Chapter 1704
Sheldon still sounded like an amiable elder and maintained a kind smile on his face. Only the gaze
hidden beneath the thick and heavy ck- framed sses was vicious, like a vampire who had
been starved for centuries.
Sheldon sneered.
He cursed inwardly, "Neil Brown! Levi Brown!"
"You two have hurt so many of my men. Do you really think I''m just asking you for some weapons?"
"I will use the weapons you provided me to kill both of you and sacrifice your blood to my brothers
who gave their lives for me. Only then can I release my hatred."
The double- story house was old and dpidated. However, it covered arge expanse and its walls
were solid. It was unlike the residential buildings of ordinary residents; it looked special.
Although dpidated, the room was, fortunately, rtively spacious. Levi didn''t know how spacious
the other rooms were, but he could tell that the room they arranged for him and Monique to stay in
was not bad.
It had windows and was well-ventted, much better than the cheap house they had rented in the
past few days.
After entering the room, the people who escorted them left. Levi and Monique had a tacit
understanding to not speak. Instead, theymunicated with each other by eye contact.
Levi observed the structure of the room while Monique took out the tools that she carried with her to
check if there was any listening device or hidden camera. Oddly, she didn''t find anything.N?velDrama.Org owns ? this.
She gestured at Levi. He understood, saying, "It seemed that Sheldon wasn''t making empty threats.
They know we can''t escape, so they didn''t bother to keep an eye on us."
Monique replied, "After thest two incidents, I think we have underestimated them. Perhaps, they
purposely yed a trick for us again to make us take the bait."
"Well, the battle between us is a battle of wits and courage. No one knows who will be the winner
until the end." Levi approached Monique and raised his hand to rub her furrowed brows,forting
her, "Moni, don''t frown like that. There''s still hope as long as we are alive."
Monique replied, "I''m worried for you."
Levi switched the topic smoothly. "Did I ever tell you that you look really gorgeous when you smile?
Your smile is the most charming and heart-tugging smile I''ve ever seen."
His nonchnce in the face of Monique''s concern for him made her even more anxious. She
stamped her feet and rebuked him, "Levi, cut it out. I''m being serious."
"Okay, let''s get down to business then." Levi''s countenance changed. He became serious instantly.
"Tell me, what did you just observe downstairs?"
He switched the topic effortlessly again. Monique answered immediately, "Previously, I had
gathered some information which is very simr to the design of this building. Although the external
structure of this building doesn''t look like the one in the information I received, once I walked in, I
found that the internal structure is exactly the same as what I had read."
When Levi was dealing with Sheldon earlier on, Monique was sitting beside him quietly. She didn''t
say a word, but that didn''t mean that she was sitting idly.
She had executed her task, to observe the structures of the house and to find other exits which they
could escape from.
"Okay, tell me more about it," Levi said. Construction knowledge was his weak point, thus Monique
was responsible for this aspect.
They had been cooperating this way since they formed a team. There was no need for them to
inform each other in advance, not even with eye contact; they couldplete their own duties well
without anymunication.
Monique exined in detail, "Thirty years ago, there was arge- scale civil war that happened in
Boulvend. At that time, military houses were basically built like this. This kind of building seems to
be aged, like it can''t withstand any damage, but actually the walls are all bulletproof. Hence, its
security is assured."
While speaking, she observed Levi''s reaction. Seeing that he could keep up with her pace, she
elerated a little in her exnation, "Later, after the civil war ended, the new government needed
land for development, so they gave the order to demolish the military houses built during that
period."
"Okay." Levi nodded and urged, "I can keep up with you. You can go a little faster." At that moment,
time was equivalent to life for them. They might lose their lives if they dyed even one extra
minute. Therefore, they had to try to seize every minute; they could not waste any time.
Monique spoke faster, at a speed which could still be understood, "ording to my sources, after
the new government gave the order, all the military houses built during that period of time were
demolished. The ones I saw are from pictures in the historical data. However, after seeing this
house today, I''m certain that the people in charge didn''t demolish all the military houses ording
to the order. The house we''re currently in is a military house from the war thirty years ago."
She took a nce at Levi and continued, "There are eight exits in this kind of building. Four of them
are visible to us, located at the left, right, front, and back of the house. The other four exits are
hidden. These four hidden passages may be in one of the rooms or in the yard. Theyout of each
building is different. Even the architect of the buildings couldn''t remember it. Hence, I don''t know
where the other four exits of our building are, and if they''re blocked or not."
After hearing Monique''s exnation, Levi looked glum, an expression which he had rarely adopted
in the past few days. "It seems that they chose this ce to be their real headquarters with various
considerations in mind. This house is sturdy and it can prevent the people they catch from
escaping. Plus, there are four hidden passages that allow them to escape when they are in danger,"
Levi analysed.
"That''s right. To put it another way, the escape routes would be their saving grace if the need
arises. They must have liked that about the building, so they chose it as their base." Monique said
with certainty, "Therefore, those four passages are still being used. Otherwise, they wouldn''t have
selected this building."
Levi nodded. "You''re right."
Monique said, "Then, I''ll think of another way to see if I can find out the specific locations of the four
hidden passages and where they lead to."
After figuring out the specifics of the house, Levi was not worried anymore. "Let''s sleep first. Well
think about it more after we wake up."
"Levi, you can sleep first if you''re exhausted. I will collect some more intel." Monique was worried as
she knew that Levi was currently in a more precarious position than her.
The enemy wanted Levi to call Colonel Brown to exchange him with the things they wanted.
However, she understood clearly that Levi would never make that phone call. He was ying a trick
to stall for time from them.
Leviforted her, "Don''t worry about me. They won''t dare to do anything to me."
They wouldn''t dare to do anything to him?
Did Levi really think those terrorists were easy to deal with?
No!
Those people were devils with blood-stained hands, who would kill people without even batting an
eysh. Once they discovered that they could not get what they wanted from Levi, Monique did not
know what they would do to both of them.