GoodNovelAtlas's eyes lit up, and he looked at me. "Where?" He took a step closer, and I showed him my phone screen. "The place where my dad's been tied up seems to be my home." Atlas glanced at the screen of my phone and then focused his gaze on me, asking, "Are you sure?" I nodded vigorously and said, "I'm sure! When he sent you the video just now, I saw the ceiling light. I thought that the light was strangely familiar. I remember now-it was the chandelier in our living room at home!" Then, addressing the high-ranking official, I said, "Our his in thepound of the Nomunal College!" The high-ranking official pondered for a moment and then turned to Atlas. "The distance from thatpound to Wanjia Supermarket is about 5 minutes!" Atlas decisively declared, "Hurry on over!" The official immediately issued orders, and swift actions were taken.
We quickly got up and headed outside. Mike stomped, saying, "Why didn't I think of that? Afterpleting the procedures yesterday, I handed the keys to them." Atlas calmly said, "That's right. From the surveillance footage, it seemed like dad was familiar with those people. The one who kidnapped him is probably the one who bought the house." Mike was momentarily petrified and visibly shocked.
Our group hastily boarded the cars and headed straight for the familypound of the Nomunal College.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtIt was 5 o'clock in the afternoon, and everyone was going hfrom work. Thepound was bustling with people. Our convoy went directly to the building where our hwas located.
The police officers apanying us hurried upstairs. But when we all got to the floor, we found the door slightly ajar.
A sense of unease washed over me.
As expected, after our people rushed inside, they discovered the place was empty. There was no sign of anyone, just an overturned chair on the floor.
I looked at Atlas anxiously, but he remainedposed. "They must have left in a hurry. It won't be long before they're out of reach. Check the nearby surveillance footage." As Atlas finished speaking, someone immediately ran out to carry out the task.
I was very familiar with the courtyard of thismunity. There were over a dozen buildings in total, and the entire neighborhood had three exits. The main exit was on the south side. That was the entrance we had juste in from. en.kikistories et The residents here were mostly teachers and their families from college. If someone left, someone else would definitely notice. If the kidnappers had just left with my dad, they would have definitely attracted sattention. People here Wouldn't just stand by and watch. It seemed highly unlikely. en.kikistories "Why do I feel like something's not right?" I asked, looking at Atlas.
"Are you saying it would have been impossible to get a hostage out during this time?" Atlas seemed to know what I was thinking.
"If someone had seen them, they definitely wouldn't have ignored it." I nodded in agreement.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏm"Then there's only one possibility-" Before Atlas could finish his sentence, an old neighbor suddenly appeared at the entrance, peeking inside.
As soon as he saw me, he quickly waved. I walked swiftly to the entrance and greeted the old neighbor. "Did you just leave work, Mr. Bernard?" I recognized him. He was Bernard Tarolt, who taught history at Nomunal College.
"Didn't you sell your house, Chloe?" he asked doubtfully.
"Oh, there's just been a minor hiccup," I said with feignedposure.
"I... I just saw your dad a moment ago. He didn't respond when I tried talking to him. What happened? Didn't you say the paperwork was done? Why the sudden change?" He curiously inquired.
After all, the hallway was full of strangers.
I was alarmed and quickly asked, "You saw my dad? Was he alone or with someone?" Bernard looked at me, nodded in confusion, and said, "Yes, I saw your et dad with someone else just now. I didn't pay much attention to the other man since I was busy talking to your dad. They left together e walking quickly. I was wondering why he didn't respond when I spoke to him. It was as if he hadn't heard a thing." en.kikistories Atlas walked over and asked, "Did he notice you? But he chose to ignore you?" Bernard thought for a moment, then nodded. "Yes, he saw me. It seemed like he glanced atbut didn't say anything." He looked at Atlas, assessed him for a moment, then glanced back at me, raising an eyebrow, questioning, "And this is...?"
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