In February 2013, at Atlantic City International Airport.

  Frank killed the last bounty hunters who came to find him. He’s right, Sapphire actually told Mars his location. So he took advantage of the situation and killed these unlucky guys instead. Then, at this moment, a familiar person suddenly appeared, which surprised Frank a bit.

  Frank: "Brian Wellington, long time no see! "

  Brian: "Nice to see you again, Frank. Where are you going?"

  Frank: "Just take a plane to my hometown. It's time to go back after I working outside for so long."

  Brian: "Is that so?"

  Frank: "How about you? Last time I saw you, you seemed to have submitted your resignation to Jefferson."

  Brian: "It was four years ago."

  Frank: "How’s your wife and daughter?"

  Brian: "They're okay, Mia and I have another child. A boy, Nicholas."

  Frank: Congratulations, buddy! Your family is happy and fulfilled. You don't have to come out and work hard."

  Brian: "Forced by living, brother. I need more money before my retirement."

  Frank: "Okay, let me show you a way... stay away from the committee! The water there is deeper than you imagine."

  Brian: "I don't give a shit about the committee anymore. I don't want to get involved in any of your conflicts."

  Frank: "Then you shouldn't be here, Brian. You have to know that even if you can take me back alive, you won't be able to get the five million. For the sake of your family, be sensible and let me leave. You stay out of my way, I stay out of yours，How about that?"

  Brian struggled with his thoughts for less than three seconds before ultimately choosing to give up and retract his gun.

  Brian: "Eh, damn it! You've become an international star in recent years, everyone wants to compete with you. Me? after 17 fucking years in the committee, can only retire in silence."

  Frank: "That’s a good thing. Look at my situation, you are very lucky. And to be honest, we are equally strong, and I can't guarantee that I can take you down steadily."

  Brian: "Same. um, forget it, I'm already past the age of pursuing immortality. So what are your plans?"

  Frank: "Leave here and continue to pursue the truth, just like I have done all these years."

  Brian: Hmm, fine. Good luck, Frank. I hope you're still alive by then."

  Frank: "You too, Brian, you too."

  In May 2013, in a cemetery in the West End of London, UK.

  Owen Worden arrived here early in the morning with his wife, two twin sons, and a few bunches of carnations. They came to a relatively spacious tombstone, presented their flowers, and began to express their longing for the deceased.

  Owen and his family didn't feel too sad, after all, the deceased had been gone for several years and they had already become accustomed to it. This annual worship event was just to let the children follow their own path. There was only a hint of regret in Irving's eyes, as he did not fulfill the deceased's long cherished wish. But in the end, he put away these emotions, regained his normal appearance, and slowly left the cemetery with his family.

  Just as he was about to get in the car and go home, he suddenly sensed someone around him secretly observing himself and his family, instinctively looking around. Apart from environmental noise, he didn't hear anything unusual and didn't find any suspicious people. He put away his doubts, got into his sedan, and slowly drove away from the area with his family.

  After they left, Frank walked out of the nearby street corner, watching their departing backs, and then walked into the cemetery. He also came to the tombstone they had just erected and carefully examined the epitaph written on it.

  "Stay strong and never yield!

  ——- Harold Worden.

  1940-1994"

  This is what Harold Worden, Frank's father and Owen's father, once taught them. This great father created Frank and his brother, making Frank an unparalleled legendary fighter, while his brother also shone in the navy and ultimately retired with honor. Frank envies his younger brother for having such a happy life and really wishes he could switch with him back then. Perhaps in this way, there is no need for oneself to endure such great pain.

  Then he looked at another epitaph next to his father's name.

  "Here lies Jane Essex Worden.

  1944-2006"

  Frank found out the cause of his mother's death last week - phthisis.

  She was a heavy smoker when Harold and Frank were both at home, and she brought Frank out to smoke, which caused Harold's displeasure. Later, Jane compromised and never smoked in front of her family until Harold passed away.

  At that time, Owen's wife had already entered the delivery room, and Owen was already in a state of distress. Harold wanted to go to the scene to accompany his son after learning about this, but ended up having a big argument with Jane over a small matter. Finally, he slammed out the door alone and drove to the hospital.

  Then, he collided with a large truck on the way.

  When Owen learned of this, his two sons had just been born and his emotions were completely confused. After confirming that his wife and children were safe and sound, he rushed to the scene of the car accident as soon as possible, but it was still too late. Harold had already been covered with white cloth by the rescue personnel at the scene. Jane thought it was fake after learning about it, until she saw Harold's body with her own eyes. She felt very regretful, lying on top of Harold in excruciating pain.

  The last one to arrive was Frank, who was delayed for a week due to a military operation by SAS. When he rushed home, others were already discussing how to bury and divide the family property. Frank was extremely angry, especially knowing the situation of others before his father's death. He cursed everyone, especially his mother Jane, who looked indifferent when she saw him so out of control. His younger brother Owen tried to dissuade him, but was eventually brought down by him.

  In the end, Frank regained his sanity, but it was irreversible. He has decided to sever ties with his family.

  Now looking back, Frank feels how naive and foolish his actions were back then. The whole tragedy was caused by an accident, and they couldn't get rid of this. The only thing they can do is swallow the pain and let life go on. What should never be done is to turn against family. Although Jane doesn't love him as much as Harold does, she is still her own biological mother, and many joys she brought to herself in the past. But now, these joys can only be memories.

