The War God's Homecoming novel Chapter 33

Chapter 33 Resignation

"Idiot!" Derek glared at him before quickly walking over to Billy.

He then bowed deeply, "I'm sorry, Mr Gardner. My father called me just now and delayed me for a moment. I apologize for being late."

Damon and Egbert's legs went weak as they collapsed on the ground in shock, their faces pale and covered in cold sweat. The two men in front of them were even someone that Derek had to bow to.

What level of big shots were they?

Thinking about how they had previously wanted to take down Billy with Casey, the two felt bitter inside. They brought it upon themselves.

"Do you know these two?" Billy asked calmly.

"I've had Damon do a few small things before." Derek replied.

"Is that so? These two just wanted to get rid of Casey and me earlier."

Damon and Egbert stumbled over to kneel in front of Billy.

"I... I'm sorry. I didn't recognize you, sir..." Damon struggled to speak. Before he could finish speaking, Derek kicked him down onto the ground with one swift motion.

"Two fools!" Derek's face was full of anger. Shortly after, he lifted his foot and kicked a machete on the ground beside Damon. "Start by disabling one of your own arms, then wait for Mr Gardner's decision!"

Damon gritted his teeth, picked up the machete, and with a determined look in his eyes, he swung the blade down towards his left arm. For him, losing an arm was better than losing his life.

Just as the machete was about to fall, a loud noise sounded out and the machete slipped from Damon's hand. A tearing pain came from his hand. And when he saw the small toothpick falling to the ground at the same time, waves of shock and surprise surged in his heart.

"For Derek's sake, I'll spare you this time. But if there's a next time, your life won't belong to you anymore!" Billy said calmly.

"Thank... thank you, Mr Gardner..." Damon trembled all over and quickly bowed bowed to Derek again and said, "Thank you, Mr Hines. Thank you!"

He was very clear that if Derek had not appeared in time tonight, he might not have seen the sun tomorrow. With the strength that Billy had shown, it was estimated that the people Damon was leading were not even qualified to be Billy's opponents.

"Let's talk about you now." Billy ignored Damon and turned to Egbert.

Egbert crawled over to Billy, begging for mercy. "Please... please spare me, Mr Gardner... I'll go door-to-door in the neighborhood tomorrow morning and pay all the money owed to the homeowners. Please spare me this time, Mr Gardner. I won't dare do it again. In addition... I'm willing to offer an extra 200, 000 as compensation for their mental anguish."

"You've done similar things before, haven't you? I'll give you a week's time. Besides tomorrow's matter, to reflect on all your past dirty deeds and apologize or compensate where necessary. After a week, I'll send someone to investigate. If I find out that you're still trying your luck with me, then your life will be forfeit!" said Billy

"Please... please rest assured that I will make full payment..." Egbert quickly kowtowed.

Money was important but what good was it if he didn't have his life? He had no doubt that Billy would kill him without batting an eye.

"I don't want anyone else knowing about what happened tonight, both of you need to take care of those under you." Said Billy.

"Rest assured Mr Gardner, we won't let anything slip." After three more kowtows from Damon and Egbert, they left with their entourage.

"Mr Gardner, sorry for not knowing they were coming." Once everyone had left, Derek sat down next to Billy in a chair.

"This has nothing to do with you." Billy continued after taking a sip of tea, "I called you here tonight because there are other matters we need discuss."

Afterwards, Billy briefly recounted the events that had occurred with Zeph Knight's family.

"The Knight family is asking for trouble!" Derek said in a low voice after hearing Billy's words.

"Mr Gardner, don't bother with all that. I'll just acquire the Knight Group and have Miss Knight manage it."

"You're just like Casey, so rough and simple!" Billy retorted irritably. "If it were that easy, why would I need you?"

"..."

"I don't want Harleen to know my true identity for now. On one hand, I'm afraid she'll feel like we're from different worlds and distance herself from me even more. On the other hand, the more she knows about my affairs, the more dangerous it is for her." Explained Billy.

"I see."

Derek understood what Billy meant by his words, especially the second point-there were many small-time crooks lurking around in their territory.

"Arrange for someone to handle contract negotiations with Knight Group according to my instructions tomorrow." Billy continued giving orders.

"Don't worry Mr Gardner, we'll make sure everything goes smoothly." Derek responded a few minutes later with another nod of his head.

The next morning...

In a special restricted area of the capital city's hinterland office building sat several men looking serious as they gathered around a conference table. They were staring at a resignation letter displayed on a projection screen-each wearing different expressions on their faces.

"What a mess!" One of the elderly men in Tang suits broke the silence first.

"I only said a few words to him. He shouldn't have resigned without even saying goodbye! And he just sent in his resignation letter!"

"Who gave him the right to resign like that? This is such a big deal, he can't just treat it like child's play!"

"Alright, you're not young anymore. Don't get so angry, or you'll raise your blood pressure." Said an old man in plain clothes.

"We all know that kid's personality very well. Do you think he would quit just because we criticized him?"

"So why did he quit?" The man in Tang suit was still dissatisfied.

"What do you think?" A white-haired old man responded asked.

"In these past two years, how much has he done for this country? Everyone here should be very clear about that." Said another elderly man.

"Forget about all the previous battles and victories. Just look at what he accomplished during his year leading SHADOW, how many traitors and cancerous elements did he eliminate for this country?"

"And a few months ago when things were critical on the western front, we suggested several names but they all had excuses not to take on the mission. In the end, it was still him who volunteered and led 100 thousand soldiers against a million enemy troops."

"He fought continuously for three months and took down their commander-in-chief's head. He secured our western borders for at least ten years! And have any of us heard any unreasonable demands from him throughout this entire time?"

"Nope."

"Stop beating around the bush, what do yo want to say?" The elderly man in Tang suit clothing put down his teacup and asked.