Chapter 103 103: Aftermath.

Leo was panting, he wanted to kill Claud directly with his bare hands, however, he was being held back by Jock and his people. They were worried that if Leo really killed this guy, it would become a troublesome situation for Leo.

The hostages were escorted outside the building, and Kyle said, "Sir, Madam and Young Miss are headed to the hospital. Madam wanted to confirm that Young Miss didn't suffer from any major injury."

Leo nodded and was about to say something when people wearing black tactical combat gear and holding guns rushed over. The guy in the lead said, "Hold your hands where I can see them!"

The people all raised their hands but Leo didn't move. The man on the other side noticed this and aimed his gun at Leo as he said, "This is the last warning, raise your hands."

The young man clenched his fist, and closed his eyes as he raised his hands and the people came forward to check them for any weapons. However, suddenly Leo sensed someone grabbing his arms and turned them behind his back.

The young man opened his bloodshot eyes and suddenly turned around, then he grabbed the handgun from the holster of the soldier and shoved the barrel directly in his mouth.

The actions were so quick that the soldiers couldn't even react. Leo said in a cold voice, "Dare to shackle me! You dare to shackle my men who fought here, doing your jobs for you! No wonder the standard of the Military has turned out to be this. Nearly eighty men waltzed in the city, with arms and ammunition enough to destroy the capital. Yet you were busy conducting the so-called exercises, and saluting the politicians dressed in complete ceremonial attires.

Now that everything has been dealt with, you are trying to shackle me? If any of your incompetent buddies dared to move from their place, I will have your brain splattered on the wall, and then before they can kill me, I will kill four more, and that is a promise."

The scene was completely silent, just then a pair of footsteps echoed, and a man dressed in a simple uniform looked at the situation as he asked calmly, "What is going on here?"

Leo recognized this voice and said, "Your pawns are trying to shackle me and my men after we have finished your jobs for you."

The other person also recognized this voice and said, "You must be Leo Cardinal. I apologize, my boys were just following the protocol. It was not to harm you."

Leo clicked his tongue and said, "Protocol, then why didn't your people follow the protocol to protect us from this whole ordeal. If I remember correctly, the first protocol is to save lives, I have a bullet wound on my shoulder, and it is still green. Yet, your men not only aimed a gun at me, they even dared to cuff us.

Do I need to remind you of civilian rights? Or do you suspect that we are involved with this bunch of human trash?"

The people were left speechless, Leo was acting very aggressively. The commanding officer frowned and he was about to explain that this needed to be done so that the suspicion could be clarified. However, before he could even think of what he wanted to say. Leo spoke again, "My four year old daughter was knocked out by the blow of a gun to the back of her head. She is now among the hostages who have been taken to the hospitals. I am here, fighting, bleeding, worried about my family and there you are, acting mighty and commanding.

I can understand that you need to interrogate us about the situation and how it proceeded, but can you not treat us with respect? I used to think soldiers were the epitome of humanity as they risked their lives for the people they didn't even know, but it appears that it was all a wishful thinking of mine."

His words directly humbled the soldiers, and even the commander. The young man retracted the gun, disassembled it and threw it on the ground as he said, "Do what you must do."

He sighed, just now he was very agitated, but when he thought of why he did all this, his rage calmed down. He could have beaten up a few soldiers here, but that would not do him any good. That was why, he sighed and let the soldiers do their jobs.

The commander waved to his men, and they stepped to the side, he stepped up and said, "Mister Cardinal, what you and your men have done here is remarkable. Not only did you neutralize the threat, you saved the lives of many people. We are really thankful to you. However, please understand, we need to know the ins and outs of the situation."

Leo nodded and apologized for his behavior. The Commander then went on to introduce himself, Major Hardin. Leo and the rest cooperated with him, and Major Hardin recorded their statements right there, in the hotel lobby while Leo received medical care.

After another hour, Major Hardin confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the statements and all of them had almost similar testimonies. The Commander sighed and said, "Mister Cardinal, you are free to leave, for the actions that you and your men took, I would request the higher-ups to award you."

Leo shook his head and said, "Forget it, Sir. I don't wish to get drawn inside the mess of politics and power struggle. I have my own business to take care of. The government approved my firearm license and that was why I was able to help out here. Otherwise, I would be waiting for you all as well. I don't need an award."

Major Hardin chuckled and said, "Over the years, I have seen many people longing for the medals, but you are the first one who doesn't want any. Don't worry, it would be an internal ceremony and your records would be sealed. Your actions were taken for the protection of the citizens, and in a way, you are one of us. We always watch out for our own people."

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After conversing with Major Hardin, Leo and his men were escorted to the Hospital, where Lily was about to undergo an MRI test to confirm the situation of her cranium. The young man came to the lobby where Snow and Anastasia were sitting, and he asked, "Where is Lily?"

Snow replied, "Inside the lab."

She stood up and looked at Leo before asking, "Are you okay?"


Leo nodded and gently embraced her. He was tired, extremely tired, so much so that he could fall asleep in her arms at the moment. He was not alone, but everyone was the same.

After the hug, he went to the side where from the circular glass peephole he could see the medical professionals conducting the test. The entire thing didn't take too long, and a few minutes later, Lily came out of the room and Leo picked her up.

The young man asked the doctor following behind, "Doctor, how is she?"

The Doctor smiled and said, "Everything is fine, Mister Cardinal, just a little swelling. It will go away by the morning."

After a few minutes, the family sat in a taxi and they were headed home. It was already a few hours in the morning, Lily was sitting between Anastasia and Snow as she asked, "Baba, did Miss Verse and the rest reach their homes safely?"

Snow replied, "They did, since they were not injured, they were just lightly questioned by the authorities and after giving their statements they all reached home."

Lily nodded and Snow said, "Love, everyone in the auditorium has been expressing thanks to you for taking action at that time."

Leo nodded and said, "That is fine, I just did what I had to do."

Snow shook her head and didn't say much. The cab driver looked at Leo and asked, "Young man, are you coming from the Grand Century? Was it really as horrible as they say? I heard that even though most of the hostages were rescued, there were still thirty casualties."

Leo sighed and said, "I am unaware of the casualties, old sir, but yes, it was horrible. None should suffer such hardships. These terrorists deserve the most brutal fates."

The cab driver nodded and soon they reached the house, the Taxi stopped outside the community and the guards at the door took them inside. Leo said, "I will go to take a shower first."

Snow said, "I will help Lily clean up as well. Mom, you should go to bed."

Anastasia nodded and said, "Tonight, stay with Lily."

The couple nodded and then they went on to clean up, before long they came back to bed, Leo was laying in bed, and Lily was snuggling with Snow. The lady told the little one that Leo was injured and so she should not bother Leo.

The young man closed his eyes and the system pinged, 'Ping: Host, task has been completed, assessment complete, you are rewarded with…'

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