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Ethan did not explain anything and bluntly said that he intended to openly slander them, just like what they had done to him. He was simply giving them a taste of their own medicine!
However, Stephen and the others had no way to refute him or explain. They did have evidence of Stephen trying to save Lucas, including standing outside Ethan’s door for the whole night, but could they upload it?
It was a scene of Stephen kneeling to Ethan!
If they spread the video, it could expose Ethan’s lies, but what were the consequences?
Stephen, the Grand Marshal’s student, who restored peace to Riveria three years ago, finally met Ethan after waiting for a night. He even knelt to Ethan the moment he saw him. How could they bear this humiliation?
Therefore, it was clear that they could not release the evidence.
The people in the meeting room were all horrified. Ethan had them completely under his control. Even if they had the evidence, it was futile.
If they did not use it, Stephen would be seen as intentionally harming a hero and letting him die, while Ethan, the one who asked Dr. Rodman for help would be the winner.
If they used it and showed the people that Stephen knelt to Ethan, begging him to save Lucas, his reputation would plummet. Ethan would still be the winner!
At that moment, they had two choices, but neither would allow them to win.
As for Ethan, he would emerge victorious no matter what they chose!
Even Dr. Rodman was shaken by Ethan’s ruthlessness. He was relieved that he was not Ethan’s enemy. Otherwise, he would not be able to bear it. He would not even know how he ended up dead, just like three years ago when Ethan came to save him!
Three
years ago, after the Grand Marshal passed away, he had entrusted Dr. Rodman to serve Ethan, both to care for him and protect him.
However, a traitor had deceived him, and he got caught by the leader of a foreign power, Elijah.
Elijah had asked Ethan to go to him alone, or he would kill Dr. Rodman.
After a while, Ethan arrived alone.
Dr. Rodman still remembered that scene vividly. He had been bound to a chair, mouth
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It was an abandoned factory beyond the borders, and Elijah had picked it as Ethan’s burial place!
Over a hundred armed men surrounded him. Seeing this, Dr. Rodman had felt despair. Surrounded by so many men, how could Ethan have any chance of survival?
It was impossible to escape!
“Tsk, tsk, tsk,” Elijah mocked as if he was teasing a dog.
“Who are you?”
“Ethan.”
“So, you’re Ethan.” Elijah walked to Ethan and sized him up, laughing with disdain. “I remember you. You’re that old geezer’s student. It seems each generation gets worse than the last.”
Facing a hundred men surrounding him, Ethan looked at Elijah calmly. “I came as you said. You should release the hostage.”
“Hahaha.” Upon hearing his words, everyone could not hold back their laughter.
“Do you think you’re in charge here? I don’t take you seriously at all. Why should I listen to you?” Elijah slowly approached Ethan, his eyes cold and cruel.
“A fortune teller once told me I should move to Riveria. He said I would be successful and rich there. Your mentor guarded that place in the past, but he’s dead now.
“There’s a saying that two tigers cannot share the same mountain. From now on, there can only be one governor in Riveria—me!”
Click.
A gun was pressed against Ethan’s chest.
Ethan said, “Your plan is good, but didn’t your fortune teller tell you something else?”
Elijah was curious. “What?”
“Don’t come too close to me.”
As his words fell, Ethan grabbed Elijah’s wrist and twisted it hard.
“Ah!” Elijah screamed, and the gun in his hand fell.
Ethan immediately caught the gun and pulled the leader in front of him, pressing the gun to his head.
He had trained by the Grand Marshal’s side for three years. In terms of combat, nobody in
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the military was his match. Even if a few elite soldiers teamed up, they could not stand a chance against him.
Dealing with Elijah was too simple.
