That caused the lead guard to bow his head even lower. “She escaped in a van after we chased her out of the jewelry market. We could only watch her slip away as we weren’t able to keep up on foot.”
“I don’t think it’d be reasonable to blame them for not being able to outrun a vehicle.” Natalie exhaled.
As disappointed as she was by the outcome, she remained sympathetic and found no justification for being upset with them.
“In which direction was Jacqueline last headed? Do you still remember the license plate?” Shane asked as he regarded the man.
“Toward the university town. I still remember the license plate,” he affirmed.
“Good.” Shane nodded before he turned to Natalie. “Go get Connor down here.”
Natalie grunted. She understood that he intended to have Connor locate Jacqueline using the direction of her escape and the van’s license plate and thus went up to bring her son downstairs.
Shortly after, Natalie returned with both of her children, and the boy Connor had a handy little laptop in his clutches.
It was one that Shane had custom-built for him. With superior battery life and high-end specifications, it was a machine capable of handling elaborate calculations.
After Connor learned what his father needed of him, he switched on the computer with his diminutive fingers and started to tap away on the keyboard in a flurry.
Sally’s and Lina’s jaws were agape as they observed at the side.
“Hey, do you understand what’s going on here?” whispered Lina as she nudged at Sally with an elbow.
Sally gulped. “You may not know this, but Connor’s a hacker and a very good one at that.”
“What? This little kid? A hacker?” Lina exclaimed.
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