The warehouse area was eerily quiet, so Sonia kept her guard up.

She looked around and realized their backup was gone. She turned to Adrian and said, "We lost our team. Call the authorities now."

She kept her eyes on the stopped car.

Adrian swiftly pulled out his phone, but there was no signal. His shared location with Holden had also been disconnected.

“I can't get through. They must be blocking the signal," Adrian said, trying over and over to call. He warned Sonia, “Don't rush in. This feels like a trap."

But Sonia wasn't Listening.

She saw the two kids being dragged out of the car, unconscious, and all caution flew out the window. She quickly got out of the car.

"Stop!" Adrian shouted, lunging to grab Sonia, but she was already out of reach.

As Adrian scrambled out of the car to chase after her, a gunshot echoed.

Sonia screamed and backed up, just in time to see a bullet hit the ground where she had just been standing, missing her by inches.

Sonia was fuming. "What? They have guns, too? That's illegal!"

At that moment, a harsh electrical buzzing sound suddenly rang out.

It was so ear-piercing that Sonia immediately covered her ears. She squinted and saw the children being taken into the warehouse.

She shouted, "Stop!" She gritted her teeth and dashed forward, wanting to catch up with them. But a burst of gunfire aimed in her direction stopped her in her tracks.

Fortunately, Adrian appeared in time, grabbed her, and pulled her behind their car. "Sonia, don't be impulsive. We don't know how many of them are inside, and they're armed. We can't just force our way in," he said.

"Those people are armed, and they are holding the children hostage. The children are in danger," Sonia replied anxiously. She knew they couldn't just break in now, and it made her worry more about the children.

At that moment, the loudspeaker crackled again. Then, a robotic voice sounded, “Everyone, get out of here! We don't want to hurt innocent people, so leave now if you don't want to die."

"What? They don't want to hurt innocent people? What about those two innocent children?" Sonia could no longer hold back her anger. She took out a portable megaphone from her pocket and shouted, "You shameless kidnappers! Who the hell are you? You don't want to hurt innocent people? What about the children? What kind of evil people would kidnap innocent children? Release them now!"

Sonia waited for a while, but there was no response from the loudspeaker. She couldn't help cursing, “Sadie, don't fucking hide! I know it's you! You tampered with Ariana's car, right? Come out here and confront me face to face. The children have nothing to do with this. Let them go!"

After a while, the robotic voice came again. "We will release the children, but on one condition."