Chapter 268: Deliberation.

Leo sat on the chair before the man who had kidnapped his daughter, and was toying with a knife plunged in the latter’s thigh. The man was shivering and twitching but Leo just gazed him with a calm gaze, completely indifferent. His gaze caused Matilda to flinch, she was shivering and trying not to look at him.The silence in the basement was so loud that the sound of blood dripping from the thigh sent shivers down her spine. Snow looked at her, and said, "How ironic it is that the woman feared by everyone in the Swastika Nation, almost becoming a synonym of dread, is so feeble."

Matilda shivered even harder as Leo asked, "Snow, what do you think? Will Socrate agree to back out of the city because of her?"

Snow shrugged and replied, "I am not sure but given how fixated he is over this woman, the chances are high."

Suddenly, Leo smiled with a wild grin. The grin caused even the guards to take half a step back and Snow asked, "What are you thinking?"

Leo chuckled and then the chuckled turned into maniacal laughter, as he said, "How about we test how much Socrate loves her?"

Snow raised her brow and Leo said, "How about I give him a test?"

The young man left the knife inside the flesh of the kidnapper and then sent a text to Markus and quickly received a reply. The young man smiled and then called on the number provided by Markus.

The call was accepted from the other side and someone spoke, "This is the Primal Residence, who is calling?"

Leo replied, "Greetings, I am Leo Cardinal. Right Now, I have Matilda Luger in my custody, may I ask you to connect me to Master Bishop, please? I am willing to provide a video confirmation to you regarding this issue."

The steward on the other hand, Amor was shocked. However, he didn’t loss his composure and said, "Give me a few minutes, Master is in the garden. I will call you back."

Leo nodded and then disconnected the call, he looked at Snow and asked, "What do you think?"

Snow smiled and said, "Sometimes I feel really good that I married you, had I been an enemy, it would have been a long perilous life."

The young man chuckled and replied, "Why would that be? Are you the one who uses people and stab them in the back?"

Snow shook her head, and Leo walked closer to her. He said, "You should decide what we must do with this man. If I let myself lose, I would actually flay his skin."

Snow nodded and then she said, "Kyle, compensate his family with ten million yuan, and send this man to work in the mines and make sure he gets a special treatment. Have him call his family daily for the next few years and make him say he is living like a king, but have him work twelve hours in a mine. When his parents pass away, kill him and bury him in the mines, let him become one with the coal."

Kyle nodded and replied, "Yes, Young Madam, I will arrange for it."

Kyle left the basement to make arrangements and just when the man was planning to beg the phone buzzed. Leo accepted the call, and Amor spoke, "Hello Mister Cardinal, I am Amor, the steward beside Master Bishop. My master has asked if you can really show visual proof of Matilda Luger being in your custody?"

Leo frowned and asked, "Mister Amor, it seems to me that the Primal Family doesn’t truly understand the spirit of business. Bishop Primal surely has proven to be the father of that loser Socrate Primal who called me earlier to discuss what I would take to let this bitch go. Your master doesn’t even have the sincerity to talk to me in person. Fine, no use of talking with you arrogant pricks, no wonder the people are able to come in your house and kill your children. Dumbasses."

He didn’t spare anyone when he came to play the game. Matilda looked at his face with terror spelled over it, she had never dared to talk to Bishop Primal like this. That old man had the experience and gaze that scared her a lot. He looked the same like her father. Yet here he was, someone half her age, and yet talking about Bishop Primal as if the latter was some low-life thug.

Leo was about to disconnect the call when a raspy old voice sounded from the other side, "This is Bishop Primal, give me the proof."

Leo chuckled and said, "Old Sir, you perhaps don’t remember that you need this thing more than me maybe that’s why your tone is still high. However, looking at your old age and all the degenerated brain cells I will let this time go. Here is your video proof, tell your steward to turn on the video option."

He quickly sent a video request and turned the camera to face Matilda. Snow looked at a guard and said, "Hold her hair back but don’t hurt her. I am afraid her jaw would fall off."

She turned to glare at Leo for being careless. She wanted to ask how cruel he was to slam Matilda in the wall so many times, but she resisted, after all, he held back from killing her was a small win.

Bishop’s face appeared on the screen and he said, "Fine, this will do, I want her alive. What do you want in return?"

Leo thought for a bit and said, "Master Bishop, what a man desires is not the question but what you can offer. I will ask you, what is the life of this woman worth to you?"

Bishop frowned, not many people had such a way with word like Leo did. The old man thought and said, "What did you ask from my son?"

Leo replied truthfully, "I asked him to pull the Primal Family out of Angkor City. After all, he was willing to give me a business of his. So, like any other business man, I thought of exploiting his obsession."

His words were constantly breaking the pattern, and this was what he wanted to do. To confuse these people. Bishop frowned and asked, "What do you exactly want, young man, don’t test my patience."

Leo finally replied, "I wish that you leave me and my family alone, Mister Primal. Your son and grandson ruined my family and my life. I have done nothing against you guys. When he died, everyone came looking for. This Matilda Luger, she wanted to team up with me to take down your companies and businesses.

I refused because I have no intention to meddle with your families. That is all I wish from you, Mister Primal. The word that no harm and trouble shall come to my family."

His voice was calm, and stable, the reason he put up this demand was because he wanted peace for his family. His daughter was being pulled to the center all the time something happened and to prevent that, he wanted to make a city that would put the entire country to look up to them and they will have a safe place where the enemy would be useless.

Bishop Primal thought for a bit and said, "I agree, you have my word, the Primal family will not meddle in your business and will stop going after your family as well."

Leo thanked the man with a smile that appeared sincere but on the inside, he was more calculative and understood that the so called truce would be temporary. The old man said, "I will have my people collect her in an hour."

Leo nodded and the call connected. The young man looked at Axel and said, "Bring a nice orthopedic, from the slap earlier her jaw has broken."

Axel nodded and quickly left the place to find the doctor and the young man turned around to look at Matilda and said, "Bishop Primal will keep you like a guest and milk a lot of value from your family. However, if I see you inside the city of Angkor, I will kill you. Do you understand?"

Matilda nodded and accepted her fate. She knew that Leo would literally kill her if she didn’t agree to the offer.

After a few minutes, Leo and Snow left the basement and came to stand behind the pub and

Snow asked, "Why didn’t you kill her instead of giving her back to the Primals?"

Leo replied, "They will fight each other now, and I will use that time to work on my plans in peace. You and Lily have faced enough to deal with these things over and over again. I will handle them this time well."

Snow thought for a bit and asked, "What about Socrate then?"

Leo smiled and replied, "We will know when the time comes."