The person who can make a group of thugs obey commands and swear not to speak must be quite powerful behind the scenes...
So, it's best if this is just a coincidence.
People lay scattered on the ground, tortured to within an inch of their lives.
Maverick Knight answered a phone call, then got up and left.
Jace Pierce instructed, "Send them back to the Department of Public Safety."
People from the Department just wanted to bring them over for interrogation.
These thugs, whose hands are stained with blood, will either face life imprisonment or the death penalty. In a society ruled by law, they will receive appropriate punishment.
...
Aurora Blaine returned to her apartment and thought carefully.
The people at the restaurant were sent by Devon Blaine, but the group of thugs afterward was definitely beyond Devon Blaine's control.
The Department of Public Safety released the list of thugs.
