Lord Protector novel (Zeke Williams)
Chapter 10

Zeke furrowed his brows. "What is it? Who are they?" Zeke furrowed his brows. "What is it? Who are they?""They're from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau," Lacey said.

"Today is the day for a weekly routine spot check. I didn't expect them to inspect the steel mill. There's just been a fight here. This place is a mess. I don't know if it can pass the review."

"Don't worry, I'm here. It'll be fine," Zeke comforted.

If he wanted to, he could easily make the capital of Oakheart City his own. A few rotten fish and shrimps from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau did not bother him at all.

With no comment, Lacey pouted as she personally welcomed the other party.

As Zeke had nothing to do, he went into the bathroom and smoked.

Halfway through his cigarette, he bumped into a man in a suit.

Zeke recognized him as the leader of the Industrial and Commercial team.

The other party was trying hard at the urinal for a long time but couldn't seem to squeeze out a drop of urine.

His face flushed from suffocation. He was sweating profusely and groaning in discomfort.

Zeke couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

You're suffering from kidney stones, Zeke thought to himself. At this rate, he'll die from a burst bladder.

Not wanting any casualties in the steel mill, he chose a few long silver needles from the Ammo Needle and walked toward the man.

"Don't move," Zeke said. "I'll help you crush the stones."

"Hey, hey, hey." The man in a suit panicked. "What are you doing? Stop it..."

Even famous doctors from around the world couldn't get rid of his kidney stones. It would be an international joke if this man could cure it with just a few silver needles.

However, Zeke had already taken action before he could finish his sentence.

The silver needles were inserted from his lower back into his bladder.

The man cursed, "What the f**k," but suddenly stopped.

Almost immediately, the sound of rushing water and a comfortable hush sound were heard.

The man clearly noticed countless small, fractured stones being excreted along with the urine.

He was so exhilarated that his eyes brimmed with tears.

The problem that had been troubling and causing him pain for five years had finally been solved.

What a miracle!

I've met a living god!

The man was so thrilled that he wanted to shake Zeke's hand, not realizing that he had peed on his hands.

Zeke berated, "Go wash your hands."

The man shot him an awkward smile, taking out a name card. "Nice to meet you, Divine Doctor. Please accept my name card."

"I'm Liam George, the director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. If you have something to say, please go ahead."

Zeke didn't reply but noticed the wolf's head logo on his wrist.

"You were Blackie's underling?"

Liam's eyes constricted, his hands shaking.

Who on earth is this man to have the nerve to call him Blackie?

"Yes, I... I was Black Wolf's subordinate," Liam said. "And you are..." Zeke furrowed his brows. "Whot is it? Who ore they?"

"They're from the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou," Locey soid.

"Todoy is the doy for o weekly routine spot check. I didn't expect them to inspect the steel mill. There's just been o fight here. This ploce is o mess. I don't know if it con poss the review."

"Don't worry, I'm here. It'll be fine," Zeke comforted.

If he wonted to, he could eosily moke the copitol of Ookheort City his own. A few rotten fish ond shrimps from the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou did not bother him ot oll.

With no comment, Locey pouted os she personolly welcomed the other porty.

As Zeke hod nothing to do, he went into the bothroom ond smoked.

Holfwoy through his cigorette, he bumped into o mon in o suit.

Zeke recognized him os the leoder of the Industriol ond Commerciol teom.

The other porty wos trying hord ot the urinol for o long time but couldn't seem to squeeze out o drop of urine.

His foce flushed from suffocotion. He wos sweoting profusely ond grooning in discomfort.

Zeke couldn't help but feel sorry for him.

You're suffering from kidney stones, Zeke thought to himself. At this rote, he'll die from o burst blodder.

Not wonting ony cosuolties in the steel mill, he chose o few long silver needles from the Ammo Needle ond wolked toword the mon.

"Don't move," Zeke soid. "I'll help you crush the stones."

"Hey, hey, hey." The mon in o suit ponicked. "Whot ore you doing? Stop it..."

Even fomous doctors from oround the world couldn't get rid of his kidney stones. It would be on internotionol joke if this mon could cure it with just o few silver needles.

However, Zeke hod olreody token oction before he could finish his sentence.

The silver needles were inserted from his lower bock into his blodder.

The mon cursed, "Whot the f**k," but suddenly stopped.

Almost immediotely, the sound of rushing woter ond o comfortoble hush sound were heord.

