Legend of Dragon Son-in-law

Chapter 666: Chapter 666 Apple Peel_1

“How’s the injury?”

“Four ribs broken, extensive bruising all over the body. Had it been someone else, they probably would have died by now.”

“Cooperative?”

“Very cooperative. We hardly had to exert any effort to complete the surgery.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

“Who did this to her? Such a nice girl, beaten to such a state!”

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“If you ask any more questions, you’ll end up just like the girl in there.”

“Goodbye.”

“Take care, not seeing you out.”

After sending the doctor away, Julius Reed pushed open the wooden door to the room.

Elwood Thorneycroft was lying on a bed, his body wrapped in white bandages.

There were three IV drips hanging over the bed, administering fluids.

“Thank you.”

Seeing Julius Reed walk in, the expression on Elwood Thorneycroft’s face was extremely complex.

The one who saved him turned out to be his sworn enemy, the person he wanted to kill every day!

And the one who wanted to kill him turned out to be his own foster father!

Even willing to sacrifice the lives of corporate brothers as a price, he lured Luciano Michael into the trap just to take his life!

“Ivan Reed capturing you could not possibly be about Stacy Cook’s death.”

Julius Reed sat at the head of Elwood Thorneycroft’s bed, picked up an apple from the fruit plate, and skillfully peeled it with a fruit knife.

That exquisite knife skill surprised Elwood Thorneycroft.

In almost three seconds, an apple was peeled.

And the width of the apple peel was exactly the same!

Just when Elwood Thorneycroft thought this apple was going to be for him next.

Crunch!

Julius Reed took a bite and said to himself, “Really sweet!”

Having been imprisoned for almost a day, and subjected to numerous beatings, Elwood Thorneycroft was physically and mentally exhausted.

For nearly 24 hours, he had not had a drop of water or a bite of food.

Hearing Julius Reed munching on the apple, he couldn’t help swallowing saliva.

Things that he never considered particularly appealing before seemed incredibly precious at this moment.

“Want some?”

Julius Reed ate an apple in just two bites, then grabbed a second one.

Before Elwood Thorneycroft could nod, the second apple was already peeled.

If there were an apple peeling competition, Julius Reed would definitely win the championship!

The global championship, that is.

After stuffing the apple into Elwood Thorneycroft’s mouth, Julius Reed continued to speak undisturbed, “Stacy Cook came to Gonzalez City on a mission. If Ivan Reed wanted to avenge his adopted son, he could have just killed you; there was no need for such complications.”

When he finished speaking, Elwood Thorneycroft’s mouth moved slightly.

In the end, he remained silent.

“I think Ivan Reed captured you because he wanted to extract some useful information or get something important.”

“As to what it is, I am not sure.”

“But I will tell you, that thing is also very important to me.”

Julius Reed stood up, and again expertly peeled an apple.

He placed it on the fruit plate and was about to leave.

“Wait…”

In the instant he turned around, Elwood Thorneycroft suddenly spoke.

At this moment, Elwood Thorneycroft’s face was filled with conflict, struggle, and pain.

“In my hair, there is a hairpin…”

After he said this, Julius Reed immediately went over and pulled out the hairpin from Elwood Thorneycroft’s hair.

“As expected…”

At the sight of the hairpin, a seriousness never before seen flickered in his eyes!

His hand holding the hairpin also began to tremble.

“Are you… okay?”

Noticing Julius Reed’s unusual behavior, Elwood Thorneycroft asked in a low voice.

“Where did you get this?”

Julius Reed’s eyes were fixed on the hairpin, and the ring on his finger also began to faintly flicker with red light.

“That day when I fought with Stacy Cook, she used this weapon. I found this hairpin extremely peculiar, so I took it straight off and stuck it in my hair,” he said.

“I had planned to find an expert for a thorough appraisal after settling the business in Gonzalez City, but I didn’t expect…”

At this point, Elwood Thorneycroft’s voice gradually faded away.

“Thank you.”

Julius Reed pocketed the hairpin and also picked up the fruit knife from the fruit plate.

Immediately after, the knife stretched towards Elwood Thorneycroft’s neck.

A murder to silence a witness?

A shiver ran down Elwood Thorneycroft’s spine.

Just when she was bracing for death, she realized there wasn’t any sensation at her neck.

“The apple wasn’t peeled cleanly, it’s unhygienic.”

Clang!

Julius Reed tossed the fruit knife back onto the fruit plate.

He strode away.

It took Elwood Thorneycroft a full three minutes to recover her senses.

She turned her head to look.

On the fruit knife, there really was a small piece of apple peel.

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“Cold Nelson, I think I have an idea of who was involved in the rebellion,” Julius Reed said after leaving the ward and arriving at the entrance of the private hospital, taking out his phone to call Cold Nelson.

All this while, Cold Nelson had been keeping an eye on the Skyfire and Ridge Family members in Five-river Province.

He was also using the internal pressure within the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance to try to limit the rebels’ activities.

“Master, I have not done well; that woman has left the city of Five-river Province and may have infiltrated Gonzalez City,” Cold Nelson’s voice came through the phone, laden with self-reproach.

“There’s no need for you to blame yourself. Since they wanted to assassinate me, they must have made thorough preparations,” Julius Reed was not worried about the traitors coming for him.

By then, he had regained most of his power.

Even if the strongest among the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance came for him, he was confident he could save himself.

As for the others, Julius Reed could eliminate them without effort.

“Master, in three months, it will be four years since you left the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance. At that time, these people plan to select a new leader,” Cold Nelson’s voice was chillingly cold.

“In three months, I will indeed return to the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance,” Julius Reed’s voice was exceptionally cold. “But first, I must kill all the traitors from back then!”

“Please give your orders, Master!”

Cold Nelson’s voice was incredibly devout.

“Check Isabella Warm for me. Find out where she has been recently. Employees, who else has she associated with!” Julius Reed said, recalling the hairpin as he mentioned the name.

“Isabella Warm? You suspect her?”

Cold Nelson was extremely shocked!

Isabella Warm was one of the four maidservants close to the leader of the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance.

Though she had no power of her own within the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance, she was one of the closest people to the leader!

“It’s only a suspicion, don’t alert them,” Julius Reed inhaled deeply and slowly said, “Perhaps it’s not her. But right now, I can’t trust anyone.”

“Understood! I’ll start looking immediately!”

Cold Nelson executed orders without compromise!

“Also, check for me if Ivan Reed from the capital city had any contact with the Ten Thousand Mountain Alliance. Once you find out, let me know immediately!”

After saying this, Julius Reed hung up the phone and headed straight for the armored bulletproof car.

Ten minutes later.

He appeared at the Bronze Sparrow Terrace.

“Boss, do you need anything?”

Aron Jackson saw Julius Reed enter on the monitor and hurried out of his office to greet him.

“Take this to Ivan Reed for me,” Julius Reed said, taking a USB flash drive from his pocket, and advised, “Make it subtle and careful, make sure Ivan Reed doesn’t find out it’s from us!”

“Boss, what’s your plan for Ivan Reed?”

Aron Jackson gestured, and an employee immediately came over to take the USB drive.

“I want to use Ivan Reed’s hand to wipe out Fabian Percival!” Julius Reed said with a faint smile, hands in his pockets, “I want to see if the people behind them can stay seated when these two forces clash!”