Salute To The General (Nathan Cross) novel Chapter 2044

Nathan calmly stated, “You don't need to know who I am, but I guess you knew the reason you're here.”

Yardley shook his head, “No, I don't. Do you know that restricting a person's freedom is against the law?”

Nathan chuckled, “Then, do you know that cheating an elderly person is also against the law? You must have known the abstract painting which you swindled off that elderly person was priceless. Taking the amount into consideration, I suppose you would be spending the remainder of your life behind bars.”

Yardley gulped, “I don't know what you're talking about.”

Nathan snickered, “The fact that I could find you had already proven my ability.

“If you're smart, you'll hand over the abstract painting now.

“You could at least avoid some physical pain this way. I'll give you a chance and not send you to prison."

Yardley's glances darted about the room nervously.

Yet, he stubbornly refused to give in.

He put on a brave front. “Look, I really don't know what you're talking about.

“You can't scare me into submission. I'm not afraid of your threats.”

Nathan remarked, “It looked like you don't appreciate my generosity.

Colin!”

Colin approached Yardley with a dark look on his face.

Yardley knew things were going south as Colin approached. The former asked fiercely, “What are you trying to do?”

Yardley waved a punch at Colin as terror and anger overwhelmed him.

Colin stopped his punch easily by grabbing his wrist.

Yardley let out a groan of pain at Colin's strong grip.

Colin gripped Yardley's finger with his right hand and started to twist the finger under the latter's fearful stare.

Crack!

The sound of bone breaking spread chills over everyone's back.

The sound reinstated the fact that Colin had broken Yardley's finger.

“Argh!” Yardley let out a painful scream.

Colin asked coldly, “Mr. Cross wants to know where the abstract painting is?”

Yardley was sweating profusely with his face scrunched up in pain, yet he refused to give up the location. “I really don't know any abstract painting!”

Fury overtook Colin at Yardley's persistence.

“Take it from Hansel if you have the guts.”

The corners of Nathan's mouth lifted. “Hansel

Yaeger, is he powerful?”

Yardley gritted his teeth. “Hansel is one of Brimmopolis' underground kings. He had every say for all the antiquities in the market, and he had at least eight hundred subordinates. All of them are fugitives.

“Many of politicians were wary of him. You tell me if he's powerful or not?

“I'm going to give you a piece of advice here. Hansel is also nicknamed Dragon because he wouldn't hand over any treasure that was in his grasp.

“If you find trouble with him, I'll bet you won't come out alive.”

Nathan scoffed, “Really?

“Thank you for your advice!

Alas, a senior of mine was admitted into the hospital because his abstract painting was swindled from him.

“So I will surely retrieve the painting!”

Colin smacked the back of Yardley's head. “Bring us to meet Hansel now. If Mr. Cross didn't see the painting by tonight, neither you nor that Dragon would be alive.”

Yardley gritted his teeth. “Fine. Since you're so eager to die, I'll bring you both to meet Hansel now.