Chapter 977: Cut his wings
Meanwhile...
"Pfft—" Dane suppressed his laughter, but to no avail. His laughter was still heard from within him, which grew louder by the second. "Haha!"
Alfred, Romnick, and a few others in the same room with him couldn’t help but look at each other. Just now, their boss received a phone call. It was brief. But the moment Dane hung up, he started laughing like a maniac.
"Oh, goodness." Dane shook his head, running his fingers through his hair. He then snapped his eyes up, only to see his people looking at him with genuine wonder in their eyes.
Reclining against the armchair, the corner of his lips curled up into a smirk. "Didn’t I tell you not to worry about the Central Intelligence?"
"Boss, what do you mean?" Alfred asked out of plain curiosity. "What happened?"
"What happened? Well, I just heard that the Wolf of the Reapers was arrested," he announced, surprising everyone, as they were just talking about their plans and how to get rid of them. "I told you. Wolf is no longer a threat to us. It’s a surprise you were all arguing with me just now when I said that, but I’ll let it pass. After all, it had been many years since I took charge of our operation. So, doubts are the natural consequences of my absence."
Silence followed his remarks as some of them lowered their gaze while others looked at Dane with mixed emotions. Of course, they knew their boss. They were just simply worried that after many years of absence, Dane would need a bit of time to get used to this life again.
Considering what happened a few days ago, they were worried that Dane might have to relearn everything. Or maybe just a little bit more time for him to adjust. After all, they lost a lot of people including some important members like Katherine and the old man. And yet, their enemy left unscathed.