Crystal's POV:

After leaving the imperial palace, I went to the place where the group of merchants should have been stayed.

I searched the underground parking lot of the most expensive hotel in the imperial capital thrice, but couldn't spot the vehicle I'd seen in the surveillance video.

I took my phone out and opened the maps app. I retraced the route of the caravan and searched the road inch by inch.

Finally, in a forest near the suburb, I stumbled upon the remains of the car and saw the bloodstains that covered the ground. The surrounding area had been cordoned off, and soldiers were cleaning up the

scene.

I stopped a soldier and asked him about the situation.

At first, he was stunned. "Are you a family member? The dead bodies are not here anymore. They have been taken to the hospital morgue."

stared at the dried

My kids...

to finish that thought. The soldier quickly steadied

without hesitation to keep their mouths shut. Very

there children in the car?" I grabbed the soldier's

come across the corpse of any child while I was cleaning up the scene, but I don't know if anyone

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soldiers' obstruction, I broke through the cordon, intending to search

forest was huge. I went steadily deeper with my flashlight. A little while later, I spotted candy wrappers tied around several branches and

candy wrapper and studied it carefully. This candy was a specialty of my

I was certain that

my way to the hospital morgue to check the corpses until dawn

that he hadn't seen any children's

my kids on their smart watches, but my call didn't go

as the day broke. Because of the chill in the air, my phone's screen was now covered with a thin layer of mist. I couldn't recall how many times I'd called the kids, and I was getting

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