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Ch 38
Hundreds of camera flashes went off all at once, lighting up the marble foyer in blinding white light.Reporters leaned forward in shock, whispering in wild excitement as they pointed their microphones toward Henry. The entire crowd of business leaders held their breath, waiting to see what would happen next.Brandon puffed out his chest, smiling like a hungry wolf. He kept his finger pointed right at Henry’s calm face, making sure every single television camera captured the moment."Do not let this fraud fool you!" Brandon barked loudly, his voice echoing off the high stone walls. "He wore cheap clothes and washed pots in the Humpton villa for four years! Now he puts on a fine suit to trick the state!"The journalists began shouting over each other, their voices rising in a noisy storm. "Is this true?!" a reporter yelled into his microphone. "Did he really steal the files from your company?!"Brandon laughed with cruel delight, stepping closer to the cameras. "Every single word is tr
Ch 37
The silence inside the Grand Celestial Hall was heavier than lead.Five hundred of the wealthiest elites in the world stood frozen beside their crystal banquet tables, staring at the shattered white jade tiles beneath Henry’s boots. Nobody dared to breathe. Even the weeping members of the Mo and Qiang families choked back their sobs, terrified that a single sound would draw the Supreme Architect’s eyes toward them.Elena Long stepped forward slowly, her silk heels clicking against the cracked stone. Her face was pale with worry as she looked at the blood-red reflection fading from the dome above."Henry," Elena whispered, placing her trembling hand gently on his sleeve. "Four years ago, when the Mediterranean sea transport went down, the International Maritime Bureau confirmed there were no survivors. How could the Black Serpent have pulled your mother out of the wreckage without your satellites detecting it?"Henry stood motionless, his dark eyes cold and bottomless."Because the rad
Ch 36
The marble tiles beneath Henry’s boots cracked further, sending spiderweb fractures across the center of the white jade stage.Inside the Grand Celestial Hall, not a single billionaire or foreign diplomat dared to breathe. Five hundred elites stood frozen around their banquet tables, staring up at the darkened holographic dome where the image of Henry’s mother had just vanished.On the steps of the dais, Patriarch Mo Zhen lay unconscious in a pool of his own blood. Beside him, Victor Mo was pressed face-down against the cold floor under the heavy combat boot of a Sovereign Guard, his broken teeth staining the jade crimson.Matriarch Bai Hansheng did not dare to lift her head from the floor. Her designer silk robes were soaked with cold sweat as she pressed her forehead against the bottom of Patriarch Long Tianji’s throne."Supreme Architect!" Matriarch Bai’s voice trembled so violently it echoed through the silent dome. "The Bai family swears eternal loyalty to the Directorate! Tonigh
Ch 35
The autumn wind swept through the narrow, crooked alleys of the Old District, carrying with it the bitter scent of coal smoke, rotting vegetable leaves, and damp earth. Unlike the towering glass-and-steel monoliths of the capital's central business district, where automated mag-lev transport hummed softly between fifty-story skyscrapers, the Old District remained a forgotten scar upon the city's underbelly. Crumbling brick tenements leaned toward one another like tired old men whispering secrets, their paint peeling away in long, gray strips that resembled dry skin.In the damp basement kitchen of a dingy noodle shop named Old Chen’s Hearth, the air was thick with the suffocating steam of boiling pork bone broth and rancid frying oil.A rusty fluorescent tube overhead flickered erratically, casting a sickly, greenish-yellow hue over the rusted stainless-steel sink piled high with greasy ceramic bowls, cracked soup spoons, and encrusted iron woks.Rose Humpton stood before the sink, he
Ch 34
The private Gulfstream jet bearing the dragon crest of the capital's Long family sliced through the stratospheric clouds like a silver blade. Below, the sprawling patchwork of fields, mountains, and provincial rivers melted away into a seamless blanket of white frost. Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was a masterclass in luxury. Polished mahogany panels, hand-stitched leather reclining seats, and crystal decanters filled with amber-hued century-old scotch defined a level of wealth that made provincial billionaires look like common peddlers.Elena Long sat across the aisle from Henry, her fingers resting lightly on a sleek titanium tablet displaying encrypted military and financial feeds from the capital. Despite her initial formal introduction on the tarmac, she had discarded her heavy crimson wool coat, revealing a tailored charcoal-gray executive suit that emphasized her sharp, commanding presence. Yet, every few moments, her hazel eyes flicked up to study the man seated opposite he
Ch 33
The massive double doors of the grand amphitheater stood wide open, letting in the sharp, bitter draft of the winter wind. Outside, the blue lights of fifty state police cruisers spun lazily against the slate-gray sky, casting long, fractured shadows across the marble steps where Brandon and Conrad Thorne had just been dragged away in handcuffs.Inside the vast hall, the air was still heavy with the ozone scent of short-circuited servers and the collective, stunned silence of a thousand elites. Not a single person dared to move from their seats. The television cameras, their lenses still fixed on the raised center platform, hummed quietly as they broadcast the historical downfall of Thorne Telecom to forty regional networks and millions of home viewers across the province.Academician White was the first to break the stillness. With shaking hands, the seventy-year-old pioneer of national telecommunications stepped out from behind the judge's table, his white hair ruffled by the draft.
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