three Musketeers.”
“The Three Musketeers’ base is at Greenfield Mansion, located in the western suburbs!” Michael stated.
Levi lit a cigarette and ordered, “Alright. Move out after ten minutes. We’re going to Greenfield Mansion.”
Ten minutes later, Levi growled softly, “No one is allowed to insult my mother!”
Levi, Azure Dragon, and the rest headed straight toward Greenfield Mansion where The Three Musketeers were at.
What was usually a one-hour journey only took Klaus forty minutes as he floored the accelerator.
“Huh? Klaus, what’s happened to you?”
Upon seeing the miserable state that Klaus was in, The Three Musketeers were all stunned.
“Father, Mr. Fulmer, and Mr. Emil, I’ve encountered a monster! That b*tch Emma Jones’ bastard is now a very formidable person, especially while accompanied by his five terrifying subordinates. They defeated all of the men that I’d brought there earlier!”
“He’s coming to kill me now. Father, Mr. Fulmer, and Mr. Emil, please save me!”
Klaus was paralyzed with fear.
Lionel Gonzales scoffed derisively as he spat out, “Outrageous! Kill my son? There’s no one in South Hampton who has the guts to do so!”
“He’s even planning to do so on our territory?” Ritchie Fulmer’s tone oozed with disdain.
“Does he really think that The Three Musketeers are getting old and useless?”
Perseus Emil roared, “Gather all of our men and await my orders. I’d like to see who would dare to barge into Greenfield Mansion!”
Very soon, all of The Three Musketeers’ ultimate trump cards were assembled.
All of these people were the ones who lay the groundwork for The Three Musketeers during the battle in South Hampton back then.
Each of them was an elite warrior and they were all ruthless in their own way.
Who in South Hampton wouldn’t be afraid of them?
“How dare they beat up my son and grandson! Don’t worry, Klaus. I will bring you justice!” Lionel reassured his son.
His anger shot through the skies when he saw Klaus all beaten up.
Klaus’ whole body was trembling with pain. “Father, you must save me. I have a feeling, a very strong feeling, that I’m about to die!”
An ominous sensation washed over Klaus. He only had one thought in his mind. Levi Garrison is going to kill me!
“Don’t be afraid, Klaus! With the three of us here, even Hades can forget about taking you away, let alone a bastard child!” Ritchie and Perseus erupted in anger.
Lionel was the angriest amongst them. “I vow to massacre the entire Jones family. I’ll chop that bastard into pieces too before I feed him to the dogs!”
Boom!
Right at that moment, Greenfield Mansion’s enormous gates were blasted open with a single kick, resulting in a loud crash.
“Come out to receive your death, Klaus Gonzales!” A thunderous voice of reckoning stretched through every corner of Greenfield Mansion.
CHAPTER 903
Thud!
Hearing the familiar voice, Klaus fell to the ground with fear gripping his heart.
“He’s here… He’s here…” Klaus’ voice shook.
Levi resembled a demon straight from the fiery pits of hell who instilled great terror within him.
Lionel was beside himself with rage upon seeing his son so petrified.
“Let’s go. I’d like to see just how capable this bastard is!”
Perseus and Ritchie tagged along as well.
“Father, you must finish him off or he’ll kill me!”
Klaus was almost in tears.
In Greenfield Mansion, The Three Musketeers’ ultimate trump cards were dispatched at the same time, standing neatly in front of them as they stared Levi and his men down.
“Stop right there!”
“Whoever takes another step will be killed!”
All of the elites were surrounded by a murderous aura as they pinned Levi and the rest with killer gazes.
“What can I do? I’d like to step forward.”
A smirk played on Levi’s mouth as he walked forward without a care.
The Three Musketeers’ men retreated in tandem as they watched the intruders with vigilant eyes.
“The purpose of my arrival is simple, really. It’s to kill Klaus Gonzales! Those who have nothing to do with him, step aside!” Levi uttered frostily.
“Hmph! You wanna lay a hand on Mr. Gonzales? Over our dead bodies!”
Everyone began to cage Levi and his men in.
“You’re gutsy to have caused trouble on The Three Musketeers’ territory!”
Following that angry roar was the appearance of Lionel and his two associates.
The three of them had heads of white hair, but they still exuded an air of danger.
Their razor-sharp gazes could pierce straight through one’s heart.
It was especially the case for Lionel Gonzales who had an unparalleled kind of dominance surrounding him!
After Lionel cast his gaze around, he fixed it on one man in particular and asked, “So you’re Levi Garrison?”
“That’s right. I’m Levi Garrison, and I’m here for your son’s life!”
Levi had a broad smile on his face, looking eerily docile.
However, his words completely contradicted his demeanor!
He could be considered the most arrogant one amongst them all!
He must be insane to announce that he’s here to kill my son in front of us, The Three Musketeers.
Levi’s words had stunned The Three Musketeers.
He’s taken bluntness to a whole new level.
He didn’t even bother to be discreet about his intentions.
Isn’t he too full of himself?
“So, please hand over Klaus Gonzales! I came here today to kill one person only. I won’t make trouble for the rest of you.”
There was a heavy sense of authority in Levi’s tone.
The Three Musketeers were taken aback.
They were lost in a daze for quite some time.
This young man is far too conceited!
“What did you say?” Lionel finally reacted after a full ten seconds.
“You think that you can kill my son, just because you’ve said so?”
“You’re just Emma Jones’ bastard son. Even if you were Hades himself, you wouldn’t be able to claim my son’s life today!”
Perseus and Ritchie expressed their animosity as well, sneering, “That’s right. Why don’t you ask around and see if anyone has ever dared to kill someone under The Three Musketeers?”
CHAPTER 904
“Hahaha…” Levi laughed.
His eyes flashed with deep ridicule.
The Three Musketeers felt greatly humiliated by this.
No one had ever dared to laugh at them.
“Then let me tell you something. There is no one that I, Levi Garrison, can’t kill!”
Levi’s gaze sharpened as a cold glint flashed in his eyes.
“Men, seize them!”
Under Lionel’s orders, their subordinates immediately propelled forward.
“Clear a path for me. I’m going in, to get Klaus Gonzales!” Levi instructed indifferently.
“Understood!”
Azure Dragon and his four comrades formed a circle around Levi and hacked their way forward.
Black Tortoise’s mountain-like body opened a path at the front, like a chariot bulldozing its way through the crowd.
Azure Dragon and Kirin flanked Levi, while the remaining two brought up the rear.
