Chapter 1069: Chapter 1069 The Critical Moment

Nelson thought that he needed to have a long talk with Monique in order to persuade her to let him drive.

However, she simply agreed to it without consideration for too long. It was probably due to the fact that they were running out of time.

Soon, the group of people quickly got into the car and left.

…

It was Rosaville City’s annual international marathon. As early as a few months ago, people in Rosaville City had already begun to prepare for it.

The route of the marathon included the main roads of Rosaville City, from the center of the city to some famous tourist attractions in Rosaville City.

Even if no obstacles were being set on the roads, there were still many people.

There were a lot of tourists, spectators, participants and their families along the way.

Their car gradually was unable to move anymore because of the congestion caused by the crowd.

Nelson was forbearing, but the rest of the people in the car were impatient.

“D*mn it, these roads are not even in the route for the marathon! Why are there so many people here? If it goes on like this, when can we arrive at the airport?”

Nelson remained silent while Frida was explaining it to them.

“Such an amount of crowds is actually quite normal whenever there’s a grand event in the city.”

Nelson gave a suggestion, “How about we make a detour?”

Monique, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, turned her head to look at him after hearing what he said.

“Which way to go?”

Not replying immediately, he pretended to think for a while.

Then, he answered, “There should be a way for us to pass at East Fortune Road.”

“Fortune Road? Isn’t that the route for this marathon? There are a lot of police officers over there. Are you planning to kill us?”

One of Monique’s subordinates at the back seat, Jim, reprimanded Nelson angrily.

Upon hearing that, the rest of the people in the car were also staring at him with hostility, saying, “What are you trying to do?”

He replied calmly, “Of course I know that. In actual fact, South Fortune Road is the starting point of the marathon. East Fortune Road happens to be in the opposite direction, and it’s excluded in the marathon route.”

“That should be the best way for us to escape.”

Before he finished his words, an objection had been raised by the person sitting behind him, Jim.

“Even if that’s the case, it’s still very dangerous. What if we get caught?”

Monique furrowed her brow. Meanwhile, Frida agreed with Nelson by saying, “In fact, I think Mr. Luther’s words may be right!”

“You know nothing! You two are in this together, aren’t you?”

After being scolded, she immediately shut up.

“Stop quarreling!” Monique interrupted them.

“I think what Nelson said makes sense. Now that there’s such a crowd here, it’s hard to say if we’ll be able to get out before night. We must get to the airport no matter what.”

As Monique had made her decision, Jim no longer dared to retort again.

Only then did Monique turn around and speak to Nelson.

“Let’s go!”

He nodded, made a turn, and headed towards East Fortune Road.

…

At the same time, Naomi arrived at the building of Inchee Group.

The whole company had been closed down, and no one could be seen there.

“Could it be that we guessed wrong?”

Charlie wondered so.

Naomi walked around. Suddenly, she seemed to think of something and said, “Let’s have a look at the basement!”

She once heard a legendary story of Rosaville City. In fact, it was the story of her parents. When Amos had been missing, Eudora had searched for him for a long time but still failed to find him.

In the end, she had discovered that he was just near her.

He was in the company’s basement.

They made a dart for the basement. The security door of the basement was unlocked and there were traces of lock-picking on it.

Everyone instantly exchanged looks and separated from each other to have a look around the area inside the basement.

There were indeed signs of people living in there in recent times. Naomi’s stomach started to do somersaults as she stared at a room inside. On one hand, she was looking forward to seeing Nelson, on the other hand, the thought that he might come to no good feared her.

Charlie stopped her from entering the room, “We’ll go in first. I’m afraid it’s dangerous inside.”

Naomi shook her head and said, “I’m fine!”

After that, she kicked open the ajar door with her foot.

With a crash, they all went into the room. To their surprise, it was empty.

Charlie gave an order, “Check every corner!”

Everyone dispersed to look around.

Naomi didn’t waste her time. She opened the door to another room. The next second, she froze.

There was nothing special about the room. However, she could tell with a single glance that it was likely the room where Nelson had been living in.

Although there was no one present there except for her, for some reason, she could sense the scent of his body.

She stepped in and saw a cufflink on the pillow at the side of the bed.

She was absolutely sure that it was Nelson’s cufflink. She used to be so close with him that she recognized it at first sight.

She picked up the cufflink and was just about to take a closer look when Charlie came to her.

“Miss Naomi, we couldn’t find anyone.”

Naomi held the cufflink in her hand and turned to look at Charlie.

“If I’m not mistaken, they’ll take the opportunity to escape while everyone’s attention is on the marathon today.”

Charlie came to a realization and he quickly nodded.

“I see. I’ll send people to check the ferry, the airport, and the train station at once.”

“I’ll go too!” said Naomi.

…

When Nelson drove to Fortune Road, he saw a large group of people gathered there.

Everybody was busy preparing, waiting for the start of the marathon.

Nelson looked at his surroundings. Obviously, the police officers were all on standby. In addition to the police, there were many students.

Due to the marathon, many schools and institutions in the city were not operating as usual. All the staff members and the students were all allowed to join this event.

The children were arranged by the teachers to stand on both sides of the road and be the cheerleaders.

Nelson had failed to consider the children in his previous plan. It was not until he saw them that he realized the possibility that they might get hurt if a conflict happened.

Nelson began to hesitate.

He was thinking whether he should think of other ways.

As he was deep in thought, he did not notice that a student was suddenly dashing towards their car for no reason.

When the student came close, he hurriedly turned the steering wheel in response.

With a sizzle, the car made a big turn and careered into the guard rail.

Several of Monique’s subordinates were shocked. If the car hit the guardrail, it was likely that they couldn’t go forward anymore.

Jim stood up right away.

He shouted, “Quick, turn to the right!”

When Nelson looked to the right, he saw that there was a group of students being led across the road by a teacher. If he were to swerve over, there would definitely be casualties.

He didn’t say a word, and the people behind him grew anxious.

Jim said furiously, “You want to kill us, don’t you? I’m telling you to turn right, now!”

As he instructed Nelson, he got up and grabbed the steering wheel from behind.

Obviously, Nelson wouldn’t allow him to do so. The two of them began to fight over it soon.

Consequently, the car made another turn in the middle of the road, and then hurtled towards a little boy.

The little boy seemed to be three or four years old, a kindergarten student. His eyes were big and he looked incredibly pure.

At that time, he was walking forward alone with his short legs adorably.

At the sight of that, Nelson’s heart skipped a beat. He desperately tried to break free from Jim, but he failed to do so.

He couldn’t help but swear, “F*ck! Let me go!”

At that critical moment, a pair of arms suddenly stretched out from the side to push Jim away.