STRIKER: Independent Beast Tamer

5th Zone, City A

Time went by,

The 48th Team members realized the seriousness of the matter.

Leader Norman and the other members found it hard to believe because the local news media was showing that the deaths of the Skull Gang members matched the raid time.

Leader Norman was in disbelief. He was sure that they didn’t kill anyone. They only raided the underground basement club. They never raided the second place.

So, he thought someone or some group might have targeted and killed the four Skull Gang members. He hoped that his team wouldn’t be targeted.

Max, the Tier-5 Beast Tamer, was puzzled as well because he knew that the shady street was empty that day. No one was seen walking on the street.

He then thought of one particular person. That person was none other than the young man, Jeremy. Max shook his head because he had told Jeremy Night to leave the place at that time.

If what was shown in the media was true, then the young man could have witnessed the fight. He had thought of it as a joke. He doubted whether young Jeremy Night witnessed such an incident or not.

But he didn’t even think for a second that Jeremy Night was the one who attacked and killed the four Skull Gang members.

Not only were the 48th Team members thinking like that, but the other teams also thought someone else had taken down the four illegal gang members. But the blame landed on their Red Moon Chamber.

Head Office

That evening, Head Harold got a call from the City Governor’s office. He was surprised. It was a call from one of the City Governors.

He asked about the Skull Gang raid mission. It was the mission given by him, but he didn’t order them to kill their gang members. He wanted to know whether the Red Moon Chamber Team had crossed the line.

Head Harold was shocked. But he was sure that the team members didn’t do such actions because it was the 48th Team. They wouldn’t dare to go against his order. So, Head Harold started to defend his team.

The City Governor was then convinced that Head Harold was speaking the truth. Why would he lie to him? The consequences for lying would be severe.

The City Governor then ended the call after getting confirmation. Head Harold’s eyes sharpened. It may have seemed the city was bright without any trouble, but the undercurrents were surging.

The factions were in competition with each other. He thought someone must have spread malicious rumors against them. It could be the campaign of Silver Dominion and Ashen Circle.

Head Harold thought they must have been the reason behind this rumor.

But he wanted to confirm something now. He summoned the 48th Team to his office. He had only read the reports; he didn’t even meet them in person. Right now, he wanted to see them and learn things from their own mouths.

On the other hand, Leader Norman and the others were shocked. They didn’t know why Head Harold was summoning them, but they didn’t dare to disobey.

Leader Norman could guess something already. Before going to Head Harold’s office, he warned the others not to talk about Jeremy Night. If Head Harold found out, they could face severe punishment.

The female Beast Tamer, Lily, sighed. She had a different opinion, but for her team’s sake, she was quiet.

Max also warned the others. He told them that someone was targeting them by putting false blame on them, so it was necessary not to reveal the involvement of Jeremy Night.

If they did, they would become the laughingstock of not only the Red Moon Chamber but also the whole city.

Max once again warned them. He didn’t want them to loose-talk to Head Harold. If Head Harold found a clue, it would be hard for them to hide the matter.

The other members were scared. But in the end, everyone decided not to talk about Jeremy Night. Then they went to Head Harold’s office.

Creak!

Upon entering the office room, they all stood in front of Head Harold’s desk. Including the team leader, there were ten members there.

Harold’s gaze fell on them. His gaze then locked on Leader Norman and Max. They were the Tier-5 Beast Tamers on the team.

”You are Norman, right? Tell me what happened,” Harold asked.

He had read the reports, so he knew the names of the Beast Tamers.

Leader Norman was stunned. Then he collected his thoughts.

He said, ”Head, we went to the shady street to do our mission that day. But the whole street was empty during the middle of the night.”

”Then we went to the underground club and raided the place. Everything went smoothly. Not even a big fight occurred. The authorities then took the criminals back to the prison cell,” he added.

Hearing that, the other members nodded their heads.

Max was vigilant. He was worried that Head Harold could cross-question them because Norman’s explanation was simple.

The next second, Head Harold started cross-questioning the others, but not Leader Norman. The other members were dumbfounded.

They were panicking inside. Yet, they were able to give the same answers without doubt.

Finally, Max was asked a couple of questions. He answered them carefully. It filled the potential loopholes.

The other members were obviously shocked in their hearts. Max did better than them. Head Harold won’t be asking similar questions again.

Head Harold narrowed his eyes. He found something was not right, but he didn’t know what it was. He then began to ponder.

He realized that their mission reporting was simple. It was so simple that it was hard to believe their words.

”You guys are telling me that you have completed the crime-fighting mission easily? That too, against one of the illegal organizations, the Skull Gang members?” Head Harold said with a smile.

Hearing that, everyone shuddered. Leader Norman’s heart skipped a beat. He realized that they had underestimated Head Harold. It was not easy to fool him.

Max was shocked as well. He had thought there was no loophole. After hearing Head Harold’s words, he realized the mistake as well.