Everyone around was just staring, totally dumbfounded—how did a monster suddenly pop up out of nowhere?
And before anyone could react, more than a hundred black-clad goons started closing in, all flashing knives—clearly, this was planned way ahead.
"What are you thinking? Drake Long, if you want payback for last time, at least come up with a decent excuse. Calling Ryan Ling a monster? Seriously, that's the best you could come up with?" Sophie Su stepped forward and called him out.
"Miss Su, you must be mistaken. I'm not slandering him—just now I used this Yin-Yang Mirror to cast a spell, and I summoned wind, thunder, and lightning. But right when it was about to rain, all the rain energy got sucked away by him. If that's not a monster, what is he? Honestly, I think he's a drought demon, a hanba. With him here, forget rain—Harbor City won't see a drop!" Drake Long shot back, hamming it up with exaggerated gestures.
Everyone around looked totally lost, glancing at each other, not sure what to believe.
"Fine, just grab him for me and it'll rain instantly!" Drake Long snapped when nobody moved.
Just as the thugs were about to make a move, Samuel Su stepped up, speaking firmly: "Young Master Long, you must be mistaken. How could this young man be a monster? He's done good deeds all over Harbor City, and he even saved my life. If he were a monster, would he have such compassion? Plus, he's lived in Harbor City for years—if he was really a monster, the city would've been doomed long ago, not just now."
Drake Long's face turned ugly at Samuel's words, but he immediately barked, "That's exactly his trick! He does good first, then evil—so nobody suspects him. Now he's causing the heat and drought in Harbor City, but who's gonna blame him?"
"So what you're saying, Young Master Long, is that this year's heatwave and drought in Harbor City are all Ryan Ling's fault? He caused the disaster just by being here?" Sophie Su shot back coldly.
Drake Long froze for a second, sensing something off, but quickly nodded hard: "That's right! It's all because Ryan Ling is here—he's the one who wrecked Harbor City!"