CHAPTER 1542 BY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT

Just as Boris edged upon being overwhelmed with shock, he spotted the imposing figure of an illustrious general as he strode forth purposefully at the spearhead of an impressive contingent.

It was none other than Will Long, the Commander of the Capital Garrison himself.

Will bellowed at his charges, "Secure the grounds immediately. Disarm these bastards and shoot anyone who dares resist.”

"Sir, yes Sir!”

With a mass of firearms pointed at their temples, Gyrfalcon, Rohan, and their men had no choice but to lay down their own weapons, one after the other.

Will then proceeded to make his way inside the hotel.

Boris had not expected Will to show up with his men and subdue all of his own men in the process.

He slammed his fists on the table as he got to his feet, directing his fear, as well as rage towards Will, "Will Long, have you gone mad? Do you intend to usurp power and disrupt the chain of command?"

Will first bowed towards Nathan, then turned back to face Boris, unperturbed, "That, I would not venture to do. I merely seek to perform my duty."

Boris's anger was not allayed, "Upon whose orders are you acting? Since when has the Commander of Capital Garrison become Nathan Cross' lackey?”

Will maintained his dignified stance. "I am here on the orders of the President!”

The President!

That finally led Boris to simmer down.

Though he may be one of the ten elder statesman and someone who was widely considered to be the strongest candidate in line for the highest office in the land, he understood that he was not one who could afford to pit himself against President

Hansel Windsor at present.

Boris withheld his displeasure and queried, "And for what reason has President Windsor sent you here with your troops?"

Will whipped out his cellphone and proffered it to Boris, "Perhaps it would be better for the elder to ask the President himself."

Will was again unnerved by this latest sequence of events and hesitantly took the call.

He spoke tentatively into the phone, and from the other end came President Windsor's wizened yet authoritative voice, "Boris!"

Boris's body language visibly revealed his deference, "Yes, Mr. President, it is I."

President Windsor spoke calmly, "I am aware that you and Nathan have your differences, but it is everyone's best interest for internal matters to be resolved internally."

"By deploying the Cabinet's Security Detail, activating the Capital Garrison, and staging a very public confrontation with him, you are acting out of line."

"It would be unbecoming should any of our successors follow the example set by Nathan and yourself in dragging their subordinates into open skirmishes."

Boris bit his lip and admitted, "I acted thoughtlessly."

Hansel continued, "Since you have realized the error of your ways, kindly reflect upon it at tomorrow's Cabinet meeting."

Boris's eyes widened, "What of Nathan...?"

Hansel's tone was indifferent, "Nathan, too, is at fault. Half of his annual wage shall be forfeited, and both of you have been sentenced to fifty strokes."

Boris was sullen and indignant at this verdict.

To ask him, as an elder statesman, to issue a public apology to the President and the other members of the Cabinet would cause tremendous damage to his esteem, while losing half of his annual wage, by comparison, would be inconsequential to Nathan.

But Boris was well aware that Nathan was favored by Hansel, and as such, the President was bound to do his utmost to protect him.

On top of that, Hansel was also intentionally taking the opportunity to undermine his standing and diminish his chances of ascending to the Presidency.

Boris inhaled deeply but finally decided to back down. Content © .

"Yes, Mr. President."

Hansel went on, "Your son's situation - it's a complicated one. He hired assassins to murder generals and, in turn, fell victim to one himself. Worse still, he was killed in Japan."

"As Nathan and yourself are in highly sensitive positions, I would prefer that the both of you distance yourself from the matter."

"Therefore, I feel that investigation for this case should be referred to the Japanese police, and neither of you is to see any further involvement in it."

This greatly incensed Boris.

He had little faith that the police would be able to uncover anything, and even if they did, he doubted their ability to punish Ava as she had previously served as the Captain of National Guards. The Japanese police would likely prefer to avoid trouble and elect to play it down until the whole issue boiled over.

Boris was absolutely livid at this thought, but he replied regardless, "Yes, Mr.

President."

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