The Lycan King's Fate Calling (Shawn Gibson and Sylvia) novel Chapter 916

Crystal's POV:

After leaving the imperial palace, I went to the place where the group of merchants should have been stayed.

I searched the underground parking lot of the most expensive hotel in the imperial capital thrice, but couldn't spot the vehicle I'd seen in the surveillance video.

I took my phone out and opened the maps app. I retraced the route of the caravan and searched the road inch by inch.

Finally, in a forest near the suburb, I stumbled upon the remains of the car and saw the bloodstains that covered the ground. The surrounding area had been cordoned off, and soldiers were cleaning up the scene.

I stopped a soldier and asked him about the situation.

At first, he was stunned. "Are you a family member? The dead bodies are not here anymore. They have been taken to the hospital morgue."

My head was buzzing and I couldn't draw in a full breath. I stared at the dried blood on and around the car. It was not difficult to piece together what had occurred here.

My kids...

I shuddered, unable to finish that thought. The soldier quickly steadied me and gave me the details.

"The caravan was robbed by gangsters, who are hard-core criminals and possess guns. They have always been ruthless and merciless. They would murder people without hesitation to keep their mouths shut. Very few people have survived this incident. The dead bodies have been sent to the morgue, where their family members can claim them."

"Were there children in the car?" I grabbed the soldier's arm with bloodshot eyes, very close to losing my mind.

The soldier stammered, "I... I didn't come across the corpse of any child while I was cleaning up the scene, but I don't know if anyone else had found a child before I arrived here. Maybe you can go to the hospital and check there."

I released the soldier, my body sagging with relief. If he hadn't seen a body, there was still hope.

Fighting through the soldiers' obstruction, I broke through the cordon, intending to search the area myself.