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Reiss crouched on the floor in helplessness as she watched Seth’s ashes blow away with the wind before vanishing into the crowd.‘Is this retribution for what he did?’Reiss had no idea what she should do because everything happened too quickly. On all fours, she cried until her face was covered in tears.“This is his life. You don’t have to be too upset,” Adrian said upon seeing Reiss crying on the floor.Adrian was supposed to be resting at home yet he received a call from the department claiming that someone was following Reiss.Reiss looked at the urn on the ground in a daze, her body shaking.“He’s dead and didn’t even get to leave behind a pinch of his ashes. Is this his retribution?” Reiss sobbed.Seth had committed all sorts of heinous acts when he was alive. In his death, he received the retribution that he deserved.Reiss had always believed that good and evil would always be rewarded. It was only a matter of time. And Seth was no exception.Adrian patted her shoulde
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Hearing these words, Reiss felt much better.She had not expected her old schoolmate to be rather good at comforting women.Reiss said, “I’ll remember what you told me. Don’t worry, I won’t let myself be affected.”Adrian smiled. “Great. Well then, let’s eat!”Reiss was starving. She picked up her cutlery and began eating. Adrian sat opposite and watched her scoff down her food. The meal passed in silence.Reiss would occasionally wipe away tears as she ate. Adrian poured her a glass of water and asked, “Do you have any plans for the future?”Reiss inhaled a deep breath and flipped her silky hair.“I have no idea, I might return to Northrive but I don’t feel like going back. My parents have already been brainwashed. If I go back now, I’ll probably be heading toward the end of my life,” said Reiss with a bitter smile.“What do you mean?” Adrian asked.“My father has never been a kind person. Ever since Seth’s death, my parents have been hell-bent on avenging him. My father is p
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Reiss fell silent. She was pondering what Adrian had told her.Perhaps he was right.She would do everything in her power to handle this matter. If she failed to do so, she would still have the right to choose her destiny.Reiss clenched her teeth.Adrian advised her once again by saying, “It has been so many years, Reiss. You should change by now. You’ve already done your best under the circumstances so you shouldn’t put more stress on yourself. You’re a woman now so you have a choice.“It’s unnecessary for you to get yourself killed because of them.”“I… I will give it some thought,” said Reiss through her clenched teeth.Adrian nodded and stretched out his hand to wipe away the sauce stain on Reiss’ face.Reiss’ face blushed for a moment. “I… I’m sorry.”Adrian was about to say something when his phone rang. The call came from Daniel.Daniel said, “Sir, I found the information on that number you told me to investigate.”Reiss listened in on Adrian’s phone conversation.A
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“Great. Let’s go!”Adrian and Reiss walked out of the restaurant. He made a call and instructed Daniel to send him a car.Five minutes later, an MPV stopped next to Adrian. He got into the car and beckoned Reiss to get in.When she had settled in, Adrian sped out of Swallowton’s city center.***Dragonshire Prison 14 was five hundred kilometers away from Swallowston through mountainous roads.The location of the prison was very secluded. A person would not be able to find its specific location without a thorough knowledge of the mountain.Other than that, there was no signal coverage on the mountain. There was only Intranet available in the area nearby the prison. Moreover, the intranet was under constant monitoring by the governor’s office.Adrian was burning with anxiety on the way there. He knew that Chuck would have to endure more torment every minute he took to get there.He had no idea what sort of crime Chuck had committed over the years. However, he believed that his f
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Reiss was so scared that she started shaking upon spotting the prison guards with their guns out.She clutched Adrian’s arm, her face was ghastly pale.Reiss said, “Adrian… Slow down! They have guns!”Adrian ignored her as more than ten prison guards ran toward them. The car slowly came to a stop at the entrance.Before he alighted from the car, more than ten guns were already aiming at the car and were prepared to shoot at any moment. These people were working under the jurisdiction of the governor’s federation guard and not the Battle Warrior Department.Prison 14’s surveillance was extremely strict and the staff members here were equipped with the most advanced weapons. In fact, they even had armored helicopters in their possession.In case of an emergency, the governor warriors posted to Prison 14 would be activated to fight.Crack, crack, crack!The sound of guns being cocked rang out.One of the governor warriors shouted, “Step out of the car!”Reiss was shaking in fear
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Paul’s idea was very simple. Even if the legate wished to enter the prison, he would need approval from the governor’s office as he did not have a lot of authority when it came to internal affairs.Adrian answered, “I’ll get the Battle Warrior Department to send you a set of the needed documents.”Paul was relieved. “All right… Great then. Please come in!”Paul made an invitatory gesture.Adrian immediately walked into the building beyond the enclosing wall. It was the living space for the staff members guarding Prison 14.Paul took him to the control room. The surveillance here covered every inch of the prison, even the toilets. It was because the prisoners here did not have the right to privacy.“Hand over the information of all the prisoners here,” Adrian told Paul after he took a seat in the control room.Paul was stunned. He hastily said, “Sir, you don’t have the authority to read the prisoners’ information.”Adrian looked at Paul. “What if I insist on reading it?”Paul s
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Paul’s entire body shook when he witnessed this scene. He could not help shivering profusely.Paul never expected the legate to mobilize four of the five battle warriors and instruct them to come here. He was under the assumption that he could use the governor’s name to reject Adrian from doing anything in Prison 14.He never expected this to happen.Adrian’s behavior was without a doubt akin to going above the governor’s head.The situation was out of control.Paul said in a panic, “You have the right to mobilize the battle warriors to investigate Prison 14 but according to our rules, I have the right to notify the governor’s office too. I hope you won’t make things difficult for me.”As Paul was speaking, he made a call to the governor’s office.***In Swallowston’s governor's office, Southrive, the staff member was dozing off at this very moment when a call came in.“Hello. Swallowston’s governor office.”“Hello. My name is Paul Gaul. Please inform the governor that War Le
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Wallace said, “Connect me to Daniel.”“Yes, sir.”Soon, the operator dialed Daniel’s office phone and said, “General Daniel, Governor Wallace would like to speak with you.”Daniel was sitting in the office when he learned about the call. He said, “Put the call through.”“Yes, sir.”The call was instantly patched through.Daniel said with a smile as he continued to read a document, “Governor Wallace, what made you think of me? Why are you calling me in such a rush?”Wallace sneered and said in a querying tone, “Daniel, I’d like to know what the heck the Battle Warrior Department is doing. I’m warning you. Don’t stir up trouble. Otherwise, you’d be better off returning to Wyvern Peak!”The act of setting up battle warrior branches in main cities was Imperial Capital’s governor’s headquarters nod of recognition toward the Battle Warrior Department. It could be said that the Battle Warrior Department set up stations in the governor’s territories.If one were to examine the level o