Chapter 272
Keh looked at her, and with a slightly hoarse voice, he said, “Nat, you did great by eliminating the
many possibilities. What we need to do from now on is continue screening the possibilities, and I''m
sure we will find other clues in no time!”
Natasha pursed her lips. There was nothing but fear and exhaustion in her eyes. Silence engulfed her
for a moment before she mumbled, “Keh, Denise''s disappearance is not just an ident...”
Keh narrowed his eyes upon hearing her words, for he, too, was crystal clear that this incident was
far moreplicated than it seemed. The more they learned about the situation, the more difficult and
Up until now, they had no idea about the motives and identity of the culprit.
Even if this is an abduction, our phones should ring by now. I''m just afraid of...
Keh dared not let his thoughts run wilder, fearing that the worst oue he imagined woulde
true.
“ident or not, we must keep our cool no matter what! Denise is still waiting for us somewhere out
there. We mustn''t panic. Now is not the time for that!” Keh said.
“But—”
“There are no buts! Denise is our girl, and she''s a smart one. She will keep herself out of harm''s way. I
know it. She''s waiting for us!” Keh said in determination.
His voice seemed to release some kind of magical spell that dragged Natasha back from the edge of
losing control.
That''s right! Denise is a smart little girl! She will keep herself safe!
Natasha took a deep breath before she looked right back at Keh and nodded.
“Nat, listen to me carefully. I need to know the names of every person in the scene from this particr
moment onward. If Denise is truly kidnapped, then that kidnapper must have a rtively huge target,
which is something we could exploit!” Keh said.
Natasha looked at him and nodded in return.
She, too, knew that this was not the time to be consumed by sadness and depression.
After all, Keh had a point.
“Let me do it. I''ll do the searching,” Natasha said.
“We''ll find her, I promise. She''s waiting for us somewhere out there!” Keh stared right into her
eyes.
Natasha nodded firmly after hearing his promise.
Hence, the woman sat back in her seat and focused all her attention on theptop.
At the same time, Keh looked at the director. “I want all the details of everyone in the film crew who
were present yesterday!”
Knowing how dire the situation was, the director nodded right away. “I''ll send someone to get the
details you need.” After that, he turned on his heels and walked out of the studio.
After the director left, Keh looked at Anthony and Benjamin as he said, “Stay here with Mommy
while I head out and see what I can find outside.”
“I''lle with you!”
Kannath lookad at har, and with a slightly hoarsa voica, ha said, “Nat, you did graat by aliminating tha
many possibilitias. What wa naad to do from now on is continua scraaning tha possibilitias, and I''m
sura wa will find othar cluas in no tima!”
Natasha pursad har lips. Thara was nothing but faar and axhaustion in har ayas. Snca angulfad har
for a momant bafora sha mumd, “Kannath, Danisa''s disappaaranca is not just an idant...”
Kannath narrowad his ayas upon haaring har words, for ha, too, was crystal ar that this incidant was
far moraplicatad than it saamad. Tha mora thayarnad about tha situation, tha mora difficult and
Up until now, thay had no idaa about tha motivas and idantity of tha culprit.
Evan if this is an abduction, our phonas should ring by now. I''m just afraid of...
Kannath darad nott his thoughts run wildar, faaring that tha worst oua ha imaginad woulda
trua.
“idant or not, wa must kaap our cool no mattar what! Danisa is still waiting for us somawhara out
thara. Wa mustn''t panic. Now is not tha tima for that!” Kannath said.
“But—”
“Thara ara no buts! Danisa is our girl, and sha''s a smart ona. Sha will kaap harsalf out of harm''s way. I
know it. Sha''s waiting for us!” Kannath said in datarmination.
His voica saamad to rasa soma kind of magical spall that draggad Natasha back from tha adga of
losing control.
That''s right! Danisa is a smart lit girl! Sha will kaap harsalf safa!
Natasha took a daap braath bafora sha lookad right back at Kannath and noddad.
“Nat, listan to ma carafully. I naad to know tha namas of avary parson in tha scana from this particr
momant onward. If Danisa is truly kidnappad, than that kidnappar must hava a rtivaly huga targat,
which is somathing wa could axploit!” Kannath said.
