Chapter 293: Reinforcements
Unfortunately, Caleb Walton wasn’t a complete imbecile. Matteo stared down at the unconscious thugs with disdain as the police officers cuffed and took them away. His knuckles were bruised and bloody, and his muscles burned at the impromptu workout. Aiden wasn’t faring much better; he had overestimated himself in the fight and had gotten punched in the face for good measure.
At least they have handled the scouts before they could report anything back to Caleb.
"That bastard hired mercenaries," Aiden hissed angrily. "That fucker has really gone off the rails!"
After all, it was one thing to hire random thugs, bodyguards, or security officers. For Caleb Walton to straight up dig into underground society to hire mercenaries for a kidnapping― clearly it showed that he was planning to take down as many rescuers as he could!
This meant that part of him wholly expected Amelia to call for reinforcement. Either that, or he had faith that Matteo would come chasing Amelia, like a dog with a bone.
"That’s not news," Matteo shot back. "Time’s of the essence. Let’s split up and search the place. The other policemen nodded in agreement, and they spread out to cover more ground.
Matteo and Aiden decided to stay close together― during the earlier skirmish with the scouts, they couldn’t help but notice that their opponents seemed to deliberately target Matteo with great vengeance, as though Caleb had promised them rewards for bringing his head.
They made their way through the port, their eyes peeled for the sounds of any skirmish. There was the sound of running footsteps and Matteo could spot bright pinpricks of light.
"Find him!" The mercenaries laughed and jeered to themselves. "After we get rid of him, our lives will be great again!"