Chapter 2549
The enemy had slipped away once more.
Every time Nathan got close, the enemy escaped.
Cory moved swiftly, negotiating deceitfully while planning a quick getaway.
It seemed like he had an inside man in the National Security Bureau.
Nathan’s face twisted with rage.
He delivered a brutal kick to the man’s leg.
“He left with everyone except you.
You’re clearly a scapegoat, yet you still cover for him?”
The man screamed, waving his hands in terror.
“No, I won’t! I know I need to be truthful.
I’ll explain everything! I’ll tell you all I know!”
“Where is the woman he kidnapped?”
The man looked bewildered.
“Which woman are you talking about?”
Cory had kidnapped Lucinda.
This man should know her whereabouts.
A N G E L A ‘s L I B R A R Y
Nathan, enraged, kicked him again.
Gritting his teeth, he demanded, “Who are you trying to fool now?”
The man suddenly understood and said in terror, “In the mountain behind the town, my boss hid the woman in a tree hole.
I’ll take you there!”
They approached the tree hole the man had described.
Nathan trembled with nervousness.
He hadn’t seen Lucinda for five days.
He missed her intensely.
Yet his rationality held firm against his longing.Ccontent © exclusive by Nô/vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
Cory had vanished an hour before the National Security Bureau’s soldiers arrived.
One of the teams was already pursuing him.
Given Cory’s advanced anti-reconnaissance skills, the team would struggle to catch up with him.
But since Cory had anticipated his location being compromised, he fled without taking the hostage with him.
Something was wrong.
Something was definitely wrong.
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Nathan suddenly halted, prompting Lonnie and all the soldiers behind him to stop as well.
They raised their guns, assuming defensive postures.
The man leading the way, startled by the sudden movement and the raised muzzles, trembled with fear.
“Mr… Mr.
Payne?”
Nathan asked coldly, “He left an hour ago.
He could have taken the hostage with him.
It doesn’t sound like him to give up such an important card.
”
Nathan sneered, swiftly drawing the pistol from the back of his waist.