La Luna (Bias Asa)
Chapter 48

"Mama...."

There was a scream from inside the old building. Although it only sounded faint, but enough for Ellard to recognize if it was the voice of his grandson.

"Gee!"

"Yes, Sir. That's Miss Elea's voice."

"What did they do to him?" Jemari Ellard clenched. His hunting breath held back the bad thoughts that were lingering in it.

"Change plans! We have to get in now!" ellard answered another nod.

Fortunately, they were ready from the beginning. Just waiting for a definite order from the master.

"We're ready, sir!" alex is representing.

The man gave a sign to everyone. Plans that were originally a sneak ambush are now rapidly changing due to a state of emergency that Ellard deems an emergency.

"You were with me through the back door, focused on saving Elea. The others will pass in front led by Alex. Your job is to take out anyone who harms us and look after us" Ellard said.

Then the Ellard people structured themselves into two groups. They are ready in their respective positions.

Alex moves his hand as a code. They move in one by one. Guarding each other vigilantly, having previously managed to incapacitate the two people standing guard at the front with their electric shock devices.

"LT...."

Brak!

Looks like someone fell on the table. Alex hit him. The men of the enemy caught them in. The sound of his screams attracted the attention of others.

"What's that?"

Apparently, the screams that were indeed loud were shocking to the others. Until suddenly they move together and block the arrival of Alex and his men.

However, they go to lengths to seek refuge, as Alex and his men shoot in succession at them.

Dor's!

Dor's!

The four enemies who got out of the car were coming down from the top floor. They lifted up a box and walked quickly to escape.

"Protect us!" command one of the four.

And the people who had been hiding quickly formed a fence to protect the four.

They're moving forward towards the car. Looks like, apart from kidnapping El, they're in other businesses.

I don't know what it is but they seem to be in a hurry to leave the place.

Alex didn't care, he was fighting me shooting at Lu Xi's gang who were still there. Because Ellard and the others are about to go in to save Elea.

The sound of the sound of bullets echoed to the corner of the room. Very rowdy.

"Tell the Boss to get in! We're gonna get them in here!"

Alex orders his men to tell Ellard. He himself was already on the stairs, occasionally shooting at enemies who were after them.

Ellard went upstairs to follow the others. He went straight to the room which from the beginning was thought to be used to hold Elea.

Brakk!

Ellard kicked the door. There was a little boy covered in a black plastic bag.

It must be Elea. Fortunately, they found him quickly. Ellard was very worried about his granddaughter's situation.

"Els! It's grandpa, honey!" ellard shouted as soon as he saw it.

"Emc ... Emm...."

Elea's voice was unclear, surely the criminals were covering her mouth with something.

Ellard approached him immediately. Quickly open the rope that binds the feet to the hands of his grandson. Then impatiently opened Elea's head covering.

"El?"

Ellard opened the duct tape that smothered the little girl in front of him.

"You're not El! Where's Elea?" ask Ellard riled up.

"Master looking for a little girl who's dressed in school and braided in two?" ask the little girl who was held captive to Ellard. Ellard was fooled, the height of the two of them was almost the same.

"Yes! You know where he is, son?"

"Master had to chase after the four people who had brought the box. The little girl was put there. He had a chance to fight and scream but instead smothered with a handkerchief until fainted," explained the little girl in detail.

"Suckers! Then who are you? Why are you being held here?" ask Ellard.

"I'm a scavenger, sir. I was given a lot of money and these nice clothes to be here. Said someone's gonna let me go later."

Of course it's true what Elea's kidnapper said. Ellard who thought that the one who was held captive was Elea would definitely release the scavenger girl who knew nothing of it.

Dugm! Ellard's clenched hand punched the wall next to him.

The middle-aged man was misled for focusing on saving Elea in this room. Until he didn't realize the criminals were outwitting him. It was only fitting that their movements seemed hasty earlier.

"Master, how is Miss Elea. She's okay, isn't she?"

Alex who just came in doesn't know what's going on.

"Alex, you know the car that was carrying four people with the box, right?"

"Yes, Sir?"

"Follow them as soon as possible, get a GPS signal from Elea's watch before they know it" Ellard said.

"Not Miss Elea?" Alex's eyes stopped on the scavenger girl next to Ellard's. And instantly his brain read what had happened. "Okay sir, I'll find Miss El myself" Alex promised.

The man quickly drove to his car. Along with one of his men.

They chase the black car that brought Elea. Alex looks for Elea's GPS signal, while her men are holding the wheel.

"Take this boy to his house" Ellard told his men. "While, we're back at the base waiting to hear back from Alex."

The middle-aged man smiled briefly at the scavenger little girl before they parted ways.

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Early in the day, Stefan arrived at the gate of a Real Estate estate in Edmonton. The man drove his car slowly, passing through the mansion house that was there. His eyes carefully looked at the house number one by one and matched the information Ellard gave him.

Finally the address Ellard gave to a house at the end of the street. Houses with high fences and gates so that it does not look at all like what the building in them. And it looks so quiet like it's uninhabited.

Stefan stopped the car. But he did not get down yet, the gate opened and a man who seemed to be the security of the house approached him.

"Mr Stefan?" asked the man who was answered nodding by Stefan. "Our master is waiting inside."

