After walking down the path for about three hours, we realized they deliberately detoured and finally left through a main road, where countless vehicles came and went, making it impossible to track them.

Xiaotao bit her lip, "Damn it!"

"Let’s go back to the car,” I sighed. “We can drive and keep looking. There’s no way we can continue on foot."

A considerable amount of time passed before we managed to hail a cab. The driver said that he could take us to the airport but not elsewhere. 

Suddenly, Xiaotao shouted, "Get out of the car now!"

The driver stared her blankly. 

"Where did you get the watch on your wrist?" Xiaotao asked, flashing her badge.

It was only then that I noticed the Omega diamond-encrusted watch on his wrist. It...