Chapter 897: Chapter 897: Mark Goes on Another Mission (Part 1)
After speaking, without waiting for Mark to say anything, Marcus added, "But Dad, don’t worry, I didn’t come back alone, I took the school bus."
"Okay." Mark nodded, "Come in."
Mrs. Foster, who was crying in the room, and Zoe Thompson, who was busy comforting her, both widened their eyes.
They were shocked as they watched Marcus, who looked eerily similar to Mark, walk in through the door with him, momentarily forgetting how to react.
Marcus looked at Mark and asked, "Dad, who are they?"
Mark looked at his mother sitting on the sofa and Zoe comforting Mrs. Foster. He introduced them to Marcus, "This is dad’s mom, and this is dad’s cousin."
Zoe looked at Mrs. Foster and Zoe Thompson and said sweetly, "Hello, grandma, hello, auntie."
Mrs. Foster nodded blankly, "Hello, hello."
Then she immediately stood up from the sofa as she came to her senses.
She pulled Marcus over excitedly and said, "Come, let grandma have a good look at you."
With that, Mrs. Foster led Marcus to sit down on the sofa.
Still with traces of tears on her face, she gave Mark a thumbs up and praised, "Well done, son, I had no idea my grandson was already so grown up!"
Mark was speechless but did not offer an explanation.
Since mom thought Marcus was his son, he might as well let her believe it.
This was beneficial for Marcus and him.
Because of Marcus’s appearance, Mrs. Foster completely forgot about Mark’s involvement with a boy.
And with a grandson now, Mrs. Foster reluctantly accepted that Arnold was actually a disguised woman.
Overall, Marcus’s appearance turned Mrs. Foster’s mood from stormy skies to bright sunshine, and she was too busy questioning Marcus to pay attention to Mark.
Like asking what Marcus’s name was, how old he was this year, who his mother was, and so on.
Marcus answered Mrs. Foster’s questions truthfully, except for telling her who his mother was.
By the time Mrs. Foster left, her face was all smiles, bright enough to be compared to a flower.
Meanwhile, Zoe, who left with Mrs. Foster, couldn’t be happy at all; despite trying to restrain herself, her usually gracious countenance showed a sinister expression.
The next morning, Mark sent Marcus back to the school bus that came to pick him up, then went to his workplace as usual.
As soon as Mark arrived at work, he received orders from his superiors.
It turned out that G City in M Country had recently seen a series of heinous, psychotic murder cases committed by a criminal named Wilmer, who brutally tortured and killed a family of five.
Afterward, he dismembered them all and discarded their bodies in the wilderness.
And this was his first crime, so his methods were not very refined yet.
After the police collected information about him and tried to capture him, Wilmer successfully escaped and taunted the police by committing a second crime.
The second time, Wilmer murdered an elderly couple who had taken him in.
Due to his previous experience, this time he tortured the couple for longer, and his dismemberment actions became more skillful.
From Wilmer’s series of behaviors of torturing and murdering victims, it’s easy to deduce: Wilmer’s first crime stemmed from a conflict with the victims, although he had violent tendencies.
By the second crime, Wilmer was already committing offenses against those who had sheltered him, leaving taunting remarks for the police at the scene of dismemberment.
He arrogantly announced that the police should not attempt to pursue him again, as it would only anger him and amplify his desires to torture and kill.
And watching those people die slowly at his hands without anyone being able to save them gives him even more pleasure.
All this evidence demonstrates the escalation of Wilmer’s psychotic violence, and the randomness of his victim selection.
What’s even more problematic is that Wilmer is an excellent veteran with strong combat and strength skills, along with a high ability in tracking and counter-tracking.
While Wilmer committed his second crime, as the police pursued him, Wilmer arrogantly kidnapped a female officer and used her gun to kill several officers...
Given the severe impact Wilmer had on society, the superior leaders decided that Mark would lead a team to depart immediately, aiming to rescue the female officer taken by Wilmer and apprehend Wilmer.
Upon receiving the orders from his superiors, Mark immediately assembled his team and prepared to leave.
As Mark was assembling his team and briefing them, Arnold hurried to the base upon hearing the news.
After arriving at the base, Arnold charged straight into Sebastian Moore’s office.
Once inside, Arnold immediately demanded, "Dad, I demand to return to the team!"
Sebastian, his gaze as sharp as an eagle’s, swept over Arnold, speaking coldly, "This is the military..."
Before Sebastian could finish, Arnold stood up straight, snapped a salute, and said, "Commander, I demand to return to the team!"
"No." Sebastian refused, stating, "The military is not a playground, nor a place you come and go as you please!"
"Dad!" Arnold pleaded urgently, using her daughter’s voice, "This mission is too dangerous, I..."
"As a father, I will not let my daughter participate in such a dangerous mission!" Before Arnold could finish, Sebastian coldly interrupted.
However, not allowing Arnold any room for rebuttal, Sebastian continued coldly, "Whether as a commander or a father, Monica, I cannot allow you to join this mission!"
Arnold stomped her feet in frustration, "Dad!"
Sebastian waved his hand, "There’s no room for negotiation, you can leave now."
Arnold looked at Sebastian, wanting to say something.
But before she could open her mouth, Sebastian blocked her path by saying, "Don’t think about sneaking along, if you do, your team will face military discipline because of your actions!"
After saying this, Sebastian looked at his wristwatch and told Arnold, "If you leave now, you should still have time to say goodbye to that boy."
Unable to change Sebastian’s decision and not wanting to miss saying goodbye to Mark, Arnold could only leave Sebastian’s office and dashed toward the training grounds.
When Arnold reached the training grounds, all the team members were writing their will as usual.
Mark was no exception.
Once everyone finished writing their wills and submitted them to Mark as a group, Mark took the wills and walked over.
