In the evening, they evaded the pursuit of police and assassins and returned to Manhattan, behind the Continental Hotel in New York.

  Frank: Are you kidding me? The Continental Hotel? It's full of Grey Runners!

  Charles: "The current hotel owner and I are life and death friends. He owes me a big favor before."

  Frank: "So big that he's willing to go through fire for you? Are you sure he wasn't bought off by Ludwig?"

  Charles: "It was his people who secretly assisted us in escaping just now. Don't worry, I know his character well, and he definitely wouldn't do that kind of thing."

  Frank: "Hmph, why didn't you say that to me?"

  Charles: "I said it, You just didn't hear it. Especially after you ran away that day. Sigh..."

  Frank: "Let's talk about this later. Let's go ahead now."

  Thomas Scaletta, the owner of the Continental Hotel in New York, personally met with Charles and, upon learning of their condition, without hesitation, invited them into the room and placed them in the presidential suite. He also blocked the hotel's information and kept outsiders at bay.

  The others were cleaning Charles' wounds while sharing all the information they knew. The one who reacted the most was Allie. He couldn't believe that his father was actually the former boss of an intelligence organization, and his sister had no blood relationship with him. She was the daughter of another villain, whose original name was Fiona. And Charles also let her join the intelligence organization, becoming a ruthless assassin. All signs now indicate that Pheromone is targeting Sam, and for Charles and Ellie, he may just be trying to take their lives as a price for taking away her daughter.

  Charles originally wanted to explain something to Sam, but unexpectedly she scolded him. It was he who brought her to the committee and experienced a bunch of terrible things, watching her friends sacrifice one after another for her. And now, her biological father wants to deal with her because Charles kidnapped her from him. What made her even angrier was that Charles broke up her and Allie, and even cut off their connection, all for the sake of so-called protection.

  After Sam finished her frustration, she rushed out the door. Allie immediately followed after her. There are only three people left in the room, Charles, Albert, and Frank. Charles felt a little aggrieved and lay in bed silently shedding tears. For the first time,Frank saw his fragile side, his grand image in his mind had already collapsed. Then, he could not help but start roast Charles.

  Frank: "You actually changed her name to Saris, the name of your ex girlfriend."

  Charles: "Please, Frank, don't talk to me about this right now."

  Frank: "Okay... what do you want me to say?"

  Charles: "Whatever, you can torture me any way you want... I'm already paralyzed anyway."

  Frank: "Forget it, I won't take advantage of your situation."

  Charles: Damn... I didn't expect things to turn out this way."

  Frank: "You've been living comfortably for too long, Charlie. Your mind and skills have become sluggish."

  Charles: "I'm almost 50 years old!"

  Frank: So what? This old guy is older than you, right? He can even come alone to support you."

  Albert: "Um, Are you complimenting me?"

  Frank: "You made a foolish decision, Charlie! It's impossible to continue living a normal life without being discovered."

  Charles: "Do you think I'm better off now? My wife and I are divorced, and our two children just had a fight with me. My home has fallen into disrepair, leaving only Albert and me. And now, that dead guy came to seek revenge on me because I fucking kindly adopted his daughter, raised her to adulthood, and made her the most powerful Grey Shadow Walker on the committee!"

  Frank: "You did do a lot to her, but you should tell her the truth."

  Charles: "I will, at the right time, in the right place. Not now."

  Frank immediately thought of himself and Rita, and couldn't help but agree with Charles' words.

  Frank: "Okay... maybe it's fate? Someone manipulated everything and made you go through these things."

  Charles: (With a helpless smile) "For what? Just to make me feel pain?"

  Frank: "Only with pain can you grow and live with a stronger attitude. That's what you said when we first met, remember."

  Charles: "Hmph... hahaha!" He couldn't help but laugh out loud, his eyes filled with helplessness.

  Charles: Hmm... I'm really sorry about you, Frank. I'm really, really sorry about you."

  Frank: Well, that's exactly what I want to hear. I feel good now."

  Charles: "Really?"

  Frank: "Of course not! Unless your apology can help me take down Pheromone, Ludwig, and Mars."

  Charles: "These bastards! Poor Jefferson... I haven't even seen him one last time. And Rita..."

  Frank: "Do you have any news about her?"

  Charles: "After you ran away from my house, she came to me once to talk about you and Jefferson. She didn't want to believe that you killed Jefferson, but the evidence given by the committee was indeed difficult to refute, and I couldn't defend anything for you. I no longer have any power. I just wanted her to believe in herself and not be deceived by others."

  Frank: "Now I can refute it. Mars gave false evidence that he killed Jefferson and then framed me."

  Charles: "This guy, I should have seen at first, Ludwig must have opened a backdoor for him. Speaking of Ludwig, it was because of his influence in Southern Europe that he joined. I thought he would cooperate with the Sicilian Mafia, but I didn't expect his partner to be Pheromone."