  Frank really wanted to personally go down and meet them, expressing his remorse to them. But now he can't do that, he still has many unresolved things to deal with, he can't just leave like this. He expressed his final respect to his parents tombs in front of them and left without looking back, leaving behind the pocket watch that his father had given him.

  Frank has been in London for almost three months now. Apart from visiting his family, he also discovered some things. Sapphire was right, Arthur Pheromone was indeed an British. He has gone deep into the archives of MI6 and found documents related to Pheromone, and was surprised by what he found.

  Arthur Pheromone was originally a special agent for MI6. Even before the end of the Cold War, he participated in multiple black ops and fought against the KGB of the Soviet Union and the CIA of the United States, becoming a triple agent. Afterwards, he was discovered by the organization to have committed acts of betrayal by stealing an unnamed new weapon from a laboratory under the jurisdiction of the British military, and then disappeared without a trace. Therefore, Pheromone was wanted worldwide, with MI6, CIA, KGB, and even later EISC searching for his whereabouts.

  In 2001, the committee learned of the existence of the criminal organization "Hand of Gabriel" and discovered that its leader was none other than the long disappeared Arthur Pheromone. At that time, the chairman of the committee, Pizarro, immediately arranged for his team to plan an arrest operation against Pheromone, with Charles Woodhart also involved as the commander-in-chief. They started a assault on Pheromone's hideout in Sicily in early 2002, only killing a few henchmen. Pheromone managed to escape and his residence was engulfed in flames. Frank recalled that if he hadn't been transferred to Eastern Europe, he would have joined the operation and captured Pheromone by himself.

  Pheromone disappeared again until 2009, when Jefferson de Lasse became chairman. At this point, HOG has transformed from a criminal organization to a terrorist organization, committing bombings throughout Europe and attracting the attention of global intelligence organizations. MI6 is also included. In fact, MI6 has collected a lot of evidence about HOG's crimes, and even knows that they have sent someone to infiltrate the committee, but they have never made the information public and shared it with other allies. Frank hated these compatriots even more.

  Soon, Frank learned another earth shattering news - the chairman of the committee, Alexis Komnenos, was assassinated by someone at the end of last year, and Ludwig became the new chairman of the committee.

  The situation has become even more unfavorable for him now. Ludwig colluded with HOG and is estimated to have completely controlled the committee. Perhaps there are fighters like him who are secretly resisting them in the committee, but he cannot contact them in a timely manner. He really have to rely on MI6?

  Frank continued to wait here for two months and finally received the news he wanted - news that Ludwig was going to contact the senior management of MI6 in London. He was not sure about Ludwig's purpose for doing this, but since he had come, he wanted to go and investigate.

  The meeting will be held at Westminster Palace in the UK. Ludwig was really bold, daring to meet those people in such a place. I don't know if he was confident or overconfident. Of course, in that case, Frank cannot assassinate him or take any action against him in public.

  Ludwig also brought many people this time, including Neil Mars. Last time in the United States, it was probably Mars who directly contacted Sapphire to betray Frank, but he was also tricked by Sapphire. Now he is probably furious and eager to seek revenge on Frank. This time he also brought many Grey Runners, most of whom were young people. Frank was not sure which of them had become Mars' lackeys and which had gone astray. However, Frank did meet someone who made him feel both familiar and unfamiliar - the Grey Runner "Banshee".

  During Jefferson's tenure as committee chairman, Frank had heard of Banshee, but did not know her real name or have seen her appearance. Jefferson seemed to deliberately conceal this from everyone. Last time he infiltrated the committee's archives, Frank attempted to search for Banshee's file, but was unable to find it. Afterwards, at the scene where Komnenos was attacked by Hegel, Frank sensed that Banshee was nearby, perhaps the woman who had discovered him.

  In Frank's eyes, Banshee is just like himself in others' eyes, mysterious, powerful, and elusive. Until today, he finally saw Banshee's true face. And from the recent information, he learned about the name she used in the committee——Samantha Saris.

  Frank sat in a distant coffee shop, secretly staring at her face through a telescope. The more he looked at her, the more familiar he felt, as if he had met her somewhere before. And just as he was lost in thought, she suddenly turned her face and naturally glanced in his direction.

  Frank: "Shit!"

  He was startled and thought he had been exposed. He quickly put away his telescope and looked back after a few seconds. Now she had regained her nonchalant demeanor, chatting with her companions, seemingly unaware of his presence. Or rather, she already knows, she's just acting.

  Frank knew she couldn't be underestimated, but he also had to maintain his confidence. No matter how strong she is, she is still a mortal, and he can still defeat her. If she wasn't Mars' lackey, it would be even more perfect. He might be able to convince her to help.

  Now she and Mars have entered Westminster Palace, and the entire area is closely watched by MI6 and the committee. Frank has been observing them remotely from Big Ben, waiting for the right moment. After a while, the familiar and unfamiliar people that Frank felt appeared in his sight again, this time two people.

  Goeman: "How’s the Alpha team and Charlie team? Graves. "

  Graves: "They've been keeping an eye on the entire block, any movement they'll know in advance."

  Goeman: "Great, now let's get back in car. "

  Graves: "Aren't we going in for the meeting, Mr. Goeman? They are all waiting. ”

  Goeman: "We don't need to attend on time, Graves. Mattison just wants us to watch.Beside... "he suddenly lowered his voice.

  Goeman: "We still have recordings. "

  Graves: "Oh~okay! Up to you, boss."

