Chapter 283 – Ch. 283 Lost Signal

‘I just arrived at the airport and now heading straight for the meeting place.’

That was the short message Declan had sent to Roxanne once he got his luggage back.

Declan walked out and saw a whiteboard that said ‘Welcome to Montana, Mr. Declan Black.’ brought by an old man.

Declan approached the person and greeted the older man in a friendly manner.

“Good evening, I’m Declan Black.”

The older man smiled widely and stared at his face with admiration, making Declan feel uncomfortable.

“Is there something on my face?”

“I beg your pardon. You look very much like my master. For a second there, I think I met my master when he was young.”

Declan could understand what the man was feeling, but… did his face look so similar to Dario Gonzales that someone would mistake him for his father?

Well, he is the biological son of Dario Gonzales, so it’s no wonder their faces are similar.

Declan just gave a faint smile and let the older man lead him to the car.

Declan grabbed his phone again to check a reply from his future wife on the ride to the meeting place. But he saw nothing. He only received a message from his employee, who had just finished an assignment from him.

Maybe Roxy is taking a shower? Or shopping?

How is the girl now? She looked pale, but Roxy assured him she was okay. Hopefully, Roxy had returned to his home and could rest peacefully.

After all, Kris was by her side and could protect the girl in case something untoward happened.

Even so, Declan missed her very much. So he tried to reach her, but the call went to voicebox instead. It looks like the girl was busy.

But why did he feel restless? Somehow Declan becomes restless whenever he thinks of his wife.

In the end, Declan decided to contact Kris just because he wanted to make sure that Kris had taken Roxy home.

But before he could contact Kris, the older man who was now driving the car he was riding struck a conversation with him.

“Have you ever been to Montana, sir?”

“No. It’s the first time.”

“I hope you enjoy your stay here. There are many interesting places that tourists often visit. I’m sure you will like it very much. How long will you stay here?”

“I come here to sign a partnership with Mr. Gonzalez. I will return after our business is accomplished.”

“Ah, I see. What a pity.”

Declan just smiled in response, then continued to contact Kris when he realized there was no signal on his phone.

“Does this place have no signal?”

“Ah, sorry about that. We’re heading into the mountains, so certain providers’ signals will be disrupted.”

One of Declan’s eyebrows rose to hear this, and suddenly his mood turned cloudy. He had no other choice but to wait and arrive at a place that had a good signal.

At the same time, Aubrey and Kris were both trying to track down Roxy’s whereabouts in vain. After Aubrey took Lydia home, Aubrey went straight to her brother and hacked some CCTV near the airport area.

They could see the red car Roxy was riding in, came out of the airport field and drove into an area she had never been through until it got stuck in traffic.

“Why did she take another route? Isn’t it a bit a little farther?”

“Maybe because she knew the road I’m on was very congested and couldn’t move for hours. So she took a detour.”

“But… the roads she drove were never this overcrowded. Why did it so bustling all of a sudden?”

“Check the traffic light.”

“Why?”

“I suspect something is wrong with the traffic light. The road I walked on had a red light for hours and never turned green.”

“That’s ridiculous.” nevertheless, Aubrey’s fingers danced on her laptop and hacked the city’s traffic system. “You are right. Several places experienced red lights for several hours, starting at 1 pm. It’s not just the road you’re on, but the area the young miss was going through is the same.”

“What do you think?”

Aubrey was still typing something without answering her brother’s question. On the monitor screen appeared small green writing running from top to bottom and Aubrey’s eyeballs moved quickly to read all the letters.

“Someone controlled the traffic lights for three whole hours, and strangely no one noticed.”

Kris scoffed at her explanation. “Of course, no one was aware. If anyone did, there would be further action. But… isn’t it weird for anyone not noticed it?”

“So you’re saying it was the inner guy’s doing?”

“It’s highly so. Do you think the one who targeted Miss Zouch was the higher-ups? But, why are they targeting her?”

“Didn’t you say Mr. Zouch was the previous Hades? Maybe they have solid evidence of Bossley Zouch’s connection with Hades, so now they’re taking action.”

“You think so?”

“Well, I’m just guessing. What should we do now? We need to tell him.”

“I’ve been trying to reach him, but for some reason… I can’t.”

“What now?” Aubrey retyped something and entered an algorithm her brother didn’t understand. “Master has now arrived in Montana, and it appears that his phone signal has been interrupted.”

“At a time like this?” what a great time! How do they tell Declan now?

“Interesting.”

“What?”

“This place has a strong signal destroyer. I can’t even penetrate it.”

“…”

“We won’t be able to communicate with the master until he’s out of that place. I’ll try to trace Miss Zouch’s path first to find out where she went. You try to contact Mr. Zouch and explain the situation.”

What other choice do they have now? They couldn’t contact Declan and couldn’t possibly find Roxy without the help of the girl’s father.

Far away from their position, a man was waiting for someone’s arrival while staring at the mountains blankly. Someone came to see him and gave him an unexpected report.

“We lost her, sir.”

“What do you mean you lost her?”

“She jumped into the ocean with her wheels.”

The man turned to the information bearer with the same blank stare. “Find her. If she were alive, bring her to me.. If she were dead, I need to see her body myself.”