  Frank: "Now they're all coming towards us, it's difficult for just a few of us to against them."

  Charles: "I see... how are you doing with MI6? What are their conditions?"

  Frank: "What? Do you know?"

  Charles: "Albert told me that you talked to someone named Goeman, and immediately I thought of Victor Goeman, that MI6 intelligence officer."

  Frank: "He wants to cooperate with us to fight against Pheromone, and after the deal is done, he also wants to get a share of the committee's affairs. It means..."

  Charles: "He wants to join the committee?"

  Frank: "He didn't say it to me openly, but I guess that's what he meant. After all, MI6 is too corrupt now, and he doesn't have the ability to rectify it. He can only change the place he stay. After all things done, you will definitely clean up the committee and eliminate all those who are with Ludwig. Goeman can help you fill the vacant positions."

  Charles: "Let me make it clear to you: I won't go back to be the chairman, but this time I will choose a better candidate for you to replace me."

  Frank: "Another Jefferson? Come on. Before long, he will be step down or killed by someone."

  Charles: No, I won't. I won't make the same mistake."

  Frank: "The question is, who is willing to support you?"

  At that moment, Allie suddenly rushed in from outside and interrupted their conversation.

  Allie: Hey, sorry to interrupt."

  Charles: "Is Sam okay?"

  Allie: "She... has calmed down, but she still has some difficulty letting go. I need to spend more time with her, but Claire, she can't stay here for long. Her brother Christian is a police officer, he's waiting for her to go back tonight."

  Charles: "It's too dangerous outside, it's better for her to stay here."

  Frank: "But if she doesn't go back in time, her brother will become suspicious. And the police are now in a mess because of what happened today, and the whole city is under martial law."

  Albert: "Let me take her back. Those people don't know me, it's safer this way. Where does her family live."

  Allie: "2 Redfield Street, Brooklyn."

  Albert: "Leave it to me, I will protect her."

  After speaking, Albert took the car keys and left. Allie ran away and returned to Sam's side.

  Frank: "They have a great relationship, don't they?"

  Charles: "They are best friends, even if she were to join the committee, she was determined to contact him."

  Frank: "That doesn't sound like siblings, it's like a couple."

  Charles: "What the fuck did you talking about?"

  Frank: "You should understand, if they knew they were not related by blood, they would have done such thing sooner or later."

  Charles: "What thing? What are you talking about?"

  Frank: "It's nothing, just... teasing."

  Charles: "You have something to say. Wait a minute, can it be that you and Rita..."

  Frank: "Hey hey, you sleep here by yourself, I'll go first!"

  Charles: "Hey, wait a minute, what are you afraid of? I already knew you two were together!"

  Frank: "What?! When?!"

  Charles: "In 2007, actually even earlier, I don't remember. Her tone when she talked to you that day was different."

  Frank: "Damn it! Did Jeff know at that time?"

  Charles: "I'm not sure, he didn't tell me either."

  Frank: Damn it, poor guy. I should have told him earlier, maybe he wouldn't have died like that."

  Charles: "That's just change a different way of dying. You can't save him anymore."

  Frank: "Then Rita and I won't be separated. Damn it... I don't know how she's doing now."

  Charles: "Don't worry, she's very smart and knows how to protect herself. We still have a chance to see her, I believe. Hmm..." He suddenly thought of something and his expression became serious.

  Charles: "Maybe she can help..."

  Frank: "Uh, what?"

  Meanwhile, in Paris, within the de Lasse Manor.

  Rita sat alone on the sofa in the living room, flipping through the photos she had taken with her family and friends before, recalling the bits and pieces of the past. There are rarely any photos related to Frank in the album because Frank told her that he doesn't like taking photos. But after they were together, Frank reluctantly took a few photos with Rita, but they were only saved in Rita's private album.

  Looking at their happy moments in the photo, as well as the tears in the photo, Rita couldn't tell how many times she shed tears for everything between them. Gradually, she had come out of this matter, but what she firmly believed had never changed - that Frank Worden did not kill her father.

  If that's the case, then it only proves one thing - someone in the committee is framing him, and this speculation has been gradually verified by her in recent times. The suspicious points at the scene of her father's death, the undercurrent surges of the committee's top management, the peepers hidden in the shadows, and the mysterious person who spoke with Mars... all indicate that things are not as simple as she imagined. And she has always maintained a high level of vigilance, guarding against any acquaintances around her.

  She knew very well that she couldn't confront them alone, nor did she have a better way to deal with them. She can only wait, waiting for the enemy of those people, Frank Worden, to defeat them and reveal the truth and justice to the public. But now, her time is running out.

  Ludwig's new deputy, Lothaire, approached the manor. Rita personally received him.

  Rita: "Is Chairman La Fontaine looking for me?"

