Brandon couldn't help but panic. On the way there, he asked Damon about Billy's identity. Damon only asked him one question, which made him completely hopeless.
Damon asked him, "How does the Blount family compare to the Watkins, Jimenez and Malcom families?"
Damon's implications were clear enough.
Never had Brandon thought that his son would provoke such a high-level figure. It was going to make the Blount family follow in the footsteps of those three families!
"Are you here to plead for him?" Billy ignored Brandon and looked at Damon calmly.
"I dare not!" Damon trembled all over before quickly speaking up. Then he bowed deeply and said, "I just heard about what happened on your side, so I came to see if you have any orders."
"Tell me, how to handle this matter."
Damon shuddered at Billy's question again. Billy Gardner was already like a god-like figure in his heart now and had saved his life. Naturally, he didn't dare show any disobedience whatsoever.
"Well then, I'll leave it up to you!" Billy spoke calmly.
"Harleen came here for an interview with this company. The young master of the Blount family wanted her as his woman but when Harleen refused him, he forced himself on her. If I hadn't accompanied Harleen today she would have been taken advantage of."
"If you don't take action then I will!"
Brandon took a deep breath. If his son got his way, there wouldn't be any survivors in the Blount family.
"Mr Blount, what are you waiting for? Do you want your family to be wiped out?" Damon took a deep breath and shouted angrily at Brandon.
"Keith... You've been an adult. You have to take responsibility for your own actions. Now that you dared to do something like this, you have to be prepared for all consequences..." Brandon burst into tears and continued, "If... if you don't die, hundreds of people of the Blount family will accompany you in death. Don't blame me. In your next life, try to be a better person."
Brandon knew very well that he had no other choice. Then he picked up a fruit knife from the coffee table and walked shakily towards Keith Blount.
"Dad, what are you doing? I'm your own son! You can't kill me!" Keith was terrified.
The next second, a whole fruit knife plunged into his heart.
A look of extreme pain flashed in Brandon's eyes as he swiftly wielded the knife. After that, the old Blount slumped to the ground like a deflated ball, instantly aging several decades.
"Don't..." Keith shouted hysterically.
"Mr Gardner, Mr Blount did express interest, but I did not agree." Damon quickly replied.
Billy nodded slightly and said, "People are never satisfied and always want more. Throughout history, many ambitious people have died because of their greed."
What was even more exaggerated than yesterday was that besides newspapers and online media outlets, all local TV stations in Ozin had been continuously broadcasting this news through rolling subtitles since midnight. Moreover, someone noticed that streets in Ozin city were decorated with festive mascots while colorful hot air balloons were fluttering atop top ten ranked buildings.
In addition, around ten kilometers centered on Ozin Tower, thousands large LCD screens sprouted overnight.
Fortunately, SHADOW and War Department of the city jointly deployed several thousand law enforcement personnel so everything remained orderly at scene.
"Dad, Mom, Harleen, hurry up! Billy will be here soon!" Felicia said anxiously at 5:30 PM at home.
Everyone who entered into controlled areas received friendly reminders not to take photos or videos after activities start; furthermore, mobile signals would be blocked until activities end. The purpose of doing so was to prevent Billy's identity from being accidentally leaked.
By late afternoon, several main roads within the restricted area were already packed with people, estimated to be at least in the hundreds of thousands.
"Felicia, why are you in such a hurry? It's still early!" Sharon glared at her impatiently.
"It's already past five o'clock. How is that early? If we're any later, I'm afraid we won't even be able to get in. The venue is probably already packed!" Felicia retorted.
"Billy said there wouldn't be a problem. Why are you still worried? Trust him with everything he does." Fletcher chuckled.
"What if something goes wrong?" Felicia said. "It's better to go early than late. Hurry up! You're driving me crazy!"
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