A few moments later, Anthony shook his head resolutely. “He wouldn't.”
Kenneth glanced at him. “Are you sure?”
“I know Kyle. He wouldn't do that!”
The edges of Kenneth's lips curved upward. “It's good that you're confident about it. Hopefully, you won't be disappointed.”
“Even though I don't know him for long, I understand what kind of person he is. He may get angry or be unwilling to accept it, but he won't do anything to the three of us!”
“Maybe I was being too cynical for thinking about the worst-case scenario.”
“Daddy, I'm a core member of Darknetz, not an ordinary member!”
Kenneth grinned again. “Is that so?”
“Yes.”
“Does this mean you know the many secrets Darknetz is hiding?”
“Of—” Anthony stared at his father alertly. “Are you trying to get information out of me, Daddy?”
“No. I was just asking.”
“You've never just ask a question.”
“Looks like you understand me quite well.”
“Not really. I merely understand myself.”
They proceeded to exchange a glance.
He's right. Since the two of us are so similar, he just needs to observe himself to know what I'll do or what my intentions are.
Kenneth couldn't help but smile, and so couldn't Anthony.
“No matter what, I hope you all will be vigilant before meeting Kyle,” Kenneth reminded.
The boys nodded silently, knowing their father was simply looking out for them.
Kenneth continued to drive aimlessly on the road as the boys stared out the windows, but they found no trace of Thalia.
They were aware that they were basically searching for a needle in a haystack. The possibility of their success was slim, yet they felt compelled to keep going because that probability wasn't zero.
Most importantly, if they gave up, they wouldn't be able to live with themselves.
“Contact Spencer and ask him how he's doing, Anthony,” Kenneth requested.
“Okay!”
“No need! I just asked, and he said he hasn't found Thalia!” Benjamin piped up.
The other two glanced at him.
“I asked when you two were talking earlier!”
Anthony nodded.
“Where did Spencer go?” Kenneth asked, pursing his lips.
Anthony nodded.
“Where did Spencer go?” Kenneth asked, pursing his lips.
“Thalia's last known location on the GPS tracker.”
“Send me the coordinates.”
Promptly, Anthony did as his father asked.
Kenneth glanced at the address and uttered, “We aren't that far away. I guess we'll go there and take a look.”
The boys nodded. Then their father sped to their new destination.
Twenty minutes later, they arrived at an unknown alley.
Upon alighting from the vehicle, Anthony glanced at his watch, checked the coordinates, and turned to Kenneth. “This is where Thalia turned off the tracker, Daddy.”
Kenneth stepped out of the car and surveyed their surrounding. “There isn't even a surveillance camera here. She likely picked this place to avoid being found.”
A sigh slipped out of Anthony's lips. “It seems that she's really determined to leave.”
“Aside from the road we came from, there are three other paths here. We'll split up and check for any surveillance cameras down each path. If you spot any shops, ask the employees if they've seen her. After ten minutes, we'll meet up back here. Don't go too far away. Just keep close and stay within each other's sight!”
The boys nodded. “Okay.”
With that, the trio split up.
They each took one path and did exactly as they discussed.
However, their efforts were mostly for naught.
Anthony was sweating a lot because of the scorching sun.
He was feeling tired, thirsty, and dejected upon reaching the end of his path. Just as he was about to leave, he caught something from the corner of his eye. He thought he spotted a surveillance camera above the entrance of a building near him.
To ensure he wasn't seeing things, he approached the building and was delighted to discover his observation was correct. He then followed the wire of the camera and eventually found himself facing a locked door.
Anthony furrowed his eyebrows, but he didn't feel disappointed.
At the thought of something, he immediately returned to the car excitedly.
Thank goodness I brought my laptop with me this time!
Just as he was on the way back to the car, he noticed Benjamin and Kenneth were heading his way. “Daddy, Benjamin, why are you guys here?”
“What took you so long?” Kenneth asked. “I tried calling you when the time was up, but you didn't answer your phone.”
Anthony pulled out his phone and realized he had many unanswered calls. “I didn't know my phone was muted.”
Still, Kenneth was glad his son was fine. “Did you find anything?”
“I saw a surveillance camera above a shop on the other end of this path. I wanted to enter the shop and ask to check the footage, but it's closed.”
Kenneth knitted his eyebrows.
“I brought my laptop with me, though, so I can just hack into the system!”
“Give it a try, then.”
The trio promptly returned to the car.
“You need to drive the car over there for me to break into their network, Daddy,” said Anthony.
Kenneth did as his son asked and parked the car in front of the shop.
Anthony, sitting in the backseat, began typing furiously on the laptop resting on his lap.
Soon, he hacked into the system and checked the footage. Benjamin helped, too, by checking the footage recorded after Thalia turned off her GPS tracker.
However, she never once showed up on any footage.
Anthony shook his head at Kenneth.
Kenneth wasn't let down because he didn't expect things to go smoothly. “Thalia's not an ordinary person. Since she's deliberately hiding from us, she won't let us find her that easily. But this also means she's doing fine for now.”
Anthony nodded despite feeling a little disappointed.
“Let's search somewhere else.”
“Okay!”
Kenneth then drove the car away.
Unable to hold his curiosity back any further, Benjamin asked, “What happened to Thalia last night, Daddy?”
Just as Kenneth was about to say something upon lifting his head to look at the rearview mirror, he noticed a car following them.
A wary look entered his eyes as he ordered, “Fasten your seatbelts, lower your bodies, and hold on tight.” The moment he ended his sentence, he stepped on the gas.
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