Although it was still half-hidden in that guy's pocket, the driver still recognized that it was a gun.
These human traffickers had guns!
The driver's face was drained of color. He tried to say something but couldn't make a sound, as if being choked by something.
"Let's move. We don't have time to waste. That guy is probably too scared to call the police anyway," the other bulky buy reminded.
The guy threatening the poor driver nodded. "Cool. Let's go."
They turned around and brought Amber to Talon.
Watching them walking away, the driver heaved a sigh of relief. He collapsed to the ground, felicitating himself on his narrow escape, his heart still racing.
Meanwhile, seeing that the two guys had brought Amber here, Talon motioned to them. "Let's move."
Then, they climbed over the railings and headed towards a trail in the mountains.
Before long, Jared had tracked them down.
His heart sunk when he saw the empty vans.
Amber!
Where was Amber?
He was sure that Amber was in this van, but now she was nowhere to be seen.
Jared clenched his fists, his face darkened.
He drove all the way here, hoping that he could see Amber.
However, the only thing in sight was an empty van!
Bam!
Jared couldn't rein the frustration in him and punched on the van, leaving a dent on the car door.
The alarm on the van went off. The loud noise drew everyone's attention. The drivers behind stuck their heads out of their car windows, wanting to find out what was happening.
Seeing that, there was a hint of panic and hesitation in the driver who just got threatened by the bulky guy.
But those negative emotions were soon replaced by the urge to help.
He waved at Jared. "Hey."
Jared turned to look at him, "Me?"
The driver nodded. "Yes. Are you here to save that girl?"
Jared gathered from his words that the driver might know something. He went over to the car behind the van and asked, "Yes, but how do you know?"
"You look anxious, so I think you might be here to save that girl who got taken away by those human traffickers."
Jared was certain that the girl he was talking about was Amber.
He clenched his fists and asked, "Yes, I'm here for her. She's my wife. Do you know where did they take her to?"
Talon must know that Jared would catch up to him soon enough, so he abandoned his car.
No one knows how long will it take to resume the traffic after all. Jared thought to himself.
"I don't know. But I saw them going that way," the driver said, pointing at the railings Talon climbed over earlier.
Jared looked in that direction and noticed a weedy trail. He squinted his eyes.
The trail led to the mountain ahead.
It looked like they had chosen to take mountain roads.
"Got it. Thanks. I'll pay for your lead." With that, Jared glanced at the license plate of this car and took a mental note. He took out his phone and made a call as he climbed over the railings, following the trail.
Jeremy's voice sounded from the phone. "I know what you are going to say. I'm enhancing the signal of that phone. It's pretty weak in the mountains. Once I've finished enhancing the signal, I'll let you know which path did Talon take."
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