Female Novel
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 somenovelbin
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."