  Lothaire: "Yes, Madame de Lasse, please come with us. "

  Rita: "Okay, let me prepare."

  She returned to her room, took her bag, stuffed a female revolver into it, tied a butterfly knife to her thigh, and covered it with a skirt. When she went out, she happened to see a black Porsche 911 sports car parked not far away. The reflective glass made it impossible for her to see who was sitting inside, but it was enough to keep her highly alert.

  The car drove all the way into the city of Paris, and Rita nervously stared out the window in the back seat, watching if the black Porsche was following her.

  Lothaire: "Is there a problem?"

  Rita: "No... nothing, nothing."

  Lothaire: "Hmm... so how have you been lately, Ms. de Lasse? It must be very lonely to be alone at home, right?"

  Rita: "Finally taking a vacation, of course I need to relax on my own."

  Lothaire: "Perhaps call some friends would be better."

  Rita: "Why are you starting to care about me? Lothaire."

  Lothaire: "As the deputy to the chairman, I must always care about our employees. Besides, you are the daughter of former chairman Jefferson de Lasse. May he rest in peace."

  Rita: "Hmph, the position of Chairman is really high-risk! Woodhart, Pizarro, my dad, Komnenos, how long do you think Mr. La Fontaine can sit on it? Oh, I don't mean to offend, if you think there is."

  Lothaire: "Hmm... that's a good question. Judging from the problems Mr. La Fontaine is facing now, it's difficult for him to get through his first term safely. The rogue agents have had a serious impact on the committee, especially the successive tragic deaths of Chairman de Lasse and Chairman Komnenos, which have caused panic throughout the committee. The other eleven knights also have their own ulterior motives. Mr. La Fontaine can stand up at this time, quite brave, isn't he?"

  Rita: Hmm... you're right."

  At this moment, she noticed that the Porsche 911 appeared again in the right rear direction of the car and began to follow them. Lothaire seemed to have noticed and beckoned the driver to take another route.

  Lothaire: "Don't be afraid, Ms. de Lasse, maybe just a CIA agent. "

  Rita: "CIA?"

  Lothaire: "That's right, recent events around the world have made the CIA pay attention to us again. "

  Rita: "But haven't we always been allies?"

  Lothaire: "There are no absolute allies, Rita. The CIA, like MI6, has a penchant for spying on allies, and there are some things we cannot let them know."

  Their vehicle began to slowly accelerate, and then unexpectedly shook off the Porsche 911, which made Rita feel a bit strange, after all, the horsepower of the Porsche 911 is much greater than their sedan. Gradually, Rita realized something was wrong. Their vehicles are getting farther and farther away from the committee headquarters, heading towards the east of Paris. Rita felt a little flustered and unconsciously reached into her bag.

  Rita: "I thought we were going to headquarters to meet Mr. La Fontaine.another

  Lothaire: "No, he's in... another relatively safe place. You know, recent events have made him very vigilant."

  Rita: "Oh, is that so? He's probably not the only one be vigilant."

  Lothaire: Hahaha! Don't worry, Rita. This meeting will end soon, and then you will safely return to your residence."

  After passing through Vincent Forest, the car turned right and drove into a secluded alley. Immediately afterwards, Rita noticed a van parked opposite their vehicle, with the rear door open and two plainclothes Grey Runners standing outside.

  This was like writing kidnapping on their faces, it was impossible that Rita not felt to panic. Her index finger had already touched the trigger in her bag, and she slightly aimed her bag at Lothaire beside her. Just as the car was about to come to a stop, a bullet suddenly shot from the dark, breaking the window and hitting the driver's head in the front seat.

  Rita and Lothaire were startled, while the Grey Shadow Walker next to the van immediately raised his gun to search for the target, and was then shot down one after another, creating a terrifying scene.

  Lothaire: "What the fuck? Get down!"

  Rita didn't listen to him at all and opened the car door to escape on her own. At this moment, the gunshot just stopped Rita kept running towards the alley entrance, but was immediately blocked by a sudden motorcycle. The motorcyclist instantly jumped off the car and pounced on Rita. Rita also reacted quickly, shooting the motorcyclist through her bag and instantly injuring their thigh. Immediately after, she took out a butterfly knife and plunged it into the other person's shoulder, knocking them down.

  Rita crossed over the motorcyclist and helped up the other party's motorcycle to get on. Subsequently, more unidentified masked individuals emerged from the back of the van, executing each of the fallen Grey Runners and dragging Lothaire out of the car. Rita was completely confused by the chaotic scene in front of her. She didn't have time to figure out what had happened and quickly rode her motorcycle to escape from the scene.

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  As she didn't drive far, the black Porsche 911 appeared in front of her again, this time face-to-face. Rita instinctively thought he was with those guys and immediately turned around to escape on another road, the Porsche 911 started following closely behind.

