Chapter 465


    When the message had been ryed, all three of them stared at the darkened room intently.


    Even as the seconds ticked by, there was still no response.


    Anthony and Benjamin looked at each other, disappointment showing in their eyes.


    At that precise moment, Keh uttered from beside them, “Perhaps Nat is already asleep and


    couldn''t see it. Or maybe she isn''t in those three rooms at all. All that is possible.”


    Anthony looked up at the man. “Then what should we do now?”


    It was only in that brief moment that he resembled a child of his age, gazing at Keh and asking


    a question appropriate for his age.


    Sweeping his gave over Anthony''s and Benjamin''s young and expectant faces, Keh reminded,


    “Don''t forget our purpose ining here today. We''re only here to survey the terrain and observe


    the situation. All this is just incidental. If we find her, it''ll be a pleasant surprise. But if not, that''s to be


    expected.”


    “But—”


    “Anthony, Benjamin, are you two going to Darz for training in the future?” Keh inquired all of


    a sudden.


    Both the children were stunned for a moment, never having expected him to bring it into the open


    when they hadn''t even mentioned a word about it.


    Nheless, they chose toy their cards on table since he had put that question to them.


    “Yeah. Thalia said it''s necessarily if we want to continue further in this line of work,” Anthony


    answered honestly.


    No surprise showed in Keh''s eyes. Instead, it was as though he had expected all that. He


    turned and looked at them, his ebony eyes flickering dimly. “Then you must know that you can''t be


    overly hasty in whatever you do, especially in this line of work. Remember, never rush headlong into


    things. Otherwise, you''ll only sabotage yourself.”


    The duo nodded as they listened, cognizant that he was educating them. “Got it!”


    “In this line of work, waiting is verymon. If you can''t remain patient, failure will be your only


    constant. This isn''t only true for this line of work, but for every other field out there. Remember, you


    must consider the worst oue before doing anything. Then, when the worst happens, you''ll be


    able to ept it. In fact, you can even make decisions swiftly and prevent paying an even heftier


    price,” Keh counseled, holding their gazes.


    That was the first time the man had spoken to them in a didactic tone.


    While Anthony and Benjamin listened, a hint of tion crept into them.


    “Got it, Daddy!” they replied in unison.


    Keh''s eyes remained pinned on them. He smiled, knowing that they were both smart cookies


    who immediately understood his meaning. “All right, let''s go over there and have a look at things.”


    When Anthony saw the man getting up and leaving, he followed behind. “Have you ever failed then,


    Daddy?”


    “Of course!” Keh bobbed his head.


    “How many times?”


    “Once was enough.”


    They walked ahead, chatting about something or other.


    Benjamin, on the other hand, trailed behind them. Out of the corner of his eye, he abruptly glimpsed


    a faint flickering light from one of the hotel rooms.


    His steps promptly screeched to a halt, and he stared in that direction intently. Having ascertained


    that his eyes weren''t ying tricks on him, he instantly cried out, “Daddy, Tony, look!”


    Keh and Anthony stopped short. They both followed Benjamin''s gaze, only to see a darkened


    room in which a faint light flickered on and off before the ss window, just as they had done


    earlier.


    At once, Keh held the binocrs up and looked through them.


    Because of the refraction of light, he couldn''t make out the person in the room at all. He could only


    perceive the figure of a person by the window with the illumination from around. But the person''s


    countenance was entirely shrouded in darkness.


    Putting down the binocrs, he nced at Anthony and Benjamin. They were both eyeballing the


    room, the corners of their mouths quivering. A heartbeatter, they eximed excitedly, “It''s Nat! It''s


    Nat!”


    They turned to Keh beside them. “It''s Nat, Daddy!” Anthony cried out emotionally, his face


    glowing with happiness that had been missing for a long time.


    Just then, there was a sudden movement at the hotel entrance. Noticing that, Keh yanked them


    both to the ground and concealed themselves.


    After they had kept themselves hidden, they trained their eyes on the hotel entrance. The two


    guards merely got up and looked around, shining the torchlights in their hands here and there.


    When the light swept past the trio''s heads, they evidently failed to notice anything amiss, for they


    pivoted and headed back to their posts. They continued smoking and chatting.


    Anthony and Benjamin didn''t appear afraid at all. Instead, excitement was written all over their


    faces.


    “It was Nat, Daddy! It was really Nat!”


    Keh stretched out his hand. “Give theser pen to me, Benjamin!”


    Benjamin handed theser pen to the man. Keh first observed the surroundings before he


    activated it again, aiming the light at Natasha''s room.


    The light flickered on and off as he asked: Are you hurt?


    Watching at the side as he formted the words, Anthony queried in surprise, “You know Morse


    code as well, Daddy?”


    Keh continued staring at the darkened room. Without batting an eyelid, he countered, “Is that


    difficult?”


    “It isn''t difficult, but I didn''t expect you to know it as well!” Anthony admitted.


    Keh said nothing, his entire focus devoted to the window.


    In the room, Natasha held her phone in her hand.


    She turned on the shlight on the phone and muted the light with her hand as she ryed her


    reply: I''m fine.


    After Keh saw the message she sent over, the corners of his mouth turned up.


    Beside him, Anthony and Benjamin, likewise, breathed a sigh of relief.


    Keh continued: Wait for me. I''ll save you very soon.


    Perceiving the words formted by the light, Natasha frowned.


    Keh? It''s him?


    A strong sense of intuition told her that he was there.


    Despite her thoughts, she didn''t dare believe it entirely. Thus, she ventured: Keh?


    A sneer tugged at Keh''s lips. He glowered in her direction, both irritated and aggrieved.


    He replied: So, you still remember me!


    At that instant, Natasha''s emotions were a jumbled mess.


    As she dwelled upon his presence, a smile inexorably bloomed on her face.


    Nheless, she ryed: You shouldn''t havee.


    Keh: We''ll talk about that when you return.


    Then, he continued: We''ll beunching a rescue n the day after to save you.


    Natasha''s pupils constricted. Yet, she knew that nothing she said would do any good. After


    pondering for a while, she ryed: Wait for me at the back entrance of the shop tomorrow.


    Just as Keh wanted to inquire further, Natasha abruptly drew the curtains for some inexplicable


    reason. Subsequently, the lights came on.N?velDrama.Org holds ? this.


    Seeing that, Keh narrowed his eyes a fraction.


    Anthony turned to him. “Let''s go, Daddy!”


    Keh continued staring at the room without budging an inch.


    “Nat will be fine. But if we''re discovered, our n to save her will die a premature death!” Anthony


    advised, emphasizing every single word.


    Keh dipped his eyes before shifting his gaze to the two boys. Clocking the determination in their


    eyes, he ultimately nodded.