Helen Found
Billy was taken aback. “You know where she is?”
Matthew laughed. “I don’t know her location to be exact, but I know how to find her! Mr. Newman, we
were looking in the wrong direction all along. Please help me with some investigation. Franklin has two
subordinates whom he trusts more than anyone. Their names are Linus and Harry. Please check on
them and see what they’re doing!”
“No problem,” Billy replied. “Ken, go and look up where they are right now. Mr. Larson, do you suspect
that Franklin was the one who kidnapped Helen?”
“Quite possibly!” Matthew nodded.
Billy was puzzled. “How so?”
In response, Matthew elaborated, “I’m at the inn right now and I’ve looked at the nearby CCTV footage.
My mother-in-law’s kidnapping was captured on tape.”
A surprised Billy asked, “And you saw Franklin’s subordinates?”
Matthew shook his head. “No. They were masked, so I couldn’t see their faces clearly. However, the time
shown on the footage was 12:53PM!”
After thinking for a long while, Billy responded in a quiet voice, “I see what you mean now!”
Not long after that, Ken rushed over and reported his findings.
Billy then continued, “Ken has managed to discover the locations of Linus and Harry based on the GPS
from their phones. I’ll send the location to you. Do you need help from my men?”
Matthew shook his head. “It’s all right; I can handle it on my own! Thank you so much, Mr. Newman!”
It was moments after hanging up that he received Billy’s message. Upon checking the location, he
realized that Linus and Harry were in a residential building not far away.
Matthew then glanced at the time. There was 15 minutes to go until the hour was up. He lacked the
courage to delay any longer. Therefore, he dropped Tiger a message before speeding toward the
location. It took him 7 minutes to arrive at the aforementioned residential building.
Matthew looked around the ground floor before he immediately locked his gaze on the apartment that
Billy mentioned. It was located right in the middle of the third floor. The curtains in that apartment were
drawn, but a faint light managed to shine through.
Matthew didn’t take the stairs. Rather, he gripped the outdoor pipe for dear life and used it to climb his
way up until he arrived at the window of the said apartment. He retrieved a small porcelain bottle from his
pocket to unscrew it before he pointed its opening toward the window. Then, he discreetly yanked open
the curtains to reveal a small gap before he gently blew at the bottle’s mouth. A faint fog of power
immediately drifted into the apartment.
A short while later, Matthew heard two soft thuds coming from the apartment; it was as if someone had
fallen down. After that, he clambered down the pipe and took the stairs until he arrived at the apartment
door.
There was no response after he reached out to knock on the door. He wasn’t in a rush as he stood by
the door and waited patiently.
Soon, a young man ran over while panting. When he saw Matthew, he immediately said, “Mr. Larson,
Master Tiger has sent me. What are your orders?”
Before Matthew set out, he had texted Tiger, asking Tiger to send a picklock over. The lockpicker must
be the young man standing in front of him.
Matthew pointed at the door. “Unlock it.”
The young man scrutinized it for a bit before he instantly announced, “No problem.”
He fished out a wire from his pocket and inserted it into the keyhole. 10 seconds had barely passed by
when a ‘click’ was heard followed by the unlocked door.
Upon seeing such a scene, Matthew stared at the man in awe. He has a solid set of skills.
The man looked awkward as he smiled in embarrassment. “Mr. Larson, I used to sneak into houses and
help myself to some stuff. You see, these… are all survival skills.”
It was at this point when Matthew immediately came to the realization that the man was a thief.
As he pushed open the door and entered, he found the living room empty and deserted. There were two
bedrooms, but their doors were shut tight.
Then, Matthew opened the door to one of the bedrooms, only to find that it was deserted as well.
Another bedroom door was, unfortunately, locked from the inside. However, the locked door lost its
purpose with the young lockpicker here as he swiftly picked the door open.
They entered and found three people on the floor of the bedroom. One of them was Matthew’s mother-
in-law, Helen!
Matthew sighed in relief because the rescue mission was a success.
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