The Supreme Soldier in the City
Chapter 337 - 344 Rescue

Chapter 337: Chapter 344 Rescue

At this time, James Brown interjected, "Have you decided to give them the money?"

Sarah Grandy’s father nodded and said, "For Charlotte, I must give them the money. Please do not call the police."

James Brown replied, "I could help you rescue Sarah Grandy."

The mother of Sarah Grandy immediately said with excitement, "Can you really rescue Charlotte?"

James Brown nodded, "There should be no problem, but I still need your cooperation."

However, Sarah Grandy’s father shook his head and said, "No, I can’t take this risk. As long as I give them the money, they won’t harm Charlotte. Acting rashly could easily antagonize them, making Charlotte even less safe."

If they thought about other methods, Sarah Grandy’s father would definitely consider going to the police first, but since he didn’t even trust the police now, he naturally wouldn’t trust someone like James Brown either.

James Brown didn’t insist and said, "Well, if you need my help, you can call me."

Watching Charlotte’s parents leave in a hurry, James Brown turned to Gina Lopez and said, "I’m going to help them."

"How can you help? Didn’t they just refuse your help?" Gina Lopez looked at James Brown with confusion.

James Brown smiled slightly, "I have my ways. You go home first, I’ll follow them secretly."

Gina Lopez hesitated, then nodded, "Then be careful."

James Brown nodded and hailed a taxi to follow in the direction of Sarah Grandy’s home.

The sudden incident with Sarah Grandy unexpectedly gave James Brown a feeling of relief, because he had a good reason to leave the house and not face Gina Lopez alone.

To ordinary police, such kidnapping cases might be rare, but James Brown had experienced many, and those were well-planned and strategically executed kidnappings of significant figures. He had managed to rescue those people successfully. So for a minor kidnapping like this, he was quite confident.

Of course, it was predicated on the assumption that Sarah Grandy was still safe; otherwise, even if James was capable, rescuing a dead person would be useless.

Sitting in the car, James Brown fiddled with his wristwatch. At first glance, the watch seemed very ordinary, not even worth fourteen dollars, but when James fiddled with it, a detailed map suddenly appeared with a small dot currently centered on it.

As the second-in-command of Hawk Squad, apart from his personal capabilities, James Brown naturally had access to plenty of advanced tech. This inconspicuous watch had many functions; during Sarah Grandy’s father’s call with the kidnappers, James had already used the satellite positioning system in his watch to lock onto the location of the other party. Now he could directly find his way into their den.

Instructing the taxi to head towards the location indicated on the map, James Brown arrived only to find a garbage bin in front of a large mall. Without a doubt, after making the call, the kidnapper had thrown the phone card into this garbage bin.

James Brown smiled slightly; it seemed that the kidnapper knew something about anti-tracking techniques, temporarily evading James Brown’s tracking.

But James Brown was not worried. Any kidnapper would think of this, otherwise, they would be utterly foolish.

The wristwatch beeped twice, and James Brown moved to a quiet spot, pressing a small button on the watch; the voice of Sarah Grandy’s father came through, indicating the watch could even eavesdrop on his phone calls – truly a powerful gadget.

But at this time, Sarah Grandy’s father was calling friends to borrow money. Having to come up with seventy thousand dollars so suddenly, he surely faced difficulties.

After buying two hamburgers, James Brown casually sat on a bench by the roadside to eat, and after smoking two cigarettes, the kidnappers finally made another call to Sarah Grandy’s father.

James Brown immediately located the position of the call, not far from here, about two kilometers away. James didn’t rush over immediately.

Another hour went by, and another call was made to Sarah Grandy’s father. The location of this call was slightly to the south, but not far from James Brown. Through these three calls, James roughly figured out that the kidnappers were close by, although constantly changing locations, they were not too far from their lair.

The kidnappers demanded that Sarah Grandy’s father raise the funds before Twelve O’Clock tonight or they would ’tear the ticket’. Sarah Grandy’s father finally managed to gather the money shortly before Eleven o’clock, and then they agreed to meet at a small square more than ten kilometers away from here.

