Castle of War, Elhorn Manor.
Victor had just returned from the cemetery, and with his efforts, old Jones reluctantly agreed to bury his wife in the family cemetery.
In the past, when a family member was buried, all family members would be present, regardless of their status during their lifetime.
But because of Anna's private actions, the entire Elhoin family fell into an unfavorable situation. Although old Jones allowed him to bury his wife in the family cemetery, very few people were willing to attend the funeral.
Apart from Victor and his son, only the second brother Gail attended the funeral. This was probably the quietest funeral in the history of the Elhoyne family. In such a large cemetery, there were only two or three people.
After returning to the manor, Victor received news that the young councilor of Scavenger City had replied and his father was waiting for him in the study.
Victor quickly walked to the study and pushed open the door. Not only did he see his second brother Gail, but even his eldest brother Hann, who had been at the White Stone Base, had returned.
Hann could be said to be the tallest of the three brothers, with a body like an iron tower. When he stood in the study, the originally spacious room suddenly seemed a little cramped.
Hann's hair was very short, each strand was as hard as a steel needle, his hair and beard were all white, and the lines on his face were sharp, like a blade that could be unsheathed at any time.
Victor saw him and nodded slightly. Hann said nothing but just said "hmm".
Then old Jon said, "Now that you are all here, let's hear what the young man has to say."
He made a gesture, and his second son Gale took out a box-like remote control and pressed it. The light in the study dimmed, and a light screen appeared on the wall. The screen showed a place similar to an execution ground. The young councilman from the Scavenger City was sitting on a chair, and a man was kneeling in front of him. From the back, it seemed to be Mihawk, who was known as the "hound" in their family.
This is also a video. At the beginning of the video, someone walked up to Mihawk and pointed a gun at his temple.
The next second, a beam of light passed through Mihawk's head, and instantly the 'hound' turned into a corpse, lying on the ground.
The camera moved forward, giving Mihawk a close-up, before moving to the young councilman from Scavenger City.
The young man crossed his fingers and smiled, "Mr. Victor, I have received your invitation. First of all, I would like to express my deepest sympathy for the misfortune that happened to Elhoin."
"Besides, the meeting you proposed is exactly what I want. I hope that by then, I can meet you and Mr. Jones, the head of your Elhorn family. We should really sit down and have a good talk to avoid similar tragedies from happening again."
"I will arrive at Fort Ares next Wednesday. I look forward to meeting you."
The camera pulls back and you can see Mihawk's body being carried away. At this point, the entire video ends.
After the video was played, Old Jones looked at his sons and asked, "What do you think?"
Hann said first: "I have dispatched an elite force from the White Rock Base. When the time comes, I will personally participate in the interception operation. But I suspect that Mihawk may have revealed our details before his death."
"After all, his love for Anna is not necessarily such a secret if he knows that she is dead."
Then, Hann looked at his brother and said, "Victor, you shouldn't have let Anna commit suicide. You added another uncertain variable to the whole thing."
Victor looked at his brother calmly: "She is my wife."
"She doesn't necessarily love you that much." Han En said lightly
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Victor clenched his fists, and at this moment, his father's voice rang out: "So far, no matter what, things have changed, so what we have to do is to come up with a foolproof plan."
Old Jones looked at his eldest son and said, "Accusing your brother at this time will not make things better."
Hann lowered his head, neither refutating nor agreeing.
Gale cleared his throat and said, "I recently met with some officials from the Fortress, and they didn't seem to know about this matter. It seems that the young congressman did not inform the Fortress."
"This is a good thing, but we must be more cautious. If the top leaders of the fortress have already been in contact with him secretly and deliberately concealed it from the people below, it means that the fortress has already stood on his side."
Old Jones said in a deep voice: "I will go to the church later to meet with Bishop Joseph, hoping to win the support of the church."
Victor said expressionlessly: "We pay a lot of tribute to the church every year."
Old Jones glanced at him and said: "Relationships maintained by material things are the most fragile, because our enemies can do the same."
Gale looked at his father and said, "Perhaps we can ask Wang Lingjun to come to the War God Castle."
Old Jones nodded and said, "You can contact him later. He can set any terms. As long as we can afford it, we will not be stingy."
Han En, who had been silent the whole time, sneered: "Wang Lingjun is as timid as a mouse, otherwise, would he hand over Mihawk so easily?"
"He has not yet disclosed the details of the fight, but my channel in the Waste Collection City has reported that Wang Lingjun was defeated by the young councillor, so we are likely to be facing a Heavenly Rank expert." Gale added, "Before that, the young councillor had prepared a medium in the fortress, which was probably a Level 7 medium."
