[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law":3,"chapter-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-510":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Legend of Dragon Son-in-law",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1748994,2236,"Chapter 509: 509 Confrontation_1","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-510",510,"\u003Cp>Chapter 509: Chapter 509 Confrontation_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life Water?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blond-haired, blue-eyed American boss wore a leather coat and walked over to the table to pick up the Life Water, frowning as he said, “This stuff is strong, and if not careful, it could kill someone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The price of Life Water was not expensive; it only cost a few hundred dollars per bottle on the market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a high-alcohol-content vodka, with 98 proof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Customers frequently ordered it, but they always mixed it with a lot of water and fruit juice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the decade he had been running this place, he had yet to see anyone finish a whole bottle themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even half a bottle was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, a man bragged while drunk and drank a third of it in front of everyone, only to collapse on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He suffered a gastric hemorrhage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the ambulance had arrived three minutes later, that man would have been gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, when he heard Stacy Cook say someone was forcing customers to drink Life Water, his brows instantly furrowed tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a toast; it was murder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One bottle down, and if not dead, the person would be half dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a thing happening in his Northern Restaurant, Odingle couldn’t possibly ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If word got out, the reputation the Northern Restaurant had built over more than a decade would be completely destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, you must take a stand for us! This Boss Carmichael is bullying us, forcing us to drink two bottles because he’s from the capital. If we don’t comply, he’ll have his bodyguards ‘assist’ us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing his words, Stacy Cook looked triumphantly at Julius Reed, his face filled with the smile of a victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, you want me to drink two bottles?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I refuse to drink, not even one bottle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let Julius Reed’s bottle be a waste!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He now seriously suspected that Julius Reed was just putting on a brave face; anyone normal would have vomited immediately after a bottle of Life Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they still stand?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite it meaning he’d offend Beckett Carmichael, for the sake of survival, Stacy Cook couldn’t care less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he had his own backers, and even Beckett Carmichael had to give that some thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Such things are happening? I absolutely won’t tolerate bullying in my Northern Restaurant!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle turned to face Beckett Carmichael and demanded, “Boss, is what he says true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the decade or so he had his restaurant here, regardless of how prominent the big boss was, they all had to follow the rules of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They are my men! What, do I need your permission to toast them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael was equally assertive, his temper flaring from being questioned like a criminal by a foreigner, which certainly didn’t sit well with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since you’ve come to my Northern Restaurant, please abide by its rules!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle pointed at Stacy Cook and Tristan Caldwell, “These two are first and foremost my customers, then your men! If you want to toast your own men, I naturally won’t interfere, but if you’re going to cause a fatality in my place, sorry, I must stop it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of his hand, the security guards behind him immediately closed in, “Boss, please don’t make this difficult for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the tense situation, both Tristan Caldwell and Stacy Cook could finally relax, their hearts that had been hanging by a thread now settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They also secretly rejoiced for having reclaimed their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To actually drink that Life Water would have been the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re welcome! You are my customers, and I, Odingle, assure you, in this establishment, there will be fairness,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle said with great pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His uncle was the agent of a major American financial conglomerate, and he was highly respected locally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even behind the scenes, he was closely connected with underworld organizations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of these connections that Odingle dared to speak like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I advise you to stay calm!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael had never been threatened like this before, especially in front of his ancestors’ benefactor, which he found to be a great loss of face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously boasted about his own abilities, saying how formidable Beckett Carmichael was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, failing to handle his own men, what would Julius Reed think of him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the last time I’m saying this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael pointed to himself, enunciating each word, “I’m Beckett Carmichael from the capital! If you don’t know who I am, you’d better find out before deciding whether to stop me! Otherwise, whatever consequences arise, don’t blame me for not warning you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a naturally dominant personality, Beckett Carmichael was not going to back down in front of Julius Reed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a matter of face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this Western boss insisted on interfering today, he was ready to play hardball!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Gonzalez City, Beckett Carmichael had a dozen bodyguards quietly hidden in the shadows, ready for any eventuality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, with Eli Yarrow around, these men had been dispersed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Eli Yarrow was injured, he had called these men back into action!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one phone call, and those highly skilled bodyguards would burst in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once he took this step, it meant tearing his face off completely with the Northern restaurant’s owner, which would be troublesome in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Beckett Carmichael being so tough, Tristan Caldwell was genuinely startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the boss of one of the capital’s four major families, and it seemed he was truly out for blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could this Western boss hold him back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say you’re Beckett Carmichael, even if you were Jesus, in my hotel, you can’t use force!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle didn’t give Beckett Carmichael any face at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, it wasn’t his fault, for once a precedent was set, such issues were bound to be unavoidable in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to mention whether the reputation of the Northern restaurant would be directly ruined, where would he put his own dignity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does he have no face to save?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Foreign devil! Are you trying to fight to the end with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael rolled up his sleeves, pointing at Odingle and cursed, “My ancestors were martial champions, do you want to go a few rounds with me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was really angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he couldn’t even handle a subordinate, what face did he have to boast in front of Julius Reed?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was humiliating, utterly humiliating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you talking about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle blew his beard in anger, he was, after all, a descendant of a distinguished family, backed by powerful people, and today he was being pointed at and called a foreign devil?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said, let’s have a go!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael pointed and cursed at him, “You mongrel! If only grandfather had been born a hundred years later, would you birds dare to come and steal the Stone Garden? If I don’t smash your heads, you can take my family name!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the altercation was getting more intense, Stacy Cook and Tristan Caldwell were secretly relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more serious their quarrel, the safer they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now that Beckett Carmichael was cursing Odingle by name, it seemed impossible to end things amicably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Take him down for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odingle roared at his bodyguards, “Let this yellow monkey understand, who is the real boss here!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“OK!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those Western bodyguards twisted their necks, looking at Beckett Carmichael with malicious smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of the number of bodyguards, it was five to one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beckett Carmichael had four men on his side, while Odingle was backed by twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come on, you weaklings!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A security guard stripped off his shirt, beckoning to Beckett Carmichael’s bodyguards with a curl of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go! Whoever can take one down for good, I’ll give them ten million!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had Beckett Carmichael’s words fallen than one bodyguard swiftly launched a kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as the bodyguard had delivered his kick, he was met with a kick from the Western man in front of him that broke his leg, leaving him lying on the ground sweating cold sweat from the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone, attack, cowards!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Western man twisted his neck again and beckoned with his fingers once more.\u003C\u002Fp>",1360,"2026-06-06T17:05:02.058Z",1,"novelbin.me","fb62e075d71a107142eb8ab6ca8e037e1d48fb909e7c501317bf5c865035ff38","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-511","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-509",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]