Chapter 427

The guard was clearly a rookie. He looked startled and quickly said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go check." With that, he went into the booth by the gate and made a call. His face stayed serious the whole time, and after a few minutes, he came out and told Celeste Harper they could go in. After all, she was Ethan Shaw's wife, and her visit was understandable. If they blocked her and it got reported to the Political Department, they’d be the ones in trouble. Once inside the base, the guard led her to the office of the political commissar. “Is Commander Lewis not here?” Celeste glanced around the room. “Hello, I’m the commissar of the Southern Military District, surname Huang,” said a man around forty, extending his hand politely with a friendly smile. “Commander Lewis left about a week ago and hasn’t been in the base since.” Celeste raised an eyebrow. Philip Lewis was nearing retirement; he wouldn’t personally oversee an exercise. That excuse was paper-thin. She’d been married to Ethan