  The two of them walked back to their black Bentley Continental,, opened the rear door and sat inside. As soon as they sat down, Goeman and Graves both noticed that there seemed to be something hard covering under their seats. At this moment, the rear seat door suddenly locked.

  Graves: "What bloody hell is this?"

  The two of them coincidentally looked towards the driver's seat, and a familiar figure appeared in front of them. When the driver turned his head, Graves shouted directly.

  Graves: "Holy shit... Frank?"

  Frank: "it's been a long time, Patrick. And you, Victor Goeman. "

  Goeman: "Jesus Christ... how long has it been? Worden. 18 years?"

  Frank: "We've all changed. "

  Graves: "Oh my god! Frank, I don't know what to say... "

  Frank: "Then don't say anything! Listen to me."

  Goeman: "Don't tell me you're here for revenge. Yes, we sent a bunch of people to arrest you back then, don't you know why?"

  Frank: "I'm not here to talk about that, asshole!"

  In 1995, after Frank's failed rescue operation, he specifically sought an explanation from his leader Edwin and cursed him in front of a group of leaders. At that time, Goeman and Graves were present.

  Victor Goeman was an intelligence officer from MI6 and also the deputy commander of the rescue operation. The reason why the rescue operation failed was also due to intelligence errors from MI6. So in Frank's view, Goeman also bears some responsibility for Carly's death.

  As for Graves, he is also a member of SAS and has a good relationship with Frank. It's just that he didn't directly participate in the rescue operation at the time, but assisted Goeman as a backup force, which is why the two were able to continue working together later. Goeman took him away from Edwin.

  Returning to that, Frank was not satisfied with Edwin's punishment and insisted that he pay the price for his arrogance. So he planned to burn down Edwin's office and attempted to assassinate him. As a result, he was discovered by SAS and MI6 and wanted by them. Goeman and Graves were directly involved in the pursuit of Frank at that time.

  However, Goeman has his own thoughts at that time. He plans to convince Frank to join his team and work for him like Graves after capturing him. As a result, he couldn't impress Frank at all and almost got killed by him. Eventually, Frank was taken away by Charles Woodhart and join the EISC.

  In fact, after Frank joined the committee, MI6 had already been informed of the results. They did not declare war directly for the sake of peace between organizations, but secretly investigated everything around Frank. Of course, their actions are also seen by the committee. Charles has been trying his best to hinder them from dealing with his friend Frank.

  In the midst of their infighting, MI6 accidentally discovered unexpected intelligence：The EISC was infiltrated by HOG, and Frank was the target of their false accusations.

  Graves: "Listen, if you're not here for revenge, why are you here?"

  Frank: "I'm here for revenge, but not for you guys."

  Goeman: "You're here for Ludwig La Fontaine, the new chairman, right?" He could tell his intention at a glance.

  Frank: "How much do you know?"

  Goeman: "Why should I tell you?"

  Frank: "If you don't want to, just move your butt and leave. Then the claymore under your seats will explode."

  Graves: "What?! Are you kidding me? You could get blown up too!"

  Frank: "Then try it. I have nothing left now, I'm not afraid of death!"

  Seeing his resolute expression, both Graves and Goeman felt a deep sense of awe towards him from the bottom of their hearts.

  Goeman: "What do you want?"

  Frank: "I just asked, how much do you know?"

  Goeman: "What kind of? How the hell do I know what you want to know?"

  Frank: "Ludwig and HOG colluded with each other, Arthur Pheromone. Do you know about this? "

  Goeman: "To be honest, I really don't know."

  Frank: "Seriously? Then why do you say we were infiltrated by HOG? "

  Goeman: "You broke into our archives?! When?"

  Frank: "Before Ludwig's visit to London. After all these years, MI6 was still managed by a bunch of asshole."

  Goeman: "Alright we know the committee has been infiltrated, but we don't know who exactly it is. If we want to investigate, we will inevitably engage in some hostile actions against the committee, which is not something our senior management wants to see."

  Frank: So you guys just... don't care? These bastards are terrorists! London hasn't been bombed, has it?"

  Goeman: "You should be aware that we are different from the committee. However, as an emerging intelligence organization, the committee is becoming increasingly powerful and needs to be contained."

  Frank: "The Cold War is over long ago! You guys still fight with each other for a insignificant power."

  Goeman: "You're too naive, Frank. The war will never end, and there are no permanent friends between national organizations. Although the committee has been showing goodwill to other intelligence organizations, they hold a lot of rapidly influential intelligence in their hands, and any one of them can change the fate of an organization or even a country, including ours. We don't want our lifeline to be in the hands of others, so..."

  Frank: "Making a deal with the devil?"

  Goeman: "This is not just my idea, those who are more high-ranking and influential than me feel the same way."

  Frank: "Have you ever thought about the consequences of what you do? It's much more terrifying than me burning down Edwin's office."

  Goeman fell silent, and indeed began to contemplate Frank's words and intentions.

  Goeman: "I know you were setup, Frank. I also know you've been fighting for justice, secretly against Arthur Pheromone."

  Frank: "Do you know? How?"

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  Goeman: "Our people have also infiltrated the committee. The intelligence personnel who were once taken away by you have become double agents there and have been secretly delivering intelligence to us. Of course, we will stop and exchange intelligence, and your leaders will turn a blind eye."

  Frank: "I expected this a long time ago, but you said I'm innocent. How can you prove it?"

