Chapter 2642 Coveted Position

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Richie is dead, and the Freemasonry's Four Emissaries have lost one... As for the remaining three people's data, Qin Fang already learned from Richie, including the main culprit Diamond A, who once participated in and even caused the internal chaos and division of The Green Gang.

Diamond A's true identity is even more hidden and unexpected than Richie's identity as Ace of Hearts...

However, Qin Fang is not currently interested in dealing with him.

He currently plans to focus his main energy on dealing with the family behind Ron...

"Neville Family..."

This is a formidable family with considerable influence in America, and even today the Neville Family has two people holding the positions of Senate and House of Representatives members, not to mention there's more state senators.

This is a prominent family thriving in both political and business circles, with a colossal asset from Hyde Pharmaceuticals, a top five global pharmaceutical supergiant. Its international influence is naturally horrifying!

Overthrowing such a family is almost impossible unless a catastrophic disaster occurs. Qin Fang never actually planned to do that; his goal is simple... just cripple Ron and his father.

A huge family like this is bound to have internal strife, with factions and divisions everywhere. Even the famously united Rothschild Family couldn't escape it, let alone the Neville Family.

Qin Fang may not know much else, but from Ace of Hearts Richie, he found out that at least two people in the Neville Family are not friendly towards Ron's father Barry... These two people control the family's political and business sectors, respectively.

The reason Barry Neville is so powerful within the family is that he relies on his identity as a Freemasonry Deacon. No matter how strong the family is, it pales compared to Freemasonry!

Barry, backed by Freemasonry, has formidable resources at his disposal. Even though the other two oppose him, they have to grudgingly follow his orders... However, if there's an opportunity to overthrow Barry, they will certainly act.

"The identity of the Deacon..."

Understanding this, Qin Fang formulated a rough strategy to deal with it.

New York.

One of the world's largest and most prosperous cities and the direct financial capital.

After dealing with the Ace of Hearts issue, he quietly arrived in this city... and his previous identity completely vanished in Las Vegas; even Yu Zheng doesn't know where he went.

Not far from Manhattan Island is a sizable estate... or perhaps a more appropriate term would be villa district, but each villa is quite large and overwhelmingly expensive.

If Beverly Hills is better known among Hollywood and NBA stars, then residing here are top business tycoons. Anyone pulled out has a net worth over 1 billion US dollars.

It should be noted that each villa here is priced over 100 million US dollars, and just the annual salaries for the butlers, servants, florists, gardeners, and drivers cost millions of US dollars, and villa estate maintenance is also worth millions. Without extreme wealth, living here is impossible.

The Neville Family's assets might not rank first in America, but they are at least at the cutting edge of the second line. Barry Neville, as the family head in this area, controls over 30% of the family's shares, equivalent to hundreds of billions of US dollars in assets, making them very eligible to live in this estate.

Moreover, he's the Freemasonry Deacon in New York, practically controlling all affairs in New York. His power is imaginable... It's said that even Black Spade A, one of the Four Emissaries controlling over a dozen states in eastern America, treats Barry Neville with considerable respect.

Although their duties don't quite overlap, there's some slight intersection, yet Black Spade A still respects Barry Neville very much; just this fact shows that Barry Neville's methods are not simple.

However...

No matter how strong the methods are, they are meaningless against overwhelming power.

Qin Fang arrived outside Barry Neville's villa...

He came for Old Barry, not his son Ron!

Ron is still over in California; it's heard that he's currently mingling with a newly famous Hollywood actress... Qin Fang is not interested in bothering him and plans to strike from the root, a direct and strategic maneuver.

"The Four Emissaries wield more power, the twelve Temple Executors are not to be underestimated, but this New York Steward Barry seems to fall a bit short..."

This is a high-end villa area, the security system is extremely excellent, and Qin Fang even discovered that part of the security personnel is actually active US military personnel... meaning this area is under military protection.

But then, what about the army?

