Chapter 1657
Soon, Will, Hailey, and Timothy rushed over with their respective subordinates and sealed all the
exits of the hotel.
Amongst the three of them, Hailey and Will were exceptionally surprised and furious.
For the General to be attacked twice consecutively in Brimmopolis, it was a tant act of
provocation. The perpetrator was simply being too bold!
Willmanded in a stern voice. “Impose martialw on the entire city right away.”
Simrly, Hailey Reagan instructed furiously, “Under my orders, cancel everyone''s breaks in the
Secret Service. They are all to investigate this matter. It is an impetus to ferret out all the culprits
who participated in this attack against
the General.”
Timothy''s face paled. He wanted to say something and take appropriate action, but he found
himself at a loss for words instead.
Brimmopolis was under his jurisdiction, but the General actually got attacked by mercenaries there.
As this was proof that there was a serious w with his management, he would definitely be held
ountable for his negligence.
However, Nathan suddenly interrupted calmly, “Wait.”
When Will, Hailey, and the rest heard that, they stared at him in astonishment.
Stunned, Will insisted, “General, the forces opposing you are much more formidable than what we
expected. Furthermore, they''re really bold! We can''t possibly let anyone slip away, so we must
impose a full martial lockdown on the city instantly.”
Hailey concurred, “Yeah, we must immediately hold a cab meeting to handle this matter.”
However, Nathan replied coolly, “Indeed, we must report this to the cab and investigate it
properly. However, news of me being attackedst night has already created a smallmotion in
Brimmopolis. If news spread that I got attacked again tonight, people might start to panic. Hence,
you are not allowed to spread the news widely. Ensure that all information is not leaked to the public
and treat this incident as highly confidential. We''ll settle it internally.”
When Hailey and Will heard him, they nodded simultaneously. “Yes, sir!”
Nathan''s gaze thennded on Timothy as he asked, “Mr. Carter, continue your investigation. There
are still nine days to the deadline of your pledge. If you cannot uncover the truth and submit a
satisfactory report to me, that''ll be the end of you.”
Timothy initially assumed that the General would be exceptionally furious after being attacked for
the second time. Hence, he had expected thetter to kick him away immediately instead of
allowing him to continue the investigation.
To his surprise, Nathan still instructed him to continue investigating.
A glimmer of hope rose within him. Gazing at Nathan gratefully, he solemnly promised, “Don''t worry,
General. I''ll do my utmost best to investigate this matter and not disappoint you.”
After a slight hesitation, he gritted his teeth and said, “Actually, I managed to find a clue today, but I
also faced some resistance in the process of investigating. I hope that you can give me more
leeway. Otherwise, I''m afraid that progress will be slow.”
Nathan''s eyes lit up as he asked, “What did you find out?”
Timothy replied, “I found out that a guy called Weston Piper from Brimmopolis is the one liaising
with the Dark Lord''s mercenaries. It''s highly possible that they managed to infiltrate Brimmopolis
through him.”
Nathan frowned. “Why haven''t you seized him for an interrogation yet?”
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Smiling bitterly, he replied, “You might not know this, General, but Weston is Mr. Tucker''s disciple.
He used to hold a position in the military but was forced to retire early due to a mistake he
committed. After retiring, he founded an international securitypany, which is actually a cover for
a mercenarypany.”
After a slight pause, he continued, “As Weston is Mr. Tucker''s disciple, he shares a very close
rtionship with him. He has very wide social connections with various people. With an army of
highly skilled mercenaries who areparable to special forces and Mr. Tucker backing him up, he
can do whatever he wants in both the upper-ss and underworld society. Without sufficient
evidence, even I cannot capture him for an investigation.”
Nathan frowned. “What do you propose, then?”
He replied, “I''d like you to give me more authority. It''ll be the best-case scenario if I can bypass the
judicial process and immediately capture Weston for an investigation.”
Nathan replied coolly, “That''s simple. Hailey, instruct the Secret Service to cooperate with Mr. Carter
fully.”
Hailey quickly answered, “Okay. Timothy, if there are any suspects whom you cannot capture for
investigation due to insufficient evidence, my men can do it on your behalf. We''ll hand them to you
privately for an interrogation.”
If Timothy wanted to capture someone, he needed to go through multiple procedures. Without
strong evidence, it was a difficult feat to seize a powerful man for Timothy. Furthermore, he could
not resort to unofficial methods to investigate the matter either.
However, Hailey was different. The Secret Service did not need to ount for anything if they
wanted to seize someone. They only had to report to the President.
Timothy replied, “Thank you!”
Then, he hurriedly said to Nathan, “There''s one more thing. I discovered that the weapons the Dark
Lord''s men wielded were trafficked from the Guardian Special Forces. However, I''m not in a good
position to investigate them.”
When Will heard that the mercenaries'' weapons were trafficked from his special forces, he was
shocked and furious.
Before Nathan could say anything, he offered, “I''ll investigate this. If the weapons really came from
my special forces, I''ll definitely find out the truth and hand the culprits over to you, General.”
Nathan nodded. “Very well, all of you may return to your work.”