Chapter 362
The Legendary Man
The Legendary Man Chapter 362 You Speak Too Much âIâll make the call. Iâll make the call right now!â
As he stared down the barrel of the gun, Lionel had no choice but to give in. Without further complaints, he grabbed his phone and placed a call to his superior. He began, âChief, this is team two captain, Lionel Moretz. Iâve met with danger over at Jipsdale International Hotel. Please send reinforcements over as soon as possible!â
âYouâre in danger? Exactly what trouble have you gotten into?â asked a coarse and gruff voice over the phone.
âIâ¦â began Lionel.
He snuck a glance at Jonathan before he carefully continued, âI bumped into a terrorist! An eyewitness personally saw him kill hundreds of people, and he even pointed a gun right at me as he demanded that you come over to see him in person.â
Upon hearing Lionelâs words, the person at the other end of the call impatiently yelled, âYou useless idiot! Stall him for me. Iâll come over with a team straight away!â
With that, he proceeded to end the call and didnât bother waiting for Lionel to respond.
âI-Iâve made the call!â exclaimed Lionel as he turned and looked up at Jonathan.
âDidnât you want to arrest me? Why didnât you ask him to come over with more men?â asked Jonathan indifferently as he eyed Lionel. âFurthermore, do you remember what I said to you earlier?â
âW-What?â asked Lionel anxiously amidst his confusion. The way he was now, he could barely string two words together to form a coherent sentence. He was terrified that Jonathan would blow his brains out anytime on a whim.
âI said that I absolutely hated having guns pointed at me!â stated Jonathan coldly.
âLower your guns, all of you!â exclaimed Lionel immediately in response to Jonathanâs words as he glared at the throng of police officers gathered around them.
The group reacted immediately and lowered their guns without the slightest bit of hesitation.
In an instant, the scene in the hotel lobby had changed dramatically. Now, countless police officers were standing by idly as they watched Jonathan point his firearm at Lionel helplessly. They could not do anything to intervene.
As he took in the sight of Lionel being helplessly held hostage and held at gunpoint like a fool by Jonathan, Shawn couldnât help but curse aloud, âYou idiot! What a useless fool!â
He had called the police over with the intent of having them band together to arrest Jonathan. However, their captain had actually gone on to kneel before Jonathan in surrender and didnât even dare to move an inch.
âShoot him! Damn it! Go on and shoot him down now where he stands! Iâll bear the consequences if something goes wrong!â railed Shawn at the top of his lungs at the throng of police officers.
However, one of them stuttered in response, âW-What about our captainâ¦â
âEven if he fell right here, he would have died in the line of duty. Itâd be his honor! As police officers, how could you allow a criminal to take one of you hostage and threaten you like this? Can you even call yourselves the police? Fire at him now!â exclaimed Shawn furiously upon hearing the officerâs words.
A cold shiver ran through Lionelâs body as he took in Shawnâs yells. He immediately shouted at his men, âDonât shoot! If anyone dares to shoot, itâll be deemed as murder! Watch as I strip you of your uniform!â
Shawn saw that none of the officers dared to take the shot, and his face twisted with fury. As he prepared to march up to the group of police officers to snatch a gun out of their hands, he remarked, âDamn it! Give me your gun since you donât dare to use it!â However, just as he raised his leg to move, Jonathanâs right arm twitched, and a bullet suddenly pierced through the air with a bang to lodge itself in Shawnâs right leg.
With just that one shot, Shawn crashed to the ground and landed heavily on his knees.
Jonathan eyed him coolly and stated, âYou speak too much! Did you really think I spared your miserable life at Shadow Dragon Pool because I was afraid of the Jones family? Nonsense! I just didnât want to get my hands dirty at that time!â
The next second, his gaze turned icy cold as he continued, âIsnât Fabian your uncle? Give him a call and have him come to save you! Just remember that Iâm only giving him ten minutes to do so. Your life is basically forfeit if I donât see him within the next ten minutes.â
Just as the words came out of his mouth, another resounding bang echoed throughout the space.
Jonathan had fired yet another shot at Shawn. This time, the bullet had embedded itself in Shawnâs other leg and rendered it unusable as well.
âCall him!â
âYouâ¦â Shawn glared at Jonathan and could barely fight the urge to skin him alive. As the young master of the Jones family, this was the first time he had suffered this level of humiliation in Jipsdale.
âJust you wait!â
Following that, he clenched his teeth as he reached for his phone and dialed a number. Soon after, a somewhat elderly voice picked up and said, âHello?â
âUncle Fabian, itâs me, Shawn. Iâm in trouble! Please send men over to rescue me!â shouted Shawn into the phone the second the call connected.
âSlow down. What happened to you?â
âIâm currently being held hostage at Jipsdale International Hotel by a terrorist. He wants you to come over to meet him in person. If youâre not here in the next ten minutes, heâll kill me right away! Please come and save me, Uncle Fabian!â pleaded Shawn fearfully.
âWhat? Youâre being held hostage by a terrorist? He wants to meet me personally?â Fabian repeated upon taking in Shawnâs situation. He continued in a markedly different tone, âTell him that Iâll rush over immediately to meet him and make sure he doesnât make any sudden moves. Iâll end him if you lose so much as a single hair on your head!â
With that, Fabian didnât wait for Shawn to elaborate further and proceeded to end the call. Once the call ended, Shawn seemed to have regained some of his initial vigor and courage. Even as he kneeled helplessly on the ground before Jonathan, he arrogantly remarked, âItâs best that you wise up, Jonathan! You know full well who my uncle is and what status and influence he has. If you so much as touch a single strand of my hair, even the heavens wonât be enough to save you!â
Shawnâs uncle was Fabian Jones, the governor of Jipsdale. He was only second to the Western King of War responsible for protecting Jipsdale, Jeremy Yates. As Jeremy basically kept a low profile and came and went as he pleased, that left Fabian as the key authority figure in the entirety of Jipsdale. With that in mind, Shawn felt that only fools would dare to make a move against Fabian when in Jipsdale. Even if the heavens or God himself were to intervene, he knew that it would be near impossible for Jonathan to get himself out of this sticky situation.
âOh, is that so? Well, I do want to see just who has the final say when it comes to matters in Jipsdaleâ¦
Will it be Fabian or me?â replied Jonathan idly as he lit a cigarette and gazed at the door.
It didnât take long before the sound of police sirens suddenly erupted outside the hotel entrance. This was soon followed by the arrival of numerous police patrol cars and accompanied by a series of thunderous roars as they screeched to a grinding halt right in front of the hotel entrance.
Beyond the blockade formed by the police patrol cars, several army trucks had lined up behind them on standby and were ready to move at a momentâs notice. The entire group of Spike Dragon Guards was standing at attention in front of the train of trucks. This group represented one of the eight major Asura Guards and had been instructed by Asuraâs Office to guard Jipsdale with their lives.
Unless something huge or critical was to happen, the Spike Dragon Guards virtually never mobilized for action. However, they had been activated today along with the military police. Such was the threat that Jonathan was perceived to pose.
Shawnâs eyes flashed triumphantly at this sight.
He was sure now that Jonathan was completely and utterly doomed. He couldnât see any way that Jonathan could worm his way out of this situation, especially since the Spike Dragon Guards were now involved. They had no mercy to speak of and would obliterate everything in their path. Even if they were faced with an army of a hundred copies of Jonathan, it would be completely meaningless to them.
They wouldnât even require an iota of effort to get rid of him.
All of a sudden, a loud bang reverberated through the air as the huge door leading into the hotel was kicked wide open by someone on the outside.