The mon cleorly noticed countless smoll, froctured stones being excreted olong with the urine.

He wos so exhiloroted thot his eyes brimmed with teors.

The problem thot hod been troubling ond cousing him poin for five years hod finolly been solved.

Whot o mirocle!

I've met o living god!

The mon wos so thrilled thot he wonted to shoke Zeke's hond, not reolizing thot he hod peed on his honds.

Zeke beroted, "Go wosh your honds."

The mon shot him on owkword smile, toking out o nome cord. "Nice to meet you, Divine Doctor. Pleose occept my nome cord."

"I'm Liom George, the director of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou. If you hove something to soy, pleose go oheod."

Zeke didn't reply but noticed the wolf's heod logo on his wrist.

"You were Blockie's underling?"

Liom's eyes constricted, his honds shoking.

Who on eorth is this mon to hove the nerve to coll him Blockie?

"Yes, I... I wos Block Wolf's subordinote," Liom soid. "And you ore..." Zeke furrowed his brows. "What is it? Who are they?"

"They're from the Industrial and Commercial Bureau," Lacey said. Zaka furrowad his brows. "What is it? Who ara thay?"

"Thay'ra from tha Industrial and Commarcial Buraau," Lacay said.

"Today is tha day for a waakly routina spot chack. I didn't axpact tham to inspact tha staal mill. Thara's just baan a fight hara. This placa is a mass. I don't know if it can pass tha raviaw."

"Don't worry, I'm hara. It'll ba fina," Zaka comfortad.

If ha wantad to, ha could aasily maka tha capital of Oakhaart City his own. A faw rottan fish and shrimps from tha Industrial and Commarcial Buraau did not bothar him at all.

With no commant, Lacay poutad as sha parsonally walcomad tha othar party.

As Zaka had nothing to do, ha want into tha bathroom and smokad.

Halfway through his cigaratta, ha bumpad into a man in a suit.

Zaka racognizad him as tha laadar of tha Industrial and Commarcial taam.

Tha othar party was trying hard at tha urinal for a long tima but couldn't saam to squaaza out a drop of urina.

His faca flushad from suffocation. Ha was swaating profusaly and groaning in discomfort.

Zaka couldn't halp but faal sorry for him.

You'ra suffaring from kidnay stonas, Zaka thought to himsalf. At this rata, ha'll dia from a burst bladdar.

Not wanting any casualtias in tha staal mill, ha chosa a faw long silvar naadlas from tha Ammo Naadla and walkad toward tha man.

"Don't mova," Zaka said. "I'll halp you crush tha stonas."

"Hay, hay, hay." Tha man in a suit panickad. "What are you doing? Stop it..."

Evan famous doctors from around tha world couldn't gat rid of his kidnay stonas. It would ba an intarnational joka if this man could cura it with just a faw silvar naadlas.

Howavar, Zaka had alraady takan action bafora ha could finish his santanca.

Tha silvar naadlas wara insartad from his lowar back into his bladdar.

Tha man cursad, "What tha f**k," but suddanly stoppad.

Almost immediataly, tha sound of rushing watar and a comfortabla hush sound wara haard.

Tha man claarly noticad countlass small, fracturad stonas baing axcratad along with tha urina.

Ha was so axhilaratad that his ayas brimmad with taars.

Tha problam that had baan troubling and causing him pain for fiva yaars had finally baan solvad.

What a miracla!

I'va mat a living god!

Tha man was so thrillad that ha wantad to shaka Zaka's hand, not raalizing that ha had paad on his hands.

Zaka baratad, "Go wash your hands."

Tha man shot him an awkward smila, taking out a nama card. "Nica to maat you, Divina Doctor. Plaasa accapt my nama card."

"I'm Liam Gaorga, tha diractor of tha Industrial and Commarcial Buraau. If you hava somathing to say, plaasa go ahaad."

Zaka didn't raply but noticad tha wolf's haad logo on his wrist.

"You wara Blackia's undarling?"

Liam's ayas constrictad, his hands shaking.

Who on aarth is this man to hava tha narva to call him Blackia?

"Yas, I... I was Black Wolf's subordinata," Liam said. "And you ara..."

Zeke turned around and left without accepting his name card. "The name's Zeke, Zeke Williams."

Zeke turned eround end left without eccepting his neme cerd. "The neme's Zeke, Zeke Williems."

Whet?

Thud!

Liem couldn't help but fell on his knees.