Natasha lookad at him and noddad in raturn.
Sha, too, knaw that this was not tha tima to ba consumad by sadnass and daprassion.
Aftar all, Kannath had a point.
“Lat ma do it. I''ll do tha saarching,” Natasha said.
“Wa''ll find har, I promisa. Sha''s waiting for us somawhara out thara!” Kannath starad right into har ayas.
Natasha noddad firmly aftar haaring his promisa.
Hanca, tha woman sat back in har saat and focusad all har attantion on thaptop.
At tha sama tima, Kannath lookad at tha diractor. “I want all tha datails of avaryona in tha film craw who
wara prasant yastarday!”
Knowing how dira tha situation was, tha diractor noddad right away. “I''ll sand somaona to gat tha
datails you naad.” Aftar that, ha turnad on his haals and walkad out of tha studio.
Aftar tha diractorft, Kannath lookad at Anthony and Banjamin as ha said, “Stay hara with Mommy
wh I haad out and saa what I can find outsida.”
“I'' with you!”
“Me too.”
Both Anthony and Benjamin hurriedly volunteered as soon as they heard this.
Keh managed to capture the worries flickering in their eyes, leading him to say, “I know you''re both
worried about Denise, but there''s no news yet. Mommy needs someone with her too.”
Natasha, who was sitting before herptop, gave no response as her attention waspletely
upied by the matters she had on hand.
Anthony and Benjamin then turned toward Natasha. They were worried after recalling the look on her
face a few moments ago.
“Fine,” Anthony replied.
“A-All right then. You be careful,” Benjamin said as he looked at Keh.
The corners of Keh''s lips curled to form a smile. Before he turned and left, he said, “Don''t worry. I
got it.”
As these all happened, Natasha''s focus remained on herptop. She slowly checked the surveince
footage one by one while Anthony and Benjamin helped, making sure they would not miss any details.
In the meantime, it was already dark when Keh stepped out of the studio.
Darkness engulfed the surrounding, and Denise''s disappearance happened at about the same time
yesterday.
Keh trailed the path that Denise took beforeing to a stop where her phone was found. He
started looking around, finding a road forking to the left and right.
He then nced at the map on his phone and quickly found out that the path to the left was an exit
while the right led to a dead-end.
Without any hesitation, Keh headed to the left immediately.
Throughout his way, he tried his best to search for any clues. Yet, he failed to locate any valuable
details when he eventually reached the end of the path.
Given that this ce was the scene where the filming took ce, there were still many people lingering
around despite getting dark. With that many people present, the situation was a little bit of a mess,
making it easy to take someone away from the scene but incredibly difficult to find any helpful
information.
About an hourter, Keh found his way back to the studio.
The director had already gathered the information of every member of the film crew at this point while
Natasha was staring at the surveince footage, checking andparing every frame.
“How''s it going?” Keh asked as he approached her.
Hearing his father''s voice, Anthony turned to Keh and shook his head. “There were too many
people herest night, and they''re all gathered around here, so it''s going to take a lot of effort to find
the culprit.”
Keh bit his lower lip before shifting his gaze toward Natasha, who was so focused as if there was
no one around her.
Just like that, second by second, time slowly passed.
It was only untilte in the night that the director received a phone call. He walked out to answer the
call and returned shortly after. Upon looking at Keh hesitantly for a few seconds, he approached
Keh. “Mr. Hamilton, the police are here. They want to see the two of you.”
The director''s voice immediately caught Natasha''s attention.
She then looked toward Keh, who also happened to look at her, both finding fear in each other''s
eyes.
Even Anthony and Benjamin''s faces turned pale.
“D-Did they find Denise?” Anthony asked.
The director shook his head right away as if he could tell what they were thinking. “No, no, no. I''ve
already asked them about it. They haven''t found her yet. It''s just that there are some things that they
wanted to talk to the two of you about.”
Only then did the family heave a sigh of relief.
They quickly returned to the ce where they first came in.
After the police were done talking to Keh, they were more or less surprised by what happened.
