My Sleeping Beauty Husband

Chapter 317

Chapter 417 The Fire

Although the plan was relatively detailed, with three rings of encirclement, it would be difficult for David and the others to escape, but there was a new problem.

“We don’t have enough people.”

There were too many paths around, and they couldn’t block them all.

At that moment, Jakson and Lorenz came to the door.

They immediately knew the seriousness when they saw the scene in the yard.

The two looked at Alston and Cynthia with very dissatisfied expressions and asked, “Why didn’t you tell us about what happened?”

Seeing that Lorenz was furious, Cynthia trotted over and grabbed his sleeve, and said with reddened eyes, “Desmond was kidnapped. Alston and I were too nervous, so we didn’t have time to inform you.”

Looking at how worried his sister was, Lorenz couldn’t be angry with her. He knew that she didn’t want to worry him.

“Okay, I know what you’re thinking, but I’m Desmond’s uncle, and Desmond was kidnapped. How can I sit still?” He pointed to a group of people behind him.

“I brought all the available people from the Green family and Alice’s family. You can ask whatever you need.”

Jakson also said, “There are some people at the door, all of whom are my friends from the past. They are the best at dealing with such people. They have different thinking styles from the police and

bodyguards. Maybe they can help.”

Cynthia gazed at them misty-eyed and said with a smile, “It’s a great help. It happens that we are short of men here.”

As he was looking at them, Alston’s expression softened a lot. Although he didn’t like Jakson, seeing that he could come to help, he could feel that Jakson was sincere to the two children, so he

nodded to him.

A simple “thank you” wouldn’t be enough, and he would definitely repay him in the future.

After arranging this group of people, they were all dispatched.

The night was gradually falling. The dark brought convenience to the kidnappers and also provided an excellent cover for their people.

Fifteen million dollars of cash were too heavy to take. The kidnappers asked them to exchange part of it into cash and part of it as a check. After the inspection, they would release Desmond and Fanny

if there was no problem.

Cynthia carried her things to the appointed place.

This was the junction of two villages, surrounded by weeds and trees, and a dilapidated small house

was in the middle.

It was already twelve o’clock in the middle of the night, and the old in the village were already asleep. There was no light in the villages on both sides, and they could only walk by the moonlight.

It was quiet at night, especially in the village, where strange sounds of unknown birds and the noise

of wind blowing branches made Cynthia terrified.

She hated the darkness and was afraid of this environment, but to save Desmond and catch those

people. She had to brace herself up and move forward.

A dim yellow light was installed at the door of this dilapidated house, reminding her to put her

money in this place.

Cynthia put the bag at the door. She didn’t know if the kidnappers were around, so she just yelled, “I put down the money, a total of two million with 40 thousand in cash and a check. Let the two

children be released if there is no problem after checking.”

This sound was very clear in the silent night. After a long time, no one responded.

Cynthia frowned, was the kidnapper not around here?

She thought, pursed her lips, looked around vigilantly, and bent down, making a gesture of

pretending to take the money away.

The small man of the two people who came to take the money couldn’t stay calm. Seeing her action, he thought she would take the money away. He became anxious and shouted, “Put the money

down.”

Cynthia smiled with a cold expression. As expected, they were beside her.

She glanced in the direction of the voice. There were only the black shadows of shaking trees. She

didn’t know where they were hiding or how many were there.

She wore a miniature camera on her skirt with a radio function. When she moved, she had already

transmitted the surrounding scene back.

The responding person analyzed the transmitted image and told her, “There are two people 50 meters ahead of you on the left. It seems they were the only people there, be careful.”

Hearing the voice in her headset, Cynthia pursed her lips nervously and raised her voice, “I thought you were not there, or I misplaced it. I have no intention of repenting. Don’t get excited, and don’t hurt the kids.”

