The Protector (The Return Of The God of War) novel Chapter 431

The Return of God of War Chapter 431

“Hahaha! What a joke! Do you really think we, the Suarez family would be afraid of anyone? Just wait and see. Soon enough, we’ll have our own territory in North Hampton.”

Zachary didn’t give a second thought to what Margaret had said.

Thus, the week-long investment promotion fair ended on a fulfilling note.

Many businesses from overseas had given their all into investing in North Hampton’s developments.

That was exactly the results Levi wanted to achieve.

However, he had heard of a few larger families forcing a few small and medium-sized corporations into handing over their companies. Within just a few days, many of those corporations had already been bought over.

“Mr. Garrison, what should we do? Should we start taking action?” The Rogers family asked.

Levi shook his head. “We’ll just observe for now. It wouldn’t be too late for us to take action only after they’ve succeeded. After all, it’s only fair for them to make contributions to the North Hampton’s economy first.”

When everyone caught sight of the smirk hanging off Levi’s lips, they understood what his true motives were.

Levi was planning to fatten them up slowly and surely. The moment they were ripe and plump enough, only then would he sink his teeth into them.

Back in the Lopez family mansion, Sebastian was looking frazzled.

He’d aged quite a bit under the stress from the recent events.

Staying put without taking revenge wasn’t his style of confrontation at all.

“What happened? Did he agree to it?” Sebastian asked.

“Yes, he did, but he asked for you to go and invite him personally,” Simon said.

“Yes, of course I will!”

“Sebastian, I never would have thought that you’d call on him.” Simon’s eyes trembled in fear.

Sebastian scoffed, “If it weren’t that urgent, would I have gone for this option?”

“It’s not a bad thing. In fact, if he takes action, then the boss behind the Morris Group has nowhere left to run!”

Murderous intent glazed over Sebastian’s gaze. “That’s right. That man is the one and only person I’ve ever feared of. If he didn’t go into hiding, would I even have the chance to be where I am today in South City? He’s the real head of Quebec!”

“That’s right. The Morris Group has been playing games for far too long. It’s high time this man appeared to stop them.”

The Suarez family had been gobbling up businesses left and right in North Hampton. So far, they’ve gotten themselves quite the collection.

“No! I can’t just let the injury my brother suffered go that easily. The Oriental Star Group must be ours.” Zachary’s gaze was chilly.

That very afternoon, Zachary brought a group of his men to the Oriental Star Group.

Zoey had no choice but to meet them.

“It’s Zoey, isn’t it? I’ll keep things short. I’m here to take over the Oriental Star Group,” Zachary said instantly.

Zoey, however, refused just as quickly. “That’s impossible. I’ve just taken over the company, and we’re developing pretty well. Why would I ever sell the company to you?”

“That’s right! Mr. Suarez, did you hear any false rumors? The Oriental Star Group isn’t up for sale. Were you expecting to buy us over?”

The other higher-ups looked at Zachary questioningly.

Zachary just chuckled. “Well, the Suarez family wishes to take over your company, so you have to sell it to us.”

“What kind of twisted reason is that? Aren’t you just forcing us to give it up to you?”

“What kind of society are we living in? I didn’t know such hegemony existed.”

The higher-ups of the Oriental Star Group all disagreed with his outlandish request.

“That’s right. The Suarez family is simply used to such methods. I’ll give you 24 hours to clean up before I come back here to take what’s mine. If you turn me down, trust me, you’ll regret it,” Zachary said coldly.

Three loud bangs resounded as one of Zachary’s men tossed three throwing knives and landed them each on the words, ‘Oriental Star Group’ that was printed on the wall behind them.

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That was a threat.

It was a threat; plain and simple as that; laid bare for all of them to see.

That was a warning to everyone in Oriental Star Group that if they dared to go against him, they’d regret that decision for the rest of their lives.

“Remember, none of you have the right to retaliate against the Suarez family, so don’t even try,” Zachary said coldly before leaving.

In the end, the higher-ups were left staring after him in disbelief.

Was the Oriental Star Group about to get bought over right after they’d just begun developing?

“Ms. Lopez, I think it’d be for the best if we let them buy the company.”

“That’s right. The Suarez family has been buying companies left and right. The ones who tried to retaliate ended up defending themselves to death.”

“The Suarez family has way too much power in South City. We don’t have the power to fight back against them. In fact, we might end up dead, too.”

