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.

“The Cavalry Guards were sent directly to Bergen Airport, so I’m going to trace their journey and see if I can find any information about what happened to Maria.

If you don’t leave Bergen soon, we can still hang out for a few days.”

Zeba’s expression turned serious.

a good idea for you to stay in Bergen for

Guards? They might have some information that could help us,” she suggested, her voice firm with

worry,” Jarvis assured

to have an excuse to spend

there should be any problems with the

in advance, which led to

I think there are still more clues to be found

to herself, “This is getting

it be better if we all just went our separate ways? I plan to head to

What about you?”

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

for no reason, because if she did, it could come back to bite

risk wasn’t worth

knew that unlike the casual complaints she had voiced earlier, any passive sabotage in her

few more days, wait for Jarvis to leave, and then make her own way out

said, hoping to buy herself some

if maybe Maria left

shaking his

made a big mistake,” he said with a

time, Jarvis bid

“I’ll leave first.

in touch!” he said, turning

***

set on the Middle

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

had

the demolition team

the blasting points in the

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

order was given, they would install

explosives would be enough to blow up the entire underground copper

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

the entire ground to collapse, with the depth

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

Charlie wanted to be prudent, he could evacuate everyone from the copper mine

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