After arrangements were set, everyone mobilized for action. Jayden arrived just in time, joining Damian Kinley to rescue Sophia. Meanwhile, Tina got back into her car, and Cole Lyon, using the location disyed on herputer, drove towards the designated spot. However, by the time they arrived, everyone was gone. The same held true for Sophia’s location. They checked several points, but all were the same.


    Frowning, Cole Lyon said, “Serena, they’re ying with us on purpose. These locations are decoys they released.” Tina, with a furrowed brow, remained silent. She had not only tracked everyone’s phones but also used satellite coordinates to pinpoint their locations. Their opponent was evidently a hacking expert too!


    Despite theirrge numbers and constant changes of location, finding them was proving difficult. But Sophia’s location had never changed. Just then, Cole Lyon’s phone rang. After a brief conversation, he hung up and opened a live streaming app, eximing, “Serena, look, that guy started a livestream!”


    Tina quickly took the phone. On the screen was a man in a golden mask. In the camera’s view, all students of ss 22D were tied together, each with a gun pointed at them. The man with the golden mask, sitting casually with his legs crossed, greeted, “Hello, dear friends! Wee to my stream!”


    The stream had just started, and only a handful of viewers were present. Comments started appearing: “What’s this? ying a dare game? Why are they tied up?” “They look like students from Ensford High School. I recognize their uniforms!” “Is this a kidnapping? Those guns, are they real or toys?”


    Seeing thements, the man’s mouth twisted into a sinister smile, “Friend, you guessed right, this is a kidnapping! I’ve kidnapped the students of Ensford High School ss 22D. I’m ying a game with their lead teacher, seeing if she can rescue them from me!”


    The man checked the time, then leaned closer to the camera, his face suddenly filling the screen, “Tina, you have fifteen minutes left. To help you find me, I’ve started this livestream, and let’s see what choice you make between your fiance’s sister and your students!”


    “Come quickly, don’t disappoint me!” He said, lighting a cigarette and sitting back rxed.


    To convince viewers of the stream’s authenticity, he even had someone remove the gags from the students’ mouths. They immediately began screaming, “Let me go, I don’t want to die, someone save me!” “What is this ce! Hurry up and let us go, or my family won’t let you get away with this!” “Touch me, and you’re dead!”


    The man clicked his tongue, “Tsk tsk! These students really have some spirit, just like I did back in the day! But in front of me, that spirit will suffer.”


    He turned to a man standing nearby, “Give them a dose, it’ll help our friende find us faster.” Understanding, the man walked up to Hendrik Stiller and struck him on the head with a gun. Hendrik’s head immediately started bleeding, and he tried to resist, but the blow was powerful, causing him to feel dizzy and faint.


    Initially, viewers thought this was just a stunt to attract attention, but seeing Hendrik really bleeding and fainting changed their minds. “Oh my God! It’s really a kidnapping! Call the police!” “I’ve called the police! But where is this, can the students wait until the police arrive?” “Everyone, keep watching, identify the ce, help the police!”


    In moments, the viewer count shot up to fifty thousand and kept rising.


    Tina, staring coldly at the screen, pulled out herputer and quickly tried to locate them. But soon, her brows were tightly knit together. Cole Lyon, seeing her expression, asked anxiously, “What’s going on? Can you trace the location?” “The IP is virtual, I can’t track it,” Tina said, her eyes cold. The opponent had anticipated her tracking and used a virtual IP from the start. Though she was more skilled, the opponent was not far behind.


    This was a war of attrition against time, and time was exactly what shecked. But then-Tina’s lips curled into a sinister smile, and she quickly started typing on herputer. Using countermeasures against the virtual IP, she broke through the opponent’s fake firewall and soon pinpointed their address. “South City abandoned factory!” She announced the location just as Cole Lyon pressed the elerator hard.


    As Tina headed to South City, the social elite of Ensford were in uproar. The students of ss 22D, all from wealthy or influential families, had been kidnapped, and news spread rapidly. At the Lehman household, Grandma Lehman and Mrs. Lehman were in distress. “Velma! It’s Velma! My dear God, why would they kidnap my Velma!” Mrs. Lehman, frantic, clutched at Luis Lehman’s hand, “You have to find a way to save Velma, I’ll pay whatever they want!”


    Luis Lehman’s face was grim, “I’ve already contacted the kidnappers, and they’re not responding!” “What are we going to do? If anything happens to Velma, I won’t be able to live with myself!” Mrs. Lehman was on the verge of fainting.


    Holding her hand, Luis tried to reassure her, “Don’t worry, I’ve also called the police. The students that were taken are from ss 22D, prominent families in Ensford. The police will make it a priority.”


    “But…” Mrs. Lehman was cut off by Grandma Lehman, “Enough worrying about Velma for now. Worry about Tina.” Mrs. Lehman, taken aback, “What about Tina? She’s fine, isn’t she? Not kidnapped?”


    “You didn’t hear the kidnapper? He targeted Tina. And from his tone, he also took Jared Farrell’s sister, forcing Tina into a tough choice. But I believe she’ll go after the students. She’s going alone, how can she possibly save them from so many kidnappers?”


    Mrs. Lehman trembled, “We need to call Tina right now, tell her not to go. This situation is huge, the police won’t ignore it. It’s dangerous for her!”


    Grandma Lehman sighed, “Knowing Tina, she won’t just stand by and not try to save them.”


    “What do we do then?” Mrs. Lehman was fraught with worry. Tina had saved Grandma Lehman andpletely changed Velma Lehman. She genuinely didn’t want any harm toe to Tina.All rights ? N?velDrama.Org.


    Luis Lehman pondered for a moment, “Stay here. The kidnapper said there are only fifteen minutes left. I’ll gather the bodyguards and head to that ce. We’ll do everything we can.”


    At that moment, time was indeed money.