Assassination?
Did Lucius do it?
Pompey's eyes narrowed, and his eagle-like gaze abruptly shifted from Lucy to Lucius, staring intently at him.
"Mmm~~"
When Pompey looked at him, Lucius resisted fiercely, but the rag in his mouth prevented him from making any sound, and no one knew what he wanted to say.
"Hey, don't move! Otherwise, I don't know how much force I'll have to use later."
Faced with Lucius's resistance, Wright, who was pressing down on him, frowned and pressed down on Lucius even harder.
"You bastard, how dare you treat the second-in-command like this!"
Lucius, being the second-in-command of the Triumphs, was indignant to see him treated so badly by the Son of Calydon. He and the others were eager to rush forward and start a battle with the Son of Calydon.
Upon seeing this, the sons of Calydon all tensed up and drew their weapons.
Even little Kelin hesitated for a moment before turning the chainsaw.
At least for today, she belongs to the Son of Calydon!
“Stop.”
Seeing this, Pompey's eyes flickered slightly. He crossed his arm to stop the restless bodyguards behind him, and then glanced at the sons of Calydon, using a stern look to make them stop as well.
Immediately, seeing that everyone had calmed down, Pompey said in a deep voice, "Please remove the rag from Lucius's mouth. I need to hear his answer."
"Wright."
Lucy turned around and looked at Wright.
Wright nodded slightly and tore the rag out of Lucius's mouth.
"Boss, these people are lying!"
Knowing he lacked irrefutable evidence against Calydon's son, Lucius decided to deny it to the bitter end and roared:
“I just came back from business in the city and I didn’t see anyone from the son of Calydon. They’re framing me and making a false accusation!”
Upon hearing this, Pompeo frowned deeply.
He glanced at Lucy, whose expression remained unchanged, as if she wasn't angry at Lucius's words.
Then look at Lucius. His face is red and his neck is thick. He is gritting his teeth and his eyes are wide open like a bull's, as if he has suffered a great injustice, just like a wronged wife.
Pompey then turned his suspicious gaze to Lucy and said in a deep voice, "Ms. Lucy, do you have any other evidence to accuse Lucius of his crimes?"
"I'm referring to solid evidence, not so-called data extrapolation. The tools available are limited, and people don't understand them."
Although he was a hegemon, he only had experience in managing gangs. When it came to math and physics problems, even Pompeii would be at a loss.
He can't!
Therefore, he needs Lucy to provide stronger evidence to distinguish right from wrong.
Pompey narrowed his eyes, seemingly lost in thought.
If Lucy can't produce it...
"Congratulations, we do not have any evidence to prove that Lucius drove the ropemaker into the hole. But we do not want to release him either."
They admit they arrested the wrong person but still won't release them?
Pompey's eyes darkened, and his old but still strong arm swiftly reached behind his waist.
"To express our apology, how about we go to Zhitopia, the best restaurant in Wildfire Town, to apologize to you, Overlord?"
"Oh, what a pity. I suddenly remembered that the lines the Triumphers assigned to us Sons of Calydon were so bad that Zetopia ran out of raw materials and closed down this morning."
Faced with the sudden surge of power from the victorious group, the sons of Calydon all wore serious expressions. Only Lucy shrugged and sighed.
Pompey was stunned. His large hand, which had reached behind his waist and was already gripping the handle of the gun, froze in an instant.
Whew~
A tumbleweed rolled by, the dim wind carrying sand that stung my cheek.
After a long while, Pompey finally put down his gun, looked straight ahead, and lowered his head slightly to look at Lucy.
He suddenly understood Lucy's line of thinking.
I'm very busy, running around every day, so it's not like I can see just anyone who wants to.
Moreover, the issue of gang route allocation is obviously something Lucius did behind the scenes.
As the second-in-command of the Triumphs, Lucius could find out about the shady dealings within a short time if he wanted to.
For Calydon's son, the simplest way to meet him and resolve the route allocation issue was to kidnap Lucius.
After all, Lucius was the Triumphs' nominal second-in-command, but in reality, the heir.
Pompey is old. As long as Lucius doesn't make a foolish mistake, remains upright, has a sense of the bigger picture, and doesn't form cliques or collude with outsiders, then the position of leader of the Triumphs will eventually belong to Lucius.
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