Silly Bride Chapter 221


    Chapter 221


    Meanwhile, there were twelve women inside the vehicle including Winnie and Greta.For some reason,


    many of them had veils covering their faces which inadvertently helped Winnie and Greta’s cause.That


    way, their foreign faces wouldn’t stick out as much from within the group.As Manchernius’ topography


    wasrgely made up of low mountains and rolling hills, a proper road could barely be seen. All the


    roads avable werergely formed from well-traveled tracks.After a bumpy forty-minute journey, their


    vehicle finally arrived at an expansive in.There, Winnie and the others were ordered by the


    innkeeper to alight.Upon exiting the vehicle, they were surrounded by nothing but trees. The innkeeper


    subsequently led them around a bend before their destination came into view.Instead of the luxurious


    mansion they were expecting, a massive base greeted their eyes.Security was tight with armed men


    guarding the entrance. When Winnie and the others entered, everyone’s bodies—including that of the


    innkeeper—were searched.Winnie, who wasn’t naive, naturally didn’t carry a gun with her.Nheless,


    the weapon she brought was in the form of the ne she was wearing. On top of that, she had an


    ornamental hairpin stuck in her hair.The hairpin—brought from Chanaea—was custom-made. When


    pulled out, it would turn into a sharp weapon capable of piercing through any threats that she


    faced.Once thedies were determined to be unarmed, they were ordered to form a line.Subsequently,


    their veils were all removed to reveal their faces.On Winnie’s left was Greta; on her right were two


    meek-looking girls who looked very young still.Both of them—already crying while inside the vehicle


    earlier—were now trembling in fear.After walking past to inspect all of them, the guard stopped abruptly


    in his tracks.Scrutinizing Winnie and the others, he instructed the innkeeper, “Mr. Horton prefers fair-


    skinned women. Thus, I’ll choose two to be sent to him. As for the rest, you can take them to the


    backyard as usual.”“All right, all right,” the innkeeper responded obsequiously. “I know what to


    do.”While bending forward and nodding his head, the innkeeper snuck a nce at Winnie.She’s the


    fairest and most beautiful among them all. If she’s sent to Mr. Horton, the n would go up in


    smoke.Meanwhile, Winnie too, knitted her brows, especially when the guard stopped in front of


    her.Fortunately, he didn’t choose her. After sweeping his gaze across her face, he turned his attention


    away.The reason was that Winnie had purposely used her makeup to make herself look uglier.In the


    end, the guard chose the two girls beside her. “You and you. Follow me!”After sighing in relief at the


    close call, the innkeeper added to the guard, “Good choice. Those two are virgins who have just been


    sold over. With their porcin white skin and beautiful features, I’m sure Mr. Horton would be a very


    satisfied man.”“Mmm-hmm,” the guard grunted in response before leading the two girls away at


    gunpoint.Meanwhile, Winnie furrowed her brows tightly as she watched the girls being taken away.At


    that moment, she resented the innkeeper along with everyone there. The only emotion she felt was the


    urge to burn down the filthy ce.Unfortunately, she wasn’t in a position to act upon her desires. As her


    rational mind cast away the rage and hatred in her eyes, she quickly caught up with the innkeeper with


    Greta following closely behind her.The innkeeper whispered, “I’ll be taking you to the backyard. That’s


    where all the men sleep at night. If you go further back, you’ll find the women’s and children’s quarters.


    However, I have no idea in which room the people you’re looking for are held. You’ll have to find them


    yourself. Now that it’s dark, you should use the opportunity to fall behind and slip away.”Winnie simply


    grunted in acknowledgment.While they were passing through the yard that had a banana ntation,


    she suddenly rushed to the side and began vomiting.Greta, who was behind her, knowingly rushed up


    to her side to pat her on the back.As for the rest of the women, no one dared to look their way. Only


    one or two with wandering eyes threw them a nce before retracting their gazes.As for the innkeeper,


    he pretended to bark at them. “Stop dilly-dallying and hurry up!”As Winnie continued her charade,


    Greta gave him a cursory response. “Got it. We’ll be right there.”Once the group was far ahead, the two


    of them quietly disappeared to the side.As darkness had already fallen, themps on the ground only


    illuminated the small area they were ced in, while the moon glowed with a silvery hue from the night


    sky.Nevertheless, the light was just enough to help Winnie and Greta navigate their way around and


    not too much to expose them to their enemies.Pointing at a man-made hill diagonally opposite them,


    Greta suggested, “Do you see the wooden door? That’s where the women and children live.”Winnie


    nodded firmly before following Greta from behind as both of them began creeping around.Soon, they


    managed to slip in and found a secluded corner to hide.In a soft but stern voice, Greta reminded


    Winnie, “Ms. Gand, even though they’re only women and children, you shouldn’t underestimate


    them, let alone show them any mercy. Otherwise, a single mistake would cost you your life.”“Don’t


    worry. I know what to do. However, with so many rooms here, how we are going to find them?”Greta


    pointed at a spot that was brightly lit. “The ce that’s crowded is probably filled with their own men.


