Maisie Joyce's warning about serious consequences was not an empty threat.
Keith Preston quickly had his soldiers hand a letter to each of the four Clan Leaders present—from the Wu, Kong, Fang, and Zhang families—as well as to Henry Chase.
To be precise, they were pledges.
The signatories were either the second or third-in-command of each family. As for Henry Chase, his was signed by his deputy division commander, Victor Caldwell.
As for the five ministers, Maisie Joyce wasn't worried.
As long as she secured Colin Koenig, the others were insignificant. It would be good if they obeyed, but it didn't matter if they didn't. She was familiar enough with every department to promote a replacement in minutes.
The four Clan Leaders, on the other hand, were a different matter.