  The speed of the motorcycle is comparable to that of a Porsche, Rita can't even shake it off. She was too focused on the pursuers behind her and forgot to observe other vehicles on the road. While crossing an intersection, a sedan suddenly rushed out from her side and collided head-on with her. Rita fell off the car and rolled several times to the roadside, then fainted in an instant.

  When Rita woke up again, she found herself in a strange room. I have injuries all over my body, but they have all been bandaged up. She felt a splitting headache and paused for a long time before realizing that she had been in a car accident. Just then, someone opened the door and walked in. He is a middle-aged man with short brown hair and a beard, wearing overalls and a white shirt, with sharp eyes. According to the stereotype that Rita had discussed with Frank before, this person must have worked for the CIA or had worked for the CIA before.

  When the man walked up to her, Rita didn't show much fear, but waited vigilantly for he to say the first thing.

  "Ms.de Lasse. "This man spoke English with a northern accent, and Rita guessed that he might be from York or Lancashire, England. Interestingly, she remembered that Charles Woodhart's hometown was also there.

  Rita: "Who are you?" she looked at her warily and asked.

  Hensett: "My name is Richard Hensett, a former CIA agent who is now the leader of the Hensett Inspection. "

  Rita: "Hensett Inspection? I remember you. You are a small intelligence group working in Lisbon. You are not under the jurisdiction of the committee, but you have a cooperative relationship."

  Hensett: "Hmm, you have a great memory, girl."

  Rita: "What do you want?"

  Hensett: "It was Charles Woodhart who asked us to save you."

  Rita: "Uncle Charles? What's going on here?"

  Hensett: "He told me that HOG has infiltrated EISC, and Ludwig La Fontaine and Neil Mars are the biggest spies they planted, commanding other traitors and scum under their command to eliminate dissidents within the organization. Your father, Frank Worden, and Alexios Komnenos are all targets of their persecution. "

  Rita: "What?! That...How do I know what you're saying is true?"

  Hensett: Hmm... is it convenient for you to walk now? I'll take you to another room to discuss this matter seriously."

  Rita: "I..." She remained vigilant until Hensett took out a card and handed it to her."

  Hensett: "Someone entrusted me to you, saying that once I show this, you will trust me."

  Rita took a look at the card and there was a sentence written on it that she felt very familiar with.

  "I will come back for you, and make them pay for everything they have done to us!"

  These are the words on the postcard that Frank had secretly left for her before. The handwriting is clearly Frank's, but it is slightly different from before and should be new. Rita immediately realized that Frank was still alive and fighting for the truth.

  Rita: "How's Frank? Is he doing okay?"

  Hensett: "To be honest, I haven't met him in person yet. He was in New York with Charles, and they were attacked by Arthur pheromone and Mars, but luckily escaped their clutches. But they couldn't hold on for long and needed the support of more allies. That's why I found you and saved you from La Fontaine's hands."

  Rita: "Why do you need me?"

  According to Charles, you know the other eleven knights of the committee and have good relationships with them, right?"

  Rita: "That was before. Now the Twelve Knights have basically changed. The only still in power since the establishment of the committee are Hansen from England, Pizarro from Spain, Petrov from Russia, and the current chairman Ludwig La Fontaine. Wait a minute, what does Charles want me to do?"

  Hensett: "Come, I'll talk to you in another place, and go have a meal. You slept for three hours, you must be starving, right?"

  Rita: "Has it been that long? Wait a minute, you're the one driving 911 today, right"

  Hensett: "Hmph, yeah."

  Rita: "Damn it! Why didn't you reveal your identity earlier? Caused me to have a car accident and fall down!"

  Hensett: (awkwardly chuckled) "Sorry, we were one step late today and let La Fontaine's men take the lead. If we hadn't shot and killed those HOG members who disguised themselves as Grey Runner in time, God knows where they would have taken you."

  Rita: "Wait a minute, which side is that motorcyclist on?"

  Hensett: "That's also my subordinate. He originally wanted to take you away directly. But he may have been too hasty, and as a result, he was shot in the thigh and stabbed in the shoulder by you. Now he's lying paralyzed in bed."

  Rita: Oh, really... I'm so sorry! I was so scared at the time that I had no idea who was good or bad!"

  Hensett: "It's okay, it's not your fault. I'll compensate that guy later. By the way, you have a high sense of prevention and know how to use weapons for self-defense"

  Rita: "This is all taught by my father and Frank." Speaking of which, she couldn't help but recall her past with Frank and the her father.

  Hensett took Rita around their temporary stronghold and brought her to the headquarters. He presented all the confidential files given to him by Charles and Frank to Rita for review. After reading these files, Rita was greatly shocked and couldn't help but feel regretful for her previous distrust of Frank, as well as very angry about the vicious and vicious actions of the HOG team.

