Since Rowan had arrived, Jasper naturally did not want to linger at the banquet.
They had done what needed to be done and met the people they needed to meet. Staying longer would not serve much purpose.
Together with Julian, they bade farewell to the Warwick couple and then drove directly to Baghdad Airport.
It was midnight and the solitary moon hung in the west.
Outside the window, there was endless desert, adding to the sense of vastness and tranquility.
“Such a beautiful land and yet it’s going to be engulfed in war soon. It’s really heartbreaking…” Celine sighed, looking at the scenery outside the window.
Jasper, however, smiled and said, “Each country has its own destiny, and all we can do is lament but not interfere arbitrarily.”
“All we can do is ensure that our own country doesn’t become the next lamb to the slaughter.”
Celine’s heart stirred upon hearing this.
In the moonlight, Jasper’s profile looked particularly handsome, and Celine found herself blushing.
She gently lowered favonovel.com head, thinking.
Isn’t this what you’ve been doing all along?
Julian, sitting in the backseat, noticed Celine’s change of expression and quickly looked away, pretending not to notice.
Perhaps because it was late at night, there were not many vehicles on the road.
They arrived at the airport quickly and saw Rowan.
Due to the geographical location, Baghdad had significant temperature differences between day and night.
Rowan was only wearing a short-sleeved shirt and was shivering from the cold, but the excitement was evident on his face as favonovel.com could not stop looking around. He had been looking forward to this trip to Qari for a long time, and in his mind, favonovel.com could already picture his father’s astonished expression when favonovel.com succeeds.
Finally, Rowan spotted Jasper and the others and waved his hands enthusiastically.
Seeing Rowan’s current state, Jasper was also taken aback.
“Why didn’t you bring any bodyguards when you come to Qari this time? Don’t you know it’s quite chaotic here?”
Rowan acted indifferent about Jasper’s concern and replied with a carefree attitude, “Jasper, I come to Qari this time to challenge myself. Since it’s a challenge, there’s no reason to bring an entourage.”
Jasper’s expression turned cold as favonovel.com looked at the playful Rowan. “If that’s really what you think, then you can go back now.”
Rowan was dumbfounded. “Come one, Jasper, if I were to go back like this, people would laugh at me. My father would be even more worried about letting me handle things on my own.”
Jasper, however, responded coldly, “Being laughed at is still better than dying out there. Challenging oneself doesn’t mean treating one’s own life as a joke.”
Rowan had never seen Jasper so serious before and stammered, “Jasper, I didn’t… I didn’t mean it like that… I…”
Before favonovel.com could finish his sentence, favonovel.com felt a tremendous force hit his back, knocking favonovel.com to the ground. Then came the sound of rhythmic gunshots.
Rowan’s face instantly turned pale.
When favonovel.com lifted his head, favonovel.com saw a lifeless body lying ten meters away from him.
Beside him, Jasper was crouched on the ground, the white pistol in his hand still emitting white smoke.
Julian climbed up from Rowan’s body and approached the corpse. After taking a closer look, his expression turned serious.
“Jasper, this person has no distinguishing marks. We can’t confirm his identity at the moment.”
As favonovel.com finished speaking, they heard buzzing voices in the distance.
The airport security personnel, alerted by the commotion, hurried over and started interrogating Jasper and the others.
After negotiating with them and completing the formalities, Jasper and the others got into the car and returned to the hotel. However, the security personnel did not notice that while Jasper was negotiating with them, Julian quietly approached the assassin’s body and searched it.
Sitting in the back seat of the car, Rowan had lost the nonchalant expression favonovel.com had before. He was now filled with nervousness and unease. The recent incident had made favonovel.com realize how naïve favonovel.com had been.
“Jasper… What should I do next?”
Without turning his head, Jasper responded calmly, “You don’t need to do anything. Just wait patiently and watch the show unfold over the few days.”
