"How is the investigation going now?" Georgia asked.
"Have you told Sarah about this result yet?"
"I've just sent her a message. She has asked her men to look into these two men. We've found the recent activities of the man whose trace disappeared. He was at an underground gambling place two days ago. Currently, we're following this trace."
"As for another man, he's cooperating with a Mr. Brown. Mr. Brown has done a lot of business in the gray area. Secretly, he also helps others deal with businesses in gray, so he has a certain reputation and forces. For decent persons on the surface, they would rather give something unclean to Mr. Brown to deal with. I've contacted Mr. Brown. We're always in touch. I'll let him help me lure the man out and look into his information."
After Robert finished his words, Georgia breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's good news. At least, we've found the clues for them both. What about Jayson Mathis? Have you found any information?" asked Georgia.
Robert shook his head.
"He's way too cunning. We haven't found anything about him yet. If he has cooperated with Eric Wimbledon already, his appearance may have changed as well. In the past, before his appearance changed, we couldn't find his traces. Sarah and Travis used to look into his matter for a long time, but they failed to find where he was. Jayson Mathis is quite heartless. Last time, we finally managed to catch him, but he tied bombs on his body. It's impossible to catch him right now."
Georgia felt helpless.
"I agree with you. This man is way too cunning. Since they tried to find Jayson Mathis, they have never won against him before. At most, there was a tie. He is way too foxy and scheming. Now, he probably works with Eric Wimbledon. Their situation must be more dangerous now. They even dare not to take their kids out," said she.
"If all our guesses are right, I wonder why they have taken Travis away. If just for threatening us, they should have contacted us now and made us pay some price. Or, they should ask us to give them something to exchange. However, they've vanished simply without leaving us anything. How could we find Travis? I'd rather that they could have some intentions instead of disappearing. Now we can't find their traces or guess out their intentions."
While they were talking, Georgia saw Wilson and Elsie com in with Annie and Leon.
What worried Georgia was that Annie was crying aloud. She even trotted to Georgia and hugged her.
"What's going on?" Georgia asked Elsie.
Didn't they build a snowman so happily outside? Georgia couldn't tell if Annie was injured.
Elsie said with a sense of guilt, "When I was building the snowman with the two kids, Annie suddenly asked me about Vanessa. I was taken aback, so Annie seemed to guess something. She said she hadn't talked to Vanessa through the video call for several days. So she asked if something had happened to Vanessa. I can't lie to her. Annie cried loudly and rushed in..."
After Elsie explained, Annie asked between sobs while holding Georgia, "Mommy, please tell me the truth. What on earth has happened to Mommy Vanessa? Why did you hide it from me? Mommy Vanessa used to talk to me through video conference every two or three days in the past. Only last year, when she vanished, I couldn't speak to her. Has anything happened to her again?"
As she asked her questions, Annie burst into tears again. Georgia didn't have any chance to explain, only to find that her daughter was sobbing hard. Annie's tiny body trembled, making Georgia feel so sorry for her.
Georgia's eyes reddened, feeling so upset.
"Annie, please calm down. You should listen to Mommy," Leon said to his sister.
However, Annie still cried aloud while hugging Georgia.
Georgia could only continuously pat Annie on her back and comforted her gently, "It's my bad. I shouldn't have hidden it from you, Annie. Mommy Vanessa is in trouble now, so she can't contact us for the time being. She's safe, though. Let me show you her video clip, OK?"
The video clip was sent from Alfred. He was pretty aggressive with the kidnapper, and he insisted on ensuring Vanessa's safety every day. Hence, Isabel finally agreed to send him a daily video clip of Vanessa.
Alfred sent the video to Georgia to prevent her from bothering him.
Georgia pulled out her phone and tabbed to play the video. The video clip was taken secretly, so Annie could only see Vanessa holding her son while walking back and forth in a house.
It should be that Sam was crying, so Vanessa was holding him to coax him.
There were monitors in Vanessa's house so that she could be constantly controlled. This video clip was captured from a monitor in a corner with low pixels. However, it showed clearly that Vanessa and the kids were safe for the time being.
As soon as the video started to play, Annie watched it while sobbing. After it ended, she finally calmed down a bit.
"Why can't Mommy Vanessa talk to us?"
Annie couldn't understand because she could tell Vanessa was not tied up. Instead, she was holding a little boy while walking back and forth in the house. Annie couldn't understand the situation.
"Annie, Mommy Vanessa was on house arrest. Her life boundary was controlled by bad men. Of course, they captured her because they wanted Sam's father to do something. If he refuses, they'll harm Mommy Vanessa. But, please don't worry, Sam's father is trying to save her. So are your father and I. It might take some time, but Mommy Vanessa is safe now. Please don't worry."
Upon hearing her words, Annie gradually stopped weeping. However, her mind was full of horror.
"When can I meet Mommy Vanessa again? Daddy, Mommy, can you kill all the bad men? Why is Mommy Vanessa always in danger?"