chapter 17 Mr. Zhou, please kneel down ===

York asked Humphrey if he dared to kill Zebulon in front of him, but Humphrey did not answer. Zebulon shouted wantonly and asked Humphrey if he dared to kill him, but Humphrey did not answer. Humphrey did not answer, not because he was afraid of York, nor because he was afraid of the two tower-like strong men behind York, but simply because he could not be bothered to answer. Whether it was Zebulon or York, in Humphrey's eyes, they were just clowns. He only cared about what he was concerned about, for example, he wanted to see what color Zebulon's heart was. If Humphrey had remembered correctly, the reason why Zebulon worked for the Herbert family was because he had no money to bury his father when he died, and Aldrich had kindly paid for his father's burial. Zebulon was grateful to Aldrich for his great kindness and made a vow to serve the Herbert family for the rest of his life. The Herbert family was very kind to Zebulon and had always treated him well. If an ordinary person had received such a great favor from the Herbert family, and had been with the family for both prosperity and loss, with the Herbert family as the master, he would definitely not trample on the Herbert family as a means to please the enemies of the Herbert family after the family collapsed. However, there were always some ungrateful people in this world who would do such despicable things. From the moment Zebulon walked into this room and showed disrespect to Jini, his death was already destined. But before killing Zebulon, Humphrey suddenly had a whim and wanted to see what Zebulon's heart was like. Does such an evil and treacherous thing still have a "human" heart? When he took it out and looked at it, he found that the heart was indeed a human heart, but its color was black. With a gaping hole in his chest and blood gurgling, Zebulon watched helplessly as Humphrey held his heart. That heart was alive and ugly! A strong sense of heart palpitations and panic made Zebulon's scalp numb and his thinking disorganized. Regret and hatred, shock and fear were intertwined in his brain. There had never been a moment in his entire life where he had experienced the feeling of dying so clearly as he did now. "I remember that you once made bold statements to my father and my brother, saying that you would live and die together with the Herbert family. The Herbert family collapsed a year ago. You have lived for one additional year, which is enough." Humphrey held his heart and spoke slowly, then suddenly pulled it quickly. "Don't!" Zebulon was so horrified that he only had time to say this word. The next moment, the blood vessels connecting his heart were completely severed by Humphrey! Zebulon died instantly. Cora, who was on the side, was holding a white towel. The moment the heart was yanked out, she stuffed the towel into Zebulon's chest to stop a large amount of blood, and then skillfully dragged Zebulon's body aside. Humphrey threw Zebulon's heart away casually, smashing it and causing a few pools of blood to fall on York's feet. And till now, Humphrey's hands were still white and clean. He looked at York and asked calmly, "I've killed him, do you have anything to say?" It was York who pushed Zebulon in front of Humphrey and asked the latter whether he dared to kill him. Logically, Humphrey killing Zebulon was like another slap to York's face, and the latter could get angry at any time. But now, York's hands and feet were cold, and he did not have any anger at all. Humphrey's method was really too cruel. If Humphrey had killed Zebulun with a few punches, or stabbed him to death with a knife, or even shot him to death, York would not take it seriously. Killing was not difficult in itself, he had killed people before. But tearing out someone's heart while the person was still alive, this way of killing, was really unacceptable. This was even scarier than the perverted murderer who dismembered people in news reports! However, York was a son of the four major families, and his awe-inspiring aura could not be violated! If just because he had been frightened by Humphrey's cruel killing method, he allowed him to leave, then his awe-inspiring aura would be completely destroyed! York stiffened his face and said coldly, "In my territory, you are brave to kill my people!" "It was just a dog," Humphrey shook his head and laughed, but the smile faded away as soon as it appeared, and then he said calmly, "Do you believe that I dare to kill you?" York's pupils tightened, and at this moment, he sensed a real murderous intent! His body instantly retreated behind the two 1.9-meter-tall, iron-tower men. Only then did York feel a little more at ease. The two iron-tower strong men, who had always shown themselves to be invincible, were now breaking out in cold sweat. It seemed that they had also been horrified by Humphrey's killing method just now. Humphrey raised his eyes slightly to signal, and Cora respectfully placed the leather seat behind him. He sat upright on the chair with a bold grandeur. When seated, Humphrey took out a pack of special cigarettes from his pocket, lit one, blew out the smoke, and said leisurely, "Don't worry, I will kill you, but not now. Coming back to Lymelathe this time, I have many people to deal with. You are just one of them, but you will never be the most important one. Now, I give you a chance to kneel before me and tell me clearly how you got the Manash Coast. " Although York was wary, he was still furious, "You want me to kneel before you? Who are you?! Humphrey Harrelson, don't think that I am afraid of you, our Cooper family is the king of Lymelathe City now!" With a violent cry, York pointed at Humphrey and ordered the two iron-tower men in front of him, "Knock off this bastard's legs for me!" The two iron-tower men gritted their teeth, one after another, and two burly bodies like bears walked forward. "Giving orders to your subordinates?" Humphrey placed his arms on the armrests of the seat, clenched his fists, and gently raised his chin in a relaxed manner. He slowly flicked the ashes from his cigarette and said in a calm tone, "Let him to kneel down before me." "Yes, my Lord!" The next moment, Cora started to walk towards York! Cora walked towards York and not towards the two iron-tower men. Although when she walked toward York, she would definitely encounter the two iron-tower men, these two bear-like strong men simply did not attract Cora's attention at all. As the most qualified warrior of The North and one of the twelve guardians of the Lord of The North, it was her bounden duty to obey the orders of her superior. And York was the target of this order. As for other people, she would not be distracted as long as they did not affect her ability to perform her tasks. But if anyone or anything were to interfere with her ability to complete her mission, she would regard them as an obstacle that must be cleared! When the two iron-tower big men saw Cora approaching, they each readied their posture for combat. However, they did not expect the other party to ignore them and not take them seriously at all. When Cora and the two iron-tower big men passed each other, one of the big men shouted loudly, "Young lady, get back there!" As he spoke, he reached out and clasped Cora's shoulder. The next moment, a cold luster flashed from the dagger in Cora's hand! Two streaks of light from the blade passed in an instant, and the dagger in Cora's disappeared. She continued to walk towards York, not even stopping for a second. It was not until Cora took three steps and came to York that blood spurted from the bodies of the two iron-tower strong men, and they both fell to the ground. The two of them were not dead, but they would not be able to function like normal people for the rest of their lives. Because each of their lower bodies had a severed leg! Cora stretched out her hand, pointed to the open space in front of Humphrey's feet, and politely said to York, "Mr. York, please kneel."