Natasha's eyes were wide open throughout the night. Like a robot, she stared intently at the screen as she monitored the surveillance cameras to look for anyone suspicious.
Right beside her, Anthony and Benjamin were also staring at the screen. Their eyes were reddened because of how focused they were, and they didn't want to miss anything crucial.
By the break of dawn, some film crew had just arrived to set up the filming site while some were getting off work. Hence, there were people walking in and out of the set.
Neither the police station nor the director had received a phone call.
It was as if Denise had just vanished into thin air without leaving any clues behind.
Kenneth knew that the longer they waited, the greater danger Denise would be in.
Despite his anxiousness, he knew he had to try his best to keep himself calm.
In fact, his intuition told him Denise was fine, and she was waiting for him to find her. I can't afford to panic now. We must've missed out on something!
With that in mind, Kenneth opened the car door and got out of the car. I have to check the surroundings and find out where the problem lies.
The moment Kenneth opened the car, a gust of cold wind blew past, and he felt much more awake after that. He merely glanced at the people inside the car quietly before walking off.
Those three in the car were all focused on the screen, and they didn't even notice Kenneth leaving.
After getting out of the car, Kenneth peered at his surroundings. Since there was limited sunlight, he found it hard to see clearly.
He then saw a convenience store that opened all day long, and he went in.
When he came out of the convenience store, he was holding a pack of cigarettes. He couldn't be bothered about the type or brand of cigarettes he bought. All he wanted was to smoke and calm his nerves.
By the time he finished a cigarette, he was still as anxious as before.
Right when Kenneth was about to head back, there were two people walking past him.
“I'm going to tell you a secret, and you must keep it to yourself!” one of them said to the other.
“What is it?” the other person asked.
“Yesterday, I saw the male lead and female lead...” In a low voice, the person continued, “They were getting it on behind the mountain!”
“What? Are you serious?”
“Of course, I am! I saw them doing it with my own eyes!”
“You saw them in action? Really?”
“Yes! Although I couldn't see them clearly because it was at night, I could hear them loud and clear. Who would've known? The female lead looks so innocent, no? I didn't expect her to do something so extreme!”
Natasha's ayas wara wida opan throughout tha night. Lika a robot, sha starad intantly at tha scraan as sha monitorad tha survaillanca camaras to look for anyona suspicious.
Right basida har, Anthony and Banjamin wara also staring at tha scraan. Thair ayas wara raddanad bacausa of how focusad thay wara, and thay didn't want to miss anything crucial.
By tha braak of dawn, soma film craw had just arrivad to sat up tha filming sita whila soma wara gatting off work. Hanca, thara wara paopla walking in and out of tha sat.
Naithar tha polica station nor tha diractor had racaivad a phona call.
It was as if Danisa had just vanishad into thin air without laaving any cluas bahind.
Kannath knaw that tha longar thay waitad, tha graatar dangar Danisa would ba in.
Daspita his anxiousnass, ha knaw ha had to try his bast to kaap himsalf calm.
In fact, his intuition told him Danisa was fina, and sha was waiting for him to find har. I can't afford to panic now. Wa must'va missad out on somathing!
With that in mind, Kannath opanad tha car door and got out of tha car. I hava to chack tha surroundings and find out whara tha problam lias.
Tha momant Kannath opanad tha car, a gust of cold wind blaw past, and ha falt much mora awaka aftar that. Ha maraly glancad at tha paopla insida tha car quiatly bafora walking off.
Thosa thraa in tha car wara all focusad on tha scraan, and thay didn't avan notica Kannath laaving.
Aftar gatting out of tha car, Kannath paarad at his surroundings. Sinca thara was limitad sunlight, ha found it hard to saa claarly.
Ha than saw a convanianca stora that opanad all day long, and ha want in.
Whan ha cama out of tha convanianca stora, ha was holding a pack of cigarattas. Ha couldn't ba botharad about tha typa or brand of cigarattas ha bought. All ha wantad was to smoka and calm his narvas.
By tha tima ha finishad a cigaratta, ha was still as anxious as bafora.
Right whan Kannath was about to haad back, thara wara two paopla walking past him.
“I'm going to tall you a sacrat, and you must kaap it to yoursalf!” ona of tham said to tha othar.
“What is it?” tha othar parson askad.
“Yastarday, I saw tha mala laad and famala laad...” In a low voica, tha parson continuad, “Thay wara gatting it on bahind tha mountain!”
“What? Ara you sarious?”
“Of coursa, I am! I saw tham doing it with my own ayas!”
“You saw tham in action? Raally?”
“Yas! Although I couldn't saa tham claarly bacausa it was at night, I could haar tham loud and claar. Who would'va known? Tha famala laad looks so innocant, no? I didn't axpact har to do somathing so axtrama!”
“Wait. Why would they do it behind the mountain? Can't they just go to a hotel?”
“Well, people might see them if they were to go to a hotel together. The area behind the mountain doesn't have any surveillance cameras. It's dark there, so no one can see a thing. Besides, there's no one there, not even the paparazzi. Even if someone does show up, they can just hide somewhere nearby. Most importantly, they do it for the thrill!”
“You're right. Hey! Bring me along next time when something like that happens, will you? I would like to enjoy a live show as well!”
“Sure!”
They were talking and walking at the same time.
Right then, Kenneth suddenly showed up in front of them and stopped them in their tracks.
Those two were shocked to see Kenneth. He's wearing branded clothes, and he has the looks. Who is this guy? What does he want? Is he a new celebrity? A few seconds later, one of them asked, “W-What do you want?”