The higher-ups of the Oriental Star Group had given up completely.

Zoey, however, remained silent.

Deep within, her heart was crumbling in hopelessness.

Why did they have to get on the Suarez family’s bad side?

Zoey was ready to give up.

Based on everything that had happened recently, the Suarez family would stop at nothing to get what they wanted.

In order to force the hands of those business owners, they had used all kinds of twisted methods.

Zoey was especially terrified that her parents or her husband would get into trouble because of her.

Recently, Levi had been rather satisfied with how North Hampton was coming along.

There were a couple of obstacles along the way, but overall, everything was going smoothly.

Once he reached home, however, the first thing he saw was Zoey’s unhappy face.

“What happened, honey? Did something happen at work?” Levi asked, concerned.

Zoey shook her head. “I’m just frustrated because of the recent developments with the company.”

The next day, Zoey had just stepped foot into the company when she caught sight of Zachary strolling in with a bunch of his underlings.

Everyone else shivered at the sight of the man from the other day who had used the throwing knives with such ease.

“So, Ms. Lopez, what’s your final decision?” Zachary asked with a smirk on his face.

“You could at least try to be a little more sincere with your request. What’s your price?” Zoey asked.

Zachary was taken aback for a second before replied, “One billion!”

Everyone inhaled sharply at the sound of Zachary’s price.

The Suarez family was truly overbearing!

How dare they try to buy a company with a net worth of six billion for only one billion?

Zoey scoffed coldly, “Mr. Suarez, are you insane? How could I possibly sell it to you for a mere one billion?”

Zachary burst out laughing.

Coldly, he jabbed, “Ms. Lopez, I don’t think you know what’s going on right now. You’re in no position to make any negotiations. I named my price to save you some face. If you piss me off, you’re not going to get even a cent from me.”

Ridiculous!

How could the Suarez family be this ridiculously overbearing?!

Sadly, they could only seethe in silence.

Two days ago, someone tried to retaliate against the Suarez family. They ended up with four broken limbs and their family got dragged into it too.

Who wouldn’t be afraid of such a force?

“This is the contract. Sign it now, and the money will be transferred to you instantly.” Zachary tossed the contract to Zoey.

“If you refuse to sign this, Aaron Lopez and Caitlyn Black will be joining me for dinner tonight.” Zachary laughed chillingly as he laid his threats down.

His meaning was clear enough. If Zoey refused, he’d find a way to get rid of Aaron and Caitlyn, and it didn’t matter whether they were dead or alive.

“You’re being unreasonable!” Zoey shouted in anger.

Even after so long, she had never met such an overbearing person.

Sadly, she couldn’t do anything about it.

“Ms. Lopez, just sign it!” The other higher-ups started clamoring.

“I don’t think so.”

Right at that moment, a voice called out.

Levi was here.

He had noticed Zoey’s worrisome expression during dinner the other day. He did some investigations of his own to find out what was wrong.

To think that it was caused by the Suarez family!

“Levi Garrison? What are you doing here?”

Zachary had seen Levi in pictures before, and the very moment he laid his eyes on him, he knew he hated his guts.

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It’s normal for enemies to want to finish off each other upon meeting. Zachary couldn’t help but want to kill Levi on sight.

With a deep frown on his face, Levi asked, “Who are you? Have we met?”

“I’m Zachary of the Suarez family. Zayn Suarez is my brother.”

Levi nodded. “Oh, that cripple!”

“You-!”

The moment he heard of the way Levi referred his brother, Zachary’s anger flared up.

“You should have stayed in South City. What are you doing here in North Hampton? Are you asking to be killed here?” Levi asked.

Zachary laughed coldly. “Don’t go thinking you’re safe with the Morris Group behind you. I’m warning you, the Suarez family is not going to stop until we’ve conquered a good part of North Hampton! You’d better sign the contract before you regret it.”

“Just screw off already.” Levi shoved Zachary away.

“You asked for it!”

Zachary’s subordinates started moving toward Levi.

Zachary stopped them.

“There’s no need for that.”

Zachary smiled at Zoey and asked, “Ms. Lopez, I hope you’ve thought about this properly. You’ll regret it if you make the wrong move.”

“I told you to leave, didn’t I?” Levi yelled.

“Okay, okay. Just you wait and see.” Zachary smiled menacingly.

