"No, Dad... Don't leave..." Thalia collapsed to the ground and watched helplessly as her father left.

'Why are you doing this? Am I not your child too? Why do you always prioritize her over me?' she thought to herself, closing her eyes tightly as tears streamed down her face.

One of the teachers was particularly distressed to see Thalia's reaction and helped her up gently. "Don't worry, young lady. Your father will be back safe." The teacher then handed her a glass of warm water after earlier feeling how cold her palms were.

Despite offering words of comfort, they were well aware that the risk was simply too high. There was no guarantee that everyone would escape unscathed even if they let the police go with him, especially since Henry was nothing more than an unarmed middle-aged man. Still, he seemed to have steeled his resolve and accepted the fact that he might not be able to return safely again.

Meanwhile, Beatrice and other officers were busy planning the next course of action. The police officers could only escort Henry for a short distance and would no longer be able to proceed any further once they reached the agreed-upon location.

drive over alone, an officer patted his

teeth before starting

To everyone's surprise, some

soon as he stepped out of the car. "What are you doing? I brought the ransom! You can't do this!" he shouted desperately. The other officers, alerted by his cries, rushed outnet hiding and came to his aid. However, the kidnappers were a step faster, and they beat Henry up until he was unconscious. They then threw him into their car and drove away, leaving behind an empty wallet

the line! They hardly took us seriously! This is an utter provocation," exclaimed

oversee the operation, remained silent for al moment before replying coldly, "You're right. This is a provocation want you to mobilize a team of people and find out which criminals have been released from prison within the last six

bring him back? Everything was fine when he left, but now the money's gone, and he's gone

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