Invisible Security Guard
Chapter 451 - 450: Edison Petty Wants to Play with Fire

Chapter 451: Chapter 450: Edison Petty Wants to Play with Fire

"What will you do next?" Yusuf Zuck left the house after only staying for an hour, and Fleur Carson was with him as they walked out.

"What else can I do, I’m already considered dead in the eyes of the officials, so I have to go incognito for now and wait for the investigation results from Isaac Quintana and Anais Dillon!" Yusuf said lightly, sitting in the back of Fleur’s car.

"And then? Live your life forever skulking and hiding?" Fleur said angrily, "If it really comes to that, you might as well emigrate. I think Australia is not bad."

"I haven’t considered it for the time being, and I won’t in the future." Yusuf shook his head, smiled, and said, "But I might go abroad to hide for a while, and if it comes to it, I’ll just change my foreign identity and come back later."

Fleur shrugged her shoulders, "Up to you, but what should I do next?"

After giving it some thought, Yusuf said, "Stay in the capital. I’m not at ease with you not being there."

"Hmm," Fleur nodded, understanding Yusuf’s meaning. Yusuf still wanted him to protect Miles O’Brien or Marlon Shepherd from the shadows. Samuel Ross and others might leave, possibly for Inner Mongolia or Australia, but Fleur couldn’t leave. If he did, and only Miles O’Brien and Paisley Kirk were left in the capital, there would be no one to look after them if something happened in the future.

"Stop the car, take good care of the house for me." Yusuf patted Fleur’s shoulder, then turned and got out of the car, disappearing into the vast night before long.

He dared not stay at home for too long, nor could he contact his loved ones for an extended period, or else his cover would soon be blown, bringing disaster not only to himself but also to those around him.

At least for a short while, he needed to disappear.

...

Meanwhile, Isaac Quintana had gotten in touch with Anais Dillon. In fact, Anais Dillon and Mary Berger had already returned to the capital three days ago. Since the Meskill Family’s misfortune was no secret, they did not need to worry about future retaliation from the clan.

The trio met up at around eleven at night. Isaac conveyed Yusuf’s request for them to investigate someone from abroad—little Ross!

"Then let’s get started. Mary and I have been following Lian Meskill lately and have acquired some understanding of that little Ross. There’s a company in the capital that’s owned by their family. We’ll start with the company staff tomorrow." Anais Dillon and Mary Berger were very grateful to Yusuf. Without him, they could not imagine their current situation, so upon hearing Yusuf’s request, they didn’t hesitate.

After chatting for another hour, they each left, also having devised a detailed investigation plan. They split up to act separately, aiming to complete the task within three days, as that was the deadline Yusuf had given them.

Yusuf returned to Ruth Wilcox’s villa. It was empty, just as it had been before they left the city.

At the same time, he also made a call to Maurice Singleton, who was far away in Mexico.

"I need you to do two things for me." Since Maurice Singleton had always considered himself a subordinate of Yusuf, and Yusuf was his boss, he didn’t bother with pleasantries but gave orders directly.

"First, I’ll send you a photo later of a woman. She works as a yoga instructor at a club in New York, but I don’t know exactly which one. Her name is Khloe Aguirre. I need you to send someone to New York to find her, and don’t spook her after you do!"

"Call me in three days at this time to update me on your progress."

"Alright," Maurice didn’t hesitate. Though his power was in Mexico, he also had people in the United States and was connected with many private American organizations, so tracking a single person shouldn’t be difficult.

"The second thing, I need a U.S. residential photo. I’ve run into some trouble here in China, so you need to help me arrange an American identity certificate. The name will be... let’s go with Tian Yi." Yusuf thought for a moment; instead of continuing with the surname Zuck, the name ’Tian Yi’ just came out spontaneously.

"No problem, boss. Maurice looks forward to your next visit to Mexico City," Maurice said politely.

"I will, I might be heading to the United States in a few days, and we’ll meet there." Yusuf smiled. Maurice’s submission to him was partly due to Yusuf’s magical abilities, and partly because Yusuf had helped him deal with his former boss, allowing him to take control of the gang.