The atmosphere in the study suddenly became tense.
Han En murmured: "Rank 7, Heavenly Rank Expert..."
Old Jones smiled and said, "A Heavenly Rank warrior is not invincible. As long as we are willing to spend a lot of money, we may be able to kill him. Moreover, if he is really a Heavenly Rank warrior, we must kill him before he fully grows up. Otherwise, we, Elhoin, may have to consider moving our entire clan far away."
Gale nodded: "Then I will contact Wang Lingjun now?"
"Go ahead."
Old Jon looked at his other two sons and said, "This is a crisis for us at Elhoin, but it is also an opportunity. As long as we can kill this young councillor and let the fortress know our strength and heritage, many things will become easier in the future."
"I have often told you that Elhoin itself is not necessarily that powerful. We have been able to operate until now because of our absolute trust in our family. It is this trust that has brought us to where we are now."
"Hahn, Victor, do you understand?"
The two brothers exchanged glances and nodded at the same time: "We understand, father."
Old Jones then stood up and said, "Very good, you guys go and do your work, I also have to go to church."
at the same time.
In the city lord's office, Huo Hanshan's desk was piled with documents. After the anti-world bacteria incident, several blocks of the War God Castle were beginning to be rebuilt. At the same time, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the rivers and sewer systems had to be renovated and emergency safety valves had to be installed so that when necessary, the spread of infection could be quickly cut off to prevent the spread of the disaster.
These projects required a lot of work, and Huo Hanshan completed almost all of them, big and small, in order to ensure quality.
He had to personally oversee all the projects, so much so that during this period of time, he almost ate and slept in the office, the only thing he lacked was setting up a tent in the office.
Huo Hanshan was reading a document when he heard a knock on the door. He put down the document, rubbed his brows and said, "Come in."
When the door opened, he saw the Minister of Security coming with his secretary Lu An.
"City Lord, Councillor Tianyang has some news." The security chief glanced at his secretary and said, "Lü An, you tell us."
As the person directly responsible for contacting Tianyang, Lu An did not refuse. He nodded and said to Huo Hanshan: "Member Tianyang has learned that Elhoin has a base in the 'White Stone Corridor'. He hopes to cooperate with us to launch an attack on this base before next week."
Huo Hanshan was stunned for a moment, then he laughed: "It's really not that simple, that young man actually knows about Elhoin's past, he wants to destroy this base?"
Lu An shook his head: "No, his idea is to control this base."
Huo Hanshan understood at once: "He wants to take over Elhoin's power. Of course, this is after eliminating Old Jones and others."
He did not hesitate and said decisively: "Tell him that we will give him an army of about 500 people, fully equipped, and at least two colonels will accompany him. We will fully cooperate with his actions."
Lu An didn't expect it to be so smooth. He was stunned for a moment before asking, "Then should I reply now?"
"Go ahead."
After Lu An left, the security minister said with some concern: "City Lord, although we can use this young man to deal with Elhoin, wouldn't the most ideal situation be to let them restrain each other?"
"If we help him eliminate Elhoin, perhaps he will become another Elhoin in no time."
Huo Hanshan smiled and said, "Your worries are not without reason, but I believe that City Lord Lin Jianping will never be so petty if he takes a fancy to someone."
"If he doesn't just focus on the Ares Castle, he won't become another Elhoin. He will be restrained. And his handling of Settlement No. 12 has confirmed my thoughts."
Since Huo Hanshan was so sure, the Minister of Security said nothing more, took his leave, and went about his own business.
Huo Hanshan looked out the window and smiled, "Old Jones should be going to the War Church now. I wonder who Joseph, the wise man known as the Fox of the Western Continent, will bet on this time..."
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Scavenger city.
It's already evening.
An inconspicuous magnetic car drove to Fang Street and stopped in the open space outside the Desert Rose bar. The car door opened and Tianyang got out.
He was dressed simply and carried no weapons. He walked calmly into the bar like an ordinary drinker under the gazes of several burly men with prosthetic limbs or tattoos nearby.
The bar's lobby is dimly lit. Unlike other bars, it is deserted and quiet.
But there were still customers coming. Tianyang picked a seat and sat down at random. After a while, someone pulled a chair and sat down opposite him.
He was a man from Western Land with long hair, and he wore sunglasses even at night.
He had strong facial features, a stylish beard, and wore black leather armor.
He lifted the mechanical prosthesis and placed it on the table, tapping it lightly with his steel fingers: "What brought Senator Tianyang here?"