Salute To The General

When Garrett heard that, he waved his hand to gesture for his wife to leave the room.

Paisley informed, "The kitchen staff is making soup. You all talk first. I'll see if the soup is ready."

Penny stood up and joined her. "I'll go with you!"

Soon, the two women left, leaving only Nathan and Garrett in the room.

Garrett spoke. “I know about what happened to Zion. Erwin came to me and reported to me regarding the matter in private yesterday, and I agreed to put my signature on the warrant. I gave my permission for the Integrity Department's Special Investigation Unit to take Zion in for investigation."

Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. "Why? Has Zion really gotten himself involved in a severe financial issue?"

He felt that was the most reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, there was no reason for Garrett to lock up the cab secretary. It would make for negative headlines about the government, after all. Garrett smiled. “There is definitely something going on with Zion. After all, there's no smoke without fire. If Zion has no problem at all, there's no way Erwin would've gotten dirt on him and managed to convince me to issue an arrest warrant on him. As for whether that problem is a big or small one, we'll know about it once Braydon's investigation report comes out tomorrow."

Nathan smiled bitterly. "Even if there's a problem with Zion, there's no need for the unit to take him in before everyone's eyes, especially when the severity of the situation hasn't even been determined yet. If it turns out to be a small problem, wouldn't that be making a mountain out of a molehill? It'd cause a negative impact as well."

"We'll know after the investigation is concluded," Garrett said.

Just then, Garrett glanced at him with a smirk. "I recall Zion is your teacher's comrade. Did he ask you to sound me out so that you can help Zion?" Nathan did not admit to that, nor did he deny that. Instead, Nathan said, "Zion has been an honest man for decades. And now, he's even the cab secretary. I think this matter should be dealt with fairly. If he really did commit the crime, then he shall be punished. If it is a minor issue, then he should be given light punishment. And if it's a serious issue, then he deserves severe punishment. However, I don't think it's right to make his matter seem worse than it is, especially when it'll negatively affect the public's perception of our government."

Garrett stared at him. "You really are a decent man, Nathan. I was right about you on that front. However, you're the Chief Military Governor. You shouldn't poke your nose into matters other than military ones. Don't worry. There will be a

conclusion to this issue." Nathan wanted to say something more, but then Garrett coughed twice and said he wasn't feeling well, so he needed to rest. Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.

It was clear that he was asking Nathan to leave.

Nathan sighed. "Rest well, President Woods. I hope you'll recover soon." After that, Nathan took his leave.

Nathan then departed from the White House with Penny, Colin, and the others.

Paisley brought a bowl of soup into the room.

She carefully placed it next to Garrett's bed and asked, "Did you have an argument with Nathan? He seemed to have something troubling him when I saw him leaving earlier."

Garrett smiled weakly. "I didn't tell him everything, so now he's having difficulty understanding me. I bet he's currently wondering if I'm being foolish."

Paisley was born into a family of scholars. When she was younger she had worked for the government too. It was only after marrying Garrett that she quit her job and became a full-time housewife.

Still, her foundation was pretty good, and after spending years at her husband's side, she would sometimes have a clearer picture of the situation in the government than the officials.

She sat and fed the soup to her

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husband. "You know, both you and Nathan are righteous men, and you two are the great pillars of this country. If you have some sort of plan, you really should just tell him about it instead of keeping him in the dark and making him misunderstand your actions."

He drank the soup and replied plainly, "He'll soon understand why I agreed to help Erwin take Zion down.

When that time comes, he'll understand my intentions."

Paisley glanced at her husband and exposed him. "Other people might not know what you're thinking, but I do. Deep down, you hope that Nathan can take over your position. Am I right?"

Garrett was shocked before a bitter smile appeared on his face. "My parents may have given birth to me, but you're still the one who understands me the best."