    Hence, the people you’re looking for should be on the opposite. With only two rooms having their lights


    on, it shouldn’t be difficult.”Winnie nodded. “Let’s go.”As they continued to move forward with their


    bodies hugging the wall, Greta reiterated, “Ms. Gand, if anything untoward happens, you should


    ignore me and run for it.”“Mmm-hmm.”After making their way forward, they soon arrived at the first


    room that was lit.Unexpectedly, the room door was suddenly opened from the inside. Following that, a


    woman walked out slowly from it.At the sight of her, Winnie and Greta instantaneously hugged the wall


    and froze.After a ssh was heard, the woman returned to the room.When it dawned upon them that


    the woman just came out to dump some water, the twodies breathed a sigh of relief.It wasn’t until


    they heard the noises from the room again that Greta whispered to Winnie, “Ms. Gand, did you get a


    good look at the woman? Is she the person you’re looking for?”“No.” Winnie was extremely certain.


    “Although there’s only one room left, we cannot let our guard down, for the people I’m looking for might


    not even be inside.”Maintaining the highest levels of vignce, both of them arrived at the next room


    and hid underneath the window.Not wanting Winnie to show her head, Greta pried open the window


    and took a peek herself.Soon, she ducked back to the ground and reported, “This is the ce, Ms.


    Gand. The person you’re looking for is here. However, I only saw the youngdy whose leg was


    injured.”Winnie broke out a frown. Why is Rachel alone? Did they lock Granny up somece else?


    However, under those circumstances, there was no time to dwell upon the question. “Let’s go in.”Greta


    immediately pulled out a hairpin and began lockpicking the door.Unfortunately, her technique left a lot


    to be desired, as the door remained unopened a minuteter.Winnie knitted her brows. “Do you not


    know how to do this?”The anxious Greta was already covered in sweat. “This isn’t my fortepared


    to marksmanship.”Letting out a gentle sigh, Winnie took the hairpin from Greta’s hands. “Let me do


    it.”No sooner had she spoken than the knelt down beside Greta and pried the lock open in less than


    thirty seconds.When a click was heard, Greta scratched her head awkwardly and murmured, “That’s


    really impressive, Ms. Gand.”Winnie acknowledged her with a faint smile before gently pushing the


    door open.Just as she stepped into the room, she saw a wooden club as thick as someone’s arm


    bearing down upon her face.Caught by surprise and with Greta blocking her retreat, Winnie had no


    ce to dodge.However, the pain she was bracing for never transpired, for Greta’s hand had suddenly


    reached out from behind to shield her.At the same time, Greta’s other hand grabbed the neck of the


    person wielding the club.“Greta, stop! Granny, put down the club!”It turned out that the person hiding


    behind the door in the ambush was none other than Jacinta.When she saw that the intruder was


    Winnie, the shocked Jacinta took a moment to regain her senses before putting down her club.By then,


    Greta too, realized they had found Winnie’s grandmother.“Winnie!” Overwhelmed by delight, Jacinta


    almost forgot to keep her voice down.“Shh!” Winnie, with her lowered voice, reminded, “Granny, not so


    loud.”Nodding in acknowledgment, Jacinta swiftly locked the door and closed the curtains. After that,


    she led Winnie and Greta into the room.However, instead of following them inside, Greta hid behind the


    curtain and kept watch.Holding Winnie’s hand, the teary-eyed Jacinta sat her down at the table.


    “Winnie, why did youe here?”Winnie tightened her grip on Jacinta’s hand in an attempt tofort


    her. “Granny, I’m here to take you home. You must have suffered a lot.”In a choking voice, Jacinta


    replied, “Actually, I’mrgely all right but Rach’s condition isn’t good. After being shot in her leg, she


    only had her bullet removed today. During the entire journey here, she fell into a daze after being


    stricken by a fever. Despite taking some fever medication, it was of no help at all. Also, the doctor here


    isn’t serious about treating her.”When Winnie nced at Rachel, who was lying in bed, she could see


    how thetter’s face had reddened from the fever.The frown on her face deepened. “I’ll take her to a


    proper doctor once we get out.”“How are we going to escape?” Jacinta was brimming with concern.


    “Not only does the rule ofw not apply here, but they’re also armed. Can we really escape?”“Of


    course!” Winnie reassured Jacinta with a smile. “Can’t you see how sessful we were in infiltrating


    this ce? Hence, we naturally have a n to escape. Also, there’re men waiting outside to receive


    us.”“However, given Rach’s condition, she won’t be able to walk, making it very inconvenient.”“Don’t


    worry. There’s always a solution to every problem,” Winnie replied calmly. “Look, there’s two of us here.


