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Chapter 4
“Bullshit! My daughter could never be that skinny! Plus she has a red mole on her wrist–that’s not my daughter“]
I grit my teeth and snarl. Twenty–five minutes until the second kid dies! Can you move any faster?!”
Officer Williams wants to say something soothing to fool me, but the principal suddenly rushes out and cuts him off.
“Peach, you’re a monster! Your brat’s gone so other kids have to pay with their lives? I’m telling you–your daughter deserved to diel
Officer Williams’s heart lurches as he instinctively tries to stop her.
The principal shouts frantically. “You got the guts to kill me? What’s the point of killing two little kids? Kill us all if you’re so tough![]
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I turn the classroom cartoon volume to maximum, then ask coldly. “How do you know my daughter’s dead?“]
The principal freezes, stuttering, “She’s been missing this long–who knows if she’s dead somewhere.”
“If my daughter’s dead, none of you are getting out alivel
As soon as I finish speaking, a massive explosion echoes from the rooftop.
Door panels and windows mixed with shattered concrete blast outward.
Police urgently evacuate the crowd as my voice rings throughout the entire preschool.
“That’s your first warning! You have twenty minutes left. Don’t try to deceive me.”
The principal still maintains her poker face in front of the cops, claiming she knows nothing.
She doesn’t know when the bathroom passage was dug or whose kid that was
But none of this matters right now.
What matters is where Laina is?
Is she dead or not?]
The principal furrows her heavily lined brow. “Why don’t you just have snipers shoot her? She’s a murderer anyway–what’s there to be afraid of?”
You found the passage–why can’t you just storm in?!“]
Lasy for her to say.
The target has guns and lumbis charging in recklessly would only cause massive casualties
The tactical commander sends others to question the principal while leaving the negotiation to Officer Williams.[]
“You know the suspect better. Tell her that her daughter might have been moved somewhere else–she should stop this pointless struggle.“]
Officer Williams sets down all weapons and approaches my building.]
When he gets within ten feet, I tell him to stop.[]
“Officer Williams, I know what you’re trying to do, but like I said–my daughter is in this preschool. That will never change.”
Officer Williams grits his teeth, trying to keep his voice calm. “Why are you so certain? Your daughter’s been missing seven days. If it’s kidnapping or trafficking, she could be out of the city by now.”
I close my eyes and say flatly, “From the moment my daughter disappeared from this preschool, I never left this place.“]
“Even if she sprouted wings, she couldn’t have flown away under my nose.”
She’s here, but I just can’t find her.
And I have this feeling that if I don’t find her today, Luna might really be gone forever.
Whether through death or being trafficked elsewhere–1 can’t bear to think about it.]
A timid voice interrupts my thoughts. “Ms. Reed, that little girl doesn’t feel well.”
