Silly Bride Chapter 212
Chapter 212
Needless to say, Winnie couldn’t believe her ears. “Whose grandmother? Who abducted her? Could
you repeat that?”Realizing that Winnie had be rather emotional, Xavier quickly tried tofort
her.“Calm yourself down and listen to me, Winnie. The police found Zyon’s tracks at the docks today
and promptlyunched an operation to arrest him. At the same time, however, your grandmother
suddenly showed up with Michael and Rachel. As you know, Rachel tends to get into trouble when no
one’s watching her, and from what I heard, she wandered off on her own and ended up being taken
hostage by Zyon. Unfortunately, Granny also fell into his hands when she went looking for
Rachel.”After a pause, Xavier continued, “Zyon has another aplice with him, and they’re both
armed, so the police have started negotiations with him to keep the hostages safe. He wants the police
to provide them with a boat and cash, adding that he’ll only release the hostages once they’ve entered
the high seas.”Upon hearing that, Winnie was speechless as her brows furrowed.s, the longer she
remained silent, the more panicked Xavier was. “What’s the matter, Winnie? Please say
something.”With that, Winnie took a deep breath and rposed herself. “I’m heading over this
instance. Where are you now?”“I’m also on my way there. In any case, don’t panic. I’ll be here for you
no matter what happens.”Feeling a lot more at ease after Xavier’s reassurance, Winnie replied, “Okay.
By the way, how did you find out about this? Is the information reliable? Are Granny and Rachel
safe?”Xavier was quiet for a moment as he carefully weighed his options. He didn’t want to lie to
Winnie, but neither was he about to tell her the whole truth. After all, he wasn’t ready to let her know
that he had been surveilling Jacinta for the longest time.“Ever since Zyon escaped from the Fairchild
residence, I was the one who contacted the police to track him down. Someone within the force then
shared the information with me, so I have no doubt it’s reliable. Don’t worry. The hostages are presently
safe and sound.”“Good! Zyon Fairchild deserves to go to hell!” Winnie said through gritted teeth. “I
won’t be letting him off this time round!”As soon as the call ended, Winnie returned to theboratory
and exined the situation to Lionel and Sebastian.Thankfully, the two men were more than
understanding.“Nini, this is undoubtedly your top priority, so go ahead and do what you need to do.
Leave the work here to us,” Sebastian urged.“That’s right,” Lionel chimed in. “This a matter of life and
death, and it should take precedence over everything else. Don’t worry about Sebastian. Once we’ve
completed our work, my assistant and I will personally send him home.”“Exactly! I’ll send you a text the
second I get home,” Sebastian added. “You need not worry about me.”Now that she had a weight lifted
off her shoulders, Winnie jumped into her car and made a beeline for the docks.Since the docks were
nearer to the university, it took her just over half an hour to get there.However, a security guard stopped
her before she could even drive up to the gate, leaving her with no choice but to roll down the window
and try bribing her way through.To her surprise, the security guard stood his ground.“Miss, as much as
I’d love to ept your money, my hands are tied. There’s a big case happening inside, so I can’t let
you in under these circumstances,” he exined. “Besides, a whole team of police officers has already
shown up and sealed off the area. If I still let you enter, I might end up in jail! Please cooperate and
drive away, will you?”Determined to give it another shot, Winnie frowned and replied, “Are you really
saying no to free money? Don’t you have other entrances here? Point me in the right direction, and I’ll
reward you handsomely.”“Of course, there are other entrances, but the security in those ces is even
tighter because they don’t want the felons escaping from the side doors. Please leave. It isn’t safe
here. If you stay any longer, chances are the police will start questioning you.” As soon as the security
guard had said his piece, an armed policeman began to march toward Winnie.“This area has been
cordoned off! Leave this instance!”Annoyed, Winnie quickly opened the car door and stepped out.
“Officer, please let me in. I’m a family member of the hostages!”My goodness, it’s so frustrating when I
have no clue about the current situation or if Granny is still safe. I know this isn’t Yartran, where I can
call the shots, but why can’t I even gain entry into the docks? How utterly ridiculous!s, Winnie’s
outburst only heightened the armed policeman’s guard as he swiftly aimed his gun at her.“How did you
know about the hostages? Where did you get the information from?”Despite having the gun barrel in
her face, Winnie remained unfazed. “It was the hostage who told me herself. Now, if you don’t mind,
please let me through. I know the abductor too, so I can try negotiating with him.”“Stand back! Put your
hands on your head and lean against the car!” the policeman ordered, ignoring Winnie’s plea and
exnation. After all, the only thing that mattered to him was that he did his job dutifully.Winnie knewMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.
the policeman had begun to suspect her, but it never crossed her mind to use force against him.That
said, it had also been a while since anyone made such a bold request of her. Just as Winnie took a
deep breath and stepped back, a car suddenly pulled to a stop in front of her.Before anyone could
react, the passenger door flew open, and Xavier stuck a hand out. “Get in the car.”Winnie, however,
widened her eyes and shot him a look. Read the room, for goodness’ sake! There’s a policeman with a
gun in front of me!Having caught her hint, Xavier merely muttered a name.Within seconds, the
passenger window rolled down, and a man in shades shouted at the armed policeman, “Hank!”Hank,
the policeman, instantly whipped his head around. “Lieutenant!”“Yes, it’s me. Leave this be and return
to your post.”Dutiful as always, Hank replied, “Lieutenant, I have something to report!”“I know what it’s
about, but all you need to do now is follow my orders!”Having heard his superior, the young Hank had
no choice but to put his gun away and let Winnie through.With that, Winnie hurriedly got into the car
and turned to Xavier. “What’s the situation now? Are Granny and Rachel safe?”Funnily enough, the
latter spoke up at the same time. “Are you okay?”“I’m okay. You came at the right time,” Winnie
answered.“That’s a relief!” Xavier said as he held her hand with interlocked fingers. “The snipers have
yet to take their spots, so the police are trying their best to buy more time. As for the hostages, they’re
currently not in any danger.”Winnie nodded. “Good. That’s good.”Soon, the car entered thepound
and stopped outside the police tape.The policeman in the passenger seat promptly hopped off and told
Xavier to park the car before joining him.As it turned out, Josiah was the driver for the day.He hadn’t
been able to say much with the police around, but now that they were alone, he could finally speak his
mind.“How did you get here faster than us? Did you fly here?” he quipped while looking around for a
parking spot.“I was at the university when I got the call. It’s a lot nearer from there to here,” Winnie
exined before squeezing Xavier’s hand. “Thank goodness you came. Otherwise, I won’t even be
able to get past the gate.”“Ha! That goes without saying,” Josiah blurted out. “If we were in the olden
times, Xavier would be like the king of Avenport. There isn’t anything he can’t handle, so don’t worry
your pretty little head about it. Besides, Zyon only wants a boat and cash. As long as he doesn’t harm
the hostages, Xavier can give him any amount he desires. Once the snipers have gotten into their
positions, Zyon will be dead meat if he makes any wrong move. Who knows? We might be celebrating
his death anniversary next year!”s, the second Josiah finished speaking, a gunshot suddenly rang
out in the distance, followed by a woman’s scream.Winnie immediately widened her eyes in fear as a
sense of dread struck her.“Something bad has happened!”