    Greta is really strong and will have no problems carrying Rach.” Jacinta let out a sigh. “I guess there’s


    no other choice. I’m sorry to have given you all this trouble, Winnie.”However, Winnie disapproved of


    victims ming themselves. “This has nothing to do with you, Granny. Zyon was the one who started it


    all.”Despite opening her mouth to speak, Jacinta held her tongue when she decided to continue


    keeping the secret.After throwing the groggy Rachel a nce, she looked out the window. “In that case,


    when are we leaving?”“A few more hourster.”Winnie exined,“When everyone’s sound asleep at


    dawn, we’ll use the opportunity to slip out. But for now, it’s too risky to do so.”“Sure.” Jacinta nodded.


    “We’ll do as you say.”Time trickled by painfully as they waited.By the time it was three in the morning


    when everyone was sound asleep, it was Winnie and herpanions’ chance to slip away.Carrying


    Rachel on her back, the agile Greta led Winnie and Jacinta as they attempted to sneak out.They had to


    first go back to the way they came from before scaling the wall where the banana ntation was.Just


    when they were about to enter the banana ntation, a gunshot rang out in the air, followed by a


    second and a third.Despite being momentarily stunned, Winnie and Greta increased their pace.Winnie


    began to worry. “Can it be that Captain Manfield and the others have entered?”“Impossible,” Greta


    replied resolutely. “There’s no way they would do something suicidal like this. Something else must


    have happened between the Horton family’s men. The more chaos there is the better, for it’ll make our


    escape much easier. Nevertheless, we should hurry up. If they were toe here, we might be caught


    by a stray bullet.”After humming in agreement, Winnie picked up her pace with Jacinta in tow.Little did


    they expect someone to be shooting at them the moment they entered the banana


    ntation.Fortunately, the dim light of the moon prevented the shooter from getting a good aim. Hence,


    no one was hurt on their side.Greta cursed under her breath, “There must be someone else trying to


    escape who has gotten to our position ahead of us.”Since Winnie and Greta were unarmed and they


    couldn’t tell how many enemies there were in the banana ntation, they had no choice but to back off.


    It didn’t help that they had an elderly and an injured person with them.Unfortunately, during their


    retreat, they ran into the Horton family’s men.Given that a shootout was ignited by the emergence of a


    traitor, the men in pursuit were going to shoot first and ask questionster.Therefore, Winnie and the


    rest had no choice but to dive to the side. Unfortunately, Greta’s leg was hit by a bullet.“Oh no!” Greta


    eximed. “Now that they have turned on all the lights including that of their cars, it would be


    impossible to escape tonight. If we force the matter, it would only mean certain death. Thus, we haveMaterial ? N?velDrama.Org.


    no choice but to take both of them back.”While Winnie fell into deep thought, Jacinta immediately


    suggested, “Winnie, both of you should hurry up and escape. I’ll take Rach back to where we were, so


    just leave us. As long as you’re out, we’ll still have hope.”“That’s right, Ms. Gand.” With her leg


    wounded, Greta’s movement was now hindered. “Your grandmother is right. Let’s get out first, as


    tonight’s mission is a failure. It will be bad if they were to conduct a searchter and don’t find your


    grandmother in her room.”No sooner had Greta spoken than two men came running in their


    direction.When Winnie turned around and saw them, she instructed Greta, “In that case, you should


    take them back. I’ll distract our pursuers.”“No, my priority is to keep you safe. There’s no way I’m letting


    you out of my sight.”“With your leg injured, you’ll just be a burden if youe with me. Besides, in your


    line, aren’t you supposed to just follow orders? Now, stop wasting time and get going!”Seeing the logic


    in Winnie’s words, Greta nodded before running ahead.As for Winnie, she ran in a different direction


    while creating a diversion. Before she knew it, she had managed to capture the attention of their


    pursuers.Nheless, due to her unfamiliarity with the area, she quickly ended up running back to


    where she came from.Although she had managed to lose the two guards previously on her tail, she


    didn’t expect to see them right after she turned a corner.Left without a choice, she lowered her head


    and fled in the opposite direction.While she was running, arge hand suddenly reached out from the


    darkness and forcefully pulled her in.Worried that she would scream, the person who grabbed her


    covered her mouth tightly.Before she knew it, a suppressed male voice rang out beside her ear. “If you


    want to live, do as I say. They’ll being soon, so y along with me.”For some strange reason,


