Chapter 655 Time to Reel Them In

• By the time Hua Yilong finished, sweat had already beaded on his forehead without him noticing. Sure, he and Sun Liping had plenty of bad blood, but it was all small stuff. He’d never planned to take him out.
• Even if he wanted Sun Liping dead, he’d do it abroad—pick an empty spot, leave no trace, no handle, no evidence—so Hofcaster wouldn’t have a chance to strike back at him.
• Like he’d just said, killing a real, hands-on minister-level big shot on Hofcaster soil was a one-way ticket to the gallows. He could be as wild and cocky as he liked in Epea, but here? This was Hofcaster. This land was pretty much off-limits to foreign legions and mercenaries.