Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams) novel Chapter 2671

The commander asked, “Johnny, what did you bring for Southern Master? Give it to me; I need to check it.”

He was afraid the man would try to sneak some weapons into the city.

Hearing that, Johnny subconsciously hid the bag on his back and replied, “I think... it's best that you don't check this.”

Naturally, the commander only got more suspicious of Johnny the more he tried to stop him from checking.

Tightening his hold on his weapon, the commander asked in a serious tone, “Why can't we check it? Please cooperate with us and open up the bag yourself.”

Johnny sighed and muttered, “All right. I hope you won't regret this, commander.”

With that, he slung the bag off his shoulder and placed it on the ground before opening it carefully.

When the head inside was revealed, everyone present felt their hearts lurch, and they clenched their weapons before aiming them at Johnny.

Before they could do anything, however, they got the shock of their lives when they realized the head belonged to their rent collector.

Our rent collector is dead!

It was well known in the Southern Faction that the rent collector, Speedy, was Southern King's illegitimate son. Although Southern King never admitted to this, his love for Speedy was obvious to all.

I can't believe someone actually beheaded Southern Master's precious son. This is bad... Southern Master will definitely raze the Northern Faction to the ground once he finds out about this.

Forcing a calm front, the commander exclaimed in a trembling voice, “H-How dare you kill our rent collector! And you even have the audacity to send his remains back to us? This is a blatant act of provocation! The Southern Faction will never let you off!”

Turning to look at the guards, he ordered, “Men, arrest Johnny Rowaz this instant! He shall wait for his punishment by Southern Master's hands.

“Yes, sir!”

The guards went ahead and pinned Johnny down with ease.

Johnny hastily explained, “I didn't kill him, commander! I'm innocent! Speedy's death was caused by the Centurias and has nothing to with me, nor does it have anything to do with the Northern Faction!”

He added, “Besides, I risked my life to bring Speedy's head back here. If it weren't for me, the Centurias would have fed him to the dogs already.”

Huh?

The commander grabbed Johnny's collar. “What did you say? The Centurias killed Speedy?”

Johnny nodded fervently. “Yes.”

Hah! That's bullsh*t!

Upon that thought, the commander punched Johnny so hard that the latter felt his head spinning.

He then growled, “The Centurias are nothing compared to us, yet they dare kill one of our members, a Legion? Not to mention the person they killed was the rent collector? There's no way I'd believe that! You must be lying!”

Johnny emphasized, “I swear on my life that the Centurias are responsible for Speedy's death! You might not know about this, but they have a new leader. This new leader has already united them all to lead a mutiny against the rest of the Northern Faction.”


























He continued, “Forget it. Just let me meet with Southern Master. Things are a bit complicated, and I can't explain them to you clearly.”

The commander, too, was of the opinion that this matter was way out of his league and that he would have no way of handling it.

As such, he immediately ordered his subordinates to notify Southern King of this before escorting Johnny to the Southern Faction camp.

Meanwhile, in one of the most luxurious houses in the Southern Faction base, Southern King was in the midst of flirting with his young lover.

Although he had countless lovers, the children that he fathered were few and far between. Of course, the reason for that wasn't because he didn't want any more children. Instead, he was involved in an accident that made him infertile soon after Speedy was born.

After his eldest son was killed by the enemy in a battle, Speedy became the only son he had left.

As such, Southern King hid Speedy's identity so that the latter would not be targeted for being his son.

Unfortunately, nothing stays hidden forever, and news of Speedy being Southern King's illegitimate son soon spread like wildfire.

Left without a choice, Southern King could only assign Speedy to be the rent collector. This way, his son would only need to deal with the Centurias and not participate in the war between Legions.