From the fleeing diners, one could see the status the Elton family held within the kingdom and the immense pressure their name exerted on them. Faced with the Elton family’s threats, they dared not speak further.
How could a nobody like Lu Cyril possibly have the guts to deliberately provoke Ronnie? Even a hothead would have to weigh his life. For him to stand out and play the canary in the coal mine, it was obvious someone was backing him. This person must possess considerable power, or Lu Cyril wouldn't dare to be so arrogant.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lu Cyril shrugged and said, “I just did what I wanted to do. As for who’s behind me, perhaps you’re thinking too much.”
“Do you have a grudge with the Elton family?”
“No.”
“You simply dislike the Elton family?”
“Something like that,” Lu Cyril said noncommittally, “Or rather, I dislike you. Since Ronnie Elton is with you, I dislike both of you together. Is there a problem with that?”
“No problem.” Chen Yu smiled faintly, shaking his head. “It’s natural that you dislike me, especially after I taught you a harsh lesson in the city earlier. It’s understandable for you to hold a grudge.”
Lu Cyril spread his hands, raising his eyebrows, his eyes filled with contempt for Chen Yu.
“The problem is, you should have come to me directly,” Chen Yu leaned in and whispered into Lu Cyril’s ear, “What, are you afraid of me?”
“I’m afraid of you!?” The simple question instantly enraged Lu Cyril.
“Afraid of you? Who do you think you are?” Lu Cyril sneered, “I don’t even take you seriously. If I did, why would I bother talking to you and instead go after Ronnie? It’s simple: because in my eyes, you’re not worth it, and I disdain to argue with you.”
“So, you intentionally created that 27 million purple gold coin bill?”
“Yes!”
“To deliberately tarnish Ronnie’s name and the entire Elton family’s reputation?”
“What’s wrong with that?”
“It’s all recorded, right?” Unexpectedly, Chen Yu glanced at Hei Dou. Hei Dou, whose wristband was glowing, smiled and nodded, “Don’t worry, boss, it’s all recorded.”
Lu Cyril’s face, previously contorted in rage, instantly froze. Recorded?! Only then did he notice Hei Dou’s wristband. His face turned ashen, and he tightly clenched his fists, pointing a finger at Chen Yu and shouting, “You deliberately provoked me!”
“That’s why I say, you’re just not on this level,” Chen Yu said with a wry smile. “You fell for such a simple trick. How can you expect to play with us? Your brain isn’t enough. The boss behind the Nine Heavens Cloud Curtain is probably not you either, yet you insist on pretending.”
Lu Cyril could barely conceal his fury. He stared intently at Chen Yu for a long moment. “Alright, you are a bit interesting,” Lu Cyril nodded with a furious laugh. “But what does it matter even if you recorded it? Are you planning to report me to the authorities? Want to go to the City Lord’s mansion and accuse me?”
He didn’t care about any of that. When he encountered Chen Yu earlier, his words, "I am the law here," were not empty boasts. As long as he was within this city, no one could touch him. Even if Chen Yu had evidence, so what? He could easily come up with a few excuses, and the City Lord’s mansion wouldn’t do anything to him. Life would go on as usual!
“How could I? You are the law here. Going to the City Lord’s mansion to complain would be asking for trouble, wouldn’t it?” Chen Yu grinned. “Besides, to deal with you, I don’t need to go to the City Lord’s mansion, do I?”
“Go directly to the royal family to complain?” Lu Cyril seemed not to grasp the deeper meaning in Chen Yu’s words, still immersed in his own self-satisfied little world, smugly spewing meaningless insults.
“Go to the royal family and whine about the treatment you received in the royal city?”
“No need. This kind of matter doesn’t require the royal family to intervene,” Chen Yu watched Lu Cyril quietly and whispered, “I can solve it myself.”
“You?!” Lu Cyril suddenly burst into wild laughter. “How are you going to solve it? This city is my territory. You want to deal with me on my territory? Did I hear that correctly?”
Saying this, Lu Cyril looked at his retainers with a laugh. “Did you hear that? He wants to deal with me.”
After laughing for a good while, Lu Cyril slowly turned back to face Chen Yu. “Then I’m curious, how do you plan to deal with me? Don’t tell me you intend to kill me right here? Killing someone in the main city, even if you are from the Elton family, the royal family wouldn’t just ignore it. Too amusing, truly too amusing.”
Lu Cyril didn’t take it to heart at all. He didn’t believe it! Committing murder in the main city was a serious crime. If Chen Yu and the others truly dared to kill him here, the entire Elton family would suffer dire consequences. The larger the family, the more they would avoid such matters. Perhaps, they could send assassins to kill him in secret, but openly, they wouldn’t dare, even if given ten thousand times the courage.
“Alright, you guys can scram,” Lu Cyril waved his hand and snorted. “I don’t want to waste any more time with you. I had a lot of fun just now. I’ll waive your meal bill. Now, go find somewhere cool to hang out, and don’t be an eyesore in my restaurant.”
“I’ll give you one last chance. Who told you to do this!” Chen Yu’s expression gradually turned cold. Lu Cyril impatiently turned his head, only to see a sword positioned across his neck.
His retainers wanted to step forward, but the Meteorite Guards blocked them.
“You, what do you want to do?” Panic flashed in Lu Cyril’s eyes. “You’re not really going to kill me, are you? This is the main city!”
“Last time, who was it!” Chen Yu stared intently and reprimanded. He was completely certain that Lu Cyril had been instigated to come here. Such malicious targeting of the Elton family must be from those who were secretly working against them.
“Killing in the main city, you can’t escape!” Lu Cyril gritted his teeth and shouted. Chen Yu sighed slightly. “I gave you a chance, and you didn’t take it, so don’t blame me.”
“You can’t kill me, you can’t, you…” Lu Cyril shouted with red eyes. Chen Yu’s sword blade gently scraped. Blood instantly splattered onto the restaurant window.
Ronnie’s mouth slightly parted as she watched the scene unfold. She reached out and grabbed Chen Yu’s arm. “Let’s run!”
“Hmph, no need to run,” Chen Yu replied calmly, standing in the restaurant. He took out a handkerchief and gently wiped the blood off his colorful sword. “This is the main city, we can’t run out. Even if we escape, we’ll still be caught in the royal city.”
“Then… then why did you kill him?” Ronnie’s eyes were filled with anxiety. Chen Yu looked up and smiled. “I didn’t want to run, and I didn’t plan to run!”