"You and Stout should head to Enssea. Get the Toye family to hand over the family members implicated by Will Toye. Also, find out the location of WestCloud Trading Company's hideout in Glavale." Billy instructed after a moment of thought.
"Yes, boss!"Stout continued, "Boss, why not wipe out the Toyes? They're nothing but treacherous burglars!"
"For now, follow my plan." Billy waved his hand and continued with a thoughtful look, "Enssea needs a thorough cleanup."
Both of Judge and Stout nodded.
"Boss, what if the Toye family doesn't cooperate?" Judge asked.
"Obstructing SHADOW's investigation will be seen as being in league with them." Billy's gaze sharpened.
"Understood!" They nodded and left.
At 8 PM that evening, Billy received a call from Judge, who informed him that, unexpectedly, the Toye family had been quite cooperative. They willingly handed over the individuals implicated by Will Toye. This result was as Billy had predicted. Clearly, someone had intervened and warned the Toye family. If they hadn't cooperated, they might not have only lost these few people. Judge also informed Billy that the WestCloud Trading Company's hideout in Glavale turned out to be in Enssea. But when he and his team arrived there, the place was deserted.
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Time passed quickly, and half a month flew by in the blink of an eye.
Casey Kimmons and Azure Dragon had officially taken over the east district's War Department. Their first task upon assuming their roles was to reorganize and purify the team. Additionally, as per Billy's plan, White Tiger had officially showed up under the starry sky of Place of Darkness. Accompanying him were his four lieutenants and a thousand Bloodshadow warriors specially selected by him from the Tenth Legion.
Billy had assigned three tasks to White Tiger.
First, collaborate with Rakshasa to quickly establish an iron-blood team in the Place of Darkness.
Second, fully understand the various forces in that area, particularly uncovering the nations supporting each faction.
Third, gather intelligence about Place of Darkness and understand the organization behind it.
Before leaving, Billy had boosted White Tiger's cultivation to the latter stages of the Warlord level with his help. White Tiger was now just a step away from reaching the pinnacle of the Warlord level. This level of power might not allow him to dominate the Place of Darkness, but he should be able to handle matters reasonably well. Moreover, his four lieutenants were all at the latter stages of the Battle God realm.
Worth mentioning was that, during this time, the "Five Sharp Blades" had been diligently training and had each made breakthroughs.
Azure Fang, Frostblade and Night Orchid had all broken through to become Warlords, while Judge even advanced to the Half-Step Warlord level. Soul Chaser had not lagged behind, reaching the True Master stage of a Battle God.
With Billy's help, Stout had also broken through to the peak of the Warlord level. Coupled with his extraordinary medical and poison skills, even if he encountered a War Grandmaster at the initial stage, he should be able to hold his own.
One morning, shortly after Billy and Stout dropped Tasha off at school, an unknown number called Billy's phone.
"Who's this?" Billy answered the call.
"Mr Gardner, it's Amir Donald!" The urgent voice of an elderly man came through the phone.
"Donald? What's happened?" An image of the old man by Derek Hines's side at the exhibition popped into Billy's mind, making his heart skip a beat.
"Master Derek is missing!" Donald hesitated slightly before continuing.
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