Exes' Baggage And More

Chapter One Hundred Forty Eight

The Detective is feeling hopeless. They had been walking in the forest for almost two hours. But they haven't found Macy's exact location yet. Even if they follow a lead left in the orphanage.

The Detective doesn't understand at all why Katy brought the woman to this place – or even why she ended up giving them a hint after several times of interrogation she was always silent.

The Detective returns to reading a piece of paper with the help of a flashlight in his hand. They are following the right path. Even though they aren't really sure because the paper is over ten years old, even if the locals didn't touch the forest, the situation would still change.

One more oddity. The clue they found in the orphanage was a piece of paper containing an artificial map that looked worn out. In fact, it's actually a treasure quest game map. Based on information from one of the caretakers of the orphanage, several years ago the map was made by a group of university students who came to their orphanage. It was indeed a treasure search game map, one of the events created by the student group to entertain the orphanage children.

The Detective let out a short sigh. It's getting late. Maybe they should continue the search tomorrow morning. But he has something to worry about right now.

They don't know how Macy's condition is now. Based on the blood sample they found in Ken's car, it was indeed the woman's blood. So now Macy is in a state of injury. Whether it was just a small wound or a big wound, they couldn't let her stay in this forest any longer.

"We found something!!" cried a policeman.

The Detective turns towards the source of the voice. A team that was about three hundred meters to the west, they walked almost to the ravine. He and the rest of the team rush towards the team. And as he walks over, one of the cops points down the ravine. Where they saw a figure lying with the hands and feet tied with ropes.

"Editor Cruz!!"

*****

David took a deep breath. The night is getting late but the Detective and his team haven't come out of the forest yet. Several police officers guarding the orphanage area have also started a backup plan. If the area is too large, they can't do it tonight and will only continue the search tomorrow morning. And if that happens, Andrew will probably be impulsive and will go alone to the forest to find his girlfriend.

Then he took a sip of his hot coffee slowly. Well, if they had to spend the night here, then he would have to prepare himself. He then glanced at his cousin who was sitting contemplating in the car. In his hand he still holds the coffee cup that David gave him earlier, but the man hasn't drunk it yet.

Previously, David had managed to force the man to eat a sandwich prepared by the orphanage administrator. It wasn't enough, but at least he had eaten something. Then he turned to the forest entrance. It looks pitch black. The lighting from the orphanage building area didn't help much either.

The agent sighed and looked at the coffee cup in his hand which was almost empty. That's when he seemed to hear a faint voice from the direction of the forest. He was silent for a moment and watched the dark forest carefully. Trying to find that voice again.

Faintly, the voice was heard again. This time it was followed by the movement of light from the direction of the forest. He squinted his eyes, just to be sure.

The movement of the light seemed to be getting closer.

"Hey... officer!! Officer!! They're back!" David shouted loudly.

His voice caught the attention of several policemen and also Andrew. They gathered in front of the forest entrance where the light from the flashlights was getting closer and closer. Not long after, several policemen came out first followed by the Detective and another detective that David didn't know.