Chapter 423 Not Because of Her
"Mr. Howard, they have come out of the cave and are heading this way," Marcus reported to Alexander. "They're bringing Mr. Harrison and a girl with them."
Alexander's cold red lips parted slightly, his tone indifferent and cold. "Alright, I understand. Give the order, the child must not be harmed, and leave one suspect alive."
Marcus acknowledged and left.
Owen glanced at him and then said, "This time you agreed to personally rescue them for the Harrison family, so you can consider it repaying their favor, right?"
Gideon said, "If it weren't for Lavinia Harrison's persistent request, Alexander wouldn't have needed to come personally to rescue them."
Alexander was silent for a moment before speaking, "It's not entirely because of her that I agreed to come."
He had another reason for coming here.
Those people were from the 103 organization, and he had already received the news before coming.
He remembered what Grant had said before, and Victoria had also asked Ellington's underground mafia to look for the 103 people. Plus, the 103 people had previously stolen his things, so he had to make them pay some price.
Gideon could understand his words, but Owen, who was brought here by Alexander to provide timely treatment in case of injuries, couldn't. Besides, Owen didn't know about the 103 organization.
"What do you mean?" Owen asked, puzzled. "Do you have other things to do in this mountain?"
Alexander didn't answer.
Gideon replied, "Owen, you'll know later."
Owen looked at their mysterious expressions and felt speechless.
If it weren't for their deep friendship, he would have suspected that they might sell him out.
Victoria, based on Eugene's information, determined that they must have left from another exit of the cave.
She had overlooked the 103 people's way of doing things.
They never did anything unprepared.
While resting on the tree just now, she wasn't idle; she found the topographic map of the area.
And now that the sky was gradually getting brighter, the visibility was much clearer.
According to her deduction, their other exit should be in the north-south direction, where there was a sea area nearby.
They wouldn't choose to return by land but would choose to return by sea.
She didn't know how long they had been walking, but she could take a shortcut to catch up with them. Although taking a shortcut meant climbing over a cliff, it wasn't difficult for her. Unbeknownst to her, a team was ambushed on the cliff.
"Mr. Morris, someone is climbing up the cliff," reported one of Jonathan Morris's subordinates.
Jonathan's face, smeared with camouflage paint, instantly tensed up, his voice a bit hoarse: "Stay hidden and observe who it is first."
"Yes, Mr. Morris."
Ten minutes later.
Victoria's figure appeared.
The people ambushed in the dark were surprised to see a woman, and she had no equipment on her.
"She's too bold, daring to climb up the cliff barehanded," someone muttered.
Jonathan said, "No talking!"
Jonathan didn't know if she was alone.
Victoria climbed up, and it had indeed drained some of her energy. However, her mind remained sharp, and she stayed constantly alert.
Having stayed in the jungle, her alertness was higher than anyone's. Whenever she was in a similar environment, her instincts would automatically kick in.
Someone was here!
She sensed the different presence almost the moment she climbed up.
She crouched down and swiftly slipped into the nearby underbrush, her body moving with agility. Whether they were friend or foe, she did not know.
However, they did not attack her immediately, which indicated that she was not the person they were waiting for.
Jonathan frowned slightly; her alertness was very high, and she might have already discovered them.
"Mr. Morris, this person's identity is unknown. Should we take action?" his subordinate asked.
Jonathan's task was to stay here, but the mission didn't include this female target.
According to the information he received, the suspicious individuals should be six men.
But now a woman had appeared.
However, her presence here indicated that her destination was also that sea area.
After waiting for a while and seeing no one else coming up, it was clear she was alone.
"As long as she dares to come this way, stop her!" Jonathan replied.
After weighing the situation, he still gave the order, as the master's plan couldn't be disrupted.
"Yes."
Victoria glanced at the time; time was running out, and she needed to act quickly.
Suddenly, Jonathan and the others saw her stand up from the weeds.
Everyone instantly became more alert.
Victoria, looking calm, took a few steps forward.
She restrained her hostility and softened her tone. She called out, "I mean no harm. I have something to do here and climbed the cliff to save time because I'm familiar with this area."
At first, no one responded, but she didn't mind.
She continued, "And I'm not the person you're waiting for. I'm just passing through."
Jonathan was very interested in her words and even more interested in her as a person.
Was she really a woman?
She dared to expose herself without knowing who the other party was.
But she was right about one thing; she wasn't the person they were waiting for.
It was enough to show that this woman was not an ordinary woman.
At this moment, a deep male voice sounded, "Ma'am, since you know, please return the way you came. As long as you don't cross this path, we won't do anything to you."
Victoria couldn't see the person speaking, but she could determine the direction from the voice. However, she didn't move. After all, she still didn't know how many people were lurking in the shadows.
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