Clifford sneered, “No rush. Let's dig up dirt on him first.”
His personal bodyguard, Quent, asked, “Mr. Davier, should I send some people over to the North Army to get proof of Nathan leaving the warzone without permission?”
Clifford shook his head. “No! Nathan is the commander-in-chief and has a good reputation among the North Army. Everyone in the army looks up to him. Not only will we not be able to get proof of Nathan leaving the warzone without permission if we send someone over, we will also alarm Nathan.”
Quent asked, “What should we do then?”
Clifford narrowed his eyes and said, “I'm preparing to head to the North myself as the
Cabinet's representative to express my well wishes to the frontline soldiers.”
Quent was pleasantly surprised. “They will get in our way if we send someone over to check out Nathan. However, if Nathan fails to greet you as the commander-in-chief when you pay a visit to the North personally, he will be exposed for leaving the warzone without permission. You can then take this opportunity to dismiss Nathan for neglecting his duties. We can at least strip him of his military rank and fire him.”
The rest of his subordinates laughed.
“Haha. We can do whatever we want to Nathan after Mr. Davier fires him since he will just be a peasant.”
Clifford narrowed his eyes as if he could already see Nathan's downfall.
He said coolly, “I need you guys to claim that I will be heading to the West to check out the disaster while I head to the North and catch them off guard.”
“Yes! Right away!” replied Quent.
Clifford called out to him. “Wait.”
“Mr. Davier, what else can I do for you?”
“I need you to send some powerful fighters over to the South to delay Nathan. This is to make sure that he won't be able to return on time when I reach the North tomorrow to express my well wishes to the soldiers.”
“Yes sir!”
Clifford instructed, “Don't send our men over to delay Nathan. Get an outsider to help out.”
“Roger!”
Meanwhile, in the Southern District of Channing.
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