All of the elite fighters who attacked were defeated by the four of them.
Levi, who was in the middle, calmly walked through the courtyard as he smoked his cigarette in a leisurely manner.
A path was cut right through the hundreds of men.
Beneath them, men fell, one by one, lying on the ground and unable to get up.
The Three Musketeers’ jaws were hanging off their hinges.
They finally understood what Klaus meant when he said that these five men were formidable!
They were practically indestructible!
A few hundred men couldn’t even stop the six of them.
A few minutes later.
Levi and his men reached the front of the mansion.
At that moment, Klaus Gonzales was cowering inside the mansion.
The remaining fighters who were blocking the path into the mansion stared at Levi and his men with anxiety and horror.
They were traumatized after being handed their asses by Levi’s men.
Levi’s men had cut down hundreds of men as they made their way forward. Those men were now curled up and shrieking in pain as they rolled on the ground.
Everyone was dumbstruck!
Lionel and his two associates weren’t faring any better either.
Those few hundred men were their ultimate trump cards.
They were the key to their strong foothold in South Hampton!
Those hundred men had the power to wipe out all of the influential families in South Hampton.
However, half of them were taken down by these six men in a matter of minutes.
How terrifying!
Levi glanced at the ones who were still standing their ground, albeit slightly shaky and fearful. He smiled and challenged, “Would you really want to stand in our way? Are you sure you can stop us?”
“We…”
They were thrown into a frenzy.
Levi and his men were too powerful, causing them to feel fear in its purest form.
Inside the mansion, Klaus opened the window with quivering hands and looked down when he heard the commotion.
The sight of all the men wailing on the ground below scared him witless.
Levi Garrison has forced his way in.
He doesn’t even care that is The Three Musketeers’ territory.
He is absolutely terrifying.
With fear coursing through his veins, he shouted at Lionel and the rest, “Father, you must save me! Stop him or he’ll really kill me!”
Levi tilted his head up to look at Klaus with a smile. “Stop resisting it. You’ll never escape my clutches!”
Levi’s penetrating gaze chilled Klaus to the bone.
He felt as though he would be scared to death at any moment.
CHAPTER 905
“Ram down the front door!”
Upon Levi’s orders, Black Tortoise surged forward and broke through the men’s formation.
A huge section of them was attacked by White Tiger and his comrades as well.
The remaining ones didn’t dare to block their way anymore.
With nothing in the way, the door was about to be broken down.
“Quick! Get the Dual-Serrated Monks!” Lionel yelled.
The Dual-Serrated Monks were the top fighters working for The Three Musketeers.
The two of them were said to have crushed all the invincible fighters in the whole of South Hampton.
Everyone in South Hampton would cower before them.
The Dual-Serrated Monks had practiced the Ancient Arts of Qi from a young age, and their skins were impenetrable.
The number of times they had blocked bullets and arrows for The Three Musketeers was innumerable.
Just when Black Tortoise was about to break down the door to the mansion, a murderous aura filled the area.
Boom!
An iron rod shot through the sky at lightning speed.
Bang!
The iron rod hit Black Tortoise’s body, forcing him to take a step back.
Bang!
A strong gust of wind was the only warning before another man appeared out of nowhere. The iron rod in his hand landed on Black Tortoise once again, making a dull sound reverberate through the air.
Other than taking a step backward, Black Tortoise was otherwise unharmed.
“Huh? You’re trained in the Ancient Arts of Qi?”
The two monks who were blocking the entrance asked in surprise.
There was no one in South Hampton who was able to withstand two consecutive strikes from them.
It was too rare of a sight.
They finally met their match.
However, the Dual-Serrated Monks were filled with excitement.
For so many years, they had not encountered anyone even close to their caliber.
Black Tortoise yelled a war cry before clashing head-on with the Dual-Serrated Monks.
Both sides were well-trained in wrestling and the Ancient Arts of Qi. Their bodies were as hard as iron.
It was hard for them to defeat one another.
Hitting their bodies was equivalent to hitting metal, with only a clanging sound as the result.
Upon seeing the Dual-Serrated Monks successfully holding Black Tortoise back, The Three Musketeers heaved sighs of relief.
Finally, they had a winning chance in this.
However, White Tiger stepped forward the next second and stated, “Fall back Black Tortoise! Allow me!”
White Tiger strode forward menacingly. After swapping places with Black Tortoise, he launched a fierce attack on the Dual-Serrated Monks.
Every strike caused the Dual-Serrated Monks’ faces to flush redder.
It was evident that White Tiger was exerting pressure on them.
Boom!
After a short while of battling, White Tiger was still fully energized as he launched a kick at one of them.
Bang!
The one called Dragon Monk was instantly sent flying.
There was a dark bloodstain on his supposedly impenetrable body as blood streamed out of his body.
Bang!
White Tiger landed a kick on the other one, Tiger Monk, to which the latter was sent flying as well.
Bloodstains appeared on his body too, looking like spider webs.
Their bodies were as strong as iron due to practicing the Ancient Arts of Qi.
However, it was useless when faced with White Tiger, because sufficient force could definitely break through their Qi!
The Dual-Serrated Monks were defeated.
The Three Musketeers were completely stunned.
“Hurry up and take Klaus away! The rest of you, stop them!” Lionel roared anxiously.
The rest of the men at the scene rushed up and formed a human barricade in front of the mansion’s doors, so as to impede Levi and his company from entering.
In the meantime, Klaus was frightened out of his mind inside the mansion.
Just then, the butler brought a few people up to look for him.
“Mr. Gonzales, you can’t stay here. Come, we must escape at once! They’re going to be here any minute now!” the butler urged.
A look of despair took its place on Klaus’ face. “Even the Dual-Serrated Monks were no match for them. Who in South Hampton will be able to defeat them?”
“Where else can I run too, anyway?”
The butler answered, “There is one place!”
A sliver of hope entered Klaus’ eyes as he recalled something. He asked in an enthusiasm-laced voice, “Do you mean Peace Hotel?”
“Yes, that’s right! As long as you pass through the doors of Peace Hotel, you’ll be safe! No matter how powerful those men outside are, they won’t be able to harm you there! Peace Hotel provides first-rate protection services. No one would dare to cross them!”
“Take me there right now!”
“Yes. We will escape through the secret passageway and head toward Peace Hotel!”
The butler led Klaus out through a secret passageway.
