Chapter 709 Chaotic Situation (14) Gathering Strength
A few days later.
The news of Gideon's death quickly spread throughout the Yakurosean Empire, causing a nationwide sensation and uproar.
Tomas stepped forward, expressing deep guilt and regret over Gideon's death. He publicly disclosed the events that took place in the banquet hall that night and apologized profusely for his forced order to arrest Gideon.
Of course, he did not reveal whether Gideon's assassination attempt on him was true or false. He planned to save that for later, after Alaric had completed all his plans, and then claim it was a misunderstanding, shifting all the blame for Gideon's death onto Alaric.
In this way, Tomas could not only control the Yakurosean Empire but also maintain his reputation.
The Monroe family was quite pleased with themselves, enjoying the benefits.
Alaric, with the Monroe family's army, began secretly recruiting and suppressing the Hotchner family's forces.
First, they detained Giselle, using the excuse that she was too heartbroken and needed to recuperate at a so-called resort. In reality, everyone knew Giselle was just being placed under house arrest. After confining Giselle, Alaric started recruiting the most powerful members of the Hotchner family. Alaric had already colluded with Gideon in advance, so many of Gideon's loyalists either chose to surrender or were abandoned by Gideon, with some ultimately sacrificing themselves.
It only took a week.
Alaric took control of over sixty percent of Gideon's forces, making it easy for the Monroe family to announce that, due to the Hotchner family lacking a leader and Giselle being too heartbroken to manage the family, they would take over all the Hotchner family's power.
Tomas praised Alaric, "Alaric, you have once again exceeded my expectations. I thought giving you a week would at most yield thirty or forty percent, but I never imagined you would take over sixty percent of the Hotchner family's forces."
"Mr. Monroe, it wasn't as difficult as you think. With Gideon dead, the Hotchner family lost its ability to resist. Once one person surrenders, the others will follow, as everyone looks out for their own interests and power. However, killing the two highest-ranking officials of the Hotchner family without getting them to submit to you was indeed a loss for you." Alaric expressed some self-blame.
"I understand your reasoning. If you hadn't killed them to intimidate the rest of the Hotchner family, you couldn't have completed the task so quickly. Besides, you alone are stronger than all of them combined, so I haven't lost anything!" Tomas's words were flattering, continuously praising Alaric.
"Mr. Monroe, thank you for your recognition." Alaric was extremely respectful.
"Alright, since everything is going according to our plan, tomorrow we will hold a memorial service for Gideon. I will have Giselle attend, but she won't be allowed to speak. If the media captures her, we'll say she's too heartbroken to speak." Tomas was making plans, "At the memorial service, I will arrange for someone to bring up the issue of the Hotchner family being leaderless, and then I will reluctantly take over their power, making everything fall into place."
"Congratulations in advance, Mr. Monroe." Alaric flattered.
Tomas laughed loudly.
His excitement was hard to conceal, making it difficult for him to control himself."Alaric, I will definitely give you a big gift tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Mr. Monroe." Alaric also seemed a bit happy.
He deliberately ignored the trace of cunning and malice in Tomas's eyes.
"You still need to oversee tomorrow's events. After all, forty percent of the Hotchner family's forces haven't surrendered yet, and there might be trouble. I'll leave the security of the memorial service to you." Tomas instructed Alaric.
"Rest assured, Mr. Monroe, I will ensure your safety and maintain order at the memorial service. I won't let anyone disrupt your control over the Hotchner family's power."
"Good!" Tomas seemed very appreciative of Alaric, "I trust you to handle things. Go and prepare well. If there's anything uncertain, you can come to me."
"Yes, Mr. Monroe. I will report to you once everything is arranged."
Tomas nodded.
Alaric respectfully left.
After Alaric left, Tomas's excitement became even more uncontrollable. He said to Alfonso, "Tomorrow, the history of the world will be rewritten."
Alfonso was also very excited, "Dad, let me congratulate you in advance!"
Tomas patted Alfonso's shoulder, "It will all be yours in the future. I'm getting old and don't have much energy left. Once everything is over, I'll leave it to you to manage."
"Dad, you're still strong. I'm willing to always assist you."
"Say no more." Tomas smiled, "We are family."
"Yes," Tomas and Alfonso exchanged flattering words, genuinely in a good mood.
On the other hand, Lyra felt a bit dissatisfied.
She didn't expect that the more Alaric contributed, the worse his end would be.
Her eyes tightened.
But that was Alaric's business, not hers!
Alaric returned to his apartment and called Gideon, "Tomorrow, Tomas will hold a memorial service for you."
"Have you arranged everything?" Gideon sat in a glasshouse on a small island, drinking coffee.
After a week of recuperation, Gideon's health had improved significantly.
He looked quite relaxed.
"Everything is ready. Tomorrow, you just need to bring your men and storm the memorial service. I will control the Monroe family's army. Then you can kill Tomas and Alfonso, and the Monroe family will face the same situation as your Hotchner family, leaderless. Taking over the Monroe family's forces will only take a week." Alaric said directly.
"Alaric, at this point, I don't want to doubt you anymore. I'll remind you one last time, as long as you don't betray me, I guarantee the absolute safety of Cecilia and your child."
"That's all I want!" Alaric said directly.
Gideon said no more.
He hung up the phone.
Alaric also put down his phone.
Cassius, behind him, handed him a cigarette and asked, "Is it tomorrow?"
Another outbreak, a world war?
Alaric nodded, "Are you ready on your end?"
"Yes." Cassius nodded, "Once Gideon kills the Monroe family members, I will bring our men to kill Gideon. Meanwhile, my dad will lead a team to the island to rescue Francis and Cecilia. Before that, Dashiell will secretly infiltrate the island, and my dad will launch the rescue based on Dashiell's signal. As long as Gideon takes most of his men off the island, rescuing Francis and Cecilia won't be difficult. Don't worry."
"Good." Alaric nodded.
Nodding, he said no more.
Perhaps many things no longer needed to be said.
If they succeeded tomorrow, they would succeed. If they failed, they would fail completely!
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