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.

there's no smoke without fire. If Zion has no problem at all, there's no way Erwin would've gotten dirt on him and managed to convince me to issue an arrest warrant on him. As for whether that problem is a big or small one, we'll know about it once Braydon's investigation

smiled bitterly. "Even if there's a problem with Zion, there's no 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.

know after the investigation is concluded,"

a smirk. "I recall Zion is your teacher's comrade. Did he ask you to sound me out

"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 matter seem worse than it is, especially when it'll negatively

into matters other than military ones. Don't worry. There will be a conclusion to this issue."

that he was asking Nathan

well, President Woods. I hope you'll

departed from the White House with

brought a bowl of soup

an argument with Nathan? He seemed to have something troubling him when I 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

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

pretty good, and after spending years at her husband's side, she would sometimes have

sat and fed the