The War God's Homecoming novel Chapter 409

Chapter 409 Things Get Complicated

Upon seeing these two badges, some onlookers among the crowd recognized them and gasped in surprise. No wonder they were acting so arrogantly. Not only did these two individuals come from influential families, but they were also government officials, and part of specialized departments.

Harleen and Felicia hadn't expected these two to have such backgrounds.

"What do you think? Can you go with us now?" Jay White spoke again.

"You think having these badges makes you invincible? You're abusing your authority! I'll report you to your superiors, and you..." Sharon shouted loudly.

"If you utter one more word, do you believe I'll take all three of you with us?" the woman said coldly.

"You..." Sharon shouted again.

"Mom!" Harleen stopped her and then looked at the two of them. "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"Are you leaving or not?" the woman retorted.

"You will regret this!" Harleen took a deep breath and turned to Sharon. "Mom, you and Dad take Tasha and go find Billy! We'll go with them!"

"Mama, don't go. I don't want you to leave." Tasha cried.

"Tasha, honey, it's okay. Mom will be back soon." Harleen walked over and patted Tasha's head. "Tasha, you're the bravest, aren't you?"

"Which one of you is going to answer the phone?" At this moment, Fletcher picked up his phone and walked over, looking at the two of them.

The woman raised her hand and a gust of wind knocked Fletcher's phone to the ground, shattering it into pieces.

"No matter who you bring to negotiate, it won't work. If they have the guts, let them go to the Special Patrol Division in Leford to fetch them!"

"You..." Fletcher was trembling with anger.

"Take them away!" the woman said before getting into the car.

Two minutes later, Harleen and Felicia were taken into the Rolls-Royce, and the driver reversed the car and drove away.

Rewind to half an hour ago.

Billy and Stout drove to the SHADOW base in Leford and saw a crowd of people in the courtyard, all of them agitated. SHADOW Inspector in this area, Liam Anderson was talking to Jackson Bennett, the head of the Bennett family.

"Commander?" Liam Anderson saw Billy out of the corner of his eye and was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly led a group of SHADOW men over and saluted. "Greetings, Commander!"

"Hmm," Billy nodded slightly.

"Commander, how did you come to Leford?" Liam Anderson asked.

"My family and I came here for a vacation. I just received a call from Judge saying that there's an issue here, so I came to take a look." Billy explained.

"May I ask if you are Commander Gardner?" Jackson Bennett approached cautiously.

He didn't recognize Billy, but he guessed from Liam Anderson's address who he might be.

"What's going on here?" Billy asked.

"Commander Gardner, Mr Bennett's father once worked at the capital's Special Patrol Office. He resigned and returned to his hometown ten years ago due to health issues." Liam Anderson added.

"Hmm?" Billy raised an eyebrow. "He worked at the Special Patrol Office?"

"Yes, Commander Gardner. My father worked in the archives department of the Special Patrol Office."

"Oh?" Billy nodded thoughtfully. While he wasn't particularly familiar with the Special Patrol Office's operations, he had heard General Wilson mention its organizational structure before. The archives department of the Special Patrol Office had three sections, and the first section contained files rated as S-level or higher in terms of confidentiality.

"Did your father ever mention anything about his work at the Special Patrol Office to your family?" Billy asked, contemplating the matter.

"Not often," Jackson Bennett replied with a slight shake of his head. "The work at the Special Patrol Office is quite unique, especially in the archives department. Most of it involves highly classified content, so my father rarely talked to us about it."

This was a common practice in many specialized government departments. Many high-security positions required employees to sign lifetime confidentiality agreements. Regardless of whether they were still in service or not, they were bound to a lifetime of secrecy. Any breach of national security was considered a serious crime.

"Commander Gardner, do you suspect that they arrested my father due to something related to his work at the Special Patrol Division?" Jackson Bennett asked. "But I understand my father well, Commander Gardner. He would never leak any secrets from the Special Patrol Office."

"Not about leaking any secrets." Billy shook his head slightly.

"Then what's the reason?"

"Perhaps your father has seen something someone didn't want him to see." Billy replied thoughtfully.

"Hum?"

"Commander Gardner, if that's the case, I remembered something!" Jackson Bennett said.