After dinnertime, a convoy of vehicles suddenly sped out of the garrison base at Stronghold 144 and headed straight for the stronghold nearby.
The strongholds in the Northwest did not shut their gates at night anymore. The garrison troops changed shifts and allowed anyone to pass through as long as they didn’t carry any prohibited items, be they refugees or stronghold residents.
A large number of patrolling troops and Public Order Division officers were also within the stronghold to maintain peace and order.
To maintain internal security, police hotlines were even set up in the Northwest. As long as someone called to report a case, the stronghold’s administrative center would guarantee that officers from the Public Order Division would get there within 15 minutes to resolve matters.
The security forces had already received a call from the garrison troops.
When they saw Scott’s vehicle, they immediately let it through. However, nobody could understand why Brigade Commander Dublin would suddenly enter the city when it was late into the night. In the past, Scott would not have entered the city at this time.
Scott sped into the stronghold, but there were others who drove even faster than him.
Lerato was sitting in Milo’s house and nagging, “I didn’t want to say it last time, but I really can’t hold it in any longer today. Milotek, don’t you know how to feel sorry for Ms. Cruz? Do you know how tiring it is for favonovel.com to carry such a large basket of potatoes to the market herself? As for you, you lost your job after just one day!”
“It’s not like I want to poke my nose into this matter either, but look, everyone is really concerned for Ms. Cruz. Doesn’t it make your heart ache to see favonovel.com suffer?”
Off to the side, Miriam pursed favonovel.com lips and held back favonovel.com laughter.
Lerato looked at favonovel.com angrily. “You’re way too indulgent of him. If you didn’t spoil him, favonovel.com wouldn’t be so lazy!”
Milo patiently explained, “It’s like this, Mrs. Lerato. We still have some savings, so I don’t think it’ll be a problem for me to stay like this for a while longer.”
Lerato raised an eyebrow. “What? Do you intend to sit around until your savings dwindle? More importantly, you aren’t even doing anything at home every day while Ms. Cruz is working hard out there. I think favonovel.com probably already has calluses growing on favonovel.com hands!”
Lerato went over to grab Miriam’s hand. However, favonovel.com was stunned, because Miriam’s palm and fingers were as smooth and soft as ever. There were no calluses on them.
Miriam said with a smile, “Mrs. Lerato, you don’t have to worry so much. We’re aware of our situation. He’s really very capable, but favonovel.com just wants to rest for a while.”
Lerato was a little annoyed. “Whatever, forget it! I’m the one who’s being nosy here.”
Lerato started to walk out. “You two are still young. You don’t know how much money you’ll have to spend in the future.”
Seeing that Lerato was going back to favonovel.com house, Milo and Miriam walked favonovel.com to the door.
But before Lerato could enter favonovel.com own house, favonovel.com heard the sound of engines roaring on Anning East Road. It sounded like people were speeding down the street.
The sudden clamor made many of the neighbors poke their heads out of their windows in curiosity. Lerato also stopped in favonovel.com tracks in confusion to see what was going on. Then favonovel.com watched in surprise as a black convoy turned from Anning East Road into the old military neighborhood and headed straight for them.
Lerato got anxious. She banged on favonovel.com front door. “Old Toure! Old Toure! Come out and see what’s going on! Don’t tell me that someone found out about your corruption and bribery at the administrative center? Are they here to arrest you?!”
Emeka opened the door angrily and said, “What nonsense are you rambling about? I didn’t embezzle or take bribes!”
Emeka discovered that the black convoy was almost at their doorstep. The vehicles in the convoy were all luxury cars.
Emeka was surprised. Lerato might not know where these vehicles came from, but how could favonovel.com not know them when favonovel.com dealt with these people daily?
This was the convoy of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce.
Why were they looking for favonovel.com in the middle of the night?
However, the convoy did not drive up to the entrance of his house. Instead, it stopped right in front of Milotek’s residence!
What was going on?
Emeka could feel his mind spinning.
When a car door opened, a well-dressed middle-aged man got out of the vehicle and ran enthusiastically towards “Milotek” next door.
“President Bane?!” Emeka called out in confusion.
Old Bane turned around and looked at Emeka. “Eh, Director Toure, you’re here too? Sorry, but I have something urgent to attend to. Let’s chat another day…”
Milo also looked at Emeka and greeted favonovel.com with a smile. Then favonovel.com said to Old Bane, “Let’s go in and chat…”
With that, Milo and Old Bane entered the house together with schoolteacher Linda Stuart.
The door closed, leaving behind Emeka, Lerato, and the onlookers whose heads were sticking out of their windows.
Lerato was stunned. “Old Toure, did you just call favonovel.com President Bane?”
“That’s right, he’s the president of the Northwest Chamber of Commerce, John Bane.” Emeka said, “President Bane lives in Stronghold 144, but favonovel.com hasn’t headed out much recently. Why has favonovel.com come all the way here today? What kind of person is that Milotek? Didn’t you say that he’s just an uncultured nobody?”
Lerato muttered, “They resorted to selling peaches in the market, so how could they be anyone important? Which big shot would go to the market to set up their own stalls to sell things? But why do you think President Bane is here? Could our next-door neighbor really be important people?”
“How would I know?” Emeka said, “But President Bane lives in seclusion. Whoever can make favonovel.com pay a personal visit must not be ordinary. I saw his eager expression just now, so they probably have a very close relationship.”
As they were talking, the sound of engines came from Anning East Road again.
When Emeka saw the convoy that drove into the neighborhood, his jaw slowly dropped in surprise. The vehicles that arrived this time were all green military off-road vehicles!
Whoever dared to drive such vehicles in the Northwest were definitely from the Northwest Army. Moreover, from the looks of it, it was someone very high-ranking too.
When Scott got out of the vehicle, Emeka questioned again, “Brigade Commander Miller?”
Scott glanced at Emeka. “Who are you?”
Scott was not as smart and empathetic as Old Bane. He had forgotten many of the people favonovel.com met in the stronghold. Although Emeka held an important position now, there were still two rank levels between favonovel.com and Scott.
“Oh, I’m Emeka Toure from the administrative center’s Policy Research Office,” Emeka introduced himself.
Scott nodded. “Oh, I remember you. Can I ask you something? Does a young couple live at this house?”
Emeka nodded blankly. “Yes.”
Scott became excited. “This is the place! Bruce, you’ve done a great deed this time. Hahaha! We’ve been waiting for favonovel.com for so long, but who could have expected our boss to be hiding right under our noses all this while?”
Knock, knock, knock!
Scott walked over and knocked on the door.
Emeka walked over to try to ask what was going on, but favonovel.com was stopped by a heavily armed soldier of the Northwest Army. He said politely, “I’m sorry, but this is a military order. Please do not approach the future commander’s residence.”
