2026-09-30 07:01:15The atmosphere inside the King's Hall of the Meteor Club had shifted from the suffocating vanity of the Rich Kids into a sharp, crystalline terror. The smoke from the Tactical Breaching charges still curled around the legs of the obsidian tables, and the smell of ozone and gunpowder cloyed in the air, masking the expensive colognes. The thirty socialites, the heirs of the Three Great Families, were no longer the masters of River City; they were huddled masses of silk and fear, staring into th
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Chapter 055
The world seemed to lurch on its axis for Bob Lewis. He stood frozen on the sun-baked pavement of the Royal Grand Hotel plaza, his hand still limply clutching the gold-embossed invitation that—only moments ago—had been his ticket to godhood."What... did he just say?" Bob stammered, his voice sounding thin and reedy in his own ears. "The... the Chief of the Venture Group? Autumn Lee?"The name was like a physical blow to his solar plexus. In the hierarchy of River City’s business elite, the Venture Group was a titan, and its CEO, Autumn Lee, was the apex predator. She was the Ice Queen, a woman whose business acumen was as sharp as her features were beautiful."No... no, it’s impossible," Bob muttered, his eyes darting toward the retreating backs of Cliff and the woman in the rose-red gown. "They must have made a mistake. A clerical error! There’s no way a man like that—a Convict, a Live-in Son-in-Law who cleans floors—c
Chapter 054
"Pfft—hahaha!"The moment the words left Cliff's mouth, a wave of derisive laughter erupted from the crowd gathered in the sun-drenched plaza of the Royal Grand Hotel. It wasn't just a chuckle; it was the kind of mocking, belly-deep ridicule reserved for the truly delusional."Where did this backwater hick come from?" a man in a pinstriped suit wheezed, wiping a tear of laughter from his eye. "Seriously, I haven't heard anything that funny since the last market crash! Hey, kid, look in a mirror before you start spouting that nonsense!""Exactly," a woman standing nearby added, her voice dripping with venomous amusement. "This is the Partner Recruitment Convention for Judge Cole, the Pill King. Do you have any idea how high the barrier for entry is? Look at yourself! You probably couldn't even afford a glass of water in the lobby of the Royal Grand Hotel, let alone a seat at the table with a Grandmaster of medicine!""Security!" someone else yelled o
Chapter 053
"I truly didn't expect it. To think you actually had Chief Cleary in your pocket the whole time."Autumn Lee—known throughout the business world as The Ice Queen—stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the executive suite, her arms crossed over her chest. Her gaze followed the flickering blue and red lights of the police cruisers as they disappeared into the River City traffic. The silence in the room was heavy, a stark contrast to the violence that had unfolded just moments ago.Her expression was a complex tapestry of confusion and intrigue. For years, she had fought a cold war against Thomas Lee and his branch of the family. He had always held the upper hand, bolstered by the Lee Family's deep-rooted connections and the kind of influence that could bury a person with a single phone call. Yet, with one casual move, Cliff had dismantled that entire power structure, sending her uncle to a cold cell.She turned to look at the man sitting on the sofa,
Chapter 052
The air in the high-end conference room of the Sutton Group headquarters was thick with the copper tang of blood and the sharp, acrid scent of ozone. The onlookers, a collection of River City’s minor elite and corporate climbers, were paralyzed by a cocktail of shock and perverse anticipation. Their eyes darted from the broken bodies of the Defense Bureau agents on the floor to the stoic, immovable figure of Cliff."I can’t believe it," a man in a tailored suit whispered, his voice trembling so hard his gold watch rattled against his wrist. "This is a massacre. He didn't just resist arrest; he dismantled the law. This isn't just a crime anymore—it's a declaration of war against the State of Brooks.""It doesn't matter how good he is at fighting," a woman replied, her face pale as parchment as she clutched her designer handbag to her chest. "Look at the mess he’s made. He’s turned the Sutton Group into a crime scene. Even if he’s a Ma
Chapter 051
"A man like Chief Cleary, who handles ten thousand matters a day—you think a piece of trash like you could ever get close to him?"Captain Chase’s lip curled in a sneer that radiated pure, unadulterated disdain. He stood in the center of the plush conference room, his hand resting provocatively on his belt, right next to his service weapon. To him, the man standing across from him was nothing more than a bug waiting to be crushed under his polished boot."Who the hell do you think you're fooling?" Captain Chase barked, his voice echoing off the high ceilings of the Sutton Group's executive wing.Behind him, the crowd of onlookers—corporate sycophants, minor officials, and the Lee Family's hangers-on—erupted into a cacophony of mocking laughter. The sound was sharp, grating against the tense atmosphere of the room."This guy is a world-class poser," one man shouted from the back, clutching a glass of expensive scotch. "The Chief of
Chapter 050
The sound of the sirens was not merely a warning; it was a rhythmic, high-decibel wail that seemed to vibrate the very foundations of the Venture Group skyscraper. Down in the streets of the Eastriver New District, the afternoon traffic had been pushed aside by a convoy of black-and-white cruisers from the River City Defense Bureau. The blue and red strobe lights reflected off the glass monoliths, turning the "Industry Atmosphere" of the business district into a localized war zone. In River City, the law was a flexible thing, often shaped by the weight of one’s bank account or the depth of one’s lineage. And right now, the Lee Family's main branch was pulling every string in the ledger.Inside the executive boardroom, the silence was heavy, broken only by the ragged, wet breathing of the twenty enforcers lying broken on the floor. The scent of ozone from the high-voltage stun devices and the metallic tang of blood filled the room. Cliff remained seated at the head o
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