Jeremy silently sped up the car.


    Lucas and Sunny silently sat in the back seat. They were both surprised and impressed by Corinne''sputer skills as she pinpointed the location of a phone number in such a short time.


    Sunny was particrly interested in hacking andwork systems, so he was taken aback when he saw what was on Corinne''sptop screen.


    "Holy sh*t, Corinne! Y... You''re Jade Rabbit?"


    Corinne did not have time to entertain Sunny. Instead, she shot him a re and said, "Just sit tight and keep quiet."


    Sunny pouted and settled back into his seat in resignation, though his admiration for Corinne quietly grew.


    ''Good grief, my idol has been Corinne all this time!'' Sunny marveled in disbelief.


    Meanwhile, on the outskirts of New Capital City.


    The middle-aged balloon seller wrapped up a call from his former boss. He tucked his phone away and swatted at the pesky mosquitoes. Anya stepped out of the cave, eyeing him suspiciously. "Who were you talking to?"


    The balloon seller grinned. "Don''t worry, I was just talking on the phone."


    "What? On the phone? Didn''t you toss your phone into the river like I told you to do?" asked Anya angrily.


    The balloon seller shrugged and said, "Phones are expensive, you know? It''s a waste to throw it away!"


    Anya was furious. "Then at least throw away the SIM card! Do you have any idea how easily we can be traced with that thing?"


    The balloon seller thought Anya was being too cautious. "Come on, it''s not just about you. I have important contacts on my phone, especially my family. What if they need to reach me? I can''t ignore my own life for your sake. Besides, I doubt they can find us. They don''t even know we''re connected!"


    Anya was annoyed but too tired to exin everything. "Just tell me who called and what they wanted!"


    "It''s our former boss. She said that I still have unpaid wages to be imed. I''ll meet her tomorrow afternoon at the fast-food restaurant where we used to work. It''s a pretty decent sum."


    Anya sensed something was off about the matter. She snatched his phone to check the time and date. Then, she said nervously, "Sh*t! This ce isn''t safe anymore! We need to get out of here!" The balloon seller was, at this point, tired and not up for a change of location.Property of N?)(velDr(a)ma.Org.


    "Anya, you''re overthinking this! Who''s going to find us so quickly in the middle of nowhere? Plus, it''s the middle of the night, so where can we go? Just carrying that kid up the mountain today wore me out. I can''t move any farther!"


    "We have to move, even if you can''t! You fool, don''t you know they''re on to us right now?"


    The balloon seller was sure Anya was overreacting. "Who''s on to us?"


    "You idiot! Why would our former boss call you at this hour for wages? The restaurant should be closed by now! Plus, today isn''t even payday. Are you dumb? Someone must''ve tracked me down to that restaurant!"