At the foot of Fragrant Hill, the same time as Reggie surrendered.Clouds were rolling in the gray skies above. Sometimes, the clouds would make some space and a beam of moonlight would shoot down the earth, sacred and unblemished.About a hundred meters away from the road, several Toyota Land Cruisers had stopped. The door was kicked open, and a bag was thrown on the ground.At the same time, someone from inside the car rolled out a carpet on the ground. One of them even carefully moved out a chair made out of rosewood.After a while, a Toyota Alphard slowly made its way over. When it stopped, the back of the car was directly facing the chair.The back door opened, and a slender figure clad in a striped gray suit got out of the car. He then leaned on the chair. Someone gave him a cigar and lit it up for him.As the light flashed, everyone could see clearly who he was. It was Hector, one of the Four Young Masters of Wolsing.After a few huffs and puffs, Hector slowly waved his h
Once Harvey had gotten enough evidence and testimony from Reggie, it was already eight at night. He wasn't in a rush to hunt down Hector, since everything had a time and place. If he immediately showed the evidence to Mandy and her family, it would make him look too intentional.Harvey took Tyson and the others to a barbecue restaurant before heading to the headquarters of Sky Corporation.Because of the fire earlier, Yvonne had found a new office building to be Sky Corporation's new headquarters. Harvey didn't go there for the past few days, but he knew the renovation at the entrance had already been completed. After giving it a thought, he decided to send some of Tyson's men to patrol the headquarters to deal with the security there. With his, he could prevent something like last time from happening again.Sky Corporation's stock prices had been doing well lately, and they managed to hire many well-known and talented people after moving to Wolsing.In just a very short time,
Harvey didn't waste his breath and asked Yvonne immediately, "What's going on down there?""Those are the investors we've convinced to join us for the past few days," Yvonne smiled bitterly. "They're all keeping an eye on us to prevent us from running because we've invested their money in the market for international crude oil.""Originally, according to our staff's estimation, the price for the crude oil will continue to increase. In the short term, we should be able to make a profit of 20%. However, about half an hour ago, someone suddenly started selling a large amount of crude oil in the international market."The price of crude oil collapsed. Those who had just invested millions and even billions in us couldn't stay still anymore. They're all waiting downstairs."However, they've seen a lot in their times, so they won't come up here and start any trouble even if they're worried. But if the market closes later tonight and we're forcibly liquidated, they won't show us any mercy.
"One A-dollar for a barrel? How is that even possible?" Yvonne was taken aback when she heard Harvey's suggested price."It's not impossible. Instead, I'm sure it will reach this price—perhaps even lower. But this price will only appear for a few minutes, perhaps even one. What we need to do is buy all the crude oil in the market in that one minute. At that time, it'll be our turn to decide the price."We'll make the price rise as much as we want because all the crude oil in the market belongs to us," Harvey said with a smile."Turning a disadvantage into an advantage, huh?" Yvonne understood what Harvey was planning after giving it a thought. "Don't worry, I'll execute your plan accordingly."Harvey smiled. That was what he liked about Yvonne. She wouldnn't doubt his judgment, and would act as he wanted until the end.He then sent out a few messages as he chatted. It wouldn't be possible for him to short-sell the crude oil market with Sky Corporation alone.Even the shor-seller
"I'm warning you now. When we first came to invest, Yvonne guaranteed us and staked the Xavier of Wolsing's reputation on this. She said there was no way we could lose our money, and we would make a killing out of this. Otherwise, we wouldn't have invested in this so-called Sky Corporation!" said the middle-aged woman as she glanced at the screen with an almost vertical line. She was literally heaving, barely able to contain her rage."And in the end, you invested all of our money into the futures market for crude oil without our consent. And you said we can earn a 20% profit? But now, we have already lost 60% of our starting capital! I'm telling you right now that no matter how much your company has lost, you will refund all of our capital!"We're not anyone that you can deceive so easily. Also, Ray can't leave. Isn't he the vice CEO of this company? Who are we going to ask for money if he leaves?"Ray frowned and tried to explain, "Mr. Harvey is our corporation's—""Your corporat
"We don't care. We have already invested our money in you. Since you're not listed publicly, you must guarantee profits once you have our money.""That's right. If it isn't because we saw you earn so much the first few times, do you think we would entrust you with our money?" said the middle-aged woman coldly. "If you cannot guarantee a profit nor can you guarantee our capital is safe, we're going to destroy your company and sue you!"Harvey frowned and said, "Since you've come to our company today, you must have signed a contract with us. Then, you should know that it's clearly stated in the contract that no investments can guarantee a profitable return. The only thing that Sky Corporation can do is to do our best and make sure we don't lose our clients' money."When it comes to investment, there are no high returns for safe investments. Investments with high rewards usually have high risks as well. That's the basics of investment. Don't tell me you didn't understand any of this be
