Silly Bride

Chapter 354

require your assistance, Captain Gibson.”“Tell me.” David was willing to provide her with any help to ensure a citizen’s safety.Then, Winnie recounted the incident of her seeing Lisanne, James, and Greta conversing at the science academy’s entrance the other day.Nonetheless, she didn’t divulge too much information. “I’m not sure about the specifics. I can only guess that Officer Clark may have taken Lisanne away to seek her help. If that’s the case, we’ll need to trouble you to talk to him.”James was in the Special Task Force, which was a different department from David’s Criminal Investigation Force.Hence, David wasn’t sure about James’ and Greta’s operation. Nevertheless, since that matter now involved Lisanne’s safety, David had to visit the Special Task Force no matter what that day.“Okay. Leave that matter to me. In the meantime, you can try contacting your friend’s family members to see if you can find out any information.”With that, he turned to give orders to his subordinates before dialing Special Task Force’s office number.As he was one of the staff members, his call could be directly connected to James’ line.He gave James an account of the important events of that day’s case and proceeded to inquire about Lisanne’s whereabouts.Unfortunately, David didn’t receive a conclusive answer from James because their conversation over the phone didn’t last long.Taking in that scene, Winnie knitted her brows.She instinctively met Xavier’s eyes. He grasped her hand and comforted her with a low voice, “Don’t worry. Perhaps the situation is not as terrible as we imagine.”She frowned in silence and merely responded by grabbing his hand tightly.At the same time, David strode in their direction.Wearing a solemn expression, he said to Winnie, “Officer Clark refused to talk to me in detail regarding this matter over the phone.”Winnie’s heart sank after she heard that.However, David swiftly added, “He wants me to go to his place because some things aren’t suitable to be discussed via a call. You two should tag along with me.”Winnie heaved a sigh of relief. In this case, Officer Clark must be aware of Lisanne’s whereabouts.Soon, they arrived at the Special Task Force’s office. James waited for them at the entrance to welcome them personally.As Xavier went to park the car, he was slower to reach compared to Winnie and David.Noticing Xavier’s absence, James couldn’t help but gaze behind the newcomers before asking Winnie, “Where’s Mr. Fairchild? Why isn’t he here with you two?”Winnie was baffled.Apparently, James hadn’t demanded their presence solely to reveal Lisanne’s whereabouts to them. It seemed like he had another objective.She couldn’t help but knit her brows. “Why else are you looking for him? He’s parking the car and will be here soon.”James replied grimly, “There is something I need to discuss with you two. It’s fine as long as he’s here.”Right after he spoke, Xavier entered their vision as he walked toward them with large strides.Now that everyone was there, James led the party into his office.“Take a seat. I only have these few chairs here, so make yourself comfortable.” After directing everyone to settle down, James cut to the chase.“Firstly, I want to update you about the whereabouts of Ms. Marsh from the science academy. Indeed, we, the Special Task Force, have temporarily transferred Ms. Marsh and her other colleague here because they are very experienced in handling radioactive elements and gas. I believe you all are familiar with my colleague Margareta. She’s very excellent and skilled in tracking and surveillance. Therefore, this time, the organization has assigned her a mission.”He paused briefly before continuing, “We received definite news about an overseas terrorist group kidnapping a scientist from Rodunst a few months ago. This scientist recently attained a significant achievement in his research on radioactive gases. He successfully extracted a form of radioactive gas from the element Actinium, and the gas was named Alpha radioactive gas. This newly-extracted gas is simultaneously beneficial and detrimental. It is useful in the treatment of cancer when used safely and correctly. However, when the gas is misused, it will cause great harm to humans and the environment that humanity depends heavily