Chapter 342

A twinge of fear rose in Francis‘ heart.

He suddenly saw Carlisle for what he truly was–a cunning, manipulative mastermind with a complete understanding of human nature.

He chuckled to himself, recognizing the irony.

He, too, had fallen prey to Carlisle’s web. The lure of making a fortune to fulfill his ex–girlfriend’s dying wish had driven him to work tirelessly for Carlisle.

Even if Carlisle had asked him to kidnap Jalen’s children, he would have found it hard to refuse.

Carlisle leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.

“Let’s head back to the apartment.”

The town was likely swarming with bandits. They were armed, and he was outnumbered and outgunned.

Rescuing Shein and his family was impossible. It was now up to the police to negotiate with them.

Francis turned the car around and headed back the way they came.

On the way, they passed a police convoy heading toward the town.

They figured that someone must have leaked the information. Following the police vehicles were cars. from the Riverland News Observation team.

At 2:00 pm, news of the kidnapping of Thompson Group’s chairman spread like wildfire.

business community was

government issued an order to rescue Shein and his

TV was broadcasting live as a massive police force descended upon Trodie

was on lockdown. The scene resembled

sat on the couch, watching the live broadcast on the black–and–white TV.

he was deeply anxious.

scenario hadn’t happened in his previous life. It was likely that Heath’s early rise had disrupted the entire Riverland underground network,

might start killing

earning all the money

coffee and tried to comfort him, “Don’t worry too much. Trodie Town is sealed off completely. The kidnappers won’t act

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and said, “These guys are armed and desperate. There’s nothing

do.”

a

dragged a body out. It was

don’t pull back, we’ll kill

wore a terrifyingly

infrared dots were trained on the kidnapper’s temples.

no fear and

he’ll take a few townsfolk with us if

anger at the kidnapper’s arrogant smirk and almost ground his molars to dust.

moment, he raised a clenched fist. The snipers in hiding retracted

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