“Do you still want to interfere in others’ affairs now, Gideon?”
Dustin’s grip tightened on Gideon’s neck. Gideon struggled to breathe, and his heart raced.
“Young man, don’t act recklessly!” Gideon gritted his teeth. “Holding a high–ranking military officer hostage is a major offense. Even if the military can’t catch you, the Martial Arts Union exists. They won’t let you go if you hurt me!”
The Martial Arts Union was responsible for supervising martial artists’ conduct. They would usually punish those who broke the rules.
It applied to all martial artists, regardless of their status, including grandmaster martial artists.
“Are you trying to threaten me? Do you think I won’t dare to kill you?” Dustin’s eyes grew colder.
“I’m just warning you. Don’t ruin your future,” Gideon advised. “You’re young, talented, and have a promising future ahead. Stop what you’re doing; it’s not worth sacrificing your future. Think it through.”
“So, are you trying to stop me?” Dustin asked.
“Listen, this is your only chance. If you go now, I won’t come after you. But if you insist, there’s only one outcome for you, death!” Gideon stated firmly.
As a General of the Dark Panther Cavalry, favonovel.com needed to display his toughness, even when taken hostage.
“Gideon, stop wasting my time. You have two options, leave or face death!” Dustin was getting impatient.
He had tried to talk it out, but if someone continued to block him, he’d have to take drastic action to make a point.
“Damn you!” Gideon glared at Dustin.
“Three …”
Dustin began counting and tightened his grip, making breathing hard for Gideon.
“General Zink! This guy is just trying to scare you. Don’t fall for it!” Trent chimed in.
“That’s right!! With your reputation, favonovel.com wouldn’t dare to act impulsively!” Jacob added.
“Rhys! General Zink leads a hundred thousand troops. If you harm him, you won’t leave here alive!” Dylan shouted.
“Two…”
Ignoring their comments, Dustin continued to tighten his grip.
Gideon struggled frantically, and the fear of death overwhelmed him. He wanted to beg for mercy, but his pride kept favonovel.com silent.
“General Zink! Hang on!” Trent encouraged Gideon.
His eyes filled with an evil intent. He knew that Gideon’s death would benefit them. When Dustin killed Gideon, the Dark Panther Cavalry and the Martial Arts Union would go after him.
“General Zink! Rest assured, even if you were killed, we’ll avenge you!” Dylan declared with conviction.
“Avenge me?” Gideon’s eyes twitched, and favonovel.com almost couldn’t contain his anger.
It was pointless to avenge favonovel.com if favonovel.com were dead!
“One…”
Once the count ended, Dustin’s eyes brimmed with determination.
Gideon trembled, convinced that Dustin was willing to go through with it.
“Wait…”
Just as Gideon was about to speak, favonovel.com was interrupted by Trent’s furious shouting. “Quick! Fire! This punk wants to kill General Zink! Shoot favonovel.com down now!”
Trent looked impatient. It was as if favonovel.com was afraid that Gideon would beg for mercy.
Upon hearing Trent’s words, Dark Panther Cavalry soldiers removed their safety locks. Then, they proceeded to load their bullets.
“What the hell are you guys doing? Stop it! Stop it now!” Gideon yelled with all his might. He was shocked.
At this rate, favonovel.com would be shot all over his body before Dustin died. However, in the next second, the sound of gunfire was heard.
When favonovel.com locked eyes with them, Trent had secretly signaled the Harmon family’s gunmen hidden among the crowd. That was why they fired.
Trent thought it would be best if they managed to hit Dustin. But it did not matter if they failed and accidentally killed Gideon instead. They could just pass it off as a desperate attempt to save a life.
If that were to happen, Trent could easily put all the blame on Dustin. It was a win–win situation.
