As the rain continued to pour, the small fleet of technicals sped down the highway.

Cedrick gripped his phone nervously, still trying to get through to Gwendolyn’s phone.

Out of service… Argh! Why is the phone still out of service?

Swain showed Cedrick a screenshot of the GPS location, and the latter couldn’t stop staring at the red dot on the map, wishing he could see his wife soon.

“Boss…” Swain uttered while driving, only to stop when he caught of glimpse of Cedrick through the rearview mirror.

“Speak.”

“Throughout the first half of the night, Mrs. Jenson’s phone only went online in that one instance. Don’t you think that’s pretty fishy? I doubt we can find any clues when we reach Xanthon Highway…”

Cedrick pursed his lips in thought, and it wasn’t difficult to tell from his clenched jaw that he was suppressing his anxiety.

“Stop spouting nonsense. Contact Xanthon’s border patrol immediately. They can reach Xanthon Highway in a little over ten minutes, so have them seal off the entire road. No one, not even a bird, can leave the area.”

“Understood.”

Swain kept a hand on the steering wheel while skillfully tapping his Bluetooth headset with the other to contact the border patrol and relay Cedrick’s orders.

Frustratingly enough, the heavy rain showed no signs of stopping.

As the fleet of vehicles neared Xanthon Highway, Cedrick glanced at the darkness outside the window and discreetly smelled himself.

“Swain, is the cigarette smell on me obvious?”

Swain shook his head. “You’ve stumped me, Boss. I’m used to it since I’m also a smoker. But… I suppose there isn’t much difference from how you smelled in the day.”

Cedrick rolled his eyes. Ugh. Why did I even bother asking him?

The technical was large, and apart from the cache of weapons, there was also a stash of emergency supplies.

of military fatigues. After turning off the light in the car, he

despite the dim lighting, he could still catch glimpses of the latter’s chiseled pecs

Boss has such fair skin. No wonder his wife loves him so

out. “Have you seen enough? Do you want me to blindfold

time, he wasn’t joking. All he could think of was to look for his wife, so why would he be in the mood

his wits, Swain quickly sat upright, retracted his gaze, and

changed

interior, one could tell his eyes were

slim the chance is of finding her tonight, I must still look my best for her. Gosh. I’ve only lost contact with her for a few hours, yet it feels like we’ve been apart for centuries… The kids are already five, but in all these years, I don’t think I’ve ever felt as scared as I am

and trepidation for the rest of the journey, and after an hour, the five technicals finally stopped in front

team of police officers had also stationed themselves at

the car with a black umbrella and opened the

vehicle and made a beeline for

of this area. It must be hard for you to work this

nod. “It’s been hard on you guys, too. How’s the

don’t get many cars on the highway. In the past hour, only two cars have shown up. We’re currently verifying the

thought popped up. “Is the traffic

worry, Mr. Jenson. The footage is complete. No one has tampered

the traffic footage from a few hours back and check for suspicious

“Understood.”

pushed the roadblock away

car, but before closing the door, he stared at the police

“Get in.”

exclaimed, flattered beyond words as he kept his umbrella and shook off the excess

technical cruised down the road and headed toward the

minutes later, Kyro received the verified information of the drivers and immediately handed the tablet to Cedrick. “Please take a look, Mr. Jenson. This is the information on the two cars pulled over earlier. I don’t think there’s any problem with the drivers’

and skimmed through the details. Hmm… Kyro’s right. There doesn’t seem to be anything fishy with these

tense, Kyro, who was staring blankly at Cedrick and sweating bullets, leaned in closer to Swain. “What on earth happened, Chief Swain? Mr. Jenson looks terrifying… I feel like he might shoot me if he

speechless. Oh, gosh. Who knew holding in

reply, Cedrick’s voice broke the silence. “There’s only so many of us in the car, and

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