In King City.These days, Julius grew increasingly uneasy. The sudden appearance of an envoy from the Hernandez family was not something he could easily dismiss. It was time to seek Lionel McClain's counsel on the matter of the aristocratic families."Concerning the aristocratic families?" Lionel appeared knowledgeable. "Have you incurred their displeasure?"Julius shook his head. "I've had no dealings with them. However, a few days back, someone claiming to be from the Hernandez family visited my home. They spoke accurately about our progenitor."It seems they intend to absorb ours."Lionel nodded thoughtfully. "I hadn't anticipated this. The ties between your Hernandez family and the aristocrats run deeper than I imagined."While time had obscured much history, Lionel knew that the Hernandezes arrived later compared to the McClains. Over time, they rose to prominence in King City, eventually becoming one of its top-tier families.Yet, Lionel hadn't realized that the Hernandez
After finishing his coffee, Julius departed.The Hernandez family couldn't touch Eric, and with the Association behind him, he wasn't as afraid of them.His visit to the McClains was twofold: first, to gather information about the aristocratic families, and second, to see if the Association stood by him. If the Association abandoned him, he'd be in a tight spot.-Once Julius left, Lionel picked up his phone and dialed Ruth's number. He masked his embarrassment with a chuckle. "Ruth, guess what? Heard someone's causing trouble for your boyfriend, according to Julius..."He hoped to glean from Ruth any precautions the Combat Department had against the aristocratic families. After all, these families didn't move easily. Their emergence signaled significant events."Boyfriend?" Ruth's puzzled voice came through. "Dad, what boyfriend?"Lionel chuckled. 'Ruth is pretending to be oblivious? Is it necessary to feign ignorance with her old man? Well, daughters ought to maintain some dec
Roco made a call to Bartholomew.The uncle and nephew shared their grievances. "Uncle Bartholomew, I don't mind admitting it to you, but it seems like Salt City is naturally against me! I've only been here for a few days, and I've been stopped three times already!"Uncle Bartholomew, do you know how I've been spending these days? It's been like living in perpetual darkness!"I'm even considering calling for backup, but it's embarrassing! I can't even handle a small place like Salt City. Won't they laugh at us?"I've noticed something, Uncle Bartholomew. Eric is versed in martial arts!"Bartholomew also vented. "My situation isn't much better than yours. Although I haven't been beaten or arrested, Julius simply doesn't buy into my approach. And Rafael, I don't even know how many benefits I've promised him. I even offered him Hernandez Corp.'s CEO position, but he refused!"It seems… he wants nothing to do with me! Roco, what's going on with these people? Do you think they suspect
"Isn't it just gone?" Eric tucked away the silver needles.Lora sighed. "Ah, wouldn't it be great if these scars hadn't healed yet? Then I could come to the Innova Group every day."Eric's face darkened. "What are you thinking? I suspect when you get home, you'll intentionally cut yourself and then come to me for treatment again?"Lora smiled. She hadn't thought of that!But it seemed like a solution, didn't it? She didn't even know when she would see Eric again after leaving this time. If it came to it, she'd just have to brazenly show up again.-At the Innova Group's security room.Jacob sat with his legs crossed and a cigarette dangling from his mouth. "Want to go in? There's no way! Don't think I don't know you're not from the Innova Group. I know better than anyone which cars come in and out every day!"There's no record of your license plates in the system, so get lost!"'This fella is quite arrogant too.'Roger's face turned iron blue. He nodded to the person beside h
Eric approached the coffee machine and leisurely brewed a cup of coffee.This scene left Roger and others dumbfounded. The force behind that slap was formidable, definitely not something an ordinary person could muster. Roger knew Eric must be versed in martial arts, with profound expertise.The fact that the Innova Group had such a talented individual didn't surprise Roger. In his view, Eric was a Hernandez, and it was only natural for him to be formidable.However, he couldn't fathom why Eric remained so composed. If Eric lacked skill, Roger would have subdued him immediately. Now, it seemed Eric had some tricks up his sleeve, appearing more skilled than Roco at least.With this in mind, he chuckled. "Eric, we're both from the Hernandez family in Lazzla. I'm Roger Hernandez, technically your elder—"Eric took a sip of coffee, glanced at Roger, and interjected, "I don't care about your surname or your origins."Pointing at the office door, he continued. "That door costs 3,000 do
Actually, this matter could be significant or trivial. Compensating Eric would resolve the issue.However, Roger's group could only come up with 1,000 dollars.They could only feel aggrieved.The lead detective had a bit of a headache. Waving his hand, he said, "Take them away and find out who's responsible for this mess. They won't be running around for three to five years."He felt somewhat troubled.The Innova Group was a priority in Salt City. Now, Eric's office door was smashed—it was their negligence. If Eric complained, they would inevitably face consequences.The Hernandezes wanted to resist, but Roger shook his head at them. If they dared to resist, things would escalate beyond a mere monetary settlement.As Roger was taken away, the lead detective hurriedly approached Eric. "Mr. Johnson, we apologize—"Eric waved his hand, saying, "No blame on you. I could handle them myself, but it's better to go through legal channels and abide by the law."The detective forced a s
Roger's arrest brought immense relief to Roco. He never expected Roger and his group to follow in his footsteps. But who could blame him?With Roger captured it was only reasonable that Roco would be blamed too. With everyone detained, there was no finger-pointing, as they were all in the same boat.Roco reached out to the Hernandez family and secured some money to bail out Roger and his companions. He felt fortunate not to have accompanied them to the Innova Group.However, their group was now missing one person, the one who had kicked down the door.Money had to be paid, and time had to be served. Civil compensation and criminal punishment did not conflict.Suppressing a smirk, Roco remarked, "Uncle Roger, didn't I warn you about the deep waters of Salt City? By the way, how did you all get caught?"Initially, he thought Roger would easily evade capture, but he was surprised to find them all detained, just like him.Roger's expression darkened. Naturally, the Hernandez family
With that said, the receptionist left.Roger thought about it and found it reasonable. After all, Eric was the founder and CIO of the Innova Group. It was perfectly reasonable for him to leave work at 7:00 or 8:00 p.m., let alone 11:00 p.m. or 12:0o a.m.However, he waited until after 8:00 p.m.!They couldn't understand Eric didn't need to pass through the lobby since he could directly go to the underground parking lot after work.It was past 9:00 p.m.Roger patted the person next to him. "Let's go! It's already 9:00 p.m., and we're starving to death!"Even the most powerful expert needed to eat.Moreover, these people hadn't eaten lunch, and their stomachs had been growling for a long time.The person next to him looked embarrassed. "Bro, w-we're out of money! All the remaining money was used for bail! We're broke!""Call Roco! He must still have money on him!" Roger said.But Roco's phone couldn't be reached.Roger's face looked worse than if he had eaten shit. It was as i