Chapter 1213
Hurrying downstairs to the hotel lobby, Shane saw Ss holding Connor''s hand and leading him into
the hotel.
As soon as Connor spotted Shane, the former shook off Ss'' hand and ran to Shane, choking out
through sobs, “Daddy!”
Shane crouched down and hugged him while gently patting his head. “There, there. Don''t cry.”
I know he''s like this because he''s worried about Natalie. I am too, but I have to remain calm.
Otherwise, it''ll only make it more difficult to find her.
Afterforting Connor, Shane looked up at Ss. “Where''s Sharon?”
Ss quickly exined, “She didn''te with us. Mrs. Wilson is looking after her. She kept begging to
come, but I didn''t let her, thinking it''d be slightly inconvenient for us since we''d have to have someone
stay with her all the time.”
Shane nodded. “That was the right decision. You did well.”
He''s right. If Sharon were here, she''d only be a distraction because we''d have tofort her and take
care of her. That would take up much of our time and energy. Once we find Natalie, I''ll go back and
make it up to her.
“Let''s begin,” Shane said, handing Connor aptop.
Connor nodded, then sat down on a couch in the lobby and began tapping away on theptop.
Since they had been authorized to ess the country''s satellite, Connor could use it to find Natalie.
Soon, Connor seeded in retrieving the satellite''s security footage of the man kidnapping Natalie the
previous night.
They saw the man exit the stadium''s emergency stairwell while carrying Natalie, then get into a van
behind the stadium''s kitchen.
Connor tracked the van to the edge of Panorama River. Someone opened the van''s door and stuck an
arm out to toss a bag into the river. Then, the door closed, and the van drove off again.
Thus, they could confirm from the footage that the man had only dumped Natalie''s bag and cell phone
into the river, but not her.
All of them continued to watch the security footage closely.
The van headed toward the suburbs, driving for a long time and passing through increasingly remote
areas. Finally, it stopped in a forest.
“No wonder we couldn''t find out where they took her. There are no security cameras there!” Joyce
eximed.
If it were not for the help of the satellite''s security footage, they would never have guessed the
kidnapper had whisked Natalie away to a forest in the suburbs.
Sally turned to Shane and suggested, “Let''s send some men out to the forest to search for her.”
Shane''s expression darkened as he remained silent, his eyes fixed on theptop''s screen.
Puzzled, Sally shook her head. “Don''t you agree with my suggestion?”
Ss gently tapped Sally''s head. “Silly. She''s not in the forest because that''s just a transit point. They
only brought her there so they could switch their mode of transport.”
Realization dawned on Sally. “I see. But how do you know that?”
“Through guesswork. Since the kidnapper went through all that trouble to kidnap her, he wouldn''t want
anyone to find her. He knows Mr. Shane is in the country and willunch a search. It''d only be a matter
of time before Mr. Shane found her. To avoid that, it''s highly likely that the kidnapper has taken her out
of the country,” Ss exined.
“Oh, I get it now.” Sally nodded.
Joyce and Lina also realized Ss'' exnation made sense.
Just then, Connor said in a low voice, “Here ites.”
Têxt ? N?velDrama.Org.
Shane narrowed his eyes, his gaze icy.
Everyone turned to watch the security footage and asked, “What do you mean?”
Connor gave no reply and merely stared at the security footage ying on theptop. Suddenly, they
saw a helicopter rise through the trees up into the air. It slowly increased its altitude, then flew toward
the east.
Sally gasped in surprise. “Your guess was right on the mark. It was just a transit point!”
Clenching his fists tightly, Shane instructed, “Connor, follow that helicopter.”
“Got it.” Connor nodded, his plump little fingers flying over theptop''s keyboard.