Chapter 2049

"These so-called pieces of evidence might be enough to nail an ordinary

suspect, but to take down your brother and Lannister? I'm afraid it's still far from enough," Emmanuel said with a slight smirk, holding up the phone.

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"If I planned to rely on the police and the law to take down Maxwell, I'd have

died a hundred times by now. I would never be able to defeat him in this lifetime," Magnus replied with a disdainful smile. "Cops need solid evidence to make a case, but you don't, do you?"

"You're right. I believe Maxwell was behind this," Emmanuel nodded. "So, what's your angle? You want to use me to kill Maxwell?"

Magnus chuckled. "When dealing with someone as sharp as you, there's no point in pretending, nor could I even if I tried. It's better to be upfront. Taking 14:55 Sun, 15 588

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out Maxwell benefits you, too, doesn't it?"

"What makes you say that?" Emmanuel asked, straight to the point. "Maxwell yied to kill my apprentice. Neither I nor the Chapman family will let that slide, but taking down Maxwell would bring a mountain of trouble from the Zelinsky family,"

"With my help, you won't have any trouble at all," Magnus said confidently. "All I need is your strength."

"You hate Maxwell that much? From what I know of the Zelinsky family's history, even if he dies, you might not end up in control of the family,"

Emmanuel pointed out.

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Magnus' smile vanished, replaced by a cold, vicious look in his eyes. "There

and we were olated. After she left, it was just Hattie and me stuck in that house. If it weren't for our quick thinking and a bit of luck, Maxwell would have

was just eleven, fresh out of elementary school, and he set up a 'runaway tiger' from the zoo near my campsite, nearly getting me killed. I won't even start on the other incidents. Hattie's suffered at his hands, too, as

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hearing such heartfelt confessions from him. Still, it wasn't a bad feeling. "Fine. You set it up. I trust your ability to predict the right time and place to take down Maxwell," Emmanuel agreed. "But if it's not the right moment,

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headed to a private club, rented a room, and started a video call with Mackenzie. She

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feel worried when he saw her in full gear. He spoke up nervously, "Didn't we agree that you'd only take on a nominal leadership role and leave the fighting

just dressed like this for show. I'm not planning to step

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So, what's the situation on your end?" Emmanuel asked, noticing the cityscape in the background of her video. It reassured him that she hadn't yet left for

few days, working on strategies, Mackenzie explained. "The West End police have tried to deal with the Five Poison Sect before, but they've failed time and time again. If we send the military in, the sect retreats to the disputed border areas, and the military doesn't want

nodded and asked, "Have you come up

"I'm just a businesswoman. I don't know martial arts, and I've never been in a battle. Now I'm being forced into a fight, so I'll

faith in you," Emmanuel reassured her. "But promise me this: no matter

nagging? You've repeated that a dozen times!" Emmanuel smiled wryly, unsure when he had turned into such a worrywart. "Don't worry. We've

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