Chapter 83 Eliminate the New Sect Leader

Leon snapped back to attention and scowled. “Is there anything else, or can we end this call?”

Finished

“Wait, don’t hang up.” King quickly said. “Oliver mentioned a new sect leader has emerged. They say it’s some kid. Should we take her out before she settles in?”

Leon stayed quiet, pondering.

Ever since the old sect leader died, the Ghost Sect had been unstable. Underneath the apparent calm, a storm was brewing. The new, younger leader was especially vulnerable in this environment, easy to overthrow without leaving a trace.

They chose to remain uninvolved in the turmoil.

“We’ll stay out of it,” Leon finally decided. “We don’t need to get involved in their internal struggles. The new leader’s identity isn’t important to us,” he stated, his voice carrying a maturity and sharpness beyond his years.

King rubbed his chin, considering. “True, if the kid has the bracelet and stays out of our way, maybe it’s smarter to let her try to manage the chaos.”

“Exactly.”

King hesitated. “Should we let Oliver know our plan?”

Leon dismissed the idea. “No, he talks too much. The less he knows, the safer our position.”

“Alright,” King acknowledged quietly.

Oliver, ever naive, still believed in the sect’s supposed ideals of brotherhood and respect, oblivious to the real turmoil and deceit within its ranks.

While he sought to ingratiate himself with the new leader, the others were plotting for power.

Clearly, they were not on the same page.

words would only turn him into a fool who harbours secrets, achieving

Leon looked up, his eyes meeting the starry sky and the illuminated skyscrapers along the

grown numb, accustomed to the cold act of killing, slowly

ever think about leaving the

murmur lost in the

brief pause, there was a loud crash on the other end of the line, as if something heavy had

“Y–You…

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happened to those who tried to leave

of the city

I was just

even to think such things!” King’s voice was stern, “Leon, you and I are bound to this life, you said it yourself, didn’t

pressed his

remembered all too well the reality of their situation since joining the Ghost

we are just talking right now. If any higher–ups heard, how many lives do you think

“I understand.” Leon replied.

Leon slumped on a roadside stone bench, his gaze vacant as he

normal life was a distant dream; what right did he

Hold her?

morning. Milly’s understanding of Ken

helicopters were parked on the lawn of the Burnett Mansion’s backyard, and a third was circling

one enough? Why do we need so

“Why not? You can take one, and the other two are for

Milly was taken aback.

for about a month; did she really need two helicopters

large suitcases, grand and imposing;

this is excessive.” Milly searched for the right words. Had her

ostensibly the heiress of the Burnetts, had never really lived the life of one. What was routine for them seemed

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