Chapter 506: Buying time
The negotiation failed and the other side vigorously demanded that the villa be searched in all directions to make sure there were no fugitives hiding here before leaving.
Alonso did not want to cause any more trouble, so he agreed to enter and search the villa.
Anyway, the villa was so big, and there were several of them, that it wouldn’t take long to search it. By the time they were done, the helicopter would have arrived and he could take Vanisa and leave.
At this point, although Alonso had noticed something unusual, he hadn’t expected Dylan to find the place so quickly.
In the end, it was his own ego that won out.
Ten minutes had passed when he noticed that the people who claimed to be searching the place didn’t bother to lift the floor tiles to examine them.
Alonso, sensing that something wasn’t right, winked discreetly at the man who had been following him, and waited for him to leave before scowling unhappily at the few policemen who were on the scene.
-What the hell’s the matter with you? It’s just an inspection of my house, so it’s time to finish it after all this time, isn’t it? There are only a few servants and bodyguards here besides me and my wife, there are no fugitives. Now, I want you to leave my house immediately.
-I’m very sorry, sir, but we’re just doing our job. After all, that escaped prisoner was too damned to sneak back in here. This is a place where people of his stature live and we can’t afford to be careless.
As if not seeing Alonso’s displeasure, the other man said the last sentence with a smirk on his face, as if he didn’t have enough to say.
It was almost as if he was deliberately trying to irritate Alonso.
-I told you there are no fugitives here. Haven’t they checked all of you?
-There’s no guarantee that they won’t sneak back in after we’ve checked, so we’ll have to stay a little longer until another member of the team has checked and confirmed that the fugitive isn’t really here. Sir, this is also a safeguard for your safety. I believe that people of your stature value personal safety and will understand us.
After all that, the other man didn’t want to leave, he just wanted to stay here.
Alonso’s chest boiled with rage and he wanted to kill the man in front of him.
Although he had his own men, this was not his territory, and it would not do for him to confront the policeman in front of him.
So, even though he was angry, Alonso had to hold his tongue.
Luckily, he gave his men a wink and told them to take Vanessa out secretly.
This was his house, and he knew exactly where there was a secret door to get out.
Unfortunately, what Alonso didn’t know was that his hidden door, his only back door, had already been unearthed by Dylan’s men, who had been sent here before him and were waiting for him.
The plane arrived in twenty minutes.
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-There’s no such thing as a fugitive, you’re just trying to slow me down, aren’t you?
Alonso gritted his teeth and said viciously.
There is indeed a fugitive running around here, you see, we still have the documents in our hands that have been sealed by the higher-ups.
The other party was very frank and took the document out in the open to show it to Alonso and prove that they were really here to find the fugitives.
-True or not, I’m getting out of here now. You guys can keep watch if you want, I have things to do so I’ll leave you to it.
Alonso said, turned around and left.
-Mr. Alonso, you’d better not leave in a hurry. After all, there’s no guarantee that the fugitive won’t get mixed up with you and leave with you, is there?
Alonso relented and said.
-Give me the number of your superior and I will contact him personally.
He had to leave.
On one side there were policemen milling around to obstruct Alonso, while on the other Dylan and his plane finally arrived.
Cecilia opened her eyes in a daze and woke up immediately when she realised she was not in the plane but in the car.
-Daddy.
-Wake up, Candy, honey.
The solemnity on Dylan’s face was immediately replaced by a soft smile as he reached over and hugged Cecilia, rubbing her sleepy hair.
-Dad, where are we going now?
-Dad has something very important to do, so he’s going to drop Candy off at the hotel first. Dad has arranged for a gentle sister to accompany you there, so when Dad’s done with things he’ll hurry to the hotel to meet you, okay?
-Okay.
Cecilia nodded obediently.
-That’s a good girl.
Dylan smiled and kissed his daughter on the forehead.
The hotel was halfway to Alonso’s villa.
Dylan, with a sense of anxiety and urgency, escorted Cecilia to the hotel, taking her to her room and giving her a series of reassuring instructions before leaving.
-How is Alonso?
-He’s sensed that something is wrong, he hasn’t negotiated with the police and it looks like there could be a confrontation at any moment.
Lucas said to Dylan with particular gloating through his controllers’ reports.
-Then let this become immediate at any moment.
Dylan said in a cold voice.
-Okay, I’ll tell the guys over there right away.
Lucas told the guys there what Dylan had told him, and so the village, which had previously just been a sword fight, was surprisingly thrown into chaos because they didn’t know who had started it.
The henchman who had secretly moved Vanessa was surprised by the bodyguards waiting somewhere just as he emerged through the secret door.
-Vanessa has been taken out!
Lucas’s voice was loud and exaggerated.
Dylan sniffed and immediately snatched the tablet from his hand, on which was a live video feed of the link.
Looking at Vanessa, who was asleep with her eyes closed, Dylan gently stroked her face across the screen with a trembling hand.
He hadn’t touched anything, but it looked like he had hidden his lost treasure in his arms.
-How many doses of drugs did that bastard Alonso give her!
All this commotion and she hasn’t even woken up.
Dylan’s eyes turned dark, with a cold sharpness in them.
He wouldn’t let Alonso go.
-Drive faster.
He couldn’t wait to see his little lemon baby.
While his bodyguards tangled with the police, Alonso planned to leave first to meet the men who had taken Vanessa. He made his way down the secret corridor, checking his watch frequently.
The helicopter should be at the rendezvous point by now, and if he could get there, they’d be out of here in no time.
Unfortunately, however, the dream was only a dream.
When Alonso emerged from the hidden door and saw not his men waiting for him, but Lucas and a tall, unknown man, he stared in disbelief.
-What are you doing here?
He said and quickly looked around, clinging to the hope that Vanessa was still in the hands of one of their own.