Archer Wintersong took something out of the box and handed it to Chris Shelby, saying, “This is the deed to Emberwood Estate; you are now the master of Emberwood Estate! With this deed, everything in Emberwood Estate belongs to you.”
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
As his words fell, a dozen men dressed in black, wearing black masks, appeared in the study.
Seeing this, Chris Shelby’s expression turned solemn.
Each of these men exuded a powerful aura, clearly practitioners from the realm of Transcendence.
Archer Wintersong said, “These are the Emberwood Guards, protectors of Emberwood Estate, all cultivated by me over many years.”
Hearing this, Chris Shelby asked with great joy, “Master, how many Emberwood Guards are there in total?”
Archer Wintersong looked at Chris Shelby and smiled, “There are three thousand Emberwood Guards, but don’t get too excited; they are only here to ensure your safety, you cannot command them!”
Hearing this, Chris Shelby’s face fell.
However, for Chris Shelby, having the Emberwood Guards to ensure his safety was enough.
“Ah!” Archer Wintersong sighed lightly, “Chris, I am entrusting Emberwood Estate to you as it is time for me to leave.”
Curiously, Chris Shelby asked, “Master, where are you going?”
Archer Wintersong shook his head, “Don’t ask; it’s better you don’t know. We will meet again in the future.”
With that, Archer Wintersong turned and left.
Watching Archer Wintersong’s departing figure, Chris Shelby was stunned.
Chris Shelby hadn’t expected Archer Wintersong to leave so soon.
When Chris Shelby went after him, Archer Wintersong had already disappeared.
Seeing this, Chris Shelby couldn’t help but sigh.
The master had introduced him to the path, taught him martial arts and the principles of life, yet their time together was always brief…
Meanwhile, the Emberwood Guards had also vanished.
Chris Shelby didn’t understand why his master had suddenly entrusted him with Emberwood Estate.
A vague worry began to emerge in his heart…
On his way from Emberwood Estate, Chris Shelby received a message from Tiger.
“Boss, everything’s settled!”
Seeing this, a smile appeared on Chris Shelby’s lips.
Chris Shelby was very confident in Tiger’s abilities.
Returning to the Vance family, Chris Shelby saw Esther sitting anxiously in the courtyard.
Curiously, Chris Shelby asked, “What are you doing here? Aren’t you sleeping?”
Esther replied anxiously, “Dear, you’re back just in time, my computer has a virus!”
In a few days, Esther was to represent the Chester Group at the national economic summit.
Before the summit, Esther needed to complete a business plan.
Esther’s business plan was ready, but now her computer had caught a virus.
If she had to redo the business plan, it would waste so much time, which was why Esther was so anxious.
James also looked frustrated, “Our Vance family’s network is professionally tested, yet it too was infected. Now not only is the Vance family’s network affected, but the entire Middleton network is down.”
“What?” Chris Shelby was taken aback.
James pulled out a laptop, placed it in front of Chris Shelby, and said, “Chris Shelby, look! Every computer shows this screen as soon as it’s turned on!”
Chris Shelby scrutinized the message, which read, “Blake Noire, pay back the money!” Chris Shelby broke into a sweat upon seeing this.
All Chris Shelby had done was ask Tiger to find a hacker to breach the network and make Blake Noire’s debt widely known. However, Tiger took it too far, hacking the entire Middleton network.
James gloated, “Who knew Blake Noire had offended such powerful figures? He’s completely lost face in Middleton now, and the Noire family has been disgraced too.”
Esther anxiously said, “Dear, what should we do now?”
Chris Shelby replied, “Dear, give me your laptop.” Upon hearing this, Esther handed over her notebook. Chris Shelby casually tapped a few keys, and the laptop returned to normal.
Esther exclaimed with joy, “Dear, you’re amazing!”
James, curious, asked Chris Shelby, “How did you do that? Please, fix mine too. I was in the middle of a game with some friends.”
Chris Shelby glanced at him and fixed James’s computer.
James, amazed, asked, “How did you manage that? I even had a computer expert come over, but they couldn’t fix it.”
Chris Shelby laughed, “I once knew a hacker and picked up a few tricks from him.”
James gave Chris Shelby a knowing look. He wasn’t foolish; he immediately suspected that Chris Shelby might be involved in the hacking incident. However, he kept quiet as it was a matter between Chris Shelby and the Noire family, none of his concern.
After the computers were fixed, Esther went back to her room to work, and James continued playing games with his friends.
Meanwhile, at the Noire family’s home, “Who hacked the entire Middleton network and slandered our Noire family like this?”
“This hacker targeted our Noire family specifically, disgracing us in Middleton.”
“It’s absurd, would our Noire family ever owe money?”
“It must be Blake Noire, the troublemaker! Someone, bring Blake Noire to me!”
Soon after, Blake Noire appeared in the living room. After intensive treatment, Blake Noire was mostly recovered, except he was still unable to walk.
Seeing the middle-aged man before him, Blake Noire respectfully said, “Dad, did you want to see me?”
The man was Blake Noire’s father, Honor Noire.
Honor Noire clenched his teeth, “Tell me, how much do you owe? Why do people keep bothering you? Isn’t the allowance we give you every month enough? You’ve completely humiliated our Noire family!”
Blake Noire, with a mournful expression, replied, “Dad, I bet a hundred billion with Chris Shelby in a race. How could I possibly have that much money to pay him back?”
“What? A hundred billion!” Honor Noire was shocked.
Although the Noire family was wealthy, a hundred billion was still a devastating amount for them.