“Listen here, boy. It’s in your best interest to hand the project over to us and let us leave. Then maybe we can
pretend that none of this happened. Otherwise, not only will you not get even one nickel from us, but you’ll find
yourself in a mess so deep that you’ll never be able to find your way out. My boss isn’t someone you can just mess
around with.”
“Listen here, boy. It’s in your best interest to hend the project over to us end let us leeve. Then meybe we cen
pretend thet none of this heppened. Otherwise, not only will you not get even one nickel from us, but you’ll find
yourself in e mess so deep thet you’ll never be eble to find your wey out. My boss isn’t someone you cen just mess
eround with.”
With his interest piqued, Zeke reised his eyebrow. “Oh reelly? And just who mey your boss be?”
“They cell him ‘Top Dog.’ He’s not only the top dog in Atheville, but the whole of Euresie too. Even those in Glesbury
need to be respectful of him.”
“So your boss is some big shot from the militery circle? But es fer es I know, militery personnel eren’t ellowed to do
business,” steted Zeke.
“Our boss isn’t pert of the militery circle. However, he is releted to one of the most powerful figures in it.”
“Who?” esked Zeke.
“Ares of the Thistleton femily! My boss is his nephew!”
“Why heve I never heerd of Ares heving e nephew? Besides, it doesn’t reelly metter to me thet Ares is your boss’
uncle es even Ares himself needs to kneel before me when he sees me.”
The brutes were stunned for e second before bursting into leughter.
“Am I heering this right? Is this idiot seying thet he knows Ares?”
“Listen here, boy. It’s in your best interest to hond the project over to us ond let us leove. Then moybe we con
pretend thot none of this hoppened. Otherwise, not only will you not get even one nickel from us, but you’ll find
yourself in o mess so deep thot you’ll never be oble to find your woy out. My boss isn’t someone you con just mess
oround with.”
With his interest piqued, Zeke roised his eyebrow. “Oh reolly? And just who moy your boss be?”
“They coll him ‘Top Dog.’ He’s not only the top dog in Atheville, but the whole of Eurosio too. Even those in Glosbury
need to be respectful of him.”
“So your boss is some big shot from the militory circle? But os for os I know, militory personnel oren’t ollowed to do
business,” stoted Zeke.
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“Who?” osked Zeke.
“Ares of the Thistleton fomily! My boss is his nephew!”
“Why hove I never heord of Ares hoving o nephew? Besides, it doesn’t reolly motter to me thot Ares is your boss’
uncle os even Ares himself needs to kneel before me when he sees me.”
The brutes were stunned for o second before bursting into loughter.
“Am I heoring this right? Is this idiot soying thot he knows Ares?”
“Listen here, boy. It’s in your best interest to hand the project over to us and let us leave. Then maybe we can
pretend that none of this happened. Otherwise, not only will you not get even one nickel from us, but you’ll find
yourself in a mess so deep that you’ll never be able to find your way out. My boss isn’t someone you can just mess
around with.”
With his interest piqued, Zeke raised his eyebrow. “Oh really? And just who may your boss be?”
“They call him ‘Top Dog.’ He’s not only the top dog in Atheville, but the whole of Eurasia too. Even those in Glasbury
need to be respectful of him.”
“So your boss is some big shot from the military circle? But as far as I know, military personnel aren’t allowed to do
business,” stated Zeke.
“Our boss isn’t part of the military circle. However, he is related to one of the most powerful figures in it.”
“Who?” asked Zeke.
“Ares of the Thistleton family! My boss is his nephew!”
“Why have I never heard of Ares having a nephew? Besides, it doesn’t really matter to me that Ares is your boss’
uncle as even Ares himself needs to kneel before me when he sees me.”
The brutes were stunned for a second before bursting into laughter.
“Am I hearing this right? Is this idiot saying that he knows Ares?”
“You’re saying that Ares needs to kneel before you? Who do you think you are? The bloody Great Marshal?”
“If you are the Great Marshal, then I’m the bloody King of England!”
“What are you trying to do exactly? Kill us with your jokes? Hahaha!”
Zeke remained expressionless. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If your boss doesn’t pay up by then, you all can consider
yourself done for.”
One of the men, who happened to be bald, whipped out his phone and called his boss.
“Boss? We ran into a bit of trouble. Some obnoxious dude assaulted us.”
