Love Contract

Chapter 290 Morse Codes

"Woo! Woo! Woo!" When the call ended abruptly, Elissa could no longer hear William's voice, making her cry even harder.

With an impatient wave of a hand, Dixon asked one of his men to drag Elissa forward.

With a loud bang, the man rudely kicked the door of the warehouse open and threw the little girl inside.

"Elissa!" cried out Alick. As he was about to run to his sister, Ray took a step ahead of him and held Elissa. This caused the two kids to fell heavily on the ground.

"Woo! Woo!" Elissa cried as she lay on Ray's body.

"It's okay," comforted Ray, but his back hurt from the fall.

"Ray and Elissa, get up!" With his dirty little hands, Alick pulled the two kids up. Trembling, the three kids hugged each other.

"Oh no!" Ray suddenly exclaimed in silence, "My watch!" ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Alick and Elissa looked at Ray with wide eyes. "Ray, what's wrong with your watch?"

"It broke just now." Ray touched the shattered screen on his watch and frowned. "It's broken."

"You can buy a new one with the same design when we get out of here," Elissa suggested with tears rolling from her eyes.

"But this is very important." Ray blinked and whispered, "This watch can tell my mother where we are."

"Really?" All of a sudden, the two kids' eyes lit up with hope.

Ray responded with a nod. Looking at the broken watch, he added, "But it's broken now. I don't know if we can get in touch with my mother anymore."

"Ray, have a try!" asked Alick in a hurry.

Ray stared at his watch for a while and nodded heavily. "I've come up with an idea. I'll try it later. Don't speak, okay?"

"Okay!"

Ray looked around the place to find a clean spot to sit down. As he sat down, he stared at his watch and turned the knob. Just as the three kids were about to do something remarkable, the door of the warehouse opened again. Several people rushed in and took the three kids out.

"What are you doing?"

"Let us go!" The three kids cried and shouted, but the men remained unmoved. They were thrown back to the truck where they had just ridden.

A group of well-trained men got on the truck and left quickly.

Ten minutes later.

"William, don't be impulsive. Just trust us and buy some time,"

Archer hurriedly told William through the phone. He was now outside the warehouse ten kilometers away from Western Sea Trestle, the place where the three children were being kept. As he did so, he took out his gun, and quickly followed Aisha to survey the place inside.

With a serious look on her face, Aisha leaned back against the wall while holding her gun and commanded in an orderly manner. With a wave of her hand, two bodyguards entered the

warehouse first. Carefully, the group of vigilantes inspected the place thoroughly.

"Nobody was found."

"It's empty."

"Boss, no one is here."

A few minutes later, everyone gathered in front of the empty warehouse, confused.

"There are traces of wheel tracks and cigarette butts on the outside," Archer analyzed. "They must have been here earlier."

"Didn't we come here following the GPS in Ray's watch?" Barry asked worriedly. "If they came here, why did they leave? Is it because..."

"Don't think too much," interrupted Jazlyn. "Those people won't be so stupid enough to kill the hostages."

"Right." Aisha nodded in agreement. She then looked at Selah's phone confusingly. It seemed that the red dot on the tracker had stopped at the warehouse.

"Why isn't the red dot moving?" Lucas asked as he went closer to take a look at the phone. "Are they hiding here?"

"It's impossible. We've searched everywhere," Jazlyn remarked with a frown. "Did they find the watch and throw it somewhere here?"

"Let's look for the watch first." Archer waved his hand and the group of bodyguards scattered around to search the place again.

Da. Da.

While they were busy, Selah's phone, the one used to track the kids' location, emitted two high - pitched sounds.

Beep. Da. Da.

After a few seconds, the phone produced the same sounds again. "What is it?" Lucas turned around and asked. The others also stared at the phone in confusion.

"Shush!" Seeing the serious look on Aisha's face, Jazlyn immediately stopped them from talking.

Aisha frowned and did not answer. Holding her breath, she listened to the phone and asked, "Is anyone there?"

Da! Da! Da! Beep!

"Help!" The phone vibrated again. Seeing the confused and puzzled faces of her companions, Aisha deciphered the codes for them. The people around her gasped in surprise.

"We were kidnapped."

"Mom, are you there?"

Ray...

Barry breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the watch was still in Ray's hand and the children were all fine. Even though he felt happy and somewhat hopeful, he was shocked. Ray was only six years old. How could he know such complicated codes?

Aisha deciphered the meaning of the sounds on the phone as soon as they received the codes. The others listened quietly and attentively, not even daring to breathe heavily.

In response, Aisha tapped the phone with her index finger and sent a message to Ray.

Beep. Da. Beep. Beep. Beep. Da. Beep. Beep. Beep. Da."

"Where are you?" Aisha asked.

She continued to communicate with Ray, hoping to obtain more information.

"We are locked in the room and we can only hear the sound of the ship."

"Who kidnapped you?"

"Foreigners. I don't understand what they are talking about."

"How many people are there?"