Although The Three Musketeers were powerful in South Hampton to the point that even the Goel family was no match for them, they had still dug up a hidden passageway in Greenfield Mansion, just to be safe.
Such a passageway was made so that in the face of danger, they would have the means to escape.
The passageway was put into good use by Klaus today.
This showed how important it was to take precautionary measures.
Outside the mansion, more than a hundred men stood shoulder to shoulder as they blocked Levi and his party from passing.
Bang!
Black Tortoise hurtled forward like a chariot in the next second.
The human barricade was knocked over.
Crash!
The mansion’s doors were smashed into smithereens.
“None of you can stop us. So why even try?” Levi shook his head.
“If you want to kill my son, it’ll be over my dead body!”
As a last resort, The Three Musketeers used their bodies to hinder Levi and his men from moving forward.
“I don’t know what my son has said or done, Mr. Garrison, but I’ll apologize to you on his behalf. I only ask that you spare his life!”
The Three Musketeers could tell that Levi was no ordinary person.
Emma Jones’ son was no doubt a dragon in human skin.
They were no match for him.
They only wished that Klaus could keep his life.
If it meant that they would reach a peaceful settlement, they would willingly bow their heads in submission.
If peace were out of the question, they would then proceed to stall for as long as possible to give Klaus the necessary time to escape and seek refuge at Peace Hotel before Levi could get to him.
“Stalling for time, I see. It’s useless. No matter where he goes, I’ll still catch him!”
Levi grinned.
“Come on! You’ll have to get through past the three of us if you want to kill my son!”
The three of them still wanted to give Klaus more time, so they continued standing in Levi’s way.
“Get lost!” Levi roared angrily.
The Three Musketeers were thrown to one side.
Levi successfully entered the mansion with his men in tow.
CHAPTER 907
However, Klaus Gonzales was already long gone.
“Boss, that b*stard has escaped!” Kirin exclaimed.
“Boss, I have found a secret passageway. Klaus Gonzales must’ve escaped through it,” Azure Dragon reported as he made a slow-jog over.
“Phew!” Lionel and his party sighed in relief.
Ritchie bellowed with laughter. “You should just give up! Even if you find him, it’ll be to no avail!”
Perseus laughed along as well. “That’s right. Take a piece of my advice and just give up now! You lot won’t be able to do anything even if you find him!”
Lionel nodded in agreement.
Levi was amused. “Oh? And why is that?”
“Because he went to a secret place and you’ll be powerless even after finding it!” Ritchie cackled.
“You mean Peace Hotel?”
Levi suddenly recalled the mention of Peace Hotel that Michael had informed him about before.
Entering Peace Hotel would guarantee one’s safety.
No one could take someone out from that hotel.
“Well, it looks like you’re quite knowledgeable, punk! Give up! My son is already at Peace Hotel. You won’t be able to lay a finger on him as long as he stays there!”
Lionel threw his head back with laughter.
“Of course you’re welcomed to wait! My son can stay in Peace Hotel forever, but can you bear to wait as long as him?” Lionel raised his brows tauntingly.
Levi’s mouth curved upwards with a mocking smile. “Oh? Since he can enter Peace Hotel, why can’t I go in and drag him out?”
“Hahahaha…”
The three of them laughed maniacally upon hearing his question.
They looked at Levi as though he was an idiot, as though his words were completely idiotic!
“Don’t you know that the moment a person enters Peace Hotel, the people inside would use all of their resources to protect that person! No matter your power or background, Peace Hotel would never allow harm to befall its guests.”
“Let alone allow you to barge in there to kill my son!”
“You should know that the owner of Peace Hotel, Osborn St-Jacques, is a legendary figure. No matter which line of business you’re in, you’ll have to pay him respect! That’s why the myth about Peace Hotel is still intact! Whoever dares to break in would face imminent death!”
Lionel had a smug look on his face.
“Is Peace Hotel really so amazing? I don’t buy it! I’m going to go there to drag someone out and no one can stop me!”
Levi smiled brightly.
He didn’t believe in myths and legends!
No matter how amazing, resourceful, or powerful Peace Hotel’s background is, they can’t stop me!
Unless they’re more powerful than me!
Which is impossible!
“Let’s move out. We’re going to Peace Hotel!”
Levi brought his five men and headed toward Peace Hotel.
Meanwhile, Klaus had successfully entered the hotel under the guidance of his butler.
“Phew!”
After stepping into the hotel, Klaus heaved a sigh of relief.
“I’m finally safe!”
“Levi Garrison wants to kill me? In his dreams! Don’t even think about killing me in this lifetime of yours, b@stard!”
CHAPTER 908
Laying down on the floor, Klaus took in huge gulps of air.
That was when he felt a sharp pain on his face.
Seeing that he was overwhelmed by fear earlier, he had been completely numb to any form of pain.
“Didn’t Emma Jones’ bastard son end up on the streets? How did he become so powerful?”
Klaus was very puzzled by this.
A bastard nobody has become so powerful that even South Hampton’s Three Musketeers were unable to suppress him.
“Thank goodness I ran quickly enough, otherwise, that punk would’ve definitely killed me!”
Klaus felt that he had literally escaped death.
“Mr. Gonzales, stay here for the time being. I’ll keep you updated on the situation,” the butler advised.
Just then, Levi and his group had arrived in front of Peace Hotel.
The hotel had an antique design.
It didn’t look very impressive on the surface.
However, when Levi and his men wanted to enter, they were stopped by a group of people.
“Greetings, gentlemen. You need to make an appointment in advance to enter Peace Hotel! Guests who do not have an appointment are not allowed to enter!” the security guards by the door politely informed.
Not everyone could enter Peace Hotel.
One would either have to make an appointment beforehand or get the owner’s permission.
Levi caught a glimpse of the thick calluses on the security guards’ hands, as well as the slight dents in their knuckles.
They were no doubt good fighters who were no less skilled than the Beast of Death and the Wolf King.
The fact that they were measly security guards at Peace Hotel served to show just how terrifying this place was.
Despite his observation, Levi didn’t take them seriously.
“Apologies, I’m not here to stay at your hotel.”
“Then, how may we help you, Sir?”
The security guards were perplexed.
“I’m here to kill someone! Don’t worry, I’ll leave right after I’m done with him and I won’t cause you any trouble!” Levi spoke calmly.
However, it sounded like a cannonade of bombs to the security guards’ ears.
Their minds were in complete shambles!
Peace Hotel had a history of at least two centuries.
Its rules had also stood for the same amount of time.
However, this was their first time hearing someone say this!
