The War God's Homecoming novel Chapter 321

Chapter 321 There's a Mole

After briefing Frostblade, Billy headed to Ebony Lord's room.

"Commander!" A medical staff member from the Healing Hall, who was busy in the room, bowed upon seeing Billy.

"How is Ebony Lord doing?" Billy nodded slightly.

"Commander, your prescribed medicine is truly miraculous. The palm print on Ebony Lord's body has completely disappeared." The medical staff member responded. "I believe it won't be long before he wakes up."

"Mmm." Billy nodded and walked over to the room.

Standing by the bed, he reached out to check Ebony Lord's pulse. After two minutes, he placed his hand on Ebony Lord's chest and infused a stream of Chi energy.

"Ugh..." After a while, Ebony Lord furrowed his brows and slowly opened his eyes.

"Commander!" he exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Billy.

"Awake now?" Billy smiled faintly.

"Thank you, Commander," Ebony Lord said, knowing that Billy had brought him back from the brink of death.

"The palm force on your body has dissipated, but your injuries haven't fully healed yet." Billy said with another smile. "I'll write a prescription for them later. They'll make medicine for you, and after drinking it for about ten days, you should be fine."

"I'm sorry for causing you trouble, Commander." Ebony Lord said, taking a deep breath.

"No trouble at all." Billy replied, handing a cup of tea to Ebony Lord. "Do you know who attacked you?"

"I think that was Ink Pavilion." Ebony Lord replied with certainty. "Dressed in Daoist robes, black and white masks, and they wielded the perfected Ink Devil Palm. No one but the Ink Pavilion would fit that description."

Billy nodded and asked, "Do you have any leads?"

"I'm not entirely sure about the specific reason," Ebony Lord shook his head. "But there is something you might not know, Commander. The relationship between the Riley Clan and Ink Pavilion is quite unusual."

"Oh?" Billy raised an eyebrow. "Tell me more."

"The current head of the Riley Clan, Bishe Riley, is the younger brother of the Riley Clan's head. Three years ago, he got into trouble and was captured by SHADOW. During the interrogation, he admitted that he was a member of Ink Pavilion."

"Moreover, on the same night, members of Ink Pavilion attacked the SHADOW base, but they were thwarted by the joint efforts of the former Head and the South District Governor."

"Hmm..." Billy furrowed his brows. "Is there no record of this incident in SHADOW's files?"

As far as he knew, Frostblade would have been aware of such a crucial piece of information, given her dedication to her work.

"It should not be recorded in SHADOW's files." Ebony Lord replied. "If I recall correctly, after Bishe Riley was executed, someone from the capital specifically called SHADOW and asked them to erase the case file."

"It was likely done by the Riley family."

"I see," Billy said, and a cold expression crossed his face.

Before Billy took over SHADOW, such incidents were not uncommon. Some prominent families, especially those in the clan system, when a family member committed a crime and became the target of SHADOW, although they couldn't protect the individuals who committed crimes, they would go to great lengths to erase SHADOW's records in order to avoid staining the family's reputation. However, this practice was completely eradicated after Billy took charge of SHADOW.

At the beginning of his tenure, he received several similar phone calls, but he simply hung up without letting the other party finish their sentences. Furthermore, in response to such incidents, he added a new rule to the SHADOW regulations. Anyone attempting to erase SHADOW's case files was considered a grave offender and would be sentenced to death. Since then, such situations gradually subsided.

"Commander, there may be an inside mole in SHADOW in Earthford." Ebony Lord said after a deep breath. "My schedule for today was known only to a few SHADOW team leaders here and deputy inspectors. Furthermore, I took an unusual route. If it weren't for someone intentionally leaking my whereabouts, Ink Pavilion wouldn't have been waiting for me."