  Rita: "These bastards killed my father and plunged me into depression and sadness all day long. They must pay!"

  Hensett: "Now I am on the same side as you. Although my team is not large, our concealment and operational capabilities are excellent among various intelligence organizations. We can continue some small-scale infiltration operations, collect relevant intelligence from hostile organizations, or cause some local damage. But we do not have the ability to directly stand up and confront those people.

  Now Charles and his team have received support from an MI6 official, who is passing on HOG's relevant intelligence to the CIA, hoping to receive their assistance to help deal with Pheromone. On the European side, Charles hopes that you can contact the remaining members of the Twelve Horsemen and have them join our team to remove Ludwig La Fontaine from the position of committee chairman and clean up all the insiders within the committee. "

  Rita: "Okay... but how do I start? Those Twelve Knights all have their own teams, how can I make them believe me?"

  Hensett: "With this evidence and your judgment of their character, and what words should you use to persuade them to participate. I believe these guys are also gradually being persecuted by La Fontaine now. After all, La Fontaine wants dictatorship, and it is only a matter of time before the other Twelve Knights are targeted by him. As long as you can use your rhetoric and the influence of Charles Woodhart to make these people have the courage to resist La Fontaine and join our alliance. Of course, these people are always selfish. You need to make them believe that joining our team is a wise choice, and ensure that our cause will ultimately succeed."

  Since Ludwig came to power, the twelve knights who initially established the committee have truly ceased to exist in name only. There are only a few remaining members of the Twelve Knights who have the strength to become a vassal state.

  The first person Rita contacted was Vladimir Petrov, who is currently being persecuted by Ludwig and is a member of the Twelve Knights who govern Eastern Europe and Russia.

  Petrov has always been known for his strong, reclusive, and independent diplomatic attitude among the Twelve Knights, which is very similar to his homeland Russia. He rarely comes to the headquarters of the committee to participate in dealing with tedious political matters, and most of the time he stays in his own territory and secluded corner. Only when the committee wants to replace the new chairman, he will fulfill his responsibility to participate in the voting. And the only member of the Twelve Knights he liked was Charles Woodhart. Although he only had a few time to contact with him, from his various performances during his tenure and his deep hatred towards terrorism, Charles' character was greatly appreciated by Petrov. After Charles stepped down for the last time, communication between Petrov and the West became increasingly scarce, and conflicts frequently arose.

  Russia's regional hegemony and NATO's world hegemony are in conflict. In order to strengthen cooperation with NATO and cater to the hostile policies of NATO and the Russian, Ludwig pointed the finger at the only member of the Twelve Knights in the committee who stood with Russia. He has hired coyote scouts to Moscow more than once to gather intelligence related to Petrov. As a result, he learned that Petrov had become the director of the Russian Federal Bureau of Investigation and now had the resources of the entire country to operate his business, which made Ludwig even more of a thorn in his side. Ludwig contacted pheromone and instructed him to dispatch HOG terrorists to take down Petrov.

  However, this matter was discovered by Hensett and Rita, as they interrogated the plan from the captured Lothaire and relentlessly approached Petrov. Subsequently, Petrov was indeed attacked by terrorists, but fortunately the people of Hensett provided timely support and repelled the terrorists. Petrov knew very well that Ludwig was behind it, and in order to repay their life-saving kindness, he was willing to join their team. But he has stated more than once that he does not trust the other Twelve Knights members of the committee.

  William Hanson, a member of the Twelve Knights who managed British affairs, was nearly seventy years old and a veteran intelligence officer of the former MI6. He experienced the entire Cold War, witnessed the collapse of the Soviet Union and the birth of the committee. Although he doesn't like having so many members from different countries, ethnicities, and beliefs in an intelligence organization, compared to the organization he used to lead, the committee is already considered heaven for him.

  Since joining the committee, Hansen has been assisting in easing the relationship between MI6 and the committee by selling intelligence resources from both sides to each other. The news of Frank joining the committee was also conveyed by Hansen to MI6, but it was also him who helped Charles prevent MI6 from continuing to hold Frank accountable.

  Gradually, Hansen also developed a character of being content with the status quo, indifferent to anything happening at headquarters, and wary of his subordinates. He didn't expect them to suddenly rebel against him, wanting to sideline this old guy and make him their own master. And Hansen did not have the means to quell these rebellions on his own, so he could only request the committee's help. As a result, Ludwig ignored him completely because he had long wanted to replace this useless guy, so he was still left to fend for himself.

  Hensett and Rita seized the opportunity to find Hansen and promised to help him quell the rebellion of these gang forces. In return, he would join the resistance against Ludwig.

  Alfonso Pizarro, stationed in Barcelona, Spain, was in charge of the committee's interests throughout the Iberian Peninsula. Over the years, he also expanded his business to the entire South America, making him the most influential member of the Twelve Knights and a complete egoist.

