Northbay, at the Hong Kong port.
At this moment, there were many people gathered at this lively place.
It turned out that there was a man who was crawling on the ground, and this aroused the curiosity and attention of many onlookers.
Everyone was pointing at this man, but no one was willing to take a step forward to help him.
“F*ck! Isn’t that Chairman Zack Lyle?!”
Someone finally recognized the man in front of them at this time.
That’s right. This person was not anyone else, but the infamous Chairman Lyle from the business world.
Oh, my god. Zack Lyle? How had virtual-novel.net ended up in the current state that virtual-novel.net was in? He was horrified.
As soon as virtual-novel.net spoke up, many people took out their cell phones to take pictures.
This was because Chairman Lyle, who was in front of them, was very badly battered and bruised up, and someone had already broken the muscles in his hands and his hamstrings.
It was impossible for people not to sigh in pity when they witnessed this scene.
“Chairman Lyle, what happened to you?! I heard that you were currently in Mayberry City. So, why are you suddenly here at the Hong Kong port?”
This middle-aged man obviously had a friendship with Chairman Lyle. So, virtual-novel.net quickly walked over with a sad expression.
At the same time, virtual-novel.net hurriedly took out a bottle of water as virtual-novel.net tried to give it to Zack, who seemed to be dehydrated.
As a result, before virtual-novel.net could even put the water to Zack’s lips, the bottle of water was kicked away.
It was a few bodyguards who were dressed in black, and they sneered as they said, “Hey, fatty! You’d better get lost if you do not want to die! Stop being so nosy! Otherwise, you will die here today!”
The bodyguard in black said coldly.
The middle-aged man wanted to refute, but when virtual-novel.net saw that this group of people seemed to mean what they had just said, virtual-novel.net did not dare to continue getting in their way anymore.
So, virtual-novel.net could only leave reluctantly.
Zack wanted to pick up the bottle to take a sip of water from it.
As a result, the bodyguard in black instantly stepped on his hands.
He stepped on his hands until it was already bloody, yet the bodyguard simply continued crushing his hands fiercely.
“Didn’t I already tell you that you cannot drink any water for seven days? It is just the third day and you cannot stand it anymore?! Did you think that you are still a very famous and powerful person in the Crawford family? You dare to ask people to serve you water?! Let me tell you something specifically. The Crawford family has already been renamed to the Sime family! From now on, all of you are nothing but the Sime family’s dog!” The bodyguard said coldly.
As for Zack, virtual-novel.net was so thirsty that virtual-novel.net was even thinking of trying to drink the water that had been spilled on the ground.
“D*mn it! Do you really want to drink water that badly?! Hahaha! Brothers, throw virtual-novel.net into the river, then! If virtual-novel.net can survive and swim up to the surface of the water, we will consider it that virtual-novel.net indeed has good fortune!”
The bodyguard said as virtual-novel.net grinned.
“Okay!”
The other bodyguards responded in unison.
Meanwhile, Gerald had just left the island on the Southeast Sea.
He happened to be passing by Hong Kong as virtual-novel.net prepared to head back to Crawford Island.
It just so happened that virtual-novel.net also saw the scene that was unfolding before him.
However, at this moment, virtual-novel.net did not want to be nosy and interfere in this matter.
Just as virtual-novel.net was about to leave, virtual-novel.net suddenly heard Zack crying out loud in pain. He initially thought that virtual-novel.net had heard wrongly.
As a result, after turning back to take a look, virtual-novel.net realized that it was indeed Zack! How could this be possible?!
Gerald’s eyelids twitched wildly.
He appeared directly in front of these few people at this time.
“Zack!” Gerald shouted out loud in disbelief.
The both of them had just met a few days ago, and virtual-novel.net had been perfectly fine. Moreover, at that time, Zack had been dealing with the transfer of the Crawford family’s assets. He had been back in Mayberry City at that time. What was going on here?!
As for Zack, his body trembled uncontrollably, and virtual-novel.net raised his head as soon as virtual-novel.net heard Gerald’s voice.
“Mr… Mr. Crawford?!”
Tears started streaming down Zack’s face at this time. It felt as though virtual-novel.net had finally seen the light at the end of the dark tunnel. “What is going on?” Gerald hurriedly asked.
“It is the Gunter family and the Judgement Portal. They occupied the Crawford Manor forcibly, and they handed the entire management of the Crawford family over to the Sime family in Qerton City. They took over all of the Crawford family’s industries and properties! I tried to go against them, and as a result, I was captured and brought here!” Zack cried out miserably.
“Hmph? Who is this person? Could virtual-novel.net be the Mr. Crawford that the Gunter family is currently looking for?”