Emma Carter had just finished speaking when James Carter's voice came through. Immediately after, a chaotic noise erupted from the phone, as if someone was faintly shouting, "Stop!" Then, the call was disconnected.

　　Chapter 004 Another Disaster Strikes

　　"Hello! Bro! Hello! Hey, hey! Big bro! Second bro!"

　　Emma Carter called out several times, but only the sound of the call ending came from the wall-mounted phone. She frowned slightly, pressed the remote to call back, but it couldn't get through. This startled her—she jumped up from the sofa. "Get the car ready! I need to go to the city!" Emma Carter quickly changed clothes and instructed the butler to prepare the car. In no time, she left the farm and headed into the city to see her mother.

　　"My big brother has practiced Iron Palm since childhood and has become quite rigid. He’s never lied to me, and now he says something so urgent, plus the strange sounds on the phone—it’s obvious he really killed someone! This is trouble. If it’s true, it’s going to be a headache. I need to go see Mom quickly and smooth things over, find out what’s really going on. Big bro, seriously, why don’t you just come live with us! Now that you’ve finished your studies, you should help with the family business. But having my brother manage the business is probably going to be a real headache."

　　James Carter is only two or three years older than Emma Carter. When they were little, Emma Carter would run after James Carter all day with a runny nose. When James Carter practiced Iron Palm, he could break several bricks with a single strike. That impressive sight made Emma Carter envious, and she wanted to learn too, but after just two days, her hands were blistered and hurt terribly, so she couldn’t keep it up. All in all, she’s always been very fond of her big brother, and their sibling relationship is very close.

　　In this family, besides the younger sister Emma Carter, there’s also an eldest brother, David Carter, who helps manage the family business and lives in the United States.

　　The James Carter branch of the Wang family is said to be descendants of the great Ming dynasty scholar Wang Yangming. In their grandfather’s generation, there were many siblings. There are also many relatives from several generations up; before the 1980s, the Wang family ancestral hall had hundreds of people, a huge crowd. After the economic reforms, every family pooled money to go into business. Over more than twenty years, the business grew bigger and more diverse, spanning all kinds of industries. Collectively, it’s called the Yangming Group, a massive enterprise, but it’s all family-owned.

　　Besides a younger sister and an older brother, James Carter has a ton of cousins—male and female—most of whom manage various branches of the Yangming Group across different regions. Competition within the family is fierce. Although James Carter's immediate family only manages a few subsidiaries, they’re still considered quite wealthy, with an extensive network of connections.

　　But James Carter never gets involved in any of this. He doesn’t even really understand the family business. As long as he has money to spend, he’s content—a bit of a typical rich second-generation.

　　"My big brother! You’d better not have killed someone again! Your hands are too heavy." Hearing that "Stop!" on the phone, Emma Carter immediately thought of James Carter's hands, which could even smash stones. She couldn’t help but worry for the person who shouted.

　　While Emma Carter was on her way to see her mother, James Carter was indeed in trouble.

　　"Killing someone in broad daylight—this is lawlessness! Is there no sense of the law left?"

　　Robert Bolton is a criminal police officer who also practiced martial arts from a young age, specializing in combat skills. He was once a Sanda champion in the army. After retiring, he was assigned to the provincial criminal police squad, and now he’s a deputy captain. Today, his wife happened to be on a business trip, so there was no one to cook. If it were just him, he could make do outside, but he also has a school-aged child. With no other choice, he had to go out and buy groceries himself—never expecting to run into something like this!

　　When James Carter rushed into the market, Robert Bolton happened to be at a distance. In an instant, the crowd was in an uproar, and James Carter dropped his butcher’s knife and ran.

　　Having been a criminal police officer for years, he knew something was wrong. He rushed forward and saw the curly-haired young man with a palm-shaped bruise on his chest, clearly not going to make it. His heart skipped a beat, then he was furious that someone could be so lawless as to kill in public. Seeing James Carter's agility and heavy strikes, he was even more eager to take him on.

　　So, as soon as James Carter left the market, Robert Bolton locked onto him and gave chase.

　　James Carter ran fast, and after a while, Robert Bolton still hadn’t caught up. He saw James Carter pull out his phone to call his sister and slowed down a bit. Robert Bolton then charged forward, spotted a bench on the street, grabbed it, and shouted, "Stop!" as he hurled the bench. Then he lunged forward like a hungry tiger.

　　This was Robert Bolton's signature move: quietly tailing a suspect, then suddenly shouting when close. When the suspect turned to look, he’d already landed a blow to the face, leaving them dizzy and seeing stars. He’d then rush in, twist their arms behind their back, and snap on the cuffs—no matter how skilled they were, they’d be helpless.

　　Hearing the shout of "Stop!", James Carter was indeed startled. He quickly turned his head, only to see a grayish-white object flying toward him. Instinctively, he swung his hand. His Iron Palm technique was nearly perfect. With a single strike, the aluminum bench was knocked aside, twisted out of shape. But his phone flew off with the bench, crashed to the ground, and shattered into pieces.