Chapter 177 - Wu Girl (1/2)
Jackson and Halia had no time to waste, so they immediately drove over to Hong Kong to catch a flight bound for London that very evening. Of course, Halia was supposed to return to Hong Kong with Sean in a few days, so Sean contacted the SPU captain and explained the situation to him. ”Halia's sister-in-law has been kidnapped by someone linked to Trojan, so she is flying to London to investigate it,” Sean told the captain with urgency.
”Sister-in-law?” the captain was a little confused. When did Halia have a sister-in-law? She had no siblings, and from what he knew, she wasn't in a relationship. That was why she was a perfect candidate for going undercover.
But, even though he wanted to question the situation, he understood the urgency of the matter, so he approved for her to take some time off and decided to ask about the details later.
By the time Jackson and Halia arrived at the airport, Trisha was already waiting for them with their plane tickets in the departures hall of the international airport. Jackson smiled at the woman thankfully as they walked up to her. But, as they got closer, he noticed the slender young woman was holding onto a suitcase and an extra ticket. Was she going somewhere too? He never approved for her to take any leave, nor had he arranged any overseas missions for her. Where was she going?
”Captain,” the young woman saluted. ”Here are the tickets that you asked me to book. I know you are off to London to investigate a private matter; rumor has it, your sister was kidnapped. As you know, I was undercover in London for a few years. I still have connections there. Please, let me help.”
Jackson saw the motivation in the woman's eyes. Even though he had just started in his role not long ago and only worked with the woman a few times, he knew she was a highly capable agent. Since he was on a tight timeline and this woman seemed to be a good asset, he welcomed all the help he could get, so he nodded his head. After all, neither he nor Halia had ever been to London before; it would be good to have someone that knew their way around.
Trisha glanced at Halia. She knew that Jackson asked her to book two tickets to London, but she had never met Halia before nor did she know what their relationship was. When she delivered the box of case files to Jackson the other day, she had met Amelie who was an Interpol agent from France, so when she saw Halia, she simply thought she was another Interpol agent from France that was assisting Jackson.
In her mind, Jackson was like James Bond: cool, handsome and always surrounded by beautiful women. For James Bond, these women were known as Bond Girls, but in Jackson's case, Trisha referred to them as 'Wu Girls' (a term that she and a few other female agents coined themselves). But, she had no idea that Halia was no 'Wu Girl'; she was Jackson's ONLY girl! His future wife - Mrs. Wu.
”Captain, thank you for giving me the chance to work with you. I will be a good Wu Girl,” the young woman pumped her fist with determination.
”Wu Girl?” Jackson asked.
The young woman blushed a little and cleared her throat. ”Oh, it's nothing,” she chuckled as she dragged her luggage through the departure gates.
Halia looked at the confused expression on her fiance's face and chuckled. It seemed, Jackson had a fan.
The non-stop flight from Hong Kong to London took just over 13 hours. By the time Jackson, Halia, and Trisha landed in London, it had already been 24 hours since Jaclyn was reported missing. But, due to an 8-hour time difference, it was midnight when they landed. Jackson and Halia were aware of this, but they were walking onto foreign territory, so there wasn't much they could prepare. Trisha, on the other hand, had already arranged for a friend to pick them up from the airport. This friend was a local reporter that Trisha met when she was undercover in London.