Freya pursed her lips and said coquettishly, "See? If I told you, I wouldn't be able to get out of this door since you won't let me go."

At this moment, with her pouting lips and a slightly aggrieved look, she was just like a little frog puffing out its cheeks, looking extremely cute.

Bradley's heart skipped a beat. He raised his hand and gently stroked her face. His gentle action was as if he was cherishing a precious treasure. Soon, his slender fingers gently twined around her hair, and he spoke in a tender voice.

"I'm doing this to protect you. After all, Solterra is in an unstable state now. If those people hurt you, what should I do?"

His voice was extremely hoarse, like the most beautiful cello sound, striking Freya's heartstrings and disturbing the calm of her heart.

Freya was held in his arms, and she could clearly feel his body temperature. The pleasant minty fragrance on him made her previously heavy mind relax for a moment.

"Don't forget, we've gotten through the tough times before. We can definitely overcome these difficulties now."

Thinking back to the time when she was pregnant, various crises came one after another. There was a mole in the medical room, and Shadow One was confrontational towards her. She didn't dare to slack off for even a moment, fearing that if she let down her guard, the baby in her belly would be harmed.

After that, in the underground maze, various dangerous situations almost cost her her life several times, but in the end, she managed to get through them all by taking risks.

Freya remembered that when she was very young, her mother had someone tell her fortune. The fortune-teller said that she was protected by the celestial star immortal. Although she would encounter many disasters, she could live a peaceful life.

At that time, she just thought it was ridiculous that her mother could be so superstitious.

But since her mother died and she was abandoned in the countryside, Freya gradually began to believe in these absurd claims.

During the few years she spent in the Ye family, she was harshly mistreated. She even survived a high fever for several days and was reborn, which changed her.

Her life was not ordinary, and the road she walked was full of ups and downs, but she still bravely forged ahead.

She believed that it wasn't the celestial star immortal protecting her, but her mother who had always been giving her the motivation to live on.

Bradley looked into her shining eyes, which were flickering with a luster he couldn't understand. He hugged her even tighter. "Yes, everything will be okay."

Freya bared her teeth at him. "Okay, if you hug me any tighter, I'll be suffocated."

He always hugged her so tightly, as if he was afraid she would run away.

But if it weren't for her martial arts training, how many women could actually bear such strength?

Bradley was amused by her. He tapped the tip of her nose and said, "Tell me, what did you find during your outing?"

Only then did Freya get to the point. "There are many clues, but one thing is certain. The person who fired the shot is not the Lady. It's a man who has advanced gastric cancer and is also disabled in his right leg."

"Also, I found that this man is very confident in his marksmanship. He fired the shot from the rooftop of a building fifty meters away from the royal palace. The building is surrounded on all sides, and only half of the rooftop on the southwest side faces the royal palace.

To shoot from this angle, one must have excellent marksmanship, and the body's posture requirements are also relatively high. Once the direction is off a bit, it's impossible to hit the window of the dining room in the royal palace."

As Bradley listened to her words, his brows furrowed tightly.

If it's not the Lady, then who could it be?

Freya saw through his thoughts and continued, "Based on my on-site investigation, the other party may live near a construction site. Or, the place where he lives is relatively damp, and there is a lot of yellow soil on the road."

Upon hearing this, Bradley's brows furrowed slightly. Solterra is an island country surrounded by the sea, and the air is relatively humid.

If they were to investigate based solely on these clues, the scope would be too large.

Searching for a person like this would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

"I'll ask Gabriel and Patrick to investigate the areas near the construction sites and the places with damp yellow soil in two separate groups. But with just these clues, I can't guarantee that we'll catch that sniper."

Seeing the man frowning, Freya stood on tiptoe, reached out, and gently tapped his forehead. She said with a coquettish smile, "There's no need to go to so much trouble to find one person. I think since the other party is a patient with advanced gastric cancer, he will definitely go to the hospital frequently.

As long as we block all the hospitals nearby and focus on patients with advanced gastric cancer and a disabled right leg, we can basically catch this mysterious sniper."

Bradley looked at Freya, and a hint of admiration flashed in his long and narrow phoenix eyes. "No wonder you're Mystica. Your perspective on problems is spot-on. Okay, I'll arrange it right away and ask people to pay attention to the patients coming in and out of the oncology departments of each hospital. Once there's a suspicious person, arrest them immediately."

......

Manman had a fever last night, and Freya was still worried about him, so she went to check on him.

Yun Xiangcheng had gone to the medical room early in the morning to get familiar with the situation. Only Mi Luo was in the children's room and was feeding Manman some plain rice porridge at the moment.

"How are you feeling? Is there anywhere else that's uncomfortable?" Freya came in and touched Manman's forehead. The high fever had subsided, but the child was still scared, and his face still looked a bit pale.

Manman shook his head and said, "I'm okay, Mommy. Don't worry."

Freya stroked his hair. "Take a good rest. I need to talk to Aunt Mi. I'll come in and keep you company later."

Manman nodded obediently. "Mommy and Aunt Mi, go ahead and do your things. I can take care of myself."

Freya smiled, then gave Mi Luo a look. The two of them went to the study to talk.

As soon as Mi Luo entered, she said, "Actually, Manman isn't doing very well. He had nightmares last night and kept screaming. It seems that last night's incident had a great impact on him."

After all, he was still a child. No matter how brave he was, with the crisis right beside him, how could he not be scared?

"I'll trouble you to stay with him these few days. I'm afraid he'll still have nightmares tonight." Freya said.

It's normal for an ordinary person's nerves to have dreams at night after being stimulated. And at this time, they are especially prone to having a fever.

Manman had always been an obedient child since he was a kid. No matter what happened, he wouldn't cry or make a fuss. But he liked to keep some things to himself. As a result, some emotions that couldn't be released would show up in his dreams.

Mi Luo nodded, but she looked at Freya as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Freya saw through it at a glance and smiled. "What's the matter? Don't be hesitant. Just say it."

Mi Luo said, "Freya, although Manman is adopted, I really think he looks so much like Gabriel. Maybe... Gabriel is really Manman's biological father, but for some unavoidable reasons, he can't recognize Manman."