Salute To The General
Chapter 2600

After a while, Max finally looked up. He seemed to have made his decision.

Glaring at Nathan, he snarled, "I told you before that we hate such violence and have nothing to do with them. Therefore, I will not try to cover up for my subordinate if he had done it."

As soon as he made his point, he grabbed a pistol from his subordinate standing beside him and pointed it straight at Shearson.

Bang!

The loud sound rang across the room.

Max had shot Shearson in the head.

A hole appeared between the man's brows, and blood started to flow from it. His eyes and mouth were wide open with a look of disbelief. One could tell that he did not expect Max to sacrifice him and personally take his life.

As he collapsed, his head was last to hit the floor.

Fresh blood dyed the ground red.

Max glanced at his subordinate's corpse and felt a turmoil of emotions.

I'm sorry, Shearson. If I don't kill you, they would want me to hand you over to them. I'm afraid you might end up divulging too much information to them. I had no choice but to take your life. Don't worry. There will be a day when I'll take down Nathan with my bare hands to avenge your death.

After Max shot Shearson, he turned to the rest of his men and ordered, "Keep your weapons!"

Most of his men looked wronged and furious. They stared at Nathan, reluctant to withdraw their guns. Instead, they seemed ready to pounce on him.

Seeing no one abide his instructions, Max repeated, "Didn't you hear what I

said? Keep your weapons! This is an order!"

Since it was an order, his subordinate could not go against it. In the end, they grouchily kept their weapons away.

Seeing that, Nathan also shot Colin and his men a look.

Taking the hint, they all kept their weapons away as well.

Seeing the tension fade a little, Adolf could finally let out a sigh of relief.

He waved his hand, and his troops also retracted their guns.

Gradually, they all excused themselves.

Then, Adolf concluded, "Good. The attacker, Blackgoat, is dead, and the mastermind, Shearson, has paid the price with his life. Admiral Max, Mr. Cross, I hope you'll compromise on my behalf and let the matter rest." The Cross Group did not suffer substantial losses in the earlier attack.

However, Max had lost one of his capable soldier.

Nathan stated, "I can disrespect anyone but you, Adolf. Since that is your wish, I shall let the matter go." Given how Nathan was willing to give in to his request, Adolf's face lit up. Then, he turned to Max. "How about you, Admiral Max?" "Adolf, you should watch out. I will always remember the choice you made today," Max warned.

Those words made Adolf feel uneasy, and he was sure that Max would never forgive him.

Afterward, Max looked at Nathan and grunted, "Nathan, you wanted me to give you an explanation, and I showed it through my actions. Are you satisfied?"

Nathan nodded. "Yes, I am."

He knew that Shearson merely followed Max's orders. However, he had no evidence to prove it, and given Max's strength, it would be a deadly fight between them. Adolf and many others would probably lose their lives in the process. Therefore, he had to draw the line and stop digging further.

"You might be satisfied, but I'm unhappy with the situation," Max growled.

He added, "Nathan, we shall see how it goes. One day, I will come knocking on your door to make you pay for everything you've done."

Unfazed, Nathan replied, "That is what I would like to tell you as well."

Max scoffed in response before he turned around and ordered his subordinates, "We're leaving!"

Within minutes, Max and his men left the place in rage.

While Adolf watched Max storm off, he smiled wryly. "Ah, seems like Valmora has really offended Ariarica this time. Mr. Cross, I hope you can look after us more in the future." Nathan grinned. "We have established a strong friendship between our two countries. Naturally, there is no reason for Eurasia to sit back and do nothing if Valmora gets bullied. So don't worry, Adolf. However, I hope you can properly protect the factory that Cross Group invested in. Hopefully, such incidents will not happen again."

In response, Adolf promised repeatedly, "Mr. Cross, you can rest assured that I will hire more men to increase the security around the area."

Nodding, Nathan thanked him, "Thank you."