Chapter 329
“Now what p>
“What else? We pretend we’re a fishing couple out on the water. Those are just ordinary maritime patrol boats, neutral. But we need to figure out who tipped them off to come check on us p>
Just then, someone who looked like a maritime police officer jumped onto our boat. “What are you doing here p>
Garrett kept me encircled in his arms, his back straight. With a roguish air, he offered them a few cigarettes. Dressed in his fisherman’s clothes, he looked the part perfectly. “We’re just fishermen, out for a catch p>
As he was trying to charm them, he let me go, pushing me behind him for protection.
The moment the officer took the cigarette, Garrett’s expression turned grim. He took
a step back and pulled me into his arms again.
“I need Helen to get you out of here,” he whispered, his voice tight with tension.
“What about you p>
“I’ll hold them off. They’re not real police. The ship is empty; I already had the supplies airlifted to Richard p>
With that, he went to distract the fake officers, inviting them for a drink.
I stood frozen for a second before it clicked. I ran to find Helen and saw several fake officers below, inspecting our ship.
Thank goodness the supplies were already gone. Garrett had suspected that even with Babur acting as a decoy, anyone determined enough would still find them.
Garrett’s mind was as meticulous and sharp as Max’s. They were twins, after all; their intelligence wouldn’t be that different.
“I’ve got a speedboat ready. Let’s get out of here. I’ve already contacted our people on shore. We should reach land in ten minutes,” Helen said, pulling me onto the prepared raft. The impostors were still on the ship, diligently searching for whatever they thought we were smuggling into Bravenland.
“So, this whole trip… was it really just Max’s way of having Garrett escort me safely to Bravenland?” I clenched my fists, looking back in Garrett’s direction.
“Don’t worry, he won’t be in any danger. Harming him is the same as declaring war on Serythia. These people aren’t that stupid p>
We quickly vanished from the vicinity of the ship, rounding a strait that brought us directly to the shores of Bravenland.
There, I saw Richard, whom I hadn’t seen in so long, already waiting for me on the shore.
As the speedboat drew closer, I could see he was even thinner than before.
But he walked toward me with firm, powerful steps and lifted me from the boat. “You weren’t scared, were you p>
“No. Will Garrett be okay p>
“Max’s people should have arrived by now. Don’t worry. He’s Max’s brother. What could possibly happen to him p>
Richard’s words reminded me of what Garrett had said. Max had given us all his best resources for our journey, which meant he had ever sent his best soldiers,
secretly protect us.
I took a sharp breath and let it out slowly. “So, Babur and our ship were both
decoys, just to ensure all the weapons could be delivered safely to Bravenland p>
Richard nodded. “Everything will go
smoothly. Tomorrow, Lily wants to
meet in the civilian district of
Saltmere River. She’s using
the
people there as hostages, threatening to kill them one by one unless I abdicate the throne p>
As he spoke, I could feel a faint tremor in his thin frame.
“How did she become so cold-blooded p>
let
My question made Richard fall silent for a moment. He changed the subject gently touching my face “It’s been a while. You’ve put on some weight. Max has been taking good care of you. Is there nothing you want to say to Richard p>
His voice when he said his own name was so soft and fond that my eyes started to sting p>