Chapter 1029 - 1029

Dirk Carter went back upstairs.

He could only call Bohdan Sherwood to report.

But after several attempts, the phone was always turned off.

There was no other choice but to pray that Megan Goodman wouldn't get into trouble.

That evening.

Dirk Carter received an important phone call.

This call was from Xiao Ye.

She said there was a lead on the investigation in Majestic Peak Town.

This was good news.

Since it wasn't convenient to talk over the phone, Dirk arranged for her to come to the villa at seven o'clock that evening to discuss the situation.

It must be said.

Xiao Ye was quite punctual, knocking on the villa door a few minutes before seven.

As soon as she entered the living room.

Xiao Ye started complaining endlessly about how exhausting her investigation was over the past two days and how much she had suffered.

Dirk Carter was getting really tired of listening.

He waved his hand to interrupt her, saying, "Let's not talk about suffering. I'll compensate you accordingly; you just tell me about the two people I asked you to investigate."

Hearing this.

Her face lit up.

She said, "Braulio Golding and that informant are now in Ironhead's hands, locked up in an abandoned school in Majestic Peak Town, guarded by Ironhead's men."

Upon hearing this news.

Dirk and Mona exchanged a glance.

Mona couldn't contain her excitement; she stood up immediately and said, "Let's call the police right away to rescue them."

"No way!"

Dirk grabbed her arm and said.

Mona was taken aback.

She asked, "Why not? We already know their whereabouts; calling the police should solve the problem."

Dirk shook his head, saying, "Once the command center receives the order, they'll immediately notify the local police station, which means the Majestic Peak Town police station will be alerted immediately. Brent Lowell is the head of Majestic Peak Town, do you think the station isn't under his control?"

"Then what do we do? We can't just watch them suffer, right?"

Mona asked anxiously.

Dirk smiled and looked at Xiao Ye, who was eating fruit nearby.

Xiao Ye shivered slightly.

She looked at Dirk puzzledly and asked, "Why are you looking at me? You can't possibly expect me to save them with the information I gathered, right?"

"Such a secretive piece of information, how could an ordinary student like you find out?"

After saying this.

Dirk opened a drawer on the coffee table.

He took out three stacks of cash and threw them in front of Xiao Ye: "Let's be clear, if it's not enough money, I can add more, but you have to help me get them out without anyone knowing, especially Brent Lowell must not find out it was me."

Xiao Ye wanted to argue a bit.

But the lure of cash was powerful.

She picked up the neatly stacked cash, put it under her nose, and took in the "scent" of money, then threw it back in front of Dirk, saying, "I really need money, but I still can't do it."

Mona joined in, "Dirk, how can you expect her, a woman, to save people? I think we should report this to the police."

Dirk didn't reply.

He took out another three stacks of cash from the drawer.

Now it amounted to sixty thousand.

Xiao Ye was very tempted.

Her eyelids were trembling.

She wanted to reach out but withdrew her hand.

Dirk smiled slightly.

He took out four more stacks and threw them on the table.

A hundred thousand!

A whole hundred thousand!

Xiao Ye licked her lips, staring intently at the cash.

"Alright then, if it's not about the money, I'll take it to someone else."

Dirk was about to scoop the money back into the drawer.

Xiao Ye became anxious.

She pressed down on his hand, saying, "Hey, hey, wait a minute, don't rush. It might be difficult, but I can give it a try. Add another twenty thousand, come on, just another twenty thousand and I'll do it."

Mona was surprised.

She was about to reach for her bag as if ready to provide the extra twenty thousand, but Dirk shot her a glance and said to Xiao Ye: "This is all the money there is. If you can do it, take it; if not, I'll find someone more capable."

"Fine, I'll do it. Isn't that good enough?"

Grumbling a bit, Xiao Ye gathered the money in front of her.

Grudgingly she said, "So rich yet so stingy. No wonder they say rich people are stingily generous, while poor people are generously cautious…"

One by one, she stuffed the stacks of cash into her pockets.

She filled her limited pockets until they were bursting, and when there was no room left, she even tucked one stack into her bra. She was quite satisfied once she had it all, stood up, and said to Dirk: "Alright, I've got the money. I'll get to work now."

"How long will it take?"

Dirk asked.

Xiao Ye thought for a moment and said, "48 hours, give me 48 hours for a response."

"No, 24 hours, send them to this villa within 24 hours."

Xiao Ye gritted her teeth, cursed him as a profiteer, and left in a huff.

Once she was gone.

Mona grabbed Dirk's wrist.

She asked, "Dirk, can Xiao Ye really handle it? Look at her, such a small woman, and the other side has so many strong men. What if she gets caught too? Won't we lose everything then?"

"Don't worry, she can handle it."

Dirk said with a smile.

His face was full of confidence.

Although Mona was confused, she didn't say anything more, since at that moment, there really wasn't a better option available.

The next evening at the same time.

In front of Phoenix Elementary School in Majestic Peak Town.

This was a village-level school, which had been abandoned a few years back when a central town school was established and all students were transferred there. So, the school building was deserted.

There were lights on in several rooms on the first floor.

Noises were coming from one of the rooms.

Five or six people were inside, making a racket.

Upon closer look, three people were playing Landlords, while others gathered around watching with keen interest.

"Damn it, these are useless cards, I'm done, I'm done."

A big man with a full beard slammed his cards on the table in frustration and said angrily, "Bad luck, I'm going out to take a leak; you guys keep playing."

As he got up.

One of the onlookers took his place at the table.

The noise resumed.

After leaving the room, the bearded man.

Didn't head towards the toilet.

He looked around.

Seizing the moment when no one was paying attention, he took out a key and unlocked the door next to him.

He pushed the door open just a crack, glanced nervously over his shoulder, then slipped inside.

The room's light was on.

In the empty room, aside from a凉席 and a dirty blanket in the corner, there was nothing else.

Wait, closer to the凉席, there were some bottles of mineral water.

On the凉席, sat a woman with her hands and feet bound; her mouth was taped, and upon seeing the bearded man enter, she whimpered in fear.