Salute To The General



At that moment, Erwin was seated on his couch, flanked by Carrey and Hamish on either side. With a cup of tea in his hand, he watched the news of Zion's arrest with grim satisfaction.

"Zion is completely ruined this time," Carrey remarked. "He's never going to recover from this. Three months from now, upon his release from prison, his best option would be to spend the rest of his life in exile."

Hamish frowned. "Nathan must be furious that Dad did not agree to his conditions. Braydon and Sigurd will probably die in a military prison." Erwin frowned at the mention of the Goodall brothers. As they were capable and loyal to him, they were naturally privy to many of his secrets.

After he considered every possible scenario, rescuing the Goodall brothers remained one of his priorities.

Nathan is not going to let my refusal to take up his offer go unpunished. The Goodall brothers are going to suffer for my impertinence. "So what?" Carrey scoffed. "With Dad's current approval rate, he is firmly in the running to be the next president. When that day comes, his first official act would be to strip Nathan of his post. By then, it would be the simple matter of appointing one of our own as the new Chief Military Governor and having him release the Goodall brothers. For now, our best course of action would be to reach out to the Goodall family to have their sons buckle down for another year or two and assure them that their sacrifices to our cause will not be in vain and that we will compensate them beyond their wildest dreams."

Erwin nodded. “That's the best we can do under these circumstances. You handle this, Hamish. Pay a diplomatic visit to the Goodall family and convince the boys to endure for another year or two. They will see the light of day again when I become the president."

"Consider it done, Dad."

Erwin stood up. "I have matters of the Cab to attend to. You know what to do."

After a final curt nod, he departed with a member of the National Guard and left his sons behind in the living room.Content © NôvelDrama.Org.

Carrey was about to leave when his younger brother stopped him.

He turned to face Hamish. "Is something wrong?"

"How are you doing with the task we discussed before, Carrey?" Hamish muttered.

Carrey understood immediately what his brother meant.

Not long ago, Hamish had handed him a billion in capital and a group of Blood Warriors, tasking him to use his friends in the Royal Medical Department to sabotage the President's medication and frame Penny.

Carrey glanced about furtively before answering triumphantly, "Seamus Valeman, the head royal physician, is a wily old fox. After indulging himself at my expense for years, he got cold feet and avoided me the second 1 had him do something for me. Naturally, I wasn't going to have everything I'd spent on him over the years go to waste. First, I had the Blood Warriors collect

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evidence of his corruption and manufacture some in the process. Next, I arranged for his wife to rack up hundreds of millions of gambling debts during her visit to Huxville. Finally, I had my men stationed throughout the way to drug his son up and turn the kid into an addict." "And now," Carrey concluded, a hint of relish in his sneer, "he is putty in my hands. His wife's debts are owed to my men. As for his son's

addiction, it could easily be used as additional ammunition against him by threatening to expose it at any time and ruin the boy's future. I have a hundred ways to destroy him and his family if he doesn't agree to cooperate. With his back against the wall, he finally broke down just a few days ago and promised to do as I say."

Hamish was delighted. "Well done, Carrey! With Nathan and Dad's falling out, our plan cannot afford to wait any longer. We have to put it in motion as soon as we can."

Carrey nodded. "I will meet Seamus tonight and have him begin to act." "This is no trivial matter, Brother," Hamish cautioned. "If all goes well the President will die a mysterious death which Penny will be held accountable for and Nathan will be implicated in the process. Amid the chaos, our father will be sworn in as the interim president and herald the golden age of our house!"

"But if our involvement is leaked, we're going to have a bloodbath," Hamish continued, his voice

dropping suddenly. "Cunning and et

caution are paramount at this

juncture, Brother. Be very care

all your dealings concerning this matter. There can be no weak links anywhere."

Carrey was visibly irritated. "I know.