Mariel's hair was disheveled, and she looked both embarrassed and frightened.

As soon as she woke up from the shock, Walter quickly brandished a knife and stepped out of the van.

When Anthony and several traffic cops saw this, they immediately stopped and got out of the car.

Walter, finally regaining some control, let out a cruel laugh and said through clenched teeth, "Don't come over here or I'll slit this woman's throat right now!"

When several traffic policemen saw how crazy he was, they quickly said, "Let's not resort to violence, sir. We can discuss your demands."

Walter's laughter became more sinister, his expression distorted with madness. "You retreat now, then we will negotiate!"

Anthony, standing with the police, hesitated for a moment, afraid that any sudden movement might endanger Mariel.

When Walter saw Anthony take a step forward, he pressed the knife against Mariel's neck, causing her to wince in pain. His voice trembled as he warned, "I said back off!"

Seeing Walter's growing agitation, Anthony slowly backed away, his eyes fixed on Mariel, who had gone from fierce to pale and vulnerable.

Anthony stood behind a traffic cop and calmly took out his cell phone to see if the police were coming soon.

cell phone, he found that the battery was dead and

to him whispered to him, "I have a position here all the time.

breathed a

ghastly expression that resembled that of a malevolent ghost. He said in a hoarse voice, "Stand back and have a helicopter

saw that Mariel, who had always shown her teeth and clawed, looked pale and weak. She looked strangely pitiful,

reassure Walter, "All right, we'll get you what you need.

At Ava's house...

removed the mosaic from the photo. However, it revealed that crucial information about the hotel's address had

seemed like an insurmountable challenge to investigate

hospital. Mariel's claim that she had recognized the person in the photo was too important to be dismissed out

Mariel after Ava sent

but

turned to Reese and worried, "What are we going to do now? I can't

her voice shaking, "Try to call Anthony. Maybe

touch with Anthony, but his

at this point that the composure of both Ava and Reese began

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