Chapter 234 A Casual Stroll
Josh remarked, “There’s no need to look further. They’re likely hiding in the territory of that drug lord or the arms dealer.”
Upon hearing this, Ryan promptly sent out his men.
Yet, the more he dispatched, the more
sualties they suffered.
Josh watched as Ryan essentially sent his men to their demise. The rising death toll made it increasingly difficult for Ryan to justify the losses to the families. And if he upset Isabelle, Ryan would face even more severe repercussions.
It would save Josh a lot of trouble if this happened.
Under cover of darkness, a small figure navigated freely within this territory.
The Warners and the arms dealer had intersected paths, though confirmation was tricky at this time. Right now, Isabelle was heading towards the drug lord’s domain.
After torching the Warners’s auction house and taking out several of their members, she had yet to uncover anything significant.
Isabelle planned to wait a few days before blowing up the arms dealer’s storage, hoping to lure out the “boss” behind him.
She was also set to probe the drug lord’s area, unwilling to accept that there was nothing to find..
As Isabelle advanced, the sound of engines and the beam of headlights ahead drew her attention. It was a car stuck in a mud pit, immobilized.
“Mr. George, the car’s stuck. Should I go look for help?” Dylan asked, stepping out to inspect the situation by the tire again.
In the darkness, Dylan found a rock and positioned it in front of the tire.
“Why would you drive this kind of car in such a place?”
Suddenly, a voice startled Dylan, who was crouched near the ground. He jumped up, sat down abruptly. and tossed aside the phone he was using for light.
A ghost!
“Who’s there?” Dylan quickly looked up, but the approaching figure had long hair covering their face, making it hard to see clearly in the dim light of the car.
It’s a female ghost!
Dylan grabbed his phone from the ground and switched on the flashlight, casting its beam toward the figure.
Isabelle squinted and turned her face slightly away from the bright light.
Dylan was shocked. “Miss Jenkins?”
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234 A Casual Stroll
It was indeed her stirring up trouble here.
George then got out of the car.
Isabelle looked at him with a mischievous smile. “Mr. Harris, are you here for business again?”
George returned the smile. “Are you on another vacation?”
Dylan got up from the ground. “Hey, Miss Jenkins. What a coincidence.”
George said, “It’s already dark when I got here. Where are you headed?”
Isabelle replied, “I’m just exploring a bit.” She paused, glanced at George, then suddenly proposed, “Do you want to come with me?”
George answered, “Sure.”
“This way,” Isabelle said.
Upon hearing that, George followed behind her.
Left behind, Dylan looked around bewildered. “Uh, what about me?”
What should I do now? It’s completely dark out here, and I’m stuck with a car that won’t budge.
He was scared of the dark!
Under the cover of night, George and Isabelle walked side by side.
George said, “I’ve heard quite a bit on my way here. How did you manage to burn down the Warners’s auction house? Did they do something to offend you?”
Isabelle responded with a smirk. “Couldn’t help myself, got a bit carried away.”
George nodded with a smile. “I always forget you’re a doctor meant to save lives.”
Laughing, Isabelle replied, “I forgot that too.”
Her words hinted at a deeper truth–she was not the life–saving type. Her medical training was not just about healing; it extended to setting fires at auction houses when she could not hold back her impulses. Even dealing with Spadille was within her scope.
Following their recent arson at the Warners’s auction house, the prominent drug lord had tightened. security. His territory was now under heavy surveillance, with the number of patrols at night more than doubling those during the day.
As George followed Isabelle, they ventured deeper into the heart of the major drug lord’s domain after dodging surveillance cameras.
So this casual stroll is actually a visit to the territory of a major drug lord, huh? And it seems she’s aiming directly for the headquarters. George mentioned to her, “I’m not carrying any weapons.”
He had not expected Isabelle to involve him in her plans, but he found himself oddly pleased to be included.
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