"Why are the windows broken?" Debbie asked curiously.
Carlos played with a cigar in his hand and raised an eyebrow answering, "It'll be more exciting."
'What does he mean by that?' She was even more confused.
The bodyguards forced James to sit in the driver's seat and started the engine for him. Then they said something, which made his face pale.
At that moment, an animal howled in the distance and Debbie shivered when she heard it. She recognized that sound from when she had taken Evelyn to the zoo. It was a wolf! She held Carlos' arm tightly and cried, "Carlos, there's a wolf!"
Carlos, on the other hand, wasn't afraid at all. He patted her hand reassuringly and said in a soft voice, "Relax. You'll be safe here."
"How can you be so sure?" When Debbie saw the cynical smile on his face, she realized something. "You arranged this!"
Carlos nodded his head.
Soon, a man came into view with a few Russian wolves behind him.
'James. A car without windows. Wolves.'
Debbie was perplexed. 'What is Carlos trying to do?'
When the wolves pounced at the car, she instantly realized what was going on.
"Aaargh!" James was frightened to death by the wolves approaching and stepped hard on the accelerator. The car sped off like a bat out of hell.
The car raced along the mountain road at maximum speed while the wolves ran after it. Whenever James slowed down a bit, the wolves would catch up to him.
Even though James was quite a distance away from them, they could still hear his agonizing screams in pain echoing through the mountains.
When the car was almost out of sight, a bodyguard came to them and handed Carlos two pairs of binoculars.
Carlos gave Debbie one and said, "Go on enjoying the show."
Debbie looked at James' car through the binoculars and asked, "What if someone on the road gets hit by the car or gets attacked by the wolves?"
"That's impossible. The place has been cleared ahead of time," Carlos assured her.
"So you've been planning this for a while?" she asked.
"Mmm hmm."
"Why did you give James the car?" she asked curiously.
"Well, if I didn't, then he would've been ripped apart by the wolves by now. The car gives him a sense of hope that he can escape, and it's much more exciting to watch," Carlos said with a cunning smile.
"The car windows are broken so the wolves can jump in and bite him?"
"Yes."
Debbie moved her binoculars aside and looked at Carlos. "Is there something wrong with the car brakes?"
Carlos curled his lips. "Bingo! The brakes don't work. It's quite a show, isn't it?"
'You evil man!' she cursed inwardly.
"What if he hits the mountain or falls off the cliff?"
Carlos lowered his binoculars too and looked her in the eye. "I don't think he'd be that stupid to hit the mountain or fall off the cliff. He would only drive forward. The end of the road is the ocean. He'll eventually drive into the ocean. Then it's time for Niles to play his part."
Debbie was rendered speechless. She didn't know whether she should describe him as a genius or a monster.
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