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?"

slightly in Lucas' direction. As the only adult present, he was also figuring out ways to

of the kidnappers' actions.

see if there are any

in a state of disrepair, resembling the kind of self-built house found in

one door, but behind them was a large window, barred with iron

he could and

seems like they're

hear the kidnappers laughing and drinking. It seemed they truly did not think they would escape, or perhaps even if some were drinking, others were still keeping an

Henry, you've never been blindfolded. Can you estimate how many of

answering, There were three people in the car earlier, and when they pushed me in, I saw two standing at the door. But I'm not sure if there were people in the next room

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