  Goeman: "The real culprit who assassinated Jefferson de Lasse is a man named Neil Mars. I guess you know him, right?"

  Frank: "Of course. Did he do it? But I remember he had an alibi that day."

  Goeman: "He personally found de Lasse and shot him in his office at home. Then he set up traps on the scene and left, waiting for your appearance. Your every move at that time was within their surveillance range."

  Frank: "How do you know? Where's the evidence?"

  Goeman: "In the hands of our leaders at Westminster Palace, we plan to privately expose them after this meeting as a leverage to threaten them for our use."

  Frank: "Threatening Ludwig and Mars? Damn it! Do you know Arthur Pheromone is behind them? This fucking former MI6 agent is also a serious trouble for you guys! Do you think he will be manipulated?"

  Goeman: "That...we didn't expect it. Well, they didn't expect it. I mentioned it before, but they didn't take it seriously."

  Frank: "Hmph, a bunch of fools, like the nobles of the Middle Ages! Thought they live in the past and control everything."

  Goeman: "Hmm... we can help each other, Frank. Expose their plot and catch Arthur Pheromone."

  Frank: "I think so too, but I don't trust you guys."

  Goeman: "Every second we waste on infighting, the threat they pose becomes even greater."

  Frank: "Oh, now it's my fault, isn't it?"

  Goeman: "I didn't say that."

  Frank: "You're not here for justice, you're here to save your own life, to prevent yourself from being blown to pieces by claymore."

  Goeman: "Alright what do you want me to do? Do you want me to directly confront those people? That we can solve the problem and clear your name?"

  Frank actually doesn't know what to do himself. What he is doing now is suddenly decided, and he doesn't have any comrades who can help each other on the same front as him,not yet. Should he believe what Goeman said at that time?

  Frank: "Arthur Pheromone, he once stole a mysterious weapon from your laboratory. What was that?"

  Goeman: "Why do you want to know about this?"

  Frank: "I want to figure out his motives for doing so many things. If it's just money, he could switch to financial fraud and sit on Wall Street, much better than being a terrorist."

  Goeman: "Well... I don't have enough authority, I don't know what happened that day."

  Frank: "Then go find out! If you're serious about helping me."

  Goeman: "I will! But first we need to get these evidence back before we can start, okay?"

  Frank: "Okay! Don't try to sell me out! I hate people betray me now! You're the same, Graves."

  Graves: "Hmm? I didn't say anything!"

  Frank: "Get off the car now!"

  Graves: "Get off the car? Didn't you lay a claymore?"

  Frank: "That's actually an hockey, can't you feel it yourself?"

  Graves: "You fucking lying bast..."

  Frank: "But this is true."

  He suddenly pulled out a Taser gun and fired it at Graves,. Graves' body convulsed instantly after receiving an electric shock, and then collapsed beside Goeman, unconscious. A burnt smell permeated the car, which making Goeman feel unbearable.

  Frank: "Don't worry, you'll be awake. Get off the car now."

  Goeman pushed the collapsed Graves away, opened the car door, and walked down, with Frank following closely behind.

  Goeman: "You just walk in like this? Those people all know you."

  After speaking, Frank took out a fake beard from his pocket and put on a pair of sunglasses and a duckbill cap, looking very funny. Then he came to Graves and took his watch and earphones.

  Frank: "Now come over."

  Goeman: "What?"

  Frank pulled out another peculiar firearm, which looked very slender. He fired a shot at Goeman's neck. Gelman couldn't help but shout, and a tiny protrusion remained in his neck.

  Goeman: "Damn it! What are you doing?"

  Frank: "It's just a small tracker with an electric shock effect. Your MI6 product. Alright, put away your expression. Let's go!"

  Goeman led Frank to the entrance on the other side of Westminster Palace, where several MI6 agents were under Goeman's command. Frank noticed them and immediately asked Goeman to go over alone and disperse them.

  Agent A: "Sir. "

  ": "Go to Exit C and meet Charlie's team. I will close the door here. "

  Agent A: "Copy. "

  After the agents left, Frank did not appear directly. Goeman thinks it's a bit strange. But as he walked into Westminster Palace, Frank walked out of another room on his right.

  Goeman: "What the..."

  Frank: "I won't walk with you, go ahead."

  The entire Westminster Palace is filled with surveillance cameras and spy posts, and Frank knows that the longer he stays, the easier it is to be discovered. But now that Goeman is in his own hands, he can still hold on for a while.

  Soon, Goeman led Frank to the lounge across from the conference venue. This is the place where MI6 monitors the entire conference venue, and several leaders of Goeman just rested here. At this moment, Frank saw Ludwig and the others sitting in the meeting through the one-way glass in the lounge, but he couldn't see where Mars and Saris were.

  Goeman's leader locked all the evidence in the safe in the lounge and prepared to privately hand over the document to Ludwig during the halftime of the meeting. And now they are not here, except for Gehman and Frank, there are only a few remaining MI6 agents in the rest room.

  Frank gestured with his eyes for Goeman to move away from the others and then open the safe. But these people are directly under the jurisdiction of Deputy Director Mattison and do not obey his orders. There was no other way, Geman opened the safe in front of others and handed over the contents to Frank. Others looked puzzled upon seeing it, but the next second, Frank raised three shots and injured all the agents inside the room.

  Goeman was startled, while Frank went over and knocked out each of the agents one by one, then quickly flipped through the documents in his hand to confirm their authenticity. Then quickly put it into the waterproof file bag he brought with him. Goeman knows exactly what he wants to do.

