Hale Holmes didn't recognize Billy and his group, but his cousin, Rufus Holmes, was a minor official in the Capital Sky Office, there was no way he wouldn't recognize the renowned King of the West, Commander Gardner!
He had never expected that the person his cousin had called him to deal with would turn out to be Billy Gardner. And now he was even contemplating killing Hale Holmes, who had dragged others into this mess. Let alone Rufus Holmes himself, even his immediate superior wouldn't dare to speak loudly in front of this man. Furthermore, he knew that one of the most outstanding younger members of the Holmes clan, Simon Holmes, had narrowly escaped death at the hands of Commander Gardner after losing an arm a while back. Unfortunately, Rufus had voluntarily walked into this predicament today.
Hearing what his cousin said, Hale Holmes fell to the ground, trembling uncontrollably. The person he had been talking about killing was actually Commander Gardner.
Truly, he had brought this upon himself.
"Wow, so this is Commander Gardner!" A chorus of amazement arose from the onlookers.
Those who came to play golf here had varying degrees of status and influence, and many had heard of the famous King of the West, Commander Gardner, who was also a senior official in the Department of War and a legendary figure.
Even in the minds of ordinary people, the name Commander Gardner was held in high esteem.
They hadn't expected that one day they would have the privilege of such close contact with this legendary figure. Everyone's eyes filled with admiration as they looked at Billy.
"Do you know me?" Billy turned to look at Rufus Holmes. "Which department are you from? State your name."
"Commander Gardner, I'm Rufus Holmes, and I serve in the Household Ministry..." Rufus Holmes stammered with great difficulty.
"Household Ministry?" Billy said calmly, then pointed at Hale Holmes and Sigmund Hampton. "Did you come here to stand up for them?"
Rufus Holmes couldn't hold up any longer and knelt down, trembling uncontrollably.
"Yes... I'm so sorry, I didn't know it was you... I'm sorry."
"From what you're saying, if I hadn't been here today, you would have taken his side?" Billy asked with a cold tone.
"N-No... that's not what I meant..." Rufus Holmes shivered and hastily kowtowed.
"I-I'm sorry, I know I was wrong, please, Commander Gardner, spare me this time. I won't dare to do it again..."
"Do you know what they did?" Billy continued to inquire.
"I..." Rufus Holmes shivered again. Then, he gritted his teeth, got up, and quickly walked over to Hale Holmes. He pulled out a dagger from his side without hesitation and struck down.
The next second, Hale Holmes' arm fell to the ground, blood spurting out.
"Ahh..." Hale screamed in pain and rolled on the ground.
"You scoundrel, you kowtow to foreigners, bully the people of Glavale, and you truly deserve to die!" Rufus Holmes pointed his dagger at his own cousin, his voice filled with resentment. Afterward, as if feeling that it wasn't enough, he raised his wrist and seemed ready to strike again.
"Enough!" Billy said calmly.
"Commander Gardner, let me kill this scoundrel, this piece of trash..." Rufus Holmes turned to Billy.
"Go back and explain to Buck Tenny. How to deal with you is his decision!" Billy interrupted him and waved his hand.
Buck Tenny, Rufus Holmes's boss's boss, the top official in the Household Ministry.
"Commander Gardner... I..." Upon hearing Billy's words, Rufus Holmes shivered uncontrollably. He was well aware of who Buck Tenny was. If he let the man know that he had been exposed by Commander Gardner, there was probably no way he could keep his official position.
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