Here to kill someone? At Peace Hotel?
The words seemed to roll off his tongue just now.
If word of this gets out, the entire South Hampton will be shaken.
How can there be someone foolish enough to have come to Peace Hotel hoping to kill someone?
He’s either insane or unaware of the rules of Peace Hotel.
Other than that, there isn’t a third possibility.
It has been so many years and no one has dared to force their way into Peace Hotel.
“Sir, this is Peace Hotel,” one of the guards reminded.
They thought that perhaps he didn’t know that this was Peace Hotel.
“I am aware of that, but I want to go in and kill someone! Do you understand now?”
With that, Levi prepared to head in.
“No. You can’t enter!”
“There are rules at Peace Hotel. You can’t enter, let alone kill someone!”
The guards stood in his way.
CHAPTER 909
Very soon, a man clad in formal attire walked out.
From his gait and aura, one could tell that he was from the military.
“What’s going on here?”
The security guards explained the situation to him.
“Good day, gentlemen. I am Peace Hotel’s manager, Herman Sanders. I’m sure that you’ve all heard about the rules at Peace Hotel, right?”
“Once a person enters Peace Hotel, they will become our distinguished guests! Peace Hotel will ensure their safety! You cannot enter our hotel, let alone kill our guests! Please leave!” Herman warned.
He was bewildered upon encountering a group of people who had the nerve to force their way into Peace Hotel.
Anyone who knew about the rules here would never do this.
Furthermore, after so many years, not one person had the guts to disobey the rules!
“You have your rules, and I have mine. Even God can’t protect the person that I’m set on killing!”
Levi’s lips arched into a profound smile. “You’ll ensure the safety of your guests the moment they step into Peace Hotel? Well today, I’d like to see just how you’re going to protect him for me!”
“Charge in and kill Klaus Gonzales!”
Levi’s eyes flashed with murderous intent.
“Since you’re hell-bent on forcing your way in, don’t blame us for being rude! Throw them out!” Herman commanded.
Eight security guards immediately charged toward them.
These eight, skilled men resembled cannonballs as they rushed toward Levi and his men at a frightening speed.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that these eight men were on par with the Dual-Serrated Monks.
The two monks were The Three Musketeers’ trump cards.
However, they had met their match and they were bested.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
…
Azure Dragon, Kirin, and their comrades did not hesitate to strike.
In little to no time at all, all of the eight security guards were sent hurtling through the air.
Crack!
Peace Hotel’s glass doors were shattered by the impact of their flying bodies, causing the ground to be littered with broken shards.
Herman was completely dumbfounded.
These eight men weren’t even a match for them?
The people in the hotel lobby were scared witless.
This was especially the case for Klaus, who was still catching his breath in the lobby when the big glass doors were suddenly smashed open.
Soon after, a few familiar figures walked in from outside.
Levi Garrison!
Upon seeing Levi, Klaus was so terrified that his eyes almost bulged out of their sockets.
Why is he here?
He’s even barged into Peace Hotel?
Levi’s eyes locked onto Klaus as a smile crept onto his lips. “We meet again!”
Klaus’ voice cracked as he stuttered out, “How… How are you here? How dare you break into Peace Hotel? You’ve got some balls of steel!”
Everyone in South Hampton had one thought when it came to Peace Hotel; this place was sacred land.
It wasn’t a place where one could just break into.
By doing this, Levi was putting his own neck at great risk.
A cruel smile played on the corners of his mouth. “There is no place on this earth that I cannot go to. Look, I’m here now, aren’t I?”
Klaus shook violently in his seat as Levi approached him.
CHAPTER 910
Klaus scrambled to his feet and ran further into the hotel. “Save me! He’s going to kill me!”
“Isn’t Peace Hotel supposed to be a safe place? How did he get in? What the hell is going on?” Klaus shrieked at the top of his lungs.
Herman and the other hotel staff had embarrassed looks on their faces.
This situation was completely unprecedented.
Nothing like this had ever happened in the entire history of this hotel.
Hence, this was an utter humiliation to Peace Hotel.
All of the hotel staff were not exempted from it either!
If news of this spread, Peace Hotel would become the laughing stock of South Hampton.
They simply could not allow something like this to happen.
“Stop right there! One more step and you’ll all become enemies of the entire Peace Hotel!” Herman yelled in warning.
An increasing number of security guards came to check in on the commotion, totaling up to approximately eighty of them.
Every one of them was an elite fighter in their own right.
Each one would be able to conquer a land alone.
They were no less powerful than even Scott Yates and Brock Green.
However, they were willing to settle for measly positions as security guards.
There were a multitude of them.
This was, in fact, very unusual.
It was evident how powerful Peace Hotel was.
The owner, Osborn St-Jacques was no doubt an exceptional man with a wide range of skills.
Levi’s curiosity about its owner was piqued.
Why is he considered the strongest person in South Hampton?
White Tiger shook his head. “Oh look, so many fighters have suddenly appeared. Interesting!”
Levi continued to stride forward. “So what if we become enemies of Peace Hotel? This hotel doesn’t even impress me!”
His seemingly casual words were, in fact, shocking beyond words.
Everyone gaped at him in disbelief.
In South Hampton, and probably the whole of the South, who would dare to be so disrespectful toward Peace Hotel?
I’ve seen crazy people, but never ones who are as crazy as him!
Klaus was petrified as he hid behind the lines.
Peace Hotel had always been considered to have a sacred existence.
But at that moment, he began to doubt its credibility.
“You guys have to stop him! He’s a lunatic and he isn’t joking around now!”
“If he breaks in and kills me, Peace Hotel’s reputation will be done for! You can all forget about keeping the business running as usual!”
Klaus triggered everyone at Peace Hotel with his words.
All of the guests had fearful expressions on their faces.
Peace Hotel would completely lose its face at this rate.
All the hotel employees were responsible for upholding the hotel’s reputation.
Their faces were flushed red with anger and embarrassment.
They would lose their jobs if their boss were to pursue this matter.
Herman glared at Levi as the latter stepped over his so-called demarcation line and growled out, “Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Take them down!”
Peace Hotel was built on sacred land and all intruders would be cut down.
Levi had just broken the rules and had challenged Peace Hotel’s authority by intruding.
All of a sudden, about eighty security guards rolled into action.
They resembled wild beasts that were let loose from their chains.
Compared to the hundreds of men belonging to The Three Musketeers earlier, these men were by far more capable.
Both were on completely different levels!
