"Mr. James, I hope you don't misunderstand. Your uncle has been infected with the virus and might become violent at any moment. For your safety, we've assigned a special guard to protect him," the middle-aged man said politely.
"Alright, you've done well," James suddenly smiled.
Unexpectedly, Liam was so devious and ruthless. When he couldn't get the medicine, he directly put extreme pressure on James.
You said there was no more medicine?
Your uncle is infected. Are you going to save him or not?
If you have the medicine, you can't not save him. And since your uncle is in my hands, if you want to save him, give me the medicine first. If there's really no medicine, then Mr. Carol can die, and it's none of Liam's business.
James suppressed his anger and said, "Where is Mr. Liam?"
The middle-aged man nodded and said, "Mr. Liam was supposed to meet you in person, but unfortunately, he is too busy and couldn't make it."
"Speak up. What are your conditions?" James said calmly, but in his heart, he had already placed Liam on his death list.
In his past life, James survived for nine years in the apocalypse and became a formidable evolved being. How could he be someone to be trifled with?
"According to the medical staff, treating Mr. Carol might require two doses of medicine." The middle-aged man at the entrance of James's villa smiled as he observed James seeming to concede.
"Fine." James waved his hand and said, "I'll call Tremp and have him deliver two doses of the medicine."
The middle-aged man shook his head with a smile and said, "We won't use medicine from others. After all, we are a professional medical team and need to be responsible for the patient. Also, let me remind you, Mr. James, if we use someone else's medicine, the patient might die immediately."
"Is that so?" James laughed in anger, knowing that Liam was still afraid of Tremp, which was why he said this, hinting that James shouldn't alert Tremp.
James didn't want to pretend with this middle-aged man any longer. People like him, who have been in big companies for a long time, always boast about being "gentle and refined" and "high society," but their methods are extremely dirty and hypocritical.
James said directly, "Release my uncle, and I will give you the medicine. If not, you'll get nothing. Moreover, if anything happens to my uncle, I will report this to Tremp. I might not be able to do anything to you, but I believe he can."
James's words pointed out the essence of the issue. Liam was unwilling to offend Tremp, and all he wanted was the medicine. As for James and Mr. Carol's survival, no one cared.
As for whether Liam feared James's revenge, a dragon in the sky would not fear an ant on the ground. The two were from entirely different worlds. At least that's how Liam thought.
The middle-aged man fell silent and took out his phone to make a call to Liam.
Moments later, James, standing alongside his regained consciousness uncle, watched as the middle-aged man's car and the ambulance disappeared into the mist, his eyes filled with undisguised killing intent.
Suddenly, the sound of urgent braking was heard. Before the car had even stopped, Henry dashed out, relieved to see that James and Mr. Carol were safe. He said, "James, is everything alright?"
Seeing Henry appear, James's face showed a hint of a smile, thinking, "Henry is still Henry, unchanged."
It turned out that when James saw Liam's convoy, he secretly sent a text message to Henry for help. James only tried his luck, but didn't expect Henry to actually come.
"I gave one dose of the medicine to Liam," James said.
Henry looked surprised and then smiled wryly, "Liam is still as ruthless as ever."
James chuckled and said, "My medicine isn't so easily obtained."
Henry didn't understand the full story and just thought that James had suffered a big loss. He said a few words of consolation and left.
Soon after, in the official building of Lakeview City, Tremp received Henry's call. After understanding the situation, he said nothing, only his eyes flashing twice before he hung up the phone.
"Uncle, stay here for a few days. I'll go pick up Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, and my cousin. The house here is big enough," James said to his uncle.
Beside him, Ms. Carol and Lucian nodded repeatedly. They had seen James clash with a group of people outside.
Mr. Carol, having survived a life-threatening situation, was somewhat scared. Coupled with Ms. Carol's and Lucian's constant persuasion, he didn't refuse.
James then drove away from Green Garden District to the suburbs, planning to pick up his relatives.