  In fact, he was aware of the collusion between Ludwig and HOG, but he never revealed it to anyone else, secretly observing Ludwig's movements and collecting evidence. Once Ludwig takes any action against him, he will immediately make his evidence public, putting Ludwig to death. But in addition, Pizarro was willing to maintain a cooperative relationship with Ludwig.

  Pizarro's attitude towards other members of the committee is also complex. Before the end of his first term, he faced dissatisfaction from other members of the organization because his administrative efficiency was much slower than that of his predecessor, Charles Woodhart, and caused many signs of corruption within the organization. This also led to him losing the opportunity for re-election, allowing Charles to regain power. Therefore, he hated all the other eleven knights, including Charles. But for Jefferson and his daughter Rita, he was exceptionally fond of them.

  After Jefferson became the chairman of the committee, he greatly respected Pizarro and helped him solve many management problems multiple times. Rita is beautiful, kind-hearted, and eloquent. When she first talked to Pizarro, Pizarro fell in love with her. Afterwards, Jefferson died tragically in an accident, and Pizarro was angry about it for a while, but he didn't do anything. He was aware that Jefferson's death was related to Ludwig, but he remained silent and chose to observe the situation. Finally, he waited until Rita personally approached him and told him all the truth.

  Pizarro was willing to join their team, but he wanted to gain the greatest benefits after the war. Hensett, who was traveling with Rita, saw through Pizarro's essence at a glance and began to follow Pizarro's wishes, pretending to agree to his unreasonable demands and allowing him to join their team with peace of mind.

  In this way, Rita and Hensett barely gathered a team with Ludwig. The next step is to obtain the support of the prosecutor's trial army, who will have the power to take down Ludwig. What they didn't expect was that Ludwig actually killed the chief prosecutor of the prosecutor's office in advance and repeated the same trick, pushing the blame onto others. The entire prosecutor's office was leaderless, and the trial army was put aside. In the end, the prosecutor's office chose neutrality in this conflict. Rita also understood that using gentle methods to impeach Ludwig was no longer effective, and the next step was the violent resistance.

  In the suburbs of Paris, Hansen, Petrov, and Pizarro gathered here with their Grey Runners, preparing to launch an attack on Ludwig who was stubbornly resisting at the Paris headquarters. But before starting, the three of them once again had conflicts over their previous disputes and current interests. Rita and Hensett tried to persuade them for a long time, but to no avail. Rita realized that she had overestimated her persuasive ability and began to become unconfident. And then, an unexpected person appeared in front of them.

  "Alright! You fools! Shut up!"

  Everyone turned around and even Rita and Hensett were greatly surprised. Charles Woodhart actually came here in person, and his followers were none other than Goeman from MI6, who also brought a special operations team to help them.

  Rita: "Uncle Charles!"

  Hensett: Charlie, why are you here?"

  Charles: "I was a little worried, so I came over with them. This is Victor Goeman, from MI6, and he will also help us fight against Ludwig."

  Goeman: "Hi!"

  Charles: "Alright, stop talking nonsense, let me take a look at them. Vlad..."

  Petrov: "Long time no see, Charles. It's been at least five years, right?"

  Charles: "Almost, you're still the same. I'm a bit immature now."

  Petrov: "Hmph, you're at least more human like than a few of them," he looked at Pizarro.

  Pizarro: (disdainfully) "Hehe!"

  Charles: "Alfonso, I didn't expect you to appear here."

  Pizarro: "I didn't expect you to be alive either."

  Charles: "Hmph, okay. Everyone present must have a doubt in their hearts. Why did we participate in this battle? Young people, of course, sacrificed their lives and shed their blood, while older people are just trying to make a living. These old antiques are thinking even more. They are like the leaders of the great powers in World War I, fighting fiercely to divide that pitiful territory. In the end, they both suffered losses and the people's families were destroyed. Finally, they signed that contract, forcing a country to a dead end, which ultimately led to another world war. Will this happen again? Of course, it is certain. Because humans never learn from their mistakes! So are we. "

  Pizarro: "What do you want to say, Charles."

  Charles: "How long do you think you can live? Alfonso. 69? 70? We are both over fifty years old. Some things should be clear. No matter how much we gain, we will have nothing left at the moment our lives disappear. The only thing we can do is pass on our legacy to the next generation, and then they will pass it on to their generation. The EURUS Intelligence and Security Committee is our common legacy, a shelter for our descendants.

  We built this shelter to accommodate talents who wander around the world and are not recognized by other organizations. We have built a comprehensive training program to help these people overcome their shortcomings, enhance their strengths, and enable them to forget their painful past and embrace a new future. And now, it has been taken away by a self righteous fake king and a ruthless madman! They won't stop here until they erase each and every one of us from this world. Will you let it happen?!"