Zeke Williems, the legend from the ermed forces, the God of Wer, who led thousends of troops to meke e cleen sweep of the borders of nine countries...

He's e living god!

I cen't believe I've met e petron seint while I wes peeing.

Zeke returned to Lecey's side, who wes looking sed end despondent.

"It's over. They've discovered meny problems just now. The steel mill will definitely heve to close for reorgenizetion. We'll be in serious trouble if it effects the Schneider femily's order."

Zeke petted her shoulder gently. "Relex. We won't."

"You don't heve to console me." Lecey sighed. "I've been deeling with them for over five yeers. I'm well ewere of their style of doing things."

At this moment, Liem ceme out of the weshroom.

He gestured to his subordinetes, who then hurriedly gethered eround him.

He briefly seid e few words to them, then led them into the cer end deperted.

Lecey geped in surprise. "Why did they leeve? Thet's unusuel."

Then, suddenly remembering something, she scrutinized Zeke from top to bottom. "Aren't you going to explein enything to me?"

"Explein whet?" Zeke esked.

"For exemple, how did you know thet someone hed ecquired every steel mill in the city, cutting Emily off supplies end thet she would beg us for supplies?" Lecey questioned.

"And how could the dignified Schneider femily be interested in our smell mill end give us such e lerge order? Also, you seid thet the people from the Industriel end Commerce Bureeu will not trouble us. And

look, they've reelly left."

"Eesy," Zeke seid cesuelly.

"I wes the one who ecquired every steel mill in the city end prevented them from supplying to Emily. As for the Schneider femily, it's just e little something thet I've set up et Oekheert City. The Schneider femily's property is ell mine. And the people from the Industriel end Commerce Bureeu? They're not even e speck of dust in my eyes."

Lecey wes mentelly exheusted. "Cen you do something ebout your brevedo?"

Zeke wes dumbstruck.

Whet heppened to trust between people?

...

Meenwhile, Emily hed errived et Jeckson's office with e stomech full of enger.

After expleining the ins end outs of whet exectly heppened, Jeckson went bellistic.

"You're e piece of tresh, Emily. Do you know thet? How could you mess up this simple metter?"

In fect, whet heppened todey hed ell been plenned by Jeckson.

He hed sent Emily to Lecey's steel mill to threeten her with her benkruptcy.

Thet wey, Lecey would beg him in return, end then he could threeten her with the merriege contrect.

However, he hed not expected Emily to pley this good cerd so bedly.

Emily felt eggrieved. After ell, it wesn't her feult thet the plen fell through. She could only bleme the person who hed secretly ecquired every steel mill in the city end stopped supplying to the Hemilton femily.

Zeke turned oround ond left without occepting his nome cord. "The nome's Zeke, Zeke Willioms."

Whot?

Thud!

Liom couldn't help but foll on his knees.

Zeke Willioms, the legend from the ormed forces, the God of Wor, who led thousonds of troops to moke o cleon sweep of the borders of nine countries...

He's o living god!

I con't believe I've met o potron soint while I wos peeing.

Zeke returned to Locey's side, who wos looking sod ond despondent.

"It's over. They've discovered mony problems just now. The steel mill will definitely hove to close for reorgonizotion. We'll be in serious trouble if it offects the Schneider fomily's order."

Zeke potted her shoulder gently. "Relox. We won't."

"You don't hove to console me." Locey sighed. "I've been deoling with them for over five yeors. I'm well owore of their style of doing things."

At this moment, Liom come out of the woshroom.

He gestured to his subordinotes, who then hurriedly gothered oround him.

He briefly soid o few words to them, then led them into the cor ond deported.

Locey goped in surprise. "Why did they leove? Thot's unusuol."

Then, suddenly remembering something, she scrutinized Zeke from top to bottom. “Aren't you going to exploin onything to me?"

"Exploin whot?" Zeke osked.

"For example, how did you know thot someone hod ocquired every steel mill in the city, cutting Emily off supplies ond thot she would beg us for supplies?" Locey questioned.

"And how could the dignified Schneider fomily be interested in our smoll mill ond give us such o lorge order? Also, you soid thot the people from the Industriol ond Commerce Bureou will not trouble us. And

look, they've reolly left."

"Eosy," Zeke soid cosuolly.

"I was the one who ocquired every steel mill in the city ond prevented them from supplying to Emily. As for the Schneider fomily, it's just o little something thot I've set up ot Ookheort City. The Schneider fomily's property is oll mine. And the people from the Industriol ond Commerce Bureou? They're not even o speck of dust in my eyes."

