Nick was shocked. "Take me to it!""Promise me that I can build my station here." Hayden stood his ground."You probably won't be able to do it in the city center. It's too obvious, and you might alarm someone that even I can't handle. I might have my connections, but I don't get to do whatever I feel like doing either," Nick said. "How about places in the suburbs?""That's fine as well," Hayden said and walked outside, with Nick following closely behind.Though Hayden was merely a teenager, Nick could not help but feel like he was working for Hayden.Nick led Hayden to his car to circle for an ideal spot…"Hayden, what kind of chip did you insert into your mom's phone?""A GPS chip.""Oh. Did you buy it? Is it something invented in Bridgedale? I heard that phones have GPS function but would only be traceable once switched off." Nick was extremely interested in the chip Hayden was talking about."I didn't buy it. I can track the chip in my mom's phone even if her phone is swit
There was a car closely following Nick's car, and he turned around and spotted the black car."It's rare for someone your age to be this organized," Nick complimented. "Let me know if there's anything you need help with. I sent my men to the pit earlier today and the staff there said that they haven't seen your parents in the past few days.""Okay."After sending Hayden to the spot where the station would be built, Nick stood on the side to watch for a while.Hayden had brought along a large group of people, who were moving equipment out of the car and were already starting to build the station.Everything went on smoothly in an organized fashion while Hayden stood to monitor the others.Noticing that he had underestimated Hayden, Nick could not pluck up the courage to talk to him. After all, he realized anything he had to say meant nothing to Hayden as Hayden was fully focused on building the station to find Avery.Sweating profusely under the unforgiving sun, Nick eventually r
Meanwhile, in Aryadelle, Tate Industries.Natalie had been keeping a close eye on Ylore news, but she had not seen what she had hoped to see.She did not mind, though.Elliot and Avery had been locked inside the basement of an abandoned house in the suburb. She had sent someone to place a device that blocked all signals, which meant that there was no way they could call for help.One of the exits was locked and the other was completely sealed, so their only fate was death.She counted the days and realized that the two had been locked inside the basement for four days. Whether they could survive or not depended on a variety of factors. Elliot was strong and might still be alive, but Avery seemed more fragile and must be dead by now.Natalie's heart leaped with joy at the thought that Avery was dead. Soon, Tate Industries' name would be changed, and Natalie already had a new name in mind: Jennings Industries."Ms. Jennings, why are you smiling like that?" Her assistant walked i
"I was just asking, but I know what kind of a person you are. Once you set your mind to something, no one can change your mind," Dean said and continued after a pause, "Giving this a try isn't that bad. Even if you fail, everything will simply remain the same. Elliot wouldn't fire you.""Who knows? He only set this target for me so that I would give up. I am too stubborn, and I enjoy proving my worth, so I won't regret it even if I fail in the end.""I do admire your perseverance, Natalie.""I admire you, too, Dean. I personally think that you are just as talented as Elliot.""Don't say that! I can't hold a candle to him!" Dean gaped and glanced around. "Natalie, you mustn't say things like that!""This is my office, Dean, you don't have to worry. I only said so because I know word won't get out," Natalie said just in time for the assistant to return with the tea.Natalie accepted the tea and asked the assistant to leave.Dean looked over at Natalie after the door was closed."
The next day, Ben arrived in Ylore.Dean had informed him that Elliot might be in an accident and Ben could not simply sit still, so he decided to hurry over.Chad took Ben to where Hayden was building his station.Ben adjusted his spectacles as he stared at the incomplete station in confusion. "GPS chip? And it requires a specific type of signal station?""I'm confused too and asked Hayden about it last night. He said that it wasn't your typical GPS chip but that it was something he created on his own.""I thought he has school right now?""He should have his own free time outside of school, too! In any case, he says that the GPS chip he created was encrypted and required signal from a specific station. He mentioned that someone in Bridgedale has already started using the GPS system he created," said Chad. "He's been working non-stop until twelve in the morning, and he only takes a break when I force him to. He then comes back here before dawn."Ben's expression darkened. "Why
Ben and Chad followed Nick to a nearby restaurant to eat.At the restaurant, Nick sighed. "This is the sixth day since they went missing."Both Ben and Chad completely lost their appetite at the remark.The longer they took, the less hope they had in finding them. No matter where Elliot and Avery were, they had to be in a horrible situation if the others could not reach them.At three in the afternoon, the station was completed and Hayden hurried to the closest hotel from the station where he had been staying for the past two days.It was five hundred meters from the station and he could see the tower from the window of his room.He returned to the hotel and shrugged off the raincoat, while Chad helped remove the helmet he had been wearing."Hayden, why don't you eat something first?" Ben handed him a lunchbox."It can wait until after I find Mommy!" Hayden was not feeling hungry at all, but his voice was already hoarse from dehydration."Just take a sip of water, then!" Ben o
The others followed him out of the car.Hayden had installed the system on his iPad and strode toward the red point marked on the map.Chad's eyes reddened at how remote and desolate the area was."This whole area belonged to that criminal organization." Nick had been here before and said, "It's deserted, so no one comes here under normal circumstances.""I guess there are still survivors from that same organization and they are probably the culprits behind this kidnapping," Ben said.Chad could not help but shed tears at what Ben had said."Chad, I'm just guessing. Don’t cry." Ben did not want his theory to be true, as that would mean that there was no chance that Elliot and Avery were still alive."Ben, I think what you said makes sense." Nick stepped on the muddy path alongside them. "Apart from the members of that organization who know about this place, no one else would bother coming here."Chad took off his glasses to wipe his tears."Alright, don't cry." Ben tapped him
There were no furniture or dividing walls. Only the kitchen and washroom were in separate rooms. "Baam!"In the kitchen, one of the bodyguards pushed a cabinet down.Since they could not find Avery's phone despite the fact that there were merely a few pieces of furniture in the hut, they had resorted to shoving all the furniture down.To their bewilderment, a miracle unfolded before them once the cabinet was moved aside."Mr. Felix, there's a door here!" The bodyguard shouted once he spotted the rusted door.Everyone else ran over in an instant."Bring it down!" Nick commanded once he saw the door.The bodyguard cleared his throat. "Boss, we can just open it." He then pulled the door open and an entrance appeared. It was dark. They gasped.Ben had not expected his theory to be right. Chad was overwhelmed with a premonition that Elliot was long gone.Just as the others stared dazedly at the entrance, Hayden went past them and darted into the darkness."Hayden! Let the body