Of course, the Combat Readiness Committee did suffer losses.
They had 200 soldiers in the first place, but right then, they were down to more than 100. Almost half of the team was killed, and it was a devastating sight.
Sheldon was responsible for reorganizing the team and treating the wounded. Riccardo led the rest of the mobile members in cleaning up the battlefield and collecting the spoils of war.
Sohail was still busy making phone calls. His face became gloomier by the minute. It was obvious that no one answered his calls.
After making one last phone call, Sohail, who had always been good-tempered, smashed his phone onto the ground. A wave of fury crashed through him.
At such a sight, Fade took the initiative to walk over and ask, "Sohail, what happened?" Shifting his gaze to look at Fade, Sohail stammered, "Mr. Chen, I..."
He paused. It was as if he was at a loss and had no idea how he should put his words into place.
Fade reassured him, "If you can't tell me, it's fine."
Sohail shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen, I was on the phone with the headquarters. I called them to ask the reason why Team 5 didn't show up at Spring River as promised. I told them that the enemy took advantage of the situation and attacked us. I want to know what exactly happened that almost led to the death of more than 200 members of the Combat Readiness Committee."
The situation that day was critical.
If it hadn't been for Fade, the Combat Readiness Committee would definitely be no match for the Joint Army.
Although they had won, he had to investigate to discover the reason why Team 5 hadn’t shown up.
Upon hearing that, Fade's expression darkened. He then asked, "What did they say?"
Sohail said, his voice low, "They pushed the blame by saying that the order had been sent out. They have no idea why Team 5 did not show up and how Morrison and the Joint Army appeared at Spring River. They are currently investigating the reason behind it."
"Currently investigating?"
Fade muttered. Anger flashed in his eyes.
Just then, a loud shout caught their attention.
"What are you doing!"
Fade recognized that it was Riccardo's voice.
Turning around at once, he looked in Riccardo's direction.
At that moment, Riccardo was cleaning up the battlefield and collecting war spoils with his team members.
It was right then that a team of fully armed soldiers appeared out of nowhere and started confronting them.
Fade, Sohail, and Sheldon rushed over at once after noticing such a scene.
"Riccardo, what's going on?" Sheldon asked.
Riccardo was fuming. He pointed to the team of fully armed soldiers and bellowed, "This useless bunch did not show up when we needed them. Now, they want to snatch our spoils of war."
After receiving a brief explanation, the group raised their heads to look in the direction of the soldiers.
Sheldon and Sohail's expressions instantly darkened.
"Mr. Hu, I don't think it's right for you to do this!" Sohail said in a low voice.
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