Chapter 238: Scram, You Old Hag

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Quince Larson quickly sealed the duo’s mouths yet again.

Two or three days after Yvette Larson and her best friend had been captured, Quince Larson took the opportunity when Black Fox was distracted to slash the latter in the neck with a dagger, killing him instantly.

While Black Fox wasn’t a renowned figure, he still had dozens of subordinates. He’d never expected to die in such a pathetic manner.

The only reason Quince Larson had killed him was that he had gotten into a fight with him the previous day.

Quince Larson wanted to threaten Yvette Larson to hand over even more money since her family was rich, yet Black Fox refused immediately, saying that it was against the industry’s rules.

At that time, Quince Larson hadn’t rebutted him, but he couldn’t help but get more incensed the more he thought about it.

It felt terrible to let Yvette Larson go just like that. As such, he made a decision to kill Black Fox and cut off all contact from their superiors.

With his cousin’s phone, he shot a video of Yvette Larson and Clarine Landon in captivity and sent it directly to Finn Taylor.

…

Finn Taylor was still in the middle of his match against Kuro Takeda when he received that video. The moment he opened it, he nearly leaped up.

He exuded a strong murderous intent, and his gaze was fixed on Yoshie Masaki.

However, the latter acted as though he knew nothing. He simply sat there, unmoving.

“It’s your turn.” Kuro Takeda spoke up.

He was no longer taking that long to make each move, but Finn Taylor had already grown annoyed a long time ago.?‘Kuro Takeda is obviously losing. What’s he trying to do by extending this game?’

“You’ve lost, alright?” Finn Taylor—who was already frustrated to begin with—wanted his opponent to admit his defeat.

“I’ve lost? I don’t think so. There are so many more moves I can make, so why should I admit defeat now?” With that, Kuro Takeda made his move.

However, his moves were now meaningless. He simply didn’t want to admit defeat and wanted to drag the match on.

That irritated Finn Taylor even more.

One move and then another.

Finn Taylor had to resist the urge to flip the table.?‘What’s the point of continuing with this match?‘

“Yoshie Masaki, can’t you tell that your disciple has already lost?” Finally, Jessica Daimler could no longer hold herself back and started lambasting Yoshie Masaki.

However, that bore no effect.

“No, there are still some moves he can make. Don’t tell me that you guys are such cowards that you have to surrender?” Not only was Yoshie Masaki shameless, but he even tried to insult them instead!

“You…”

Finn Taylor gritted his teeth.

Just then, he received a message on his phone: “I’ll give you three days. I want a billion dollars; otherwise, I’ll kill them.”

‘Huh?’?Finn Taylor felt that something was amiss the moment he read the message.?‘If Yoshie Masaki was the one to kidnap my wife, the kidnapper should’ve asked me to surrender immediately. Why is he asking me to pay him in three days’ time? Either this kidnapper wasn’t hired by Yoshie Masaki, or there’s been some miscommunication between them. No matter what it is, this is good news. For now, Yvette is safe.’

Three days were more than sufficient for Finn Taylor to return to San Francisco to look for his wife.

…

San Francisco.

Within the hut, Quince Larson tore the tape off his captives’ mouths and even eyes. “You’re very smart, Yvette. You recognized my voice, but so what? Do you think you can escape?”

Yvette Larson glared at her cousin. “Quince Larson, you’ll die a pathetic death! You won’t even have a proper burial!”

“Oh, great. So be it then.” Quince Larson laughed and handed the phone over to his cousin. “I asked your husband for a billion dollars in three days’ time. Do you think that piece of trash will sell Number One Pacific Heights to save you, or do you think he’ll marry a younger and more beautiful woman once you die? After all, he hasn’t had a good life over the past three years.”

This was a pertinent question.

Even birds would try to save themselves in the face of danger. Would Finn Taylor do the same?

“Shut up! Finn Taylor will definitely come for us!” Clarine Landon lashed out at Quince Larson. She couldn’t stand the sight of him.

“What do you have to do with this? She’s my relative, so I can’t do anything to her. Do you think I don’t dare to strip you naked?”

Quince Larson’s threat shut Clarine Landon up.

“Heh!”

…

The tides were now turning again in the game between Finn Taylor and Kuro Takeda. The latter was starting to move quickly, while the former seemed to be unbothered and started to slow down.

Of course, this didn’t go unnoticed by Kuro Takeda and Yoshie Masaki. It was hard for them to understand what had happened.

‘He should’ve already received news of his wife being kidnapped. Shouldn’t he be frantic now? He made that clear earlier, but what’s going on now?’

The two players made one move after another.

Kuro Takeda initially thought that his opponent had simply put up a brave front to scare him, but he realized that the latter was getting more steady as time went on.

The result of him carelessly making his moves earlier was that he was going to die a quick death now.

In the past, anyone who could force him into making 100 moves could be considered to have won the match. But now, they had nearly made 100 moves, yet there was still no end in sight.

Almost all the chess pieces were off the board, and Kuro Takeda had taken a great hit. It seemed as though his soul had been taken out of him.

He stood up and dropped the chess piece in his hand. “I lost.”

Time seemed to come to a standstill.

The audience had egged Finn Taylor into this unfair match against Kuro Takeda, but who would’ve expected such a result?

Kuro Takeda still lost in the end!

The moment his disciple admitted defeat, Yoshie Masaki seemed to exude murderous intent.

Right then, Finn Taylor landed his gaze on Yoshie Masaki. “Come down here, you old hag. I’m going to strip you of your title as the top chess player in the world.”

‘Old hag!’

The moment Finn Taylor said those words, the entire hall fell into silence. The atmosphere was stifling.

Yet, nobody dared to say a thing against Finn Taylor because he had defeated Kuro Takeda! Nobody had seen this coming!

Of course, nobody but Yoshie Masaki had the right to criticize Finn Taylor.

Everyone was waiting to see how the former would react.

Eventually, the man in question stood up and glanced at Finn Taylor.. “What a disrespectful young man. Just wait and see how I’ll destroy you!”

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