Silly Bride

Chapter 343

Immediately after speaking, James pressed a voice communication microphone on the table and instructed, “Come in.”Winnie and the rest heard the metal door of the interrogation room being opened from the outside.A female police officer wearing a uniform strode in charismatically.She marched in with her back straight and her gaze fixed forward. When she reached James, she saluted him.Although her aura had changed completely after she donned the police uniform, Winnie and the rest recognized her instantly.She was none other than Greta.When they exchanged glances with one another, Josiah immediately raised his eyebrows at Winnie and Xavier. See, my guess is right! She’s from the police!Winnie shot a small smirk at Josiah before turning her gaze toward Greta.It’s great that this is her true identity. No wonder she’s so inclined toward justice and sunlight despite being stuck in a place filled with darkness. Turns out that she’s the epitome of justice!Greta was looking at her as well when Winnie glanced over.In that instant, their eyes met. As Winnie gazed at the familiar yet foreign face in front of her, the scene of them stuck in the middle of a raging gunfight flashed across her mind. When they locked eyes and exchanged a smile with each other, it seemed like peace had dawned upon the world again and an entire lifetime had passed.When James saw that Greta had come, he said to Winnie and the rest, “Let me introduce her to you. She is Officer Margareta Lockhart who works with us in public security. You’ve met her outside the borders before. Back then, she was working as an undercover spy on behalf of our organization. Despite the numerous close calls, she has now returned to us safe and sound. Still, I did not expect you to be so insistent on finding out Officer Lockhart’s whereabouts and identity. In fact, you even discovered who her previous comrade was. That created quite a huge commotion.”After a short pause, he continued, “Regardless of whether it’s Officer Lockhart’s ex-comrade of herself, their files are under national protection. Leveraging all your connections and recklessly investigating Officer Lockhart have posed a huge threat to her safety. Hence, I’ve invited all of you here, hoping that you’d stop investigating Officer Lockhart and the other soldiers. Don’t interfere with the activities of the nation’s public security authorities. Since I know that you’d inevitably have many questions, I called Officer Lockhart over today to clarify some of yourPlease check at N/ôvel(D)rama.Org.

doubts. That being said, I hope that the three of you will refrain from asking any questions that shouldn’t be asked. I’ll be keeping an eye on you from outside.”“Got it!” replied Winnie and the rest simultaneously. They also promised to stop all investigations regarding Greta and her comrade.“Okay. Thank you for your cooperation.” James rose to his feet and nodded at Greta before leaving the interrogation room alone.Instantly, only Winnie, Josiah, Xavier, and Greta were left in the room.All of them knew very well that even though it was a confined space, there were surveillance cameras scattered in all four corners of the room. Their every word and action—even the minutest expression on their faces—would be recorded.Meanwhile, James was observing their actions in front of the surveillance monitors in another room.“Officer Lockhart.” Winnie stood up and shook Greta’s hand. “I didn’t expect this to be your true identity.”Greta gripped Winnie’s hand and smiled. “I’m sorry. I wasn’t allowed to reveal it previously. Please take a seat.” As she spoke, she pulled out a chair and sat opposite Winnie and the rest.Winnie went straight to the point. “I have two things to talk to you about, Officer Lockhart.”The corners of Greta’s lips curved upwards, forming her usual bright grin. She took out her beret and said, “Continue calling me Greta, Ms. Garland. I’m still not used to hearing you call me Officer Lockhart.”Looking at the dimples on Greta’s cheeks, Winnie could not help but smile.“Okay, Greta. The first thing I want to tell you is that Mason’s looking for you. He came all the way from Manchernius to where I’m at. This is a photograph he gave us.”Since Winnie wanted to leave the important point to the last, she started off by telling Greta about Mason. As she spoke, she showed the photograph to Greta on her phone.The smile faded from Greta’s face gradually when she saw that photograph. “Yeah, it’s mine. I’ve been keeping the photo with me over the past few years. Since I was in a hurry to leave, I didn’t have time to pack my stuff. I’ve heard from my colleagues that he’s looking for me. I’ll deal with him personally later. Let’s talk about something else. It’s about Captain Bennett.”Winnie’s eyes lit up when she heard Greta mention Christopher first. “We couldn’t find his body afterward. Furthermore, you disappeared at around the same time too! You brought him away, right?”“Yes.” Greta nodded and recalled what happened.“Our car and Mr. Fairchild’s car were at the front back then. Professor White and Mdm. Sumner was in Mr. Fairchild’s car while the other mercenaries, Captain Bennett, and I were in Mason’s car. Since you and Dr. Houghton had not arrived

yet, they decided to leave me behind to meet you. After that, everyone else headed to the top floor to wait for the helicopter. Before I heard the gunshots from the top floor, I had no clue that Yulissa was already hiding there. My only mission was to wait for you to come. It was already too late for me to rush up by the time I heard those gunshots on the top floor. In addition, the first helicopter had already arrived. I had no idea what happened until I found out later on that the first helicopter only brought Professor White away. Then, the car with you and Dr. Houghton arrived with Harold’s men hot on your tail. Since I was designated to be a sniper, I didn’t immediately reveal my location when I saw Harold pursuing you. I’ve been hiding all along. Soon afterward, Captain Bennett plummeted down the building. You dragged Rachel, who was then unconscious, to the top floor, with Harold’s men still pursuing you closely.”She took a deep breath and continued, “Still, I didn’t make a move. On the first day when Captain Bennett entered Lightspring, I already knew that he was my colleague. Hence, when you left, I immediately checked on his injury. If he had plummeted straight from the top floor, his death would’ve been certain. However, I witnessed the entire process of his fall. He had actually tried to save himself after toppling over. First, he stuck close to the glass windows of the building and slid down throughout. It was only after he crashed into a platform around the second floor that he fell to the ground freely. Since I rushed him back to our organization for emergency treatment, he didn’t die. It was such an urgent situation that I didn’t have time to inform the organization. The decision to bring Captain Bennett away was wholly my own, which greatly risked exposing my identity. Luckily, since Captain Bennet completed his mission and we emerged victorious, we were instructed to return. This is the reason for my sudden disappearance. Captain Bennett is also still alive.”