“Beat them up! I don’t want to see them standing anymore!”
Levi took a puff of his cigarette.
White Tiger and the rest of the Five Great Wars Regiment clashed against the eighty skilled fighters.
As expected, these people were more challenging, and taking them down required more energy.
Levi understood why Peace Hotel could protect all of their guests with the bold claim that once they stepped into the hotel, they would be safe.
With so many powerful fighters guarding this place, who could possibly lay a finger on them?
Forget about eighty of them. Even the eight men guarding the entrance would scare anyone in South Hampton from breaking in.
Unfortunately, they were up against Levi Garrison this time!
The battle grew more intense.
All the staff at Peace Hotel were dumbstruck.
The walkie-talkie in Herman’s hand had even fallen to the ground.
Sweat covered his whole body, not from heat but from fear, because the security guards of Peace Hotel were incapacitated one after the other.
Ten minutes later, not even one out of the eighty security guards was left standing.
All of them had collapsed onto the ground.
“That was fun! Anyone else? Give us a hundred more of them!”
White Tiger was high from the battle and couldn’t help himself from challenging them.
The crowd fell silent.
No one in Peace Hotel would have expected these six men to have skills of the highest level!
Not even one security guard from Peace Hotel was their match!
They had finally met someone powerful enough to overcome them!
“You… You people aren’t from around here!” Herman deduced.
Peace Hotel kept records on all of the powerful figures in South Hampton and even the entire South.
However, Levi and his five men were definitely not in their records.
They seemed to have been materialized out of nowhere.
“Indeed, we’re not!”
Then, Levi coldly ordered, “Azure Dragon, bring him over to me!”
Klaus was on the verge of having a mental breakdown.
He was hiding behind a few hotel staff as he pleaded, “Save me. I… I don’t wanna die!”
“No. You can’t take him away!”
“You can’t break the rules at Peace Hotel!”
Herman and a few of them tried to stop Azure Dragon.
“Beat them up!”
“Beat anyone who gets in our way!” Levi growled out.
Bang!
Those who were standing in their way were sent flying by Azure Dragon.
In an instant, all of the hotel staff were lying on the ground, unable to stand.
Klaus swept his gaze around the hotel, already at his wits’ end.
He was the only one left standing.
Didn’t they say that once we were inside Peace Hotel, we’d be safe?
How did Levi Garrison force his way in here?
He’s even defeated all of Peace Hotel’s top fighters!
“No…” Klaus looked at Levi and shouted in horror.
Azure Dragon picked him up with one hand and went over to Levi before throwing Klaus at his feet.
“I beg you, please. Don’t kill me! I was wrong! I’ve realized my mistake now!” Klaus wept as he begged for mercy.
“Please, forgive me!”
Levi’s eyes turned cold. “Oh, well. Apology not accepted!”
He slowly raised his right hand, but before he could sweep it across Klaus’ face, a loud voice sounded out, “Wait!”
CHAPTER 912
A group of people poured out of the hotel.
In the middle of the crowd stood an old man in traditional clothing.
He was none other than the owner of Peace Hotel, Osborn St-Jacques.
When he had first heard about someone causing a scene at Peace Hotel, he paid it no heed.
After all, who would dare to cause trouble here?
However, he had no choice but to show up after receiving the latest news about it.
“Young man, I am Osborn St-Jacques, the owner of Peace Hotel! I’m sure that you know the rules here. Do you have an explanation for all of this?”
Although Osborn’s tone sounded amiable, it had an edge to it at the same time.
Levi chuckled and uttered, “Oh, my apologies, but I’ve always been a rule-breaker. And today, I’ve broken the rules of your hotel!”
“You…” Osborn’s anger skyrocketed.
Despite his rage, one glance at the wailing people on the ground told him that Levi wasn’t someone that he should underestimate.
“Rules are made to restrain those weaker than us, but it’s useless against me because I’m stronger than you!”
Levi’s mouth arched upwards.
“Since the beginning, I’d already stated that I’m only here to kill someone and that I wouldn’t trouble the rest of you!”
“I clearly said that I would leave once he was killed!” Levi added.
“No… Save me… Mr. St-Jacques, you have to save me! I’m Lionel Gonzales’ son!”
“If I were to be killed right under your nose, Peace Hotel wouldn’t be able to keep operating in the future. You’ll become the laughing stock of the entire South Hampton!” Klaus yelled, grasping for straws.
His words magnified Osborn’s concerns.
If such a situation came true, he would certainly lose his foothold in South Hampton.
Especially when Klaus was the son of one of The Three Musketeers! He had an identity that was far too important.
“Let him go, and I’ll allow this whole matter to slide!” Osborn coldly demanded.
“And if I don’t?”
What Levi hated the most was being threatened by others.
“Then you’ll become an enemy of Peace Hotel, as well as a common enemy to all of Osborn St-Jacques’ connections!”
“When that happens, bigwigs from all walks of life will unite against you. Do you think you’ll be able to survive that?”
Several people behind Osborn challenged Levi.
“Do you know why no one dares to break the rules at Peace Hotel? And that no matter how grave the mistake, those who step into Peace Hotel would be safe?” Osborn asked.
“Please, enlighten me!”
Levi was rather interested in knowing the answer.
“Firstly, there are many skilled fighters within the walls of Peace Hotel. All of them owe me and are willing to work as security guards here.”
“Secondly, I have connections all over the business, politics, military, and various other fields! You could say that the big shots in the South, and even from the North and East, all owe me favors. One word from me, and they’ll offer me their aid, no questions asked. This is the real reason that no one dares to mess with Peace Hotel!”
“Provoking Peace Hotel is equivalent to offending half of the East!”
Osborn leveled his gaze with Levi as he suggested, “So, cut me some slack! Let’s be friends instead!”
CHAPTER 913
Osborn was smiling broadly when he continued, “I’ve treasured peace my entire life. Making one more friend is better than one more enemy. What do you say, young man?
“Let him go on my account. Just take it as me owing you a favor!”
The crowd was shocked.
They could hardly believe that Osborn had lowered his ego as he offered to befriend Levi.
This was an extremely rare occurrence.
People had always owed Osborn favors, not the other way around.
It wouldn’t make sense for Levi to turn him down!
This involved Peace Hotel’s reputation as well!
Out of everyone’s expectations, Levi sneered in return. “Your friendship means nothing to me!”
“Nonetheless, after I’ve settled my matters, perhaps we can still talk about being friends!”
