Legend of Dragon Son-in-law - Chapter 283
Chapter 283: Chapter 282 Mysterious Organization_1
Upon hearing Miguel Abbott’s words, the driver, knowing the way well, quickly parked the car downstairs of an old residential building.
“Mr. Reed, follow me.”
To prevent the locals in the old city district from getting suspicious, not a single person stayed in the car, not even the driver; everyone went upstairs together.
After walking into the dark corridor, the three of them stood in front of door 401 on the fourth floor.
“Anyone home?”
Miguel Abbott knocked on the door gently.
“Mr. Abbott, you’ve come?”
Soon, the door opened from the inside, and a woman in her thirties stepped out.
Although she was a bit older and not meticulous about her appearance, she still had a lingering charm.
“Let’s talk inside.”
Miguel Abbott stretched out his hand, and Julius Reed and the driver hurriedly went in.
And the woman, after ensuring there was no one else outside, closed the door.
“What’s the matter, nothing’s happened to Roosevelt Shaw and the others, has it?”
As soon as he entered the room, Miguel Abbott asked anxiously.
It was clear that he was quite concerned about his friend and goddaughter.
“Just wait a moment, I’ll pour you some water.”
The woman turned and went into the kitchen, took out a teapot, and poured tea for the three men.
“Roosevelt Shaw was arrested this morning. Old Four and I went to have a look; it was nothing serious.”
After putting down the teapot, the woman glanced at Julius Reed: “This gentleman… is he the benefactor who helped us build the market?”
That day at the food stall when she had taken a fleeting glance and listened to the recounting of those present, she didn’t get a good look at Julius Reed.
Therefore, she wasn’t very familiar with him.
“Indeed, this is Mr. Reed.”
Miguel Abbott nodded: “Mr. Reed heard about this situation and rushed over with me in great haste. He wants to clarify what exactly is going on.”
“This matter is somewhat complicated.”
The woman frowned slightly and began to recall: “About half a month ago, a group of people suddenly burst into our old city district and got into conflict with Irving Harris’s gang. After that incident, for some reason, Irving Harris suddenly withdrew, yielding control over this area to the newcomers.”
“Since then, this group has started to behave like tyrants, oppressing the neighbors. They even prohibit us from trading in the farmers’ market that Mr. Reed funded the construction of, and they don’t even allow street vending at night.”
“With a reputation in Five-river Province as a first-rate force, how could Irving Harris easily step aside?”
After hearing the woman’s story, Miguel Abbott leaned on the sofa, struggling to understand.
Since the collapse of the Leopold Family, Irving Harris had the strongest power in Five-river Province. It’s just that his business dealings were somewhat unsavory, making him less well-known than star entrepreneurs like Stanislaus Potter and Miguel Abbott.
But Miguel Abbott, being a rich businessman himself, knew very well that Irving Harris was like a sleeping lion. Once enraged, none of them could resist him alone.
Moreover, Irving Harris was originally from a corporate background, a daring fighter. How could he possibly hand over his territory on a silver platter?
Especially to an adversary whose origins were completely unknown.
“It seems there’s a lot we don’t know about this situation!”
Julius Reed looked out the window and mumbled to himself: “At such a time, it’s not the moment for Irving Harris to back down. Not long ago, I broke his other leg, bringing his pride to the ground. If Irving Harris chose to retreat again, it would undoubtedly dishearten his staff and be very detrimental to his own standing!”
The struggle between powers is often to the bitter end; it’s rare to see such a clean, easy surrender.
After all, yielding his enterprise in such a way would be a huge blow to the face of Irving Harris’s employees.
It would also signal to his brothers that their boss was incompetent.
Ding-dong!
Just then, Julius Reed’s cellphone suddenly rang.
“Boss, I’ve found out that Irving Harris had personally visited the old town half a month ago. But upon returning, he seemed extremely panicked and demanded that the staff quickly withdraw from there and not to interfere with anything in the old town,”
a deep voice came from the phone.
“Could you find out whom he met with?”
Julius Reed asked calmly.
“Not yet, but the people who appeared in the old town are a group of highly skilled and strong combatants. The mastermind behind them is currently under investigation, which will need some time.”
On the other end of the phone, the man continued to report the situation he had in hand.
“Ok, let me know once you have results.”
After Julius Reed hung up the call, he turned to the woman, “Where do these people usually live?”
According to the intelligence, the number of people in this group couldn’t possibly be small, so they must have found a place to live.
“Right up ahead!”
The woman stood up, walked to the window, and pointed to an old, brightly lit building not far away, “That building has been abandoned for five years. Ever since these people arrived, they didn’t care about the lack of ventilation, and just set up tents inside, living there normally.”
“Where do they eat?”
Julius Reed looked at the building in front of him, his speculations gradually being confirmed.
Would ordinary people live in such a leaky place?
Coming out to mix was all about eating and drinking well; who would suffer like this?
Only those Hidden Guards who are not afraid of death could maintain such organization and discipline, completely disregarding the harsh environment.
“Just ahead, there’s a Horse Meat Restaurant. All the businesses on our street were driven out, but that place has a storefront, so it stayed open. Moreover, these people do pay for their food, not causing any trouble for the boss at all,”
the woman said, finding it a bit strange herself, “What are these people really up to? They won’t let us set up stalls, but besides that, they haven’t done anything too extreme. Even the catching of Roosevelt Shaw was because we kept causing trouble, and Mr. Marsh was at the forefront when he was caught.”
“Mr. Abbott, let’s go down and have a meal,”
said Julius Reed after getting the answers he wanted and standing up from the couch.
“No need, it’s quite dangerous there. Whatever you want to eat, I’ll cook it for you,”
the woman quickly stood up and opened the refrigerator to start cooking.
“No need. I actually want to try this Horse Meat Restaurant myself, to see how good it is that these people favor it so much,”
Julius Reed said with a smile, waving his hand and walking out of the room with Miguel Abbott.
“Be careful!”
After they left the room, the lady admonished from behind.
“She’s indeed a good woman.”
Julius Reed looked at Miguel Abbott, who had a happy expression.
“My daughter doesn’t agree.”
Miguel Abbott scratched his head, “You know, I tend to spoil her too much.”
“No problem, I’ll sort this out for you, consider it a favor you owe me,”
Julius Reed patted his shoulder. Knowing Ives Abbott’s character, he could easily make her listen.
As for the lady, she had genuinely devoted herself without knowing that Miguel Abbott was a big boss in the Five-river Province, which really marked her as a decent person.
They had not walked far from the residential area when they saw the Horse Meat Restaurant.
At the moment, a group of people were smoking at the entrance, and the place was bustling inside.
“Come on, you’re buying today,”
Julius Reed said, waving his hand, with Miguel Abbott immediately following behind.
