Mance Raider wouldn’t dare to arrange for someone to stand in for General North, would he?
The motorcade slowed to a stop in front of the Raider Group.
The soldiers alighted from their vehicles and surrounded the limousine as they shouted in unison, “Please alight, General North!”
Everyone looked on with bated breaths and widened eyes.
Mance Raider was giddy with excitement. I’m about to meet General North himself!
A tall man emerged from the limousine as the doors opened slowly.
Clad in the uniform of the military as well as shiny, black boots, he looked like a general who had gone through countless battles.
Despite the mask and sunglasses that he donned; his dominating aura was not discounted by even a single bit.
The people continued to look on with anticipation.
Zeke, on the other hand, was furious.
He’s not the real General North!
I can’t believe he found someone to impersonate him!
I bet even his boss won’t be able to save him this time round!
After all, impersonating a high-ranking military official required the approval of the chief colonel.
Mance Raider rushed forwards and bowed low. “Welcome to Raider Group, General! I am honored to be your host today.”
‘General North’ smiled and said, “Mance, no need for such formalities. We’ve known each other for so long, after all. Shall we go in? Let’s not delay the ceremony any longer.”
“Alright,” Mance said, leading ‘General North’ into the building.
The crowd erupted.
“Did I hear that right?”
“They’re old friends?”
No one had expected to hear that.
They figured that there would be no reason for Raider Group to fail if that was the case.
“Haha! Linton Group is just asking for trouble!”
The moment General North disappeared into the building, the crowd outside buzzed about his relationship with Mance Raider.
Nancy watched everything unfold before her eyes in a daze.
She was almost convinced that General North was her coveted hero.
However, she found his aura rather disappointing.
“Did I get the wrong person?” Nancy whispered; her brows furrowed together. “Is my hero not General North?”
Zeke smiled. “You didn’t get the wrong person. The ‘General North’ you’re seeing is fake.”
Everyone whirled around to glare at him.
He’s blabbering again!
No one would dare to impersonate General North unless they have a death wish or something!
The silence around them grew louder as more and more of Linton Group’s employees sneaked out to catch a glimpse of General North.
Lacey took a deep breath and said, “Alright. The ceremony’s over. Let’s go home.”
Everyone sighed and turned around to retreat into the building.
Zeke was about to stop them when someone in the crowd yelled, “Look! It’s Master Healer Lowe!”
The crowd roared.
“Quick! Get Mr. Raider! He needs to be here!” someone hollered.
The staff near the entrance of Raider Group ran off to fetch Mance immediately.
Mance rushed out of the building just moments later to welcome the Master Healer.
“Let’s go, Lacey,” Zeke said.
“Are you crazy? Haven’t you had enough of getting shamed?” Lacey growled.
Zeke pondered over it for a moment. “Indeed. It would be pretty insulting for us to welcome him, considering our status.”
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