"I doubt it,” Nathan said with a cold smirk. "Didn't Cicero Trumbo ask you to kill me? You agreed to serve him and kill your fellow compatriot, no?”
Peyton responded while quivering, 'Tve decided to quit, General. Please give me a chance to redeem myself. I'll do my best to help you get rid of this enemy that is threatening our nation.”
Peyton was exposing the Omniscience not just because he wanted an opportunity to seek Nathan's forgiveness and make amends.
There was another important reason.
Not only had the Black clan's international businesses suffered losses as of late, but they also received threats from the Omniscience.
The organization often made the Black clan do all sorts of things that would endanger Eurasia's interests.
The Black clan was starting to fear for themselves.
They had initially joined the Omniscience in order to run their international businesses and avoid getting oppressed by the organization.
However, the things they had been asked to do lately were becoming increasingly monstrous.
Peyton knew that if they were to continue harming the country, the Black clan would certainly die a horrible death should their actions be exposed eventually.
He had long wanted to back out.
But since he had offended the General, he figured they might as well risk everything for the sake of redeeming themselves.
Nathan squinted as he realized the severity of the matter. "Are a lot of our people part of the Omniscience?"
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