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Chapter 166 The Boys Are Missing
The Keaton family’s network access was suddenly cut off.
A few minutes later, the electricity was also cut off.
The servants complained, “What’s going on?”
“Even the monitors and the smart locks blackout.”
“Oh no, the fish in the thermotank is dying.”
“Lock up the backyard least the animals should run away!”
Edwin loved animals since childhood, so he kept many of them in the backyard.
They were not ordinary pets but ferocious beasts.
There were crocodiles, Tibetan mastiffs, wolves, leopards, and so on.
They were kept in a private zoo in the backyard. It would incur serious consequences if the animals ran
off and hurt people.
The servants were panicking because of the unprecedented electricity cut–off.
At first, they counted on backup generators.
But now even the backup generators did not work.
“We shall check the electric net.”
“Then go over and check it out.”
“Yes, sir.”
The servants went around in a mess.
And the children were left alone.
“Alex, we succeed. Let’s run away,” said Bruce happily.
“Sure.”
They packed up and crept out of the room.
Around the house was a large open ground of greenery.
Since the surveillance cameras did not work, Alex and Bruce soon came to the first door.
Several security guards at the door were checking the electric net. No one noticed the two children
slipping out from the fence.
“Alex, watch out.”
“Shh, be quiet. We should avoid attention.”
The boys went along the wall all the way to the second door.
The second and third doors were 1,500 feet apart.
In between was an exquisite garden, planted with all kinds of precious flowers.
It would be hard to find an adult hiding in it, let alone two little children.
“Alex, there are three exits. Where should we go?”
“There are fewer people here. It should be the back door.”
“Let’s go through the back door.”
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇt“Okay.”
Out from the second door, Alex and Bruce walked on a quiet path.
The path was indeed leading to the back door.
Outside the back door was the private mountain.
Out there was a private island with many wild birds.
Alex and Bruce walked for quite a while before arriving at the back door.
They climbed out of the wall easily without being seen.
“Funny that they thought they could lock us up.”
“Let’s go home and look for Mommy.”
“I haven’t seen Mommy and Ann for so long. I miss them so much.”
“Me too.”
They climbed up the mountain.
At first, the road was wide.
However, soon the road became narrower and harder to walk.
“Alex, have we picked the wrong direction?”
“Why is there no bus?”
Alex looked around and also wondered, “Yeah. It’s so strange.”
“The house is too big. Don’t they have any neighbors?”
“It doesn’t matter. Let’s walk on. Maybe there is a bus stop ahead. If there is no bus, we will take a
taxi.”
“Okay.”
Thus, they walked hand in hand.
In the Keaton family’s residence.
Soon, the engineer solved the problem.
By then, half an hour had passed.
“Heavens, Alex and Bruce are lost.”
The servant Adi brought cakes to the children’s room but found the boys were gone.
“Are they in the backyard?”
“No, I’ve searched the gardens and the rooms nearby without avail.”
“Look for them!”
“Quick, call the security department for help.”
The house was in panic again. Dozens of servants set out to look for the boys.
An hour later.
The search brought no results.
“Heavens, what should we do?”
“How could they disappear in a while?”
“Did they sneak out?”
“They are so little. How could they possibly get out of this big house?”
“Oh no, we will be severely punished.”
“What should we do?”
“What else can we do? We should call Mr. Keaton.”
On the other side.
Edwin s phone rang.
Edwin picked up the phone and saw that it was from the house secretary.
“Hello.”
“Mr. Keaton, we are in trouble.”
Edwin sat up straight and asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong?”
“We lost Alex and Bruce.”
That’s a bolt from the blue.
Edwin took a deep breath and almost roared out.
But Julianna was beside him. Edwin suppressed his anxiety and asked in a muffled voice, “Lost? What
do you mean?”
“The electricity was cut off in the house just now.”
“Then, the boys disappeared…”
Edwin got off the bed and hurried to the bathroom, “Then hurry up and search for them.”
“We have, but failed.”
Edwin shouted at the phone, “Find the boys in an hour! It’s an order.”
“Otherwise, you shall all disappear alone with the boys.”
“Yes, yes, yes.”
The chief secretary hung up the phone in a panic and asked more people to look for Alex and Bruce.
Edwin came out of the bathroom with a dark face.
His eyes were filled with anxiety.
Julianna saw that and got nervous, “Edwin, what happened?”
nothing,” Edwin forced a smile.
He was afraid to break the news to Julianna for fear that she would be too worried.
Seeing Edwin’s reluctance to tell, Julianna had a bad feeling and pressed on, “What exactly
happened?”
“It’s really nothing.”
Julianna looked at Edwin uneasily.
“Julianna, I need to leave the hospital now.”
“You haven’t recovered yet. How can you leave now?”
“I have something very important to do,” Edwin squeezed out a smile.
“What’s the matter?”
“Well, it’s business. You don’t have to worry about it. Take good care of Ann here.”
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmEdwin hurriedly changed his clothes and left the ward.
In the blink of an eye.
The afternoon passed.
The boys were yet to find.
“Trash! What are you paid for? You can’t even find two boys.”
“Mr. Keaton, shall we call the police?”
Soon.
A rescue team of over a hundred people went into the mountain.
Various media got the news as well.
“Now we cut in an emergency.”
“Two children went missing near Riessel Mountain. If you have any clues, please call the following
number…”
Julianna accidentally saw the news on the TV and was alarmed.
“Aren’t they Alex and Bruce?”
“How did they go missing?”
When Julianna heard the news, she almost collapsed. She immediately called Edwin.
“Edwin. What is going on?”
Edwin reluctantly admitted, “The children… are missing.”
Julianna almost blacked out. “How could this be?”
“Don’t worry, I’ve already sent everyone out to look for them.”
“We’ve sent out a rescue team. They will thoroughly search the mountain to find Alex and Bruce.”
“Edwin, if the boys are gone, I…”
Julianna was so anxious that she lost her voice.
Alex and Bruce got lost in the mountain.
It was dark at night.
“Alex, it’s so cold.”
“We probably get lost.”
“It’s fine. I’ll hold you.”
The boys were starving since they had not eaten much today.
“What should we do?”
“Let’s go take a look over there.”
“We will find a way out.”
“Alex, will we die here?”
“No, don’t worry.”
“Will we run into monsters?”
“Monster stories are lies. There is no monster in reality.”
“But there’re ghosts. Alex, I’m scared.”
“Why don’t we go back?”
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