My Husband, Warm The Bed

Sheldon still sounded like an amiable elder and maintained a kind smile on his face. Only the gaze hidden beneath the thick and heavy black- framed glasses 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 dilapidated. However, it covered a large expanse and its walls were solid. It was unlike the residential buildings of ordinary residents; it looked special.

Although dilapidated, the room was, fortunately, relatively 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-ventilated, 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, they communicated 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.

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 the last two incidents, I think we have underestimated them. Perhaps, they purposely played 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, comforting 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 nonchalance 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 similar 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 could complete their own duties well without any communication.

Monique explained in detail, "Thirty years ago, there was a large-scale civil war that happened in Boulverland. 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 accelerated a little in her explanation, "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 delayed 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, "According 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 according to the order. The house we're currently in is a military house from the war thirty years ago."

She took a glance 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. The layout 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 o our building are, and if they're blocked or not."

After hearing Monique's explanation, Levi looked glum, an expression which he had rarely adopted in the past few days. "It seems that they chose this place 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 become 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 playing a trick to stall for time from them.

Levi comforted 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 eyelash. 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.