Klaus became a bundle of nerves when he heard what Levi had uttered.
“Mr. St-Jacques, you have to save me!”
Slap!
Levi swung his palm at Klaus’ skull
Every orifice of his head began to bleed.
His life seeped out of his body in a matter of seconds.
Thump!
Klaus’ body went limp as he slumped onto the ground.
This man had repeatedly insulted Levi’s mother and was also the culprit who had pushed her into an abyss.
If he had not constantly tried to claim Levi’s mother for himself, his mother would not have ended up with her current fate!
Levi’s eyes were terrifyingly cold.
Boom!
Things happened too quickly, catching Osborn and the rest completely off guard.
Before they could react, Levi had already attacked.
Everyone could barely believe their eyes.
Levi had actually killed Klaus Gonzales in Peace Hotel, right in front of Osborn St-Jacques.
He’s simply too foolhardy!
This was the first time that something like this had happened in the hotel’s entire history!
He completely disregarded Osborn St-Jacques, the most powerful figure in South Hampton.
At that moment, everyone’s heads were spinning.
“Y-Y-You…”
Osborn stared wide-eyed at Levi and couldn’t formulate a proper string of words. He felt as if he could vomit blood at any given moment.
Outrageous!
Simply outrageous!
Levi’s actions were against Peace Hotel’s rules and completely stripped the hotel of its dignity.
The hotel could no longer operate in South Hampton from thereon forth.
Peace Hotel was famous all across South Hampton because of its unique code—— as long as you were a guest at Peace Hotel, no one would dare to lay a finger on you.
However, their code was completely destroyed today!
Not only did someone break into Peace Hotel, rather, they had also killed a guest right in front of the owner.
This was the biggest humiliation that Peace Hotel had ever faced in their entire long history of operation!
It was also a scar that would never heal for Osborn!
“Alright. My work here is done. Let’s go.”
Levi wiped his hand with a nonchalant smile on his face before he turned to leave with Azure Dragon and the rest.
“Stop right there!” Osborn bellowed at Levi.
“Do you think that you can leave after making a mess at my hotel? Who do you take me for?” Osborn roared furiously.
Levi paused in his stride and grinned. “What? Are you trying to stop me?”
CHAPTER 914
Levi’s question stunned Osborn.
Stop him?
It would take a whole lot more to be able to stop him.
All of my top fighters are incapacitated, so who’s going to stop him for me?
“I can’t stop you, but you’d do well to remember this! Since you’ve broken the rules of Peace Hotel and humiliated me, from today onwards, I, Osborn St-Jacques, will use all of my connections and power to come after you! I will make your life a living hell!” Osborn yelled at Levi.
“Sure. I’ll be waiting for you, then!”
With that, Levi turned on his heels and left.
Thump!
Osborn stumbled back and fell on his bum.
He was on the brink of tears.
From this day onwards, Peace Hotel would cease to exist.
Osborn would be worse off.
At Greenfield Mansion, upon seeing Klaus’ corpse, The Three Musketeers burst into tears as well.
News spread like wildfire across the entire South Hampton.
The Three Musketeers and Osborn St-Jacques had to bear the shame of a lifetime!
Someone had publicly walked all over a group of South Hampton’s powerful figures.
This news filled the Jones family with endless regret.
This was especially the case for Michael.
Putting aside benefits and purely based on family relations, Levi would be considered his grandson.
His family had truly risen to the top.
After everything was settled, Levi went back to South City.
During these two days, Zoey was staying with the Black family.
“Did Levi go to South Hampton in the past two days?” Meredith asked.
“Yes, he had some things to settle there.”
Zoey did not disclose the news about the Jones family, lest the Black family got any ideas.
Robert smiled and uttered, “I heard that something huge happened in South Hampton during the past two days. It was nothing short of a magnitude ten earthquake!”
“Oh? What happened there?”
Everyone gathered around for some juicy gossip.
“They said that a group of people suddenly appeared in South Hampton. First, they crushed the prominent families there and made them bow before them! Then, they killed the son of Lionel Gonzales, one of The Three Musketeers. They had done that by breaking into Peace Hotel and killing him right in front of the hotel’s owner, Osborn St-Jacques! The moment this group of people appeared in South Hampton, they wiped out all of the influential families in one go!”
“This was all done in a few short days!” Robert exclaimed.
“This is way too scary! This group of people won’t come to South City, right?”
Everyone shivered slightly in fear.
“Don’t worry. A small city like ours isn’t on their radar!”
Zoey’s brows furrowed slightly. As soon as she heard about the serious commotion in South Hampton, Levi was the first one who came to her mind.
Levi can’t be the one who’d caused all that trouble in South Hampton, right?
Impossible!
She immediately dismissed that possibility.
Levi went to attend the anniversary meeting of the Jones family. He went there to butter them up and get into their good books.
Thus, he couldn’t possibly have had the power to do something like this.
Robert continued, “That’s right. They definitely won’t come to South City. That’s because the leader of the group went to South Hampton to avenge his biological mother! I heard that he is an orphan. He killed anyone and everyone who’d insulted his mother!”
“Biological mother? Orphan?”
Zoey instantly thought of Levi again.
CHAPTER 915
He’s an orphan.
In addition to that, his biological mother came from the Jones family.
He seems to match the details of this incident.
Nonetheless, how could it have been Levi?
How could he have turned the whole of South Hampton upside down by himself?
He had even trampled all over the powerful families there?
That’s rather impossible.
Meredith was green with envy when she uttered, “If only there was someone like that amongst our younger generation. Not to mention, turning South Hampton upside down is equivalent to turning South City upside down. If we had a descendant of such caliber, I’d be so happy that I wouldn’t be able to sleep.”
She sighed before continuing, “The Black family can only rely on…”
As one, everyone’s gazes fell on Zoey.
Amongst the younger generation in their family, she possessed the most potential.
If it weren’t for Levi’s appearance, the Black family would probably have risen through the ranks by now.
However, they believed that Levi would not be able to fulfill their condition of making a billion with his own two hands.
Hence, they weren’t worried at all in the least because very soon, they would have a valid reason in stopping Levi and Zoey from being together.
When the time came, they would arrange for a good husband for Zoey who would bring their family infinite benefits.
Of course, Zoey knew what they were planning.
If they knew about Levi’s identity as the grandson of the Jones family, they would immediately stop trying to tear them apart and immediately pounce at the chance to join families.
However, Zoey did not want to see something like such.
