Chapter 25: Chapter 25: Hunting Time
After Alan restored the photo, everyone realized that it was probably impossible to find this woman within a day. So, they began to think of other ways.
It has to be said that many hands make light work, and they actually came up with a solution. That was to release this photo and let the person in the photo come forward on their own. However, the problem was that this approach was likely to lead to some unforeseeable consequences.
What would the common people think? The police couldn't catch the bad guys, and even though someone had already provided the target to the police, they still couldn't protect the target. In this way, the public's trust in the police would be greatly reduced. Besides, there would be some other negative consequences.
So, as soon as this proposal was put forward, it was vetoed by Sebastian. In the end, due to James' insistence, everyone still suggested reporting this matter to their superiors. As expected, the superiors made it clear that this must not be done.
So, James was ready to disobey the superior's order and take a risk. That's how the argument started.
In fact, Victor had already considered the matter of releasing the photo. Even if the police took the risk to release the photo, it would be of no avail. Because the police only received this photo last night. Even if they had made up their minds to release it immediately at that time, it would still take time to contact the media and communicate with the relevant departments.
That is to say, this photo could at least not be released until the daytime today. And Harley Quinn had been sleeping all day. By the time she woke up, it was already dark, and then it would be too late.
After half a month of tug-of-war and a battle of wits, Victor knew Harley's daily routine like the back of his hand. How could he not have calculated this? In addition, Harley didn't like to read official news like the news. If she had time, she would at most browse Douyin or watch TV dramas.
So, no matter what the police did, the possibility of them disrupting Victor's plan this time was quite low.
At 9 o'clock in the evening, after confirming that the police had not released the photo, Victor smiled slightly. Then, he took out his phone and sent a message: "Honey, I ordered you some takeout. It's your favorite salmon, and there are also some desserts."
As soon as the message was sent, the other party replied: "Didn't I tell you that I would cook by myself? Don't order it again next time."
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."
"Hehe."
Putting away his phone, Victor sneered, picked up a takeout order, and then drove away from that abandoned industrial area in London.
On the other side, the deliveryman Alva Anderson had been in a good mood recently.
Since he came to London and became a deliveryman, his life had changed a lot. Before, he had always worked in a small town in his hometown. The salary was not only low, but the work was also very tiring. Every day, he just went to the factory to do assembly work and then went back to the dormitory to sleep. His life was both dull and boring.
All the people around him were men. Occasionally, when he met a woman, she was always an elderly woman. For a 23-year-old guy like him, this was really hard to bear.
Fortunately, just two months ago, on the advice of a fellow villager, he came to London and successfully found a job as a deliveryman. He found that everything his mother had said before was a lie.
His mother used to always say that a person like him, who had no education, no brains, no skills, and was also ugly, might not even be able to support himself if he went to a big city, and would even be deceived by others. But after coming to London, he realized that this was not the case.
In this big city, as long as you were willing to work hard, it wasn't too difficult to have enough to eat and drink, let alone get rich. Alva Anderson had nothing else but his diligence and ability to work.
In two months, his monthly salary had already exceeded 2000 pounds, and he had also received praise from the company. Moreover, occasionally he could see beautiful girls and hear them say thank you to him, which made him extremely happy. Sometimes he would also meet some kind-hearted people who would hand him a bottle of water when they saw him sweating profusely.
All of this made him feel satisfied and happy. So, he worked even harder, planning to earn more money and get married as soon as possible.
Just as he was daydreaming, a takeout order came in, and the delivery fee was 7 pounds. He was very happy and rushed to that store in a hurry. After waiting outside the store for more than ten minutes, he finally got the takeout from the waiter and was ready to set off.
But just then, his phone rang again. It was a new order. He looked at the address, showed a simple and honest smile on his face, and clicked to accept the order without hesitation.
"I'm so lucky." He said to himself, and then rode his bike and set off.
The main reason was that this new order was exactly on the delivery route of his previous order, on the same road. That is to say, he could deliver two orders in one trip without having to take a detour. Although this kind of good thing happened often, he was still very happy every time he encountered it.
Before long, there were two takeout orders in his delivery box, and he set off towards the destination.
It was getting late at night, and the road was unobstructed all the way. Soon, he arrived at the first destination. He was very familiar with this area. After parking his bike, he took out one of the takeout orders from the delivery box. Then, he carried the takeout and ran towards the supermarket a few meters away.
In less than a minute, after putting the takeout outside the supermarket, he came back and then went to deliver the other order.
After he left, the aunt who was guarding the door inside the supermarket was very puzzled: "Who ordered this takeout? Why is it placed here? Is it for the neighbor?"
Of course, Alva didn't know the aunt's confusion. While riding his bike, he was making a phone call.
"Hello, your takeout has arrived. As you said, I've put the takeout outside the supermarket. Please come out and pick it up. I wish you a pleasant meal."
"Okay, thank you."
After hanging up the phone, it didn't take long for him to arrive at the second destination.
After getting off the bike, he was about to enter the community, but the security guard at the entrance of the community said that the takeout couldn't be delivered inside and could only be placed in the security room for the owner to come down and pick it up.
There was no other way. He took out his phone and called the other party.
"Is this Miss Harley? I'm the deliveryman. The security guard won't let me into the community. I've put the takeout in the security room. Please come down and pick it up yourself."
Then, he heard a very impatient "Got it", and the phone was directly hung up.
Alva didn't care. He had seen too many impolite people and was already used to it. So, he put down the takeout and turned around and left.
Harley Quinn was very scheming.
The address she gave to Victor was not the real one. The name of the community was correct, and the phone number was also correct. However, the building number, unit number, and room number were all fake.
She knew very well that the takeout couldn't be delivered into the community, so she wasn't afraid of being exposed. Besides being an anchor, she was also a relationship scammer. If she told others her real address, it was very likely that those who had been deceived by her would come to her door.
In fact, someone had come to that address before, but after finding out that it wasn't her, they left. After all, her real appearance was very different from what she looked like in the videos!
After Harley picked up the takeout from the security guard, she went home. When she got home and took out the food, she was very satisfied. It looked delicious. So, she began to taste it slowly.
While eating, she also sent a message to Victor.
"Brother George, I received the takeout. It's very delicious. Thank you. You're so kind."
But as soon as the message was sent, suddenly!
"Ah!"
She felt a sharp pain in her abdomen, as if she had been stabbed by a knife. She let out a scream and fell to the ground.