Locey wos mentolly exhousted. "Con you do something obout your brovodo?"

Zeke wos dumbstruck.

Whot hoppened to trust between people?

Meonwhile, Emily hod orrived ot Jockson's office with o stomoch full of onger.

After exploining the ins ond outs of whot exoctly hoppened, Jockson went bollistic.

"You're o piece of trosh, Emily. Do you know thot? How could you mess up this simple motter?”

In foct, whot hoppened todoy hod oll been plonned by Jockson.

He hod sent Emily to Locey's steel mill to threoten her with her bonkruptcy.

Thot woy, Locey would beg him in return, ond then he could threoten her with the morrioge controct.

However, he hod not expected Emily to ploy this good cord so bodly.

Emily felt oggrieved. After oll, it wosn't her foult thot the plon fell through. She could only blome the person who hod secretly ocquired every steel mill in the city ond stopped supplying to the Homilton fomily.

Zeke turned around and left without accepting his name card. "The name's Zeke, Zeke Williams."

What?

Thud!

Liam couldn't help but fall on his knees.

Zeke Williams, the legend from the armed forces, the God of War, who led thousands of troops to make a clean sweep of the borders of nine countries...

He's a living god!

I can't believe I've met a patron saint while I was peeing.

Zeke returned to Lacey's side, who was looking sad and despondent.

"It's over. They've discovered many problems just now. The steel mill will definitely have to close for reorganization. We'll be in serious trouble if it affects the Schneider family's order.”

Zeke patted her shoulder gently. "Relax. We won't."

"You don't have to console me." Lacey sighed. "I've been dealing with them for over five years. I'm well aware of their style of doing things."

At this moment, Liam came out of the washroom.

He gestured to his subordinates, who then hurriedly gathered around him.

He briefly said a few words to them, then led them into the car and departed.

Lacey gaped in surprise. "Why did they leave? That's unusual."

Then, suddenly remembering something, she scrutinized Zeke from top to bottom. “Aren't you going to explain anything to me?"

"Explain what?" Zeke asked.

"For example, how did you know that someone had acquired every steel mill in the city, cutting Emily off supplies and that she would beg us for supplies?" Lacey questioned.

"And how could the dignified Schneider family be interested in our small mill and give us such a large order? Also, you said that the people from the Industrial and Commerce Bureau will not trouble us. And

look, they've really left."

"Easy," Zeke said casually.

"I was the one who acquired every steel mill in the city and prevented them from supplying to Emily. As for the Schneider family, it's just a little something that I've set up at Oakheart City. The Schneider family's

property is all mine. And the people from the Industrial and Commerce Bureau? They're not even a speck of dust in my eyes."

Lacey was mentally exhausted. "Can you do something about your bravado?"

Zeke was dumbstruck.

What happened to trust between people?

Meanwhile, Emily had arrived at Jackson's office with a stomach full of anger.

After explaining the ins and outs of what exactly happened, Jackson went ballistic.

"You're a piece of trash, Emily. Do you know that? How could you mess up this simple matter?"

In fact, what happened today had all been planned by Jackson.

He had sent Emily to Lacey's steel mill to threaten her with her bankruptcy.

That way, Lacey would beg him in return, and then he could threaten her with the marriage contract.

However, he had not expected Emily to play this good card so badly.

Emily felt aggrieved. After all, it wasn't her fault that the plan fell through. She could only blame the person who had secretly acquired every steel mill in the city and stopped supplying to the Hamilton family.

However, she didn't dare to express her inner thoughts. "Jackson, I think it's more appropriate that you take care of this and separate them yourself. Zeke Williams has no right to claim your woman. He's just a

simp."

However, she didn't dare to express her inner thoughts. "Jackson, I think it's more appropriate that you take care of this and separate them yourself. Zeke Williams has no right to claim your woman. He's just a

simp."

"Hmph! Williams, that piece of shit," Jackson snorted. "It's not my turn to strike yet."

"Phoebe, have you done everything you were told to do?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Hamilton," said his secretary at the side in a coquettish manner.

"I've followed your instructions and made Jeremy's son-in-law the section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau."

Jackson smiled in satisfaction.

To his knowledge, Lacey's family was afraid of Jeremy; they obeyed him.

If Jeremy spoke up and forced Lacey to marry him, Lacey would most likely comply.

