When law enforcement officers heard about Jane’s abilities, they were somewhat incredulous.
However, they were aware that there were indeed professionals with hacking skills who could trace clues from tiny threads. There were such talents in their department, but this time was urgent, and they hadn’t brought such a person along.
“You go back to the car and drive ahead. I and the other officers will be in one car. We’ll communicate and stay in touch at all times.”
April organized this calmly, repaying Jane for her kindness over the past few days. Whether in terms of friendship or work, Jane had done right by her. April even felt grateful to Jane deep down; now that there was an issue, she naturally had to help Jane.
When the vehicle started, Jane didn’t stop it. She had a clue now. Soon, a smile finally appeared on her face-her first smile of the day.
“Faster. Drive to the address I gave you. We must be quick; we need to get ahead of Melissa. She won’t suspect that I’ve locked onto her phone and know which riverside she’s heading to.”
Earlier, Jane had only heard Melissa mention meeting her by the riverside. But this time, she used hacking to trace Melissa’s phone GPS location.
The assistant wanted to inform April about this development but was stopped by Jane.
“If we let those officers continue following, Melissa might change her address again. So, we must go ahead first.”
“Drive faster. Don’t mind them. If they can’t keep up, it’s their problem. It’s best if we can shake them off.”
The assistant could only obey Jane’s orders; she was her boss. Besides, she also felt that although the officers had cooperated with Jane, without them initially, none of this would have happened.
Now that Jane had given an order, she didn’t dare to hesitate for a moment and directly increased the speed of the car.
Taking advantage of a few traffic lights, they left the police cars behind.
When April tried calling the assistant’s phone again, she didn’t dare to answer. April was extremely anxious.
“Why won’t she pick up the phone? Did they find Melissa’s address and don’t want to take us?”
April didn’t expect to guess the true answer, but after a few traffic lights, Jane’s car was already far ahead.
She became even more anxious, but fortunately, the law enforcement officers had relevant experience.
They gathered surveillance footage from intersections while adjusting their direction.
By the time Jane reached the riverside, she saw Melissa holding two children. She knew she hadn’t beaten Melissa to the location.
Quickly opening the car door and approaching Melissa, Jane noticed some discrepancies. She figured Melissa had accidentally revealed the location when she was in a hurry.
But that didn’t matter to her; sooner or later, Melissa would have to tell her to come here.
Seeing Jane approaching, Melissa’s face twisted into a cruel smile.
“You’re here, but you’re a little late. Do you want to witness what I’m about to do? I don’t want to say.”
“I just want to make you witness me and your children die together, don’t you feel heartbroken seeing such a scene?”
Upon hearing Melissa’s words, Jane tried to rush forward, but Melissa had already stepped over the railing at the riverside.
Now, with one leg standing outside the railing by the river, Melissa warned Jane, “Don’t come any closer. If you force me, I’ll jump right now. I just want to enjoy seeing the pain on your face.”
Melissa felt extremely satisfied looking at Jane’s expression.
“What do you really want? If it’s money you’re after, just say the amount, I’ll gather it for you. Whatever you want, just tell me. As long as you spare my children, I’ll agree to any condition.”
Upon hearing Jane’s words, Melissa sneered at her.
“Are you really willing to agree to anything?”
Jane nodded, not expecting Melissa to say, “Then you can die for me. If you die, your two children can live.”
Jane’s eyes were firm as she heard this, but she knew she couldn’t just die like that. She didn’t want her children to lose their mother prematurely.
So Jane laid out many conditions, offering them as exchanges. She even offered her villa where she currently lived to Melissa.
She also made many monetary promises, but Melissa, shaking her head, insisted that Jane must die to spare her children.
What Jane didn’t know was that Melissa’s actions were not of her own accord. There was someone behind the scenes directing her, and Melissa had to follow that directive.
“I don’t want to say much now, but if you keep rambling, I won’t be polite. Will you go or not?”
“Don’t say I’m pressuring you. This is your own choice. If you don’t die now, I’ll jump right away.”
As Melissa spoke, she gestured to scare Jane, because she was also quite fearful of the situation. Not many people have the courage to jump, she was just trying to scare Jane.
Her intent was to directly throw the two children down, rather than jumping herself.
With her hands trembling slightly, Melissa took a step back, realizing the value of her own life. Even the young lives in her hands were not as valuable as her own.
As she looked at Jane, who had tears in her eyes, Melissa felt unsure of what choice to make.
But she knew that if no decision was made, the children’s lives would be at stake.
“Fine, I agree with you. I hope you spare my children.”
In reality, Patrick had been searching for the children. Since receiving the call from the company’s people, he had been contemplating this decision. He learned Jane’s current location from law enforcement officials.