Ethan did not bother looking at them again and pulled out his phone instead. "Whether you call him or not makes no difference to me, but... whether I'm the one who calls him or you would make a significant difference for you."

The two officers gasped in shock. Just the comment he made carried more weight than the chef chewing them out for three hours straight!

Seeing that Ethan was about to dial the chief's number, they shouted in unison, "We'll call him right away!"

They then turned and bolted to find the chief, not daring to waste any time.

A minute later, the police chief, Liam Yates, came rushing over. He felt a chill run down his spine when he saw Ethan sitting in the lobby.

"Why is he here? He's usually holed up in that villa. The last time he went out, he went to Crestwood alone and came out unharmed a few hours later. The entire town saw him off! Since then, Crestwood has been quiet and engaging in legitimate business!"

The people in Crestwood were notorious for being tough. Even the kids there, as young as seven or eight, knew how to build firearms. They were hostile toward all outsiders, keeping a close watch on those we entered.

Not only did he leave unscathed, but the town's mayor even saw him off with the townspeople. The most astonishing

left dumbfounded, unable to comprehend how Ethan managed it. It could only be described as

over to Ethan and

a high-ranking position,

world was turned upside down, but they were wildly relieved that they had gone to get the chief. If Ethan had made the call instead, they would have been

"Someone has reported me for embezzlement and bribery, so I've been

that be? Over the

not believe Ethan was engaged in embezzlement or bribery. As far as he knew, Ethan's character was beyond

residents of Crestwood held him in high regard, and the mayor there spoke

two officers stood there,

get an education, funded road constructions so people could travel and trade,

but he did that all alone? Holy crap. Did we arrest the

everything they knew. Why would such an amazing

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