  "NO!"

  The Grey Runners behind Pizarro suddenly became passionate, mostly young people and seasoned veterans. Even Hensett and the others were moved by Charles' speech.

  Charles: "I can't guarantee what we'll get after victory. All I know is that if we don't take action, we'll have nothing left. What we're doing is not just for ourselves, but also to prevent the whole world from getting into a fire because of our inaction. Let's get moving!"

  Petrov: "We will follow you, Mr. Woodhart!"

  Hansen: "I'm the same."

  Pizarro: "Um, what can I say? You finally convinced me once, Charles."

  Charles: "Then let us drag that fake king off his throne!"

  At the underground headquarters in Paris, Ludwig gathered all his confidants in the committee outside the chairman's office and gave them the final order to defend the headquarters to the death and prevent the rebels from attacking from outside. And he also attempted to contact the French government as the chairman of the committee, requesting their support.

  However, Charles and the others anticipated this and personally met with the French President to inform him of all the facts. The French president himself favored Charles and expressed his willingness to let them carry out their revolution. He would order the French army to evacuate the masses and clean up the battlefield for them.

  The entire process of revolution was even easier than they had imagined. Hensett's henchmen had already infiltrated the team of coyote scouts, figured out the defense strategy of Ludwig's team, and found a weak breakthrough point to defend. The coalition forces immediately launched a surprise attack and rushed into the committee headquarters from the breakthrough point.

  Ludwig: "You can't run, fools! Come back to save me!"

  Charles: "Ludwig La Fontaine, your cruel rule is over! Your master seems to have abandoned you, let's just surrender!"

  Ludwig: "What? Woodhart?!"

  Rita: "You have to pay the price for your terror, La Fontaine!"

  Ludwig: "Uh, go die!"

  He pulled out a revolver from behind and aimed the muzzle at Rita.

  Hensett: "Look out!"

  As the bullet was fired, Hensett tackled Rita and let the bullet graze his shoulder. When Ludwig was about to shoot Charles, one of Pizarro's henchmen fired from behind him, knocking out the firearm in his hand.

  Charles: "Wait, I want him alive!"

  Pizarro's henchmen immediately put away their guns and stepped forward to arrest Ludwig.

  Ludwig: "Fool! You're too kind! You can't do anything big at all!"

  Charles: "How dare a loser speak wildly in front of me? Take him down!"

  After Ludwig was taken down, Charles immediately came to Hensett to examine his injuries.

  Charles: "Are you okay, old friend?"

  Hensett: "It's just a scratch. Are you okay?"

  Rita: "Hmm, you saved me. Twice."

  Hensett:(With a proud smile) "Be aware, don't fall in love with me! I have a wife, and you also have someone you love, right?"

  Rita: "Hmm... Hmm..."

  The revolution finally succeeded, and Ludwig was imprisoned by the Allied forces in the dungeon of the headquarters, waiting for their interrogation and final trial. The prosecutor's office also stepped forward at this time, expressing support for Charles and his team's behavior, and will not impose sanctions on them according to the committee's laws. However, Ludwig, on the other hand, if all the evidence provided by Charles was comfortable, Ludwig would face a thousand years of imprisonment that could never be reduced.

  Pizarro and other high-level figures continued to stay at the headquarters, waiting for them to recommend a new chairman to take over. Charles is certainly expected by everyone, although he himself does not want to continue as the chairman of the committee, he will serve as their interim leader until the matter is completely resolved. He promoted Hensett as his deputy, and Rita became Hensett's assistant, helping him deal with the mess left by Ludwig. Now Ludwig has fallen, but pheromone is still alive. The battle is not over yet.

  Just as Charles was busy interrogating Ludwig, he suddenly received bad news from across the ocean.

  Rita: "What happened?"

  Charles: "I have to leave here."

  Rita: "Did something happen to Frank and the others? I'll go with you!"

  Charles: No! You must stay here and help me handle these things. We can't let the coalition split anymore, I will handle everything over there."

  Okay, keep in touch! Whatever the problem is, we'll be there to help you!"

  Charles: "I will."

  Rita watched Charles' departing figure, her eyes filled with concern for him and Frank.

  Rita: "Oh, Frank, when can we meet again?"

  At the same time, in New York, USA, at Woodhart Manor.

  Sam and Allie started practicing on the big lawn early in the morning, while Frank watched from the side and made random suggestions. Previously, they had already led Allie to destroy a local stronghold of HOG and almost caught Mars. Allie personally killed his first enemy, but he didn't expect to feel any sense of guilt. After all, these people are extremely vicious, and killing them is also a way to eliminate harm to the people. Sam felt ashamed and angry because she couldn't personally kill Mars. At that time, Allie's combat skills were still very amateur and he couldn't support her in time. Therefore, Sam wanted to give Allie special training and had the seasoned Frank supervise him on the side.

