LORD CHESTER COMES BACK

At that moment, Jun Chester had already helped Carol Knowles into the supermarket. Christopher Walsh wanted to follow, but he found that his legs seemed unresponsive, making it difficult for him to stand up. Gordon Hansen quickly helped Christopher Walsh up, his voice filled with concern.

“Mr. Mayor, what’s wrong with you?”

Christopher Walsh opened his mouth, hesitating to speak. His mind was in turmoil. ‘What’s wrong with me? Are you blind? Didn’t you see Jun Chester here? In front of him, even the high-ranking officials of Lordran have no chance to speak! The Supreme Lord has to open the car door for him!’

The blond young man and another middle-aged man from Lordran Prosperity also approached. “Mr. Mayor, you have to help us! You know, both this Fifth Avenue and the neighboring Sixth Avenue are part of the old district redevelopment project! Now, the compensation and resettlement houses are all ready! These people actually refuse to move! Just now, that bastard in a sweatshirt even killed my dog!”

Christopher Walsh shuddered upon hearing this. Jun Chester’s street was right there! And just a few hours ago, the Supreme Lord had personally appeared on Sixth Avenue. Were they going to demolish the street where the Supreme Lord ate noodles? Were they going to demolish Jun Chester’s home?

Christopher Walsh swung his palm and slapped the blond young man’s face fiercely. Smack! The slap was incredibly loud. The blond young man was knocked to the ground. The scene fell silent. They never expected that Christopher Walsh, the mayor, would do such a thing! The surrounding people were shocked! Gordon Hansen was shocked! The blond young man was shocked! They all stared at Christopher Walsh in disbelief.

Christopher Walsh spoke with a stern face. “Although the redevelopment project is of great importance, this is not an appropriate way to handle it, is it? You brought your dogs here? Is this a threat? Damn it, don’t think I don’t know what you’re up to! Our key schools are all in the old city area. You want to build high-end residences here, set the housing prices at the highest, and attract the wealthy to buy them! What about the citizens of the old city? They are being resettled in the suburbs by you! When the wealthy children come to the old city to study, what about the children who originally lived in the old city? I’ve said it so many times. We should hire more teachers for other districts. This is the best way to solve the problem, not by taking away their land!”

“Are you treating my words like a fart?” Christopher Walsh was furious, but his words won the applause of the surrounding crowd. Some even had tears in their eyes. Their mayor was a good person who understood their needs!

The blond young man, however, looked utterly innocent as he stared at Christopher Walsh with wide eyes. Before today, Christopher Walsh had not spoken like this! How could he change his tune so quickly? Christopher Walsh pointed at the young man’s nose and cursed again, “If this were before, I would have to kick you to death! You’re an absolute scoundrel!”

“Gordon! Call the Special Service Agency immediately and have them come and take this scoundrel away. He used his dog to intimidate our citizens and even injured them!” Gordon Hansen’s sweat continued to flow, and he silently cursed his luck. Could he really afford to arrest someone from Lordran Prosperity? Why did he have to offend Lordran Prosperity?

Smack! Christopher Walsh slapped Gordon Hansen again. “What are you waiting for?” Gordon Hansen shivered, holding back tears as he made the call to the Special Service Agency.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

Christopher Walsh took a deep breath, adjusted his clothes, and nervously walked into the small supermarket not far away. At that moment, Jun Chester was treating Carol Knowles’ wounds. The bandaging was already finished. Carol Knowles looked at Jun Chester with a complex expression in her eyes. She had just learned that Lyvia, who had been in a coma for seven years, had woken up. It was her son-in-law, Jun Chester, who had saved her. Carol was astonished. When had her son-in-law become so formidable?

Just then, Christopher Walsh entered. Carol Knowles saw Christopher Walsh’s face and couldn’t help but shudder. This was bad! The mayor was here in person. Things had gotten out of hand. Carol Knowles immediately stood up and called out to Christopher Walsh. “Sir… Mr. Mayor!” Christopher Walsh and Carol Knowles were of similar age, but he now wore a humble expression. “Please, just call me Walsh.”

Carol Knowles was stunned. Jun Chester glanced at Christopher Walsh and spoke calmly. “Wait outside.” Carol Knowles’ eyes widened, and Dion, standing nearby, looked just as perplexed.

Although Dion was young, he had seen Christopher Walsh on local television before. Now, his fathe r was telling the mayor to wait outside? This was incredible.

Upon hearing Jun Chester’s command, Christopher Walsh immediately bowed and spoke, “Yes, yes, yes, I’ll go wait outside right away. Ma’am, are you alright? Don’t worry, I will definitely handle this matter and give you an explanation!” Jun Chester didn’t respond to Christopher Walsh any further.

The number of onlookers outside was growing, and the Special Service Agency had arrived as well. After they had cleared the area outside, the agents hesitated to arrest the two men without Jun Chester’s order. Who would dare to provoke Lordran Prosperity?

Not only were the Special Service Agency agents present, but many high-ranking officials from Dirtmouth, especially those from the Land Planning Department, had also arrived. When they saw Mayor Christopher Walsh standing at the supermarket entrance like a guilty person, they all waited outside without exception, awaiting Jun Chester’s decision.

Inside the supermarket, Dion saw the crowd outside, and with a gleam in his eye, he swaggered out. He walked out with an air of triumph. When he reached the entrance, he fixed his gaze on the blond young man’s face. Then, he found a tall stool nearby, brought it over to the blond young man, and with a light hop, stood on it, looking down at the blond young man.

Smack! Dion stood in front of the blond young man, raised his hand and slapped the young man’s face, yelling, “Your dog injured my grandma! How are we going to settle this?!”

The blond young man’s face contorted. The fact that Lordran Prosperity had sent him here showed that he had some status in Dirtmouth. Now, he had been slapped in front of everyone by a child not even ten years old! He was furious, humiliated, but there was nothing he could do.

The blond young man trembled with rage, and it took him a while to force out a sentence through gritted teeth, “How do you want to settle this?” The situation was comical, but no one dared to say anything. Who would dare, when this little boy was Jun Chester’s son?

“My grandma was injured by your dog, you have to compensate!” The blond young man nearly fainted. “How much?” Dion thought for a moment and shouted, “One million!”

“The chairman of Lordran Prosperity must come and apologize in person and sign a guarantee!” Dion continued, “From now on, if any of you dare to touch a single brick or tile in the old city, my dad will teach you a lesson!”