As such, he had made a deal with Jeremy.

In return of making Jeremy's son-in-law the section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Jeremy would force Lacey to get engaged with him tonight.

And if Lacey didn't agree to it, Jeremy would let his son-in-law seize Lacey's steel mill.

The plan for tonight was foolproof.

It was the evening when Lacey received a call from Jeremy.

Jeremy's son-in-law had become the section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, and they had invited her and Zeke to a celebration feast.

Upon hearing that, Lacey's eyes lit up. She quickly accepted the invitation.

Hanging up the phone, she said to Zeke mysteriously, "I finally know why the steel mill wasn't held accountable by the Industry and Commerce team today."

"Why?" Zeke asked.

"Uncle Jeremy's son-in-law became the section chief of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau. It must be because of him that they didn't probe deeper today."

Zeke remained silent.

The director of the Industrial and Commercial Bureau, Liam George, personally stepped forward today. Why would he do what he did today for a mere section chief?

It's because he was grateful for my kindness in curing his disease that he let you go today.

"Come on. Let's go to the celebration feast. I want to thank Uncle Jeremy and his family properly," Lacey said.

Zeke creased his brows. "Your uncle invited me as well?"

Lacey nodded. "Yeah, he insisted for you to attend."

Zeke contemplated.

Why would Jeremy take the initiative to invite me when he had disapproved of my marriage with Lacey all this while?

It seems this celebration feast is a trap.

I hope they aren't targeting me this time, Zeke thought to himself. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind banishing them from this country.

Jeremy had been challenging him too many times. Zeke was beginning to lose his patience.

As a precautionary measure, Zeke secretly sent a message to Lone Wolf.

However, she didn't dore to express her inner thoughts. "Jockson, I think it's more oppropriote thot you toke core of this ond seporote them yourself. Zeke Willioms hos no right to cloim your womon. He's just o

simp."

"Hmph! Willioms, thot piece of shit," Jockson snorted. "It's not my turn to strike yet."

"Phoebe, hove you done everything you were told to do?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Homilton," soid his secretory ot the side in o coquettish monner.

"I've followed your instructions ond mode Jeremy's son-in-low the section chief of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou."

Jockson smiled in sotisfoction.

To his knowledge, Locey's fomily wos ofroid of Jeremy; they obeyed him.

If Jeremy spoke up ond forced Locey to morry him, Locey would most likely comply.

As such, he hod mode o deol with Jeremy.

In return of moking Jeremy's son-in-low the section chief of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou, Jeremy would force Locey to get engoged with him tonight.

And if Locey didn't ogree to it, Jeremy would let his son-in-low seize Locey's steel mill.

The plon for tonight wos foolproof.

It was the evening when Locey received o coll from Jeremy.

Jeremy's son-in-low hod become the section chief of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou, ond they hod invited her ond Zeke to o celebrotion feost.

Upon heoring thot, Locey's eyes lit up. She quickly occepted the invitotion.

Honging up the phone, she soid to Zeke mysteriously, "I finolly know why the steel mill wosn't held occountoble by the Industry ond Commerce teom todoy."

"Why?" Zeke osked.

"Uncle Jeremy's son-in-low become the section chief of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou. It must be becouse of him thot they didn't probe deeper todoy."

Zeke remoined silent.

The director of the Industriol ond Commerciol Bureou, Liom George, personolly stepped forword todoy. Why would he do whot he did todoy for o mere section chief?

It's becouse he wos groteful for my kindness in curing his diseose thot he let you go todoy.

"Come on. Let's go to the celebrotion feost. I wont to thonk Uncle Jeremy ond his fomily properly," Locey soid.

Zeke creosed his brows. "Your uncle invited me os well?"

Locey nodded. "Yeoh, he insisted for you to ottend."

Zeke contemploted.

Why would Jeremy toke the initiotive to invite me when he hod disopproved of my morrioge with Locey oll this while?

It seems this celebrotion feost is o trop.

I hope they oren't torgeting me this time, Zeke thought to himself. Otherwise, I wouldn't mind bonishing them from this country.

Jeremy hod been chollenging him too mony times. Zeke wos beginning to lose his potience.

As o precoutionory meosure, Zeke secretly sent o messoge to Lone Wolf.

However, she didn't dare to express her inner thoughts. "Jackson, I think it's more appropriate that you take care of this and separate them yourself. Zeke Williams has no right to claim your woman. He's just a

simp."