Early the next morning, just as the sky began to lighten, Lauren was already waiting in a car outside Shire's building, ordered to take Shire to report in.
This was an unprecedented high-standard treatment. A major was sent to pick up a new recruit, following the direct orders of General Gallieni, the city defense commander.
Gallieni had his own explanation for this: "Lauren has always been responsible for the confidentiality work at the motorcycle factory. I can't allow these capitalists the slightest chance of leaking industrial secrets, so Lauren will be following him everywhere from now on!"
Of course, the real intention was to prevent any defense loopholes from being exploited by traditional aristocrats.
Dejoka helped Shire load his luggage into the car, and Camille looked at Shire with longing eyes, as if Shire was heading across the La Manche Strait to Britain instead of just a dozen kilometers away to Paris.
