The War God's Homecoming

Chapter 490 The Whereabouts of the Forth Jade Pendant

"Otherwise?" SHADOW'S Deputy Inspector in the capital city, Esmond Byrd, responded indifferently.

"What do you mean by that?" The man took a deep breath and shouted, "We're from Special Patrol Squadron, and we have urgent matters to attend to. Move your truck immediately!"

"Mr Badman, come out!" Esmond ignored the man and instead addressed the people in that Maybach.

"You scoundrel, I have important matters to attend to. Move out of my way!" Vere pushed open the car door and furrowed his brow.

"Mr Badman, I'm afraid you won't be going anywhere today!" Esmond shrugged his shoulders.

"What do you mean?" Vere furrowed his brow again, a growing sense of unease in his heart.

"You'll soon find out what I mean!" Esmond replied calmly.

"Get out of my way!" Vere growled lowly and raised his hand, striking a palm towards Esmond.

Esmond knew he wasn't a match for Vere, so he didn't try to confront him head-on. He quickly dodged to the side.

Vere's palm strike hit the heavy truck, causing it to shake several times.

"Get in the car, turn around!" Vere's growing sense of unease left him with no desire to continue battling Esmond and his group.

"Got it!" Two men shouted loudly and turned to head towards the Maybach.

Just then, a Land Rover came speeding by and stopped about five or six meters behind the Maybach.

"Hmm?" Vere's right eyelid twitched violently.

"Are you Vere Badman?" Billy, accompanied by Bob and Stout, stepped out of the car and looked at Vere before speaking casually.

Vere recognized Billy with a single glance, and without any hesitation, he darted towards the woods beside the road. Though he didn't know how Billy had found him, he knew his cover was blown. If he didn't run now, he'd be risking his life. He had no confidence in facing off against Billy.

"Do you think you can escape?" Bob Stokes, who was prepared, flicked his wrist, and a sword aura shot out like lightning.

Although Vere Badman had decent martial skills, being in the later stage of a War Grandmaster, he was no match for Bob. Before he could run thirty meters, the sword aura passed through his right knee, severing it. He fell forward, blood gushing out.

"Ah..." Vere let out a miserable scream and writhed in pain on the ground.

"Mr Badman!" The other two men were horrified, and after exchanging a glance, they dashed in different directions.

"Finish them!" Billy, with a casual wave of his hand, ordered the SHADOW members.

"Understood!" Esmond Byrd replied and led a group of SHADOW members to surround the two men.

"No, please don't..." Vere Badman, in agony, begged.

Before he could finish speaking, Stout, with a sweep of his hand, sent a burst of wind that entered Vere Badman's abdomen, instantly destroying his Dantian. Vere Badman fell silent and stopped moving. About an hour later, everyone returned to the SHADOW headquarters. In the conference hall, Stout left Vere Badman, who was in a semi-conscious state, on the floor.

"Is this Vere Badman?" Ian Blade and Night Orchid walked in.

"Yes," Billy nodded as he took his seat. He then turned to Vere and calmly said, "Tell us everything, and I'll make it quick for you."

"What... What do you want to know?" Vere, with his right leg severed and his cultivation destroyed, had lost all his defiance. He knew there was no chance of survival for him, so he just hoped to suffer less before dying.

"What is the purpose of those five jade pendants?" Billy asked.

"I don't know the exact purpose, I was only tasked with retrieving the five jade pendants..." Vere Badman spoke reluctantly. "However, I-I've heard that they might be related to the destiny of our nation, something that the highest echelons of power are very concerned about."

"Are you trying to deceive us? Do you believe that I will dismember your bones one by one?" Stout coldly threatened.

"It's true." Vere Badman shivered. "I really don't know. This matter is the most highly classified secret at the national level, and I doubt that there are more than ten people in the entire capital who know about

it."

"Why didn't you report when you received information about one of the jade pendants? Did you want to keep the jade pendant for yourselves?"

"It's not like that!" Vere Badman took a deep breath and replied, "Ink Pavilion's people approached me three years ago. If I hadn't shared the information with them first, they would have wiped out my entire family."

"Ink Pavilion again?" Night Orchid frowned. "Your work is highly classified, how did they know that you were looking for those five jade pendants?"

"Ink Pavilion's power is far greater than most people imagine. They have people in various government offices in the capital," Vere Badman explained. "While they can't infiltrate the Palace, most of the orders that come from there are relayed to Ink Pavilion as soon as possible."Text © by N0ve/lDrama.Org.

"Is that true?" Stout cursed, "Ink Pavilion is that formidable?"

"From the outsider's perspective, Ink Pavilion was just the tip of their iceberg!" Vere Badman responded.

"What exactly was the information about the jade pendant you received?" Billy asked, furrowing his brows slightly.

"We received information some time

ago that the sect leader of Elemental

Unity Sect had found a jade pendant

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in a cemetery, and the description matches the one we're looking for," Vere Badman continued. "Although I

can't confirm if it's true or

not,

we

still shared the information with Ink

Pavilion."

"Elemental Unity Sect?" Billy paused for a moment, then looked at lan and Stout. "Have you heard of it?"

"Boss, Elemental Unity Sect is a

top-tier martial sect in the ancient

martial world, and their overall

strength is not inferior to the Blade Sect." lan nodded and replied. After speaking, he turned to Vere Badman and asked, "So, did the people from Ink Pavilion go to Elemental Unity Sect?"

"Yes," Vere nodded and took a deep breath. "They sent people to Elemental Unity Sect a few days ago, and there wasn't a single survivor in the entire sect."

"Those bastards!" lan cursed.

"Did they get the jade pendant?" Billy also furrowed his brow.

"If everything went as planned, they should have obtained it," Vere Badman nodded in response. "A couple of days ago, they informed me to keep this information quiet and not report it. They want to claim it as false news."

"Ink Pavilion people are truly despicable!" Bob said with a cold tone.

"Furthermore, I... I heard another piece of information," Vere Badman added.

"What information?" Billy asked.

"Commander Gardner, I know I

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deserve to die a thousand deaths, and I'm not asking you to spare my life..." Vere Badman didn't directly answer Billy's question. After taking a deep breath, he continued, "But, but my family is innocent. I'm telling you this information in the hope that he'll spare my family."

"You'd better speak honestly," Night Orchid responded before adding, "SHADOW's blade never harm the innocent."