Nathan was nonplussed at the sight of that. He had never expected to see Fang and Lucas locked horns.
Later, Fang was doing shots with Lucas.
Both of them were boozers, taking in large quantities as they drank shots after shots and bottles after bottles. This made Elijah and the others cheer incessantly.
Nevertheless, just as they were fully immersed in the bliss of a drinking session, a man in a military uniform hurried over to Will.
Approaching Will's ear, he said in a hushed voice, “Major-General Long, something has happened.”
This soldier's voice was low but with Nathan's extraordinary sense of hearing, every word he spoke could be clearly heard.
Nathan couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows slightly.
At the side, Fang and Lucas had also sensed something and the two of them stopped drinking right away.
Even though Elijah and Zach were both unperturbed, they were also paying full attention to what was being said.
Hearing the message from his subordinate, Will frowned and asked, “What happened?”
The soldier replied, “Didn't you just give the order to arrest Langston and his men and to jail them?”
Will returned, “Yes, and what happened?” “Mr. Davier just sent his subordinate, Tyron along with some men to the prison and demanded that Langston be released. Joel, the prison warden stressed that the Oxen Prison is a military prison and is under the jurisdiction of the military so Mr. Davier has no right to make a release order. They were at cross-purposes and Tyron lashed out in anger and assaulted Joel straightaway. Both Joel's legs have been broken. And Tyron, together with his men is still threatening the prison administration to release Langston. As with the prison guards, they dared not act rashly lest Joel is hurt. It is a stand-off between them now.
“Major-General Long, Tyron is not just a violent and barbarous man but he and his subordinates are all Draconians. Their strengths are far more superior than our guards at the Oxen Prison. Sir, you have to come up with a solution quickly. Otherwise, if a battle breaks out between them, I'm afraid our men at the Oxen Prison would be
awfully hurt.”
When Will heard that his subordinate, Joel had been crippled by Tyron and yet Tyron was still preparing for a prison attack, he was infuriated.
“This Tyron is way over the line. I'll go there personally.”
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