Getting the results required additional leverage. What infuriated Lionel was Dante's failure to fulfill his promise of allowing Ruth to return to the country.

Due to the issue's sensitivity, Lionel refrained from investigating Ruth's whereabouts, and Ruth made no contact with the McClains. He only learned from Sylvia that Ruth and Eric were safe in Phoenix City.

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Seeing several days pass without any action after reaching an agreement with Dante, Lionel went straight to the Combat Department