Love Began with the First Meeting novel Chapter 1373

Jerry's heart felt heavy and a mix of emotions swirled in him. He had lost all appetite after taking one bite. He tried his best to pretend he was calm. His mind kept telling him that there was a large possibility that Edgar had killed Henry. But deep down, he didn't want it to be true. At that moment, food felt bland in his mouth. He suddenly remembered all the rumors about Edgar that he had heard from the brigade. He thought that Edgar might have done this for Eagle, or maybe for Jeffrey. After all, it had happened before back in the camp.

The atmosphere was full of solemnity, but Edgar felt relaxed. He turned on the TV and took out his phone after finishing his food. When he had read the message from Maggie, his lips lightened into a smile.

It was a short simple message but it meant so much for him. He leaned on the couch, reading those words again, and then typed several words. Before he could hit "send," Jerry moved in front of him.

"Ahem! Captain Edgar. According to the rules, we can't send any messages to anyone at this moment," Jerry said softly but helplessly. He always knew that Edgar was serious and indifferent. But what he saw just now made him see Edgar in a new way. It was obvious that the message Edgar received came from his family, although he never knew anything about Edgar's personal life.

Edgar only sighed in disappointment, shrugged, and put his phone away. His unfinished messaged that said, "Uhm. Message accepted. I feel the same way as you!" was impossible to be sent out.

After three hours, Political Commissar Wang had finally arrived along with several senior military offices from S Army. It was already past midnight. They made a search around the house to understand the situation more. After the investigation was done, they had finally taken Henry's body away. The night was getting deeper and quieter, and left someone to work with the police offers.

The helicopter appeared and roared in the middle of the cold darkness. Political Commissar Wang had observed that Edgar was calm from the very beginning to the end. He even spoke logically while being questioned. It seemed that he had nothing to do with the case, after all. "Ah. Your gun seemed to be gone, am I correct?" Political Commissar Wang asked.

Edgar frowned slightly at the question. The gun he grabbed from the man he chased down was the same with his own. They were both Eagle of the Desert. As much as he could recall, Jerry and he had both of their guns with them. But coincidentally, his gun was gone! This had never happened before! It would be impossible for him not to notice that he had his gun taken away by someone else! But the inevitable had happened.

Edgar only replied calmly as his dark eyes looked at Political Commissar Wang, "The gun they have collected in the scene might be mine." When emergencies happened, people wouldn't be able to think about it in a detailed manner. But looking back, he had realized that it wasn't an accident but an elaborate plan. Probably, it was a setup from the beginning. Unfortunately, he wasn't sure if he was exactly the target of the setup.

The helicopter flew across the sky. It was already five o'clock in the morning when they arrived at S Army. Then everyone involved, including Henry's body, was put in solitary confinement. Certainly, Jerry and Edgar were included too. At first, the case wasn't much of a big deal at the beginning. Then it gradually escalated and got more complicated as bad things happened one after another.

William's eyebrows were knitted together at the report. He knew Edgar well. Edgar shouldn't have let this incident happen even if it was an accident.

"Sir!" Edgar immediately stood up and gave a salute.

William gestured for him to sit down and then took an opposite seat in front of Edgar. Once he had told his secretary to leave them for a moment, he began to ask, "What's the matter?"

Edgar narrated what happened. From the moment he found that Henry was kidnapped, killed, and about the man he had chased down. Then he added, "So the results were out and it was confirmed that the gun found in the scene was mine. So was the bullet in Henry's body. Did the caliber and the ballistic curve matched also?" William only nodded.

Leaving out personal connections, Edgar was unable to defend himself. After all, Jerry had seen the gun in his hand when he came in. To make things worse, the fingerprints on the gun were proved to be Edgar's. He claimed that he had grabbed the gun from someone but unfortunately, it was groundless.

Nevertheless, it wasn't difficult to leave no fingerprints on the gun. Such as wearing gloves. But for now, everything was bad for Edgar. However he defended for himself, it would be seen as a sophistry.

"Oh dear," William only sighed as rubbed the sides of his forehead. "Do you think it was a setup and the target is you?"

Edgar shook his head. "Not a clue for now. I only have a few hunches. Some things don't add up at all."

William sighed and paused for a moment. "Very well. I'll try to buy time for you. However, I am afraid..."

Knock! Knock!