Détruisez le mal

Chapitre 35

Benny glanced at his watch and cursed under his breath. It was only six in the morning. What idiot was calling at this hour?

Do you know when she'll be back?

The other person had a perfect British accent, but it was definitely not Beryl.

"I don't know—who are you?"

"I am Water, and I am fighting from the Kingdom of Lana."

Upon hearing the name and place, Benny sat bolt upright in bed—the Kingdom of Lanna!

Walter's voice continued: "I had an appointment with Miss Chen Bibi to meet her tour group at the Northern Airport of the Kingdom of Lanna this afternoon. I'm afraid the hotel has the wrong room number and connected my call to you. I apologize if it's a mistake, but are you Mr. Chen?"

Benny opened his eyes wide, fully awake. Who was this guy on the phone? He grabbed the travel agency's letterhead: MaungWaSao—that was their tour guide, not Walter.

He asked in confusion, "Woch, my name is Benny, the new team leader. I'm sorry you didn't receive the message in time, but we'll meet you at the airport."

But there was silence on the other end of the phone.

"Hello? Are you still listening? Is it about our entry permits?"

Walter finally voiced his question: "I don't understand, where did Miss Chen go?"

"She can't come."

Was she sick last night?

Benny pondered how to answer, but finally decided to tell the truth: "Actually, she died suddenly."

"Oh my God, did she die yesterday?"

"A few weeks ago."

“That’s impossible!” Walter exclaimed excitedly into the phone.

“I know it’s hard for us to accept this fact either; she was a rare friend.”

Walter immediately interrupted anxiously, "I said it's impossible because—I was talking to her just yesterday!"

"say--"

Now it's Benny's turn to be confused.

“Yesterday, she called me and asked me to change your entry time into the Kingdom of Lanna, and asked me to pick you up at the airport today.”

"Good heavens, she called yesterday to ask about the entry permit?"

"Yes, she explained it in detail. All the formalities have been completed. But we need to verify your documents. Oh, now I have to make a change and remove her name. In that case, I'll have to make a phone call..."