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Briar thought, ‘Precautions in advance?
‘Precautions against what?
“To stop her from getting addicted to killing and losing control? Or to prevent her from going on a killing spree that would be difficult to clean up?‘
Briar gave Ashton a slight smile but said nothing, pretending not to understand the hidden meaning in his words.
Reece, who loved watching drama unfold, chimed in, “Briar, you can’t blame Ashton. You are one of the eight instructors at the renowned DDC Vanguard Mercenary Special Operations Base. Ashton… is scared!”
Hamish coughed lightly, reminding Reece not to be so obvious about sowing discord, or Ashton would make them pay.
Ashton was not the type to take a loss lying down.
Reece snuck a glance at Ashton. Upon seeing the smile on his lips and that he didn’t seem angry, Reece grew bolder, saying, “Ashton, don’t you agree? I was putting in a good word for you and Briar out of brotherly love.”
Ashton smiled. “Excellent. You’re a true friend. Thank you.”
Reece waved his hand. “Don’t mention it. It’s the least I could do… Ouch, holy crap!”
Before he could finish his words, Reece saw Ashton take a gun from a nearby bodyguard and cock it. Terrified, Reece bolted.
Hamish shook his head helplessly and thought, ‘Why did Reece have to go and provoke Ashton, the cunning fox? Ashton doesn’t wait long to get his revenge.
Reece bolted toward the door, and Ashton chased him out, looking like they were ready for a hard fight.
Briar only glanced over for a moment before looking away. She turned to Hamish and asked, “Hamish, is there something you want to tell me?”
Hamish paused, surprised, then smiled. “It seems Reece and I fooled Ashton with our performance, but we couldn’t fool you.”
Briar told Alexia and Alex, who had finished their commotion, “You two can leave us. Go and guard the door. Don’t let Ashton in.”
Alexia and Alex gave Briar an “OK” sign, headed for the main entrance, and thoughtfully closed the door for them.
As for the bodyguards in the living room, they had already followed them out when Ashton chased after
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Only Briar and Hamish were left in the living room.
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Briar smiled at Hamish. “Hamish, if you have something to say, just say it.”
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“Alright, Reece can’t hold Ashton off for long, so I’ll make this quick,” said Hamish, nodding. “Ashton isn’t actually Griffin’s grandson… Briar, did you know it?”
Briar’s calm expression froze. “What? Does Ashton himself know about it?”
Hamish smiled wryly. “A man as shrewd as Ashton? Of course, he knows. He’s known for a long time. Why else do you think he went abroad with his men to start from scratch?”
Briar’s frown deepened. “So he didn’t want to use the Wade family’s resources and power, wanting to rely on his own abilities instead…”
Hamish said, “Exactly! Reece and I both relied on our families‘ resources for our current success. But Ashton, everything he has now, he earned himself.”
Briar looked at Hamish and asked earnestly, “Hamish, you’re telling me all this… What do you want me to do?”
Afraid Briar might get the wrong idea, Hamish smiled and said, “Briar, don’t misunderstand. Reece and I aren’t here to interfere with your plans for revenge. We want to offer our connections and resources to help you.”
Briar said, “Hamish, I’m touched that you’re doing this for Ashton. But I think you and Ashton are both underestimating me.”
Briar had guessed why Reece and Hamish were doing this. They knew it was not easy for Ashton to get where he was today.
They did not want Ashton to suffer a major setback over this incident.
After all, the list of people Ashton intended to take down this time included members of the Wade family.
If Ashton turned on certain members of the Wade family for Briar, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t use the fact that Ashton was not a true Wade to cause trouble.
Then, if Ashton exposed all of his resources and was cornered by the Wade family, many of his businesses could collapse overnight.
It would be a devastating blow for Ashton.
How could someone as proud and strong–willed as Ashton handle that?
Briar looked at Hamish and, without even raising her eyes, rattled off the business projects she owned, which left Hamish completely dumbfounded.
Hamish almost fell off the sofa in shock when he heard Briar say she was the head instructor for one–third of the world’s mercenaries.
“Wait, Briar, what did you just say? You trained over three thousand mercenaries when you were 12?” Hamish
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couldn’t believe his cars.
Three thousand mercenaries in a single year?
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Briar was now 18. At a rate of three thousand mercenaries a year, she would have trained and sent out nearly twenty thousand mercenaries in the six years from age 12 to 18.
Twenty thousand mercenaries. What did that even mean?
To put it into perspective, there were about fifty to sixty thousand mercenaries in total among the world’s underground forces.
However, fewer than forty thousand of them had received formal, hellish, and comprehensive training
The rest were freelancers and stragglers, destined to be nothing more than cannon fodder on a life–or–death battlefield.
Of those fewer than forty thousand true mercenaries, half were soldiers trained under Briar.
Good heavens!
Although mercenaries were ruthless and murderous characters, they were also the most reputable and loyal, especially for the instructors who were stronger than them…
That was all particularly respectful.
If… If he meant if!
If Briar summoned and issued a bounty warrant, ask those mercenaries to chase and assassinate a certain national leader together…
That momentum, that consequence… One couldn’t imagine it at all.
Therefore, Ashton’s worries were completely unnecessary.
His wife’s strength and ferocity were not inferior to the combined power of the three of them!
At that time, Ashton would provide arms, and Briar would gather people. Would those bastards hiding in the gutter have a way to survive, apart from fleeing everywhere and surrendering voluntarily?
Hamish even felt that if Briar hadn’t returned to Dasmieca and met Ashton, and then they were together again, she would have done something earth–shattering.
They were the ones holding Briar back from reaching her full potential!
Hamish suddenly felt a sting of pain. What was he to do?
At 12 years old, Briar was already becoming an instructor for mercenaries.
And what were they doing when they were 12?
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