Chapter 71

"Even now, the memory felt like a knife twisting in his heart. A lifetime wouldn't be enough for him to let it go. "We mobilized hundreds of forensic experts just to piece together everyone's remains," he said, his voice heavy with grief. "But Mr. Stroud was the only one we couldn't find. I immediately led the troops to hunt down those pirates, but they had vanished without a trace. "That's when I realized this wasn't some random attack. It was a premeditated massacre, and there were accomplices on the inside. "Out of the thousand security personnel the Stroud family brought, half were killed on the spot. The rest simply disappeared. The Stroud family had been set up. Someone wanted to wipe them out completely." By now, Edmund's voice shook with hatred and indignation. His emotions were running high. "But I wouldn't let them have their way!" he declared, his voice regaining some strength. "I entrusted the Stroud family's assets to a collateral branch, helping the family survive