A Journey from Bitterness to Truth (Matilda and Yvan) novel Chapter 618

Was this a no-holds-barred abduction spree by the Jungle Union? Grabbing everyone useful in sight... so why didn't they just snatch Matilda?

After watching that unnervingly silent twenty-second video clip, Yvan plugged in a flash drive to extract and decompress the video's data, fingers flying over the keyboard in a frenzy. Beside him, Carl floated a theory, "Is it possible that the folks at Jungle Union aren't aware of the connection between Ms. Archer and you? Maybe that's why they went after Ms. Archer?"

For someone looking to leverage against Yvan, taking Matilda would've been a more effective move than abducting Rachel. So, why then, did they opt for Rachel?

Finally, Yvan managed to decrypt the video data, and what appeared was a series of cryptic letters. Godfrey, eyes glued to the screen, exclaimed, "It's a phone number!"

Yvan looked up sharply at Godfrey.

"A stands for 1, E stands for 5, follow that pattern, and it's a phone number!" Godfrey's eyes widened in realization, "This... this is Jungle Union taunting us... giving us a way to contact them in such a manner!"

A direct provocation!

Without hesitation, Yvan commanded, "Carl, track down the IP address behind these codes. And get in touch with R7CKY and Ventus. Relay the situation to Orson and Hadrian at the hospital, tell them we need all hands on deck."

In the end, Yvan dialed Logan, who answered with evident concern, "Mr. Boyd, I was just about to head your way. Chloe hasn't been home all day, and Godfrey left in a rush too. Is something wrong?"

With each word crisp and cold, Yvan instructed, "Stay put! Keep your mom safe. I'm sending R7CKY over for protection. Do not leave the house!"