Her voice trembled slightly as she spoke as if she was terrified, and all her words were comforting

The two men heard her scared voice and looked at the slender figure in front of the door. They could see the surroundings clearly from their hiding place, and they didn’t find any police or the Smith family members following her, so they immediately felt relieved.

Now that the hiding place had been exposed, they stopped hiding and yelled at Cynthia, “Now, you should leave the bag about ten meters away. We will check the amount of money.”

Cynthia walked back obediently without any resistance, which made the two brothers feel more at

ease.

They thought if there was no ambush around, keep this woman ten meters away from them, so if the money was wrong, they could directly notify Menace or retreat quickly. If they got the money but got ambushed, a distance of ten meters would allow them to hold Cynthia hostage quickly.

In this way, they could have hostages and find a way to escape.

Cynthia walked to their designated location, and after a while, she saw two men coming from that

direction.

In the darkness, two figures, one tall and one short, stooped to the front of the house quietly and

quickly.

The dim lights in front of the house made their figures more obvious. Cynthia saw that they were all holding knives in their hands.

While she was nervous, she also breathed a sigh of relief. At least, it was not a gun.

After confirming the money in the bag, they were delighted. It seemed like those Smiths didn’t cheat them or play tricks, which means they really valued that boy.

Seeing that they had fastened the bags, Cynthia quickly shouted, “Have you confirmed the money? Can you let the two children go if there is no problem?”

She made a sudden noise, which startled the two men. They picked up the bag and prepared to run,

“When we are safe, we’ll let the child go.”

Cynthia’s eyes were full of coldness, and she was about to get them arrested when suddenly, one

person’s mobile phone rang.

The

man picked the phone up quickly and heard the two brothers who were waiting for them shout, “Run, the police surround our whole village. There are many people, many people, you…”

Before he could finish speaking, a scream came from the other side of the microphone.

The two men’s hearts sank. They rushed towards Cynthia and yelled, “B*tch, how dare you lie to

us.”

They knew that they could not escape on their own, and the only chance for them to escape was to

catch this woman.

Cynthia tried to run out, but it was dark, and on the ground were many obstacles, making her unable to run fast. The two men, however, were very familiar with this environment and were soon about to catch up with her. They pulled out their knives, and the expressions on their faces were like crazy dogs.

There was no other way but to use the gun.

Cynthia quickly took out the gun and threatened, “Don’t move, or I’ll shoot you.”

Seeing the thin girl hold a gun, the two of them were stunned. One of them didn’t believe it and said, “Don’t think you can deal with us with a gun. Do you know how to use it?”

Before the man finished speaking, Cynthia fired a shot with a calm expression.

The shot hit the man directly in the arm.

This made the two of them freeze. The three of them were in a stalemate. The two men’s foreheads were covered with sweat, and they did not dare to act rashly.

Cynthia’s condition was not very good either. It was too dark, only the faint outlines of these two people could be seen, and it was impossible to aim precisely.

At that moment, a nearby village suddenly burst into flames, and the air above there was filled with

smoke.

The two brothers glanced in that direction and were stunned. They shouted to Cynthia, “Don’t shoot. Go to the house which is on fire. That is my cousin’s old house, your son and that little girl

were locked in it.”

Hearing their words, Cynthia looked over and found that the fire was so bright that it illuminated the night sky of the whole village.

Her heart sank.

Seeing her stunned, the two quickly fled away.

Cynthia didn’t care about these two people. She knew they couldn’t escape. Everything in her mind was Desmond now, and she frantically ran towards the house on fire.

She desperately shouted, “Help! Come and put out the fire!”

Cynthia rushed to the burning house and watched the fire soaring into the sky. People from the nearby village heard the sound, and some policemen also came to put out the fire.

“My son and Fanny are inside. This is Menace’s house.”

Hearing that, the police were also stunned.

Cynthia looked at the smoke and fire at the door and was about to collapse. She saw a person next to her holding water to put out the fire. She grabbed it and poured it on her head and then was about to rush in to save the two children.