(Some descriptions in the previous chapter have been revised. Thanks to the reader for the reminder!)
Brendan frowned and said grimly,
"Mr. Cheney just died, and Ivanovich has already come back to fight for power and profit? What a piece of trash!"
The Purification Society was not organized as a web-like network. Rather, it consisted of lines radiating outward from Kesuer at the center.
Each line had a supreme leader.
Cheney had once been the leader of their line.
Besides increasing competition between them, this arrangement ensured that one person being exposed would not bring the entire human world down upon them and lead to the destruction of the Purification Society.
Though it was called a single line, the resources it controlled were extraordinarily abundant. Some of the more powerful lines possessed enough strength to overthrow small countries.
After all, many of the Purifiers in the Purification Society had been undercover for years and risen to high positions.
In particular, they often controlled hidden assets as well.
The force controlled by Cheney's line was exceptionally formidable, ranking among the foremost lines within the Purification Society.
Including Brendan's Rattlesnake Company, it possessed hundreds of companies large and small, senior political figures in many countries, and even several top-tier medical laboratories of its own.
As the person in charge of the Middle East, Ivanovich had even been able to gather enough forces to breach an Eagle Country military base. That alone showed just how powerful the resources under their control were.
No matter what, Cheney had been the vice president of the Purification Society, nominally second only to Kesuer.
Ivanovich's sudden return was surely an attempt to seize leadership during this current power vacuum.
David nodded and said,
"I heard Ivanovich suffered a crushing defeat in the Middle East. He was