Ray was first stunned when he heard what Harvey had to say. Then, he did not hesitate and waved his hand. "All available staff come over and process our customers' refund. Finish the entire process within half an hour!"Almost immediately, a large group of staff from Sky Corporation started to get to work. As the sound of computers and printers started, the middle-aged woman and the other investors demanded their refunds.Shortly, some of them smiled after completing the refunds and saw the new amount in their bank account.At the very least, they had their investment capital back.Half an hour quickly passed, and all the investors who had chosen to get a refund had regained their investment capital. At this time, the price of crude oil had dropped to one A dollar per barrel.While the other one-third of the investors who did not opt for a refund could remain calm, their expression was still very dark. But it was normal. No matter who saw their investment capital had shrunk by 5
"You must have already anticipated how the crude oil prices will go! That's why you intentionally said we can get all our initial investment back! You aim to get all of us to refund so you can pocket the profit that originally belonged to us!" screamed the middle-aged woman hysterically when she would not accept what happened."I don't care! You have to give me back my 30-fold profit!"All the other investors who got their initial investment back also started making a scene. Feelings of regret and distress filled their minds. If they had not asked for a refund, they would have gained 30 times the profit.Just this once would be enough to make them financially free.But because they had just signed the contract and Sky Corporation had returned their initial investment, all these profits had nothing to do with them anymore. They were like gamblers who saw themselves missing their shot at the jackpot by one number.The feeling was terrible enough to make them have suicidal thoughts.
Night fell by the time Harvey and the others returned to Grand City.Kenta had already left midway. It was obvious that he knew following Harvey and the others was pointless now.In the meantime, before returning to Grand City, Harvey had already instructed Clarion to spread the news of Origin Sword Style's extermination back to Grand City and how Earth Hall was instrumental in its destruction.By the time Clarion returned to Grand City, he was immediately enthusiastically welcomed back home. Initially, many people had an issue with him suddenly becoming the leader of Earth Hall. However, they did not expect Clarion to be able to single-handedly handle one of the main pillars of Sky Plane, the Origin Sword Style school shortly after he led the Earth Hall.While many did not know what actually transpired, Clarion and his team brought Isoroku's body back to Grand City. Taking Isoroku's body back was a great achievement on its own as it also means that Sky Plane's overall power would
Isoroku immediately crumpled on the ground. The arrogant master of the Origin Sword Style suddenly surrendered and killed himself. There was only bitterness and regret on his face, as if regretting why he did not simply stay and train in isolation. That way, he would not meet the person before him… Harvey.However, no matter how much regret he had, he needed to commit suicide.That was because he knew very well that Harvey had revealed to him his true identity. If he refused to die, Harvey would turn around and completely wipe out the Origin Sword Style. Now that he decisively made such a decision, Harvey would not return to Sky Plane.Harvey looked at Isoroku's body. With a smirk, he said, "That's why I don't like others to find out who I really am." Then, Harvey planted his foot on Isoroku's longsword. There was a loud clang, and the longsword instantly shattered. Its fragments fired in all directions.All the Origin Sword Style elites had been eradicated completely.A few minut
Isoroku's blade slashed downward. It was so fast that it was barely visible to the naked eye. However, before it could even touch Harvey's body, Isoroku suddenly saw him raise his right hand and flicked, hitting the blade when it was just starting to get close.Clang!It was an extremely simple move. However, Harvey's flick reached the blade first, and he immediately parried the attack. Isoroku's entire body shuddered, and his heart skipped a beat. He thought he was already victorious, but he was left with a shocked expression.He raised his blade and wanted to attempt another attack, but he could not do anything for a long while. Harvey was simply standing there with a calm expression. The two of them were close to each other, and Harvey looked like he was completely exposed. However, for someone like Isoroku, when someone was completely exposed, it also meant that he was not exposed at all. If he was not exposed, his blade could not slash downward at him anymore."You… You must h
"The joy's of youth," said Isoroku with a sigh of admiration. "To be young means to be fearless. It also means that there is no respect, and there is ignorance just how difficult it is for something to be overcome. When I'm in a good and chatty mood, you're attempting to anger me. You think that it's your power that makes me pause when I'm the one who's bestowing you this opportunity. You're simply too naive."Harvey calmly replied, "So you want to use your age to force me to respect you. Don't you understand that it's always out with the old and in with the new? If you don't, you'll really get thrown out one day."While the two of them were calmly exchanging words, the truth was from the moment they met each other, they were already clashing against each other. "Looks like there's nothing more to say."Isoroku sighed and slowly pointed the edge of his blade at Harvey. "I will now kill everyone close to you first before slicing your limbs. I'll make you die as you scream in pain."