  As a result, Frank's mind was not focused on Ellie at all, he had been keeping an eye on Sam, staring at something on his own.

  Sam: "Your hands should be steady, and your steps should be more solid."

  Allie: "I think learning proper moves is a bit too difficult. Can you teach some dirty tricks?"

  Sam: "We're not in high school anymore. These guys are all crazy. They play dirty tricks even better than us."

  Allie: "Then let's not practice combat skills for now, let's practice shooting. I can shoot, you saw it."

  Sam: "That shaky hands? forget it!"

  Allie: "I can be a good shooter!"

  Sam: "Just being good at marksmanship won't make me a Grey Runner. You don't know how difficult it was for me when I was specially trained by them, but in the end, I survived and even developed a whole set of skills."

  Allie: "How long have you been training at that time?"

  Sam: "Three months, usually need a year for the others, but I work harder."

  Allie: What about you, Mr. Worden?"

  Frank: "About me what?"

  Allie: "You're a celebrity in your organization, right? How long did you train before they let you join?"

  Frank: "I don't need any training. I passed within a week."

  Allie: Wow! So you're even more genius than her!"

  Sam: "He was in the special forces before joining the committee! What training does he need?"

  Allie: "Who is stronger between you and him?"

  Sam: "Hey, why are you discussing that again!"

  Frank: "If she didn't have self-healing ability, I would have killed her in London."

  Sam: "Wow! Say that again?!" She suddenly became anxious.

  Frank: "Well, I almost chopped off your shoulder with my axe. By the way, can you still survive if your head off?"

  Allie: "Hey! Don't offend her like this... can you?" He suddenly became curious.

  Sam: "Well... how do I know? I haven't died before! This kind of thing can't be tried casually!"

  Frank: "So do you have any other weaknesses? Maybe I can learn from you to deal with Pheromone."

  Sam: Come on, you can't beat him alone!"

  Frank: "I almost killed him last time! Do you want me to replay it now?"

  Sam: "Alright, Let me see what you got!"

  She suddenly asked Allie to leave and make room for Frank. Frank moved around for a moment, facing Sam face-to-face, putting on a hand gesture, waiting for the opponent's attack.

  Sure enough, Sam attacked first again, and a fierce wave of punches hit him. Her attack speed is very fast, leaving Allie stunned. But Frank's reaction speed was equally astonishing, catching her attacks one after another. Frank began to counterattack, using a hand knife to attack Sam's upper waist from bottom to top, but was stopped by her in time. The two sides engaged in several rounds of hand to hand combat with each other, with no clear winner. Ellie, who was standing nearby, was pleased to see it.

  Still following the same strategy as last time, Sam plans to exhaust Frank's stamina. As a result, Frank started to play tricks again, suddenly picking up the training sword on the ground and using it to attack Sam. As a result, Sam was not afraid of his weapon attack at all. He picked up the wooden blade empty handed and then kicked Frank's head with a high leg. Frank immediately gave up his weapon, grabbed the leg she kicked towards him with one hand, lifted her up and threw her out.

  After Sam rolled around, she perfectly turned over and stood up again. Then she picked up her training sword and attacked Frank. Both sides switched from hand to hand combat to weapon warfare. Sam's moves are precise and precise, which is a standard European swordsmanship. Frank is completely opposite to her. He seems to be used to using an axe, even wielding a sword feels like waving an axe. Immediately afterwards, he took a step back and threw his weapon out. Sam raised his hand to block, but Frank pulled out another unexpected weapon - an electric baton.

  Frank put aside Sam's weapon and inserted the electric baton directly into her abdomen. Sam was caught off guard by the electric shock and his body twitched a few times before he couldn't get up on the ground. Allie saw that Sam was injured and quickly shouted for them to pause, then quickly threw them over to check Sam's injuries.

  Allie: "Are you okay, Sam？"

  Sam: "I... damn!"

  Her whole face turned red and she couldn't even breathe. Frank suddenly gave a sinister smile upon seeing this scene.

  Frank: "Now I know!"

  Allie: "Hey, you cheated!"

  Frank: "All is fair in war! We didn't say it was a fair fight before we started. She knew about it, but she didn't expect to miss it the second time."

  Allie: "Sam!"

  Sam: "I'm okay... I'm okay... Uh huh! Damn it! Let me lie down for a while."

  Frank: "Now I know how to deal with Pheromone."

  Sam: "Yes, who would carry an electric baton when they in fighting?"

  Frank: "It's just that you haven't met many people. And I even found an electric shock glove from Continental Hotel, this baton is too obvious."

  At this moment, Albert in the manor hall suddenly rushed over and said to them.

  Albert: "Bad things happened! You guys come in quickly!"

  Frank: "What? Is Pheromone coming over now?"

  Albert: "No, it's even worse."