Top Notch War God

Chapter 54

When they saw this scene, everyone around suddenly snapped back to reality, some stumbling to their feet and rushing for the door.

But just as they reached for the doorknob, Flamestrike walked in with a squad of armed soldiers and said, "Get back! Anyone who dares to move, kill!"

Everyone jumped in fear. 'Why are the soldiers here? We are just having a drink; is it really necessary to call in the troops?'

"General, I'm back to give my report!" Flamestrike approached Talon and gave a formal military salute.

Everyone turned to Talon, who had his hands behind his back and coldly said, "Interesting. Leave first."

Flamestrike hoisted Muron's body over his shoulder and turned to leave.

In an instant, only Talon and Harley remained in the room. Most people had sobered up from their drunkenness, but they couldn't react at all. Especially Harley; when Talon looked at him, he felt like he was about to wet himself. What the heck was going on?

As Talon stepped closer to him, Harley wanted to run, but his legs wouldn't cooperate. "Y-you… just calm down!"

"Let's hear about your crimes." Talon pulled up a chair and glared at him.

Harley stammered. "I… what crimes? I don't even know the guy you killed; he could've been brought in by someone else or maybe just a freeloader! I'm the chairman of Yuvi Group now. If you go against me, I'll cancel Ariya's director status tomorrow!"

Talon held his wine glass and smiled, but to Harley, it felt sinister: "Don't worry about that. You won't live to see tomorrow. Not only did you kill Leo, but you also colluded with them, and you have impure thoughts about my wife. Each of those is a death sentence!"

'Harley killed Leo?' Several sober shareholders stared at Harley in shock.

"You're lying! Saying I killed my father—do you have any proof? I admit I have some feelings for your wife, but feelings are just feelings; I didn't act on them! You're just bullying me because of your power, trying to take over my Vance family's business!" Harley's eyes widened in protest.

"Do I need proof if I want to kill you?" Talon shot back dismissively.

"There's evidence." An older man suddenly spoke up.

"Uncle, even you are framing me!" Harley shouted, his voice rising.

His uncle pulled out a phone from his pocket, opened the message screen, and said softly, "Whether it's framing or not, you'll understand after seeing this. The night before Mr. Hart was killed, he sent me a message saying that if anything happened to the company, I should hand it over to Ariya; her husband will investigate."

The first message from his uncle was indeed from Leo, leaving Harley speechless.

His uncle continued. "I asked him what was going on, and after a long time, he replied that Yuvi Group must not fall into Harley's hands. I immediately tried to call him, but his phone was already off. Harley, I suspected you from the very start, but I didn't want to believe it… You need to pay for Leo's death!"

"Uncle, those are just two irrelevant messages! What do they prove? Don't let yourself be deceived; he wants to take over my Vance family's business, that's why he staged this! If you ask me, my father might have been killed by him! Yes, it was him!" Harley suddenly countered fiercely, his eyes bloodshot.

Talon saw that Harley was still resisting and picked up Muron's phone from the table, saying, "Harley, I'll make sure you understand before you die. Look at this. Do you think there might be some clues in it? Maybe there's evidence of Muron reporting you for murder?"

"This!" Harley felt cold sweat on his forehead. 'Damn it, how did I forget about this? There can't be any evidence, please…'

"Here, do you want to see the video you sent Muron?" Talon said as he pressed play.

The video showed Leo, bound, glaring angrily at Harley, who stood across from him.

Harley said, "Dad, you really don't know what's good for you. If we sell the company to them, you could take the money and retire comfortably. Why do you have to force me into this? You know I don't want to, but I have no choice; I have to make this sacrifice for my future!"

As he spoke, Harley covered Leo's mouth and nose with his hand. Leo struggled against him, becoming weaker and weaker until he finally went silent.

"What else do you have to say?" The video ended there, and Talon put down the phone, asking in a low voice.

"I… I… have nothing… nothing…" Harley was now powerless to argue.

Talon slowly poured vodka over Harley while saying, "Those who kill their fathers deserve to die. After you die, this contract will also belong to me. I'll leave thirty percent of the shares to Leo's descendants, as I knew him."

"What… what are you going to do?" Harley was drenched, a bad premonition rising in his heart.

"Go to hell and atone for your sins."