By evening, James had successfully picked up Grandpa, Grandma, Aunt, and his cousin and brought them to Green Garden District.
That night, James's family and his uncle's family gathered for a reunion dinner. After dinner, Lucian and Ms. Carol arranged for Grandpa and Grandma to rest. James then returned to his bedroom alone and changed into a black sports outfit.
The night was dark and foggy, perfect for killing.
James leapt out of the window, silently scaled the two-meter-high fence, and disappeared into the fog.
All along the way were heavily armed security teams, but with James's incredible perception and the cover of the night and fog, he managed to travel seven or eight kilometers without being detected.
Half an hour later, James stood in the shadowy corner outside the Garden District, took a deep breath, and pulled out steel needles from his mysterious space.
In his previous life, James had been adept with short spear techniques. The fact that he had used steel rods to handle fierce boars was a testament to his skill.
Steel needles were the basis of short spear techniques. They might not be very effective against mutated beasts, but they were more than enough for killing humans.
"Liam should be living in the second villa on the left side of Garden District," James recalled from his past life.
In his previous life, Liam was not an unknown figure. James had participated in an operation against the members of the apocalypse association, and Liam was among the high-ranking officials targeted.
Taking advantage of the fog and darkness, James quickly located Liam's mansion.
As expected of a wealthy man, the mansion was brightly lit, with teams of bodyguards patrolling. Ordinary people could not approach easily.
Unfortunately for Liam, tonight he was facing James, the first evolved being in the apocalypse.
The two-meter-high wall, even with electrified barbed wire, posed no obstacle for James.
He didn't even need a running start; he easily jumped over it and quickly hid in the shadow by the wall.
In the security monitoring room, the guards only saw a fleeting shadow on the large screen and nothing else.
"Did I see things?" the guard muttered to himself and sat back down with a tea cup.
James easily bypassed several teams of bodyguards and, like a gecko, climbed swiftly from the first floor to the third floor, making no sound.
"Liam should be in the small room at the north end of the third floor, while the large room facing south is occupied by a decoy," James thought as he swiftly moved to the north side of the roof and jumped onto the balcony, peering through the gap in the curtains to see the scene inside.
Liam's bedroom was clean and tidy. He was sitting in a large robe at a classical wooden desk, sipping tea, and holding a scroll of antique book.
James was surprised to see Liam, who was so ruthless and overbearing during the day, quietly reading a book at night. In his previous life, when James went to arrest Liam, he had been throwing a big party.
"It seems the post-apocalyptic experiences have unleashed his inner desires," James thought, but he didn't care about that. He lifted his leg and kicked the glass.
With a loud bang, the glass, though bulletproof, cracked with many fissures but didn't shatter. However, the wall couldn't withstand James's immense strength and cracked open.
In the bedroom, Liam was startled by the loud noise and ran toward the door while shouting for help.
At the same time, the entire mansion was on high alert. All the bodyguards had their guns ready and rushed toward Liam's bedroom.
James kicked the wall repeatedly until it couldn't bear the force anymore. The spiderweb-like cracked glass wall finally fell, and James quickly jumped into Liam's bedroom.
By now, Liam had reached the door, and the bodyguards outside had kicked it open, with guns already aimed at the room.
"Die!" James flicked his wrist, and the steel needles shot out like a storm, raining down on Liam. In an instant, Liam was turned into a porcupine, and the two bodyguards at the door were also instantly killed.
After launching the needles, James didn't stay a moment longer. He dashed out of the bedroom, leapt out of the balcony, and, like a leopard in the night, leaped across the grass in the yard, then vaulted over the wall, disappearing into the dense fog.
Liam was dead, and he had been killed right in his own stronghold, despite having dozens of heavily armed bodyguards inside and out.
That night, the news spread like a hurricane throughout Lakeview City.
The security team arrived at the scene within two minutes, led by none other than Emma, the "Dragon Flame Goddess" from James's previous life.