[{"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-612":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},1749096,2236,"Chapter 611: Delivery_1","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-612",612,"\u003Cp>Chapter 611: Chapter 611: Delivery_1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He actually dares to deliver himself to our doorstep!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just right, kill him and avenge Mr. Thorneycroft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So arrogant! Guys, grab your weapons!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief silence, everyone cursed angrily, filled with righteous indignation, itching to take action immediately!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s all the noise about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival struck the Boss’s staff forcefully, sneering, “You all are far too impatient. Would he come in person if it were truly a gift?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s the deliverer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brown Bread shouted loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A security guard, a car, a gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the response from the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival snorted coldly, “A mere security guard and you get all worked up like this!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We weren’t thoughtful enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone bowed their heads, faces flushed with embarrassment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was as silent as death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Since it’s a gift, we should at least invite him in, lest outsiders say I lack proper etiquette.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival gestured with his hand, “Let’s go have a look!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Thorneycroft must not!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quinnton Michael stretched out his hand to stop him, saying anxiously, “It’s a poison egg inside! Mr. Thorneycroft must not personally take such a risk!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! The guy at the door has already reported it’s a poison egg! You and Julius Reed are enemies, he won’t have any good intentions!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please reconsider, the third son of Thorneycroft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone crowded in front of Fabian Percival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could one really go in person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fabian Percival was indeed poisoned to death, what would they do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aron Jackson would settle scores later on; no one could escape!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By taking this step, they had already left themselves with no way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival took a deep breath, saying unhappily, “Have you ever heard of someone sending a poison egg and telling the other side it’s a poison egg?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd looked at each other in dismay, realizing they had indeed never heard of such a strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Julius Reed, he’s setting a trap for me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival pointed with his cane to the entrance, “If I dare not go there, I will become the laughingstock of the world!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Everyone will say, ‘Fabian Percival has gotten old, his courage has shrunk!'”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But today, I want everyone to see that even though I haven’t returned for many years, the blood in my veins is still hot!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, he strode towards the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr Thorneycroft is mighty!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, everyone followed in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the entrance, the security guard stood respectfully, holding a box in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the person who delivered the gift was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is this it? The poison egg?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival looked at the small box and laughed, “Has Julius Reed watched too many movies, pulling off such a stunt? Trying to disgust me on purpose!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached the security guard and was about to open the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me do it, Mr. Thorneycroft, You’ve already stood here, please don’t make it difficult for us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quinnton Michael stepped forward, directly blocking in front of Fabian Percival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve come all this way, what should I be afraid of? There’s absolutely no way there’s a poison egg in here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival shook his head dismissively, a hint of pride in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such petty tricks to frighten him? That was far too underestimating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please don’t make it difficult for us, Mr. Thorneycroft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quinnton Michael stood his ground, blocking the way and looked around at the others, “Mr. Thorneycroft is our backbone; we cannot allow him to take any risks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right! Mr. Thorneycroft, please don’t put us in a difficult position.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let someone else do it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone spoke out in persuasion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In extraordinary times, they couldn’t allow Fabian Percival to be so self-confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you trying to do!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival’s face darkened, he said coldly, “Are you all rebelling!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please forgive us, Mr. Thorneycroft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quinnton Michael snatched the box and flipped it open!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a loud explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Five-Lakes Clubhouse was shrouded in dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Protect Mr. Thorneycroft!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone recovered from the shock of the explosion and hurriedly dragged Fabian Percival out from the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because people were shielding him, Fabian Percival’s injuries weren’t severe, but a trickle of blood still seeped from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The few in front of him were dead on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Thorneycroft, are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is anyone hurt? Damn that Julius Reed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call an ambulance quickly!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were slightly injured and rushed to check on Fabian Percival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m… I’m fine!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Boss’s cane in Fabian Percival’s hand had fallen to the ground due to the shock, and he seemed somewhat dazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that someone would truly hide an explosive inside!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about what he had just said, he was overcome with shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s Quinnton Michael?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling Quinnton Michael blocking him earlier, a chill ran through Fabian Percival’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he had insisted on opening the box himself, he might now be a corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mangled corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quinnton Michael is dead! Blown to bits! Mr. Thorneycroft, you’d better not look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone consciously blocked Fabian Percival’s view, their faces smeared with soot, expressions filled with despondency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind them lay Quinnton Michael’s disfigured body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was supposed to be a grand gathering, but the tragic incident had thoroughly dampened their once fiery spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorrow was unmistakably written across everyone’s faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far too ominous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, their fervor for Fabian Percival was gradually fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bad start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give Quinnton Michael a grand funeral!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival, with eyes closed, feeling the pain in his body, yelled, “Disperse!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people present all bowed deeply and silently turned away, dispersing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quinnton Michael’s body was carried away, leaving only mottled bloodstains on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Julius Reed, you and I are irreconcilable enemies!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fabian Percival’s eyes were filled with red veins, his demeanor bordering on hysteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been bested, thrice by the same man!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mr. Thorneycroft, let’s return and tend to your wounds. The matter of Gonzalez City requires a long-term strategy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brown Bread stepped forward, whispering words of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was Fabian Percival’s personal guard, always by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the explosion sounded, it was he who had been the first to tackle Fabian Percival to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, grievously injured, he still remained dutifully by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go and fetch Vito Leopold, she should have been released without charges by now. Afterwards, head to the hospital to rest. The Five-Lakes Clubhouse is our stronghold; no one can breach it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, Fabian Percival walked slowly towards the interior of the clubhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brown Bread bowed deeply to the retreating figure, then turned and strode away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Honey, I’ve brought you some delicious food!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed stood at Knox Ridge’s front door, holding a bag of top-grade seafood worth over ten thousand dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had just come out of the pot and was still steaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened, and a literary young man in his mid-twenties stood in the doorway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man wore gold wire glasses and a smart suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You are…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed paused, thrown off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unfamiliar face, one he had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who are you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man asked impatiently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dominick, who’s at the door?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knox Ridge’s voice came from inside the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know! Seems like a delivery person. Aunt, did you order delivery?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man called out to the inside of the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t order delivery!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Knox Ridge finished speaking, the impatient young man said to Julius Reed, “You’ve got the wrong place!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door was abruptly closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius Reed knocked on the door again, helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Beat it! Knock again, and I’m calling the cops!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the door was opened again, the young man pointed fiercely at Julius Reed and then slammed the door shut.\u003C\u002Fp>",1303,"2026-06-06T17:05:03.758Z",1,"novelbin.me","51c10692bd36d3c7a3a770bb724f7ee7552196eb79df188754505cfb24e132a0","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-613","legend-of-dragon-son-in-law-chapter-611",2546,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Flegend-of-dragon-son-in-law-cover.jpg"]