Chapter 972 Charmine frowned and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong?"
"Thereâs a problem with this box!" Hugh called out.
He had seen the box during the day and examined the sword thoroughly.
According to the length and shape of the sword, the item should not have this weight!
Opening the box, it was revealed to be a completely different sword, as expected. It seemed to be a cheaply made sword instead!
Charmine and Guy were utterly shocked at Hugh's comment.
How could it be?
"Impossible. I even opened the box to check on it when I got it out. I only took it out after making sure it's a real sword," insisted Charmine.
'The agents from Safford even chased after US," added Guy. "It can't be a fake sword they're going after!â
"So where's the problem?" Hugh was perplexed.
Charmine squinted as she jogged her memory, and only a moment later did she reply, tone cold, "Someone swapped it on the way."
On the way?
Guy frowned. "Impossible. Only the two of US held the box along the way, and nobody else couldâve touched it except when..."
He paused there and his pupils dilated. "I remember: it was in the forest! After Ms. Jordan fainted, I noticed she had a fever so I had to leave her to gather some wood. I think the sword was swapped out then!"
Charmine's eyes narrowed. If it happened then, it showed that someone had been following them.
Who was it, however? What for? To get the sword?
She asked, "Whatâs the value of this sword?"
"It's not much, it's just a family sword of the Chernys. It was owned by our ancestor, the general of the army, and used this sword to fight many wars. To us, this sword represents the glory of our family-it symbolizes our pride! To an outsider, this is just a collectible object," explained Hugh.
Phil then added, "Safford wanted this because they had always liked to keep Burlington's collectible objects. They wanted to shame Burlington and prove to the rest of the world how we can't even protect our cultural objects. Only they had shown interest in the sword and pursued it actively, and no one else had shown much tenacity apart from them."
Charmine frowned. This mission became much harder than it was.
If nobody had come in the way in recent years, why was there a third party trying to steal the sword all of a sudden?
What was the problem? Who did it?
The sky had lit up amid her thoughts.
Charmine looked at the sky and, thinking of Anthony, said to them, 'There's no point standing here and thinking. I need to go.
Dispatch a few men into the forest to try and find some clues. Tell me right away if you find anything."
Making her way out as she spoke, she then turned once more to add," Regardless of what it is, only text me. Do not tell anyone else about my other identity for now."
The three of them nodded.
She had to stay in secrecy. If they found out it was her, perhaps even the people in Safford would make it hard for her.
Charmine wanted to bring the Jordan Group into Safford's market, and it would be difficult if her identity was exposed.
Spotting Charmine rushing outside, Guy followed quickly and called out," Ms. Jordan..."
Charmine stopped and looked at him. "What? Is there something else?"
Face flushed red again, he stammered with difficulty, "No...nothing. Youâre ill, so drink more hot water."
'Thank you," came Charmine's curt reply before marching away.
The C team had prepared a car to send her back to the Jordan mansion quickly.
Meanwhile, Guy watched as the car left before he smacked his head furiously.
He was so useless. He could not even speak properly to her!