Facing Andrew at that moment, Leslie could not explain why, but she did not dare to make a single provoking remark.
Luna walked out, speaking in a flat tone. โLetโs go. We've repaid Governor McCormickโs favor.โ
Leslie snorted coldly. โGeneral, look at him. Heโs clearly at his limit but still putting on a tough act."
Lunaโs expression remained indifferent. โMen are creatures with a foolish recklessness built into their very bones. Andrew is one of the worst examples of it. Letโs see what he can do. This helpless rage might be the last thing keeping him standing."
Leslie sneered. She was about to add her own mocking comments, but her phone suddenly rang.
It was an encrypted military call.
Leslie did not answer immediately. Instead, she glanced at Luna. โGeneral, itโs from Colonel Saunders. Looks like somethingโs going on.โ
Luna frowned. โItโs not even wartime. What could Intelligence possibly have thatโs urgent? Answer it and find out.โ
According to military protocol, regular information could be communicated through direct contact. However, the highly classified Intelligence division only made direct calls in extreme emergencies, such as war or large-scale secret missions. Otherwise, it stayed completely dormant to ensure secrecy.
For Chester Saunders, the head of Intelligence, to reach out personally could only mean that something big had happened.
Leslieโs expression grew serious as she answered the call. Before she could speak, the voice on the other end urgently demanded, โIs General Phelan there? I need to speak with her directly.โ
Leslie was stunned and quickly handed the phone to Luna.
Luna took it, her tone calm. โSpeak.โ
Chesterโs tone was grim. โGeneral, thereโs a high chance Blumedale is about to erupt into chaos. Based on our analysis, you should begin defensive measures immediately.โ
Luna let out a sharp laugh. โDefensive measures? Have you been drinking? What, is there a war breaking out? Or is the sky falling over Blumedale?"
Chester spoke with unshakable seriousness. โGeneral, Iโm completely sober, and this is no joke. Just moments ago, our cyber unit detected 50 billion dollars being funneled into several massive black-market accounts.โ
Luna snorted coldly, โWhat does that have to do with our military? Let the banks or regulatory agencies handle it.โ
Chester shouted, โGeneral, if this were ordinary financial crime, then of course it wouldnโt concern us! But this money came from Gabo Creekโs largest business association, the Gabo Creek Chamber of Commerce.
โThe accounts receiving it belong openly to Blumedaleโs two underground kings: the White Dragon and the Black Dragon. And thatโs not allโฆ Over 1000 gang enforcers have taken to the streets, openly searching for people.โ
Luna spoke dismissively. โTheyโre just a bunch of clowns. Do you know what theyโre after?โ
Chester replied, โTheyโre searching for hiding places of the Driscoll familyโs important members. At the same time, the Kellers, the Wrights, the Irvings, the Ulrichs, the Rhodes, and nearly a dozen others of Blumedaleโs families are sending out their own crews. From the way theyโre converging, thereโs only one target.โ
Lunaโs face finally changed. โWhere? Donโt tell me itโs near The Sovereign Residences.โ
Chester gave a bitter laugh. โThatโs exactly what Iโm telling you. More specifically, Serenity Villa inside The Sovereign Residences. Andrew is about to turn Blumedale upside down. The military response is up to you to decide. But if the forces heโs mobilized canโt be contained, theyโll definitely spell trouble."
Luna hung up the phone with a sharp click.
Leslie stared at her. โWhat happened, General?โ
Luna spoke in an icy voice. โThat bastard! Heโs digging his own grave. He really doesnโt take the Driscoll family seriously.โ
Leslie was stunned. โAndrew? Heโs going to war directly with the Driscoll family?โ
It took Leslie a moment before she hurried after her, her heart pounding with shock after shock. In all these years, no one had ever dared take on Blumedaleโs Three Titans head-on.
How the hell did Andrew have the nerve?
The Driscoll family was a power that the Phelans themselves could not take down.