Two minutes later, the five of them got into the car, and Christopher stepped on the gas pedal.
"Do you know anything about Nigel Hall?" After the car started moving, Billy looked at Michael Hornig and asked.
"I do, but I'm not particularly familiar with him." Michael replied with a slight shake of his head.
Celestiford's SHADOW had thousands of members, so it was unlikely for him to know everyone personally.
After a brief pause, Michael added, "I heard the second squad leader mention him once. Nigel Hall is said to come from a remote mountain village and has been with SHADOW for two years. He's not much of a talker, but he gets along well with the other brothers, and he's been doing his job fairly."
"Pull up Nigel Hall's file and let me take a look." Billy nodded slightly and instructed.
"Got it!" Michael replied, taking out his phone and working on it before handing it to Billy.
"There's nothing particularly noteworthy in his file." Billy said after a quick glance and handed the phone back to Michael.
In less than twenty minutes, Christopher parked the car at the entrance of the Special Patrol Division in Celestiford.
This division was the second headquarters of Special Patrol Squadron, and it ranked just below the capital in terms of personnel and equipment.
"Whom are you looking for?" As they got out of the car and approached the entrance of the compound, four men emerged from the guard booth.
"We're looking for Siobhan Naylor." Christopher replied.
Siobhan Naylor was the inspector of the Celestiford Special Patrol Division.
"Hmm?" One of the men furrowed his brow slightly. "Who are you people? What business do you have with Inspector Naylor?"
"Enough, don't waste time, just let us in!" Christopher responded impatiently and continued walking towards the entrance.
"Stop!" one of the men said in a stern voice, taking a couple of steps to block Christopher 's path. "This is the Special Patrol Division compound. If you don't want to get into trouble, I suggest you..."
"Get lost!" Christopher pushed the man aside with one hand, and the man stumbled backward.
"Stop!" The other three men shouted in unison, raising their hands to attack.
Before the three men could take more than a few steps, Michael Hornig swiftly drew a curved blade and sent a chilling arc of light slashing straight towards the guard booth. After the blade passed, the guard booth was split in half and collapsed in a shower of debris. The three men drew in a sharp breath, stunned, and lost the courage to advance any further.
"Have Siobhan Naylor release people of SHADOW, or I'll dismantle this entire compound!" Michael said in a deep voice.
"Are you people from SHADOW?" one of the men asked in surprise, pulling out his phone from his pocket.
"Commander, should we go in?" Michael turned to Billy and asked.
"Yes," Billy nodded slightly, leading the group into the Special Patrol Division compound.
A few minutes later, dozens of people hurriedly approached them from the courtyard. Leading them was Siobhan Naylor.
"Michael Hornig, what do you mean by causing a scene here? Do you think..." Siobhan Naylor began to shout upon seeing them. However, as he spoke, he recognized Azure Fang and paused for a moment before continuing, "Oh, it's Azure Fang, my apologies for the oversight. I hope you understand!"
"Boss, he's Siobhan Naylor!" Azure Fang didn't pay him much attention and turned to Billy to introduce him.
Upon seeing Azure Fang's demeanor, Siobhan couldn't help but shiver. The only person who could make SHADOW's governor address him as "Boss" was none other than the legendary leader of SHADOW. There was no second person who could achieve such a status. Without thinking too much, Siobhan quickly took a few steps forward and bowed respectfully, "Commander Gardner, I presume?"
Hearing his words, the others wore a surprised expression.
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