Chapter 8

A row of them walked toward the building’s main entrance in order.

There were a few dozen guards at the main entrance, and the guards in the innermost row were armed. It was a sign that the people who went there today were of high status.

Donald and the other two approached the building’s entrance, followed by Thomas and Emma.

A few of them were stopped by the guards at the door at the same time.

“Please present your identity card.”

Harvard arrogantly passed his identity card to the guard before he turned around and gazed at Thomas. “Look carefully, this isn’t a place where people like you can visit.”

The guard scanned his identity card with the machine, and a very obvious, big red “X” was instantly shown.

The armed guards immediately came over and stopped Harvard.

Harvard was so terrified that his complexion turned pale. “Hey, what’s happening?”

The guard directly returned his identity card. “You’ve been blacklisted. You’re forbidden from entering the building. Please leave.”

“That can’t be, right?”

Harvard turned around and looked at Donald. Did Donald not say that he had gotten him an invitation? Why was he unable to enter and even blacklisted?

Donald frowned and said, “Hey brother, I wonder if you’ve made a mistake. I personally asked for his invitation.”

“People on the blacklist are not allowed to enter. There is no mistake at all.”

Jade was angry. “Hey, why are you speaking like that? Do you know who my husband is? He’s the deputy commander in the Eastland war zone. Do you want to get kicked out of the military?”

The guards glared at Jade in unison.

“Are you threatening us?”

The guards grasped their guns tightly, and that frightened Jade to the point that she moved behind Donald.

Donald’s official position was not low, but today, he was not a big deal in front of the new chief officer. Not to mention, all the people there were from the West Coast. They would not be bothered with a deputy commander from the Eastland war zone.

Donald had never been treated like that before, so he became a little mad.

He suppressed his anger and said, “Fine, Harvard, don’t go inside first. Jade, come inside with me.”

“No, Donald.”

Who would have known…

The guard then extended his hand toward Donald. “Please present your identity card.”

“Huh?”

The embers of anger in Donald burst into flames. “What did you say?”

“Please present your identity card!”

The guards lifted their guns and pointed them at Donald as well as his wife. If he disobeyed, they would be forced to leave.

Donald’s complexion turned pale. “I’m a deputy commander in the Eastland war zone. Don’t you know that I’ve been invited to attend the succession ceremony?”

“For the last time, please show us your identity card. Otherwise, don’t blame us for anything that happens to you.”

“Dear…” Jade pulled Donald by the arm to urge him not to persist. These guards did not look like they were kidding.

“Great, just great... I’ll remember you.”

Donald handed his identity card over, and the guard took it. Scanning it with the machine, a prominent red “X” was instantly shown.

“What…” Donald immediately became dumbfounded.

The guard returned the identity card to him. “You’re also on the blacklist. You’re not allowed to enter. Please leave.”

Donald was so mad that he trembled. He was a deputy commander and only had one superior in the Eastland war zone. Everyone had to be polite whenever they saw him. When did he start suffering from such humiliation?

He had been invited there, but why had he been blacklisted?

“There’s something wrong with your machine. Go and get a new machine here,” Donald demanded in a tough tone.

“You have no right to order us. Everyone on the blacklist, please leave immediately, or else we will take drastic measures.”

“How dare you!”

A few guns were simultaneously pointed at Donald, and it forced him to take a few steps back.

“You’re such ungrateful brats! Let’s wait and see. I’m calling my superior now and removing all of you!”

By the time he got ready to make the call, Thomas had led Emma over.

“Excuse me, we’re in a hurry. Please let us go inside first,” Thomas said nonchalantly.

Donald glanced at him impatiently.

“What are you doing, trash? Can’t you see that I have something to do?”

Thomas shrugged. “Something to do? I can just see a few people who are unqualified to enter but still unwilling to leave. It’s so embarrassing.”

“You!” Donald got so furious that he became speechless.

Harvard yelled, “Thomas Mayo, don’t play dumb! We can’t go in, but you can? Hurry up and get lost! Stop being so shameless here.”

Thomas chuckled. “I’ve made it clear that I know whether I can go inside or not, unlike some people who have no idea about their qualifications. How pathetic!”

He took the initiative to hand his identity card to the guard.

The guard scanned his identity card on the machine, and it showed “Passed”.

“Welcome,” the guard said respectfully.

Thomas pridefully walked into the building right in front of Donald and Harvard.

Donald’s complexion was completely pale, and he felt sickened as if he had eaten a fly.

He had previously said that Thomas was rash, and he had mocked Thomas for not knowing the situation clearly because not everyone could go inside. In the end, Thomas had easily gone inside, while he had been stopped outside. Nobody could tell who the real trash was.

Subsequently, Emma carefully handed her identity card over, and the scan also showed “Passed”.

“Welcome, Madam.”

The guards were very respectful toward people who could enter the building.

Emma looked dumbfounded as she entered the building. She also never expected things to end like this.

She was so lucky to go inside a place where even Donald could not enter.

Thomas held Emma’s hand and said to the people in front of the door, “Jade, Donald, you don’t have to be sad. I’ll take some photos and buy you souvenirs. You should go home first. You can watch it on the television, and it’ll be the same.”

His words made Donald tremble with anger, and he nearly wanted to smash his phone on the floor.

Jade was even more embarrassed, and her face turned red. She had even asked Emma to go back first. What just happened? She was the one who had to go back now.

“It’s impossible. This can’t happen. Why can that trash go inside, but we’re stopped outside?

“There must be something wrong with the machine.

“Let me go inside!”

Harvard pounced on the guard like a mad person, but the guard kicked him, and he lay on the floor with a loud thud. Next, the guard fired a bullet next to Harvard’s leg on the floor.

At that moment, Harvard was so terrified that he peed and wet his pants.

Thomas shook his head slightly. It was really foolish to make a scene in such a place.

He held Emma’s hand and ignored those people at the entrance while he walked into the hall.

On the way, Emma felt as if she was dreaming. Everything seemed incredibly surreal until Thomas smiled faintly and asked her, “Are you happy?”

“Yes…”

Emma was stunned for a while before she unwittingly broke into a faint smile. She could not suppress her happiness, and the emotions she had held back for so many years finally came out at this time.

“Hmph! I won’t be smug like you. I’m not happy.” Emma turned around, but she smiled more brightly.