Chapter 42 A Big Short's Prisoner

• Inside a factory on the southern border, several thieves who had stolen from Madilyn were all kneeling on the ground. Sitting across from them on a chair was a stern middle-aged man. He was Peter Hoots, a well-known tycoon on the border. Despite his common name, Peter had a formidable reputation in the southern border region. At this moment, Peter was gloomy. The southern border was the border of Griffinland, full of all kinds of darkness and blood. With his strong-arm tactics, Peter had established a foothold in the area, but every year new forces emerged, and the Hanson family’s position was being threatened. In recent years, there had been a downward trend. Just recently, the Blood Emerald Pearl had appeared, and Peter had received the news that the famous organization, the Asura Sect, was highly interested in it. So he tried his best to get the Blood Emerald Pearl and planned to give it to people from the Asura Sect to gain Asura Sect’s support and solve the current predicament of the Hanson family. In order to obtain the Blood Emerald Pearl, two of Peter’s four top experts had died in battle. Many other subordinates had suffered heavy losses, but they finally got it. However, fearing that something might go wrong, Peter came up with a plan to deceive everyone. He let his daughter take the Blood Emerald Pearl to Lerwick Mount to hand over to the Asura Sect representatives. Unfortunately, it had been lost. After hearing the news, Peter immediately mobilized all his resources, to search for the thieves who had stolen the pearl in Lerwick Mount, and he finally found them today. But these thieves said that the Blood Emerald Pearl was sna tched away by a young man.
• After much beating and threatening, it was determined that the thieves were not lying. So the most urgent task now was to find that young man. “Madilyn, do you still remember the young man who warned you about the theft?” Peter looked at his daughter Madilyn next to him. At this moment, Madilyn also had a self-reproachful expression on her face. Blood Emerald Pearl was the key to the success of the Hanson family, but she lost it. If only she had listened to the young man’s advice and not judged him by his appearance, the Blood Emerald Pearl would have been successfully delivered to the Asura Sect, and their family’s difficulties would have been resolved. Taking a deep breath, Madilyn nodded. “I can remember the general appearance, but he looked like he was just a tourist on the southern border. “I’m afraid that he is not from the southern border. If you want to find him, it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.” “Ouch…” Peter sighed. “I can only have a try. Just then, one of his subordinates walked over and whispered some words to Peter. Peter was a bit surprised. Jarod was dead, and the jewelry appraisal market in the southern border region would be reshuffled, which might be an opportunity for the Hanson family to enter the jewelry appraisal industry. In the past, with Jarod in charge, the Hanson family had no chance at all. However, the Blood Rose was not easy to deal with. “By the way, are there any rumors about Jarod?” Peter asked.
• The subordinate replied, “It is said that he was killed by people from Newden City, but the specific situation has not been clarified yet…” On the other side, after Leonard and others transported the gemstone to the airport, they completed the transport procedures and then got on the plane back to Newden City. This trip to the southern border was fruitful. Especially Leonard’s strength made Waylon more determined to make friends with Leonard. Even Jacob looked at Leonard with awe in his eyes. On the plane, Jacob couldn’t help asking, “Mr. Santos, it seems that the attack you used to defeat Jarod was the Eight Extremes Fist. Does that mean you are a disciple of the Eight Extremes Fist?” Since ancient times, there had been a saying that “the literary works of Tai Chi bring peace to the world, while the martial arts of Eight Extremes control the universe.” The Eight Extremes Fist was powerful and formidable. Yet Leonard shook his head. “I do know the Eight Extremes Fist, but I am not specialized in it. An old master taught me a lot of different boxing techniques, of which Eight Extremes is just one.” Having said that, Leonard didn’t say anything.