  Goeman: "I gonna tell ya, the Thames River is not clean right now."

  Frank: "That's perfect. They wouldn't want to jump in."

  Gelman: "What should I do?"

  Frank: "Just a simple cooperation."

  A few minutes later, Deputy Supervisor Tom Mattison heard a strange noise coming from the lounge. Then he saw Frank hijack Goeman and walk out from inside.

  Mathieson: "What the hell?"

  Goeman: "Don't let him escape! He stole the files from the safe!"

  Frank: "Don't come over here! Or I'll kill him!"

  At this moment, Ludwig and his companions on the other side also heard a strange noise and just opened the door to take a look. Ludwig and Frank looked at each other, and Frank immediately became furious and turned the gun towards him. Goeman quickly grabbed the gun in his hand upon seeing this, and then rolled it with him into the nearby aisle.

  Frank fired a shot at Goeman's leg , forcing him to release himself. Subsequently, the agents took the opportunity to approach him, and he promptly reacted and fired several shots at them, suppressing them behind the wall.

  Frank pushed Goeman away and turned to run towards the other corridor. Other agents immediately chased after him upon seeing the situation, while some stayed behind to check on Goeman's injuries.

  Agent B: "Sir! Are you okay? "

  Goeman: "No, just go chase him! Damn it!"

  Other agents hurry up and leave Goeman in place. Goeman held onto his calf and accidentally pulled out a button from his pocket - the electric shock button on the tracker in his neck.

  Goeman: "Damn Worden!"

  Mathieson: "Hey, Victor! You okay?"

  Goeman:" Sorry, sir! He kidnapped me, I have to obey him."

  Ludwig also came over to check on his situation, Goeman looked at him with contempt.

  Ludwig: "Hey! What did your security personnel do? Can the meeting still be held

  At this moment, he suddenly received a call from Mars.

  Mars: "He's here, Frank Worden."

  Ludwig: "What? Take care of him for me!"

  Mars: "Copy."

  After hanging up the phone, Ludwig calmly looked at the others, and Matison and Goeman had already guessed what he was going to do.

  Mathieson: "Let's pause the meeting, we have a mouse to catch.

  Ludwig: "He is our problem, we will solve it."

  Hmph, it's not that simple, Mr. La Fontaine."

  Frank broke the window with a handgun, leaped from the third floor, and plunged into the murky Thames River. The agent behind him took a step slower and stood by the window watching for a while, but no one wanted to jump off. Frank disappeared into the river.

  Agent B: "Why aren't you jumping?! "

  Agent C: "I don't want to dirty my suit!"

  Agent B: "Do you care about your suit or the stolen files! "

  Agent C: "It's not my file anyway. "

  Agent D: "Hey, we've all done our best! He just can't stop it, what can we do? Besides, how much money do we only have in a month? "

  Agent B: "Damn it... alright! Let's go have some tea."

  A few hours later, in a safe house in the West End of London.

  Frank reorganized the evidence at hand and suddenly realized that the matter was even deeper than he had imagined.

  Firstly, the file specifies in detail that only Mars had direct contact with Pheromone in the committee. It was with Ludwig's assistance that Mars was able to pass the committee's assessment and become an accountant. Ludwig was bought off by Mars a long time ago, but after Mars joining the committee, he never met with Pheromone again, at least not in the MI6 report. The spy from MI6 took photos of the meeting between Pheromone and Mars, which proves that Mars is the mole of HOG. And Ludwig only serving as a puppet of Pheromone to control the committee.

  The person who planned to kill Jefferson and blame Frank was Neil Mars. He seems to have helped HOG install a large number of spies in the committee. Mars helped Ludwig firmly grasp the intelligence about the other twelve knights, and all their movements were well known,excpt the Prosecutor. From this, it can be seen that Mars knows much more than Ludwig, perhaps he is the highest leader among these insiders.

  Then there were the details about setup, which MI6 actually didn't remember very clearly. They only pointed out that it was Mars himself who killed Jefferson, and Mars was also very sneaky in tampering with all the surveillance footage. HOG actually knows about the relationship between Frank and Rita, but they seem to only believe that they are ambiguous and not lovers. They did not consider Rita as a key witness to prove Frank's innocence. And the fact is that Rita has never proven Frank's innocence to the Prosecutor, perhaps she is also worried about retaliation from those people.

  As for the purpose behind HOG's grand scheme, Frank has been unable to guess. Is it using the committee's vast intelligence resources for one's own benefit? Or is Pheromone seeking revenge for the attack on his homeland? Or perhaps it was for the weapon he stole from the laboratory at the beginning?

  As for the purpose behind HOG's grand scheme, Frank has been unable to guess. Is it using the committee's vast intelligence resources for one's own benefit? Or is Pheromone seeking revenge for the attack on his homeland? Or perhaps it was for the weapon he stole from the laboratory at the beginning?

  The key question is, how Frank can deliver this evidence to someone who can support himself and confront the committee. The first person he thought of was Charles. Although Charles was previously used by the committee to deceive him, Frank still had confidence in him. He is aware of Charles' character and knows that he will stand with himself for justice. And Charles has a wide network of contacts and has met many capable people. They may be able to organize an alliance to confront Pheromone and Ludwig.

  As he was contemplating his next plan, the laptop beside him rang. Someone is quietly approaching the safe house. He immediately put away all the evidence and put it back into the file bag. Then he took his axe, turned off the lights inside the room, crouched in the corner of the room, waiting for the enemy to appear.

