The War God's Homecoming

Chapter 444 The Clown Who Eats Idle Gains

"From what you're saying, you want the War Department to hand over the command of the Army of Bloodshadow to you?" Bob Stokes glanced at the loudest agitators and spoke in a calm tone. "Mr Stokes, don't take things out of context, that's not what we meant. We're just concerned about Commander Gardner..." one man responded.

"That's not what you meant? Then shut it!" Bob Stokes interrupted sharply.

"You..." the man frowned.

"Mr Barber, let's drop it," Andy interjected, then turned to Bob. "Mr Stokes, today you're here on behalf of Central Sky Office, not as an individual. Please choose your words more carefully." "Oh, are you about to lecture me?" Bob Stokes smirked. After a brief pause, he continued, "Mr Cooke, do you know how many enemies were eliminated in the Southern Border battle?" "Mr Stokes, that's not the point." Another middle-aged man approached.

"The casualties in Nanrania are their concern, not ours. What we're discussing here is Glavale's losses."

"And, the international community is starting to take an interest in this matter. I suspect it won't be long before they come to negotiate with Glavale."

"At that time, how do you expect Glavale to justify its actions?"

"And who might you be?" Bob Stokes squinted his eyes slightly.

"The Ministry of Protocol, Scott Elliott." The middle-aged man furrowed his brows.

"Tsk tsk, so you're Mr Elliott. I've heard of your reputation, and it's a pleasure to meet you today." "Ministry of Protocol has been dealing with Nanrania for years, haven't you? But it seems like they've become increasingly audacious. I even wonder if their repeated covert actions behind our backs had your tacit approval."

Stan Mitchell and Harlan Holmes both coughed simultaneously. This was quite a bold statement. People around King of the West often acted as if they were cut from the same cloth, even down to their tone of speech.

"Ridiculous?!" Scott Elliott exclaimed angrily. "Mr Stokes, please mind your words, this isn't the Central Sky Office's lobby."

be that I've

acceptable, there are lines you shouldn't cross,

falls under your jurisdiction,

trying to

did you notice but turn a blind

because you're Deputy Master of Central Sky Office, you can spout nonsense in our hall." Scott's face turned grim. "Even if it's Commander-in-chief of Central Sky Office,

Elliot right now, or this matter won't

from him,

gentlemen, calm down." Stan Mitchell took a deep

with you. Don't take it to

matter doesn't concern you. It's best not to meddle, or

quite worked up today." Harlan

Gardner's affairs, there's no final conclusion yet. None of us know the whole truth behind it.

Mr Stokes's joke, have you considered whether your previous jokes were

you mean, Mr Holmes?" Scott Elliott's

Harlan Holmes asked coldly,

you've been getting close to King of the

I need to remind you about how you and your family ended up in this situation? Your uncle's

seems the Holmes clan has raised quite a

his words, there was an audible gasp from the onlookers. Since the incident involving the Holmes clan, no one dared to discuss it openly in the capital. Andy bringing it up now

again?" Harlan Holmes's expression remained stoic, but a cold aura surrounded

such things yourself, why