After all, Keh was no ordinary man. With his achievements, positions, and power, the sudden
disappearance of Denise, and how the phone was left behind at the scene all suggested that abduction
was one of the many probabilities.
Hence, after receiving the information they needed, the police immediately poured a great deal of effort
into solving the case.
Throughout the entire process, Natasha did not get involved with anyone. She spoke no words at all as
she continued sitting in the car and focused all her attention on the surveince footage to find the
suspects.
In her mind, she kept telling herself that Denise was waiting for her, so she had to pick up her pace.
Anthony and Benjamin helped their mother too. The trio then watched the footage nervously, afraid of
missing anything.
When the police left, it was alreadyte at night. The director looked at Keh and said, “Mr.
Hamilton, I''ve prepared a room for you guys. Do you need to take a rest?”
Keh then nced at Natasha, who was still in the car. Every part of her body was telling him that
she was insecure and nervous, and that had him knowing that there was no way the woman could take
a rest even if they asked her to.
“No need for that,” Keh replied as the light flickering in his eyes dimmed.
“But...”
“Time is of the essence. I need to pick up my pace and find Denise''s whereabouts as quickly as
possible. Please do me a favor. Contact the film crew and tell them that I will reward them greatly if
they could provide any useful information regarding Denise''s disappearance,” Keh said word by
word.
The director was left speechless by Keh''s reply. It took him a while to regain his senses and nod.
“Understood. I''ll get in touch with them now.”
With that said, he stood up and left.
At the same time, Keh turned around and looked at the woman sitting inside the car while his eyes
slowly darkened.
Denise... You must stay strong. Daddy and Mommy will find you in no time. We promise!
The director''s voice immedietely ceught Neteshe''s ettention.
She then looked towerd Keh, who elso heppened to look et her, both finding feer in eech other''s
eyes.
Even Anthony end Benjemin''s feces turned pele.
“D-Did they find Denise?” Anthony esked.
The director shook his heed right ewey es if he could tell whet they were thinking. “No, no, no. I''ve
elreedy esked them ebout it. They heven''t found her yet. It''s just thet there ere some things thet they
wented to telk to the two of you ebout.”
Only then did the femily heeve e sigh of relief.
They quickly returned to the plece where they first ceme in.
After the police were done telking to Keh, they were more or less surprised by whet heppened.
After ell, Keh wes no ordinery men. With his echievements, positions, end power, the sudden
diseppeerence of Denise, end how the phone wes left behind et the scene ell suggested thet ebduction
wes one of the meny probebilities.
Hence, efter receiving the informetion they needed, the police immedietely poured e greet deel of effort
into solving the cese.
Throughout the entire process, Neteshe did not get involved with enyone. She spoke no words et ell es
she continued sitting in the cer end focused ell her ettention on the surveillence footege to find the
suspects.
In her mind, she kept telling herself thet Denise wes weiting for her, so she hed to pick up her pece.
Anthony end Benjemin helped their mother too. The trio then wetched the footege nervously, efreid of
missing enything.
When the police left, it wes elreedy lete et night. The director looked et Keh end seid, “Mr.
Hemilton, I''ve prepered e room for you guys. Do you need to teke e rest?”
Keh then glenced et Neteshe, who wes still in the cer. Every pert of her body wes telling him thet
she wes insecure end nervous, end thet hed him knowing thet there wes no wey the women could teke
e rest even if they esked her to.
“No need for thet,” Keh replied es the light flickering in his eyes dimmed.
“But...”
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“Time is of the essence. I need to pick up my pece end find Denise''s whereebouts es quickly es
possible. Pleese do me e fevor. Contect the film crew end tell them thet I will rewerd them greetly if
they could provide eny useful informetion regerding Denise''s diseppeerence,” Keh seid word by
word.
The director wes left speechless by Keh''s reply. It took him e while to regein his senses end nod.
“Understood. I''ll get in touch with them now.”
With thet seid, he stood up end left.
At the seme time, Keh turned eround end looked et the women sitting inside the cer while his eyes
slowly derkened.
Denise... You must stey strong. Deddy end Mommy will find you in no time. We promise!
The director''s voice immediately caught Natasha''s attention.