You Hit My Heart by Kylie Stanford

Chapter 1828: Escape Route

Anderson swallowed, turned his face away, and fell silent.

Inside the tool cabinet, there was complete silence. Apart from occasional stern shouts from the men in black outside, the entire

activity center seemed to be immersed in utter stillness.

Fair quietly hid inside the cabinet, feeling scared herself, tightly holding onto Anderson's arm.

Anderson didn't push her away.

The two young children embraced each other, comforting each other's fears.

As tpassed, second by second, the sky outside gradually darkened.

Anderson felt a sense of confusion, not knowing what the next steps should be. He didn't even know if he could successfully

escape today. But as a man, he tightly held onto Fair, deciding not to dwell on past matters with her. At least for today, in front of

his eyes, he had to protect her.

In the midst of darkness, he opened his familiar mini computer, skillfully infiltrating the activity center's security system,

connecting to all the smart devices, and making preparations. However, he didn't act rashly. He was waiting for his dad and

mommy to send him a signal.

Outside the activity center,

Joyce, Luther, and the others were anxiously waiting for negotiations and formulating their action plan.

Justin couldn't be of much help, so he canceled his own plans for the day and stood aside, waiting.

Suddenly, Commander Zhao ran over, holding a wireless communication phone in his hand. He covered the microphone and

lowered his voice as he said to Joyce, "Commander, our wireless communication has been invaded. The other party wants to talk to

you. | suspect it's OGW's people."

Joyce frowned, could it be Cloud?

Darrin stood in front, "The other party's level isn't qualified to directly talk to the Commander. Lettake the call."

Commander Zhao hesitated for a moment.

Luther nodded, indicating his approval.

So, Commander Zhao handed the phone to Darrin.

Sure enough, the person calling was Cloud.

Darrin got straight to the point, "It's you, Cloud."

Cloud didn't deny it.

Darrin sneered, "We just received the letter you had someone send. Why are you so impatient? What kind of play are you staging

now? Don't involve innocent people in our matters. Release them quickly."

Cloud casually replied, "This is just a warning. You have three days to hand over the blueprints. Otherwise, none of the hostages

inside will survive."

"How long do you think you can control the people inside? It's not realistic. Release half of the hostages first, show ssincerity.

Then we can discuss what comes next." Darrin gestured to Joyce, signaling them to expedite their actions.

"Fine. Release half of the hostages first. But I'm curious about one thing. Why were you all at the amusement park? Do you know

anyone among the hostages?" Cloud suddenly asked.

As it was on speakerphone, Luther also heard it. His face darkened.

Darrin was taken aback. How could he not have thought that Cloud was so shrewd? The fact that they appeared so quickly at the

amusement park could only mean that they were already inside, and if they cto the amusement park, they must have brought

children with them. This was bad. If Cloud found out that Anderson was inside, it would be even more dangerous. He had

underestimated this situation.

How should he respond? He was momentarily at a loss. But if he hesitated, it would only increase Cloud's suspicion.

Just then,

Justin suddenly shouted next to them, "Joyce, please helpthink of a solution. We must rescue Fair."

Upon hearing this, Joyce immediately understood, "Justin, don't worry. I'm working on a solution. Just be patient."

On the other end of the phone, Cloud didn't say anything further.

Darrin breathed a sigh of relief at this moment and replied, "We can't carry the blueprints with us. Release half of the hostages

within half an hour. We'll be in touch."

"No problem." Cloud finished speaking and hung up the phone.

Darrin handed the phone back to Commander Zhao; he had just broken out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, Justin had cup with a

clever plan, making Cloud think that Joyce's friend's daughter was in the activity center. Otherwise, their cover would have been

blown.

Justin let out a long breath. After all, no one knew Fair, so it didn't matter if her nicknwas mentioned.

Meanwhile, the person in charge of the construction finally designed an escape route. It involved leaving through the ventilation

ducts of the women's restroom, passing through the upper part of the activity center's lobby, and finally reaching the northwest

corner's chimney. They could have people lying in wait there to provide assistance.

The engineer handed the blueprints to Joyce.

After confirming it together with Luther, Joyce immediately sent them to Anderson with amessage.

"This is the escape route to leave the activity center through the ventilation ducts. Take a look and remember it. Within half an

hour, the criminals will release half of the hostages. It will cause scommotion. Seize this opportunity to leave with Fair. We will

send people to meet you."

As long as Anderson didn't fall into the hands of the criminals, she had the confidence to launch a strong attack.

At that moment,

Commander Zhao and the negotiation expert received the latest instructions.

After a round of negotiations, both sides decided to release half of the hostages in ten minutes.

Commander Zhao made an OK gesture to Joyce.

Joyce nodded.

She sent another message to Anderson, "In ten minutes, they will start releasing the hostages. Get ready to take action. We will

utside. Once you hear it, leave with Fair immediately. Don't cut off the

and alert inside. If there's an urgent situation, cut off the power for three

nal."

nd Luther helped her sit on a chair.

mb. Don't worry, believe in Anderson."

inute.

et and looked at it with Fair. The route was somewhat complex, but

fter reviewing it multiple times, the route was still too convoluted and

was a math genius and extremely sensitive to numbers...

thing. No problem at all," Fair nodded, beginning to recite, "West-

rs, followed by north-northeast by 25 degrees, 15 meters..."

instructed.

ly nervous.

r, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

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