Chapter 139: Today (15)
The thing Everly had been worried about did not happen.
Carrying a body bag and gasoline, she moved quickly and successfully made it to the rental car. At the same time, good news came from Misha’s side.
“Everly, I’ve successfully gotten the camera and the laptop. I’m heading back to my car now.”
“Got it. I’ll send you a navigation route shortly, just follow it for now.”
Everly opened the map on her phone, marked out a route, and sent it to Misha.
At present, Everly and Misha were located in the northeast and southeast of Dalami City, respectively, about 30 kilometers apart in a straight line. As for Orff, he had set out from the school much earlier, heading southwest. After leaving Dalami City, he passed through another city called Johanna and was now speeding along the road between Johanna and Nakto. By rough estimate, he was over 400 kilometers away from Everly, and even farther from Misha.
The positions of the three currently formed a very irregular obtuse triangle. The destination Everly marked for Misha lay at the “incenter” of that triangle.
The incenter is the center of a triangle’s inscribed circle, the point with the smallest total distance to all three vertices. Everly’s plan was for her and Misha to first head to the incenter, then travel along the route connecting Orff to that point, moving toward him. Once Orff reached Nakto City, bought the equipment he needed, and had the means to protect himself, he would turn around and drive toward the incenter to meet up with the other two.
However, this route also had its drawbacks: traveling from Orff’s direction to the incenter required passing through Johanna City, and the sections covered by the city would greatly slow down progress. Still, Everly wasn’t exactly a math genius, and the other two were even worse at it than she was. Under time pressure, this was the best plan she could come up with.