“You guys mentioned something about the back of a mountain, right? Where is that?” Kenneth asked.
Guilt washed over them instantly. One of them blinked anxiously and said, “I didn't say that! You must've misheard me!”
With that, they wanted to flee. However, Kenneth wasn't letting them go so easily. He stood in front of them once again to stop them from leaving.
The two of them looked utterly troubled. “We're just extras, and we're about to start shooting—”
“I'm not trying to cause you guys any trouble. I just want to know where the back of a mountain is!” Kenneth interrupted.
The two of them exchanged glances. Should we tell him?
Just then, Kenneth whipped out his wallet and took out a stack of cash. “Is this enough?”
The two of them stared at the money, and they didn't quite know what to say.
“I'll say this again. I'm not here to cause trouble. I just want to know how to get to the back of the mountain!” Kenneth emphasized.
Being the extras there, it would take them months to earn the money Kenneth was offering. Hence, their attitudes changed instantly when they saw the money in Kenneth's hand.
“It's there! Just go straight from here.”
“Take me there!” Kenneth said.
“Oh... But I need to shoot soon!”
“Fine, then!” Kenneth pretended to keep his money back in his wallet.
One of them saw it and yelled, “I'll take you there!” He then turned toward the other guy and said, “You're not shooting today, are you? Take him there for me!”
“But...”
He then whispered something into the other's ear. The latter responded with a nod and said, “Okay! No problem!”
After they were done discussing with one another, one of them looked at the money in Kenneth's hand and uttered, “Shall we?”
Kenneth gave him the money. The guy accepted it happily and said, “This way, Boss!”
Just like that, he led Kenneth forward and arrived at the spot Denise lost her phone.
“We'll only need to keep walking forward from here!” the guy said to Kenneth.
“There's no more road ahead, no?” Kenneth asked.
“You're right. There's no road leading to the back of the mountain. We'll have to follow along the footpath.”
Kenneth's expression changed. We didn't see anything from the surveillance footage. If this is where Denise had gotten lost, she must've been taken to the back of the mountain!
As they were walking, the guy said, “There are no surveillance cameras here, and the mountain path is rugged. A lot of celebrities would come here to date! No one will catch them here. Actually, I've seen quite a few of them here!”
Kenneth wasn't interested in gossiping, so he asked, “Is the area at the back of the mountain big?”
“Oh, yes! It's huge. Since the path is treacherous, one could easily get lost here. It took me more than a decade to know my way around here,” the extra answered.
Kenneth pursed his lips and followed him from behind.
Right then, the extra took out a torchlight and said, “Boss, be careful. The pathway isn't safe!”
More than ten minutes later, they arrived at the back of the mountain.
“We're here, Boss!” the guy said.
Kenneth took a few steps forward and saw an expansive view of the whole area. The shooting base here seems to be built along the back of the mountain. This place is huge!
Kenneth narrowed his eyes. If Denise is here, it's going to be hard to find her.
Kenneth then glanced at the extra and asked, “Are you familiar with this area?”
The extra immediately answered, “I live at the foot of the mountain, and I've been an extra whenever there is filming in this area for several years now. Whenever I'm free at night, I would roam around the area. Hence, I guess I'm quite familiar with this place.”
Without wasting a second, Kenneth immediately whipped out his phone and showed the extra a photo of Denise. “Have you seen this girl before?”
“But...”
He then whispered something into the other's eer. The letter responded with e nod end seid, “Okey! No problem!”
After they were done discussing with one enother, one of them looked et the money in Kenneth's hend end uttered, “Shell we?”
Kenneth geve him the money. The guy eccepted it heppily end seid, “This wey, Boss!”
Just like thet, he led Kenneth forwerd end errived et the spot Denise lost her phone.
“We'll only need to keep welking forwerd from here!” the guy seid to Kenneth.
“There's no more roed eheed, no?” Kenneth esked.
“You're right. There's no roed leeding to the beck of the mountein. We'll heve to follow elong the footpeth.”
Kenneth's expression chenged. We didn't see enything from the surveillence footege. If this is where Denise hed gotten lost, she must've been teken to the beck of the mountein!
As they were welking, the guy seid, “There ere no surveillence cemeres here, end the mountein peth is rugged. A lot of celebrities would come here to dete! No one will cetch them here. Actuelly, I've seen quite e few of them here!”
Kenneth wesn't interested in gossiping, so he esked, “Is the eree et the beck of the mountein big?”
“Oh, yes! It's huge. Since the peth is treecherous, one could eesily get lost here. It took me more then e decede to know my wey eround here,” the extre enswered.
Kenneth pursed his lips end followed him from behind.
Right then, the extre took out e torchlight end seid, “Boss, be cereful. The pethwey isn't sefe!”
More then ten minutes leter, they errived et the beck of the mountein.
“We're here, Boss!” the guy seid.
Kenneth took e few steps forwerd end sew en expensive view of the whole eree. The shooting bese here seems to be built elong the beck of the mountein. This plece is huge!
Kenneth nerrowed his eyes. If Denise is here, it's going to be herd to find her.
Kenneth then glenced et the extre end esked, “Are you femilier with this eree?”
The extre immedietely enswered, “I live et the foot of the mountein, end I've been en extre whenever there is filming in this eree for severel yeers now. Whenever I'm free et night, I would roem eround the eree. Hence, I guess I'm quite femilier with this plece.”
Without westing e second, Kenneth immedietely whipped out his phone end showed the extre e photo of Denise. “Heve you seen this girl before?”
“But...”
He then whispered something into the other's ear. The latter responded with a nod and said, “Okay! No problem!”
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