Seeing that Anthony was indeed walking out slowly, as expected, more than a dozen luxury carriages waiting quietly outside the gate moved. The big men who were lying or sitting in the comfortable carriage all stepped out one after another and stood in front of the carriage. As soon as the young genius, whose fame had spread throughout the city of Edinburgh overnight, stepped out of the door of the Hilton family, they were to immediately surround it.

No matter how much they were eager to get this genius, the rules and demeanor of the old nobles still had to be adhered to, and there would never be such a farce as running to someone else's house to rob someone. This is also the fundamental difference between them and nouveau riche families like Hilton.

If an unsuspecting resident walks here by accident, his jaw will drop to the ground. The family coat of arms engraved on the sound of the more than a dozen luxury carriages is not one of Edinburgh's famous and important families. All of them gathered here all at once, is there something big going on?

If you have a little more knowledge, you can know the people waiting in front of the carriage, I am afraid that you will be even more frightened. Oh my god! These great nobles, who usually find it difficult to see each other, are now all smiling and expectantly waiting, could it be that His Majesty the King is coming to the city of Edinburgh?

Anthony continued to walk towards the gate with a calm face, and Count Silvio's face showed a look of extreme frustration, but he could no longer keep the young man who had only been in office for two days.

On the way to Edinburgh, Anthony had a long conversation with the Earl in the carriage, which made him very clear to him what the boy was interested in. When he realized his mistake and made up his mind to impress the other party with "love", and firmly tied this genius to the Hilton family, the rest of the family made mistakes in this regard.

There is no hope at all, and even if Elder Andres is willing to run to apologize to Mr. Anthony, it will be difficult to keep him. Besides, given the elder's tough temperament, is it possible for him to apologize to others?

"Mr. Anthony, please wait a minute."

What do you really want to come to, is this really Elder Andres's voice? The Earl wondered if he was having auditory hallucinations in his ears.

Anthony stopped and turned sideways. I saw Andres coming over with a large group of people.

He didn't speak, just quietly looked at the crowd opposite. When he first arrived, the Earl had introduced him to the main members of the Hilton family, or to people with foreign surnames who held important positions in the family. These people, almost all of them are here now.

Is it going to be a group fight? It doesn't look like it, but the old guy politely calls "sir".

Elder Andres walked up to Anthony and said with a serious face, "Mr. Anthony, I came here today to give you an account of yesterday's events. ”

Turning around, he roared: "Don't come here yet!" ”

Only to see the third brother of the earl, Gabriel's father, who was seriously injured by Anthony, Alberto? Viscount Hilton stepped forward slowly, gritted his teeth, and slammed them to the ground, saying, "Mr. Anthony, I'm sorry! It was I who had the eyes and didn't know Taishan, so I instructed the dog to openly question Mr. 's strength. I willingly accept the punishment of the gentleman, and I only hope that the gentleman will not hold a grudge against the dog and the Hilton family. Then, it was another bow.

Unmoved, Anthony took a light step and did not accept his gift: "I have nothing to do with the Hilton family anymore, and Viscount Alberto does not need to make this big gift." As for apologies, that's not necessary. Your son has offended me with no concealment, and I have taught him a lesson. However, I didn't make a serious move, and I injured Ling Gongzi, and I begged Viscount Alberto not to be surprised. ”

He said apologies in his mouth, but his facial expressions did not mean to apologize at all.

Elder Andres interjected, "Your father and son disregarded the overall situation and offended the family worship for no reason, causing the family to lose face. Punish you to return half of the property in charge to the family, and the patriarch will temporarily take care of it. Do you have any comments? ”

Viscount Alberto's face instantly became more bitter than Coptis chinensis, and his mouth was just a promise, and how could he dare to say half a "no" to the emperor's decision.

Andres ignored him, and looked at Anthony for a long time, and said very seriously: "Mr. Anthony, for yesterday's events, I, Andres? Hilton, I officially apologize to you! As an elder of the Hilton family, the old man did not stand up to stop you when that bastard attacked you yesterday, but secretly acquiesced and fueled the trouble, which really shouldn't be. If Mr. is still angry, please slap me back, and I will never resist to fight back. ”

Anthony said indifferently: "Don't dare to be. ”

He is already determined to leave, and where can someone change it by apologizing casually. He didn't even want to say a word about this arrogant old fellow in his eyes.

