Chapter 1834: Things Are Going Too Smoothly

Chapter 1834: Things Are Going Too Smoothly

Elsewhere, Joyce gazed suspiciously at Zhao, the commander, and

instructed, "Try calling back. It seems like their signal suddenly cut off.

Could it be intentional?"

Commander Zhao nodded, quickly dialing again. But Cloud's phone

remained unreachable.

Zhao shook his head, “The signal is gone; I can't make any contact.”

Darrin, stroking his chin, pondered, "Could Cloud have been

ambushed, forced to cut off the call? I can't think of any other reason.”

Joyce shrugged, "Forget about him for now. Let's focus on the rescue.”

With no way to contact Cloud, she could conveniently delay the matter

of the blueprints. Soon, Christian's men arrived - over a hundred of

them - and surrounded the event center.

Christian communicated remotely with the people inside the event

center, who seemed to have lost their leader. Without anyone to make

decisions, they quickly reached an agreement with Christian's men.

The special police and military left first, leaving the scene under

Christian's control. Then the hostages inside the event center were

released. Once all the hostages were freed, Christian's men personally

exchanged with the criminals inside, and, as agreed, let them leave

without pursuit. Despite the kidnapping, there were no casualties.

Joyce and Luther approved this plan. Commander Zhao led the special

police to withdraw first, followed by Darrin leading the military

personnel. Soon, only Christian's men remained outside the event

center.

About half an hour later, the criminals began to release the hostages.

When the last hostage left, Christian's men entered the event center,

and all the men in black surrendered. The remaining issues would be

handled privately by Christian's organization. Joyce and her team were

no longer involved.

At that moment, Joyce, Luther, and Anderson were waiting outside the

amusement park. Justin had also arrived from the hotel across the

street.

The hostages, although threatened with personal safety, were not

injured. They left the amusement park in an orderly manner, albeit pale

in fear. Gradually, fewer and fewer people remained.

Anderson anxiously looked into the amusement park. He was still

waiting for Fair.

Growing impatient, he asked, "Didn't they say all the hostages were

released?”

Joyce soothingly replied, "Just be patient a bit longer. Fair should be

coming out soon.”

As she spoke, Fair appeared, cheerfully bounding out of the

amusement park. Her pigtails swung up and down as she ran, an

adorable sight to behold.

Anderson finally saw Fair safe and sound. He rushed up to her,

grabbed her shoulders, and demanded, "Why are you the last one to

come out? Everyone else has already left."

Fair was a bit taken aback by Anderson's harsh tone. She replied,

feeling wronged, "I was at the end of the line, they released us in order.

I couldn't do anything about it."

“Idiot! Who let you go back alone? Do you know how dangerous it

was?" Anderson continued to scold her, "If it weren't for the luck today,

you could've been dead."

“I, um..." Fair stuttered, unsure of how to respond.

At that moment, Joyce approached with a smile, “Alright, stop arguing.

Anderson, Fair was scared. How could you talk to her like that?"

Anderson pointed at Fair and complained to Joyce, "Mom, look at her!

She doesn't even seem remorseful. Does she look scared to you?" He

then continued to reprimand Fair, "Idiot, can you please discuss things

with me before you act?"

Feeling abashed, Fair actually realized she had been quite brave. At

that time, all she could think of was saving Anderson, nothing else

mattered. She gave an awkward smile, "Okay. I'll discuss things with

you next time. Don't be angry.”

Anderson felt that Fair was insincere and his anger didn't subside. At

this point, Justin stepped forward.

Fair quickly apologized to him, "Uncle Henderson, I'm sorry. I made you

miss your flight. What should we do? Should we head back now?"

Anderson objected, "You've just been rescued, and now you're thinking

about going back to Mufron. At least take a moment to rest.”

Justin gently patted Fair's head, "It's okay. The situation in Mufron has

been handled. Don't worry about it. I will stay here for another day or

two."

Fair sighed in relief, "That's great. I was really worried. If I had caused

trouble for Uncle Henderson, I wouldn't have been able to sleep.”

Justin was her savior, so she cared a lot. She couldn't afford to cause

any inconvenience to him. Joyce chuckled, "You two are still children,

but you talk like adults.”

She turned to Justin, "Why don't I take Fair home today? Both kids

have been scared. I'lltake them home, let them take a good bath and

sleep, and prepare some good food for them. They need some time to

relax.”

Justin nodded, "That's fine. In that case, I'll go back to the Henderson

family bank to handle some business."

He waved to Fair, "You go back with Anderson first. I'll pick you up

later.”

Fair nodded vigorously. There were so many things she wanted to say

to Anderson. It would be a pity if they had to part ways now.

At this moment, Luther drove the car over. Once Anderson and Fair got

in, they both took the back seats, and Joyce sat in the passenger seat.

When the car left the amusement park, Joyce looked back at it one last

time. The rest would be left to Christian.

As they drove, Luther suddenly spoke, "Did you notice anything

unusual? Was everything too smooth? Even if Christian had leverage

on both sides, the people inside would have pushed back. They

released the hostages too easily. What was their initial aim in

controlling these hostages?"

Joyce's expression darkened, "I've thought about it, but I don't have

any leads. Ever since Cloud's call was interrupted, we haven't been

able to contact him. That alone is suspicious.”

Luther frowned, “I fear the kidnapping at the amusement park was just

a smokescreen. Cloud's real intention is unknown."

Joyce took a deep breath, "We were desperate to save people. We

didn't have time to think too much. No matter what Cloud's intention

was, we can only face it now."