  Soon, he heard footsteps coming from the door and a fully armed special forces soldier appeared in front of him. This person is wearing a combat helmet equipped with night vision goggles, holding an HK-416 rifle, and there is no indication on their combat suit. But Frank knew, he is a Grey Runner.

  Seeing the person slowly entering his attack range without noticing him, Frank slowly clenched his axe and prepared to strike. Unexpectedly, a woman's shout suddenly came from behind the person.

  "Sean! Behind you!"

  The Grey Runner named Sean immediately reacted and turned his head to look. Frank's axe happened to strike, and he quickly lifted his rifle to block it. Unexpectedly, Frank's other axe swung horizontally and plunged into his arm.

  Sean let out a muffled cry. Frank hooked him with an axe, rushed over to support him, and then threw him over the shoulder, knocking him down and kicking away his weapon. Just as Frank was about to take action, he turned around and saw someone shooting at him at the door. He immediately rolled over and hid behind the table next to him. He put away his double axes, pulled out the Beretta, and began to engage in a fire with the opponent through the cover.

  Another person walked into the room while shooting and met Sean. After helping Sean up, the two quickly approached Frank's side. Frank suddenly lifted the table and rushed towards them, then took out Beretta and fired a few shots at Sean's chest covered by a bulletproof vest, knocking him down again. When he was about to aim at another person, the other suddenly kicked his Beretta off. Then suddenly, a whirl kick kicked Frank's forehead. Frank was careless, but still managed to block the opponent's attack with his hand in time.

  Frank stumbled, took a few steps back, and finally saw who his opponent was.

  Samantha Saris, also known as "the Banshee," appears to be in her twenties and has an outstanding appearance. She possesses both Western three-dimensional facial features and Eastern delicacy, with her azure eyes shining like stars in the night sky. But now, all Frank could see from the look in her eyes was ferocity and a hint of childishness, like a young wolf that had just grown up, full of energy but not cunning enough. Her dark eyeliner highlights her mysterious and rebellious character.

  Frank was feeling a bit uneasy, but as he had always thought, no matter how strong she was, she was just a physical mortal. Frank showed a confident expression as he pulled out his double axe from his waist again, with the left axe in front and the right axe behind. He leaned down slightly and stared at her.

  Banshee remained expressionless as she pulled out two expandable batons from her cuffs and made the same hand gesture as Frank. Frank knew what moves she would use against him and proudly made a provocative gesture. Sure enough, Banshee first made a tentative upward move, making Frank make a block. Then slowly increase the strength, the attack frequency and speed are accelerating, and the body method is very flexible. Frank has been blocking, not thinking about attacking, just to thoroughly understand her tactics and consume her energy.

  Soon, Frank was cornered by Banshee. The other party suddenly jumped off the wall and aimed the tip of her baton at Frank, stabbing him. Frank immediately squatted down, waved his axe upwards to block the attack, and then turned around to strike horizontally, hitting her abdomen with an axe.

  Banshee let out a muffled cry, but didn't stop. She turned around and continued to attack Frank with her baton. Frank used both axes to block her heavy blow, then turned the axe inward and hooked Banshee's wrist. He pulled harder and directly cut Banshee's wrist, forcing the baton to slip. Frank raised his double axes and slashed heavily towards Banshee's shoulders, causing her to kneel down.

  He thought that would seriously injure her, but Banshee suddenly stood up with all her might, looking at Frank with fierce eyes. Then, with an unexpected force, she pushed Frank's hands away with her bare hands, pulled out two axes, and grabbed Frank's arm, throwing him over the shoulder to the other side. Frank fell heavily, and dumbfounded. He didn't expect her to have such great strength. But the outrageous things are still ahead.

  Just now Banshee had a few cuts on her shoulder and hands, which quickly healed in a short time, leaving only a bloodstain. Banshee swayed her shoulders and hands, returning to her previous state once again. This incredible scene shocked Frank until Banshee's flying kick hit him again.

  Then Sean also joined the battle, and their attacks began to put a lot of pressure on Frank. But soon, he realized that Sean was different from her. His wounds couldn't heal like hers, and his strength was noticeably weaker than Banshee's. Beside, the two of them didn't cooperate very well.

  Frank seized an opportunity and grabbed Sean's body to retreat towards Banshee, disrupting Banshee's attack. Taking advantage of this opportunity, he through Sean and used a whirl leg to kick Banshee in the head , and then received an elbow strike to repel both of them.

  Banshee and Sean were frustrated and decided to rest in place for a while before fighting again. At this moment, two Gray Runners walked in from outside, one male and one female, one black and one white, all young people. The white girl saw them still fighting together, so she and her companion aimed their guns at Frank.

  "Don't move! Frank Worden! You're under arrest!"

  Frank: "Hmph, do you think you can threaten me

  He suddenly pulled out a Beretta pistol from behind, quickly aimed it at the white girl's hand, and fired a shot, knocking her Glock 17 out. Then, he quickly turned to the right and hit the Glock 17 that the black man had not yet pulled out. Banshee and Sean wanted to charge forward when they saw this, but unexpectedly Frank pulled out another Glock 17 and quickly fired two shots at them, hitting their shoulders and knocking them down. The whole process took less than two seconds.

  Banshee and Sean covered the wound and looked at him. Banshee's wound quickly healed again, but when she saw Sean under his gun, she didn't directly hit him. The two people on the other side are the same.

