A bout of coughing erupted in the car.
"Frostblade, can't you be a little less aggressive? You're always ready to attack!" One of the men complained.
The other party was from the Capital Defense Bureau and Imperial Guard Bureau. Even though SHADOW wasn't afraid of them, if they were killed here, Billy's group wouldn't be able to enter the city anymore.
"What's with your big reaction?" Frostblade retorted. "If you guys are too scared, I'll go down alone!"
Night Orchid quickly grabbed Frostblade's hand and said anxiously, "Frostblade, calm down first and listen to what Boss will say."
"Boss, what do we do now?" Judge asked Billy.
"Why are you all so nervous? Maybe they just happened to pass by here and stopped because they saw our car." Billy replied calmly with a hint of coldness in his eyes. He was well aware that someone was trying to make things difficult for him. The other party was smart enough to send people from both the Capital Defense Bureau and Imperial Guard Bureau as a 'welcome committee'. Even if the news got out, their intervention would be considered justified, since these two organizations were responsible for safeguarding the capital city and its surrounding areas.
"You mean...?" Brigham Bush sitting in the driver's seat asked tentatively after being slightly taken aback by Billy's response.
"Don't you understand?" Night Orchid raised her lips, "The people from the Capital Defense Bureau and Imperial Guard Bureau are passing by here. They're making way for us. Hurry up and drive, don't keep them waiting too long. It will be rude."
Night Orchid understood what Billy meant - Billy had no intention of paying attention to the other party. Let them do as they please!
Spike Arnold and the others also understood Billy's meaning, and their eyes lit up at the same time.
"Ah? Okay!" Brigham Bush responded seriously after a momentary daze. Immediately afterwards, he stepped on the gas pedal with force and drove off in his extended off-road vehicle.
At the same time, four men standing in the middle of the road saw that instead of slowing down, Brigham was actually speeding up his extended off-road vehicle. They furrowed their brows simultaneously.
"Sir, what are they gonna do?" one of them who looked around forty-five years old narrowed his eyes and spoke to the oldest man among them in a deep voice.
"I don't know," Ebenezer Rowe replied with a serious expression as he stared ahead, harboring a bad feeling about this situation.
During their conversation, the extended off-road vehicle had arrived within a few dozen meters of the four people, and a sudden honking sound rang out.
"Damn, do they want to just charge straight through?" Oscar, the number four person in the Imperial Guard Bureau, shouted in a deep voice.
"So arrogant. I want to see how they get past me today!" He said as he exuded an imposing aura and drew his sword from his side. He was confident that with his strength alone he could easily slice the extended off-road vehicle in half with one swing.
"What are you doing?" Ebenezer Rowe frowned and looked at Oscar before speaking sternly. "Do you want to die?"
"Oscar, put away your sword. Don't be reckless!" Stan Mitchell, the head of Imperial Guard Bureau also spoke up at the same time.
They both knew very well that their opponent was clearly trying to provoke them into making the first move. If Oscar made this strike now it would only escalate things further.
Assassinating a high-ranking SHADOW official was tantamount to rebellion. It was an absolute crime. At that point, their opponents would have every reason to attack them even if they killed all four of them; and there would be no repercussions from higher-ups. And based on what they knew about Commander Gardner's temperament - if he were provoked into action, all four of them combined probably wouldn't even be enough for him to bother with.
"Get out of our way!"
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