Dawn.

Tristan was dozing off, leaning the head again. In just a few minutes, he had a dream.

Kate was holding a little pink baby and teasing it. "Where is the baby? Tell mommy where daddy is." The little baby had big blue eyes rolling quickly around. His heart was melting and also jumping wildly. The little thing found him, and it put its thumb into its mouth and s.u.c.k.e.d. Kate kissed it on the cheek and said, "Let's go to find daddy, ok?" And then she went out with the kid.

Tristan was surprised and wanted to say a word, but he could not make any sound.

He was anxious and woke up.

He was in a daze for a moment, and then he realized the phone was ringing.

He took it up and answered it. After the other side finished, he said, "OK. I will go now."

There was a suitcase by the bed which Kate had not finished packing. Tristan took the bear on the bed and shoved it in. And his eyes caught something. He took a few pieces of clothes from the suitcase out.

A small pine cone was among the clothes.

It came from her hometown.

Tristan stared at it for a few seconds, put it back, zipped the suitcase, and walked downstairs.

When he passed the living room, he put a thick file bag on the coffee table. And when he reached the door, he could not help turning back and looked again. The memory of the last two years flashed in his mind.

He took a long breath and pushed the door open.

It was going to be a tough night.

Claire got the information from the team that the following 24 hours would be critical to success. The task for her was relatively easy because Kate didn't have much aggressiveness. She was quiet all day, ate, and slept cooperatively. It was going to be 3 am, and she was too tired that she dozed off.

It was just a short while that she had been asleep when she heard a shriek.

She jumped up and saw the bed was empty. She panicked and reacted that it was on the 8th floor, and the shriek came from the bathroom.

Claire rushed in that direction. Her colleague who watched in the living room had been woken up and was standing by the door of the bathroom now. He was hesitating on breaking in or not.

"Kate, are you OK?"

A m.o.a.n came out from inside. She and her colleague exchanged a look, and her colleague threw himself against the door, and after a few attempts, the door was opened.

They rushed in and saw Kate was lying on the floor, her face white and her expression painful. Her hands held her belly tightly. There was water on the floor. It looked like she slipped and fell.

Claire panicked and bent down to help her up.

Kate opened her mouth frailly, "Hurt…My belly."

Claire looked at her and determined, "We will send you to the hospital." And then she called her colleague, "Come help her up."

He was a little hesitant, "Maybe we should call Jimmy first…"

"If something happens to her, he will be the first one who won't let you get away with it."

They helped Kate get back to the bedroom, put on a coat and shoes for her. And then the male policeman carried her in his back and got downstairs and got into the car.

Before the car started, the male policeman still wanted to call Jimmy, but Claire stopped him. She said, "They might have already started the action. Don't distract him. We'll just save her."

The engine was started, and the car sped out of the parking lot.

Claire's words like needles stabbing Kate's heart. She grabbed the door holder tightly.

***

At the same time

In the LA Police head office meeting room, a special team was standing by for action.

The investigation provided a detailed report, and in the latest meeting, a conclusion had been made: Chasin Group had smuggled illegal articles, murdered and ordered others to murder people. The evidence was sufficient, and the doc.u.ments had been submitted to the US attorney. They are waiting for the warrant to arrest.

The clocking was ticking. And everyone was silent.

They sat or stood in silence and also in excitement. They had been working on this case for a long time and had been waiting for this moment.

Jimmy was quiet. He sat in the corner of the room, using a soft cloth, wiping his gun.

Suddenly the silence was broken by the ringing of the phone. Everyone looked to the source of the sound. To guarantee confidentiality, most of the people had turned off their personal cell phones and handed in, only those who in charge of communication had cell phones with them, like Roger and Jimmy.

Jimmy took out the phone from his pocket and answered it. And then he said to Roger, "The target left the seaside villa 10 minutes ago and is heading in the direction of downtown…"

The others looked at each other. Somebody asked, "Is he escaping in the middle of the night?"

"Will we start the action now?"

Roger thought for a while and then waved his hand in the end.

Jimmy's hand on the gun clenched tighter.

At this time, the door of the meeting room was opened. A policeman came in breathlessly, "The warrant is approved."

Everyone perked up. Roger heaved a sigh of relief. He said to everyone, "OK. Let's start this. I will wait for your good news."

Everyone nodded and got ready to move. Jimmy wore his gun and said, "OK, let's move."

After Tristan met Ed and his men, he changed to take their car. They expected the villa was under surveillance by the police. They were right. Soon after he came out, he found he was followed.

Now they had three black vans of the same kind.

At a cross, the three vans took different directions. Ed's driving was great. In the empty streets near dawn, he turned left and right suddenly and freely. Soon they got rid of the car that tailed them.

The guards sat on the passenger seat, and the back seat chuckled in admiration. Ed smiled proudly.

Tristan didn't say anything. He recalled the dream he just had. It was a sign.

Suddenly, he heard Ed cuss and the sound of guns. Without seeing, Tristan knew that the guards sitting in the back row were assembling sniper rifles. The vehicle was a type with great bulletproofing. Everything was prepared according to the worst scenario he planned.

In a second, they heard the police siren from far behind.

Tristan turned back to see.

It was at the end of the road, but the red and blue light flickered in the dark and was outstanding. He frowned and asked, "How far is it now?"

Ed said hastily, "It is in the east part of the city. Still need half an hour at least."

At this time, another black van came from the side at top speed. It was one of their other two vans. It came through another route to meet them.

Ed turned back and said, "Boss, you go with them first. We will go to pick Kate."

Tristan squinted and said, "All exits should be blocked now."

"Then take plan B. Hide for some time…" Ed tried to persuade him.

Tristan raised his hand to stop him, "We go to pick Kate together."

Whether succeeded or not, he wanted to stay with her.