After noting the two phone numbers, Nathan stored the repaired phone and produced a bank card, placing it on the table.
âThis is your compensation.
The National Security Bureau is handling this case.
Maintain confidentiality, as per protocol.
â
His voice was icy, devoid of any emotion.
Gregory nodded quickly.
âMr.
Payne, rest assured, I understand.
â
Clutching the repaired phone, Nathan hastened back to the National Security Bureau.
More than twenty hours had passed since Lucindaâs disappearance.
The Simmons Group required seamless operation.
Nathan preemptively contacted Lucindaâs assistant to postpone all upcoming contract signing appointments.
To avoid causing a stir within the Simmons family, Nathan kept the matter confidential and concentrated on the investigation.
The identities associated with the two suspicious phone numbers were confirmed to be legitimate.
Further inquiry revealed they were Linked to a hospital abroad.
The phone numbers belonged to the female doctors previously contacted by the phoneâs owner.
They appeared to be inconsequential and of little relevance.
However, Nathan remained suspicious of the two numbers Linked to overseas addresses.
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At noon, Lonnie and Sonny provided their investigation findings.
After tracking the entire roadâs surveillance, they determined the black car with a fake license plate was last seen in the market streets of a town.
The rural areas were sparsely covered by cameras, limiting the National Security Bureauâs technical department to a general location Lock-down.
Since entering the town, the car hadnât appeared on expressway surveillance footage leaving the area within a short timeframe.
Nathan circled the town named Hilldale on the map with a red marker.
âSonny, have your team ready to accompany me to Hilldale in thirty minutes.
Also, inform local auxiliary police to block all town exits today.
â
Sonny appeared concerned as he spoke.
âNathan, let me handle it.
Hilldale is quite a distance from the city center of Stastle, and the round trip would take a significant amount of time.
If you go yourself, you might not make it back to the lab in time tonight to be with Colby and Destinee.
I donât know how to comfort your kids if they miss you and Lucinda.
â
Nathan had to locate his wife and safeguard his children.
After careful consideration, he chose the former.
âIâll depart.
If I canât return promptly this evening, assist me in comforting Colby and Destinee, and Iâll rush back as soon as possible.
â
His resolve was unwavering, true to his nature.
Sonny understood he couldnât sway Nathan, so he ceased speaking and dutifully descended to make arrangements, hopeful they could depart early and return swiftly.
Throughout the day, the National Security Bureau bustled with activity, everyone engrossed in their tasks.
The investigation into the Perez familyâs extermination was still ongoing, keeping Larry occupied.