Harvey was already making quite a concession. When he left with Sora, he was already prepared to kill him once he had arrived at his destination. But since Isoroku came knocking, he did not mind giving Sora up since he was not that important anyway."You're so confident, Harvey. So full of vigor. However, you forgot that in this condition, you're not in a place to negotiate," said Isoroku coldly. "Even if someone's going to come up with the conditions, that person will be me."Let's see now… Release that disappointing son of mine, and then leave your woman behind. Then, you will personally maim the limbs of your own men and then yourself. Only then will I allow you to leave on your knees. How does that sound?" It was clear Isoroku thought little of Harvey in the end."I'm not in the business of making life difficult for unimportant people like you. But since the Origin Sword Style has lost so many people, I need to get something back for them as their Predecessor, correct?"Then, H
"I've already heard your name even before you step foot in Grand City. That's because the Six Schools are all connected to the Origin Sword Style. By defeating all Six Schools alone, you have disrespected me," explained Isoroku, as if he was in the mood for a chat."What's more, you even killed my beloved student Sverker and even took down my worthless son? If it isn't because my source is very well trusted, I couldn't even believe it. For you to reach this level of power at this age, it's beyond amazing. Perhaps it's true when they say that the youths should never be underestimated!" Isoroku said with a sigh of admiration.Dozens of elites stepped out from the other military helicopters. They were probably Isoroku's personal students. All of them looked at Harvey with suspicion and shock. All of them knew how powerful Sverker was, that was why they found it even harder to believe that Harvey could defeat Sverker.Even if they put Sverker's defeat on one side, Sora was accompanied b
The opposing force got out of the helicopters after they landed, armed with weapons. Some were melee weapons, some were firearms, and they looked high and mighty all the way.Kenta had no choice but to step up. He raised his hand and yelled, "I'm from Fujihara…"But before he could even finish, someone from the other side had already pulled the trigger. A bullet streaked through Kenta's hair, and he finally broke a sweat when he realized what had just happened.Harvey knew very clearly that they were coming for him after seeing what happened. That was why he decided not to stay still anymore and stepped forward. He coldly said, "You're here for me, aren't you? Tell Isoroku to come talk to me."I have to say you are quite brave, Harvey. Calling me by name without any honorifics," A stern and cold voice came from a helicopter right before them. The door opened, and an islander slowly walked out. It was a man with white hair and beard.His figure was thin and even looked sickly, defi
"You're someone who has experience, too. You know that you'll need at least three hours to prepare to get this many military helicopters deployed. It's not something that you can do in an instant. It means that while you're still fighting with Sora and his men, Isoroku has been standing by in this place."Not to mention that we Fujiharas will never work with them before getting what we want. Which means that the Origin Sword Style elites already knew that you will most likely survive even if you're at a disadvantage. That's why they've been staying here for a long time."While everyone knew that Kenta was probably just spewing nonsense, Clarion was still partially convinced when he heard how Kenta made his argument sound plausible. Could it be that Kenta was not the one pulling the strings here?Harvey narrowed his eyes and waved his hand. "At the very least, Kenta's right about his social standing being insufficient to work with Isoroku. Not to mention that now that they have obtai
At this time, the helicopter was passing through rows of mountains and valleys. This area was uninhabited. After passing through this uninhabited area, one would arrive at the Golden Triangle. Once one passed through the Golden Triangle, one would reach Hyperborea and finally Grand City.It was around this time that Harvey could feel a burst of murderous intent."Crap! Everyone, brace yourselves!" Clarion suddenly yelled as he looked in front of him from the front seats. He even took out a cigarette, lit it up, and took a deep huff to increase his mental focus as his expression darkened.Harvey quickly walked over to the front and narrowed his eyes. Then, he saw a swarm of helicopters flying in mid-air in a tight formation. Harvey looked at the flag on the helicopters with a smirk and gave Kenta a glance. "This is your so-called guarantee?"Kenta's expression also darkened as he looked in front in disbelief. After a while, he finally spoke in a shaky voice, "Forget about the helico