The Charismatic Charlie Wade

Zeba was all too familiar with Jarvis’ smooth-talking ways.

He’d spout off about chivalry and “ladies first” every day, but she knew better than to fall for his flattery.

She wasn’t about to let him get the upper hand.

She didn’t waste her time on him, nor did she owe him any favors.

If he wanted to check out the cavalry guards, that was his prerogative.

Zeba wasn’t looking for any credit, so why not take this opportunity to explore and learn something new?

“If you’re set on the cavalry guards, Jarvis, I’ll stay put and wish you the best of luck,” she said coolly.

With that, she made a move to open the car door and stepped out.

Jarvis practically blurted out, “Zeba, there’s no way you can get to the village or the store.

What are you doing here? Why don’t we head to Bergen together? When we get there, I’ll head to the airport to investigate, and you can check out the port.

My hunch is that Maria probably left by boat, so you might find some leads there.”

But Zeba wasn’t having any of it.

She simply ignored him and made her way out of the car. She ran her fingers through her flowing locks with a dash of panache and a smile.

“Going to the port to find a ship is a far cry from going fishing for clues,” she quipped.

“So, any bright ideas, Jarvis?”

“I’m not exactly a genius, but I have an idea,” Jarvis replied, his eyes bright with determination.

“Maria went missing here, so there have to be some leads nearby.

I was thinking of checking into a cozy little hotel and doing some investigating for a few days.

But for you, Jarvis, you need to get to Bergen.

Don’t waste any more time here,” she urged him.

“Okay, I’ll head to Bergen Airport first to look for clues,” Jarvis replied with a helpless shrug.

their journey and see if I can find any information about what

can still

Zeba’s expression turned serious.

idea for you to stay in

Cavalry Guards? They might have some information that could help us,” she

Jarvis assured

was secretly thrilled to have an excuse to spend a

there should be any problems with the Cavalry Guards who came to Bergen

likely scenario is that they were discovered by the enemy in advance, which led to

still more clues to be found here, and going to Cyprus wouldn’t make

shrugged, thinking to herself, “This

to me like a leech? Wouldn’t it be better if we all just went our separate ways? I plan to head to Eastern

What about you?”

Jarvis, she knew him well enough to realize that

she

wasn’t worth

casual complaints she had voiced earlier, any passive sabotage in her

Northern Europe for a few more days, wait for Jarvis to leave, and then make her own way out of here, to avoid getting tangled up

go together, Jarvis,” she said, hoping to

and see if maybe

shaking

a big

any more time, Jarvis bid farewell

“I’ll leave first.

he said, turning to

***

the Middle East, night began

copper mine was being quietly evacuated, with the dead soldiers and their families being loaded

had been remodeled was waiting to take them

were being evacuated, the demolition team was carrying

the blasting points in the entire copper

the Nest Overturning Plan, they had laid countless blasting points throughout the mine, with each

they would install explosives in these blasting

explosives would be enough to blow up the entire underground

had undergone a lot of modifications to accommodate the living needs of the

bottom was blasted, it would undoubtedly cause the entire ground to collapse, with

completely buried hundreds of meters deep underground, and the ground buildings would be completely destroyed