Silly Bride

Chapter 237

her sentence, she saw Xavier approaching her.Winnie strode toward him. “Where’s the restroom? Take me there.”Then she eyed him and asked, “What happened to your hair? Why is it so wet?”“I accidentally drenched my hair when I was washing my face. It’s way too hot here. I’m soaked with sweat,” Xavier explained casually.He wasn’t technically wrong. Although, the sweat on his body wasn’t just because of the heat. It was also due to his attempt at concealing his relapse.His reason for not telling Winnie the truth was that he didn’t want her to worry about him when there were already so many troubling things demanding her attention.Additionally, he only had to endure for a while before that sense of restlessness left him. That made him believe he wouldn’t relapse any time soon.After Winnie went to the restroom, both of them swiftly left the hospital and returned to the hotel because Mason and Greta were still waiting for her there.What she was about to discuss with them was pretty confidential, so she didn’t want Xavier to know.Hence, her mind was busy on the way back to the hotel. She was thinking about what she should say to make her excuse sound reasonable to Xavier.After all, she had already lied to Xavier that she had asked Mason to investigate Yulissa, and technically, she had no reason to hide any details about the matter from him.What happened in the end surprised Winnie. Xavier said he wanted to take a shower to wash away his sweat and suggested she meet with Mason and Greta first.Thus, she hurriedly went looking for Greta and Mason to ask them about the situation, not giving Xavier’s absence a second thought.After all, it was pretty rare for him to sweat that much when they were in their home country. Additionally, she knew he was a bit of a clean freak, so she didn’t find anything wrong with him taking a shower after sweating a lot.“Take your time with your shower. I’ll head to the neighboring room first,” Winnie informed.“Okay.” Xavier’s voice sounded slightly deeper because he felt his body spiraling out of control again.He knew the veins on his forehead were bulging, which was why he had been talking to Winnie with his back to her. “You should go. I’ll be right there.”“It’s okay. There’s no rush.”“Mhm!” Xavier didn’t have the willpower to hold back in front of her any longer, so he took off his shirt and went straight into the bathroom.Noting how anxious he was, Winnie grew worried as she thought he was going to finish his shower quickly to join her in the neighboring room. Thus, she acted fast and darted over to meet with Mason and Greta.The moment she saw the two of them, she blurted, “We don’t have much time, so get to the point.”Mason answered immediately, “We did find a bit of information. Our preliminary analysis informed us that it is the person you’re looking for. However, there’s too little information about that person, so we can’t tell for sure. Most importantly, though, the information you provided us isn’t much either.”“I see.” She was aware that the original information she gave them wasn’t plenty. “Tell me what you found.”“Okay. The Southeast Aploth market and Adrune market aren’t the same. There is a difference in terms of the drugs’ purity and composition. While we didn’t find any unfamiliar faces coming from Adrune during this period, we did get our hands on some of Adrune’s drugs. It’s relatively rare in this area, so we followed the lead and found some information. However, the information is so meager that I’m not sure if this is useful to you at all.”“I understand.” Winnie nodded. “Continue.”“We continued to investigate those Adrune drugs and found a name. Or perhaps it is more appropriate to say that it’s a codename—Big Black Bear. Sadly, we couldn’t find out what they look like, how old they are, or if they are even a man or woman. Don’t bother asking us about their tracks. We couldn’t find any.” “Very good!” Just hearing the words “Big Black Bear” was enough for Winnie to know that her employment of Mason and Greta wasn’t in vain. “Before you two arrived, I received some news, too. Unfortunately, the information I obtained was more or less the same as what you two found. Aside from that codename, I know nothing else about this person. However, I’m fine with the lack of information so long as I know for sure they’re here. Oh yeah, about the Adrune drugs you mentioned earlier. Where did it initially come from? If we can figure that out, we’ll be able to get a better grasp of Big Black Bear’s whereabouts.”“According to the information we found, the goods came from Lightspring. However, Lightspring is a place with a lot of human traffic, so I can’t be sure if he’s still there or not. At this point, he may not even still be in Jipsdale.”“I understand.” Winnie’s eyebrows furrowed slightly. “Regardless, there’s no doubt that Lightspring is close to where the three most powerful drug lords in Jipsdale are located, right?”“Yep, there’s no doubt about that.”“That’s good enough for me. I already have a plan. I’ll need you two’s help for what comes next—”Winnie’s sentence was cut short by a