“Deploy our people to every critical point. Check all entry and exit routes of the city,” William ordered sharply, standing in the middle of a control room filled with CCTV monitors and digital maps. “Scan the highway cameras. I don’t care what it costs—I want Evelyn found tonight.”

“Ms. Evelyn’s personal assistant said her last known location was kilometer seventy,” reported one of the security officers. “After that, her phone signal vanished.”

“An unregistered black vehicle was detected exiting the same toll lane,” added another man.

William nodded briskly. “Pursue that lead. And send two teams to the abandoned warehouse near the bypass. We start there.”

His phone rang. The...