After making the call, I went back to our seats only to realize that Shannon had disappeared.
I looked around the bar but did not see her.
"Where did she go?" I hurried to the bar and asked the waiter, "Hello, did you see this woman?"
I showed him Shannon's photo that I had on my phone, but the waiter shook his head. "It's dark inside. I can't see anyone’s face clearly, I’m sorry."
"Did you see a woman in a beige coat leave, then? She was a little drunk."
"Now that you mentioned it, I think I might have. She seemed to have been led out by her friend.”
Her friend?
Could she have bumped into an unsavory character?
"Thank you."
Anxious, I ran out of the bar and just so happened to bump into Marius outside. Seeing how flustered I looked, he asked, “What’s wrong?”
"Shannon’s gone. I asked the waiter and he said someone took her away. I'm going to look for her."
"How are you going to look for her like this? Wait a minute."
Marius grabbed me and then entered the bar. "I know the owner of this bar. I’ll ask him to show us the surveillance footage."
The boss sent the surveillance video to our phones. Sure enough, someone had led Shannon away and they turned to the right after they left.
"To the right. Let’s go find her.”
"Okay, get in my car."
Marius drove along the road after we turned right. After driving not far away, we saw a strange man pulling Shannon.
"Stop the car quick.”
I hurriedly got out of the car, stepped forward, and pushed the man away. "Who are you? Why did you touch my friend?”
The man looked to be in his 30s. He had stubble on his face and was wearing a fierce expression. "She said she wanted to accompany me, but then she got so drunk that I can’t even get her off me now.”
"Nonsense. My friend is married. It’s impossible that she’d want to keep you company. I think you want to take advantage of her. I’m calling the police." I picked up the phone and dialed the police.
The man snatched my phone. "Hey, you crazy woman. I was obviously just sending your friend off. Why are you calling the police?!"
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