  Banshee: "Where did you get that gun?"

  Frank: "One is hidden behind, and the other belongs to your companion. He walked away during the fight just now."

  Sean: "Damn it!"

  Frank: "How did you find this place?"

  Banshee: "There are now more road surveillance than before."

  Frank: "Fine. You guys were called by Mars, right? That bastard didn't dare face me!"

  Banshee: "We can take care of you, no needs to call backup!"

  Frank: "You must have come to find me yourself, without calling him. Hmph, if you were a normal person, you would have died in that moment , even if you didn't die, you would have pass out directly. Hmm... who exactly are you, Samantha Saris?"

  Banshee: "You already know my name, you don't know what I do?"

  Frank: "This is not your real name, is it? Someone gave you a pseudonym, at least the last name is fake. Saris, someone I know seems to have told me about this last name. As for Samantha, your nickname is Sam, right?"

  Banshee: "Yeah, so what?"

  Speaking of which, Frank finally remembered where he had seen her before. The name she used before should be this one.

  Frank: Hmm... Sam Woodhart."

  Sam: "What?!" Seeing her expression, Frank knew he had guessed correctly.

  Frank: "You're Charles' daughter, right? We met at Woodhart Manor before."

  Sam: "I... I thought you wouldn't remember."

  Frank: "Hmph, that's right, I didn't remember earlier. But you just used that over the shoulder throw, just like the move you used against that boy, it left a deep impression on me. I didn't expect you to be here, working under Mars. Tsk..."

  Sam: "You have problem to him?"

  Frank: Hmph, problem? You have no idea what happened!"

  Sam: "You murdered Chairman De Lasse and Mr. Mark Grane, you are the most wanted criminal !"

  Frank: "Yes, that's what everyone told you, right? They brainwashed you all well."

  Sam: "The evidence is already conclusive!"

  Frank: "Your so-called evidence is just forged by two moles arranged by Pheromone, La Fontaine and Mars."

  Sean: "What?"

  Frank: "Do you know why you came to arrest me? Because that bastard Mars wants to kill me and destroy the evidence I have!"

  Sam: "What evidence?"

  Frank: "Th evidence has been proven that Neil Mars and Ludwig La Fontaine are the undercover agents planted by HOG's boss Arthur Pheromone in the committee. It has been proven that the real murderer of Jefferson de Lasse was actually Mars himself, not me!"

  Sean: "Bullshit!"

  Frank: "Do you want evidence? Here!"

  He immediately put away his Glock, took out the file bag from his arms, and placed it on the table next to him.

  Frank: "See for yourself."

  Sean, who was closest to the table, slowly walked over and opened the file bag to take out the contents.

  Sean: "Oh my god!"

  Sam: "What?"

  Sean took out a portion and showed it to Sam.

  Sam: "It must be a forgery."

  Frank: "Would you rather believe that my incriminating evidence is true than believe that these confidential documents, which have been well preserved by MI6, are not true?"

  Sean: "Did you steal this from Westminster Palace today?"

  Frank: "That's right. MI6 also plans to use this to threaten La Fontaine. It seems that they, like you, cannot recognize reality."

  Sam: "That's impossible."

  Frank: "It's Mars who killed Jefferson and Mark, and then blamed me. He worked with La Fontaine to eliminate dissidents within the committee, allowing HOG to gradually control the entire committee and gain access to all the intelligence resources in the committee's hands. It's hard to imagine what they can do then.

  Listen, I don't want to be enemies with you, but you have to know that you were deceived by Mars. He doesn't really care about your life or death. If you truly want to serve the committee and uphold justice, then don't risk your lives for him anymore. Let me go, I will find the right person to deal with them."

  Sam: "Who can you find? Who willing to believe you?"

  Frank: "You should have the answer, Sam."

  Sam: "What? How do I know?"

  Frank: "You're very special, Sam. Take care of yourself and don't let yourself be used by evil people."

  After speaking, he also put away another Beretta. Sam and Sean didn't rush up to attack him, because his words and the evidence he presented had already shaken them, they began to ponder the correctness of the matter.

  At that moment, the black man behind them suddenly lifted Glock and wanted to shoot at Frank. Then, a beam of light shot in from outside the house. Frank knew what it was and quickly turned around to hide behind the wall. Upon seeing it, Sam immediately shouted at his teammates behind him.

  Sam: "Get down!"

  The next second, countless bullets poured in like rain. Even though Sam and Sean managed to dodge on the ground, the white woman behind them reacted promptly. But the black man reacted much slower than the other three because his attention was focused on Frank. His body was pierced by bullets and he eventually collapsed, dying on the spot.

  Sam: "Cease fire! It's friendly! Cease fire!"

  The shooting has indeed stopped, but the tragedy is irreparable.

  Sam: "Dana, are you okay? Dinah!"

  Dinah: "I'm fine... Oh my god! No, no, no! Noah!"

  Sam: "What's wrong? Oh, shit!"

  Dinah: "They killed him!"

  Frank ran all the way outside, completely ignoring what was happening behind him. As soon as he arrived outside, Frank realized that his house had been surrounded by Grey Runners, and Mars stood in the distance looking around. When they looked at each other, Mars showed an evil smile. Frank really wanted to rush over and beat him to death, but now he was outnumbered and could only continue to run away.

