The Legendary Man novel Chapter 476

The Legendary Man Chapter 476

The Gomez Family Of Lumonburg

“Who’s behind there? Come out at once!” a lieutenant ordered as he slowly inched toward the backseat of the Bentley. With a pistol in his hand, he had just taken two steps forward when Hayes pulled him back.

“Commander…” The lieutenant turned his head and looked at Hayes in confusion.

At that moment, Hayes gulped in fear. It was obvious that he was very flustered.

“Get… Get lost,” Hayes said as he pulled the lieutenant by the shoulder over to the side. He then took a few deep breaths before he walked toward the back seat of the car.

Following that, he slowly lowered his head to see who was sitting in the Bentley. In the next instant, Jonathan’s face appeared through the window.

“Hayes Yaeger, the King of Lumonburg. How mighty you are!”

“M-Mr. Goldstein!”

Hayes had thought that Jonathan’s voice sounded familiar when he heard the latter speak.

However, as Lumonburg was a remote area, Hayes would have been in disbelief if he had not seen Jonathan with his own eyes. He had never expected that the latter would personally visit Lumonburg.

Regardless, even though Hayes did see Jonathan with his own eyes, the entire situation still seemed surreal.

Suddenly, Hayes recalled something and shouted at his men, “Everyone, put down your guns! I will kill anyone who’s still holding their weapons up!”

All of the soldiers instantly dropped their guns. Meanwhile, Juliette, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, looked at Hayes with widened eyes full of disbelief.

“Get rid of him, Hayes! He’s the one who killed Gabriel,” Juliette said in a nonchalant manner as if she was talking about the weather.

However, even though she said it so casually, everyone could feel the underlying sadness hidden in her tone.

“Shut up!” Hayes ordered before turning to face Jonathan. He then knelt down before the latter without hesitation.

“Please forgive her, Mr. Goldstein. It’s my fault for not educating her properly,” he pleaded.

“Forgive you?” Jonathan was stone-faced. “Let me ask you a question. What did I tell you when I appointed you to guard over Lumonburg?”

“Not to act like a bandit anymore.”

It was only a few words, but it spoke volumes.

Moreover, Hayes did keep his promise. Therefore, when he uttered those words out loud, Hayes did not have a shred of hesitation and guilt in him.

Jonathan nodded slightly.

“That’s right. You have done a good job during these few years in Lumonburg. I won’t deny that. However, have you forgotten that you, as a general, are not allowed to increase the wealth and influence of your family? Why is the Yaeger family this powerful in Lumonburg?”

That rule was the first one that Jonathan declared after establishing the Asura’s Office.

In Asura’s Office, there were eight Kings of War, who led tens of thousands of soldiers, not to mention the millions of mercenaries under their command.

If all of those generals were to utilize their resources for the benefit of their families, the entire Chanaea would probably fall into chaos and war in three years’ time.

“I…” Hayes lowered his head. “Mr. Goldstein, although the Yaeger family is now an established family in the city, we have never once gotten involved in any political matters. I only wanted my family to live a better life,” he tried to explain.

“I don’t have time to listen to your nonsense.” Jonathan scoffed. “The Asura’s Office will come and carry out a thorough investigation on the Yaeger family. If you have done something wrong, they will definitely find records of it. As for your sister, I will forgive her on behalf of our comradeship.”

“I don’t need your forgiveness,” Juliette snarled as she drew out the dagger that was stuck in Gabriel’s chest. She then charged toward Jonathan.

“Stop!” Hayes shouted in shock. He quickly got up and grabbed onto the blade with his bare hands, stopping the dagger from piercing into Jonathan’s body.