She greatly disliked this sort of mindset.
More than anything, she hoped that Levi could support her on his own instead of relying on his family background and other factors.
Before long, Levi returned home.
Iris politely inquired, “How was the anniversary meeting?”
“Not bad!” Levi smiled.
Zoey was surprised.
Why is Iris being so polite to Levi?
She wasn’t like this previously!
She’s treating Levi like he’s her boss now.
Zoey cast her questions aside and rolled her eyes at Levi before going back into her office.
Levi immediately went after her.
However, Zoey had closed the door to her office, preventing him from entering.
She was still angry about Levi attending the anniversary meeting of the Jones family.
“Zoey, there’s something that I need to discuss with you!” Levi raised his voice to be heard as a helpless look appeared on his face.
Only then did Zoey open the door.
However, her expression was as cold as ice.
“Get right to it. I’m busy.”
Zoey was impatient.
“I’ve discovered my biological mother’s whereabouts!” Levi answered.
“What?”
Zoey sprung up from her seat.
“I went to South Hampton and learned about my past. It turns out that there was a reason that I was abandoned on the streets and became an orphan! My mother had even sacrificed her life to let me live…”
Levi told Emma Jones’ story to Zoey.
Zoey teared up with emotion upon listening to her story.
“She’s a great mother!”
“I support your decision to bring her back!”
“Zoey, I’ve decided to bring you along while I get my mother. What are your thoughts on this?” asked Levi.
“But… “ Zoey blushed because this meant that she was going to meet her mother-in-law. Seeing as such, she was nervous about it. “Okay. I’ll accompany you.”
Levi nodded as he smiled. “Get ready then. We’ll be setting off tomorrow.”
Phoenix was able to deduce where Emma was currently being held; she was in Margo City, a small city located in the center of North Hampton, South City, and South Hampton.
Having never thought of such a place, Klaus and the Joneses were brought to shame, in view of the fact that the woman they had wanted to kill lived just less than an hour’s drive away from them.
Levi was equally as surprised to discover that his biological mother had been nearby all along.
As for the Garrison family’s background, Phoenix had informed Levi that the information was SSSSS-level classified.
This meant that it was only a level lower than the information on Levi himself.
Authority was required to gain access, so there were only two ways to get information.
Levi could either acquire the required authority from Oakland City or gain access to the information by force. Unfortunately, none of those options would work for Levi.
Due to some deep-seated issues, Levi would never contact Oakland City to make such a request.
On the other hand, if he were to access Haunted by force, he would surely be spotted. That’s going to cause a lot of problems. It’s not that I can’t solve them, rather, it’s that I can’t afford to be distracted by petty things like that right now.
“Continue your investigation. I’m sure that you’ll find a way.” Levi’s idea was merely to take things slowly for the moment. The Garrison clan will definitely find out when I get my mother back! When it comes to such, they’ll reveal themselves to me, so I’m in no hurry at all.
At night, Zoey made all of the necessary arrangements as she put Iris in charge of her work, for she expected her business in Margo City to take her a few days.
At that moment, Levi received a call from Mia.
“I’ve heard that Osborn and The Three Musketeers are planning to deal with you. Nevertheless, we can’t be certain as to how or when they’re going to strike. You’d better be careful,” warned Mia.
“Don’t worry, Mia. They’ll find that it’s not that easy to get rid of me. By the way, I’ll pick your aunt up in a few days, so you should come to see her and your sister-in-law too.”
Levi smiled while Zoey blushed when she overheard the conversation.
Zoey was as nervous as she was excited to meet Levi’s family. I think that we’ll be very happy together from now on.
The next day, Levi and Zoey set off for Margo City early in the morning.
Sylas was their driver, and it took them about an hour before they reached the small city.
CHAPTER 917
Chapter 917 The Tomb of Levi Garrison
Upon stepping out of the car, Levi took a deep breath as he looked at the word “Oakland” that was engraved on a stone monument beside the road.
At that point, the furious man mumbled to himself, “So, this is where my mother has been imprisoned for nearly thirty years?” What a cruel thing it is to have imprisoned someone here for the rest of their life. It’s almost like binding a person by invisible shackles, forever reminding them that they’re incarcerated and that they would rather die. How could the Garrisons have been this ruthless? How could my biological father have married another woman while his wife was suffering in such a place? Does the man not have a conscience? Heck, is he even a man at all?
Conscious of the fact that Levi was rather tempted to smash the stone monument, Zoey soon uttered, “Don’t overthink it. I know that it’s unfortunate that Emma met a scumbag, but we can give her a better life from now on. We’ll make it up to her.”
“Okay, but he won’t be getting away with this! I shall find him!” promised Levi angrily, causing Zoey to be frightened by his response.
“Why can’t we just live a good life with Emma? Why do you insist on going against the man? As you’ve mentioned before, his family is so powerful and influential that even a royal family like the Joneses are forced to obey them. Making that man your enemy is practically suicide!”
Zoey had heard from Levi about how powerful the Garrisons were, so she was certain that Levi would be no match for them.
Hence, Zoey was worried that Levi would die trying to do the impossible while hoping to avenge his mother.
“I am aware that the Garrisons are powerful. So what? I’m not afraid of them,” muttered Levi softly. “Let’s go!”
Sylas then drove them to the courtyard that Phoenix had found.
Thinking that the place would be bigger, Levi was surprised when he discovered that it was merely a small place with tattered gates and cracked walls.
In the courtyard was a small house estimated to be around twenty to thirty square meters.
Left exposed, some of the bricks inside the cracked walls of the house had already fallen out.
If an earthquake of magnitude four or five were to happen, the house would surely collapse.
At only a few square meters large, the yard was surprisingly smaller than the house.
Other than some plants, in the middle of the yard stood a tombstone engraved with Levi’s name.
The Garrisons threatened Emma that if she stepped out of Margo City, they would complete the engraving to “Tomb of Levi Garrison.”
CHAPTER 918
It would have been hard for anyone to have missed the tombstone in such a small yard; hence, Emma was constantly reminded not to leave Margo City.
The tombstone was not just a reminder of the Garrisons’ threat. To Emma, seeing the tombstone was like seeing Levi, so nothing made her happier than spending her time thinking about her son in front of it.
Hence, Levi felt infuriated as he gazed upon the tombstone along with his mother’s prison.
Zoey and Sylas shivered when they sensed that Levi was about to explode with rage.
