“Assh*le!” Sean bellowed as he kicked the warehouse door. “Find out who it is immediately!”
It took him a great deal of effort to found such an elusive location to store Natalie.
Unfortunately, it was exposed so quickly.
Alex stood in his spot and lowered his head. “Director, I’ve already done a thorough check. All of us carry a signal jammer with us. It couldn’t have been any of our men. I think…”
At that, he turned to look behind.
Sean’s eyes narrowed warily. “You’re saying it is Natalie?”
“Yeah, I think so.”
“That’s not possible. She was searched from top to toe and no tracking device was found,” Sean mumbled in a deep voice.
He was definite about that. After all, he was the one who conducted the examination.
Confused, Alex scratched the back of his head. “That’s odd… Since there isn’t any, how are we exposed though?”
Sean fell silent.
Seconds later, he shut his eyes tightly and questioned, “We’ll get to that later. Where is Shane, and how grand is the entourage?”
“When I alerted you to their sudden appearance, they were several miles away. They’re probably approaching as we speak. As for his staff, the actual number is unclear. So far, we’ve spotted at least four MPVs and three police cars,” Alex answered after a moment of deliberation.
“Four MPVs and three police cars?” Sean sneered. “That’d be two dozen of people at the bare minimum. I guess he’s determined to leave with the hostage.”
“Director, what should we do now?” Alex anxiously questioned.
As he massaged his temples, Sean commanded, “Let’s move right away. Also, don’t forget to install more signal jammers.”
“Yes,” replied the assistant before he scurried out to relay his orders.
Shortly after, the army of men boarded their vehicles and prepared to set off.
All of a sudden, the sounds of helicopter blades whirring echoed in the air.
Sean’s and Alex’s expressions darkened perceptibly. They rolled down their windows on instinct and were greeted by the sight of multiple helicopters.
The rope ladders of the helicopters were all lowered, an indication of the possibility of its passengers descending at any moment.
“Everyone on the ground, listen up. Drop your weapons and surrender right now. I repeat, drop your weapons and surrender right now.” The warning roared from above.
Alex was so frightened to the point he shivered uncontrollably. “Director, Mr. Shane even called for helicopters. They have us completely surrounded.”
Sean remained silent. An unreadable look crept into his eyes.
After a while, he let out a diabolical laugh. “Well, well, well. I see Shane pulled all the stops just to rescue you. There are even helicopters. Nat, you must be thrilled, right?”
He turned behind to look at Natalie, who was still tied up.
She paid him no heed and used all her might to lift her head and look out the window.
If her mouth was free, she would scream at the top of her lungs to make it known she was in that particular vehicle.
“Everybody on the ground, listen up. We’ll give you another warning. Get down from your car right now. I repeat, get down from your car right now.” The man controlling the system from above sounded the command once again.
At the back, Shane and Silas stood at the doorway of the cabin and peered down with safety goggles strapped on.
Silas said, “Mr. Shane, I still can’t find which car madam is in.”
Shane merely kept mum and continued scrutinizing all the vehicles.
After a while, he held onto the handle above his head with one hand as he tapped the Bluetooth earphone in his ear with the other. “Connor, which car is Mommy in?”
In the police station, Connor sat in front of the computer. At the sound of his father’s query, he instantly began typing on his computer and used the small microphone beside him to answer. “Daddy, Mommy’s in the car that is right in the middle.”
Right in the middle!
Shane squinted his eyes and fixated his gaze on the car in the middle.
“Hand me the gun,” demanded Shane as he reached out his hand.
“But…” Silas opened his mouth to rebuke.
“Hand it to me.” Shane raised his voice to show that there was strictly no room for negotiation.
Fully aware that he was getting impatient, Silas handed it to him immediately.