“Mr. Shorts, why didn’t you just get rid of that guy?” After they exited the area, Will Brown asked Zachary in confusion. Will was the strongest fighter on Zachary’s team.

Zachary looked pissed. “You think I didn’t want to? That man has the Morris Group backing him up. Even Sebastian Lopez faced a hard time with them.”

“Then, what should we do? Just take it?” Will said in anger.

Zachary, on the other hand, smirked mysteriously. “Of course not! We’ll settle the Oriental Star Group first.”

“What about Levi Garrison?” Will Brown asked.

“I heard about Sebastian Lopez wanting to make a comeback.”

“Huh? Even the Black and White Guards suffered greatly. What could Sebastian do?”

Zachary smirked. “It will be a whole different story when Sebastian managed to call on him.”

“Him? Wait… could it be?”

Will suddenly looked terrified at the thought of someone and inhaled sharply.

“Sebastian Lopez is truly putting in his all. How’d he manage to call upon someone who’s been in hiding for the past thirty years?!”

The others were just as amazed.

“That’s right! That’s the real boss of Quebec and the one Sebastian is scared of the most.”

“The Morris Group is really something. They managed to drag him out of hiding,” Zachary said.

Will figured something out and smiled. “Mr. Shorts, you’re waiting for Sebastian Lopez and that man to get rid of the Morris Group before getting rid of Levi, right?”

“Yes. Without the Morris Group behind his back, how is Levi going to act all high and mighty?”

In South City, there was a small, rundown temple in the corner of Mount Amethyst.

Anyone in the upper class of South City knew that this temple was off-limits. That was because it was the home to the most terrifying figure in South City, and even all of Quebec.

He had once ruled over Quebec.

Thirty years ago, he retreated back here and became a vegetarian. Apart from that, he started reciting Buddhist mantras everyday.

Highly skilled professionals surrounded the temple and no one was allowed to go near it.

However, today, the Lopez family approached the temple.

Sebastian knelt in front of the temple personally, waiting for him to appear.

“Sir, the Lopez family is in trouble. Quentin Lane has been killed; Wesley Lane and James Lane have been crippled, and the Black and White Guards have been spliced into pieces. I, Sebastian Lopez, beg you to get rid of them. In exchange, I will give everything I have.”

Sebastian begged with all his sincerity and kowtowed three times.

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Everyone present at the temple instantly held their breaths at that sentence.

They stared at Sebastian in disbelief.

What could possibly have pushed Sebastian to make such a daring exchange?

He was even willing to give up his fortune in order to beat this mysterious person, or force.

Sebastian continued kneeling as he waited for an answer to come from within the temple.

Finally, after about ten minutes, the rundown wooden door of the temple creaked open.

A man dressed in a suit walked out of the temple. Everyone looked on in shock and fear as the godson of the ex-ruler of the underworld walked toward them.

Even Sebastian looked terrified.

The young man said simply, “Sebastian, please return. My godfather will handle this.”

“What?”

“Thank you, sir!” Sebastian yelled in glee.

He agreed!

That meant the Morris Group was done for.

To Sebastian, this man was practically on the same level as God himself.

There was nothing in Quebec that he couldn’t get his hands on if he were willing to step up.

Right after that, the news of this man finally returning to society started spreading around South City like wildfire.

Once, he had been the ruler of Quebec. He had locked himself away for thirty years, but he was finally emerging once more.

Everyone could tell that North Hampton was about to undergo great changes.

The fact that this man was willing to show himself once more meant that Quebec was about to go through a massive transformation.

All the other forces and families in South City started preparing for this man’s arrival.

Early on the next day, the ten most powerful families of South City gathered along the twisting and turning roads of Mount Amethyst in two lines as they waited for this person’s arrival.

Sebastian stood among them.

There was finally some people coming from the end of the road.

They had come down the mountain on foot.

This group of people surrounded an old man with white hair and a ruddy complexion who looked full of spirit.

Even though he was already 80 years old, his steps were steady and he was clearly of good health.

He was once the ruler of Quebec, Scott Yates.

Everyone in Quebec called him by ‘sir’ and ‘sir’ only.

At first sight, he looked like any other esteemed figure, perhaps a well-read professor or master.

No one would have connected him to the role of an underworld ruler.

Apart from Fernand Yates, Scott’s godson, there were four other people walking next to him. They were also known as the Four Mighty Generals.

