Chapter 199 The Death Penalty
Coincidentally, the Turner family was holding their family banquet that day.
The banquet hall of the Turner residence was filled with people, but one of the scions, Timothy, was nowhere in sight.
Every time that very day came in the past, he would personally present his gift to Titus—the patriarch of the Turner family—and receive the man’s praise under the envious gazes of his peers.
That day, however, he did not turn up.
In the corner of the hall stood a middle-aged man in a black suit. A frown marred his countenance as he asked, “Where’s Timothy?”
He was Timothy’s father and Titus’ eldest son, Hank Turner.
In other words, he was the future successor to the Turner family.
Beside Hank was a man who seemed to be a servant. Not daring to look him in the eye, the man stammered timidly, “Mr. Timothy w-went out!”
“Where did he go?” Hank demanded, his brows knitting together.
“I-I don’t know.” The servant’s head hung all the lower.
Upon hearing that, Hank went ballistic. “You don’t know? What’s the use of me employing you when you don’t even know where he went? You lots are good-for-nothing! Phone him and tell him to rush back within half an hour no matter where he is or which woman’s bed he’s in!”
“I-I can’t reach Mr. Timothy…” The servant was so terrified that his legs shook.
“You can’t reach him?” Hank’s expression darkened the instant he heard that. Raising his leg, he kicked the servant in his stomach, sending him down on his knees. “Tell me honestly—where exactly did he go?”
His sudden rage petrified the servant so greatly that his whole body began to tremble. With terror written all over his face, he admitted, “M-Mr. Timothy is at the warehouse.”
“At the warehouse?” When Hank heard that, the crease between his eyebrows instantly deepened. “What is he doing there?”
“M-Mr. Timothy secretly mobilized the Divine Dragon Guards and captured the entire Smith family. He even said that he wanted to slaughter them all tonight!” By then, the servant was already at the point whereby he no longer cared what he should and should not say, revealing everything in a single breath.
“What a fool! Utterly foolish!” Hearing that Timothy deployed the Divine Dragon Guards without authorization, Hank flew off the handle. He kicked the servant in the shoulder, knocking him right to the ground. “He actually dared to mobilize the Divine Dragon Guards secretly? Does he know that doing so is punishable by death? Is he sick of living?”
The Divine Dragon Guards is one of the Four Asura Guards, and Zachary Lint is the only person in the whole of Jazona who has the right to mobilize them! Yet, he dared to deploy them secretly? If the King of War Division were to learn about it, it’d be a capital crime that would result in our entire family being executed!
Hank was so livid that his face flushed. “Is that idiot trying to get the Turner family killed? Send some men to the warehouse and bring him back immediately! If I don’t see him within half an hour, you’ll be paying with your life!”
“Understood!”
His order struck such stark fear into the servant that he scrambled up and sprinted away, not daring to tarry for even a second.
Even after he was gone, fury remained etched on Hank’s face. Seeing that, a middle-aged man in military fatigues walked over. “What happened, Hank?”
At the sight of his brother, Hank spat, “It’s that idiot, Timothy! He actually dared to mobilize the Divine Dragon Guards without permission and even seized the entire Smith family! Not only that, but he’s even planning to annihilate them! Does he really have a death wish?”
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