Qin Fang hardly put in any effort, but easily infiltrated Barry Neville's villa... The soldiers not only failed to detect his presence, they didn't even touch a trace of his shadow.

Thud~~ Thud~~

Upon entering this villa, Qin Fang swiftly dispatched the two ferocious bulldogs lurking in the shadows...

The small map opened up, encompassing this particularly large villa... Naturally, it quickly confirmed the distribution, movements, and the positions of every person inside the villa, including the target he was after.

Barry Neville is quite a cautious man. Unless it's a situation where he must personally make an appearance, he seldom shows himself in public except to a few truly powerful figures. Almost no one really knows him.

However, the moment Qin Fang entered here, he immediately pinpointed Barry Neville's whereabouts.

Barry Neville is sixty years old, yet he's maintained himself extremely well, looking like he's in his forties, quite dashing and extraordinary. His charm is enough to captivate those beauties around twenty years old.

In fact, not only has he maintained his looks well, his physique is also excellent. He needs beauties to warm his bed every night, often two or three at a time...

"What? Rose Manor has been blasted into rubble, and Ace of Hearts Richie has mysteriously disappeared?"

However, today, Old Barry was not in the mood for such things because he had just received an extremely explosive piece of news... Ace of Hearts Richie, one of the Freemasonry's Four Emissaries, had mysteriously disappeared, and his base, Rose Manor, had been blown away.

"Who exactly did this?"

Old Barry was quite curious too. Freemasonry's dominance in the Underground World is notorious, even large forces like the Assassin's Alliance, the Black Fist Alliance, and the Mercenary Alliance wouldn't dare act this way; such a terrifying organization, passed down for thousands of years, possesses an abundance of fearsome power.

Precisely because of this, Freemasonry has never been bullied by others—this is the first time they've been humiliated so...

If a few Freemasonry members were killed, it would already be a significant event, generally Freemasonry wouldn't spare those who laid the hand... with high-level core members like Ace of Hearts Richie being targeted, it's an enormous affair.

Rose Manor was destroyed, reportedly twelve Temple Executors didn't even manage to escape... undoubtedly the most grievous "disaster" Freemasonry has faced in recent decades, shocking the entire organization.

Of course, core members like Barry, while shocked by the opponent's strength, were focused more on the position left vacant after Richie's disappearance...

The identity of the Four Emissaries is not low; they are directly led only by Freemasonry's Supreme Master and the two Temple Envoys in charge of the Four Emissaries, others regardless of status or power cannot command them.

Barry is a core member of Freemasonry and also the leader of a large state like New York... Although his jurisdiction might be much smaller compared to Black Spade A, who oversees over a dozen eastern states, the power he wields is considerable.

However, there's a saying in the Dragon Country, people strive for higher places, and water flows to lower places...

Barry has been in the position of New York Steward for over ten years; his power peaked a decade ago. Subsequently, he could only maintain this degree of power, with little likelihood of further advancement.

Positions within Freemasonry are essentially a fixed structure, to climb higher requires significant opportunity...

But such opportunities are rare and hard to come by.

Until Richie suddenly disappeared, a great position appeared before him.

Not only Barry, but one can believe any Steward with prominent status and power has now targeted this position...

"Even though I have to give up the kingdom I've built over the past ten years, having the chance to assume Ace of Hearts' position makes such a loss entirely worthwhile…" mumbled Barry softly.

"Just fear you may not be able to securely sit on that position..."

But at this moment, a cold voice suddenly echoed in Old Barry's ears.

"Huh?"

Old Barry was slightly taken aback, seemingly not anticipating another's voice in his private office?

"Mr. Barry Neville, I advise you best not move recklessly; the sword in my hand lacks eyes…"

Yet before Old Barry could react, an icy longsword was already placed against his neck, its frigid chill instantly stiffening his body! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, you are welcome to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations or monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please visit m.qidian.com to read.)