Winnie gave a terse reply, speaking less than three sentences throughout the conversation.

Xavier and Josiah only heard her uttering “yes” and “okay,” in a foreign language.

Although they did not know the content of the discussion during that phone call, both of them noticed her facial expression had turned more solemn than before.

Xavier was worried about her. “What’s the matter? Did something happen?”

Winnie gazed at him and slightly furrowed her brows.

Although they promised to trust and not lie to one another, she had yet to be able to confide in him entirely.

She scratched her forehead and said, “It’s nothing. I’m just feeling a little anxious because we are about to cross the border.”

“Don’t worry.” Xavier lifted his hand to rearrange Winnie’s stray hair strands and smiled faintly at her. “Even if the sky collapses, the taller people will be there to hold it up, and you will always have my support no matter what.”

“Don’t forget about me!” Josiah made a gesture of comparing their heights and chirped at Winnie, “See? I’m taller than you too.”

She glanced at them and nodded. “Let’s go.”

Soon, they entered a small village in northern Manchernius.

Winnie followed the coordinates provided to her by Lucas and arrived at a local inn.

As that village was near the border of Chanaea, most locals there were fluent in Chanaea. Hence, communication was not an issue there.

Winnie talked to the inn’s owner and confirmed the booking of the room Lucas had placed in advance. Josiah saw that only one room was reserved, so he secured the room next to Winnie’s.

Subsequently, the party moved to the second floor.

They chatted while walking upstairs.

Xavier asked Winnie in an undertone, “Where is the person your friend helped you to find? When will we meet up with them?”

She looked down at her wristwatch. “Soon. They should be here looking for me in approximately half an hour.”

“Half an hour, you say? That’s perfect. I shall go in and take a shower first.” Josiah tugged at the front of his shirt and could not help but grumble, “This place is too hot. I really cannot stand the temperature here. You two can take a stroll here. I want to go back to the room first.”

With that, he jogged ahead.

A few moments later, Winnie and Xavier heard the sound of Josiah unlocking the door.

However, in lesser than three seconds after he pushed the door open and entered the room, Josiah was seen to be gradually stepping back out with his hands raised.

Winnie and Xavier exchanged glances and knitted their brows instantaneously.

The few mercenaries who were dressed like locals beside them swiftly placed their hands around the back of their waists. All of them seemed ready to spring into action at any moment.

Winnie also immediately retrieved a small silver handgun from her boot shaft and hid it in her pocket.

Sensing her intention to move forward, Xavier grabbed her arm at once and pulled her to one side. “You should stay back for now. Let them check out what’s going on first.”

Winnie frowned. “But Josiah is there. I’m a woman, so I’ll appear more approachable. I will check out the circumstances first, and if things turn south, we’ll let the mercenaries handle the situation. We should minimize being caught up in a conflict with others at a place like this.”

She spoke adamantly, and with that, she pushed Xavier’s hand aside and strode forward.

Upon arriving at the doorway, she saw someone pointing a gun at Josiah’s head while the latter was so nervous he did not dare to make a sound.

the gunman’s face, she swiftly let out a

seen a picture of that man before. He was the

Mason, and I believe

my boss,

“This is

lowered his weapon. Seemingly to explain, he said, “I received news that you’ll be

the previous arrangement, but I changed my mind and brought along a few more companions prior to my departure. Where is the rest of

had a decisive manner of speech. “That’s not needed. I’ve already received the deposit. My team’s current mission is to safeguard and assist you. You don’t have to bother yourself with anything else except to transfer the remaining payment to us after the job

also summoned

for the time being. My other teammates are staying upstairs. We’ll

Mason. Tentatively, we should meet up half an hour later, but since we’re already here,

was an efficient and taciturn man. He nodded and

Winnie answered before turning around to call

entered the room, she saw removed a

placed the bag on the table and said to Winnie, “Mr. Marsh told me to give this to you. Please take

and proceeded

sufficient amount of magazines. All the items available were as Lucas had

said, “Cool, everything is here. I’ll discuss the

right. I’ve saved my contact details in the two phones, and

left with his teammate after saying

shut the

phones from inside the bag. “These phones come with two systems, one is basic and the other with encrypted mode. The encrypted mode allows us to use the device without being easily detected by ordinary people. However, my friend only prepared

don’t need it. I’ll use my own phone.” Josiah fathomed Winnie’s concern, so

to Xavier at once and taught him the method and password to access the encrypted interface of

guns after both of them

fell silent when they saw how skilled Winnie was in assembling, aiming, and pulling the trigger of

their unusual behavior, she could not help but turn her head around to

you two looking at me like that? Is it that weird for me to be good with guns? Don’t forget that I stayed in Yartran for a long time, and it is legal for people there

it’s

smiled. “I shall take that as a compliment, then. By the way, are you two

right. I’ve never lost in playing shooting games,”

at him. “Do you have the time to play games when you’re so

gun in his hand. “There is always

take over the family’s hospital, perhaps

around and gave Josiah a thumbs-up. Then,

put it this way. I learned

eyes

only practiced in the shooting range. I don’t have any real-life gunfight

from practice. In real life, there will be a lot of uncertainties, so a person’s state of mind will be highly tested during these circumstances. Nevertheless, one will get

gaze darkened as he took in her

he had countless things on his mind that he

Xavier suddenly grasped her hand

you doing?” She knitted her brows but didn’t resist as she feared she might injure the

merely kept her gun and followed him back to

soon as they entered the room, he pushed her onto the bed before she could place the card into the cardholder and switch on

she could finish the rest of her sentence, Winnie felt Xavier’s lips

a domineering kiss overwhelmed

body with his large hands, prompting them

of her yearnings, and she would never conceal her wants at any

injury on his arm, she ripped apart his

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