The first one was all skin and bones, and resembled a walking skeleton. His skin stretched taut over the angular frame of his skull. He was known simply as Bones.

The second stood at around 2 meters tall and looked like a human mountain. He was named Golem.

The third was as bulked up as a bull and his head was completely bald. There were six scars on the thin skin of his scalp. His name was Titan, and he was a priest.

The last one appeared completely normal, and nothing stood out about him. However, he was the most fearsome among all.

The Black and White Guards were an indestructible force in South City.

But in the face of these four, they were mere ants.

In South City’s extensive underworld, the Black and White Guards would only be the fifth or sixth most powerful forces.

The first four places belonged to these four generals.

These four taking action was just as terrifying as any natural disaster.

They were much too scary.

They were rumored to be able to beat an army of thousands.

“Congratulations Sir, on your return!”

When the families saw Scott Yates and his lineup, they welcomed him enthusiastically.

So what if they had countless riches?

So what if they had enough money to overthrow the country?

All that could disappear at any second with just a word from Scott Yates.

As compared to Liam Macy and Sebastian Lopez, Scott Yates had experienced much more. He had made his breakthrough during the peak of Quebec’s underworld, so he had a much stronger background.

There was nothing he could say that Quebec wouldn’t obey to instantly.

Sebastian stepped up. “Sir, now that you are back, there’s a favor I have to ask from you.”

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“Sebastian’s reputation has been completely ruined!”

“The Morris Group? Is that a new corporation?” Scott Yates asked.

Sebastian nodded. “Yes, sir. The Morris Group appeared only recently. They appear to be run by the Rogers family. The collapse of the three main pillars of North Hampton have a lot to do with the Morris Group.”

Scott Yates stayed silent at that.

His godson, Fernand Yates, piped up, “Yes, I’ve taken notice of that as well. The reason that this Morris Group managed to gain so much power in such a short time is due to someone extremely powerful working behind the scenes. Furthermore, it’s next to impossible to find any information about their mysterious boss or Neil Atkinson.”

Fernand also held a lot of power. Despite Scott Yates lived in seclusion away in the mountains for the last thirty years, the family business had continued under Fernand’s management. However, he had chosen to stay subtle about it and only worked in the background.

Anyone in South City knew that Scott Yates was number one when it came to accumulated wealth.

“How dare they act like this in North Hampton? There must be a powerful figure behind the scenes.” Scott Yate’s expression changed abruptly. “Investigate! No matter who that person is, I will chase him out of Quebec regardless.”

“Understood. I’ll begin investigations right away,” Fernand replied.

The citizens of South City let out a sigh of relief.

With Scott Yates helping them out, the Morris Group would definitely be done for.

They could finally gobble up North Hampton with ease.

Every time anyone tried to take over North Hampton’s businesses, they either got held back by the law or got targeted by the Morris Group and the Rogers family.

The people of South City had been holding back their frustrations for a long time. The Suarez family and the Lopez family were especially bothered by that.

Despite that, all of them were more than aware of the fact that the Morris Group would be done for the moment ‘Sir’ left the mountain.

It didn’t matter how strong and powerful the Morris Group was.

It didn’t matter what their reputation was in South City.

In Quebec, Scott Yates’ word was the law.

Even a dragon would find it hard to control a snake in its old haunt.

North Hampton wasn’t as closely updated, so they had no clue of the imminent danger.

Zachary had caught wind of Scott Yates’ return.

He couldn’t be more ecstatic at the news.

“The end of the Morris Group is near! We should quickly wrap up our deal with the Oriental Star Group.”

The Oriental Star Group was an essential component of the Suarez family’s battle plan.

The entertainment department of the Oriental Star Group was something the Suarez family urgently needed.

“Mr. Suarez, the Oriental Star Group has recently been shooting seven blockbuster online-only movies. This was all produced by Zoey Lopez. Around fifty million was invested into each production. They’ll probably increase as time goes by. The final cost has to be around five hundred million at least!” Will Brown reported.

“Hmph! Zoey Lopez, I bet you were trying to make a real profit, weren’t you? Well, not a chance!” Zachary murmured as he chuckled darkly.

Zoey Lopez was definitely eager to make some achievements.

The property arm had already been established.

Naturally, she had to pay more attention to the entertainment segment.

Today, Zoey decided to visit the set personally.

This set belonged to the movie that they had invested the highest amount of money in, which was around seventy million.