“Do you all know about what happened to Ebony Lord?” Wally Hammond continued speaking.


    “He was severely injured and is still lying in bed. Unfortunately, four of his Enforcement Hallrades lost their lives.”


    “And all of this happened because someone within SHADOW leaked Ebony Lord’s whereabouts, leading to an ambush on the way.”


    “Isn’t that ironic?”


    “What!?” There was a burst of exmation in the meeting room.


    “It can’t be true, can it? We have a traitor in SHADOW?”


    “Who is it?”


    “Unbelievable, there’s a backstabber among us!”


    “…”


    In a short time, the meeting room filled with a tumultuous uproar, with most people wearing expressions of indignation.


    “Inspector, do you know who the traitor is? Speak up, I’ll personally execute them!” one of the deputy inspectors eximed loudly.


    “Yes! Expose them and execute them publicly!” many others echoed.


    “Tan, do you have anything to say to everyone?” Wally asked calmly, lifting his tea cup after his speech.


    Hearing Wally Hammond’s words, the meeting room fell silent as everyone turned their attention to Tan Green.


    “What… What do you mean?” Tan Green’s eyes showed signs of panic.


    “What do you mean? Don’t you understand?” Wally Hammond took a deep breath.


    “Inspector Hammond, do you suspect that I betrayed Ebony Lord?” Tan Green raised his voice, his agitation evident. “I am who I am. Everyone here knows me well. I’ve been with SHADOW for three years and have never received so much as a verbal warning.”


    “I don’t know why you suspect me of being a traitor. If it’s just baseless spection…”


    “You scoundrel, you’re still trying to talk tough at this point!” Wally Hammond angrily interrupted him. “You want evidence? I’ll give you evidence.”


    With that, he shouted, “Bring him in!”


    “Yes!” Two SHADOW subordinates outside the room responded.


    In the next moment, they brought in Tommy Daniel, whose cultivation had been crippled, andid him on the floor. He was now trembling in fear, his face as pale as a sheet, with no trace of color.


    Tan Green’s pupils contracted slightly.


    “Tommy Daniel, tell me, who ordered you?” Wally Hammond demanded sternly.


    “It was… Deputy Inspector Tan Green.” Tommy Daniel managed to speak through his difficulty breathing.


    “Tan, you scum! Was it really you?”


    “You deserve to die! You nearly killed Ebony Lord. Your whole family should be annihted!”


    “…”


    After hearing Tommy Daniel’s words, the meeting room was filled with angry voices.


    “Tommy Daniel, you scoundrel, you falsely used me! I’ll kill you!” Tan Green disregarded the others and rushed towards Tommy Daniel.


    But before he could draw his sword, Wally Hammond struck him down with a powerful palm.


    “You want to kill to silence him?” Wally asked in a cold voice.


    Tan Green’s eyes narrowed, and he dashed towards the door. Although he had recently broken through to the Battle God realm, he was still one level below Wally Hammond. He knew he couldn’t win, so if he didn’t run now, he’d surely die. But just as he reached the door, a wave of energy swept him off his feet and mmed him heavily to the ground. He coughed up a mouthful of blood afternding.


    Soon after, Billy and Frostde appeared at the door.


    “Commander!” Upon seeing Billy, everyone in the room was startled for a moment and then immediately knelt, loudly greeting him.


    “You may rise.” Billy raised his hand and took a seat at an empty spot.


    “Thank you, Commander!” The crowd stood up again.


    Most of the people wore surprised expressions, clearly not expecting to see Commander Gardner in Earthford.


    “Commander, I am sorry. Please, spare my life! Have mercy!” Tan Green crawled desperately towards Billy, kowtowing repeatedly.


    “Each and every one of you should remember SHADOW’s regtions from the moment you joined.” Billy said calmly. “Because of your betrayal, Ebony Lord was severely injured and fell into aa, and four of his Enforcement Hallrades were killed. Now, you’re telling me that I should spare your life?”


    “I… I…” Tan Green trembled all over, kowtowing even more vigorously.


    “Unless I miss my guess, you must be affiliated with the Riley n, right?” Billy continued.


    “I’m sorry, Commander, I know I was wrong…” Tan Green stammered, tacitly admitting Billy’s words.


    “You scum!” Frostde angrily eximed. “Which member of the Riley n are you working with?”


    “It’s… the third-inmand of the Riley family, Piers Riley.” Tan Green replied in a trembling voice.


    “Did they also orchestrate the attack on the Dittman family?” Frostde continued to ask.


    “I… I don’t know, I was only responsible for rying SHADOW’s information to him. I don’t know about other matters.” Tan Green shook his head.


    “Enough, take him away and have him expose all his aplices in SHADOW, then execute him!” Billy waved his hand.


    “Yes, Commander!” Wally Hammond replied loudly.


    “No, please…” Tan Green’s voice trembled with terror.


    Before he could finish his sentence, Wally Hammond raised his hand and struck a palm strike at Tan Green, who fell to the ground, unconscious.


    Five minutester, Billy and Frostde entered a small meeting room next door.


    “Find Piers Riley!” said Billy.


    “Yes!” Frostde nodded and took out her phone.


    Just as she was about to dial, an iing call came in from Eleanor Lawson.


    “Eleanor, is something wrong?” Frostde answered the call.


    “Frostde, my family is in trouble…” Eleanor’s voice sounded urgent.


    “Huh? What happened specifically?”


    “A distant rtive of the Dittman family just brought something to our family,” Eleanor took a deep breath and continued. “He said the head of their family instructed him months ago that if anything happened to them, he should deliver this item to the Lawson family.”


    “And he emphasized multiple times that we must not let this item fall into the wrong hands.”


    Frostde was puzzled. “What is this item?”


    “It’s… it’s a form. We don’t understand its use. But I suspect it might be what led to the Dittman family’s annihtion. We received it not long ago, and representatives from the Riley n have already arrived, demanding that we hand it over to them.”


    “How did they know that someone delivered something to you?” Frostde asked, surprised.


    “I don’t know,” Eleanor Lawson replied.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    “Please don’t agree to their demands for now. I’ll bring people over right away.”


    “I see, quickly, please, I’m afraid we won’t be able to hold on…” Eleanor added.


    “Alright!” Frostde said, ending the call. Then, she briefly described the situation to Billy.


    “Let’s go take a look.” Billy said after hearing Frostde’s words. He got up and walked towards the door.