Invisible Security Guard-Chapter 2003 - 2022: Francis Harmon Gets Into Trouble Again
Yusuf Zuck went mad, completely losing control. He leaped left and right through the mountain forest, his Breath of Understanding scanning the void around him incessantly.
He had never hated anyone so much. Although he had many enemies before, they were merely simple enemies without high levels of hatred. But now, he truly, truly wanted to tear Landyn Torres to pieces!
However... after searching for a day and a night, he turned the entire Tianji Mountain upside down, but didn’t find a single trace of anyone!
Logically, even if Landyn Torres had escaped, there should still have been other bandits, but they had all vanished as well, with no idea where they went!
"Old Yun Third, you can’t escape!" After failing to find him, Yusuf Zuck returned home directly, no longer interested in Monster Collecting. Collecting more monsters would only lay the foundations for the former Longevity Empire, but did he care about the Longevity Empire?
He didn’t care. What empire or not? What inheritance or not? What unification or not?
He had lost interest; all he wanted now was to kill!
"Whoosh~"
Upon returning smoothly to Transient City, Yusuf Zuck immediately ordered the palace chamberlain to convene all courtiers for an assembly, immediately!
The palace chamberlain was also meticulously selected and was not a eunuch. Yusuf Zuck did not adopt any eunuch-related policies because he had no concubines in the harem, so why bother with eunuchs?
Thus, all the palace stewards were normal people!
However, the palace chamberlain had never seen Yusuf Zuck so serious before, so he immediately sent people to notify, with utmost urgency, for an assembly!
It didn’t take two hours before, everyone except those carrying out various external tasks, several hundred courtiers gathered in the Palace Hall!
However, all courtiers witnessed Yusuf Zuck’s pale face, shrouded in gloom, radiating a killing intent that could be described as a breath of catastrophe.
"Is everyone present?" Yusuf Zuck asked coldly.
The on-duty courtiers glanced around the hall and immediately bowed, saying, "Minister Lin is absent!"
"Francis Harmon isn’t here?" Yusuf Zuck immediately flew into a rage, standing up abruptly, and said: "Does he think he’s a favored minister? That he can ignore me as king? Challenging my authority repeatedly? Does he think Earth won’t rotate without him?"
"All courtiers were confused; what’s this Earth he’s talking about?"
"Someone, bring Francis Harmon here, capture him and behead him on the main palace square, damn it!" Yusuf Zuck was a true bandit, his reckless energy making him seem like a great demon!
"Yes~" Palace experts quickly sprang into action.
Parker Berger and Lucian Autumn then exchanged glances, with Lucian Autumn stepping forward and saying, "Your Majesty, regarding Francis..."
"Shut your mouth, dare to plead for mercy, and you’ll be executed as well!" Yusuf Zuck said coldly.
Lucian Autumn was immediately silenced, wondering what Francis Harmon had done. The king had called for an urgent assembly, yet he didn’t show up, truly seeking death, and no plea could be made for him, so he could only feel sorry for Francis Harmon.
Parker Berger also took a deep breath; something seemed wrong with the king today.
"Alright, I have something to say. From now on, you must all drop your work and find people for me, look for the Tianji Mountain, King Tianji, and the bandits. I don’t care what methods you use, whoever finds King Tianji, or even any Tianji Mountain bandits, I will reward lavishly."
"Moreover, issue a notice to the whole nation; if anyone finds any Tianji Mountain bandits and the information is accurate, they will be given titles, cities, and military ranks, whatever they desire."
"Ah..." Hearing Yusuf Zuck’s words, all ministers were stunned. What wind blew through the king now? How did Tianji Mountain offend you?
"Your Majesty, asking all courtiers to drop everything to find a group of bandits seems inappropriate, we..."
"Shut up!" Yusuf Zuck interrupted Parker Berger before he could finish, coldly saying: "I will mobilize the entire nation to find them, don’t give me any of that reasoning. The Empire, kingship, Transient City, the world— it all doesn’t matter, the entire world could die, and it wouldn’t matter to me, but I want King Tianji. Find them for me! Anyone who doesn’t go all out to find them, and I’ll kill their whole family!"
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All ministers were terrified, their spines chilled. The king at this moment was terrifying, almost ready to devour people!
Parker Berger also pouted and didn’t dare to advise further, realizing the king seemed bewitched and agitated. So, he could only wait until the king calms down to give advice again.
"What are you still stunned for? Go find people for me. Not only use the Empire’s resources, but also leverage your families, relatives, and friends to gather information for me. Whoever finds them, I will be grateful!" Yusuf Zuck shouted.
"Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes~" All ministers nodded repeatedly, then quickly fled without a trace!
At this moment, Yusuf Zuck displayed a shadow of a tyrant, as tyrants throughout history have — selfish, arrogant, and manipulative!
Of course, the courtiers were willing, after all, he was the king, and following his orders was right. The king’s interests were their interests; the king’s hatred was their hatred!
Just as everyone retreated, even Parker Berger had left, the palace expert who had gone to capture Francis Harmon returned to report: "Your Majesty, there’s trouble, Minister Lin has been captured!"
"Damn it, why doesn’t he just die!" Yusuf Zuck cursed. This guy always had issues!
Of course, he now understood that it wasn’t Francis Harmon skipping assembly but being captured by someone else!
"Who dares to capture him? Is there anyone disrupting order in Transient City?" Yusuf Zuck said, rolling his eyes.
"The specifics are being investigated, expecting news soon!" As the palace expert reported back, Parker Berger and Lucian Autumn returned, kneeling after entering the hall, saying: "Your Majesty, there’s trouble, Minister Lin encountered an incident!"
"What happened? Tell me!" Yusuf Zuck impatiently said.
"He was taken by a person who severely injured his adoptive parents. Now, Minister Lin has been stripped naked and is tied to the pole at the Red Delight Pavilion, watched by a crowd, disgracing the Empire!"
"Indeed disgraced, embarrassing indeed. But being strung up naked on a pole, who did this? What grudge do they have?" Yusuf Zuck was a bit confused. Who in Transient City would be so bold to act against an Empire minister, equating an attack on a minister to a slap on the face of the Empire!
"The incident started when a patron visited the Red Delight Pavilion, owned by Minister Lin. It had a star courtesan who served only Minister Lin, but the visiting patron didn’t know and requested the star courtesan. Then, the star courtesan was... by the patron. Later, Minister Lin led people to cause trouble but was out-argued, using his status to deploy ’Heaven’s Palace’ guards. However, the person had a high Cultivation Level and slaughtered all the guards, capturing Minister Lin and hanging him on the pole for public display, speaking ill of the Empire. Heaven’s Palace later sent many people, but no one dared approach the person!
Heaven’s Palace is Transient City’s administrative office, similar to the capital’s judicial department, responsible for city security!
"Crap, brothels are meant for patronizing, if Francis Harmon wanted to take this one in as a concubine, bring her home, why leave her in a brothel if not for patron business?" Yusuf Zuck cursed, berating Francis Harmon for his absurdity.
"Your Majesty, now isn’t the time to look into Minister Lin’s responsibility. If this isn’t resolved, our Empire’s dignity will be lost." Parker Berger said solemnly.
"Send Longevity experts... forget it, I will personally go and take a look." Yusuf Zuck said, stepping down from the throne to leave!
