"So, you instructed Archibald Harding to target SunPark Group and lure my boss to the capital?" After the introductions were finished, Stout looked at Pop Harding and spoke with a cold tone.
"We wanted to meet with King of the West, but it wasn't easy, so we had to resort to this plan. I hope you can understand, Commander Gardner." Pop Harding replied, ignoring Stout and addressing Billy.
"Bold move, at least you're admitting it," Stout continued, "But you won't have the chance to meet your cousin."
"What?" Pop's face darkened upon hearing Stout's words. Then, he turned to Billy and asked, "Did you kill him?"
"Otherwise?" Billy replied indifferently.
"Damn it!" Pop exhaled heavily, his face filled with anger.
"Do you want to do it yourself, or shall I help you?" Billy asked again.
Pop Harding took a deep breath. "Commander Gardner, you're too full of yourself, boasting as if you're a once-in-a-millennium genius of Glavale. You're self-absorbed, thinking that there's no one above you. But you have a limited view of the world. You don't understand how vast this world truly is."
"The saying goes that there are people better than you, and there are heavens beyond heavens. This world is full of people more powerful than you, and you…"
"You're truly naive!" Stout couldn't stand listening to his words any longer.
"Your words are quite excessive." Greg Harding, who was silent until now, interjected. He raised his hand, and a fierce palm strike was aimed at Stout, who was near.
Bang!
However, before the palm strike reached Stout, Billy effortlessly dissipated the attack. Greg Harding was forced to retreat seven or eight steps, a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.
"If you move again, you'll die!" Billy said.
"Greg!" Pop Harding called to a halt. Then, in a commanding tone, he turned to Billy and continued, "Commander Gardner, I won't waste words with you. Someone wants to see you. Come with us!"
His tone was far from casual. When someone wanted to see Billy, it meant Billy needed to make a special trip to meet them. In all of Glavale, there were only a few individuals with such qualifications, and clearly, the person Pop Harding was referring to wasn't among them.
"Harleen, I'll take you back to the company first." Billy naturally wouldn't pay attention to him and said to his wife with a faint smile.
To Billy, today's matter wouldn't end here. However, it wasn't convenient to escalate the situation further, especially when he had Harleen, Stout, Night Orchid, and Brigham Bush by his side, not to mention the other SHADOW members. If a conflict were to break out with these five individuals, he couldn't guarantee everyone's safety.
"Alright!" Harleen nodded.
Then, Billy led Harleen to a nearby Land Rover, with Stout and Night Orchid following closely.
"What?" Pop Harding had never been so blatantly ignored in his life, and he felt a coldness welling up. He then raised his hand and ordered, "Stop him!"
Whoosh!
The other four men simultaneously moved, blocking Billy about fifty to sixty meters away. They stood firm, their expressions serious.
"Commander Gardner, I advise you not to make things difficult for us," Pop Harding said in a deep voice, "If you come with us to meet someone, these three can safely leave. Otherwise, it'll be a matter of life or death."
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