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Facing his subordinate’s questioning, Lawrence frowned slightly.
After a moment of silence, he slowly explained, “The reason for the existence of the Ministry of
Defense is to maintain the stability of the society. For this reason alone, it’s allowed to forsake some
benefits of others.”
Phillip slightly raised his head. “Sir, according to what you mean, hundreds of lives would be sacrificed
in vain?”
“I would like to correct one of your points.” Lawrence’s gaze lay on Phillip, unperturbed. “Those who
lost their lives due to the Scarlet Dragons were only those thirty outlaws to the south of the city, and
one evil cult member who was hiding in Paramount with malicious intentions.” Leaning against the back
of the couch, he continued, “The remaining dozens of lives, I believe you know what the cause is.”
Phillip arched his eyebrows. “But, if the Scarlet Dragons didn’t kill the people from the Cruor Sect–”
“Enough!” Lawrence said firmly with a wave of his hands. “Anyway, the conclusion is that from now
onwards the Ministry of Defense will stop all investigations related to the Scarlet Dragons.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtWith that, a stern, cold glint flickered across his eyes. “I hope that you and your men won’t take any
self-destructive actions.”
Phillip froze for a moment before he finally nodded. “Alright. Roger that, Mr. Yates.”
Upon seeing the dejected look on his capable subordinate, Lawrence heaved a sigh, knowing that
Phillip was the most dedicated member of the Ministry of Defense. With another wave of his hands, he
asked, “Do you know who called me just now?”
With a sardonic smile playing on his lips, he raised his head. “Yeah? Which big shot was that, sir?”
Lawrence replied stonily, “My boss – Mr. Gildon.”
“Hmph! The big shots of the Police Bureau. My boss’ boss.” he said mockingly.
Lawrence shot him a glance before continuing, “And Mr. Fest from the Paramount Chamber of
Commerce.”
“Hah! The richest man in Paramount!” Phillip arched his eyebrows.
“The last one is Edwin Townsend, the congressman of the Central Parliament.” Lawrence stuck his
right forefinger up.
Phillip’s lips trembled slightly. After a moment’s silence, he nodded with a grave look on his face. “I
understand what’s going on now, Mr. Yates. The Scarlet Dragons have somehow gotten all support on
their side. I agree that we can’t afford to take action on them now!”
“Even I can’t afford to do that, let alone you! Otherwise, we might be blamed for ruining the economy in
Paramount!” Lawrence shook his head bitterly.
“I’ll ask my subordinates to avoid them from now onwards.” Phillip gritted his teeth resentfully.
“Don’t be too extreme, but more importantly, don’t lose the tenacity that our department is proud of!”
Lawrence straightened his back. “Once we find out that they have severely endangered the safety of
the society, they would have to deal with the law, no matter who they are! Even if you get into trouble
for that, I’m here to back you up!” he continued firmly.
“Yes, sir!” Phillip also straightened his back with a solemn expression on his face.
Meanwhile, at Dixy Land in the suburbs to the south of the city, Jacob held hands with his beloved
daughter, Heidi, to find Jerry and Dana after they placed their huge Dixy plushie at a safe place. Finally,
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they found both of them playing games enthusiastically in a game arcade.
Both Dana and Jerry were yelling at their screens as if they were alone, but there were a group of
young children watching their game in excitement. When Jacob and Heidi saw this situation, they
looked exasperated, knowing that this was exactly their expectations.
If Jerry puts as much effort in training, his murderous intent would be stronger, and he would be an elite
by now.
With that thought in mind, Jacob shook his head.
Out of a sudden, his gaze narrowed in focus as he sensed a slight killing intent from another direction
in the game arcade.
After two seconds, Jerry, who sensed the same thing, suddenly jerked his head in that direction.
Jacob held Heidi’s hands and walked over to Jerry before he said calmly, “There’s no need to look
around. That person is already gone.”
After retracting his gaze, Jerry turned around to look at Jacob. “Boss, that seemed rather unfamiliar.
Who do you think it was?”
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