Moreover, every clue remained a mystery. Until he found Claire, he couldn’t be sure of its authenticity.
Therefore, even if Charlie was given a year or two, he might not be able to figure out the ultimate destination of these cars.
To take a step back, even if Charlie finally confirmed that Claire’s car went to Qilu Island City, it would be difficult for him to find out where Claire went from the island city.
Taking a step back, even if Charlie found out that Claire had boarded a ship from the island city, what would happen? Once the ship reached the open sea, Claire’s family and the escort team would be arranged to transfer to another ship. At that point, it would be much more difficult for Charlie to investigate further.
All of this was Margaret An’s plan.
He knew that Charlie’s current strength was already impressive. He not only possessed a set of AI models, but also had the secret assistance of a top detective like Duncan Li. It was impossible for him to let Claire disappear without a trace.
Rather than going to the trouble of erasing the traces left behind, only for Duncan Li to find a small gap and mess everything up, it was better to do the opposite and leave traces everywhere. Anyone who came to investigate these traces would be exhausted, including himself, Duncan Li.
For police solving a case, if there’s only one suspect, there’s nothing to worry about. As long as they dig deeper into that person, they’re sure to find the clues they need.
But what if there are a hundred suspects?
It was a hundred mysteries that they had to solve one by one, which would surely become their nightmare.
…
At three in the morning, Claire’s business car drove to the island city’s port terminal.
The ship they were to board was waiting at the anchorage, full of containers, ready to sail to New Zealand.
After entering the open sea, the ship will rendezvous with another cargo ship sailing from Shanghai to Argentina in the Pacific Ocean. Claire and her family will change cargo ships there and continue their voyage southeast. Hundreds of nautical miles from Tahiti, a luxury yacht owned by a Silicon Valley tycoon will take them to the Windward Islands in French Polynesia.
Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward Islands, but it wasn’t Claire and her group’s original destination. The island Margaret An settled on was a small, unknown island in the Windward Islands. It was a privately purchased island with no land use rights and was not open to the public.
Claire’s vehicle crashed head-on into an empty container. Staff members then arrived to close the container’s doors. The container was lifted by a crane and loaded onto a container ship.
However, these containers are not stacked on top of a stack of containers, but are lifted directly onto the deck.
Once the container was securely secured on the deck, a staff member came to open the door. Sun Mengmeng immediately started the car and got out of the container. The staff member then opened the door and respectfully greeted Claire inside, “Hello, Mrs. Wade!”
Claire felt a little uncomfortable. First, she wasn’t used to so many people addressing her with respect, and second, she wasn’t used to them calling her Mrs. Wade in groups.
At that moment, a middle-aged woman came over and said to Claire, “Madam, the cargo ship is about to set sail. You are tired from the journey. Please come with me to the cabin to rest.”
Claire asked nervously: “What about my parents?”
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, “We’ll arrange for your parents to rest in the observation room. A doctor will be with them throughout the procedure. They’ll likely wake up tomorrow afternoon. I’ll let you know in advance.”
After saying that, he waved his hand behind him, and four medical staff in white coats ran over while pushing two moving beds.
The middle-aged woman then asked Claire, “Mrs. Wade, do you have any other questions? If not, I’ll let them send your parents off first.”
Claire shook her head and said, “I don’t have any other questions. Please answer them carefully.”
“Don’t worry,” the middle-aged woman smiled and said, “After I show you to your room and calm you down, I’ll take you to meet them. We won’t stop you from visiting anytime.”
Claire nodded in agreement, and Sun Mengmeng helped her carry her luggage and into the cabin.
Although this is a cargo ship, it has also been specially modified. Some of the rooms are pre-decorated, comparable to five-star hotels. Not only are they equipped with luxurious furniture and furnishings, but they also include all the household appliances.
In addition, there are several rooms, including a medical room, activity room, restaurant, and cinema.
Even the ingredients prepared for Claire’s family are the best and most expensive in the world, and the chefs on duty are all top-class Michelin-starred masters.
The middle-aged female guide next to her introduced all the hardware and software to Claire. Claire looked at it bit by bit and was surprised.
Upon arriving at the extraordinarily luxurious room, he couldn’t help but be amazed at the meticulous care that had gone into its decoration. He couldn’t help but remark, “We’ll only be on the ship for a short time, maybe ten days. There’s no need to spend so much effort and resources decorating it.”
The middle-aged woman smiled and said, “You are the Young Master’s wife. Even if you are only on this ship for two hours, we must be well prepared and not miss anything.”
Claire felt sad, but still said politely: “Thank you.”
The middle-aged woman shook her head: “Madam, you don’t need to be so polite to us servants.”
After that, he said to Claire, “Madam, let Mengmeng help you. I won’t bother you any longer. The ship will leave the harbor in ten minutes. I need to follow up on this.”
Claire nodded and said politely, “Then please go ahead and do your work.”
Claire didn’t know that all of this was arranged by Margaret An herself, and she had put in a lot of effort into it.
The reason he did this was, on the one hand, because he felt guilty towards Claire, and on the other hand, he hoped that when he and Charlie reunited and confessed everything in the future, Charlie would not blame him too much.
Ten minutes later, with a low whistle, the cargo ship slowly sailed out of the anchorage, then out of the harbor and into the Yellow Sea.
Claire silently watched the harbor grow further away from the ship’s window, and couldn’t hold back her tears any longer…