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.

to trace their journey and see if I can find any

don’t leave Bergen soon, we can still hang out for

Zeba’s expression turned serious.

for you to stay in Bergen

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

Jarvis assured

had plenty of contacts, but he was secretly thrilled to have

be any problems with the Cavalry

which led to the army being wiped out, just like what happened in

be found here, and

to herself, “This is

all just went our separate ways? I plan to head

What about you?”

she knew him well enough to realize that if he knew she was leaving

to offend him for no reason, because if she did,

wasn’t worth

complaints she had voiced earlier, any passive sabotage in her actions would be seen as a great crime in the eyes of the

the decision to stay in Northern Europe for a few more days, wait for Jarvis to leave,

go together, Jarvis,” she said, hoping to

if maybe Maria left her ring somewhere when

snorted, shaking his

case, he made a big mistake,” he said with

any more time,

“I’ll leave first.

touch!” he said, turning to

***

the Middle East, night began

evacuated, with the dead soldiers and their

the high seas, a freighter that had been

soldiers were being evacuated, the demolition team was carrying

were checking all the blasting points in the

they had laid countless blasting points throughout the

order was given, they would install explosives

to blow up the entire underground copper mine in an

a lot of modifications to accommodate the living needs of the dead soldiers, making its internal space much larger than that of an ordinary

would undoubtedly cause the entire ground to collapse, with the depth of the collapse being at least

was going to be completely buried hundreds of meters deep underground, and the ground buildings would be completely