As a member of royalty in South Hampton, my mother was supposed to enjoy a luxurious life! Nonetheless, she was imprisoned here by that scumbag! Seeing as such, how could I not be furious about it?
“Let’s have a look inside.”
The door was unlocked so Levi got it open easily.
Although it was dilapidated, the yard was rather tidy as the flowers only served to make it cozier.
Holding back his anger for the eyesore of a tombstone, Levi approached a room and knocked on its door, only to find that there was no response.
He entered the small room and found it to be neat and clean.
There was nothing else in the room other than a table, a bed, and a cabinet.
Levi could avow just how miserable his mother was for the past few decades, seeing the old clothes that were hanging on the drying rack. The clothes were so old that the colors had faded from them.
While Levi was seething, tears rolled down Zoey’s face when she caught sight of such a scene.
The next moment, the three noticed a photo frame on the bedside. They were shocked by the photo that was kept inside it.
It displayed the image of a good-looking couple who were holding a child together; the pair looked like a match that was made in heaven.
Levi had heard from Michael that Emma was the most beautiful woman in South Hampton when she was younger.
Levi’s eyes blazed with hatred as his eyes fell on the man in the photo. This is the irresponsible man who should be held accountable for my mother’s imprisonment. He is the reason that I grew up an orphan!
Levi was surprised to find that his mother had kept the photo because it meant that she still missed the man. She has no idea that he has married someone else, having children with another woman.
“I’ll make him pay!”
The photo evoked nothing but hatred in Levi; nonetheless, he wasn’t aware that Emma had begged and kowtowed to have had the photo taken.
Emma wanted a memento of the man, so he agreed and requested that she should never share the photo with anyone else. Otherwise, his identity would be exposed.
CHAPTER 919
Chapter 919 Meeting His Biological Mother
Wishing for her son to gain control over the Garrison family, Emma hoped that her son would make something out of himself. Hence, she gave Levi his first name. Unfortunately, the Garrisons forbade him from carrying their family name because they saw him as a bastard who did not deserve it.
Levi was supposed to be a Jones, but Emma begged once more for her son to be able to keep his biological family’s last name, and at long last, the biological father agreed.
This was the only request from Emma that the man had ever agreed to.
A sharp glint flashed across Levi’s eyes; he swore to avenge his mother, uninformed of the fact that he had almost lost the right to become a Garrison.
“It seems that Emma was sick,” stated Zoey. She had found some medication in the cabinet.
Levi momentarily remembered that his mother had knelt at the Garrisons’ for three consecutive days when she had borne him.
It was raining back then, which only served to deteriorate Emma’s health.
Levi’s eyes turned red as he imagined his mother being in pain and agony. I should have discovered this sooner! My mother would not have had to suffer for this long if it were otherwise!
“Where else could my mother be, if not at home?” asked Levi.
“She’s probably working to support herself, seeing that she lives alone. Though, the money that she earned must have gone to these medications.”
Levi could not imagine how his mother had survived on her own upon hearing the heartbreaking truth that Zoey had pointed out.
“Let’s search for her!”
Levi asked Phoenix to look up his mother’s occupation and workplace while searching around the courtyard with Zoey and Sylas.
They searched through an entire block but it was to no avail.
A garbage truck was rumbling nearby as a group of workers was actively trying to unclog the sewer. Unfortunately, no matter how far in they inserted the tube, they found that they could not remove the clog.
Seeing as such, the job would now have to be done manually, but unfortunately, there were no volunteers.
“Anyone willing to do it will get fifty as their reward,” offered the team leader.
All of the workers shook their heads in refusal; the sewer was far too smelly and dirty.
“I’ll do it.”
At that moment, a woman in sanitations raised her hand to volunteer.
“Good! Deal with the clog and you’ll get your fifty, Emma,” promised the team leader to the woman.
“Emma?”
Levi and Zoey widened their eyes at their mind-blowing discovery.
CHAPTER 920
Chapter 920 Tears Of Men
That’s Emma? The two turned to gaze at the woman in shock. Soon, Levi received a message from Phoenix: Emma Jones has been working as a sanitation worker.
The hacker even sent him a photo, to which Levi compared to the woman across from him. It’s the same person. That is my mother, Emma Jones!
Emma was only in her fifties, but her hair had already turned gray. Her face was as wrinkled as a seventy-year-old woman.
She was so skinny that it looked as though a gust of wind could blow her away.
Time and illness had not been kind to Levi’s mother.
Looking at Emma’s miserable state, Zoey could not help but cry.
Levi was not faring any better either, for tears had started to flow down his face.
As a man, it was only natural for him to have cried over someone whom he held so dear to him.
When Emma heard that she would be rewarded with fifty, joy flashed across her face. With that money, I can finally get myself some qualitied pain medications.
Emma put her gloves on, readying herself to go down into the sewer to unclog it.
“Mom!”
The sudden shout shocked the workers, who all turned around to glance at the source of the voice.
Bewildered, Emma did the same, wanting to find out who shouted.
“Mom!” shouted Levi once again before he rushed over to his mother.
Emma was stunned when she realized that the man was calling out to her. Did he mistake me for someone else?
However, like a bolt from the blue, Emma suddenly recognized the familiar face when Levi approached her.
It looked at least half as similar to the face of the man whom she had loved so much. There’s no mistaking this face. This is my son!
When Levi reached his mother, he wrapped his arms around her tightly.
“I’m so sorry, Mom!” shouted Levi.
Dumbfounded, Emma looked at Levi in disbelief before she asked in a shaky voice, “Are you… Are you really Levi?”
“Yes, it’s me!”
Thud!
Levi knelt before his mother and kowtowed to her. “I’m sorry, Mom! I should have found you sooner.”
Emma could no longer contain herself as she burst out into tears. “You’re really Levi! My son! My sweet boy!”
The mother also knelt to embrace her son as the two sobbed in each other’s arms.
Minutes passed before Levi helped his mother up. “Let’s go home, Mom.”
“Not yet, Levi. I’m still at work.”
“You don’t have to work anymore. I’ll take care of you,” promised the son.
“No.”
Emma approached the team leader and bowed to him. “My son is here, so I’d like to take a leave. Thank you, Sir.”
Witnessing how lowly his mother had seemed, Levi could feel the tears rolling down his face once more.
Chapter 1
Velador country.
Over the airport in Case York city.
A private jet is about to land.
There are hundreds of fighter jets circling and escorting around!
The airport was blocked even earlier.
The special fighters with live ammunition stood everywhere, three floors inside and three floors...
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