Stefan drove his car and was directed to go straight into the garage. At that place he recognized one of the cars lined up neatly there. Uncle Ellard's car. Perhaps, this was the secret house Ellard had told her about early in her arrival in Canada.

"Come in!"

Stefan recognized the voice. The man twisted his body and sure enough, there stood Ellard who had welcomed him.

"Uncle, what is this place? Many times more luxurious than the house that Uncle lives in now," said Stefan who is still amazed by the building in front of him.

Apparently this house was built differently even very much different from other houses. That's why the outer gate is made so high that it closes the entire building inside.

"This is my real home" Ellard said. "You believe?" Ellard smiled wryly at his nephew.

"Of course I believe. Papa also has a secret place that is more luxurious than the house we live in" Stefan said.

"That's typical of Efrain, Stef. Only you from our family set foot here."

That means neither Aglen nor Luna knew at all that their father had a palace this grand.

Stefan followed Ellard's footsteps which led him into the middle-aged man's study.

"Sit. I want to ask you something."

"Uncle scares me. Why bring me here? In fact, Uncle can ask anytime and anywhere." Stefan was just kidding, but he felt it.

"We're family, Stef. How is the Luna case developing?"

"Andrew said the investigation is still ongoing, Uncle. Do I need to get out that CCTV evidence now? All this time I've been letting him work. But I sent some of my men to work in Luna's office. Tapping CCTV that they deliberately manipulated to eliminate evidence."

"This problem is actually simple. Didn't we find the main suspect? We'll get evidence to take them all down. It's finished!"

"I'm guessing there's someone else behind all this, Uncle. His brain. I don't know what the real motive is. Be patient." said Stefan calming.

"What about, El?" Stefan who was worried about his daughter finally could not bear to celebrate.

"El I can't find yet. They took my granddaughter away when it was in a row. We have been watching him from the afternoon. Like someone told them."

"Tell? Who's Uncle?"

"Eitherway. What's clear is that he's near us, until he knows our movements."

In Ellard's brain there was already one name that he deserved to suspect, but he was still reluctant to tell his nephew.

"Pity Luna. I've told him Uncle has found his location." Stefan who was currently leaning his body on the table lowered his head. The man knew Luna had lost Elea. Also his own feelings were more worried than Ellard's.

"Stefans! You're so careless. I'm just asking you to take care of him instead of delivering this news."

"Sorry Uncle, I'm worried about Luna's condition. I just thought he would be happy to hear it. Yesterday I said this to Adam, because Luna had just taken a break. And the man promised to deliver it, when Luna woke up."

Looks like Ellard is getting more and more convinced by what he's thinking.

"We called Luna to make sure" said Ellard, worried about something, and bad thoughts began to overshadow her.

"It's 3 in the morning, Uncle. He must still be resting" Stefan reminded.

"We're calling Ofelia."

"Uncle, just wait a minute. It's still too early." Stefan grabbed Ellard's arm, then moved it slowly. His uncle looked agitated.

"Do you know about Adam?"

Ellard looked at Stefan. His nephew seemed to calm down.

"Aglen. I'm just worried about Luna's safety. Maybe Adam had his own reasons why he did it."

Although worried, Stefan can still be calm because what Adam did not concern the safety of luna.

"You think if all is revealed, won't Luna's safety also be threatened?"

"I know what Uncle thinks. But they're tied to a marriage, there must be a feeling of affection that won't hurt Luna."

Stefan was trying to think wisely. No one would hurt someone they love, right?

"What reason would make him act so foolish and courageous? I'm covering all the needs of his family and full facilities, Stef. Without luna knowing. Adam's salary is also above what we agreed with Luna as Director, it's also because of me. Do you think what I'm doing is lacking?"

Ellard reveals everything she's given to Adam so far. Something that only he and his daughter-in-law knew.

At first, he just hoped everything would be okay by doing it. Some kind of reward for Adam. Because the man had accepted his daughter as she was.

"Why did Uncle do it? Luna is a beautiful woman, there is no man who does not like her. Moreover, Uncle did it without Luna's knowledge. He'll be angry when he finds out."

Stefan was shocked to find such a reality. Ellard was buying his son-in-law. Isn't Adam sincere to Luna? That's what his cousin always prides himself on.

"You think...?"

Ellard's phone is vibrating. Then came Alex's name there.

"How's it?" ask Ellard.

"Master, I've found Miss Elea. I made sure it was him. Sir should come here quickly. I'm sending you the location now" Alex said excitedly.

"All right! We attack right now" Ellard said, ending the call.

"I'm coming, Uncle" asked Stefan. Ellard was silent.

The middle-aged man concentrated on opening the weapon room that was behind the shelf where his personal collection books were neatly arranged.

"Uncle? Let me come with you."

"All right."

The door to the gun room opens. Stefan was surprised to see it. Apparently the uncle's gun collection is more than his father's.

"Hurry up and take Stef! Don't waste time. Or you'll just take care of Luna, I can't trust that guy."

Ellard took some of the weapons he needed.

"Uncle, they're husband and wife. There's no way Adam's gonna hurt Luna."

"Alright, the responsibility of Luna's safety remains with you. Whether you're with her, or not!" resolutely the lazy Ellard quarreled with his nephew.

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