Silly Bride

Chapter 343

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 your 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.