Even though James Brown heard the call, he didn’t hurry over. It was clearly a Doubt Formation, and once Sarah Grandy’s father arrived there, he certainly would be directed to change locations.

James Brown was now more concerned about the location from which the calls were made.

After Sarah Grandy’s father was made to change locations twice, James Brown had already pinpointed Amy Chan’s whereabouts because there had been no change in the location of the calls. It seemed they felt the money was about to be in hand, and there was no time to change places anymore.

Or rather, they must have had someone watching Sarah Grandy’s father, and seeing no police presence near his home, they concluded that he had not reported to the police, which made them bolder.

The location wasn’t far from here; it took James Brown just over ten minutes to walk there.

This place was quite unique, situated between two residential complexes with a small cluster of single-story houses, approximately six or seven households. In the city, most single-story houses have been relocated to make way for high-rises, but due to some families demanding excessively high prices, the developers had two options other than meeting their terms: forced eviction or simply leaving them be. The latter option would lead to a less satisfying overall layout of the community but would prevent excessively high costs.

The developers here seemed not to have resorted to forced eviction, and as a result of some families holding out for high prices, they ended up in this awkward situation. Their surroundings had been cleared out, and relocating their small area became valueless, finally turning it into a unique cityscape.

The location for calling Sarah Grandy’s father was the second house on the left, from which a faint light could be seen, as though the curtains were very tightly drawn.

James Brown made his way to the back of this single-story house, which had a pretty high wall—about two meters—but to James, this wasn’t really an obstacle. With a simple boost from his right hand on the top of the wall and a light push from his feet, he had already climbed up, but instead of going over entirely, he just barely peeked over to scan the area.

The backyard was full of fruit trees, which obscured James’s view, but they also shielded him from others’ eyes. With a push against the wall, his entire body was up, and with a quick grab for a tree branch at the wall edge, he was soon climbing up the tree.

At that moment, James became as agile as a monkey. In no time, he was under the rear window and could hear voices from inside.

A man chuckled twice, saying, "Hehe, Lily Jane, with seventy thousand dollars in our hands this time, we’re really striking it rich."

A woman’s voice followed: "Look at your ambition, content with just seventy thousand dollars. I thought this guy was loaded, but we could only get this much out of him."

"We’re just testing the waters this time. Next, we’ll target a big fish, aiming to bag a few hundred thousand or even millions at once. Then wherever we go, we’ll live in style and pleasure."

"Hmph, you good-for-nothing scumbag, making your own woman sleep with another man."

"Hehe, what’s the harm in sleeping a bit? If I don’t offer my wife, how do we lure the lecher in?"

"Enough, hurry and call that guy; it’s time for us to go get the money."

"And what about this little girl?"

"What a stupid question. Why keep her? She’s seen our faces. Hurry up and kill her, end it once and for all."

"Ah, it’s such a shame, killing such a pretty little girl like that... How about I play with her a bit first before we kill her?"

"Are you asking to die? Hurry up and kill her, let’s get the money and scram."

"Alright, alright."

As the two spoke about killing Charlotte, a muffled sound came from within, presumably Sarah Grandy gagged with something.

At this moment, James could wait no longer. With a push against the ground, his body shot toward the window like a cannonball, shattering the glass window into flying shards. In the next moment, James had appeared inside the room.

Just from the sound of the two’s conversation, James deduced they weren’t near this side of the window, and neither was Charlotte, which was why he dared to crash in this way. Otherwise, the splintering glass would have marred Charlotte’s face.

The room was plain, with nothing but a table and a few chairs. At this moment, Charlotte was tied up against the wall, her mouth sealed with clear tape. Her expression instantly morphed from panic to euphoria, she twisted her body powerfully, her mouth making muffled sounds.

A man was standing very close to Charlotte, holding a rope, apparently prepared to strangle her. He appeared to be in his mid-twenties, tall and quite handsome, which made sense why Sarah Grandy’s father had been tempted by him. The woman, of similar age and striking beauty, was no wonder either.

However, both faces now showed shock, and the woman stammered, "Who... who are you?" But the hand behind her back revealed a glint of cold light—that was a specially modified dagger, a lethal weapon used only by hitmen.