Andres had long expected that things would not be so easy, and for this young man's worship, he was determined to keep him in the Hilton family at all costs. To this end, he has prepared a powerful enough killer weapon.

The mind has been decided, and there is no further hesitation. He said loudly to Count Silvio, who was standing behind Anthony, "Patriarch, my old bone formally proposes to you to resign from the position of family elder. From today onwards, all the affairs of the Hilton family, big and small, will be decided by you, and I will not bother with it. ”

Before the Count could react, he turned around and shouted, "You all stand up!" ”

As Andres spoke, six old men about his age stepped forward in unison.

Andres raised his eyebrows and said to the earl, who was almost in a sluggish state: "These old fellows, who have followed me on a journey to the east and west, have been tired for decades, and it is time to rest. Starting today, they will also resign from all positions in the family and go home to pick up their grandchildren. ”

The six old men all had a trace of reluctance on their faces, but then quickly disappeared. They had followed Elder Andres for most of their lives and were familiar with the elder's temperament. And they also admired this big brother from the bottom of their hearts, and they always obeyed his words like a god and obeyed him. Even if a sentence pulled them down from the position of the family's important ministers, even if their hearts were full of reluctance, they did not think of resisting the orders of Patriarch Andrés, let alone the slightest dissatisfaction.

Andres patted Count Silvio on the shoulder, swept all the important members of the group of families with a majestic gaze, and slowly spoke: "From now on, I am an old man without official or position. In the future, I don't care about the affairs of the family. Don't bother me with those things from now on. This is my last command as an elder, do you hear that? ”

"Yes." On the other side was a jagged, sparse response, and most people had yet to wake up from the shock.

Count Silvio had a look of surprise on his face that could not be concealed. It's worth it! Even if you don't succeed in keeping Mr. Anthony in the end, it's worth it!

Since he took over the position of patriarch of the Hilton family, others have praised him for his good management, keeping the family in good order, and his business is thriving. But only he knows how much he has been constrained. How much effort has taken to put my ideas and ideas into practice. And these resistance came from the former patriarch Andrés and his old subordinates.

Although they did not necessarily deliberately embarrass him, it was purely out of contradiction of their views and opinions. But does it make a difference?

Now, in order to keep Mr. Anthony, in response to what he said at the reception yesterday, Andres actually took the initiative to take his group of old brothers to collectively withdraw from the family decision-making level. Now it's up to Mr. Anthony to decide what he wants. If he could be moved by Elder Andres to stay, that would be a ......

With a wave of excitement and anticipation, Count Silvio fixed his eyes on Antony, as if to see a flower in his face.

Andres turned to Anthony again and said, "Mr. Anthony, my decision and my brother and I to step down is not a condition for keeping you. Whether you go or stay, this decision will not change. You were right yesterday, since you want to retreat, you have to retreat completely. There are two voices in one family, and sooner or later there will be problems. ”

"Of course, this is also the sincerity I have shown to you, and it is also my last effort. I wonder if Mr. Anthony will accept my apologies and stay with the Hilton family? ”

Truth be told, Anthony was also a little shaken by this nasty old guy.

Although Anthony still has a hard impression of him, I have to say that the old guy can lead a small merchant with shallow roots to rise successfully in the face of the enemy, which is indeed unique. This kind of resoluteness, and the courage to move forward with determination, is exactly what a great leader needs.

But Anthony is also a tough little guy.

"Me Anthony? Bruce isn't a big guy, but what he's said counts. Now that he has resigned from the earl, there is no possibility of rebelliousness. ”

The Earl, the father and son, Elder Andres, and some of the family members who really wanted the Hilton family to grow stronger, all had expressions of extreme disappointment on their faces.

The family has reached this level, but still can't it win back the heart of this young genius?

“…… I almost forgot, though, there's also a mercenary mission. I'm still going to keep Viscount Owen safe. ”