Claudia was extremely anxious. She bumped into Henry, wanting to know if he was okay.

"Don't worry, I'm sitting here talking to you just fine. Nothing's wrong. They only hit me with a stick, but I didn't even shed a single drop of blood. It was my fault for missing the opportunity. Those kidnappers are really audacious. They actually set a trap for us along with the officers."

Lucas remained silent, contemplating how they could increase their chances of escape.

Sitting idly by was absolutely not an option.

He believed his grandparents would surely rescue him, and indeed, that proved to be true to some extent. Still, he did not think those kidnappers would just sit quietly and do nothing to them. Every second they waited here, their danger increased by another degree.

"Mister Henry, didn't they blindfold you?" asked Lucas.

Henry shook his head. "No, they only tied my hands and feet. Child, is there something you want me to check out?"

only adult present, he was also figuring

the officers arrived, they could not match the speed of the kidnappers' actions. Ever since he was thrown

want you to see if there are any other ways out of this room," replied

looked around. The house was in a state of disrepair, resembling the kind of self-built house found in rural

door, but behind them was a large window,

everything he could and relayed it

seems like

room, they could hear the kidnappers laughing and drinking. It seemed they truly did not think they would escape, or perhaps even

never been blindfolded. Can you estimate how many of them there are?"

and when they pushed me in, I saw two

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