In the dark room, Ray thought for a while and knocked on his watch.

"Seventeen. Someone has a scar on his face."

"Is there anyone else around you?"

"There are two more children."

"Is there a woman wearing a wedding dress?"

"No."

"Did you pass by a warehouse just now?" "Yes, we did, but we left." "Do you know which way did you head to?"

"To the west or to the south."

"How are you three doing?"

"We're fine."

"We are going to save you right now. Don't be afraid. Wait for us."

"Okay, thank you."

"Contact us if you need any help. We also need you."

"Okay."

Aisha breathed a sigh of relief and looked up. Apparently, everyone else was staring at her with nervous gazes. Shrugging, she looked at Barry and said, "Your son is so smart."

Barry quickly asked, "What did he say?"

"He said that they were locked up here just now, but Dixon took them away." After a pause, she continued, "He said they were heading to the west or the south."

Archer took a map from one of the bodyguards, and pointed at their position with his index finger. "We are here now." He moved his finger to the southeast and said, "This is the place where William went. It's called Western Sea Trestle. "Dixon left with three kids to the west or to the south," Archer stated while pointing at the map. "Fortunately, there is nothing remarkable in the west. But take a look at this, there are many buildings under construction in the south."

"They should be near the sea, so they are not in the west." Aisha crossed out the location on the map.

Da. Da. Beep. Da. Beep. While they were discussing, another wave of codes was heard from the phone.

Everyone stopped talking at once. Meanwhile, Aisha listened to the sounds carefully.

"We are in a place surrounded by salt. We're in a factory." Aisha was all ears.

"The salt factory!" Barry exclaimed. "There is a salt factory by the sea. Our company has planned to go there to shoot a movie."

"Western Sea Trestle is just opposite the salt factory. Is it some kind of trick?" Archer asked with a frown.

"No matter what their purpose is," Aisha stated, "as long as we can go there before they start playing tricks, we can save them."

"Let's go then! Hurry up!" Barry could not wait to rush out first, not only because of Ray, but because of Alick and Elissa as well. Even though he was not the twins' father, he could not bear to see them get hurt. Surely, he would hate himself to death if anything happened to any of them. "How is everything going with William?" Lucas asked Archer as they walked out.

"I don't know," Archer answered with a frown, "I can't hear anything from William's side."

"What? Since when?" Shocked, Lucas stared at him wide-eyed.

"We have no choice but to believe in him."

"What were those beep sounds just now?" Barry asked in the car.

"Those were Morse codes," Aisha replied. "This kind of codes was popular when people used to communicate with each other by radio many decades ago. It's seldom used now. I don't know why your son knew the codes. He is really good at using them though."

"He has helped us a lot." Lucas patted Barry on the shoulder and exclaimed, "Genius!"

"Let him join our team in the future, okay?" Jazlyn suggested. "As a child, he is extremely smart and talented."

"Save them first, Jazlyn. Tighten your nerves!"

"Yes, Boss!" Jazlyn immediately sat up straight and her expression suddenly turned serious.

At Western Sea Trestle.

"How about we finish the game that was started four years ago?" asked William. "Mr. Lan, I've always regretted not being able to compete with you personally. You know, on a one-on-one battle like a real man." Corbett walked slowly towards William and added, "And today is a good day for a nice little game."

"Let's start then," said William fearlessly.

"Mr. Lan, you are too impatient," Corbett answered with a faint smile. "I'm afraid we won't be playing with guns this time. It's too violent and boring. I prefer a hand-to-hand fight. " He threw his gun to the ground and said, "Mr. Lan, it's your turn."

"Don't!" Mary yelled at William while crying. "No, William! You'll be dead if you throw your gun away! Don't trust him!"

"I'm very honest," Corbett said. "There's no need for me to fool you. Otherwise, Miss Mary, do you think you would have the chance to see your beloved man rescue you?"

"What if I win?" William asked. "Let us go."

"Afraid not, Mr. Lan. You have to win four consecutive rounds." Corbett let out a snort. "Have you forgotten those three children? One round for one person. Isn't it fair?"

"Where are they?" As William heard that, his courage seemed to have left him at once. His sneer turned into a frown and he suddenly felt nervous. He could not hear what was going on with Aisha and others now. To answer his queries, Corbett suddenly looked behind him and said, "They are over there."

Confused, William looked in the direction of his gaze and saw a vast bay. However, something caught his eye. Three small black dots were floating above the sea.

"What did you do to them? They are just kids!" All of a sudden, William realized what the three black dots were. His nervousness suddenly turned to fury.

"They are waiting for you to win so you could save them. If you win, I'll release one. If you lose, I'll drop one to the sea. Isn't it exciting?"

"Despicable!" Through gritted teeth, William cursed Corbett. If looks could kill, Corbett would have been long gone.

"Alick! Elissa!" Mary turned her head to take a look at the children. Blood seemed to have drained out of her face, making her extremely pale. If she had not been tied, she would have fallen down.

"Let's begin."

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