Fortunate to Have You This Lifetime
Chapter 1175: Searching and Searching_1

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1175: Searching and Searching_1

Purple Summers’ disappearance caught everyone off guard.

Police were distracted by the mental patient on the fifth floor, and the explosion on the fourth floor caused patients there and in the vicinity to flee in panic.

Although the hostage-taking and explosion didn’t directly result in any casualties, pushing and trampling during the event injured countless people, and in the chaos, neither the police nor the bodyguards could fully exercise their strengths. The arrival of the president’s convoy further escalated the chaos!

They had to protect the president, evacuate the crowd, escort newborns for transfer, and search the hospital for any other explosives! They also needed to review surveillance to find Purple Summers’ whereabouts!—

Each of these actions was extremely urgent and critical!

Even with numerous people, it was an overwhelming situation!

Airports, train stations, and transportation hubs all strengthened their security;

More police officers were deployed to each highway exit leading out of the city to screen passing vehicles;

All traffic police within the city received urgent orders to immediately intercept any suspicious vehicles they spotted.

Moreover, hotels of all sizes in the city received photos from the police, to report anyone resembling Purple Summers or the nurse to the police immediately upon sighting!

This was, indeed, the largest manhunt ever conducted in Kingsley City.

An emergency meeting was convened at the police station, attended by both the president and Alexander Summers.

The police reported all their arrangements and counter-strategies.

Christopher Simonson’s expression was grave as he asked in a deep voice, "What’s the plan if she can’t be found?"

"We’ll issue orders from the head office to the local branches, and the neighborhood police officers will then be informed to conduct a door-to-door search for the suspect in every residential community. If they are human, they need somewhere to live, food, and water. Unless they burrow into the ground, we’re certain to find them."

That much was true.

With all the exits from Kingsley City sealed, they couldn’t escape and eventually had to seek shelter. They couldn’t go to hotels, and the neighborhood police officers had their eyes on residential communities—it was nearly impossible for them to take flight.

But Alexander knew that among these people was a ghost.

A cunning and dangerous ghost.

The police’s methods might work on common fugitives, but against a ghost, they were sure to be inadequate.

Sitting here felt like a waste of time!

He got up and left with a grim face, ignoring Simonson’s roar behind him; as he exited, the door to the meeting room slammed shut with a loud bang, causing everyone’s hearts to tremble.

Reporting was just that—whether it would truly lead to finding her remained an unknown...

...

Alexander returned home, where Zack Wallace, Hunter Dalton, and Mr. Ghost Hayes were present.

Ironically, if they had managed to return just one day earlier, perhaps things wouldn’t have escalated to this point.

The study was dead silent.

They all knew of Purple Summers’ disappearance and sensed that Alexander’s silence was like the calm before a storm, so nobody dared take a deep breath, fearful of bringing disaster upon themselves.

While others could remain silent, Zack Wallace could not.

Alexander was waiting for his explanation.

"...We went to the ghost village but did not find an effective method to kill ghosts. Since ancient times, taoist priests and mages have only suppressed, subdued, or dispersed them, so the villagers came together to craft this item..."

In front of Alexander, there was a black elongated wooden box.

When the box was opened, it revealed a dark metal dagger wrapped in dry willow branches.

The handle was etched with twisted patterns, while the blade was rough and emitted a chilling coldness.

"We found the remains of that ghost, ground them into powder, and mixed it into the bronze to forge this dagger. It can suppress evil spirits and transform malice. As long as it pierces the ghost, it can subdue it within the blade." Zack Wallace paused for a moment, cautiously lifted his eyes to glance at Alexander, and then continued, "The forging process was complex and time-consuming, which is why we only managed to return today..."