Facing his subordinate's questioning, Lawrence frowned slightly.

After a moment of silence, he slowly explained, "The reason for the existence of the Ministry of Defense is to maintain the stability of the society. For this reason alone, it's allowed to forsake some benefits of others."

Phillip slightly raised his head. "Sir, according to what you mean, hundreds of lives would be sacrificed in vain?"

"I would like to correct one of your points." Lawrence's gaze lay on Phillip, unperturbed. "Those who lost their lives due to the Scarlet Dragons were only those thirty outlaws to the south of the city, and one evil cult member who was hiding in Paramount with malicious intentions." Leaning against the back of the couch, he continued, "The remaining dozens of lives, I believe you know what the cause is."

Phillip arched his eyebrows. "But, if the Scarlet Dragons didn't kill the people from the Cruor Sect–"

"Enough!" Lawrence said firmly with a wave of his hands. "Anyway, the conclusion is that from now onwards the Ministry of Defense will stop all investigations related to the Scarlet Dragons."

With that, a stern, cold glint flickered across his eyes. "I hope that you and your men won't take any self-destructive actions."

Phillip froze for a moment before he finally nodded. "Alright. Roger that, Mr. Yates."

Upon seeing the dejected look on his capable subordinate, Lawrence heaved a sigh, knowing that Phillip was the most dedicated member of the Ministry of Defense. With another wave of his hands, he asked, "Do you know who called me just now?"

With a sardonic smile playing on his lips, he raised his head. "Yeah? Which big shot was that, sir?"

Lawrence replied stonily, "My boss – Mr. Gildon."

"Hmph! The big shots of the Police Bureau. My boss' boss." he said mockingly.

Lawrence shot him a glance before continuing, "And Mr. Fest from the Paramount Chamber of Commerce."

"Hah! The richest man in Paramount!" Phillip arched his eyebrows.

"The last one is Edwin Townsend, the congressman of the Central Parliament." Lawrence stuck his right forefinger up.

Phillip's lips trembled slightly. After a moment's silence, he nodded with a grave look on his face. "I understand what's going on now, Mr. Yates. The Scarlet Dragons have somehow gotten all support on their side. I agree that we can't afford to take action on them now!"

"Even I can't afford to do that, let alone you! Otherwise, we might be blamed for ruining the economy in Paramount!" Lawrence shook his head bitterly.

"I'll ask my subordinates to avoid them from now onwards." Phillip gritted his teeth resentfully.

"Don't be too extreme, but more importantly, don't lose the tenacity that our department is proud of!" Lawrence straightened his back. "Once we find out that they have severely endangered the safety of the society, they would have to deal with the law, no matter who they are! Even if you get into trouble for that, I'm here to back you up!" he continued firmly.

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