    Winnie found the voice oddly familiar but just couldn’t remember where she heard it before.Before she


    could rify what to do, her two pursuers arrived.One of them cursed, “Where’s the person? I just saw


    the figure just now. How did he disappear just like that?”“D*mn it, all this chasing is killing me. Once I


    find him, I’ll definitely break his legs, as he does fly like the f*cking wind!”Their voices caused Winnie’s


    brows to furrow tightly.As the sound of their footsteps kept growing louder, she knew they would notice


    her if they came any closer.It was at that moment the man lowered his head abruptly and kissed


    her.Truth be told, it wasn’t technically a kiss, for his hand was still covering her mouth. To be precise,


    he was actually kissing the back of his hand.As he began making smooching sounds, he ordered


    Winnie, “Work with me!”Winnie immediately understood what was needed and reciprocated with a


    sensual moan.The amorous sounds they made quickly caught the attention of her pursuers.Rushing up


    to them, they pointed their guns at the man and Winnie. “Who are you? What are you doing?”Winnie—


    feigning panic—buried her head in his arms and moaned in embarrassment.As for the man, he turned


    around and shielded her behind his broad shoulders.Pretending to pull up his zipper, he then gave the


    two pursuers a kick each.“Who am I? Why don’t you open your eyes and take a good look? Do you not


    know who owns this ce? And you’re asking who I am? Hmm?”“C-Chris!” the two pursuers put their


    guns away at once. “We’re sorry. We didn’t know you were here for business. There’s a traitor in the


    building, and we’re pursuing him. Hence, when we saw someone running over here, we decided to give


    chase.”“What happened? Who was the traitor?”“It was Maddog. He siphoned off a batch of goods for


    himself.”“In that case, what are you wasting time here for? Go find him now!”“We’re on it. By the way,


    Chris,” one of them inquired, “did you see anyone pass by just now?”Hispanion smacked him on


    his head at once. “You fool! Can’t you see Chris is busy? How could he have heard anything? Let’s


    go!”With that, both of them quickly disappeared.Once their footsteps were out of earshot, Winnie gave


    the man a tug and requested that he turn around.Even though she now recognized the voice, she still


    wasn’t entirely sure.Nevertheless, the moment he faced her, she instantly confirmed that her guess


    was correct.It’s him! It’s really him!Winnie’s eyes opened wide in surprise. “Christopher Bet? Why


    are you here?”Instead of answering her right away, he returned to his room with Winnie in tow.Once


    they were inside, he locked the door without hesitation. “It really is you, Winnie!”Winnie’s shock


    intensified. “You knew that I would being tonight?”“No, I only recognized you a few seconds ago.


    What are you doing here? Do you know what this ce is?”“I do. Long story short, my grandmother


    has been kidnapped, and I’m here to rescue her. What about you? I tried to call you in Avenport but just


    couldn’t get through. Are you here on a mission?”Christopher frowned in response. “I can’t tell you


    much about it. Given how dangerous it is here, I’m sure you’re not here alone. Anyway, answer me this


    first, are you responsible for the chaos outside?”Winnie shook her head. “I have nothing to do with


    it.”“Good. As for your grandmother, I’ll figure out how to help you, but I have to check on what’s


    happening outside. Considering the mayhem out there, you had better stay here. I’ll be back once


    everything is dealt with.”Winnie nodded. “In that case, please keep an eye out for them. Other than my


    grandmother, there’s also a sickdy and a female associate of mine who has been shot in the leg. The


    three of them are currently together.”“All right. I’ll keep a lookout for them.” Christopher reminded her


    again, “By the way, you can call me Chris. That’s what everyone calls me around here. Once I leave,


    lock the door behind me and do not open it for anyone. Just pretend that you’re sleeping. Remember,


    this isn’t Chanaea. There’s no rule ofw, nor are people held back by any sense of morality.”Winnie


    nodded before watching his leaving silhouette.When daybreak was upon them, Christopher finally


    returned.The moment she opened the door, Winnie saw that his shirt was drenched in blood.“Are you


    wounded?” she asked.“No,” the exhausted Christopher replied, “it’s someone else’s blood. Anyway,


    your grandmother and the other youngdy are fine. However, I didn’t see that associate of yours who


    was supposed to be shot. That said, there’s no sign of her corpse too.”“In that case, she’s probably


    fine, as she’s a mercenary and won’t die easily. By the way, when my granny saw you, I hope she didn’t


    cause you any trouble since she knows you.”“No, she knew what to do and pretended not to know


    me.”“Mmm-hmm. That’s good. Anyway, Christopher, I understand you’re on a top-secret mission and


    can’t tell me much, but I have to tell you that my granny was kidnapped and brought here because of


    Zyon. Based on your position as a senior narcotics officer, you shouldn’t be working as an undercover


    cop anymore, as you’re more or less known to many of the drug traffickers. Therefore, it’s dangerous


    for you here. Although I don’t know your reasons for doing this, Zyon would likely recognize you. Based


    on my information, he has currently been sent out by Harold on a mission, but once he returns, you


    would be at risk of being exposed. As a result, make sure you’ve made the necessary preparations.”