Chapter 406 The Great Escape
Maddox was visibly perplexed. “What if we get caught during our escape and are dragged back? Won’t we face even more severe punishment?”
Freya’s countenance was stern, and her voice was chillingly cold. “Maddox, I chose to whisk you away tonight because if we don’t seize this opportunity, it will be too late.”
“What do you mean?”
“Jamie is plotting to murder you tomorrow morning! Tonight is our only chance. You must come with us!”
Maddox trailed behind Freya as his body trembled. Russell stepped in to steady Maddox when he observed his unsteady steps causing a ruckus.
“Silence!”
The trio stealthily exited the corridor. Upon reaching the villa’s front door, Freya signaled them to halt.
She concealed herself behind a pillar, and her clear eyes were radiating a sharp intensity.
Four guards were stationed at the villa’s front door. Based on her observations during a garden stroll with. Edward a few days prior, there were likely several patrolling guards.
The final hurdle was the main gate of the villa estate.
After disabling the surveillance, she would need to bypass these three checkpoints to ensure a successful
escape.
Freya glanced at Lucius. “You three stay put.”
Lucius was visibly anxious as he whispered, “Miss Kaufmann, they outnumber us. Should I assist you?”
She shook her head and crouched down before advancing toward the gate.
She had to ensure the trio’s escape before dawn. As she neared the gate, she was separated from the four men outside by a mere wall.
She waited patiently. Surely, these four men couldn’t maintain their vigilance indefinitely.
Soon after, she felt a sudden touch on her hand. Her heart skipped a beat, and as she turned around, she found Lucius standing behind her, holding a bottle of anesthetic.
Freya examined the bottle’s label. It was a foggy anesthetic capable of inducing unconsciousness.
Lucius handed her a towel soaked with the anesthetic.
Freya shot him a grateful glance, covered her mouth with the towel, quietly uncapped the bottle, and -sprinkled the anesthetic on the ground.
The potent anesthetic quickly took effect. The man closest to them began to mumble. “What’s happening? Why do I feel so dizzy?”
The other three chuckled at him, “You didn’t drink much tonight. Surely, two cans of beer can’t be affecting you now.”
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Another chimed in. “I also feel a bit dizzy. What’s going on?”
During their conversation, the first man to speak collapsed onto the ground.
The remaining two immediately went on high alert. Freya darted out by seizing this opportunity from her hiding spot and swiftly neutralized the two men.
The man farthest away stared at Freya in terror and was about to cry for help.
A dark gun barrel was pressed against his temple.
“Silence! Or face death!” Freya’s voice was swift and low,
The man trembled uncontrollably.
Her face was still shielded by the wet towel, and the atmosphere was palpably tense.
She held the gun to the man’s temple with one hand and turned to look behind her while whispering, “Lucius, bring them out.”
Lucius quickly ushered the two men out.
All three of them had their faces concealed with wet towels. The man Freya was pointing at couldn’t hold on any longer. He swayed a few times and passed out.
Freya surveyed the four unconscious men on the ground.
“There’s a patrol team in this estate, and they pass by every fifteen minutes at most. We must reach the gate within fifteen minutes!”
She rummaged through the four men’s belongings and found four mobile phones.
She handed each of them a phone. “Once we’re out, immediately dial the nearest police station! After making the call, discard the phone. Their phones are likely equipped with a tracking system.”
The trio took the phones, and Freya led them onward.
Maddox was visibly anxious. “Shouldn’t we drag these four men into the house? What if they’re discovered?”
“If the patrol team arrives and finds no one here, they’ll grow suspicious! Time is of the essence. We can’t afford to clean up after ourselves.” Freya gritted her teeth, and her pace was unwavering.
They took the broadest path, and she swiftly guided the three men to the gate.
She was pleasantly surprised to discover several cars parked by the road outside the gate.
Having a car was a bonus! Even if there was a tracking system, it would take time for Jamie to locate them!
There were guard booths on either side of the gate, equipped with bulletproof glass. There was a circular hole in the glass, presumably for the guards inside to fire their weapons.
Freya frowned and turned to Lucius.
“Do you still have any of that anesthetic left?”
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“No. Should I go back and retrieve it?”
“There’s no need. We don’t have the luxury of time to go back now,” Freya whispered.
Her gaze landed on the wall not far away. The wall was high, and with the assistance of a nearby tree, she could scale it. However, the other three were clearly not agile enough.
It seemed they had no choice but to pass through the main gate.
She stealthily approached the guard booth. Although the booth had a blind spot half a person high, there were guard booths on both sides, each with a clear view of the other.
She was contemplating her next move when her gaze fell on a gap behind the guard booth.
The gap was narrow and wedged between the gates. It was not wide enough for a person to pass through, but due to the villa’s age, that section of the wall had become weathered.
All they needed was to widen the wall by another two centimeters, and then there would be enough space to crawl through!
Freya shared her plan with the others. Apart from the trembling Maddox, Russell and Lucius agreed with. her suggestion.
That spot was conveniently located in a corner, so the chances of being discovered were slim.
“We’re running out of time. It took us seven minutes to walk from the villa to here. In another eight minutes at most, those men will be discovered by the patrol!” Freya whispered.
“I’ll do it! I’m strong.” Lucius volunteered while lying on the ground and pushing hard against the weathered edge of the wall.
Time was ticking away. Freya calculated that they had less than five minutes left, but Lucius had only managed to dislodge a single brick.
She gritted her teeth. She hadn’t anticipated the edge of the wall, which appeared so weathered and worn, to be so sturdy!
There was no time left!
There was a commotion in the distance, which clearly indicated that the guards at the gate had been discovered.
*Lucius, there’s no time. We have to force our way through!” Freya pulled Lucius up.
She raised her gun and was prepared to confront the guards.
But out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a manhole cover not far away.
She fired several shots directly at the wall, then tore off a piece of Maddox’s clothing and hung it on the wall.
The guards from the two booths had already rushed out. Freya swiftly neutralized them, and as they fell. she ushered Lucius, Maddox, and Russell toward the manhole cover.
The manhole cover was almost completely concealed by weeds, which was why she hadn’t noticed it initially.
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She lifted the cover and allowed Russell to descend first, followed by Maddox and Lucius.
After the three of them had descended using the rudimentary iron ladder on the inner wall of the sewer. Freya was the last to go down. The moment she closed the cover, she spotted a light in the distance.
The entire villa was suddenly bathed in light!.
