The atmosphere in the restaurant was awkward. Ethan suddenly remembered his identity and straightened his back. "What are you talking about, Edward? How did you get in? Why didn't the butler inform you? "
"Alright, Sir Ethan, we don't have to act anymore. There's no harm in explaining." Edward pulled out a chair and sat opposite Ethan. Such a move was undoubtedly a rude act for Ethan's current status.
Ethan's face suddenly became a little unnatural.
Edward pretended not to see it and said indifferently, "We thought we could work together happily with Mr. Ethan. You see, our previous cooperation was quite smooth. We helped you get rid of Sir York, got you into your current position, and you gave us a legal identity. Next, we should have worked together more happily. Unfortunately, Mr. Ethan can no longer hold back, or control his ambition. "
"What exactly are you trying to say!" Ethan said in a deep voice.
"It's very simple. Our things are still ours." Edward took out a square handkerchief and gently wiped his white hands. "And what belongs to you will soon become ours. We didn't intend to do this. We can only say that Mr. Ethan overestimated his abilities and crossed our bottom line. Are you going to let Baron Maud intervene? It's a good idea, but it's as stupid as Baron York. He clearly didn't have the power to control the wolf, but he insisted on bringing the wolf into the sheep pen. This kind of behavior is not only unwise, but it also chills our hearts. That's why we've decided to terminate our cooperation with you and officially replace you as the master of this city. "
"Don't even think about it!" Ethan clapped his hands and roared, "Sur City is mine. No one can take it away!"
"Then we shall wait and see. When the sun rises tomorrow, you will find that this city can no longer accommodate you. "Edward put the square towel on the table, smiled coldly, and got up to leave.
The pure white square towel was so dazzling that Ethan's eyes were bloodshot. His chest rose and fell rapidly, and with a final roar, he picked up an exquisite tunnel pistol and ran out of the restaurant. However, Edward sneered and greeted him. Without saying a word, Ethan raised his gun and fired.
The roar of gunfire echoed in the corridor, causing the two servants who were carrying the dishes to drop their food in fright. Ethan watched in surprise as Edward fell to the ground. He didn't expect it to be so easy, but in fact, there was a bullet hole in Edward's forehead, and blood was flowing out.
But when he fell to the ground, Ethan almost thought he was seeing things, because Edward had turned into the old face of the butler. There was even a look of shock on his wrinkled face, as if he couldn't believe that Ethan would shoot at him.
What was going on?
Someone screamed in the hallway. Ethan looked up. It was another Edward. Without thinking, he raised his spear and shot the man in the chest. However, after Edward fell, he became a maid.
"Demon! A devil's trick! " Ethan roared and strode forward like an enraged bull. He had lost his mind and only wanted to kill that damned man at the muzzle of his gun.
Hearing the gunshots and screams coming from the City Lord's Mansion, Edward smiled. He walked to a carriage, the door opened, and the gentle and beautiful Nero got out and said, "What happened? Why is there gunfire inside?"
"Who knows?" Edward shrugged his shoulders.
"Did you say anything to father?" Nero asked doubtfully.
"No, I just told him that we're still going on vacation." Edward smiled and said, "Isn't that what you want?"
Nero smiled and was suddenly stunned, "Father?"
Ethan strode out of the City Lord's Mansion with his gun. Nero hurriedly got out of the car and greeted him, "Father, are you alright?"
Hearing Nero's voice, Ethan looked over. It was clearly Edward walking towards him with a sneer. This ubiquitous devil! Ethan shouted, "The devil has to go to hell."
He raised his gun and aimed it at Nero. Nero's face turned pale.
At the critical moment, Edward threw Nero to the ground. Ethan blew up the lantern in front of the carriage with a shot, causing fragments to fly everywhere. Edward pressed down on Nero and shouted, "Lord Ethan is crazy, Lord Ethan is crazy!"
Many of the servants who rushed out of the City Lord's Mansion also saw Ethan and his daughter raising their guns. In addition, Ethan had killed the old butler and a few servants for no reason, so they also shouted along with Edward. The gunshots and voices of the City Lord's Mansion finally attracted the attention of others. A moment later, Matto arrived with a group of soldiers. Seeing Edward hugging Nero and shrinking behind the carriage, Matto couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
"I don't know. Sir Ethan is probably crazy. He actually wanted to shoot Nero just now!" Said Edward.
Nero couldn't help but cry, "Why, why did father do this to me?"