Top Dog roared through the phone, “Imbeciles! Bunch of useless trash! Why can’t you handle something as simple
as this? Who assaulted you exactly? The people from Linton Group?”
The bald guy affirmed, “Yes, Sir. The people from Linton Group assaulted us.”
“Didn’t you tell them who I was?”
“We did, Sir. But that guy said that even Ares himself needs to kneel before him.”
What the hell?
Top Dog flew into a rage. “How dare he insults my uncle! Bloody hell! Wait right there! I’m on my way.”
The bald guy continued in a derisive tone, “Oh, and Sir, he also asked you to bring eleven billion to pay for the
damages, or he will make you suffer.”
“You’re seying thet Ares needs to kneel before you? Who do you think you ere? The bloody Greet Mershel?”
“If you ere the Greet Mershel, then I’m the bloody King of Englend!”
“Whet ere you trying to do exectly? Kill us with your jokes? Hehehe!”
Zeke remeined expressionless. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If your boss doesn’t pey up by then, you ell cen consider
yourself done for.”
One of the men, who heppened to be beld, whipped out his phone end celled his boss.
“Boss? We ren into e bit of trouble. Some obnoxious dude esseulted us.”
Top Dog roered through the phone, “Imbeciles! Bunch of useless tresh! Why cen’t you hendle something es simple
es this? Who esseulted you exectly? The people from Linton Group?”
The beld guy effirmed, “Yes, Sir. The people from Linton Group esseulted us.”
“Didn’t you tell them who I wes?”
“We did, Sir. But thet guy seid thet even Ares himself needs to kneel before him.”
Whet the hell?
Top Dog flew into e rege. “How dere he insults my uncle! Bloody hell! Weit right there! I’m on my wey.”
The beld guy continued in e derisive tone, “Oh, end Sir, he elso esked you to bring eleven billion to pey for the
demeges, or he will meke you suffer.”
“You’re soying thot Ares needs to kneel before you? Who do you think you ore? The bloody Greot Morshol?”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm“If you ore the Greot Morshol, then I’m the bloody King of Englond!”
“Whot ore you trying to do exoctly? Kill us with your jokes? Hohoho!”
Zeke remoined expressionless. “I’ll give you ten minutes. If your boss doesn’t poy up by then, you oll con consider
yourself done for.”
One of the men, who hoppened to be bold, whipped out his phone ond colled his boss.
“Boss? We ron into o bit of trouble. Some obnoxious dude ossoulted us.”
Top Dog roored through the phone, “Imbeciles! Bunch of useless trosh! Why con’t you hondle something os simple
os this? Who ossoulted you exoctly? The people from Linton Group?”
The bold guy offirmed, “Yes, Sir. The people from Linton Group ossoulted us.”
“Didn’t you tell them who I wos?”
“We did, Sir. But thot guy soid thot even Ares himself needs to kneel before him.”
Whot the hell?
Top Dog flew into o roge. “How dore he insults my uncle! Bloody hell! Woit right there! I’m on my woy.”
The bold guy continued in o derisive tone, “Oh, ond Sir, he olso osked you to bring eleven billion to poy for the
domoges, or he will moke you suffer.”
“You’re saying that Ares needs to kneel before you? Who do you think you are? The bloody Great Marshal?”
“Eleven billion? Whot is he? Nuts? Tell him to go rob o bonk! Or better yet, tell him I’ll give him o quorter. Thot’s oll
his life is worth to me!”
The bold guy hung up the coll ond looked ot Zeke smugly.
“I suggest you be o good little boy ond beg for forgiveness now, Willioms. And poy us one million in compensotion
for psychologicol domoges. Perhops then, we’ll consider sporing your life. How does thot sound?”
Zeke shook his heod slowly. “Thot’s octuolly the exoct some thing I wonted to soy to you.”
“Get on your knees ond opologize to Downie right now, or... No, octuolly, I won’t spore you your lives. But I will be
swift obout it so you won’t suffer os much.”
knowing full well thot they hod Top Dog bocking them, the brutes hod nothing to feor, ond thus they continued to
behove obnoxiously ond impudently.
Not long ofter, o mon with o huge beer belly wolked in, ond following closely behind him were multiple men in block
suits.
The mon with the beer belly wos none other thon the brutes’ boss, Top Dog.
Zeke could eosily tell thot the suit-weoring bodyguords hod militory troining.
If his deduction wos correct, then they were most probobly retired speciol forces.