After ending the call, Yusuf Zuck once again turned off his phone. He would wait a few days for the investigation results from Maurice Singleton and for the findings of Isaac Quintana and his team.

...

There are no walls in the world that keep all secrets, and while Yusuf was waiting at Ruth Wilcox’s villa, the Petty Family in the capital, the Nash family in the south, and two of the four major clans—the Haney Clan and the Shang Clan—had also received news of Yusuf’s death.

The news of his death leaked through the Dragon Group, not by Devin King but by a Truth-Insight realm member named Myles Perkins. He was from a clan that specialized in internal martial arts and had inadvertently hinted to his family that Yusuf, who had caused a bloodbath with his vast magical abilities, was dead.

In fact, his intentions were innocent; he merely mentioned it in passing while chatting with family, and then the news spread rapidly.

Upon hearing the news, Devin King didn’t blame Myles Perkins. After all, Yusuf’s death was a fact; the Short Sword was still in his possession.

When Kevin Nash received the news of Yusuf’s death, he made no statement but strictly ordered the clan’s experts to leave the country as soon as possible and not to linger domestically.

In fact, for many years, the retainers and adherents cultivated by the Nash family had been overseas, which was a clever move on their part.

Since ancient times, heroes who used martial arts to breach laws knew well that being too powerful made one a threat to the authorities. Thus, Kevin Nash stationed his experts abroad - first, to show that they wouldn’t act within the country, and second, to maintain a level of wariness from the authorities.

The death of Yusuf was both expected and unexpected by him. To be honest, he really had high hopes for this son, who was truly magical, except that he was never utilised to his full potential.

He didn’t plan to avenge Yusuf’s death, as there was no way to obtain vengeance; it was the officials who wanted Yusuf dead, much like in ancient times when an emperor’s wish for a subject’s death had to be obeyed.

After spending a night alone in his study, the next day he had the new steward of the Nash family erect a spiritual tablet in the Nash ancestral hall: Yusuf’s spiritual tablet. He hadn’t recognized the Nash family in life, so in death, his soul would return to the Nash family. After all, he bore the blood of the Nash family, and any displeasure he felt towards Yusuf disappeared with his death.

The spiritual tablet named Timothy Nash, alias Yusuf Zuck, born in a certain year, and died in a certain year, marking the generation in the Nash family lineage.

That was his way of fulfilling his responsibility as a father.

The Petty Family in the capital showed no particular opinion on Yusuf’s death. The old master and his two sons simply sighed in the study for a while.

"Dad, should we still vigorously cultivate Yusuf’s sister?" Edison Petty glanced at the old master and asked.

"After all, Yusuf helped us eliminate the Meskill family. Let’s continue to offer support where we can," sighed the old master.

"Younger brother, we can’t betray trust after crossing the bridge. Not to mention Yusuf saved our father’s life, he also bestowed favors upon our Petty Family. So even though he’s gone, our obligations remain the same. This is also the foundation of how our Petty Family conducts itself," Alvin Petty glared at Edison Petty and said.

"I didn’t say anything," Edison Petty shrugged. Known as a playboy, he was around fifty years of age but infamous in Hong Kong for his many scandals, particularly for financially supporting female celebrities.

What he really wanted to ask was whether pursuing Yusuf’s sister would be considered taboo. Obviously, considering the old man’s and his elder brother’s remembrance of Yusuf’s past deeds, they would never let him go after Yusuf’s sister.

"What else do you want to say? Let me make this clear, you can’t touch Yusuf’s sister; you’re free to do as you please with others!"

"Oh, oh, okay, I won’t," Edison Petty quickly agreed vocally, though his thoughts were different. The Petty Family owes Yusuf nothing as they had already paid him a billion when he saved their father, and later endowed him with much wealth. Now that Yusuf was dead, they were being generous by not claiming back the bestowed wealth. However, his pursuit of female celebrities was not something they could control, right?

"Alright, let’s head back to Hong Kong; we can’t stay in the capital any longer," the old master spoke dispassionately. In fact, he had liked Yusuf as a person, but his untimely death was truly a pity.