Matto looked at Edward doubtfully and still brought his men forward. As expected, Ethan had a crazy expression on his face. He pointed his gun at the surroundings and kept shouting "devil". "Lord Ethan, please put down your gun," Matto shouted. "There's no danger here. I'm Matto."
Ethan looked at him. In his eyes, everyone, including Matto, was an Edward. He laughed loudly and pointed his gun at Matto. "You still want to lie to me? I won't be fooled by you. Everything here is mine! Mine! "
Seeing Ethan raise his gun, the city guards were a little nervous. Some soldiers even wanted to raise their guns at Ethan, but they were stopped by Matto. Ethan suddenly pulled the trigger. Matto and the others hurriedly lowered their heads and dispersed, but they still hit a soldier in the leg. In the chaos, gunshots rang out from the soldiers. Matto saw flashes of fire. Ethan had been shot in the chest, and blood slowly dyed his clothes red.
"What's going on?" Matto hurriedly stepped forward to support him, his mind blank.
Nero also ran over with a scream and helped Ethan up with Matto. Ethan still had that crazy smile on his face. After his breathing became intense, he suddenly stopped. Matto touched Ethan's nostrils with a trembling hand and was shocked to find that there was no breathing there.
Ethan was dead, and Matto hardly knew how to deal with the problem. Edward patted him on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter, Mr. Matto. We all know that Sir Ethan is crazy. As for what happened just now, it was just a coincidence. "
Coincidence? Matto looked at Edward. Only then did he realize that there was no trace of panic in his eyes. He was so calm that it was frightening.
Could it really be a coincidence? Matto was not prepared to pursue this answer. He did not even think about whether the person who fired the gun was one of his subordinates. He only knew that the situation in Sur City had changed drastically. In front of such a general trend, if he didn't make the right choice, then the corpse in front of him would probably be his fate.
Since too many people had seen Ethan go crazy with their own eyes, no one doubted this statement. As for those who had doubts, they didn't dare to say it out loud. No one had thought that the turmoil in Sur City would be so intense. In less than two months, one of the two City Lords had died and the other had gone crazy. In the history of Sur City, there had never been such a frequent change of City Lord.
Since Ethan was dead, there would naturally be a new City Lord. According to the empire's constitution, Nero was fully qualified to inherit her father's estate and title, and there was no lack of female Sir in the history of the empire. Even now, in the distant south of the empire, there was a duchess famous for her appearance and military exploits. However, Sur City was a small city, and Nero did not have the ability a Sir should have. After an afternoon of secret discussion among the clerks, they all recommended Nero's husband, Edward, to be the temporary City Lord. When the two of them had children and came of age, their sons would succeed them.
Of course, everyone knew that it would be impossible for Edward to hand over his power one day. However, no one was willing to think about such a long-term matter, especially when the clerks' safes all contained a generous gift from Edward. They were even more unwilling to think about too many details at this time.
Sur City was simply too far away from the center of the empire. There was no need to submit a banquet to the empire when the City Lord changed. It could be handled by the local authorities themselves. What the empire cared about was whether the taxes were paid on time every year. As for who would be the City Lord, the emperor didn't care. After all, the Bailey Empire was vast, and there were as many Sir Lords as there were hairs on a cow. There were endless battles between the nobles. If the emperor wanted to ask them one by one, he wouldn't even have time to sleep.
On this day, when Allen brought a team of Baymonds back to Sur City, he was just in time for Edward's inauguration ceremony. Sur City was decorated with lanterns and cannons. Allen was very curious as to how Edward had taken down Ethan without bloodshed.
Two days later, in the study of the City Lord's Mansion, Allen shook his head and said, "So your hypnosis can be used like this."
Edward stood by the window with his hands behind his back and said, "My hypnosis can only be used on excited people. Like you that day, my ability is completely useless. It can only be said that Mr. Ethan is too easily excited. He lost his cool when he heard that I was going to take his property. "
It turned out that Edward had used hypnosis on Ethan that day. The Maritans were born with this ability. It caused Ethan's eyes to be filled with Edward, causing him to be in a mess. In the end, the incident of the gun accidentally firing was naturally arranged by Edward early in the morning. He sent a soldier to Matto's team and ended Ethan's life at the critical moment, doing it cleanly.
"Then Nelu, what are you going to do with her?" Allen asked.
"Nelu …" Edward said, "I will take care of her. If … if she really loves me, then I will accept her."
From beginning to end, Edward only talked about taking care and accepting her, but he never mentioned whether he loved her or not. Allen had no right to interfere, so he did not mention it again. Edward smiled and said, "Then, when are you going to accept the title, Allen Knight?"
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