Soon, they arrived at the operations department.
Shane pushed open the door and tossed his phone at one of the employees. “Trace the last-known location of this
number right now!”
“Right away, sir!” The employee got to work immediately.
Next, he turned towards Silas and ordered, “I need you to call Mr. Horner of the Design Association and tell him that
something's cropped up at Natalie's end, so she can't make it to the courthouse. Get him to postpone the trial
hearing. And I want someone to bring Harrison here this instant!” Shane's eyes narrowed dangerously, his voice as
chilling as the harsh winter snow.
Since Harrison sent someone after Natalie, I'm going to teach him a lesson.
“Understood. I'm on it.” Silas nodded his head seriously as he carried out Shane's orders.
Silas had barely left the room when the employee tasked with tracing Natalie's call completed Shane's request. He
pointed at the computer screen as he said, “Mr. Shane, I've traced the call to this location.”
Shane lowered his gaze to look at the screen and realized it was Natalie's apartment. Gritting his teeth, he said,
“Continue tracing the phone. I want you to gather all the security footage of the apartment and its vicinity.”
“Yes, sir.” The employee nodded and began typing furiously on his keyboard.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtAbout ten minutes later, he'd gathered all the relevant security footage.
Shane saw Natalie being chased by a few men soon after she'd left her apartment building. The chase had ended
at a wall between Natalie's apartment and a neighboring apartment. She was carried away by the men shortly
after.
“Mr. Shane, based on where the van is headed, as well as the roads ahead, it seems like they're trying to leave the
city.”
“Can you track the van?” Shane tightened his grip on the back of the employee's chair.
The employee nodded. “It's possible, but we'll need to use satellite data if we want to track the van in real-time. I
don't have the clearance to access it; once I hack into the system, the higher-ups will find out as well,” said the
employee pointedly.
Shane was aware of the consequences, but he couldn't care less. Natalie's safety was at the top of his mind. He
wanted to save her as soon as possible.
If only I hadn't dismissed Natalie's bodyguard after Alice was caught... She might be safe now if I'd kept the
bodyguard on her.
These thoughts strengthened his resolve as Shane picked up his phone and ordered sternly, “No problem. Just hack
the satellite, and I'll handle the higher-ups. Send me the real-time location of the van after you get the data.”
“Alright.” The employee carried out his orders without further hesitation.
Shane left the department, calling someone on his phone as he walked to his car. “Mr. Gunn, it's me. I'd like to ask
for a favor.”
Shane explained his request to the person on the other end of the phone.
The person seemed to agree to his request, and Shane hung up after expressing his gratitude. Keeping his cell
phone, he entered his car.
As he wore his seat belt, his phone blinked with a notification. A map appeared on the screen, and he could see a
blinking red dot moving across it.
Shane instinctively knew that the red dot was the van carrying Natalie.
Determinedly, Shane started his car and began his pursuit of the van. Following the map, he'd just driven down two
roads when a few SWAT vehicles trailed behind his car. These were the reinforcements he'd asked Mr. Gunn to
arrange for him.
At the same time, one of the thugs in the van ended a call with a distraught expression on his face. He addressed
the driver, “Boss, something's up. He said someone's coming to save that woman, and he's almost caught up to us!
Plus, the dude's got carloads of SWAT officers with him!”
“What? SWAT officers?” The other thugs who were watching Natalie in the back of the van were stunned.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmNatalie's eyes shone with hope. She let out a few emotional sobs despite the tape covering her mouth.
Shane must be coming to save me!
Shana axplainad his raquast to tha parson on tha othar and of tha phona.
Tha parson saamad to agraa to his raquast, and Shana hung up aftar axprassing his gratituda. Kaaping his call
phona, ha antarad his car.
As ha wora his saat balt, his phona blinkad with a notification. A map appaarad on tha scraan, and ha could saa a
blinking rad dot moving across it.
Shana instinctivaly knaw that tha rad dot was tha van carrying Natalia.
Datarminadly, Shana startad his car and bagan his pursuit of tha van. Following tha map, ha'd just drivan down two
roads whan a faw SWAT vahiclas trailad bahind his car. Thasa wara tha rainforcamants ha'd askad Mr. Gunn to
arranga for him.
At tha sama tima, ona of tha thugs in tha van andad a call with a distraught axprassion on his faca. Ha addrassad
tha drivar, “Boss, somathing's up. Ha said somaona's coming to sava that woman, and ha's almost caught up to us!
Plus, tha duda's got carloads of SWAT officars with him!”
“What? SWAT officars?” Tha othar thugs who wara watching Natalia in tha back of tha van wara stunnad.
Natalia's ayas shona with hopa. Sha lat out a faw amotional sobs daspita tha tapa covaring har mouth.
Shana must ba coming to sava ma!