Salute To The General

When Garrett heard that, he waved his hand to gesture for his wife to leave the room.

Paisley informed, "The kitchen staff is making soup. You all talk first. I'll see if the soup is ready."

Penny stood up and joined her. "I'll go with you!"

Soon, the two women left, leaving only Nathan and Garrett in the room.

Garrett spoke. "I know about what happened to Zion. Erwin came to me and reported to me regarding the matter in private yesterday, and I agreed to put my signature on the warrant. I gave my permission for the Integrity Department's Special Investigation Unit to take Zion in for investigation."

Nathan furrowed his eyebrows. "Why? Has Zion really gotten himself involved in a severe financial issue?"

He felt that was the most reasonable explanation.

Otherwise, there was no reason for Garrett to lock up the cabinet secretary. It would make for negative headlines about the government, after all.

at all, there's no way Erwin would've gotten dirt on him and managed to convince me to issue

need for the unit to take him in before everyone's eyes, especially when the severity of the situation hasn't even been determined yet. If it turns out to be a small problem, wouldn't that be making a mountain out of a molehill?

know after the investigation

Garrett glanced at him with a smirk. "I recall Zion is your teacher's comrade. Did he ask you to sound me out so

admit to that, nor did he deny that. Instead, Nathan said, "Zion has been an honest man for decades. And now, he's even the cabinet secretary. I think this matter should be dealt with fairly. If he really did commit the crime, then he shall be punished. If it is a minor issue, then he should be given light punishment. And if it's a serious issue, then he deserves severe punishment. However, I don't think it's right to make his

on that front. However, you're the Chief Military Governor. You shouldn't poke your nose into matters other than military ones. Don't worry. There

he

well, President Woods. I hope you'll recover soon." After that, Nathan took his

departed from the White House with

of soup

saw him leaving earlier." Garrett smiled weakly. "I didn't tell him everything, so now he's having difficulty understanding me. I bet he's currently wondering if I'm being

was born into a family of scholars. When she was younger she had worked for the government too. It was only after marrying Garrett that she quit her job and became

and after spending years at her husband's side, she would sometimes have a clearer picture of the situation in the

and fed the soup to