  He held the only two axes on his body and shuttled through the concrete jungle like an Indian warrior. And behind him, the Grey Runners chased after him like a fierce beast. With astonishing physical strength, Frank finally managed to hide in a small alley, but soon reached the end. Grey Runners will soon discover him.

  Just when he finally began to feel hopeless, he suddenly noticed a black Bentley Continental sedan parked at the other end of the alley. He recognized it at a glance, it was Victor Goodman's car.

  Then, he sensed someone hiding in the shadow behind him. As he was about to turn around, a sudden surge of electricity invaded his body, instantly paralyzing him and making his consciousness blurry.

  Frank: "Damn it! Fuck..."

  Mars: "What? You didn't find it? How is that possible?!"

  Sean: "Hey! Boss, can you care about our situation?"

  Mars: "You guys? You're acting without my authorization this time. Do you know how dangerous this is?! Look what you did!" He pointed to the bodies on the ground and said.

  Sam: "It was your people who shot him!"

  Sean: "Is what he said true? Asshole! Are we really doing the wrong thing?"

  Mars: "You should have your own thoughts, Sean. Don't believe a traitor's words."

  Sean: "He has evidence, how do you explain that? And Bob Noah, why did you kill him?"

  Mars: "This was an accident, how did we know you were inside? Our primary goal is to take down Worden."

  Dinah: "No, it's all my fault. I didn't protect him well!"

  Sean: "This has nothing to do with you, Dinah... You need to explain it to us clearly, Dutchman!"

  Mars: "Don't call me that! I will explain to you later. But before that, don't have any thoughts of betraying the organization!"

  Sean: "What the fuck do you think of me?!" He suddenly got angry and wanted to compete with Mars. Sam immediately grabbed him and gave him a wink.

  Sam: "We won't do it, don't worry. Dinah, come on, let's get out of here."

  An hour later, on the other side of West London.

  Frank suddenly woke up, feeling a splitting headache. After he regained consciousness, he found himself sitting in the back seat of the car, with Goeman and Graves sitting opposite him, and Graves holding a Taser gun in his hand. He immediately recalled what had happened before.

  Frank: "Son of a bitch..."

  Humph, it doesn' hard to catch you."

  Frank: "How do you know where I'm going?"

  Graves: "You did this eighteen years ago, it's just unlucky this time."

  Frank: "Okay. What are you going to do with me? Take credit for La Fontaine?"

  Goeman: "How could we easily hand you over?"

  Frank: "You want to keep me as a pet, like Graves?"

  Graves: "Hey! I'm still holding a gun."

  Frank: "So what? The moment you shoot, I can knock you down and then slap Goeman, open the door and escape."

  Graves: "Just brag, you!"

  Goeman: "Alright! We won't hurt you, nor will we hand you over to Ludwig. On the contrary, we're considering how to help you."

  Frank: "It's meaningless. They just destroyed all the evidence I got."

  Gelman: "Really? Don't you have a backup?"

  Frank: "How could I make a backup in such a short amount of time!"

  Goeman: "Okay. Fortunately, I have a backup."

  Frank: "What?"

  Goeman took out a stack of files from the drawer under his seat and threw them in front of Frank. Frank opened and looked at it. It was exactly the same file he had stolen before. Frank saw hope again, but began to doubt Goeman's motives.

  Frank: "Okay... what's the price? Let me work for you forever?"

  Goeman: "I won't force you, of course I'm always welcome if you want. Our goal is the same now, to deal with Pheromone and his henchmen and prevent him from doing anything harmful to the world. And I also have some useful information about the laboratory you asked me to investigate."

  Frank: "What is it?"

  Goeman: "He did indeed steal something very important from there before. It's just not a weapon, but a machine."

  Frank: "What machine?"

  Goeman: "A machine that can release special radiation energy. That radiation energy is called Achilles Radiation, which can greatly enhance human functions and turn them into superhumans."

  Frank was stunned and looked at Goeman in surprise.

  Frank: "You fucking kidding, right?"

  Goeman: "That's on the documents I collected. After all, it was Arthur Pheromone who was responsible for managing the experiment at that time.You can take a look at the last report in this file, which is not included in the file you received today."

  Frank: "Let me take a look...Hmm,shit... wait, is Arthur pheromone also affected himself?"

  Goeman: "He was the first. The only two survivors of that night revealed that Arthur Pheromone, with unimaginable strength and speed, killed all MI6 agents who came to organize him with his bare hands. And one of them said he saw pheromone being shot several times and still standing still, and his gunshot wound recovered in a short time."

  Frank: "What?!" He immediately thought of Sam, whom he had just fought against. Is there any connection between her, pheromone, and Achilles Radiation?

  Goeman: "Listen, I know this is hard to believe, neither am I. After all, we haven't really had a face-to-face encounter with Pheromone. But if it's true, Pheromone will become an extremely dangerous person. It's imaginable what else he will do with that machine. We must find him as soon as possible and stop him. And the only clue now is Mars, who is closest to him."

  Frank: "Mars, are you sure?"

  Goeman: "You've also reviewed these files. Mars is the only one in the committee who had contact with Pheromone, and his level may be higher than Ludwig's. Starting from him may help us locate Pheromone faster. And I happen to know where Mars and the others are now."

  Frank: "Okay, what do you want me to do?"

  Goeman: "I can provide you with some eavesdropping devices. But be careful, you can't have direct contact with them anymore, otherwise we can't protect you. I know you hate Mars, but in the current situation, you must keep him alive."

  Frank: "I know what to do, Victor. Let's get started!"