They followed the staff into the cave, and the originally spacious cave suddenly split into three paths. The staff signaled for them to choose one.
Ben and Anna hesitated at the cave entrance for a long time. Just as they were about to make a choice, a group of young people suddenly rushed out from somewhere, laughing strangely and running into another entrance. They haphazardly chose a fork in the road and disappeared into it.
Joe furrowed his brow and steadied Charlotte. When they turned around, they found that Ben and Anna had disappeared without a trace.
Charlotte was greatly alarmed. She immediately shouted Ben and Anna's names loudly at the cave entrance, but there was no response.
Meanwhile, Joe unhesitatingly pressed the emergency assistance button on the wall.
After explaining the situation to the other side, the pitch-dark cave suddenly became brightly lit. Many tourists who were still participating in the game loudly protested, not understanding what was happening.
Charlotte frowned and said to Joe, "Let's each take one fork in the road. We'll meet at the main entrance in half an hour. If we're lucky, we might find them."
At this moment, Charlotte's heart was in her throat, but she couldn't afford to be lax, fearing that her one mistake might mean they never find Ben and Anna again.
Joe comfortingly embraced her and said, "Don't worry, Ben and Anna are both very clever kids. They'll be fine."
Charlotte nodded absentmindedly, hoping that it would be so.
Without wasting any more time, they walked forward along their respective paths.
The radio kept calling out Ben and Anna's names, hoping that they would hurry to the entrance and reunite with their parents upon hearing the broadcast.
As they ventured deeper into the cave, Charlotte's palms grew increasingly sweaty.
She kept moving forward almost mechanically, not daring to stop for a moment.
Images of news stories about missing children she had seen in the past kept flashing through her mind. She couldn't bear to imagine what she would do if anything happened to Ben and Anna.
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