Chapter 704 Chaotic Situation (9) Gaining Power
Alaric composed himself.
The show must go on.
He turned around, watching the Monroe family guards finish their report, and said to him, "Let's go, time to head back."
The Monroe family guard looked at Alaric, covered in blood and wounds, and said, "I'll go back and tell Mr. Monroe about your performance today."
It was clear that Tomas had instructed them to monitor him.
To the Monroe family, he was still untrustworthy.
At this moment, the Monroe family guard saw him fighting desperately to kill Gideon, which made them trust him enough to say such words.
Alaric nodded slightly.
They got into the car together.
The guard drove.
Alaric sat in the passenger seat, staring out the window.
He was thinking about how to benefit from the war between the two major noble families.
He didn't kill Gideon, and Gideon would surely come back to retaliate against Tomas.
At that time, he would strike to kill Gideon.
But where exactly had Gideon hidden Cecilia?
Alaric felt extremely oppressed inside, but his face showed no emotion.
The car returned to the Monroe Mansion.
The Monroe family members were naturally waiting for them.
The Monroe family guard reported the process of killing Gideon.
The lack of a body made Tomas somewhat displeased, but after hearing the surviving guard's report on the terrain and situation, he somewhat accepted the fact that Gideon was dead.
His unspeakable joy showed as he said to Alaric and the surviving guard, "I will definitely reward you for your contributions!"
"Thank you, Mr. Monroe!" The surviving guard quickly expressed gratitude.
Alaric also thanked him, "Thank you, Mr. Monroe."
"You both worked hard today, go rest well," Tomas said gently, "Tomorrow, you'll know what your reward is!"
"Yes." They said respectfully, then turned to leave.
After just a few steps, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the room.
Alaric tensed up.
He watched as the guard who had been with him, full of spirit, fell straight to the ground beside him.
Dead.
He probably never thought that after making a contribution, he would be suddenly shot dead.
The guard's eyes were full of unwillingness and blood, looking extremely grim.
Alaric didn't move.
He just stood there.
Not knowing if Tomas would kill him next.
He could only gamble.
Gamble that he was still useful to Tomas.
"Alaric." Tomas called him, his tone completely different from the gentle one earlier.
Alaric turned around.
Trying hard to control his inner fear, he faced Tomas with utmost respect, "Mr. Monroe."
His tone clearly carried surprise.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you," Tomas said, "I killed him because only one of you can take on my important tasks."
Alaric remained silent, showing no reaction.
"From today on, you are the leader of the Monroe family guards. You are responsible for leading them to completely defeat the Hotchner family. Once all the Hotchner family forces are dismantled, I will reward you even more!" Tomas said seriously.
"Yes." Alaric was extremely respectful.
"Take care of your wounds tonight, heal up, there are many things waiting for you."
"Yes."
"Go back." Tomas waved his hand.
Alaric bowed respectfully.
"By the way, Alaric." Tomas suddenly said.
Alaric remained extremely respectful.
"Juniper has a good impression of you, you know what I mean."
"I understand, I will not disappoint Mr. Monroe."
"You're a smart man. Go back."
"Yes." Alaric left.
After he left, Tomas's restrained excitement was no longer hidden.
Alfonso and Lyra were clearly the same.
Lyra said, "I really didn't expect Alaric to actually kill Gideon."
"Do you think there's a problem? Without seeing Gideon's body, I still feel uneasy." Tomas took out his phone, looking at the footage inside.
In fact, they had already installed micro-cameras on the guards.
They had seen the whole process clearly from beginning to end.
Gideon was shot before he jumped off the cliff, the chances of survival were almost zero.
"Don't worry, Dad, with things like this, if he could still be alive, you think this is a TV show?" Lyra had no doubts at all.
"Dad, rest assured, Gideon is dead now. Next, we can take over the Hotchner family's power since they have no leader. There will definitely be many who oppose, just let Alaric suppress them. We reap the benefits, and the Yakurosean Empire will be ours!" Alfonso couldn't hide his excitement.
They had waited for this day for a long time.
Suddenly achieving it, they couldn't stay calm.
Tomas listened to Alfonso and Lyra, looked at the footage of Gideon being shot and jumping off the cliff again, and nodded in relief, but still reminded, "We haven't completely succeeded yet, we can't be too careless, stay alert until it's all over."
"Yes." Alfonso and Lyra quickly responded respectfully.
"It's late, you should go rest too." Tomas stretched.
They had stayed up all night, and with dawn approaching, his body couldn't hold up anymore.
"Dad." Lyra suddenly called him.
"Anything else?"
"Does Alaric have to die in the end?" Lyra suddenly asked.
"What are you trying to say?" Tomas's eyes narrowed.
At that moment, he seemed to realize something.
"Dad, don't misunderstand, I just think Alaric is very capable, it would be a pity if he died."
"It's because he's capable that he's a threat," Tomas said, "You better not have any selfish thoughts. Alaric will definitely die in the end."
Lyra nodded.
But she felt a bit disappointed inside.
Tomas said no more.
The family went back to their rooms.
Past 4 AM.
Alaric sat in the Monroe family's assigned car, heading back.
He was covered in wounds.
Actually, the injuries were quite severe, but at this moment, he seemed to feel nothing.
He silently watched the streets of Astralton City until the car stopped.
Alaric opened the car door and got out.
Back at the apartment, Cassius naturally hadn't slept all night.
Seeing Alaric return covered in blood, he was startled.
Alaric waved his hand, "Just minor injuries."
Cassius nodded, quickly grabbed the medical kit, had him sit on the sofa, and started checking his wounds. Seeing the festering gunshot wounds, he frowned but said nothing.
"I let Gideon go," Alaric said directly.
"I figured," Cassius said calmly.
If Alaric had really killed Gideon, ignoring Cecilia, he would have cornered himself.
After all, if Cecilia died, Alaric would definitely not live.
"Don't think about it now," Cassius said lightly, "Heal up, and we'll deal with things as they come. At worst, it's just death!"
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