Chapter 372 The Origin Of King Of The West


    Chapter 372 The Origin of King of the West


    "Weren''t you asking for evidence just now?" Billy nced at the three of them before continuing,


    "Casey, show them the evidence."


    "Yes!" Casey replied loudly.


    "No, really, there''s no need..." ze Holmes hurriedly interjected.


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    Could they even bear to look at the evidence? The answer was obvious! One look and it would


    implicate thousands of people from the Holmes n. Would they dare to look?


    "Commander Gardner, may I have a word with you?" Cole Wilson turned to Billy.


    "General Wilson, what''s the matter?" Billy narrowed his eyes slightly.


    "There is indeed something," Cole Wilson responded. "May I have two minutes of your time?"


    "Sure." Billy said after a moment of thought and walked aside with Cole Wilson.


    They returned a short whileter, both wearing neutral expressions.


    "Commander Gardner..." Han looked at Billy with a solemn expression.


    The fate of over a thousand members of the Holmes n now hung in the bnce, dependent on


    Billy''s decision.


    "Brute Holmes, in collusion with others, plotted to harm a thousand soldiers of the War Department,


    an unforgivable crime punishable by death!" Billy interrupted Han.


    "ze Holmes, Avery Holmes, as aplices, your lives can be spared, but your cultivation will be


    crippled!" he continued.


    "The Holmes n must pay a fine of ten billion and hand it over to the War Department as


    punishment for this matter!"


    "In addition, disclose the names of any members of other noble ns involved in this incident."


    "With these four conditions, this matter will be concluded."


    Hearing Billy''s words, Han breathed a sigh of relief. Whileplying with these four conditions


    meant essentially withdrawing from the noble n hierarchy, it was far better than total annihtion.


    Without overthinking it, he immediately knelt before Billy. "Thank you, Commander Gardner!"


    "Han, you..." ze Holmes''s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this. He could easily deduce that


    Han must have reached some agreement with Cole Wilson to secure this oue. Undoubtedly,


    the price paid was significant, possibly even Han''s own future.


    "Grandfather, please thank Commander Gardner!" Han interrupted his grandfather.


    "Thank... thank you, Commander Gardner." ze Holmes took a deep breath and bowed to Billy.


    Given the current situation, he knew that this was the best oue the Holmes n could hope


    for. If they continued to resist, there might be unexpected consequences. He continued,


    "Commander Gardner, my younger brother nned this with my consent. I am willing to die in his


    ce. Please grant my request."


    "ze, no!" Brute Holmes eximed. "The Holmes family cannot lose you. With my life, I will


    exchange for the peace of the family. It''s worth it!"


    With a twist of his eyes, Brute Holmes coughed up a mouthful of blood, and a burst of blood mist


    erupted from his heart.


    "Brute!"


    "Uncle Brute!"


    "...!"


    The members of the Holmes n all cried out simultaneously.


    "General Wilson, the rest is up to you," Billy said to Cole Wilson. "Including those from the other two


    noble ns involved, they must die."


    "Don''t worry, none of them will escape," Cole replied solemnly. This matter was not just about the


    Army of Bloodshadow; it involved the War Department as well, and he had a clear responsibility.


    "Thank you!" Billy nodded slightly. "I''ll take my leave now."


    "You''re wee." Cole responded.


    "Thank you, Commander Gardner!" Han bowed to Billy.


    "Thank you, Commander Gardner!" ze Holmes and his son, despite their deep sorrow, also


    bowed in gratitude.


    Shortly afterward, two muffled sounds came from the Dantians of ze Holmes and Avery Holmes.


    They both spat out blood and copsed, which meant that their cultivation waspletely ruined.


    This was their way of settling the score with Billy.


    An hourter, Billy and his group returned to the SHADOW base.


    "Boss!" Azure Fang and the other five greeted him.


    "Is everything settled with Central Sky Office?" Billy asked with a smile.


    "It''s all settled. Everyone on the list has been executed, and the other individuals involved are being


    held at Central Sky Office." Azure Fang reported loudly.


    "Good!" Billy smiled again.


    Soon, everyone gathered in the meeting hall.


    "Boss, who is the new Deputy Minister of Central Sky Office? Is he also from Ether Mountain?"


    Judge asked openly. That was something about Billy''s origins. However, this information must not


    be leaked to the outside world.


    The outside world had always been specting about the background of Commander Gardner from


    the Western Territory. There were all sorts of bizarre rumors, including those rted to the Ether


    Mountain lineage. And as Judge had mentioned, Billy did indeede from the Ether Mountains,


    which was the ce where that old man was born and raised.


    There was a holy temple of Martial Arts on the peak of Ether Mountain, and that was a long-


    standing legend in vale. Whenever martial artists heard of Ether Mountain''s peak, they couldn''t


    help but be moved. It was the source of vale''s martial arts, a sacred ce in the hearts of


    countless martial artists.


    Billy had been rescued from Ozin by people arranged by that old man more than five years ago and


    was taken to Ether Mountain. He had spent less than two years on the mountain before returning to


    the secr world and being arranged to join the War Department by that old man. In less than two


    months, the name, Billy Gardner, had spread throughout the five major war zones. He was then


    assigned to oversee the Western Region.


    Ether Mountain was where he had been reborn.


    "He should be arriving soon. You can ask him yourselvester!" Billy smiled.


    As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sneeze at the door.


    "Boss, were you saying something bad about me behind my back again?" Soon after, Bob Stokes


    rubbed his nose and walked in.


    "Haha, Speak of the devil!" Billyughed. "Please, have a seat."


    "Mr Stokes!" Night Orchid and Frostde called out simultaneously.


    "Ladies, we''re among family here. If you keep calling me that it''s as if you''re trying to get boss to


    punish me!" Bob hurriedly eximed. "Just consider it a request from me, just call my name."


    Night Orchid giggled. "Judging by the way you''re talking, you must have taken quite a beating from


    boss in the past, huh?"


    "The past is best left forgotten, let''s not dwell on it." Bob replied, his mouth twitching several times.


    That was true. Every time he thought about those two years when he and Billy stayed in Ether


    Mountain, he couldn''t help but shudder. He used to be forced into daily training by Billy, and any


    attempt to ck off resulted in a merciless beating. His current level of cultivation owed itself to the


    motivation provided by those punches.


    Frostde was amused by his expression, while Casey and the others had simrly wry smiles,


    having shared in his experiences.


    "Boss, is that the end of the Holmes n?" Bob asked Billy, having already learned of Billy''s


    decision.


    "Yep," Billy nodded slightly. "Han Holmes is a decent guy. He''s achieved a lot in the South in


    recent years, so I''m giving him some face."


    "Boss, what did General Wilson want when he met with you earlier?" Azure Dragon asked. He knew


    very well that if it hadn''t been for something General Wilson had said to Billy, the Holmes n


    wouldn''t have gotten off so easily.


    Hearing Azure Dragon''s question, Casey and the others turned their curious gazes to Billy as well.