Fake Daughter Is The Real Legend (Iris Sutton) novel Chapter 233

Chapter 233 The Puzzle Pieces

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The roar of engines echoed from outside

Looking out the window, Iris caught sight of two cargo tracks driving past the budding

The young man beside her leaned over for a look.

“Oh. This town is pretty much cut off from the outside world. They only restock supplies ogle Guess today’s delivery day.

Iris watched the trucks disappear into the distance before withdrawing her gue

“Emma escaped before we got here”

At that exact moment, Ares emerged from the basement and said the very same thing

Emma had behaved like the perfect captive, causing her kidnappers to lower their guard. She’d taken advantage of that opportunity to slip away.

The kidnappers had been searching for her ever since, but so far, they hadn’t found her

One of the captured men sneered as he was shoved into a vehicle.

“Go ahead and search, Ares. We’ve already spread the word that Emma escaped. Our people are looking for her too. Let’s see who finds her first.”

“Oh, and one more thing. Our people grew up around here.”

“Emma’s smart,” Ares said, analyzing the situation. “She wouldn’t take the obvious escape route. She’ll find somewhere to hide and wait for us to find her.”

He had drilled this exact scenario into Emma countless times. She knew how to stay calm if she was ever kidnapped.

“I also told her that if she ever got the chance to escape, she should leave clues nearby.”

Children of the Barclay family were taught these things from a young age.

Too many people had their eyes on them.

“Let’s search the area for clues.”

The words had barely left his mouth when Iris and the young man returned.

“We found a message Emma left behind.” Iris said.

Everyone stared blankly at her

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Hadn’t the boss literally just said they should look for clues?

How had she already found one?

Could she read his mind?

Following Iris, the group arrived at a wall where a line of words had been scrawled in handwriting ar clearly belonged to a child.

“Fairy Tale Town?”

Ares recognized it immediately.

It was the name of a video game he’d bought for Emma.

She’d loved it so much that she’d spend entire days glued to her computer.

Children in this isolated town rarely had access to games like that, so the team searched for information

online instead.

Sure enough, they found something interesting.

The game revolved around rebuilding a ruined settlement.

As players restored the town, different residents would move in, each bringing their own stories and

events.

“The game’s based on a real location in Capital City?”

According to the developer’s website, the original inspiration for the ruins came from an abandoned industrial district on the western outskirts of Capital City.

Over time, the site had become a popular tourist destination and was eventually recreated in the game.

“So Miss Emma must be hiding in the western outskirts!” someone exclaimed. “It’s not far from here. Let’s go!”

Everyone immediately began gathering their gear.

“We have to move! Those guys said their people are searching too! If they find her first, it’ll be much harder to rescue her!”

The entire team headed for the exit.

Everyone…

Except one person.

Ins remained crouched in front of the wall, staring at the words.

“Miss, let’s go.” the young man urged. “We don’t have time to waste.”

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Thinking her legs had gone numb, he reached out to help her up.

“Something’s wrong.” Iris’s voice was calm. “Emma isn’t at the western outskirts.”

The group, already halfway downstairs, stopped in their tracks.

“What?”

No one could follow her reasoning.

They all turned toward Ares, waiting for his decision.

“Hold on.”

A single sentence from Ares brought everyone back.

They gathered around Iris once more.

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“What do you mean she’s not there? The western outskirts are the only place in Capital City that matches the game.”

After standing up, Iris looked at the words on the wall one last time.

“Fairy Tale Town is still in closed beta.”

“A gaming arcade.”

One of the men finally couldn’t hold back any longer.

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