Chapter 66
The room fell silent for a moment Bennett on the other end quickly requdded. The mufentane i fratris the fall but those people are planning to excape The intel shows only one path down and they heading in the borde
No surprise the detective teams was a sharp Even with their mention hertly died, they quickly piecest things mogether But the deduction made the intelligence officer frown
“Boss, the satellite images show there’s a wild forest behind Frontight bonastery with tons of vampy as If they smelly go into the woods, it’ll be tough for our team to follow
At that moment, everyone realized home elever it was for the fugitives to set up the temple as their hideout.
The steep mountain kept kids and women away, so they didn’t need extra rooms, and they could use women pretending t be pregnant to secretly transport stolen goods. The rete was through a dangerous our familiar jungle
Those guys gained the advantage of timing, location, and teamwork. Even with Quinlyn on the inside, the team was still ar a disadvantage. As the team was deep in thought, Quinlyn blinked dowly but had already made a quick decision. Take action. Stopy them.]
Bennett was startled and instinctively spoke to stop her, “No way. You and the female teachers are still in the temple with a bunch of tourists. If we act, it’ll be super dangerous for everyone.”
In the end, relics were just things, and they were never more important than human lives.
Meanwhile, Curtis’s team had gathered at the base of the mountain. After receiving the news. Quinlyn quickly heard his voice through her earpiece. “Quinlyn, follow Bennett’s instructions. We’ve surrounded the mountain: there’s no escape for
them
Hearing that, Quinlyn pressed her lips together. The sentence “I can make a move from the back of the mountain was ultimately not written down, and instead, she replied with a simple [Okay.] Curtis was her mentor, and she respected and obeyed him.
After that, her task became very simple. She just needed to count the footsteps from next door, note their departure time. and then wait in the room.
Two hours later, Bennett opened the door with his team, but he didn’t look pleased. “Those people are gone.
A dozen fugitives, carrying baskets into the mountains, had vanished without a trace. Down in the foothills, elite units like The Flying Tigers had gathered, but the fugitives had simply disappeared into thin air.
At the base of the mountain, the female teachers, shaken by the events, had left earlier by car. The school faculty and college professors had initially signed a confidentiality agreement, so they were supposed to be allowed to leave.
Due to the sudden disappearance of the fugitives, however, the school, which had almost put students in danger, and the professors arranged by the event’s host, the DigitalKey Group, were detained for further questioning
“Mr. Youngblood, this has absolutely nothing to do with our school. It was those professors who insisted on intensified training–that’s why the students were brought here. We were also kept in the dark,” Felix protested, claiming innocence. He even presented the meeting records as evidence.
The professors felt unjustly accused too and pointed fingers at Austin. One of them said, “It was his project; we just favor. While we were at the mountain base, I saw Quinlyn point out the problems in his plan
voted in
“She said the pregnant women could be found without going up the mountain, and that they couldn’t climb it anyway. Yet, he insisted on forcing Quinlyn to go up.”
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Just then. Quinlyn came ever and stood next to Comic contrming the mey
Austin was sweating, his face going pale then fished. Despite the deep share. He had us ofera de truth: 16e explained. “I did have a conversation with Quinlyn at the mountainy hand
“She pointed out the project’s problems, but I mit let go of my pride of deliberately state things hard for
so
her
Hearing that, everyone gave him disdainful looks Sernity a profesor getting is a spot seith x room your old testatar tolerant as he gets someone thought
Austin was helpless, aware that the others were mocking him and even wolfing fimm in their minds
“Curtis, I don’t think they’re the problem. This morning, the abfine wasn’t welcoming us at all. Whos Marofy called him
When he didn’t even respond, Quinlyn said after thinking for a moment, standing up for them
She knew if the criminals were trying to hold the students hostage, their ammude wouldn’t be so dismirive–they were just trying to drive the students away. That meant the school and college professors didn’t work with the criminals.
“Since Quinlyn said so, let’s not waste time on them and focus on finding those people” Curtis caud and waved his hand so signal his troops to release them. He instantly believed Quinlyn.
Bennett was speechless and thought, ‘Couldn’t you at least pretend to think for a mome
Given the previous cases they’d faced together, honestly, he’d trust Quinlyn’s words first every time.
“Curtis. I’d like to check the documents regarding the back mountain” Quinlyn felt the problem lay with the mountai front of them
“Alright, you can view them in the car. Curtis nodded, willingly giving access to the secret location where the military had organized the information.
Bennett felt a bit envious and tried to sneak in for some insider knowledge, but Curtis’s stern look sent him backin leaving him to awkwardly rub his nose in admiration.
The school staff and college professors were taken away quickly and didn’t even have the chance to thank Quinlyn. As they watched her disappear into the car, their hearts were filled with mixed emotions. They had never noticed such a genius.
before.
Meanwhile, in the armored vehicle, several military executives were meeting Quinlyn for the first time. They had only seen her briefly in the meeting room before, and her exceptional performance in the temple had peaked their curiosity.
“You’re Quinlyn, right? Come over here and sit down. The satellite images are ready, a colonel said
After a moment’s hesitation while pointing at the diagram, he began to explain in detail. “These lines show the horizontal heights of the mountains, and the colors change depending on the geology…
Military operation maps were usually very detailed and complex–hard for even high school students to understand, let alone elementary school kids. He planned to finish his explanation first and then see what insights Quinlyn might have.
However, after just a quick look, Quinlyn asked, “Are there other ways to draw this map, like showing geological layer hardness or magnetic strength!”
The colonel and the mapping staff were surprised. They didn’t expect her to use such technical terms.
“Why do you need maps escape!” a rather blunt person laughed, thinking Quinlyn had watched too many TV dramas and was being unrealistic
that distinguish geological layers and magnet Are you suggesting they could dig tunnels to.
He didn’t care about Curtis’s connections and bluntly said, “Instead of listening to a kid’s opinion, we should get more search dogs to comb the mountain. If we move quickly, we might catch them.
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“Kid, I admit you’re good at thinking on your feet, but expertise matters, and now isn’t the time for you to show oft
After that, he stood up and grabbed the chair to head down, but the sound of footsteps suddenly approached godly.
A soldier dressed in camouflage, responsible for searching the mountain, rushedin with an urgent expression and und. “Bad news. Both our first and second squads in the mountains have fainted”
The burly colonel was taken aback. “What?”
Quinlyn appeared behind him, her small face serious. “Did they go into shock?
The soldier looked surprised and opened his mouth to say, “Yeah”
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