Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1274

After expressing his gratitude towards Brian, William hung up the phone. He raised his eyes to look at the military officer, who seemed curious and confused. "Contact the senior military officer from A Army and tell him that the problem has been taken care of. Tell the hospital in our military region to send a helicopter to A City to bring Captain Edgar Gu and Maggie Du back. Send a physician and a surgeon with the helicopter."

"Yes, sir!" The military officer stood at attention and saluted William, before turning around and marching out of the door.

Before long a team consisting of a physician, a surgeon and Daniel boarded the helicopter to A City. Daniel was accompanied by Seahawk and Gerd, the two members of the Falcon Commando. Daniel thought to bring backup with him in case an unexpected situation presented itself. They had to make sure they could bring Edgar and Maggie back to S Army safely.

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Edgar peered deep into Maggie's eyes as if he had caught something strange in the girl's eyes. Whatever it was, it was neither affection nor resentment. Her eyes displayed a wide spectrum of ambivalent emotions, making it difficult for him to tell what she was thinking about.

"Did you know that Mr. Brian Long was going to send a team to assist us?" Maggie asked.

Shaking his head in denial, Edgar answered, "I made a guess at the possibility, but I wasn't entirely sure of it. Apparently, Molly was concerned about me so she asked Mr. Long to help us. But none of us knew whether he was considering it or not." After all, XK Intelligence Agency had to follow a certain chain of command before taking a decision. Although they shared a common enemy, Brian could not be seen to be directly involved in their mission. That was probably why it was Eric who had come to their rescue in the end.

Maggie's eyes glazed over and she said, "What if I had failed to crack the code in time?"

A faint smile appeared at the corners of Edgar's mouth and he answered, "I believed in your ability. Otherwise, I would not have picked you for the mission." The Eagle Special Brigade had many talents at their service, so Maggie was not the only option available to Edgar. However, he knew that Maggie was the only person who would be able to keep calm and perform steadily in face of danger.

She had proved him right.

Maggie's heart skipped a beat and she fell silent upon hearing Edgar's praise. As a soldier who had taken part in countless training operations, she understood what Edgar meant.

Despite the smile at the corners of his mouth, a feeling of fear lingered in Edgar's heart even after everything had worked out for them. In fact, he had failed to perform calmly at the time of danger. Instead of worrying about the main objective of their mission, he found himself worrying more about Maggie's safety. If it weren't for Brian's assistance, Maggie would have most likely died there with him. She was only twenty-five years old. Her life had just begun. When these thoughts came to his mind, Edgar started to regret his choices.