Chapter 1785 (1/2)

Chapter 924 - Ruins

New York, a little way off in the wilderness near the city, was a lush forest.

Even though it was already late winter, the forest was still extremely lush. Just looking at the swaying leaves of the leaves made one forget about the cold winter. One mistakenly thought that spring had arrived.

If one looked around and continued walking forward from the direction of the forest, there was a large artificial lake. The surface of the lake was sparkling, and it did not freeze from the cold winter at all.

The reason was because there was a thick forest around the artificial lake. It was like a tall wall surrounding the artificial lake, causing the temperature here to be quite a bit different from the outside and making the environment more pleasant.

If it wasn't for the fact that they could still see the tall factory chimney in the distance, everyone would probably think of this place as a paradise.

One could imagine how pleasant it would be to be able to live here.

However, it was obviously not easy to have a place to stay. Whether it was in China or the United States, even in this world-cla.s.s and prosperous city of New York, living in this kind of environment was still something only a rich person could live in.

”Money has power” wasn't a phrase that was popular only in China. It was the same in any other country, and foreign countries weren't heaven either. It was impossible for people to be so fair with each other. Even the most economically developed countries were not as beautiful as people imagined.

So, looking around, there were almost no residential buildings around the artificial lake. Even if there were, it was still quite a distance away. It was obviously impossible to enjoy the fresh air and beautiful environment here at all times.

However, what was surprising was that right on the banks of the artificial lake, in a lush and verdant forest, there was actually light coming out.

If one looked carefully, they would notice that in the lush forest, there was actually a manor hidden. Moreover, it was a manor that covered an extremely wide area.

The walls of the manor were built in the forest. One of the areas was cleared and the main building of the manor was built …

It could be imagined that the people who could live in this manor were obviously not homeless people, and definitely not those who worked hard every day to pay off the bank's interest.

Look at the front door of the manor. On it is written a line of English characters that look like they are showing their fangs and claws.

These letters were all abbreviations, and if translated, it would mean a long list of surnames. This was a custom in the West, for example, when a woman married her husband, their surname would be preceded by their husband's surname, or in some countries, their surname would be their husband's.

And among this string of letters, the first abbreviation represented an extremely powerful family — Fels!

There was no need to talk about the power of the powerful White Hand. After seeing the letters, no one would have any further questions as to why they owned such a large manor in such a good environment.

This was the home of Karl Firth, the current head of the Firth Family!

It was already late at night. Aside from the searchlights on the manor's walls, which would occasionally sweep past them, and the patrolling guards, there was no other activity in the surrounding area.

At this moment, there was a distance of some distance between them and the forest. A car was parked by the roadside, its motor and headlights turned off without a sound.

The two figures flashed and disappeared into the forest.

Inside the villa, there was a man who was sleeping soundly. He suddenly felt a cold feeling on his neck and at the same time, a cold female voice sounded beside his ear, ”Karl … Phelps? ”

Swis.h.!.+

Karl's body suddenly stiffened. As the leader of the Firth family, although he had been raised as a prince for many years, being able to become the next head of the family was no easy feat. It only took Karl a split-second to realize what had happened to him.

Someone had snuck into his bedroom and put a knife to his neck.

”Ai!”

Carl quickly raised his hands, indicating that he would not resist, and was about to speak.

”I can guarantee that before you can scream, your throat will be cut. If you don't believe me, you can try!” The cold female voice sounded again, causing Karl to not even dare to move his finger.

”It seems like you are Karl!” The woman's voice was cold, and her wrist suddenly moved.

”Wait a minute!” Karl felt the sharp blade pressing down on his neck suddenly increase in strength. Immediately, he lowered his voice and said, ”Don't kill me. Whatever you want, I can give it to you!”

Although Karl could not see the other party in the darkness, he could still feel the ice-cold killing intent emanating from the other party's body.

Carl was terrified!

It suddenly occurred to him that the underworld in New York City had been ma.s.sacred. All the upper echelons of the team had been killed in one night, and the leaders of more than twenty small gangs had been killed as well.

Could it be that now … Was it finally his turn?

His mind raced as he thought about it. If his guess was right, then this time he really was in danger. His opponent had already killed so many people, so why would he send this one out?