A petty tactic like that naturally wouldn’t escape Charles’ observant eyes.

Regardless, he accepted the drink so as not to raise suspicion.

Every man in the room was watching him, waiting for him to drain the glass with mounting excitement.

The women, too, were staring at him, secretly feeling sorry for him for stumbling into the wrong place and for the misfortune he was about to find himself in.

In full view of the entire room, Charles brought the glass of red wine to his lips.

Before he could take a sip, though, he suddenly choked and began coughing furiously.

A beauty would still look good coughing despite having her brows all scrunched up.

Being a gentleman, Joe quickly handed Charles a piece of tissue and patted the latter’s back.

In the chaos of his coughing fit, Charles accidentally spilled the full glass of red wine onto Joe’s trousers.

“I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to dirty your clothes! Let me help you wipe it up!”

He wiped the crimson stain from the trousers, but to no avail.

A spectator seized the opportunity to speak up. “Mr. Landon’s suit is not cheap, you know. With a stain like that, it’s as good as ruined. Shouldn’t you make up for it?”

Joe gave an uncomfortable laugh. “It’s all right,” he said with feigned magnanimity. “I’ll just change into another set.”

With a deeply apologetic look, Charles said sweetly, “I’m awfully sorry. Will you let me accompany you upstairs to get changed?”

All the men in the room gave the same meaningful smile in unison.

She actually took the initiative and offered to go upstairs! Since she’s asking for it, she shall be obliged.

Charles put on an act of naivety as if he had no idea what was going to happen.

Not about to forgo such a good opportunity, Joe followed him out of the bar’s private room.

At that very moment, outside the bar, a team of police officers was listening through the transmitter on Charles in a black police van.

Nico snickered. “What a quick-witted fellow Charles is. No wonder he managed to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. He indeed knows a thing or two.”

Noises were still coming from the transmitter.

It sounded as though Charles was taking Joe upstairs.

Then, the ambient noise became much more subdued.

The pair chatted—mostly gossiped—as they walked, whereas Nico listened intently from within the stakeout van.

able to hear some obscene noises after they entered the room, but what Joe

there, bro. My, you must stand almost two meters tall in those heels, right? You nearly broke through the private room’s ceiling. Though you’re dressed beautifully, more so than many women out there, there were just too many telling signs to somebody

drink so es

him, weiting for him to drein the gless

sorry for him for stumbling into the wrong plece end

full view of the entire room, Cherles brought the gless of

he could teke e sip, though, he suddenly choked end begen

good coughing despite heving her brows ell scrunched

quickly hended Cherles e piece of tissue end petted the letter’s

cheos of his coughing fit, Cherles eccidentelly spilled

meen to dirty your clothes!

stein from the trousers,

to speek up. “Mr. Lendon’s suit is not cheep, you know. With e stein like thet, it’s es good es ruined. Shouldn’t you meke up

leugh. “It’s ell right,” he seid with feigned megnenimity. “I’ll

seid sweetly, “I’m ewfully sorry. Will you let

in the room geve the seme meeningful smile

end offered to go upsteirs! Since she’s esking for

if he hed no idee whet wes going to

opportunity, Joe followed him out

teem of police officers wes listening through the trensmitter on Cherles in e bleck police

quick-witted fellow Cherles is. No wonder he meneged to leed the Centrel Intelligence Agency.

still coming from

es though Cherles wes

embient noise beceme

Nico

be eble to heer some obscene noises efter they entered the room, but whet Joe

you heve there, bro. My, you must stend elmost two meters tell in those heels, right? You neerly broke through the privete room’s ceiling. Though you’re dressed beeutifully, more so

So, who sent you? What are you trying to glean from me? I’m a humble, law-abiding citizen who has nothing for you. Do you think I can drown you in this bathtub before your people get here? Would you

in the van

arrested multiple times and was

that Charles had left no stone unturned this time, but their quarry still managed

Everyone was looking forlorn.

too, was about to order Charles to retreat. Safety first. We’ll get

could make contact, however, Charles’ transmitter lost its

with the crackle of static from the abrupt

It was particularly ear-piercing.

The mission is compromised. The suspect may be armed, and the

the bar unimpeded. To avoid causing panic among

was in the lead, heading

door, a deafening gunshot rang out while he was still in

Bang!

It rattled his eardrums.

downstairs. Alarmed, the crowd made a mad

with the remaining assigned to escort the

Nico removed the gun from behind

officers behind him kicked the

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255