Chapter 1379 Extra Story 134 Of Edgar Miss But Can't Meet
Before Edgar could figure out what was going on, he heard chaotic footsteps coming up behind him. Strange men came running across the snow, making a harsh tearing noise. "I'll contact you later," he said, hung up the phone and moved back into the crowd.
The trackers behind him were stunned. Someone yelled, "Let's split up and chase after him!" Then the street suddenly became a bustling mass of people running as the men gave chase.
But they had underestimated Edgar. Over the years, whether he had been in the army, or he was the mayor of A City, he had always been a solitary figure. Ordinary people couldn't catch him. They just didn't have the skills to catch him as he swiftly ghosted among the masses of people on the busy street.
Edgar chose to run into the crowd. For now, he still couldn't figure out whose men were chasing him. Or did they belong to multiple forces? Cain was not the only one who wanted to catch him now. Or maybe Cain had never even wanted to catch him at all. Perhaps Cain just wanted him to experience his father's suffering of that year.
Edgar hid not far from the trackers to watch them trailing in his wake. He sneered, turned around and jumped out through the back window of a clothing store he was hiding in. Before he vanished, he even had the cheek to smile at the shop assistant who stared at him slack-jawed and speechless.
The girl swallowed at the nervous lump in her throat. She felt like she was in a cops-and-robbers movie. She was stunned and almost expected that some men would come and ask her whether she had seen a handsome man in a black padded jacket come through there.
"Oh, I must have watched too many TV shows..." she murmured and shook her head. But before she had walked more than two steps, two men ran into the store.
The reason why Edgar hadn't asked the girl to hide his whereabouts was just to protect her. Plus this window was facing the street, so even if the shop assistant told others that he jumped out of the back window, they still wouldn't find him.
"Mr. Nan, I'm sorry. We still haven't caught Edgar," one of the men reported to Cain over his cell phone.
On the other end of the call, Cain's expression remained fixed. He nodded to Hana and then left the room. "So?"
His voice always remained calm, but even so, it would make others feeling an invisible pressure. The man remained silent for a while and then promised, "We will find him as soon as possible."
Cain didn't say anything. But his eyes darkened. He knew Edgar very well. If he didn't want others to find him, then he wouldn't be found. At least, not by ordinary people. Finding him would require special skills. But a long delay might give rise to many a hitch.
"You can all withdraw," Cain instructed. Cain didn't worry anymore. Richard must be even more worried than him.
Hanging up the phone, Cain then went back into the room. "Aunt Hana, I still have some business to attend to. I must be going now."
Hana nodded and smiled. "Go to tend to your business first. You can spend New Year's Eve with us tonight, if you want."
"Well, okay." Cain smiled. "Thank you, Aunt Hana."
"Let me walk you out." Maggie got up and saw Cain out.
"You look like you want to ask something of me?" Cain asked gently. He smiled as he noticed Maggie's concerned expression.
Maggie stopped, looked at Cain earnestly and asked, "You looked very calm while I opened the package which Edgar sent me. However, there was an occasional look in your eyes which I couldn't quite place." She paused for a moment. "Are you hiding something from me?"
Cain hadn't expected that even in her excited mood while opening the gift, Maggie would still notice his slight change of expression. "What could I be hiding from you?" he asked in a neutral tone.
Maggie looked at him in confusion. Cain had answered too calmly. She began to suspect what she had seen.
Glancing at his wristwatch again, Cain sighed slightly. "I have to leave to deal with my business now. If you feel bored tonight, you can call me. I'll take you to an interesting place."
Maggie frowned. "Don't you have an appointment with a beautiful woman? How can you still have time?"
"We'll just have dinner together." Cain continued calmly, "See you later."
Maggie nodded. After he stepped into his car and drove off, she returned to her house. However, her heart was slowly sinking. The excitement at seeing Edgar's gift for her had begun to disappear. Instead, the same uneasy feeling which she had had at school was once again surging in her heart.
When Maggie got home, she tried to phone William, but there was no answer. Concern made her heart tighten. After all, today was New Year's Eve. No matter how important their military affairs were, they couldn't still be out of contact, even now. Had they gone to undertake a peacekeeping mission again? But even so, it was implausible to have lost contact with William too.
Hearing Hana busy chopping stuffing for the dumplings in the kitchen, Maggie thought for a while and then picked up her cell phone to call Cathy. "Hello, Cathy. This is Maggie."
Cathy looked wearily at Daniel beside her and then answered, "Happy New Year, Maggie."
"Happy New Year." Maggie also greeted her and then asked, "Hmm... I want to ask you..."
Cathy guessed her purpose. Her expression became heavy. "You wanted to ask me about Captain Edgar?"novelbin
"Yeah." Maggie nervously bit her lip. Somehow, she felt a sense of unease.
Cathy paused for a moment and then said, "Edgar... Captain Edgar is carrying out a task. So I can't tell you any more than that."
Maggie felt a restless fear grow in her at Cathy's words. Her heart pumped hard and was almost about to jump out of her throat. "Please just tell me. How is he?"